Evening journal., 1905-08-03
noted DISPLAY
OF GLAZED KID
Its Superiority Over Other
Kinds of Leather Will
be Shown
DEMONSTRATION TO Be PRACTICAL

In order to demonstrate TO the peo-
pie of Wilmington the superiority of
glazed kid over other feathers used in
shoes there win be a display Of this
leather in this city next week. Not
only viii it be shown to what uses
the leather can be put and how it sur
passes the other kind but in the store
of n. Snellenburg machinery viii be
installed showing how the leather is
finished. G. w. Baker and Company
VIII place in the store one of their
glazing machines and an expert work.
man from one Of the local factories
viii operate IT, turning out finished
skins in sight Of all those who care
to watch the process. In order to in
stan this machine it will be necessary
to remove several Of the counters and
to put in motors and shafting. Sheep
skins will also be shown in the various
stages of completion so that the peo-
pie can be instructed how to tell the
cheap sheepskins from the high grade
goat skins. from which the serviceable
glazed skin shoes are made.
Not only win the Snellenburg store
be decorated with the product Of the
glazed kid factories but the other
stores will have a display. Arrange
lments have been made whereby skins
and horns of the goats from al over
the world can be obtained for deco
lrating purposes. A request sent to
lany of the Wilmington daily papers
win be handed to the proper persons
and the decorations will be furnished
TO the stores free of charge. These
decorations will be the same as will be
used in other parts Of the United
States where similar displays will be
held after the demonstration in Will
lmington is over. No preference viii
be shown in giving out the material &c
the stores but the policy Of first come
first served viii be adhered to.
/ In order to create interest in the af-
fair and to stimulate the merchants
to make an unusual. effort The Eveninl
Journal has decided to offer severa
4 prizes for the best decorated windows
as follows: First prize for the best dec
GRATED window, $40; second best, $3.50
third. s.: fourth. S2.5O. These prize'
\ win go 70 the window dresser or clerl
who decorated the window.
Although the full program for thl
week has not been mapped out by tn
merchants the prospects are that tn
week will be a great one in business
lcircles for Wilmington. Expert leath
l er men viii be present during the weel
\ and will instruct the statesmen in tn
lstores as well as the consumers in tn
various grades of leather and in tn
uses to which IL is best fitted. In thi
Il way a man or woman will be able {
go into a store knowing just what h
or she wants. on the other hand tn
salesman knowing what is wanted an
having a thorough knowledge Of tn
Heather will be in a position to satisf
the customer.
Not only will the week be made {
u interest to the grown folks but thos
! who have arranged for the displa
= fhave remembered the little ones. II
2 last day Of the exhibit viii be know
; as dolls day and every girl who take
,, her doll to the Snellenburg store o
! the last day will have the dolly ftte
with pair of glazed kid shoes free {
charge. The shoes are Of all sizes an
colors and viii fit any doll from tn
size of a real live baby to the smalle'
! doll Samples Of these doll shoes ca
be seen at The Evening Journal OF
J flee.
The object of the display is to booi
| the use of glazed kid. The people {
Wilmington should be greatly interest
ed in this inasmuch as the normal pre-
] duct of the factories in this city
Z valued at S9.0OO00O annually. Tn
has fallen of considerably because (
] the cheap sheepskin products whic
have been put on the market and whic
being inferior to glazed kid have les
= scented the demand for kid until
number OF the factories have bee
! forced to shut down or run with muC
smaller forces. The same conditic
exists in other towns where there al
: a large number Of morocco factorie
Glazed kid is generally admitted to
e the perfect leather for shoes and tn
n is the reason that campaigns of ed'
cation have been started all over Il
country.