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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

next at Odd Fellows Hall. The pro-
gramme will consist of musical selections
followed by the play, I'm Honor Bound.
Dancing will follow and will conclude the
evenings entertainment.
The Nationals will hold reception this
evening at their hall on Ellis street to cele-
brate the fortieth anniversary of their or
ganiZation.
The Helping Hand Society will give an
entertainment on Friday afternoon and
evening, the 10Th inst, at the residence of
Mrs. ID. w. Folger, 1916 Franklin street.
The society is an auxiliary of the Golden
Gate kindergarten Association, and the
coming entertainment is for the benefit of
the kindergarten, Friends of the society
are earnestly requested to aid this good
cause with their dollars, as, outside of the
worthy object, an excellent programme is
being prepared, in which some of our best
local artists are to take part
A reception will be rendered to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Close, the newly married
couple, and the pupils of Puckett Dancing
Academy, on Monday evening next,
at Mission Opera Hall, 2131 Mission
street. The invitations have been limited
and an enjoyable time is anticipated The
"Eschscholtzias" will act on all the COM
mittees.
The Helping Hand Society, auxiliary to
the Golden Gate kindergarten Association,
of its kindergartens on Friday afternoon
and evening, October Is, at the residence
of Mrs. d. w. Folger, 1916 Franklin street.
An interesting and varied programme will
be presented both afternoon and evening.
All friends OF the society are invited to be
present and aid this great and noble cause.
The price of admission will be so cents.
Young Ladies Institute No. will give
its anniversary hop on the 8th prox. at
National Guard Hall, 815 Ellis street.
musicale and tea will be given in the
parlors of the Occidental Hotel on Tues
day afternoon, the 22d inst, from to 6
O'clock for the benefit of the San Fran
cisco Training-school for Nurses.
Mrs. William Alvord will receive at her
house, 2200 Broadway, on first and third
Fridays in November, January and Feb
ruary.
On Tuesday evening. October %, Ma
tional Parlor, n. S. G. W., will entertain
street, with an entertainment they style
''Ladies' Night" An excellent literary
and musical programme will be rendered
by our best local artists during the first
part of the evening, and dancing will fol-
low.
DR.. Thomas Locker Hill will give an
evening of readings and recitations, to-
gether with musical selections, on Thurs
day evening next at the First English
Lutheran Church.
The ball for the benefit of the Woman S
Exchange is to be held at Pioneer Hall on
Thursday evening, the 31st inst. Dancing
will commence at 9 o'clock.
The fourteenth party of the "Mystics"
takes place at Union-square Hall on Tues
day evening, October 10.
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Personal.

Mrs. C. J. Wilder, wife of Freight Auditor
Wilder of the Southern Pacific Company, who
has been. spending month visiting in South
ern California, accompanied by her sister, Miss
f. E. Bert has returned to her home in Menlo
Park.
MIR. and Mrs. Basil Heathcote are in Port
land. Or.
Mr.. Edgar Mills and his two sisters, Miss Ad-
die and Miss Florence Mills, will spend the
winter season abroad.
Lieutenant Lewis j. Clark is at Newport,
Rhode Island.
Mrs. Adam Grant is at Burlingame visiting
her son, Mr.. Joseph D. Grant, at his new cot
tage there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield Baker will spend
most of the winter at their home in Sausalito
Miss Ethel Patton will return in the near
future from her European and Eastern trip.
Mr.. Edward H. Sheldon, Mr.. E. K Mcintosh
and Mr.. Allan st. John Bowie will return from
Sausalito November l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott and Miss Mary
Scott returned yesterday from their trip to New
York.
Miss Edith Shorb daughter of ]. de Barth
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Bohemian Club on Friday evening, the
host being James D. Phelan, and the
honored guest Mrs. E. w. Bliss, who leaves
on Thursday next for New York with Mrs.
Moses Hopkins. The table decorations and
service were in perfect keeping with all
the entertainments given at the club.
The electric fountain in the center of the
large round table in the red room was sur
rounded by violets and smilax. The place
cards were pretty and artistic, and the
music by Huber's string band all that
could be asked for. Mr.. Phelan's guests
were: Mrs. Z. W. Bliss, Miss Ada Sullivan,
Miss A. a. Clark, Miss Laura McKinstry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jerome, Fred r. Web
ster, Col. @. f. Crocker, Joseph D. Grant,
Jerome n. Hart and Oscar t. Sewell.
The first dance of the season was that
given by the Friday Fortnighthes at Lunt's
Hall on Friday last, full account of
which appeared in these columns yester-
day. The Entire Nous Club Will have their
first cotillon on November l at the Palace
Hotel. The Monday Evening and Friday
Night clubs will open their seasons the
latter part of November, the former at
Golden Gate Hall and the latter at the Odd
Fellows, where the handsomest balls on
the coast have been given.
The Friday Night Club is the one here
that corresponds to the New York, PhiIa-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington clubs
and where the debutantes consider they
make their formal bow.
The Monday Nights will have four meet
ings, The Friday Nights five and the Fri
day Fortnightly about six or eight. Then
there will be two large balls, one to be
given in Armory Hall, a large number OF
fbpatpr dinners lnnchPOnS and the
much-abused teas"
This will certainly keep the ball rolling
up to Lent, which comes the middle OF
February. The seasons buds are pretty
some exceedingly so-and have known one
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Parties in homes the past few years have
been failures so far as enjoyment was con-
cerned. At several crushes last winter
dresses were ruined and people were made
so uncomfortable that it is not likely they
will be repeated. AS to dances there were
only two private ones-those of Miss Alice
Hager and Miss Mollie Thomas. The
former was given in &rmory Hall, the
latter at the debutante's own home.
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at $1OO a yard-eash at time Of
purchase

you can buy Black Pekin Striped Silks
worth 81 so, 24-inch Black Surah with
Roman stripes of contrasting colors
and Satin Duchesse Brocades in all the
high evening colors, such as Nile.
Azure, Rose, Corn, Cream, White,
Cardinal and Lavender, that are good
enough for any affair to be gwen this
winter. You couldn't buy any of these
for 81 where you get them charged,
though.
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will certainly be several who will have
balls given in their honor, one is already a
certainty and another almost so.
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velour du nOrd
for Capes-

come and see what So yard will buy
in 27-inch and $4 yard will buy in 81
inches wide in these popular black vel
vets for Capes-cash down though, no
credit.
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A NOTABLE LUNCHEON.

That Which Miss McCutchen Gave
to the Members of Her Bridal
Party.
Miss Alice McCutchen gave lunch
party yesterday at her home, 25O8 Fillmore
street, to Miss Mary Eyre, who will be the
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at Scots a yard-spot CASH

we will sell you 21-inch Black Figured
Louisine Silks, soft and durable quail
ity, new designs that 75c yard
wouldn't buy on credit.
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our suit dept

Is great ladies' pet, it has been SO
much favored and recommended by its
devotees that it has steadily grown
in Importance and size until it now
occupies with the Cloak Department
the largest ground floor space in the
city, and half the second floor for work
rooms.
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at 20 cts eaeh-..$2 25 a dozen.

100 dozen Bleached Damask Towels,
3Sx19 inches. Lace openwork borders
and knotted fringe. Reduced for this
sale from So dozen.
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at $3.50 each

Ladies' Black Moreen Underskirts, cut
very full and made with the new style
deep Trilby flounce at the bottom. If
you found them at credit houses they'd
be So so.
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50 cts a yard will buy

Fancy Wool Brocades, 3S inches wide,
in 100 different patterns; extra quality
All-wool Storm Serges, in navy blue
and black; All-wool Cheviot Storm
Serges, full So inches wide, in black
and blue; Two-toned Novelty Suitings,
40 inches wide, in great variety of
new designs; Colored Fancy Alpacas,
in floral patterns, solid colors, such as
black, brown, navy and garnet. Not
any one of these lines could be bought
at credit house and charged up to
your account for less than 75c a yard.
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silk specials

that cannot fail to attract you if you
have the money to pay for them; if you
are in the habit of getting goods
charged" that's different.
We want your trade if you can lay the
money On the counter soon as the
clerks scissors run through the goods.
If you buy that way come to Us and
see how much more of everything our
clerks scissors cut off for the same
amount of money that the others put
on the books for you.
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at $3.50 each

We are offering some new arrivals in
Children's Dresses. They are made of
fancy boucle and plain ladies' cloths,
nottled cheviots and mixed materials,
all pretty styles, trimmed with braids
and lined all through. Credit stores
wouldn't sell you the bare materials
for the price.
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1t is a little early to predict as yet
whether the season will be gay or not, but
it seems to look as though it would be the
gayest in many years. Certainly great
deal depends upon the debutantes. They
are the ones in whose honor the functions
are given. Now that the children of the
old Southern set are beginning to come
out, gayer times are predicted.
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This will certainly keep the ball rolling
up to Lent, which comes the middle OF
February. The seasons buds are pretty
some exceedingly so-and have known one
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at $1,000 each

We are offering special line of Ladies'
Boucle Cloth Tailor-made Suits, box
coats with ripple backs and extra full
skirts, lined throughout, SIS would not
buy one in any credit store in the city.
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at $l.OO each

A large lot of Ladies' Wrappers made
OF extra quality percales, Vatican back,
loose front, lining in waist and sleeves.
These wrappers were always sold by US
at$1 75each, and credit concerns would
charge considerably more than that.
We make a specially of ladies' tailor
made suits to order or ready to wear.
Don't pay credit prices. Come to US
and see what cash prices are.
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at Is cts each 81 20 a dozen.

$50 dozen fine quality Loom Huck
Towels, 3Sx1S inches. Value at So a
dozen.
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at % cts eaeh...$2 80 a dozen.

500 dozen different kinds of Linen
Towels, varying in size from 40 to so
inches long, and including Bleached
Damasks with knotted fringes, and lace
openwork, plain and colored borders;
Washed Hucks with knotted fringes or
hemmed ends; Birdscye Linen with
knotted fringes or hemstitched ends;
Turkish Bath and Boudoir Towels,
beautiful silver-white damask for fancy
work, and others, worth up to 35c and
40c apiece.
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THE COMING SEASON WILL BE GAY.

The present is society's waiting time of
the year, and waiting in any form is dull
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ese ~ Se

Among this seasons debutantes there
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at Is 2.3 cts eaeh-..$1 80 a dozen.

100 dozen Hand Loom Huck Towels
3Sx19inches. An excellent towel that
has never been sold under 20c apiece.
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Society is coming home fast-indeed, it
may be said to have arrived, for there are
very few people who linger out their sum-
mer beyond the first of October. The
moment society people get back to town
they begin to look around them to see
what they can do to amuse themselves.
At this time of the year, of course, there is
nothing offering outside the weddings.
They are, one and all simply waiting for
the season to open, and wondering what it
will bring to them, not only Individually,
but to society as a whole.
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at 10 cts eaeIl-$l 10 a dozen.

100 dozen Bleached Huck Towels, 32x
IL inches. Ready to use. Value at
81 so dozen.
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% cts a yard will buy
Twilled Melton Cloths, a very stylish
cloth for street costumes and bicycle
suits-six different colors.
81 II cts and 50 cts a yard will buy

Fancy Boucle and Niggerhead Suit.
ings, AZ inches wide-a splendid assort-
ment of colorings at each price.
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robroy caps

Something new for ladies and children,
plaid and mixed cloths and velyets.
Prices from 75c TO 81 25 each. See
them.
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extra special

10 pieces Black All-wool Astrachan
Boucle Suitings, full 54 inches wide, at
81 25 yard-not credit house in the
city could sell them for less than 81
yard.
pieces Two-tone Fancy Angora Curl
Boucle Mixtures, the prettiest hairy
surface cloth for street costumes shown
in this city, 81 25 a yard-you couldn't
buy them much under 81 at any credit
store if they had them.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12

ington, and to point out in passing that
some of what was meant for satire has
turned to pleasant prophecy. His letter
to Fiscount Forbes is the longer of the
two, containing nearly two hundred lines.
Ia it the hopes that filled the minds of the
fathers OF the republic are thus outlined:
Even here. beside the proud Potowmac's
stream.
Might sag ges still pursue the flattering theme
or days 10 come, when man shall conquer
Rise Ger The level Of his mortal state,
Belle the monuments OF frailty past,
And. stamp perfection on this world at last.
Here, might they say, shall Powers d.
vided reign
Evince that patriots have not bled in vain.
Here godlike Liberty's herculean youth,
Graded in peace, aud nurtur'd up by Truth
To full maturity OF nerve and mind,
Shall crush the giants that bestride man
kind
Here shall Religions pure and balmy draft,
Ia form no more from cups of state be
But flow for all. through nation, rank, and
sect,
Free as that heaven its tranquil waves re-
fleet,
Around the columns of the public shrine
Shall growing Arts their gradual wreath
entwine,
Nor breathe corruption from their flower
ing braid.
Nor mine that fabric which they bloom to
shade,
NO longer mere Sudll justice DOuOO ner view,
Or wrong the many while she rights the
few;
But take her range through all the social
frame,
Pure and peryadiug as that vital flame
Which warns at once our best and meanest
part,
And thrills a hair while it expands a
heart" "
Much OF this dream has taken on the
form of reality and its full perfection"
VIII he rounded out by the genius OF the
republic Notwithstanding the pre- sent
perturbed condition of American social
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itself. But the close of his life was mex
pressibly sad it's only consolation being
the loyalty of his friends. The Unsuitable
"archer" was busy in his household, and
the blow resulting from the death of the
last of his five children sent him weeping
to the earth. Health was affected, spirits
crushed and mind impaired. In the last
year OF Southey's existence we read how
the poor scholar, whose mind had become
an utter blank, would still walk round his
library, gaze intently on his darling books,
take them down mechanically, affect to
read them and put them back unread The
last days of Moore were in a certain
sense even more melancholy. When he
appeared at social gatherings his gay
flow of spirits, happy application of hu-
morous stories and constant and congenial
ease were all wanting. The brilliant hues
Of his varied conversation had failed, the
strong powers of his intellect had mani
festly sunk, and the darkness which set
tied on his spirit eliminated in death in
February, 1852.
FRANCIS J. oNEILL.
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BABY AND THE BATH TUB
Wiles Necessary to Coax Him to Eek
pertinent in Deep Water.

Wiles Necessary to Coax Him to Ex-
pertinent in Deep Water.
He had never been in the bathroom before,
on account of his investigating proelivities,
but on this day his tub, papier mache
affair, was found 70 be water-soaked
and put out in the sun to dry thoroughly
before painting over. A bath he must
have, so at breakfast he was told that he
could get in ''papas tub" but looked
rather dubious overi it. have never known
him to be really afraid of anything, but
he is very conservative as regards change.
However, he padded up stairs before
me, his little bare feet twinkling from
under his night gown at every step. (He
usually comes down stairs himself as
soon as he wakes up, without stopping
to call any one, and experience has taught
me that it is better to give him his break
fast en- shabille3 for the effort to post
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finally drawing him from under the parlor
sofa, whittier he had gone for safety
Mi no like it" he kept OH saying, unheed-
ing my assertions that it would not hurt
him.
By degrees / got him back to the room,
but at first could think of nothing to per
suade him TO get into the water. He looked
at the brush l put in for a beat, and init
mated he would prefer to 60 unwashed for
ever rather than play in the tub. Match
sticks aud paper met no warmer reception;
then proposed in moment of inspiration
that he wash 'Black Tom," his favorite
baby and he began to relent just little.
Tom wasn't made exactly for bathing,
and 1 had grave doubts as TO whether his
color could stand it, but having made the
suggestion l couldn't go back on it, so in
went Tom and the baby after. He douced
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vented by the great magnificence of both
skirts and sleeves, which are bIazoned
with enbrOidcries Of gold and set with
precious stones. These, too, were
enacted out of fashion, but only while the
women We're getting breath for a fresh
contest and sleeve that exceeded in cost
anything that had gone before, for they
Were both wide and long, reaching over the
mem or the dress. These We're tine arm
coverings that called forth the last fiar
from the Venetian senate.-New YORK
World.
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MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
We we're busy yesterday,
we thought, selling under
wear, but this week we shall
be pushed hard to wait on you
all. Our underwear prices
and qualities are attaching no
tice in Washington getting
reputation!
At 29c-Ladies' good muslin walking
skirts, deep cambric rufie, with tucks,
AT 24c-Ladies' fine muslin short skirts,
with cambric ruffie-yoke bands-the
39c quality.
At $3.50 doz low neck corset covers
fine cambria neck and armholes
trimmed with fine embroidery-pearl
buttons-worked buttonholes.
At 13c-only 10 doz good muslin drawers
deep hem and tucks-yoke band
only two pair TO a customer Second
floor, right hand
LEGHORN HATS.
Just twenty-hve-and re-
member only 25-really fine
misses and children's Leg
horn Hats, trimmed with
ns-fowers-o tips
-$5 kind "a genuine mid
May bargain-you know how
long they will last-at $3.50.
Second floor back.
SUMNER C0RSETS.
A limited lot of summer
corsets-very cool and light
in white extra long and
medium waist-double side
and front steels, at mld-May
sale 35c.
LEGHORN FLATS AND STRAWS.
Here aresMisses' and Chill
dren's Leghorn flats-plain
and fancy laced edge-very
pretty and suitable. The soc
and 75c kind and value at
mid-May sale 26c.
AT 5000 dog. rough SaiIors-very stylish
with high crown and narrow rim-the
intensely new shape with ribbon band
in black, navy and white, at mid-May
sale, 39c. Main floor Left
GOLD CROWNS AND HATS.
Certainly a variety of shapes
and styles. The kind we get
$l.25 and $50 for, go this
mid-May sale at SOC.
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Bon Marche, 314-316 7th St.

Womcn's Big Sleeves and the Law.
If American law makers choose to copy
those of Venice in the year 1903, wOmen's
sleeves maybe reduced dinsiZe. TheVenetian
senate had a pleasant time trying to cir
cumvent women's wit and vanity at that
time First they ordered sleeves reduced
in size. Then trains were enormous. As
soon as the. puzzled lawmakers realized
what was the matter they Curtailed the
skirt by a second edict, to be again circum-
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.But it is thus2"-asks the poet


But it is thus?"-asks the poet
Doth even the glorious dream
Borrow from Truth that dim, uncertain
CLEAN,
Which bids us give such dear deIusion
scope
As kills not Reason while it nurses Hope?
No. no. believe me. it's not so-ey'n now,
While yet upon Columbia's rising brow
Thesnowys sRlile fyoung Presumptionpiays,
Her bloom is poisoned and her heart decays.
Even now; ins dawn of life, her sickly
Burns with the taint of empires near their
death.
And. like the nymphs of her own withering
cline,
She's old in youth. she'd blasted in her
prime.
"AIready has the child OF Gallia's school,
The foul Philosophy that sins by rule,
With al her train of reasoning, damning
arts,
Beeot BY brilliant heads on worthless
hearts,
Like things that quicken. after Nilus'
flood.
The venom'd birth of sunshine and of
mud
Already has she pour'd her poison here
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Tom under and then, sitting on his feet, at
tempted to wash him, but his position was
unstable and suddenly his feet shot from
under him and he sat down on the brush,
bristle side up.
''Oh my, oh myl such rivers of tears and
oceans of kisses az it took to heal his hurt
Nothing but papa's new sponge persuaded
him TO try again, and it's safe to say Black
Tom never had such ascrubbng. The baby,
however, was rather indifferentiy bathed,
for he objected TO having water run down
his back, though he rubbed his feet most
numerically to get the dirt off.
1t was two hours before the seance was
over. The following day it shortened up
an hour. Now it takes about ten minutes,
though Black Tom still gets his scrubbing.
He scorus his little tub now and insists
both on running water into the tub ard out
again when through, and, moreover, de-
clines to have a sponge of any smaller size
than his papas. KENNET HOOD
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WASHABLE DUCK SUITS.

hHoiiHbLL w DOSh SOll y.
The very smart kind, with
full skirt, Blazer jacket, Rip
Pile back-in stripes and fig
ures-these suits are sold at
$3.50, and at the nid-May
sale price there won't be many
of them left on Monday night,
we're thinking. Mid-May sale,
$I.75.
Third floor.
WOMEN'S CAPES.
Our cloak buyer saw in
time. We have 100 styles
perfect capesI in silks, Sici-
liam silks, Tafetas, Velvets,
cloth, embroidered b a II d.
somely. Only short and me-
dunn lengths, and price used
to be $40, $IS, $I6.5 SIS,
SI2, $40; now anyone of
them yours for--thiDk of it
Mid-May sale, $4.7o.
Third floor, leftside.
SIMPSON PRINT WRAPPERS.
We have So dozen very use
full Simpson. Print Wrappers
in handsome dark and mourn
ing effects. If they are not
worth 81 it's because they are
worth more. Vatican backs,
large sleeves. Mid-May sale,
6oc.
Third floor, right hand.
FIGURED M0HAIR SKIRTS.
Here is a mid-May sale bar
gain that we know won't last
the week out-price will at
tend to that. The popular
"Godet" style-lined through
out and stifened, velvet bind
ing, ~ yards in skirt. Al
ways S. Mid-May sale, $3.50.
Third floor, left hand
AIGRETTES.
Very fine and handsome
imported Paradise Aigrette
(irnitation), mid-May sale, 19c.
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STYLISH NECKKEAR.

Those new mems piped fat
scarfs, black with white pip
ing, or vice versa, are going
fast. They are wonderfully
dressy and worth soc. See
these! Mid-May sale 3ec.
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MEMS DRESS SHIRTS.

The swell percale bosom
style, with detached link cuffs,
unlaundered-the correct
wear for the entire summer.
The real value is 75c. To
morrow they go at soc.
At 79c-81en's Fine Dress sbirts-Picp.
and colOred bosoms. Worth 81 .