Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02

American soldiers have had to
quit, and are now on their way
home by hundreds, nay by thou
sands. As soon as mustered out they
face unconditional surrender - of
uniforms-and will then retaliate by
besieging mems clothing shops. At
Macdonald & Campbell's. 133436
Chestnut street, they are fully pre-
pared for the attack, and can outfit
men for noon time or night time,
business time or good time. Scores
of inimitable suits or overcoats are
there to choose from. "The New
Model Suit" in cheviots and twceds,
is one of the strikingly smart and
inexpensive new models, and the
warm, soft Shetlands, homespuns,
tweeds and feeces, combine fine
materials, perfect tailoring and eX-
pert workmanship, making them
pleasure to look at and JOY to
wear,
WHEN every one is complain
w ing that the world is out of
joint and that it needs more
than first aid to set it straight, it is
with a sigh of relief that we learn
from Henry r. Hallowell & Son,
Broad below Chestnut street, that
Parcel post service, so far from de-
teriorating, has improved immensely.
They ship any of their wonderful
fruits five hundred miles, and the
harder ones a thousand miles with
perfect success. All go by special
delivery, veritable winged mes
sengers, and arrive so promptly it
seems scarcely credible. Gifts of
fruit, or fruit for general household
use, have been mailed at $3.50 a. m.
and delivered at the Atlantic City
address at 2:30. That's speeding
some, isn't it? And what's more,
being packed with special care, the
fruit is never damaged.
THE lure of the antique is not
confined to silver or furniture.
u An antique Orienta! rug has
more powers of fascination than the
Pied Piper, as found when looking
at a marvellous Mir-Cerebend rug at
Fritz & La Rue, 1124 Chestnut street.
Nothing similar to this valuable
little 200-year-old rug can be bought
anywhere else in the country, per-
haps in the world. Generally, Cere-
bends have red or blue grounds. This
has rich cream, covered with the
so-called palm leaf" or "pear" pat
tern design, design which original
ed, according to traditions, in India,
where devout Mohammedans tried
to copy the graceful loop of a sacred
river. The beautiful modern Cere-
bends on sale at Fritz q La Rue
carry out the same artistic and re-
fined designs and color schemes, but
are made in larger sizes.
~ INES certainly have changed
since Shakespeare wrote: "lf
Il he is not in love with some
woman, there is no believing old
signs. He brushes his hat O. morn
ings. What should that bode ?" To-
day, my dear Bill, it would simply
"bode" business, not beauties; and
| as no we'll regulated man starts out
without performing this preliminary
rite, nothing makes better Christ
mas present than a hat brush. At
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. there is
new sterling silver assortment in
plain, butler, hammered or engine
turned, which includes all the old
favorites, plus the new mannish
curved hat-rim brush, with un-
bleached bristles, a most practical
and convenient shape unless "mor-
tarboards" become the fashion.
Naturally the complete toilet service
may be bought or any other piece,
from shoe horn to military hair
brushes.
TT HAS been said that French
women put on their gloves in
u their bcudoirs, English women on
the stairs and American women on
| the street, but the clever cynic neg
| lected to add that Americans have
the smallest hands and the best
gloves of the three, and that they
buy in shops such as B. +. Devices,
] 1922 Chestnut street, where they get
gloves for themselves or for Christ
mas gifts that look, fit and wear
well. Dewees's new stock of winter
weight, soft, velvety mocha gloves,
| in beaver and gray, and the wash
able capeskin gloves, in dark shades
is very full, For motoring or shop
ping without a muff there are also
wool or fleece-lined mocha, suede or
glazed kid gauntlet gloves with
straps. But the newest glove is q
warm, inexpensive wool cloth glove
in khaki or oxford.
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