The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15
ALL KINDS OF WARES.
Just a Pointer or Two About>some of
the Goods Sold by CIemons, Fer
Der, O'MaIiey Co., One of the City's
Few Importing Houses--Here Are
n Few Facts of Real, Live Interest.

There is a reflex action somewhere
between the course of Old Dame Ma
ture and those skilled purveyors who
minister to her chldren's needs. What
ever is blessed with the complicated
activities Of existence tries to add to
its attractiveness, and hence to its
possessions. This may seem deeply
philosophical; but II is also a common
sense reason for spring openings.
From the moment that the first faint
blush of the arbutus is coyly seen
among the snow drifts, every other
bud and blossom with buds clustering
about 1t, for that matter, is watching
for the best spring opening, and the
fact suggests the bits bf poesy in fab
relations and economic prose in price
which is to be found at the well-known
establishment of Clemons, Ferber
O'Malley Co, 0imited), whose capa-
cious importing warehouse, at 422
Lackawanna avenue, is now teeming
with all the fancies of the season in
the newest goods which cen make
home beautiful, and the season men,
orable.
Others claim to have goods of equal
quality but none have the temerity to
claim prices so low for the values de-
livered. They can not do this, for the
firm is known to be the largest inn
porters in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
and, dealing at purely first hands has
no real competitor.
When one goes through the WELL
| appointed bazaar which is the home of
so much luxury, it is difficult to pick
out what ia most attractive; but one
| can rot get through the first floor
without reveling in a wealth of China
which rivets every eye trained to the
beautiful. Here, are all the deft pro-
ductions of the French kilns. Dainty
Havilands, with delicate traceries of
spring against their translucence
which bring the wild-woods to ones
own board. The Charles Field Havil-
and, equally artistic, r. Dellinier &
Co, and l.. Sazarat & Co., equally
priced by connisseurs and appreciated
by those who love the beautiful and
yet are not posted OH makers marks.
They don't have to be in this house.
Nothing is sold, except the genuine,
and that, during this opening, at prices
which are surprising.
And then come Carlsbad wares All
| know what they are; but few have
seen such novel shapes and fascinati ting
conceptions. That standby, the En-
glish porcelain, the Gibraltar of the
housewife and the caterer, has also
new shapes, and Maddox, genuine
| Wedgewood, Furnival, or Powell &
| Bishop, have equally attractive prices
attached to them for the opening.
But more light on the situation.
| Just look at the lamps. Jasper, of
| Scriptural record; onyx, gold, silver,
| the queer conceits in Dresden, or
wrought iron-all these take up an i'm
mense 1loor space, and represent every
| line that is worth presentation.
But right here is a department of
| prismatic brillancy which will hold
the shopper spell-bound. 1t is the my
| Rad facts of unique cut glass which
| hypnotize, or possibly more, the prices
| that are made for this special opening
| hypnotize. Dorflinger & Sons, and
| Clarke's glass stand par excellence
and all the winter months the busy
| grinders bent over their rapid wheels
to make this consignment the best
that has been turned out from their
| extensive works this many a day, and
| all at low prices for the opening.
Clarence Cook says in House Beau
| tiful' that the balance of good taste
lies in the small decorations. Consid-
cred from this standpoint the display
of bric-a-brac and art goods becomes
| most interesting. The best concep-
tions, Belleck, ,Wedgewood, Royal Wor-
| cester, Royal Bonn, Teplitz, Dresden,
| Severes. and Royal Vienna, all have
| full representation and can satisfy the
most fastidious. Many of these gems
of art have never been seen outside
of the large cities, and none of them
except as single pieces put in some
small establishment with a fabulous
price attached. Here they constitute
a small art gallery in themselves, and
the prices attached are themselves an
occular demonstration OF the enormous
amount of importing done by this
leading house, else they could never
| sell so cheap.
| 1t is rather delicate matter to
write a general description of such
an emporium as this, and then suggest
baby carriages to a quite mixed audi
ence; but if you need them, they are
there just the same, and such as would
tempt even the most confirmed bachel-
or to matrimony just for the sake of get
ting such beauties fer so little money
| yOu hHON, lile DuDy Will nave
have milk, and this must be kept cool
at the least expense for ice, and the
most perfect sanitation. DO you know
anything better for that than one OF
the Jewett's Patent Charcoal-fi
Refrigerators, and water-coolcrs
They are the cheapest because they
and the best, and the best because they
do not cost at this opening any more
than the inferior articles that are be-
ing palmed off on the public as cheap
And now to the bedroom; what is
prettier, more sensible, more within the
reach of every purse, or made in more
artistic styles to meet the diversified.
tion of tastes than the American ware
that is taking its place on u'Veral con.
tinents. This firm has just received
one of the largest and most complete
lines that ever left the celebrated fac.
tories, and it is made a special price
feature for the opening. If you want tC
get something more expensive and alsC
mere friable, there is Just as large 6
stock of the imported to select from.
1t would he superiuous to say there
are jardiniers, pedestals, umbrella
stands and all that sort of thing in al
the wares in which such articles arC
manufactured. Whatever constitute!
full stock is represented, and thu
teeming floors offer to inspection a per
feet museum of curiosities. But tn,
stock does not alone constitute the mu
scum. 1t is the price list that will dC
that for any one who visits the open
ing during the next few days. TIL,
Clemons, Ferber, O'Malley Co. is max
ing this special drive because it ha.
for years persued the policy which has
given 1t such prominence. Although
for the next few daYs the prices art
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