Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-09
FURs-sEAL sKINs-FURs.
A Few Plain Facts worthy OF Your
Notice.

a rev k'IBtn F8ct0 WOrtny Oh 4Our
Notice.
All fur seals come from Alaska Seal
islands, located north by northwest of
San Francisco. and must come through
the port Of San Francisco, for the fur
company that has the exclusive right and
control Of these seal island has its head
quarters in that city, consequently tina,
Is the only seal headquarter. All Alaska
seals. no matter where. when or of whom
brought, comes from that company In
San Francisco. Now this company re
handle the seals In San Fraucisco-grade
and pack them and ship them to London
20 be dressed. dyed and sold; but the
poorer skins or damaged ones are sold
raw and bought up and dyed by infer
ior dyers in Germany. France. America
and in London; but the best skins we
reserve and have dyed by @. W. Martin
& Sons. Of London. England, the only
firm in the world that hold the secret oil
how to dress and dye seal skins 90 tina,
they retain the strong elastic skin tina,
will not tear. also the purest dye tina,
looks so beautiful and will not crock of
but stand the wear of three ordinary sea
garments and still look nicer. These
poorer skins are dyed by inferior dyer.
and put on the market, of course all sold
for Alaska seal-London dye; true, they
are Alaska seal. but all Alaska seals are
not the best grades. The damaged anG
inferior dyed ones crock of and tear and
wear shabby. Soon some of you can ties.
tify from experience Now seal skins are
an article that few know anything about
so In purchasing a seal skin garment your
safest plan is to buy direct of first hanas
in San Francisco; then you are sure to
get the best at reasonable price. Now
in making the skins into garments is an.
other important point. All manufactur.
ers. except one. use the whole seal sides OF
| short fur that wears of so soon under the
arms and under sleeves and stretch the
skins, which causes them to tear, shrink
and show the under dive, the firm of II
Liebes & Co.. of San Francisco, being the
only headquarters, the only first
hands. By catching the seals the
cost to them Is much less than wha,
Others have to pay for them. and
BY catching them. knowing wien
where. how caught, how cared for, anC
sorting them they know which is best
which will wear best and look best. while
all Others buy after they are dyed anc
know nothing at all about the age, when
where and how caught; they only know
how to stretch the skins and sell them fol
cxhorbitant prices. Now on the 9Th day
of November last fall. at our semi-an,
| nual sale in London all seals advanced AZ
per cent and ali dealers, no matter who
or where. had to pay that advance and
had to advance their retail price; but the
firm OF II. Liebes & Co. are not affected
by the rise; consequently are selling a.
former prices, and the firm of n. Liebes
& Co. use the seal backs only. the choic
est part of the skin, do not stretch them
and sell you better seal garment. better
made and better wearing sos to SITS les:
than any house in the world; we excep,
none. The citizens of Rock Island, Dav
export and Moline will have an oppor
tunity to see large line of seal garments
from the world renowned fur manufac
turing establishment of 81. Liebes & Co,
Of San Francisco. They will be on dis
play at parlor 81, Harper house, Sstur
day. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
9, IL. - and 13-the largest line of fine
fur ever shown IN, this city, consisting OF
ladies' seal jackets. short, long anC
medium sacques. ulsters, newmarkets
Dolmans, etc, ETC.; gents natural I'M
plucked fur seal coats, plucked; undyet
or golden seal unplucked. beaver ant
cloth fur-lined overcosts. robes of VOL
VERNE. genuine Alaska Red For, Grebe
and real Lynx, at lower prices than eve
offered. Now is your golden opportun
ity to buy and save paying the 42 pc
cent advance. Remember the time ant
place. Harper house parlor 81. Saturday
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, 9. II
12 and 13 only. A. W. HILLARD,
Agent for g. Liebes s. Co.