Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-22
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NIHAI are you going to have
" for Thanksgiving dinner?
Sugar and spice and every
thing nice, from E. Bradford Clarke
Company, 1920 Chestnut street?
That's the shop to stock up in. Be-
gin by decorating your table with
turkey favors; they may be the only
turkeys you will see. Then they
start off with caviar or some other
appetizer from their well-supplied
counter. Next, soup-what is the
use of making it when the canned is
so NAH surer of being good. Vege-
tables, of course. The very best
asparagus tips, beans, corn, peas, to-
matoes and succotash. Currant or
other jellies for the meats. Salad
oil? Very scarce Carelli pure olive
oil, excellent Lanier peanut oil or
ready prepared mayonnaise are all
there. And do not forget olives and
salted almonds, and-"that's another
story"
TT Is not often that expectations
are fully realized, but they are
when you buy an overcoat at
Jacob Reeds Sons, 1424-26 Chest
nut street. At least that is what the
men tell me, they ought to know,
though none saw what I did-the
head Of the department literally
picking the new models to pieces,
those not coming up to his expecta-
tions being instantly banfshed from
stock. The Reeds's assortment of
wineNr overcoats is unusually large
and unusually attractive; possibly
some houses have more, probably
some have limited number of coats
of equal attraction, but here there is
both quantity and quality, and
quality, as they define it. means "the
better weaves, the finer tailoring, the
smarter style,' every essential nee
essary for making these garment
the last word in gentlemen's over
coats.
GONE people are under the i'm
~ pession all Oriental rugs are
~ antiques, when, as matter of
fact, there are antiques and moderns
of the same names. At Fritz &
La Rue, 1924 Chestnut street, they
have both, and wonderfully beautiful
they are. Of all eastern rugs, the
Bokharas are perhaps the most
easily recognized. The center con-
sists of alternate octagonal and dia-
mond-shaped figures, repeated across
the width of the rug, and the main
border of corresponding figures,
separated by narrow diagonal stripes
resembling fretwork. The coloring
of the groundwork is invariably b.
rich shade of red, while blue and
white, with sometimes a touch of
orange, predominate in the figures.
The durability of Bokharas is phe-
nomenal, and with the touch of time
their texture becomes soft as velvet.
TFE story of the renowned
Steinway Pianos, sold at N
Stetson & Co., I'LL Chestnut
street, is one of perseverance and
achievement. It's beginning was back
in 1925, when Henry Steinway pre-
sented his bride with his earliest
effort, two-string piano with ham
mers striking the keys at different
positions. Years passed. The Stein
way family, by now increased to
nine, moved to New York, set up a
factory, and the piano, through the
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enthusiasm of the father and sons
finally reached it's proud place at the
head of the piano world. And "wher.
eve: human hearts are sad or glad
and songs are sung, and strings vi.
brate, and keys respond to loves
caress there is known, respected, re.
vered-loved-the name and fame of
Steinway.'
}NPEN fireplaces, with their
" cheerful glow, are always ire.
sistible, and at no time of year
are they more desirable than at
present when many households are
still without coal or are economizine
with what they have. In plenty OF
homes, both in the city and suburbs
there are fireplaces that have care.
lessl ly been left unequipped, though il
is the easiest matter to slip into the
House Furnishing Store of J. Frank.
lin Miller, 1912 Chestnut street, and
buy the complete outfit. Andirons
which, by the way, are usually not
iron at all, but brass, in all the Co
lonial styles and sizes, from the tall
ones suitable for country mansions
to the tiny ones for apartments
Tenders and fire screens, fireplace
sets of shovel, tongs and poker, and
wood holders in brass or beautiful
French silver-gray willow.
VXTHENEVER I go into a shor
| " like that of William Curry
W 1112 Chestnut street, I am
seized with such a longing fo,
travelling that it is with difficulty
refrain from exchanging my "old kit
bag" for one of their beauties anc
starting off. Such a fascinating
array as they have of leather goods
though that is by no means all they
carry. The shop is filled with happy
suggestions for any one in doubt
what to buy for themselves or foi
gifts. Dress suit cases, travelling
bags, overnight cases, fitted or un
fitted, of the finest feathers, for mer
or women. Handbags in velvet
leather or beaded in the most intri
cate and gorgeous of patterns; desl
accessories, sewing cases, manicur,
sets and one counter devoted entirely
to small articles suitable for Christ
lmas remembrances for men.
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