Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-06

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one in working a path thsou~k tss
eager crowds of interested fhop~ysrs
at the opening of the new H.s~es
store. on Sixth Ave-, 22nd and esrd
BITS. liz that here is a practical shop
For, while. of course, everything Is
up-to-the-minute In style and char
aeter-as is to be expected in a brand-
new northumberland Is 40 fool
ish extreme. no shoddy oyes-deeoga-
ton either in the store or In its on
tents. Everything sesms dessSned for
service and a. air of sound common
sense pervades the place.
The comfort and convenience Of the
customer seem to have been thought
out with consurnInate intelligence and
q real knowledge of the needs OF the
busy shopper. The woman from the
suburbs. for instance, buying la a
hurry between trains. cannot fan to
be gratified by the wise location of
departments and division OF floor
space. Every department leads natu-
rally into the one you would expect
to find near It
Let it not be thought. however.
that there is no interest tr the purely
artistic and decorative. That fine motto
is given at once by the showcase at
the doorway filed with superb Chi
nese mandarin handbags These very
large bags are made of antique CHI
nese embroidery, in that marvellous
combination of gold and delicate coll
ors that only these Orientals seem able
to aohieve. They are backed with
imperial green and purple silk. The
fact that they cost five dollars apiece
instead of ten or eleven as might be
expected, gives an added Interest to
their beauty.
The ~soda-fountatn Is q the door
another sign of forethought. 1t LIZ
placed where the thirsty passer-by
would like to find it, not hidden in the
background, Lamps aroun the foun-
tain bear tho sign of the Red Cross in
promise of the purity of the product
Great public interest was given to
the stock of umbrellas. Serviceable,
presentable umbrellas are shown for
as little as ninety-seven cents. OF
course the higher grades are also
present.
The goods In the mems furnishing
department looked as II thsy werc
planned to please men. They were
tasteful and -tylish. indeed, but mas
culine and free from frippery. In
justice to women 1T must be said. how
ever. that they were swapping up the
bargains with avidit5
An interesting lot of the new
Partisan ivory" toilet dressing
room trifies are shown. the picture
frames especially attracting attention
by the little Frenchy touches Of deco
ration
a leader worth noting in the
household linen department is an ex-
ceedingly good bed-spread. in the
crochet patterns-full size, If you
pleaset-for only SO cents.
The kitchen and household towel
lings have been given the extent of
space and the display thai these neces-
sary articles deserve ana so seldom re-
ceive. It Is evident that the Kesner
management intends to make a special
feature OF good towels and towelling
at a very low cost.
Another apparent strong point. and
a more ornamental one. Is the very
beautiful display of embroideries at
prices that make you read ths tags
twice to make sure that your eyes do
are not only In the staple e-1aprofderies
but also in the finer grades. A broad
batists flouncing was noticed. with q
handsome design of eyelet Embroidery
and a wall-of-Troy inlay of iace in
Irish pattern-for only SO cent a
yard.
Among the silks are some very
charming imported brsoades. One
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