Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-27
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~OOS~S ~IS"
r. UESS what "Splash-Me Dolls
are! Unless you have been in
~ Bonwit and Teller's you will
not know, for they introduced them
in Philadelphia and can hardly keep
themselves supplied. A Splash-Me
Doll is the cutest little tinted tigurine
imaginable, made abroad, but de-
signed by an American artist and
meant for grown-aps. She sits in
gay-colored bathing suit with knees
drawn up, her tiny hands clasped
under her chin and her real hair
blonde. brunette, auburn or white)
dressed in the very latest fashion by
expert coiffeurs, and covered with a
hair net. Originally the dolls were
got out to advertise human hair nets,
but they were soon sold as bric-a-
brac. Men buy even more of them
than women, supposedly for ''lady
friends They simply can't resist
the languishing glances of these
hours. -
~ RECONSTRUCTION work is not
X confined exclusively to devas-
" LdlSu ldlluS. olu SltlilNds
pianos also go through "a process of
reconstruction at N. Stetson & Co.,
iii Chestnut Street, which ~rejuve-
mates them almost beyond belief.
The process costs in proportion to
the necessary repairs, but the finished
product is less expensive than a
brand-new Steinway' and superior to
an inferior make of new piano. Many
a family has a much used piano to
which they cling for old association
sake. 1t may have been an heirloom
or have belonged to a beloved mother
or sister, and they wish it put in an
up-to-date condition. New strings,
new or repolished ivory keys, new
hammers. the case repolished or even
changed in ornamentation or finish,
and Aladdin's work is done.
THE cool. crisp weather we had
recently was delightful out-of-
doors, but the houses grew
chillier and chillier. Few families
had coal to burn, and those who had
were not rash enough to tap THEN
supply when the Fuel Administrator
distinctly says that if we use up our
share of coal we get no more. Re.
Numbering this, prudent people are
buying Perfection Oil Heaters from
J. Franklin Miller, 1912 Chestnut
Street. and these little heaters, burn,
ing only a gallon of kerosene in ter
hours, are safe and easy to manage
A new device automatically prevents
the wick from creeping up to the
smoking point; indicators show the
quantity of oil left in the reservoir
and the Heaters being light, they
may be carried from room to room
by a handle which never grows hot
& OMETIMES it requires only a
- trifie to show US how much bet.
ter off we are than our neigh,
bo:s: The other day while in E
Bradford Clarke's, 1920 Chestnut
Street, l overheard a customer order
ing supplies and telling the clerk thai
she was taking them to - "a
large, o~vercrowded city nearby
where she said it was nigh impos,
sible now to procure groceries such
as Clarke carries. She wound up b,
asking for some of your wonderful
Philadelphia ready = made mayor
n~aise.' meaning that prepared by
Mrs. Amelia Schlorer from fresi
eggs, pure salad OF! and vinegar. Sh,
was also delighted at having her at
%tention called to Mrs. Schlorer's
"Olivenaise,' a savory relish made O.
mayonnaise, olives and pimentos
and most p~alatable in sandwiches, O
on crackers or cold meats.
|HICAGO, after duly weighing
the pros and cons of introduc
ing saleswomen land some ar
ticle of women's apparel) into mem
shops, has come to it and evidentl,
thinks itself extremely progressive
Long ago Philadelphia reached an,
acted upon the conclusion that a fai
percentage of mems shoppoing bein.
done by the women of the family.
saleswoman was not amiss. Waite
u. Becker, Himself, 18th and Chest
nut Streets. has an efficient woman
who sells the haberdashery, or sill
hosiery for ladies. and can Civ,
pointers on either. She tells me thei
n e W shipment of full-fashione
Phoenix silk stockings is exception
ally good, with REINFORCED heels
toes and tops, and that only pure-dy
materials are used in Phoenix ho
siery, thus assuring superior aualit
and service. -
THERE is little, if any, need o
calling mems attention to tn
custom shirts made by Jaco
Reeds Sons. 1924 Chestnut Street
for many of them already know O
the department and have experience
the satisfaction of having shirt
made by their expert cutters an
filters. But shirts are not cats wit
nine lives, and sooner or later the
are bound to YEA out, so these sam
men may be glad to hear that Reed.
have a new line of shirtings-cotton!
imported from England or Scotland
and soft, lightweight domestic silk.
or heavyweight imported silks. I
all these shirtings and patterns ru
to mediumly wide stripes of harmon
ious colorings, but it is the sill
shirts, which are being worn NOR
and more, for with laundry bills /
consider they are found to be eco
Hemieai.
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