Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-01
ADVERTISEMENT

TN century, when the calendar was
! of London demanding their lost
Ia were set, first forward and then
in, but the difficult task of keeping
personal meaning. The Chestnut
only abreast, but in advance, of the
re equipment, the latest improve
ence of customers, the best quality
% be found in them first-and then
Scgr7o,h 2qcM
~ RENTAL RUGS are not a fad.
p Had they been so they would
long ago have been driven out
of the market, while in point of fact
their popularity increases, and one
Oriental rug in house has the
power of drawing another Natur-
ally, fewer and fewer antiques are
to be picked up, but modern Oriental
rugs still carry on the traditions of
their country. At Fritz & La Rue.
1924 Chestnut street, where there is
a large and comprehensive stock,
they are enthusiastic on the subject,
and nothing, not excepting the ''flu,"
IS more contagious than enthusiasm.
They, can tell you many interesting
details concerning the industry, an
important one being that the pure
quality of all the materials used in
the rugs is one of the secrets Of
their p"overbial beauty and dura-
bility.
TAVE you heard the new Edison
III Diamond Disc Phonopraph.
- - the "Phonogranh with
SOUP? 1t is wonderful instru-
ment. 1t does not give a mere me-
chanical reproduction of musical
sounds, but actually re-creates them
and so marvelously that the re-
creation cannot be DISTINGUISHED
from the original. This has been
proved when artists sang in direct
comparison with the records. and il
was Impossible to tell whether one
beard the singer or the instrument
me Edison possesses many unique
features, among them the diamond
stylns. which does away with
reodlos ard is altogether so superior
that n. Stetson g. Co.. I'LL Chest
nut street, who are critical in their
taste, felt it was worthy Of recogni-
ton and that they would please their
musical friends by carrying it.
~ EFRTGERATORs are most
EN difficult to warm up to. such a
chilly air emarates from them
hut they are none the less necessary
to every household, for without them
htll-dav would be greater buraboo
than it is. At the House Furnishing
store of j. Franklin Miller, 1912
Chestnut street. quantities are TO he
bad. and though differing in size and
style. their general construction is
the same. In the Mckee refrigera-
tors the outside cases, with the ev-
reption of thu all-porcelain, are of
hardwood. with double wall and an
ar space between. The virtually in
oestructlble galvanized steel air
chambers allow perfect circulation
OF ar: the seamless lining and re-
movable drip pipes and inside traps.
with no overhanping molding to
collect dirt, make them sanitary and
superior ice savers.
r HATE to start off with n warm
ing, but this is really a fishv
story. If you have had the ioyy
or visiting Gloucester. Mass, It NAV
bring back a Whit of that odorifer.
GUS town. where the sea. the land
and me air above rNek of fish, but
such fish! Mackerels and Gods sur
PASSED by none, and so valuable that
every part is utilized-except the
swim. A. E. Bradford Clarke Com
pany. 1920 Chestnut street, there is
.. supply of this years salt fish.
Mackcrols are scarce, none coming
from Norway, and the Gloucester
catch was small, but the bloaters
rat, meatv fellows, weigh each from
"a pounds down to-I forget what
Fine cod steaks, white and tender
come packed in 3-pound wooden
boxes and ready-made Boston cod
fish balls in cans.
NNE imprnvement after another
Ia y is installed in shops and ac.
cepted by customers without
realizing theft convenience. Take.
TO" instance. the new type of show,
cases for clothing at Jacob Reeds
Sons. 1924 Chestnut street. For.
merly mems suits We're laid in niles
on tables, subjected to all the dust
that blew When a particular size
was needed the pile was gone over
and the suit, wrinlIled and crushed
was pulled out. Contrast this with
the new method. Glass dustproof
cases in which the clothes are neatly
arranged by size on individual hang
ers suspended from steel rods. The
customer sees at a glance the color
that appeals to him and virtually
selects without the assistance of a
salesman. Clothing kept in this
manner. preserves a fresh appear
ance impossible under the old
regime.
, I am always glad when I can give
0 will benefit; the women's turn is vet
pbell, 1334-36 Chestnut street, have
desired Mocha gloves. This may not
e tried to, find them you can have no
icult they'are to obtain. These are of
ID browns, with outsesms and self or
usual Macdonald & Campbell high
lochaR thaY CARRY all stvlas of frla,roa