New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

dow DISPLAY was an offer of Pooskn underwear After vany
attempting sell porous knit that's just as good the
clerk owned up that they hadn't piece of the genuine stock
Another trade mark tricker Leo OpPenheime at 10Y
Broadway He been trouble having been convicted
and fined under the fomernot the presenadmnisaton OF
the District Attorneys office But the Leo doen change his spots
for one conviction and presumably he shares the comfortable
opinion which many crooked hold that the apparent IN
activity of the present District Attorney be counted upon as
neanen and relabea dangerous idea so he displays
his the sign Genuine Pure Onyx SILK Hosiery over
variety of priced 20 That legend just twenty per
there word In It, The SOCKS Oh
lered undoubtedly hosiery But they not genuine; they
are not pure they Onyx and they silk When
pair of them handed out to the tribune investigator the safes
man asked:
Are these Onyx socks?"
NO.
We'll, want Onyx
You said those blackand- white Iou got en-
AS thew were under the Onyx sign thought they
Onyx What about blue by the sgn@ Are those
Onyx"
NO"
the sgn2"
No" said the clerk, looking bored
Then why do you put the sign here'
Well don't dress the window. It's mistake guess
mistake very much the sort on Manhattan ohrts
cost Mr. Leo Oppenhemcr 500 fine But that as have said
was under another of the District Attorneys ohce
Possibly the same fallbe window dressed the display
Of the Stanley Mems Shop 1913 Broadway owned by Herman
\ Cobn Here was offered $50 Dr. Condo Health Under
wear at 65
is this the regular S SO valued asked the Tribune man
no But it's worth Sl.25. anyway. SlOO
WHY does your window say SloOP
The man who wrote my window signs has made me LOT
d trouble That's one of his mistakes III have that changed
before another customer comes in
Custom must be slack the Stanley Shop as the sign was
IN duty unchanged an hour later Che underwear by the way
tho sar 75c brandt Meantime the Tribune purchasers had
there an advertised silk and linen shirt OF lne quality
which was lust ordinary and fake gold pocketkne whch
was merely fire gilt The Stanley Shop might appropriately ~
plav as its sign goats head dangling a bell
Time was when Milton Henry bore an enviabe Iepuaoo'
Anparcntlv it wasn't considered worth keeping as ne P
MANAGEMENT have been selling out at the closing sale Oh ~
store at 1886 Broadway There amidst other merchandise M
49, 81 act Few, DAYS" slogan offered $500 and So.oo
D. Gu cb;,, for q IS The Tribune callers could not
b. fitted in the s. 90 style shirt advanced as s4oo
article and sold them for $50 on the spulauoh 'na
was pure silk crepe of full $500 value. 1t is not silk
creme 1t silk and cotton, out OF style shop-won ana
faded and in its panest days four-dolar shirt
offered but not as silk crepe The salesman described 1t as
silk and linen 1t however represented as having Dee" re-
duced from $500
Dave Dey at l645 Broadway does little business in sub
etutno but lacks the courage it through There the
Tribune shoppers inspired by window bait offering 81 shirts tor
72l5 cents called for an Earl Wilson shirt Mr. Dey himself
waited on them proerng variety OF other brands-Pacihc
Chelsea and the like But the purchasers stuck to Earl wilson
Here YOU are said Dey beamng who has at length
found the object of hopeful search. Here is piPPin
Is this an f. & W.?
Yes sir This s a real bargain
But is it an Earl & Wilson,