Signs

In one of the principal busine streets of New York there is a sign which reads, "German Lace Store." Now, whether this is a store that makes a specialty of German laces, or whether it is a store where all kinds of lace are sold, kept by a German or after the German fashion, is something that the sign doubtle means to tell us, but, owing to the absence of a hyphen ("German-Lace Store," or "German Lace-Store"), does not tell us. Nothing is more common than erroneous punctuation in signs, and gro mistakes by the unlettered in the wording of the simplest printed matter. The bad taste, incorrect punctuation, false grammar, and ridiculous nonsense met with on signs and placards, and in advertisements, are really surprising. An advertisement tells us that "a pillow which a ists in procuring sleep is a benediction "; a placard, that they have "Charlotte de Ru e" for sale within, which means, if it means anything, that they have for sale somebody or something called Charlotte of Ru ian; and, then, on how many signs do we see the po e ive case when the plural number is intended!