New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19

The incredible phase Of the that they can sell the
suf Ceenbts knows the pubEcs blind lust for bargains and
upon that bases its fifth and final Geenhut Principle OF SPECIAL
Salesmanship
There's one born every minute
Where the Matthews Sale ends and the Geenhuts offerings
begin often difficult determine (not that makes much differ
enceD for stockugging pracsed to be"1denns extent
Without any apparent the offering OF $50 waists (soed
which was at first exploited part OF the Matthews Sale was DID,
pty changed Greenhu bargains all markings beng altered
though many the articles were the Thus waist which one
day was offered under the Matthews sign with Matthews tag sui
eed complete reversal Of form out two days later with
new Creehus tag under the Greenhu banner Shoes were at
one time advertised as mixed stock from regular stock
and some Of Matthews the line ran Later the Matthews sign COW
cred that multitude of ST % and while Greenhus markings
were scarce there was fair prnkng of Matthews old STOCK eked
out with ootgear from Boston, Buffalo Norfolk Richmond
and other points, as well antique exhibits from New FORK
shops Near by separate display Of pumps, asserted to be all
from Matthews bore the label of J. j. Ihomass Norfolk Va store
AT the infants wear stand under the Matthews standard The
Tribune buyer asked for some infants bonnc There was &C
cordng to the clerk Just left OF the Matthews STOCK and that
was fur-trmmed This clerk positive the point that there
were no more Matthews infants bonne lett week later there
bossomed out the full pomp and panoPy OF the Matthews re-
gala two abeoads of infants headgea OF decidedly dheyeed
appearance Whence did these come if all the Matthews line had
ho''O"'
brought te-from some FIRE sale of Junk they may be Judged
by appearances.
Again in the neckie SALE the depleted Matthews stock was
apparepv repenhed by filters of Greenhus necear AT least
bev were tagged with Greenhu price labels though the Matthews
Sale sign still booded them and aesgr said these are
Matthews ties True Instructions again at the hosiery counter
a saIesgirl gave the formula when questioned
"AH Matthews stock"
What do these tags mean them" inquired Of The
Tribune men.
Search me- said the gul dspinedy. They told me it
was Matthews stuff. don't know"
How good stock relied upon carry poor stock anus
ngy exemphed the sale Olahewspac of coue) OF
knitted hockey caps Much of this assortment tagged with
plain labels and may have from Matthews but of
bore the Geenhut tag To the query whether all Matthews
stock salesgrl replied by picking up two caps.
This" she said indicating buff rs Matthews and
this holding up gray and red pattern, is own.
How can you tel3
81 know the stock"
Both caps were purchased for 80 cents apiece The plain
tagged one (probab Matheys) worth the money. The gray
and red which bears Greenhus tag, of much lighter and
cheaper material and appraised about foursevens OF the
value of the other.
System seems 10 have gone by the board in marking the
bargains of this sale OF ladies' cued from beneath
the Matthews flag l9 apiece, ornamened with
Matthews tag the other with plain tag and if the plain figures
are to be believed marked down from 3 the other
marked up from Is From which would appear that bar
gains work both ways at Geenhus sometimes the customers
benefit sometimes to his loss.
Thus far have said little about values That fake sale
under purchased indicates poor values goes without
n this instance the fake features being specially gann, the
values unusually bad In exhaustive study of the sale The
Tnbune professional shoppers found few bargains which could
be bettered for the money from the regular stock OF
other stores. The following instancescued from many pur
chases possession of The Ibune-ae TO be considered
in the light of Greenhus announcement:
The keynote of this sale is comprised word: saw
iNGS"
white tafeta blouse reduced from $495 $3.50 accord
ing the ticket interesting exhibit To the regular pattern
there specially added design consisting of pnhoe astefy
interpreted with fly pecks The waist has all its buttons but
one. and after thorough cleaning of than S.
should be ready by any who cared that