Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05

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three pieces and sold them at
gas a suite. Before we had
done with it we sold two
Observation-Disclosures them
all exactly alike.
Last year we got a thou
sand again of another pattern,
still gas, but a better suite
than the former one.
Now we have bought still
another thousand still better,
same price, $25.
There will be a good deal
Of curiosity to see a better bed
| room suite than those two for
$25. We have one to show
none to deliver for two or
three weeks yet-they have
got to be made.
The secret Of the price is
in the number of course.
The suite this year is of ash
with a scroll of hand carving
across the tops Of bedstead
and bureau-mirror and bead
Of the same below the scroll.
Hand-carving at $a5 a suite !
Nevertheless it is there; and
proper work it is.
One Of the worfderments is
such a result OF our method
in furniture. This is only one
out of many; but this is the
one to which we have bent
our purpose with nothing but
money in view. For the third
year now we are showing
what can be done in respect
of goodness materials, work
and design) for SO small a
sum as $25 for bedstead,
bureau and wash-stand. by
making enough at once to
give us all the advantage that
lies within our reach.
But you will miss the chief
lesson of this example il you
fail to notice that it is an ex-
ample of what we are doing
every day.
Z TO through our furniture
floors. Won see NO sign OF a
I thousand suites at $25 apiece.
o You see but one among some
y hundreds Of others. Every
n one Of these hundreds stands
n for as many as we think our
!, selves safe in buying. The
2 prices are very different from
3 what they would have to be il
only a few were made. And
( yet in good part these styles
j, are nowhere else to be seen.
y Second nor, north Of West T,Ansrpt
], We are selling all we have
! lett OF twenty or thirty styles
= Of moquette and wilton car
pets at SI.25 and $500 a yard
e both Of best quality. Rare
4 opportunity.
is North front, second floor. Take car.
/. Brussels, tapestry, ingram
q 3 and other carpets, china mat.
u tings and rugs as usual.
North trout, second ioor. Take car
French sateens beyond all
:, expectation both in supply
d, and demand. We have no;
ne really kept the best for the
or last, but unlocked. for fortune
2 has given us the prettiest
he styles, the most welcome
styles, in profusion beyond
n le our daring monthago. 37Hc.
III Northwest Of The centre.
ng Spiderweb CRATES, fine, ir-
=, regular, open. rough, rough
w dry 'em-in the-sun, cotton
d prints are down from I6 to
I2Hc. They are mostly done
IS with.
,n The variety was nevergreat
ms 1t isn't SO great as it was.
ho They have been immensely
~ successful. We hope the
as as makers will take the hint and
ce make them freely and well
= next year. The printings
a have been surprisingly near
s es tor so good a fabric. Our few
ed have been pretty and suitable
~ but we had to reject most o
ut the styles.
m All we have left are I2Hc
n yard.
"a. Northwest Of the c. ntre
n The market for Hamburg
til embroideries settles down tc
eg the level of prices here, ano
, is going to stay there.
of Of We are selling fine EN-
m broldcries as usual; the com
~ mon grades at about half the
lid usual market rates for such, as
"a a near as we can tell. But, bear il
rec mind, it isn't the custom O
cd merchants to speak of good.
1ea in that way.
70 What we speak of as com
hi mon includes all sorts tha
ng belong to a wholesale stock
h, he that is, such as ordinary mer
az, an chants sell-not only EN-
e, ed broiderics, embroidered dress
~ stuffs.
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