Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
yTyHEN the boys come home
" from fighting it's going to be

vV1HEN the boys come home
w from fighting it's going to be
w as much of a wrench for
them to return to the customs OF
peace as it was to learn the art Of
war. Wives have been warned to
deal gently with them if they insist
upon taking their meals sitting on
the floor with plates balanced on
knees or if, when new sewer IS
being installed, they choose the mud.
diest part of the ditch to sit in of
an evening. Be patient, and to
please them buy one of the newest
style breakfast gongs at Bailey,
Banks e. Biddle Company. Instead
of being the flat metal pieces on ma
hogany stands (Which they have
also). these are tubular, and so ar
ranged that the army calls Of Flag,
Church. Reveille, Tattoo. Taps and
Stable may be beautifully sounded.
rUSY days these are for the
housewife. While sisters, cous-
~ ms and aunts are looking for
ward to the family dinner on
Thanksgiving she has to look to her
larder and linen closet, and probably
finds one in as much need of replen-
ishing as the other. At B. F. De-
wees. 1922 Chestnut street, there is
a choice selection of napery suitable
for Thanksgiving or other giving:
Table cloths of every description, and
any one who knows how next to inn
possible it is to get fine linen will
appreciate the satiny double damask,
hemstitched lunch doilies and the
beautiful Madeira embroidered tea
doilies, which are selling at an eX-
ceptional figure. The Japanese
grass linen table cloths, Il yards
SQUARE. heavily embroidered and put
up in quaint Oriental boxes, will
gladden. some woman this Christmas.
vrAVE you noticed this fall how
II shabby lots of men looked,
L L well-to-do men? Until Vic
torn Monday many of them felt they
might be called to the colors at any
minute and did not bother getting
new suits. but now there is a gen.
eral sprucing up for Thanksgiving
and at Macdonald & Campbell, 1884:
SO Chestnut street, the "New Model
! Suit" for both men and young men
. has been found to have unusually
good points for business and outing
| wear. 1t is extremely shapely, with
welted waist and back seams ano
stitched belt across the back. and Is
greatly admired for it's good taste
and character. Carefully selected
tweeds and cheviots have been usee
and throughout it maintains tht
Macdonald & Campbell high stand
ard of quality, tailoring and value.
MYTH hearts and minds SUI
" centered on France and ne
w struggles Lafayette. W.
Come." Rupert Sargent Holland
latest book for young people, is sur.
to find many readers this Christ
mas. Beginning with the life, ant
adventures Of Lafayette, the stor!
shifts to Pershing in the France o
TODAY, and the author displays hi
usual happy faculty of presentlns
, historical facts in fiction form. 'bu
this is only one of the many inter
esting books for young folks a
George w. Jacobs & Co.. 1928 Chest
nut Street. "Boys' Book of India,
Warriors" by Edwin l.. Sabip, on
of the handsomest boys books pub
lished this year, is an authentic ms
tory in. narrative~torm OF forty Ia
nous Indian chiefs. And don't over
look the Washington Square Clas
sizes. a series of books for young peo
pie beautifully. illustrated in color
~HE common expression Artist
are born, not made" is par
L ticularly true of the rug weav
ers of the Orient, where the averag
worker. though of primitive simple
ity and virtually no education. pro
duces wonderful combinations O
colors. But while the rugs al
artistic, they are not all Of the sam
quality, every district making dii
ferent grades, from the best to tn
poorest. The mere name is no guar
antee of excellence, and unles
bought from a reliable firm there
high probability of being taken in.
AZ Fritz & La Rue, 1124 Chestnu
street, there is an exceptional selet
ton of Oriental rugs, surpassin
ANYTHING in the city, and selling fc
at least 20 per cent less than elst
where. Being experts. all rugs al
as represented and inspection an
comparison are invited.
VUAVE you seen the stunning ba
II Sons, Broad below Chestnut
4 i beauty, but in these for Ths
themselves, and for gifts or decor
could be handsomer.. The baskets {
in town. are mostly Japanese or Oh
| hoinn hand nainted When filled