Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-25
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of the past weeks have gradually
returned to Its normal life. First
hen the final drive for the Liberty
have been unable to comply with
neil of National Defense for early
are clear. At the last
re the stores extra employees, light
rchasing over longer period this
It street shops in assembling their
eic part. You do yours. f,'
9eA,o1ok &q>oM
YEZ! Oyez! ye lovers of olives!
I Be not disconsolate that your
search for Spanish olives was
+. Bradford Clarke
Company, 1920 Chestnut street, has
a good stock; not up their sleeve,
but upon their shelves. They laid
them in some months ago, and will
rot advance prices while these last,
There are all size plain olives, from
the Giants down to the Baby Olives.
in all size bottles. But if this does
not sound rich enough, they come
stuffed with pimentos, celery or
anchovy, one bottle holding three
kinds, stuffed with celery, pimentos
and capers. Then there are our own
fine products from California, vary
ing from the Colossal to the small
est sizes. These also come ripe or
unripe. plain or stuffed. one combi-
nation jar containing both pimento
and tuna fish stuffings.
DERHAPS nothing is more diff
cult to choose in furnishing a
a house than the rugs and carpets.
Like Wallpapers, they have a habit
of looking like d leans in the shops
and like Nightmares when irrev-
ocably placed. Usually, too, they
are displayed in surroundings too
cramped for the proper effect to be
got or entirely under artificial
lights, which change the tones COM
pletely. In the spacious showrooms
of Fritz & La Rue, 1924 Cheetnut
street, these conditions have been
dealt with in a mastery manner.
with resultant satisfaction to all con-
cerned. In neither the Oriental Sec
ton nor the American and European
are the rugs spread around in that
indiscriminate fashion so distracting
to tn eve and mind. A few beauti-
full * -cimens hang on the walls; the
rest await inspection.
.VERY time | go into an estab-
n lishment such as Jacob Reeds,
- 1424-26 Chestnut street, ! real
ize what a godsend it is to the mas
culine half of society and why men |,
50 willingly patronize it. In the
arge assortment of garments there
is little or no possibility of not find
ing clothes to suit any figure of
man the tall man. the short man,
the stout, slender or medium man.
all are assured of a good fit, the
smartest of stvles and the best Of
quality. And this is no easy matter.
1t requires, careful thought and con-
sideration on the part of the design
ars and the selling force, who must
have the ability to decide instantly
he tvpe to which the prospective
customer belongs. And they do it.
If you don't believe, just go in and
see.
AFTER working so hard to make
n the Liberty Loan success,
= and worrying still harder for
fear the city would not raise it's
quota, the reaction has set in, and
we are able to wonder why there
was any difficulty in people realizing
hat in subscribing to the loan they
not only had good future invest
nent, but could use their Liberty
Bonds at any time in lieu of cash.
N. Stetson & Co., iii Chestnut
street. who sell the renowned Stein
way pianos, will accept them in part
payment for these pianos, and in
loing this the company is actuated
solely by desire to help. those who
are pressed for ready money. They
will not throw the bonds back on
;he market, but will keep them as
an investment, though they already
own a large number,
IF BY any chance you imagine
sweaters are going out of fash
= ion with the scarcity of wool,
lrop in Bonwit & Teller's and dis,
abuse your mind. While the ma
sport colors, cut rather high in the
neck, with small roll collars, the
lighter shades are also to be found,
,ut when it comes to dressy sweaters
iilk is again the favOrite. An at
;ractive yellow silk, fancy-weave'
sweater, which glimmers like gold,
has the new Tuxedo front, cuffs and
girdle in a plain stitch, hut
It's best feature is it's pockets, so
arge and capacious four buttons and
oops are necessary to hold them in
place. No need of carrying a knit;
ing bag when wearing this sweater!
Several socks and helmets could
easily find comfortable quarters in
he pockets. sss
NLD Benjamin Franklin was q
far-sighted old chap concern
- ing electricity. but ! doubt IL
his widest flights of fancy ever pic
ured all its future uses and the num-
Der of electric devices sold at the
House Furnishing Store of j. Frank
in Miller, 1912 Chestnut street.
How he would have enjoyed being
tucked in bed by Deborah Frank
in, not Logan!) and warmed by an
Electric Warming Pad that requires
no refilling, never leaks and may be
regulated in temperature, vast Inn
provement over hot-water bottles. e
And had he had electric curling irons
mis- locks would not have looked 90
scraggy when his portraits were
painted. But his wife wOuld uusnou