The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-16
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gest and best collection of rich
and novel dress-stuffs in town.
Once in a while we ought to
state the other general fact that
we sell such stutfs at fair prices
at first, and put them down as
the season wanes Or they prove
unsuccessful. They are not
economical stuffs. They take
no account of money. But we
do not make them needlessly
extravagant.
1t is proper to say these
things to you right here at
home and to you within travel
ing distance of us. You have
eyes to see with. This isn't
the only store you shop at.
What we say has double force
if you find it impartial, and
double force the other way if
you find it empty brag.
Ten times the largest variety
of rich new dress-stufs; not
needlessly extravagant.
Southw est and southeast of the center
Think of that counter of
remnants and odd-lot dress
stufs again.
All the remnants made to-
day, tomorrow go to the rem
nant counter. The quickest
stuhs to go are the first to
make remnants.
All the last years stufs
whether remnants or not are
there. All the stufs coming in
for whatever reason that hinder
trade at the dress-stuf counters
90 to the odd-lot counter.
It's a store by itself; and it
makes the rest of the store a
better store by drawing the line
between old and new, between
fashionable and going out, be-
tween what you would like if
money were plenty and what
you are glad to get for half or
three quarters.
By the City hall square door
Blanket-time; that is, time to
remind you of blanket-wiisdom.
1t isn't easy so close on the
heels of sultry unbearable wea-
Their to be blanket-wise in a
minute. Begin a little early.
This is blanket-wisdom: No
matter how coarse, no matter
how fine, no matter how thin,
no matter how thick, no matter
whether cotton or wool-but
let the blanket be big.
Depends on the size of your
bedsteadofcourse. Onespends
a third of his time in bed I'M
guarded. Let the blanket be
big enough to lap over sides,
tuck in, and be your nightly
guard. There is butone virtue
in blankets. That virtue is
bigness.
We have blankets for wise
and unwise people; more for
the unwise because there are
more Of them. There are two
sorts of blankets; big and stin-
gy. Keep those two words in
mind.
There a little hint besides
about money. But by the
pound.
The wisest people are apt to
come first. They shall buy at
present for IS and Soc a pound
and fare extremely we'll. The
blankets we are thinking Of
vary in size and thickness and
fineness, S5.75 to $40 pair.
Shortly we shall have to tell
of coarser and finer. We have
both; s. to SIS.
A needed word about Brus-
sells and Tapestry carpets.
Brusselsis Brussels and Tap
estry Tapestry. Whenever say
body Brussels for Brussels, nor
Tapestry Brussels for Tapestry.
That is New York.
Brussels you know all about.
Tapestry you know almost
nothing about, except that Rox-
bury Tapestry always comes
first By the way we are sell
ing Roxbury Tapestry carpets
for IS cents a yard with plenty
of latest patterns with borders
to choose from-the usual price
is SI-gets down sometimes to
o5 or 90 cents-did you ever
hear of IS beforeo
Let us say an old thread
bare thing or two for the sake
of saying better new one that
ought to be known.
Tapestry carpet is an imita-
ton of Brussels. You may or
may not be able to distinguish
between them when they are on
the floor. You can if you hap
pen to know the one point in
which they differ, viz, sharp
ness, eXactness, angularity of
pattern. But everybody knows
that the wool and colors. of
Brussels show through on the
back; and that is the way in
which you probably Judge be-
tween them. NOu think Rms