Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-07

TACH year that wings its way
r over antique Oriental rugs
adds another jewel to their
laden of glory. The unfading COL
ors, touched lightly by the finger of
"ime, assume mellow. gentle tones;
the mystic symbols increase in in
terest, but rarer and scarcer become
these old pieces, which at Fritz &
La Rue. 1924 Chestnut street. cause
joy to the appreciative. OF the an
tiques in their window, the genuine
Lehvar has seen more than a GEN.
tury. Covering its pale tapestry
green field is the Tree of Life, whose
white -petaled flowers reach ever up
ward. Below is graceful vase filled
with leaves in exquisite autumnal
shades, while palm leaves have flut-
tered into the corners, and one of the
six dainty borders bears poetic Per-
sian inscriptions in cartouches-per-
haps a love-song of some fair Queen
for her Shah.
TTOW manv persons know, or
II realize, that besides their very
L Il large assortment of the finest
fresh fruits Henry R. Hallowell &
Son, Broad street below Chestnut,
carry an equally good lot of i'm
ported and domestic jar and boxed
fruits, also the richest and most deli
cious jams, preserves and conserves,
such as Orange Marmalade, made on
an old Scotch recipe; brand of
Guava Jelly, that has given satisfac-
tion for twenty years; luscious and
unusually large preserved whole
Strawberries, French Marrons; Figs
in Jars and boxes; Prunes, stuffed
with nuts or raisins: large. tender
Stem Ginger from China, hard to
get, but only too easy to eat. and
the most wonderful handshelled
Jumbo Pecans, each piece an entire
half. bigger than walnut, with no
little scraps thrown in.
~TORED in the vaults of banks
and trust companies lie many a
~ bit of handsome diamond jew.
alry, no longer worn because out OF
date, and the owners have never
thoueht of having them remodeled.
At Bailey, Banks & Biddle Com.
rany. where thew make a speciality of
This sort of work, no charge is made
for suggestions nor for the designs
furnished by their competent staff
of artists. All the new settings are
platinum. allowance being made fol
the old gold, and the transformations
7 IL saw were marvellous. An anti
ouated diamond sunburst was
changed into beautifuIfancy ovaI
filigree brooch. An ugly diamond
studded necklace into a graceful bal
pin. and a still more elaborate pir
was studded with thirty-nine dia,
monds, the combined offerings ot
three pins and bangle bracelet.
ZEN whose supply of shirts has
| WI run low, or who need to stool
up entirely afresh, always
find what they want in the very ac
five Shirt Department of Jacol
Reeds Sons, 1424-26 Chestnut street
where the best seller is still the Ok
ford Outing, a finely tailored shirt
of white mercerized Oxford Cloth
rood for golf, auto, camp, sport anc
usual wear, and combining splendic
wearing qualities with attractive ap
bearance. In the back the neck bant
is slightly deeper than usual, and ir
front it does not extend under the
collar, but leaves a space between
the edges of it large enough to allow
the knot of four-in-hand to slip up
into it without forcing the collar out
of shape. The collar itself ends in
buttoned-down points, and the but
toned wristbands are regulation Polo
style.