Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-14

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style and enduring quality
advantageous purchases.
~ NE might really think had
Z been "peared" the way | re-
~ turn to that delicious fruit, and
while it is not true in one sense
(worse luckD, it is in another, for
nearly every time | 60 to Henry r.
Hallowell & Sons, Broad below
Chestnut Street, | buy new variety.
But | never can determine which is
the best--so you try and tell me.
This week the Beurre de Bose are in
market, and it is q toss-up whether
they o. the Comicc are the sweetest
and juciest of pears. The Boscs,
which come from Wenatchee Valley,
Washington, are a prettier and more
gracefully shaped pear of q golden
yellow hue, sPeckled with cinnamon
dots or streaks. and, although of
Belgian extraction and thin skinned,
they are not tempermentallv emo
tional, for they never blush"
I'm FARMLAND the prince or
Il plllCNSS tildIn InIlIIB usually uWtiI
n in crystal ralaces, which gls-
tened and sfarkled in the Sunshine.
| am ALWAYS reminded Of those mar
velous tales when / visit the Glass
ware Department at Bailey. Banks
& Biddle Co., where the ssintillatinE
cut glass and crystal pieces are the
tangible results of some ones day
dreams, ard invariably there is Il
new product Of genius to tempt.
This time it is exclusive gold and
enamel crystal pieces, made only in
a few shapes such as stem ware,
vases and bowls. where the borders
can he plainly seen, for the borders
are the beautiful part; carefully
worked-out bands of tiny design in
gold and green, blue and red enam-
els. They are exactly like the old
fashioned cross-stitch patterns on
samplers, and are copied from them.
TT Is always pleasure to discover
facts that rebound to Philadel-
Il phia's credit. Cretonnes, origi-
mated in France by NJ. Cretonne,
we're 1T first coarse and ugly, but
in 1850, when chintz declined in
avor, Philadelphia manufacturer
conceived the idea of rrinting them
''th artistic floral patterns, and to
the success of those early expert
-ents we are indebted for the pres
'"-"tif.'i nd varied stock OF
cretonnes at b. F. Devices, 1922
Chestnut street. Do not fail to see
the display. Some, intended for
draperies, have designs Of bright
plumaged birds; large bold striped
or lowered effects, or Japanese
scenes. But there are also the much
harder to find small patterns, suit
able for spreads, or the 10x17-inch
overseas bags" now in such great
demand.
D1D you ever try TO master one
of the new tangled counting
- machines? One is always pur-
suing some elusive number, and
Never catching up. That is how |
feel about fashions. | no sooner
think | have Madame de la Mode S
number, than she produces some
fresh attraction. This time it is
stunning Tweed-O-Wool suits for
women and misses at Blaylock q
Blynn, 1928 Chestnut Street. These
arc wool, damp-proof suits, practical
for every occasion, which come in
solid colors and the everepopular
heather mixtures. The skirts have
plain fronts, side pockets and tucked
or gathered backs. The chic belted
coats Qined or unlined) are semi
fitting. with big military pockets
and either the conventional collar
or a wider one which may be but
toned up around the threat.
DUTLER, butler, who's got a
X butler? Nobody, if you believe
~ all you hear; but / know whore
YOU can procure a well set-up, chesty
English butler, or, if you prefer it,
a pert French maid, in cap and
apron. True, they would not per-
form any chores, but are experts in
summoning others to order, and you
would have no difficulty in coaxing
them from Hoskins, the Gift Shop
of Chestnut Street. Have you
guessed that they are brass bells
the handles Of which are little
painted figures? Besides bells there
are innumerable other small pieces
of bric-a-brac in similar or different
STYLES. An odd, dull green metal
match holder and ash receiver, idea
as a gift for a golfer, has g. funny
little red jacketed player, whose
head is a golf ball, swollen to proper
proportions.
II KNOW a good-looking man who
always spoils the effect of his
4 get-up by his atrocious ties, his
favorite closely resembling a potato
bug on a tomato leaf. If he would
buy his neckwear at Macdonald q
Campbell's, 1334-36 Chestnut Street
he would be a wiser and better
(dressed) man, for they have a trul,
choice and wide collection. At pres
ent they are featuring exclusive
Royal Irish Poplin ties, in unob-
trusive designs and colors, made in
Dublin from the finest Chinese
Organzine silk, combined with Sc
lected wool, for all genuine lrisf
porlin has wool filing. Poplin, OF
popeline, so called In compliment tt
the Popes who lived in Avignon, ths
city Of its birth, was introduced inte
Ireland by French emigres in tn
seventeenth century. and there per