The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
WHAT BUSINESS MEN SAY.


WILLARD PRICE 4 Co.. GRoCERs, No. 944
Louisiana avenue: ''The prices in butter and
eggs and all sorts Of farm produce are get
ting higher and higher without any reasona-
bic cause except large demand. The sup
ply still continues to be good. The apple
crop this year will be far, and the extreme
prices OF last year will not be reached. The
peach crop has been injured somewhat by the
dry season, but not sufficiently 10 create nigh
prices"
ROBINSON, CHERRY & Co., CLOTH-ERs AND
mems furnishers corner 18th and streets
northwest: I'VE have Just received large
stock of fall oyercoats Of every material and
shade. The overcoat Of this year will differ
from that OF last season in that it is made 10
fit snugly TO the figure. The materials are
mostly in rough goods. eheviots and meltons
seeming TO have the call
E. WEST, MEMS FURNISHINGS, No. 1872 SEv-
enth street northwest: Things look better,
and we hope for first-rate fall trade the
club hat is the latest form of derby and
granite ties are the thing for neckwear. The
fancy colored shirt and cuffs, with white col
lar. novelty OF the past month. Is a combi-
nation which finds great favor among dressy
young folks"
WILLIAMS Book EXCHANGE, No. 521 SEW
enth street northwest: 1T is dull in our line.
The dry goods stores handle current novels
and other popular books 10 such Al extent
that we hardly have a chance. They do not
care to make profit. OF course. Then our
school book trade is gone. 1t used to be the
first day of school that you could hardly get
in here and we had seven or eight extra
clerks. Now the books are supplied by the
District and bought by contract"
JOSEPH AUERBACH, No. 623 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest: I'VE have an entirely new
hat, suitable for everybodys wear 1t is
called the club hat. and is worn principally
in black. Fancy bosoms in shirts In colors
with link cuffs to match, and to be worn with
white collars, are going to be quite popular.
The proper tie 10 be worn with these shirts is
the bow. to be tied by the wearer. The De
Joinville' tie. next to the club house. is the
preference. Something novel in the umbrella
line is small stick with silver trimmings,
principally in opera hooks. The newest thing
IN full dress shirts is the 'break-right large,
plain bosom with two and three stud holes. -
NJ. DYRESFoRTH Co., CLoTHIEEs, No. 621
Pennsylvania avenus northwest: The de-
mand this season in suits will be for black
and blue cheviots, twilled and rough faced.
Mixtures and broken plaids will also prevail
for business purposes. The steel gray hair
| line worsted goods will be largely used in the
| Regent frock and 'Piccadilly sack coats.
| Oyercoats will be in smooth, plain goods
| principally, and in blues and blacks. The fad
| in overcoats will be the Paddock. short waist
don full-back overcoats will be popular. We
! anticipate a large fall trade"
]. NJ. BERGER, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, No.
sos NJ street northwest: There have been no
/ recent improvements in telephones in this
| country. but an Austrian engineer has de-
veloped system which, If half as good as is
| claimed, will almost make the system as used
| in the United States a back number. The adj
| yantages of the new system are far too many
to enumerate in brief talk, but among the
| most important are: A large number of sub
scribers are served by single line; the CEN
! trail can call subscriber and vice versa; sub
| scribers belonging to o group can neither
| interrupt a conversation started by another
/ subscriber of the same group, nor overhear
| conversation; subscribers cannot use the line
to the detriment of subscribers of the same
| group. 1t is easy to arrange the apparatus
| 10 permit short or extended conversations, a
great efficiency and reliability of service, the
mechanism producing audible signals when
! the line is unoccupied. All subscribers enjoy
equal exchange facilities, and the apparatus
! automatically informs each subscriber that
his allotted time for the use of the common
line will expire presently
G. Fl. HILBERT, GLOVE EMPoRrUM, No. soc
! Eleventh street north west. ''Four-button dress
kids in all shades OF tan will be much worn
this season. For street wear, with tailor
made suits, pique four-button gloves IN tar
and brown, but always OF shade TO match
| the costume, will be in demand, with buttons
large. made of pearl or of shade to match
the color of the gloves. For evening wear
SUICIDES are always popular. and will be thi:
season. Four or eight buttons will be used
according to preference of the Eearer. Fol
| party gloves, black will be worn a great deal
| which. in sense, will be an innovation"