The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-10
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RICHMOND. Friday. Feb. 10. 1891

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tereSted visitors-and no wonder,
for such a practical object lesson
Richmond never had before. The
Armenian in the window works
away tediouSIy by hand and can
come pretty near making a towel
in four hours-if not very elabo-
rate. The big jacquard Loom in
side rattles away a few minutes
and throws out a towel of hand
some design. To-day it'll be max
ing a quite elaborate tidy. Watch
it, Forty-two hundred pieces of
cardboard are required to carry this
one design. See the pattern grow
without the touch of human hands!
But mind rules over matter.
Weaving is among the earliest Of
arts and for ages was done on no
better loom than that framed by
two neighborly trees to which
some bits of string and few pegs
attached the necessary parts. Not
until 1877 was there any radical
improvement. Then DR.. Cart
wright, who never saw a loom, pro-
duced the first one to run by ma
chine power. The next great adj
vance was the invention of Mr..
Joseph Marie Jacquard, an ingeni-
Gus FrenChman, who evolved the
process by which the most elabo-
rate designs are woven automatl-
cally after the pattern has been
made in cardboard, somewhat like
the "notes" cut into the paper for
roller music boxes. That's bit of
history; here are two hulkS of fact.
Come and see. The tedious toll of
the Turk and the JaCquard'S swift
sweep alike throw out this tidy,
tasteful Towelng. Soft sunrise
stains of Eastern skies seem Slum-
boring in its COlorS; the all-aglow
west is not brighter than the tact
that turned these tintS to Towels.
Look at them Counters full;
the whole east aisle full and run
ming over into the main aisle.
Heaped up high; marked down
ow---Towels, Tides, Bath Robes,
Bath Sets. Slippers. Rugs. Outfits
for home, travel and the seaside
and the time to buy, now; while the
great Star and Crescent Mills out
put is represented. No store, North
or South, carries such a line of
Turkish goods-nor can we after
the exhibition closes.
Turkish Bath Slippers. soc a pair.
Rugs for the Bathroom 75c.
The Tidy you see weaving in 75c.
These Towels, &c; these s, u H. 20, 25c.
Then 81 ID, 50, &c, or anywhere to $3.50
each.
Bath Blankets, $3.50 and more.
To-day for REMNANTS.
Every department makes contribution.
No badness Of weather will seriously
check the selling. For instance,
DRESS STUFFS-
5 SIS yards black and gray striped serge,
40 inches wide. $3.50 from S512.
yards gray Serge. A in. $3.50 from
1915.
IA yards red Cameo Cloth. all-wool.
$239 from 1868
yards gray Serge sl.75 from s2.G3.
IA yards Cameo Cloth, resceda, for
s239 from S363.
May these hints stand for the
hundreds Of savings?
Main Aisle.
MEMS GOODS-little lots Of
big values; unusual values
British half hose. good and elastic;
double heel and toe; seamless. l0c till
Saturday night
French Balbriggan half hose, finer, l0c
till Saturday night
Guaranteed fast-black half hose at
IL lie
Or. same in states. brown. tan and
striped.
Mode and tan half hose, double sole.
The best DC worth you ever got.
A fine Derby ribbed genuine French
sock. at 25c
Two Hermsdorf dyed excellences-hne
black, sc; medium heavy. black,
25c.
Shirts at small prices-our whole
line of extra Outing and Cheviot
Shirts, like this
Were So lie. are 47c.
Were SIC, are G9c.
Were 81 and sl.25 are 75c.
Only till Saturday night.
These Merinos are 70 per cent. wool.
Shirts and Drawers, white. An ex-
ira value at Soc a garment. Till Sat
urday night for 6Oc.
These just camel Solid Gold
Scarf Pins, with pretty but mex
penSive stone settings, SOC.
New shapes in rolled plate Scarf Pins
at 2jc.
Left of Entrance.
The Marion Harland books at 1Sc
are getting broken as to titles---and
no more getable right away. FIem-
ing, Holmes and the others all
right.
Here're thumbed and bedraggled
books getable to-day. A cent Of
damage means a dime Of discount
Picturesque Washington. 75c, from AS.
Manon Lascaut. Csc. from sl.9S.
Vale OF Cedars, by Grace Aguilar, 7Jc,
from 81.
over the Teacups. by Oliver Wendell
Holmes. 81, from Sl.i5.