New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
BUILDING COMING DOWN
LEGITIMATE SACRIFICE SALE OF
CLEAN. NEW MERCHANDISE

So it is with The Womans Shop this little tradetrap terms
itself AS danger signal weren't enough there in the
window other. the form of value claims One offers -
silk shrtvasts for $I97 The Tribune shoppers bought he
garment never worth anything remotely like So 1t, real
value is less than so Inside another waist at $87
plotted as being worth $3.50 The Tbunes expert appraiser
doesn't think He thinks is Decent article though better
be had he that 10 charge $07 tor 49,
his wildly expressed though rather hypcrboc opinion dced
by ccnsor) Other sacrifice items Of silk stock
nss at so cents which loaded fibre worth about 80 cents and
regular 75c quality Of Kayser underwear which in reality
regular 50ccnt quality.
Window batting without and customer batting within is the
practice the Bishop womcns clothes shop 242 Sixth Ave
The Tribune purchasers had experienced rather unpleasant
there from formidable salcswoman who obudcd her
bulk each time that they look price marks
examine goods for themselves Nevertheless they returned and
on the second visit inquired for skirt pacardcd the window
as Special So 90 Value $500 To begin with the salesman
attempted to switch the another skirt but failing
this finally produced duplicate of the ndowdispay
Here is special for to-day Full 5000 value for only
1898"
The one in the window looks better.
This is exactly the thing.
is itp The window skirt marked $500 value, and you
say this is So 90 value How i, that2
Immediately his changed to that of the clerk who
is determined bluff sale through. Say What difference
does that makc1 This $59S value only less than
5000 Amt you satisfied get real 5000 value for $398
What do you You know the value of the skirt What do
The skirt bought 1t is to do Bishop justice fair value
for the money but Of of the value claimed for It
On the way the visitors paused to look at suit sales
woman suggested that of them try it
How much is t2" asked the investigator.
'Eleven-ninety-c eight
The sales ticket wa, marked $685. She next exhibited
suit which she said was SIS After talk The Tribune rep
reached look the tag but quite
quickly enough The Bishop better rcachcr Fend
ing of the investigating hand she remarked:
That's fine suit. to date and very swell regu-
lar fine bargain for $7.98.
But you said 81 at first. protested the visitor.
Did -" she returned calmly. Well forgot to look at
the tag. It's $I79S Price, changed often that some
times make mistakes
Prices are indeed changed often under the Bishop rcgmc
almost often apparently into the shop
Bishop conducts other $50 West 25h Street and 436
Fulton Street Brooklyn where owas, merchandise sold under
the most extravagan claims and absurd valuations
AT Greenhuts the Injunction Store, The Tribune had
little adventure with hat.
For Tomorrow" Crccnhut, had advertised we feature
styles being prominently displayed leading specially shops
ST. 90 cach sale price for duplicate of these hats
is $3.50"
On that The Bureau of Investigation buyer, threw
the millinery department buyer down. CONSERVATION
by asking the style, thus featured After question
dcna that such advertisement had appeared and
half hours delay the head Of the department confessed that there
had been mistake in the date Finally by Of backing up
the offer of styles she brought CD hat and only
On the interesting point OF what uptown stores carried this hat
the department head offered information In fact she
parnty couldn't hear the question: although repeated
several times
SO the investigators find for themselves. They
visited ntyeight prominent stores without finding duplicate
though they found several hats very like their Grcenhut bargain
but Of better material less than the Greenhu bargain
Failing OF results by this method they the advertising
manager of Greenhu asking for the of leading specially
shop where duplicate Of the hat might be tried No
Two attempts made and at last Geenhus replied
this Illuminating effect:
You can find this model in any shop
Seemingly it would of those inunctions Ito
which Greenhuts pone) pry of the specially
shop wherein the purely supposiious SIS duplicate of
the hat sold by them at $3.50.
Two small hosiery shops be approached with caution
the Wallace Hosiery Shop Fl West Fortsecond Street and
the St Hose Shop 0l West Street
the latter by named Horowz According clerk in
this store Hooiz and Wallace formerly in partnership
under the style Of the Globe Hosiery Company whose shop on
Forty Street has been touched upon this department