Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-20
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WHETHER it is the little or
w big things of life that count
W is an open question, but in
any case nobody disputes that the
small accessories of mans costume,
if bought: at the proper shop and of
the proper style, are the strongest
allies for his general good appear
ance :; -
Walter G. Becker, Himself, Elev-
enth and Chestnut Streets, is so con-
vinced of this that he is most par
ticular in his stock of fancy waist
coats for morning and afternoon
wear! Fortunately for men, English
and Scotch materials continue to ar
rive. These waistcoats are made of
brown, gray or tan imported English
tricot cloth, in herringbone and
basket weave patterns, and an old
suit may be so spruced up by them
as to pass muster another season.
Something to consider when econo-
mizing. i
w THAT would we do without the
" young college man? Wher-
W ever he is he plays a large
and active part in the life of that
community. His glee clubs, frat
dances and athletic games bring him
in contact with divers classes of So
ciety and make him one of the
greatest sticklers on dress. He ex-
amints everv detail with critical
eye, but search as he may he will
find no flaws in the white oxford Polo
! Shirts at Jacob Reeds Sons, 1424
Chestnut Street. They are of the
best material, with attached soft COL
lar and cuffs. The collar band is
deeper in the back than front, and to
insure perfect set has a space be-
tween the two front edges of the col
lar, leaving room for the tie. The
collar itself has pointed ends fas-
tened to the shirt by buttons and
buttonholes.
NEVER has there been a greater
~ diversity in suits than this
year. It. would be a woman
strange in shape and mind who could
not find becoming costume among
the vast number offered. Each is
more difficult to describe than the
last, and l hesitate in the attempt.
Bonwit & Teller have stunning
plum velour suit, which must be seen
to be appreciated. The mediumly
long coat, flaring little below the
hips, is cut off in front at the waist
line, where the deep rolling shawl
collar ofs Australian opossum ends
I also. Dozens of bone buttons are
used as decorations. The two piece
skirt has the back hanging straight
from the belt; the front meeting and
overlapping it is slightly draped
on one side and forms, yoke on
the other. 1t is really as compli-
Gated as it sounds.
TT is astonishing how fashions
! change even in the largest piece
of furniture-the piano. Grand
mothers beloved Steinway squares
are no more, and gone are the fancy
carved cases and curlicued legs Of
yore. The new Steinways, sold by
N. Stetson & Co., iii Chestnut
Street, Uprights and Grands, are
mostly of severely plain designs in
keeping with the spirit of the age.
The high polished cases, once such
favorites, while still to be had, have
Welded to dull-finished ones, OBJ
tanned by process of rubbing down
after many coats of varnish have
been applied. But Steinway is a
Steinway, and no matter what the
outward garb, its matchless tone and
depth of power and resonance make
it the greatest medium of expression
of all that is noblest in music.
"HE OPEN freplaces of the
e. early colonists were perhaps
"A the largest built in any coun-
Try, some being ten feet in depth and
wide in proportion. On either side
were. benches with high backs to
shield the, occupants from the cold
outside the circle of the fires
warmth. Practically none of the
modern limitations approaches them
in size, but they are not behind them
in hearth accessories, and at the
House Furnishing Store of J. Frank
lin Miller, 1912 Chestnut Street,
: there are many reproductions in diff.
J ferent sizes Of Colonial brass and
, irons, the claw feet, the urn-topped
and Colonial baluster pattern with
ball tops being those most commonly
used. Shovel, tongs and poker come
: to match, and there are also brass
tenders, fire screens and boxes or
baskets for wood.
- RAPE juice, the once disdained
. u beverage, has come into its
- own. With the present senti-
| ment against serving strong drink
and the prospect of "bone dry
country, its merits have gained rec,
+, ognition. f. Bradford Clarke
, 1920 Chestnut Street, carries home
e made brands of grape juice, distilled
) from the best grapes and purest
+ sugar obtainable. There is the white
I variety, made of .Catawba grapes
: and the red, made from the Concord
Y grapes. A third soft drink is. de
h rived from Loganberries, cross be
: tween blackberTies and raspberries
s and tasting more like the latter
y Grape Juice is often ruined in serv
o ing. To get the real favor and yalu,
e pour it full strength into a glass o
: cracked ice. By the time it is chille'
: the ice has diluted it to the prope
proportions.
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