New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05
Perhaps Greenhut's
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you only Five out of three rather queer pro-
portion" 49,, ..,-.e,
The saeswomen decided this instance Of illustrations artu
aid and warmly ndorsed a blue popln
pure popin she said 1T" S2i5O dress You really cant
go wrong this. What size?
Tbrtveiqh was The Tbunes measure Curiousy enough
developed that there This the
another member of the store staff who seemed to be authority
On learning that 80 was wanted she spoke "e m
admirably.
Let the saesady try it She's 49,"
The dress accordingly tried
Yes perfect 49," announced authoritative benigny
purchase made and the curtain falls on that act BUT
epiOgue consisting of an analysis OF the advertisement an"
the goods. =, ~ Ill.
The pure poplin" silk at all 1t is half silk half
The size not perfect other kind of 49, is &c.
smart representative of advance styles In
spring wear" , . ,
imaginary as the type machnemade by manufacturers
in quantity lots. The workmanship is skimped and poor
No imagination less than Greenhut advertising deIum
could value the garment 2lO The bargain sale price OF 500
than it is worth at retail ihS ue I'd" " s "
wholesale for about $3.50
far as this dress goes simply won prove up
the illustration is misleading! =,
Farce played masculine well as feminine patrons Inc Dig
Store Under the heading Trousers $500 another little
comedy OF craftsmanship prepared 1t sp that there were
3s5 pairs of trousers this SALE every pair carefully made double
and though don't emphasize the POM 'hee are 100
~ that were made TO retail S5hey samples Circus stuff
this would regular theatrical profession for generally
speaking, the sample trouser doesn't exist lhee am 10 sec" ~
Trousers are not of the garment but from samples
tho d Furthermore the who attended to The Tribune
visitors bit his part by assuring them nat e "ho " "e
regular goods from single manufacturer. . ,
Iie had cash to start ms Spring Ine ex
salesman.
He then excellent 81 value pair OF trousers
wool with silk spe real bargain
a $500 >. -, 1T, r
They're real curiosity at any price, when viewed IN te sh'
tho claims made A would be vastly nearer the truth
than a WOOL" If stripe really silk, then some cotton boweev
The not doublesewed the WORK
manhp of better be bought else
where retail plenty of other stores to-day In the regular course
of business andn sales prices
ACT uI-WHATS IN A HAT1
Ru was that the Greenhut genius for
Ground and lofty farcecoedy attained perfection Once before The
Tribune had taken Big Store hats and found them msabeld
the lure read
"Nens 81 50 and 50 Hats and Debe Tomorrow at 76c
makers line Imported and domestic grades
popular styles, leading coors'
grief anxiety" had apparently been the stage direction
the budding Booth craftsmanship who advanced upon The tribune
mon waving the advertisement wildly the when they sgnihed their
desire % buy his 81 hats at Toe - , ".
"A mistake has made he declared "A terrible mistake we
~ 90, those lines mentioned the adj What do think we've
had TO do to advertising managers SIP! we've Ue io
nut in 50 and $3.50 hat a Is cents It's terrible! ,
surely was terrible though precisely the sense indicated W
the taeedan Down Of the aisle ran table upon "h" w