Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-07
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France opens her galleries to
Us, admits our art students to
her academies and gives them
equal chances In competitions.
America buys: French pic
lures. They touch our lives
daily, but money paid for them
does not pay the debt we owe
to the great Nation that grows
genius, nor to the genius that
produces them. That's a spirit
ual debt fos which economics
have not yet invented a cur
rency.
The same is true Of many
arts in which the French excel
NOT the least the textile art.
Come into our store to. day; stop
by the glass case in the centre
aisle /; look at the new dress
fabrics that found their way into
that case last night.
We own the merchandise
this morning. You may own
it all this evening. One thing
about it neither Of US has owned
nor can own. The genius
yes, genius, even though ex-
pressed in a dress pattern
that made the design and
wrought the fibre and colors to
such beauty.
If this is true, you ought to
be interested enough to pass
on from case to counter. You
know the Novelty Counter,
fourth aisle from the Transept
steps west OF Main Aisle.
There you may touch, handle,
examine the goods. Note
specially, we don't say "buy."
That's another question. The
goods are at your "option."
Our thought now Is to interest
entertain you.
This collection is from Rou.
baix. The fabrics are all the
same small twill - diagonal.
The fibre is wool-goats' and
sleeps wool; fray out an end
and see how fine is the yarn.
The colorings, granite, sage,
grays, old rose, blues, green's
the tints Of sea and sky, earth
and wood. The decorations
wool brocade, silk .brocade, silk
ribbon stripes, silk bands, and
the most delightful effects are
produced by varying the tints
Of seli.colors. There are a few
contrasting colors also. Here
Is one: Steel gray ground
wool, remember - ecru silk
stripes of rich twilled weave
about 3 inches wide, edged with
hair lines. Easier to describe a
beautiful face than a beautiful
fabric. When you see it you
will wonder that the price is
only $40.
The Stuffs will suit all STYLES
Of make, plain fronts, accordion
sides, Directoire back-all sorts,
The prices 60 $40, $I65o, $22,
S24, $25, $2S. The exclusive
styles, the novelty, the beauty,
the quality would warrant more
price-but you know we don,
do business for a single year,
our work is in long reaches.
There will be daily dress.
stuff readings.
Ribbons are whirling out
right merrily. They'll whirl
faster yet before the birds come.
Everybody will be wanting
them. Most everybody wants
them now. Ribbons for dresses,
Ribbons for bonnets, Ribbons
for fancy work.
Perhaps four times over the
variety Of Black Ribbon you'll
find in any othes store.
Colored Ribbons like a will
derness OF tropical bloom. A
new "block" Ribbon in all the
fresh, bright shades is one of
the liveliest. Nos. S to I6.
Last ranks of the famous
Satin Reversible Ribbon Is
wheeling out Of sight. Your
choice may be in the few colors
left. No. I6 at Ioc. No. % at
I2c, No. 40 at I5c.
East Transept.
Do you fully realize what a
mere speck OF money will buy a
handsome book f?
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