Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-30
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The Cucumber Tints.
HOW A STOCK OF GLOVES WAS DIS
POSED OF.

Nj. Durancon, Partisan shop.
keeper, desiring to wind up his af
fairs, friend and merchant of the
neighborhood lent him one of hi,
own employees, a man of expert
ence and skill in such matters, who
took upon himself the task of set.
tling up everything to the best ad
vantage.
In some dirty pasteboard boxes on
the dusty top shelves of the little
back shop the skilful employee, j ulius
Roserray by name, came across a
lot of two-button kid gloves of the
most extraordinary color-a tender
light green, of hue so vividly bril-
liant as to make an unwary person
who dared to fix his gaze upon this
phenomenon in coloring squint like
a crossroads at the end of two min
uteS.
why, what have we here?" de-
manded ROserray, curiously.
Durancon heaved heavy sigh.
"The greatest mistake and mis-
fortune Of my lite," he murmured.
They date those gloves from the
time of the first manufacture of the
various aniline dyes. A Swedish
com mercial traveller persuaded me to
buy them. Stay, see here, in this
drawer, the circular the rascal gave
me. 'Aniline, colorless liquid
with an aroma like wine and an acid
flavor. 1t was discovered by one
Unerdorben, chemist tofStOckhOlm,
and is used exclusively in dyeing.
Thanks to the further discoveries
and efforts of one Perkins, Stock
holm druggist, aniline has now be-
come the foundation Of numerous
coloring substances, browns, violets,
blues, reds, yellows Of dazzling hues, ,
etc.
Won over by the scamp's glib
tongue, ! confided to his hands a
number of skins and a quantity of
scarf material. Red ties, blue
gloves, purple cravats, sold all
right, but green-this green at any
rate--well, as | have said already,
before you lies the misfortune OF my
life"
Have you many of these
gloves ?" Julius queried, thought
fully.
"Twelve gross of them-twelve
times twelve dozen, you know"
"Their price,"
"Their price? Whatever | car
get, Of course. They were to have
been sold at eight francs a pair;
put them at one franc pair, and
still nobody wanted them"
81 will guarantee you at least
three francs pair for the lot"
"Eh? How sO?"
"I'll sell them for you"
Durancon laughed.
"To whom ?" said he.
"To the public, who will come tc
YOUR shop to purchase them."
Ridiculous! J"
mot the least in the world. Only
/ must have twenty per cent. com
mission on the sales"
Done! 7" cried Durancon.
"Let us put it in writing," sale
ROSerray. w Ii''eH as
are always best"
There and then the bona Wa'
drawn up, and the next day the iol
lowing advertisement appeared IL
all the morning papers:
uMAIsoN DURANCON-GLoVES-
SPECIAL SALE Enormous lmPor
ta,;on direct from Russia. Color
cucumber green. All the rage IL
g, petersburg. Unparalleled de
mand Fashion the most desPoti
NJ sovereigns. The Prince OF Waie
has succeeded in obtaining Dut t"'
nairs of these gloves, and big or
dor from the Court of Austria oni.
, awaits the arrival of a fresh lhVoic'
from Russia. is
At the same time, in the same is
sue Of the same dailies, appeared IN
further announcement uhuer u"
head Of " Personal" ,,,dou
MATRIMONY.--Ioung "iu"~
twenty.three years of age goou
looking. sixty thousand francs !,
her own right, desires to meet, WIZ VII.
y " ,,iew 70 marriage, gentleman OF
say thirty years, amiable dISpoT,.dtT ,ad,,
and agreeable manners ,Tmesday' Tme iaus
dav after tomorrow. luesuaS, g.,
@ thres n, NJ, from three 10 nv nv
o,o,nck will be in the Tuiieries i ual
. S,c,oCN' Sano ON the esplanade of the 0rang
:. Gs Gens oI %onseryatory. , The suitor' t
he recognized, must wear a aaa par an, n
two. button kids of the new ersen' a
fashionable tint-cucumoer gre green, Wa
'"I1n' nnrancon's shop all that day W"
= literally besieged: o,
"Your wish, sir :"