The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-17
The Flannelette Hymns Of John wsna-
maker,

Is the political life Of the Hon. JOHN WAN
AMAKER drawing to closer We know not
how else to account for the evident alflatus
with which he has boon affiliated recently.
His advertisements have long been noted
for their occasional strains and touches OF
poetic genius. Now they are one long welter
OF rhythm. one vast procession and recess
sion OF the tides Of song. with interludes and
pa,,ses in which you catch the rush OF tho
cash railroads or tho complaint OF nickels
dropping into the slot. There Is an old.
wild Northern strength. coupled with q
meridional luxuriance Of epithet about
these Wanamakerian hymns. The strong
brevlty OF the Icelandic or Anglo-Saxon
poets is blended with the soft adjectives OF
AR1osTo. The TENNYsoN OF The Prin-
cess and SwINBURNE before his Mother
Goose period have also been studied by Mr..
WANAMAKER. But let us proceed to print
in It's proper poetic form the fancy Elan
nelette which this eminent Philadelphian
has too modestly printed in prose:
"sunset clouds and simmer OF moonbsams
Seem to have touched this years Dress Goods;
Warp aud.woof woven Of beauty and airinssa
Pinks and blues as II from cloudland.
The bright stuns might have touched with the stars
Fittlugest fabrics aud fair priceS
Poem pictures awaiting their frame.
1.-THE wing of the Alb.tross was never softvhis
Than the Cream Cloth SO bird-namsd
Other creams are Crtpons. Henr,ettaa
Engadiues. Challes. Serges. and CrepeA
"Apricot. Willow. Petunia. Pecan.
Pawn vapor Blue Pilote new colors in Broadcioth.
Hints OF new touches In dress beauty. one
twenty-five. seventy.nve. -. IS.
"Bashkir,sen. Margats and Kremin again,
Women suits never too many times told OF.
At the same little prices to-day you can pick
Prem batch of most picturesque prsttinsss.
six.nty and seven. eligibility and nine;
And Serge Suits at Sl<.I5.
The coors. the cutting. the tailor touch Of nuish
All help to keep these costumes In favor
Jackets for girls. and all sorts Of tauntinsss
In dresses of lightweight CLOTH Guimpes to UNDER
Other dresses to 70 over or to 20 BY themselves
without Guimpes. Children to be fitted may be
Fourteen years. or 1 or between.
Prices start at Sl.25 Chestnut street.
Second door. The Fancy Flsnn slstte Jacket
And Skirt at S4.5o are Fatigue suits to
The Pull Dress Costume opportune for the outing.
Cool comfortable cheap.
style and Service In happy union"
Are we reading WANAMAKER or are We
reading q newly discovered work by the
author Of pliers Plowman Jackets for
girls and all sorts OF jauntlness. In dresses
Of lightweight cloth. Guimpes to go un-
der" Why. this is more Langlandese than
LANoLAND himself. But to more poetry:
" mo soldisrly set of zouavs Blouse Suit
Dsllshts almost any boy. The uncommonly little
Prices viii delight almost any mother"
But here Is the delirious dithyramb in
which the poet Is borne triumphantly to
the crystalline heaven Of song:
"six styles At 800.
Six styles 1t $500.
Rive styles At $780,
Five styles ~ S7.bo."
This Is the perfection Of Flannelette verse.
But Is 1t q swan song? Are we to Judge
from 1t that the Hon. JOHN WANAMAKER Is
about to give up fancy Flannelette politics
and return to fancy Flannelette poetry9