Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21

Turkish weaves. At Fritz e. La Rue,
ll24 Chestnut street, is fine 7x5.7
antique Bergamo rug, with superb
color combinations. On a mahogany
ground lie gorgeous, large, we'll
balanced figures, that start from a
center form, in Nile green, Manda-
rim yellow, blues and reds, with
border running into pastel shades,
the whole producing a very rich
effect.
THE $50 Handy" Delicatessen!
Isn't this an apt name for that
deliciously stocked department
of the knickerbocker Cafeteria, 81
South 18th street? 1t is just inside
the door to the right of the entrance,
and is called $50 Handy" because it
is so handy to the office buildings
and department stores, 80 handy"
to Broad Street Station and $50
handy" to million people on their
way home. Everything in the deli
catessen line, or anything hot or cold
which is served in the Cafeteria,
can be bought and taken home; all
those tasty salads and sandwiches,
and wonderful canned Mammoth
Fruits and vegetables l told you
about last week, and one of the ad-
vantages of buying here is that you
can see and taste the canned things
before purchasing.
T1NG Tangerine Oranges, those
n wonderful tangerines which
have reached such high state
of development that they equal the
largest oranges in size, have ar
rived in extra fine state at Henry
R. Hallowell & Sons, Broad below
Chestnut street, where they light up
the entire shop with their golden
glow. Originally from Siam, they
were called "King to express super
lative quality, when that word stood
for the highest rank in foreign coun-
tries, and, though the title has lost
it's value, the fruits have not, for
they are still the finest and most
highly favored of oranges. While
the present shipment is large, it will
not last long, for the prices are
lower than heretofore, and the four
sizes are being shipped by parcel
post, with a special stamp to insure
quick delivery, to many out-of-town
customers.
DRIOR to the war the wearing of
wrist watches by men was con-
sidered, if not effeminate, as at
least bordering on it, but the "ac-
tive service" they have seen on the
wrists of doughty warriors has
changed all this, and one officer after
another who has been lover there"
continues using them even after re-
turning to civilian clothes; in fact,
they have become almost as distin-
gushing a mark as the gold service
stripes. But army and naval Off
GERS are not the only men who have
discovered their convenience, and
many are to be had at Bailey, Banks
G. Biddle Company, with khaki or
leather straps. They have the ia
nous Patek Philippe movement,
luminous hands and dials, and the
handsome round, barrel, hexagon or
octagon cases are much smaller than
the ordinary watches for men.
TtHIS is the age of tests. every
kind of test, physical, mental
- and psychological, and it is
particularly the test days of cloth
iers--tests of reputation, tests of
principle. All manner of subter-
fuges and lodges are resorted to
for bigger profits, or greater no
toriety, many having succumbed to
the temptation of marking their
goods at the highest price they could
possibly bring, which makes the sub
sequent reduction" sale look plaus-
ible. But that sort of thing isn't
fair; it isn't good business, and in
the end does more harm than good,
for in these days Of high prices peo-
pie are only going to buy from
houses like Jacob Reeds Sons, 1926
% Chestnut street, where reputation
and principle mean something more
than mere words-and their test is
that they are selling more clothing
than ever.