The Washington times., 1894-08-30
WHAT BUSINESS MEN SAY.

WHAT BUSINESS MEN SAY.
| w. G. KENT, MANAGER FOR A, LIsSER, OF THE
| Palais Royal: II think we are going 10 have a
| good fall trade and the think so is that
the big wholesale merchants In New York who
| have millions invested in their business and
! who have had long experience, are looking for
ward very confidently to a healthy revival OF bus-
ness this fall and are making their preparations
on that basis. New things? Well I do not know
| that there is going to be anything specially new
| this fall in the shape of Woman's wear, but
noticed when 1 was in England this summer
every woman was wearing an immense chignon
! and bangs as low on her forehead as she could
bring them without hiding her eyes, which
makes her look anything but handsome, but so
long as it is the style l suppose i. will be seen
here before the winter is over. No you can't
| get me to talk about why women do such things
or how styles are made; that is a mystery which
no man has ever yet been able 10 so've."
| A. KAUFMAN, MANAGER or 8 KASS, Sons & Co..
'Among the new importations this fall for
| ladies' wear, and which are deemed to be very
fashionable, are several designs in boucle cloth
and covert dress goods OF course the henri
ettas will be worn great deal usual We
anticipate good fall business"
PETER GRoGAY AND HIS son HAVE JUST RE-
turned from a very pleasant trip TO Cape May,
and according TO what the younger Mr. Grogan
| says the fishing must have been par excellence.
| He claims 10 have landed ffty-six fine specl-
mems Of crustacans in hour; that is, he and
his father kept the captain busy taking of their
fish for that length of time Mr.. Grogan says
that the season opens September and that the
| outlook is pleasant and encouraging for good
! fall trade
| j. II. ARMSTRONG, THE JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE
of Armour & Co: "Our firm has received con.
tract for large shipment of cured meats TO ia
pan, which think is put the commencement of
heavy trade in American products, if the war
! between Japan and China continues The effect
of that of course will have a tendency 10 boom
! prices on the non-perishable products of our
| firm. am happy TO be able TO report business
encouraging, and the outlook for fall trade
| good"
Mr. GEO. W RICH, No 919 STREET NORTHWEST:
| although we have sold three times as many
shoes during the last three months as We did
during the corresponding period of last year we
are looking for great fall trade. The pros
| perity of which have spoken has been largely
attributable, think to the fact that shoes have
| been so much cheap per this year than last This
has been owing TO the fact that so many iobbers
| for whom large stocks were made up have failed,
| thus causing their goods TO be thrown on the
market and sold at a sacrifice. AS q general
thing, from this cause, we have been able TO sell
| to customers at prices about 80 per cent below
those of 1898"
| Mr.. II. EBERBACH No 9i5 STREET NORTHWEST:
1--WE are hoping for revival Of the music trade
| In the near future. 1t has been very quiet in
our line ever since The panic began, and we
| certainly would welcome return of the good
| times We had a few years ago. Our trade is with
what may be termed the middle class of society,
and these are not investing much money in or
| gans pianos at present When mills get to
| taking on more hands and there is more money
! going into circulation among poor people, then
we can expect TO sell organs and pianos, but un-
til then we shall only hope for, but won't expect
better times"
II. FRIEDLANDER & Bros, CLoTHIERS, CORNER
Ninth and streets northwest: Ave believe
business is going TO be better and have placed
some very large orders for fall The drummers
all say that the outlook is good"
KANN Il Sons, MANUFACTURERS No. 5S1 SEW
| enth street northwest: ave are in the manu-
| featuring business in Baltimore. and are max
| ing preparations for big fall trade. Our line
| is silverware and novelties, REPEATING a spe-
cialty. We regard the prospects for business
this fall as better than this time last season
| o. P. BURDETTE, MANAGER FOR KEEP MA
| featuring Company, No 49, Seventh street
northwest: "Custom business in our line is bet
ter than ii has ever been. We have taken more
| orders for shirts this spring and summer than
ever, and We have orders from the Secretary of
the Navy and whole host of Senators, Congress-
men, and diplomats on our list While this is
true the sales out of the stock have not aggre-
gated quite as much as they did a year ago"
c. II. REISENsTEIN, PROPRIETOR OF THE HUB"
| New York avenue and Fifteenth street: sThe
| fall styles are coming in and the prospects are
very bright. The hat which will be most worn
this fall and winter is the derby which will be
made high and broad with square shape and
wide curling brim Very few soft hats will be
used, and the silk hat will be much the same as
that of last season, slightly bell shape and of
medium height
''ln neckties the four-in-hand and small 'teks'
will be the best form, the smaller class of ties
superseding the large 'puffs' and Ascots which
have been so largely worn. There is a marked
digression in the matter of shirts, and instead
of plain white, shirt with colored bosom and
cuffs, with white collar, will be used in busi-
ness. The collars will be very high this winter,
and the fashionable styles win be straight in
front with just a little curl on the points. The
street glove will be the same as last year, in
tan and leather shades with narrow embroidery
on the backs For full dress, undressed pearl
and white kid will be thu proper thing Canes?
Well, the cane viii be larger and heavier than
ever, and will be mostly of plain dark wood
| called German furZe."