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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
PROTEST AGAINST METHODS
OF ART SALE AUCTlONEERS,

SPECIAL By CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
Paris. May ~a-(Copyright. 19os.LAn I'M
~precedented incident occurred on Monday at
the Pacu.1y sale. The auctioneers read q
protest from the curator general of the
LouvrN and the curator of antiquities pro
testing against the names used in the an
nouncements Of the same as giving opin-
ions on works in the collections.
The auctioneers informed the assembly
that they declined all responsibility for the
authenticity Of the works. Some pictures
with attributions were put I'D as the .F1em.
ish School," etc, and the names were omit
ted. The sale. notwithstanding, produced
nearly $4,000. NJ. Faculty has protested
against the conduct of the auctioneer,
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Free x-Ray Examination.

The Bi-Chemic Physicians never accept q
case unless they know to a certainty the
cause of the trouble. and this can only be-
determined by a scientific X-Ray examina-
ton. Their X-Ray outfit is the most elab-
crate and complete in this country. nv
their microscopic attachment they are
able to examine all parts of the body and
find out to an absolute certainty the cause
examined: 1t Is absolutely free. They wifi
not charge you one cent. Come and find out
what your trouble Is and they will advise
They ask no compensation.
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Mr.. John Mace, Easr st. Louis, ILL.,,
says: II suffered for years with Catarrh of
the Stomach. Everything / ate caused me
pain and distress. Ny appetite was poor
and 1 was weak and debilitated. What I
ate would not digest. and consequently did
me no good. I gradually grew weaker un-
til I had to give up work. In this pitful
condition l placed myself under the care
of the Bi-Chemic physicians. and to-day I
pounds. I digest my food perfectly. my pain
IS all gone and 1 am able to work"
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MANS SKIN is DYING.
Doctors Hope to Restore Vigor by
Use of Salt.
SPECIAL.

New York. May 9.-Physicians are great
tyoa narfnrn IA one 1 ~ Oh an pPei d
Evans. Evans is said to be dying of a
peculiar malady. and the operation consist
meath the skin in order to give vigor to it,
as the skin was rapidly dying.
This condition of the dying man Is due
10 q complication OF accidents. On April
Island. where he was interested in the con-
struction of Luna Park. superintendent
Henry Refill entered his room while
Evans was sleeping and attempted to take
out a mattress without awakening him He
got as far as the door when the mattress
Rehill thought It was a joke to leave his
friend in the dark. but in some way the
set opened again and the gas poured into
the room. Several hours later Evans was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
DEAFNESS,

Mr. john Brennan, 1921 Folsom ave-,
st. Louis, says: MY deafness started about
seven years ago. 1t gradually grew worse.
and finally got so bad that 1 could not hear
the alarm Of my clock. I could not hear
people talk without great difficulty. Tho
noises in my head almost drove me frantic.
Strange as 1t may seem, the Bi-Chemic
Treatment has completely restored my
now hear my clock tick across the ROOM"
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HOME TREATMENT.

DR.. Poweils H-Chemic Home Treatment n
the most perfect system ever devised. Ry This
se1uaI to the number Of cures in tie office. writss
nSr home TREATMENT symptom blank and book
charge. vi" hVs
The .Iecfal % Offer applies to the
Home Treatment ~ well a. to those
VINO cali 1t the Once in person.
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RECEIVES MANY ANSWERS.
And / Can Cook "And l Could
Make You Happy" Say
Some of the Appli-
Cants.
SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Nav 9.-More than a score Of
women. some of them widows who declared
themselves handsome and winsome enough
" make any man happy. are anxious to
become the wife of William c. Seward, a
real estate Spectator. who lives in Wood
maven. Seward had an advertisement pub
hshed several days ago. seeking n life part
ner. and as n result he has spent all his
spare moments in reading replies and an
swerlng the eligible ones.
MT. Seward is a widower and has had
tMrty years experience of married life. He
IS good looking, dresses we'll. is of medium
cent. Though he is 30 years old. he insists
mat he feels at least ten years younger.
has received.
c. Seward:
Dear Sir.I have read your ad. I may be too
late. but the last may be the winner. ! have
The one works and earns nice money: the other
goes 10 school | have no money; but l don't
work so hard. ~ ~
am A years Of age. and my hair is a. you
nice home. plenty of everything. bu. no money.
time. as / Work at It home ean ea ob il @S "o"e | any
Another from a. woman in Brooklyn. who
recommends a widowed sister. read:
Mr.. seward-hDeessss' s sr: si In seh sIe0 OK my y sister t
who IL a widow and knows nothing OF your ad..
/ thought that l would write to you. She has
three children. the youngest a boy Of 10 years.
the others are pretty little girls. 1 can sayshere
that my sister is quite tall. has a fine form. and
Is a grand nousekeeper. | wish you would only
see her. Yours respectfully. -
Here Is another of the eligible ones. evil
| IDENTIFY from a captivating young widow Of
means. Mr.. Seward thinks a great deal
Of it:
Kingston. y. Y.
Ny Dear Mr.. Seward am a young widoS; =
died two years ago. leaving US a pretty home and
a beautiful little farm, with three horses. four
cows. and / have nearly 200 chickens. ] read
about how you were looking for a wife. and ! am
perfectly sure I could make you happy: am
q blonde and am considered very good looking.
about 12O pounds. Ny little girl is the %prettiest
little thing around this place and wants a pap.
i can cook very nicely. and my first husband
often told me I could make better cakes and pud-
dings than even his mother could. If you think
l might suit. please notify me as soon as pos
s.-Send your letter to Port Jervis Post Of
flee.
Another letter from a maiden lady Of
Maunch Chunk, Pa, says:
I had a dream last night in which I Was told
that you were my affinity. OF course: II that Is
so were are bound to get married. l have a tall
graceful and willowy figure. and have often been
told I was real good looking. l have just passed
my forty-fifth birthday. but look and feel n great
MIR. Seward Is confident that he will find
the right woman for a life partner within
a short time:
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YOUR LAST CHANCE!

The Bi-Chenic Physicians Found 1t Utterly Impossible to Attend tothe Crowd.
Applying Last M.nth for tn s. Rate: They Have Internationally Extended the
Be Treated for SIS per r1onth, r7edicinesI Included. Many Cases Cured in One Months
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A Powerful Blood
Tonic.

If your general system IS ran
down; If you feel tired and worn
out and easily fafigued; If you arc
restless and nervous, have little
or NJ appetite; If you are weak. left
in this condition from the effects
of Coughs, Colds and Grip-fhen
den'f hesitate, take ''De Lacy's Gin.
Ko-Na andIro1." and start to-day.
You will get wonderful strength
from the very first few doses. II
will give you strength and sppe-
fife, purify and enrich your blood
and build y0u up from head to
foot and make q new man or WON.
an of you. Over rs, 600 people IN
st. Louis IRE taking II to-day, and
its record of cures Is uDprece.
denied.
1t stands without an equal ~ .
powerful bracing up tonic for
weakly or rundown women.
L.< S<S. .n> -. ~ r. --
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ITALIAN PRINCESS NOT
PLEASED WITH KING EDWARD.

SPECIAL BY cABLE TO THE NEW YORK
London, May 9.-(Copyright, 1903.)A very
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make good any damage the horse Lad done
In the house.
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The Powell Bi-Chemlc Treatment

DR.. JONATHAN POWELL. ro,.ae,.
Oh. MEREDITH PERKINS, ieS,::.s.:s
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De Lacy's Cin-ko-Na and Iron

Is ~ absolute and positive cure Of Rheumatism, no matter how bad or
Row long standing II Is q powerful Nerve, Blood BsHding and Gen.
srsI AppetLziag and STRENGTHENING Tonic for Man. Wonsa or Child.
Large bottle sL0O. or 6 bottles for $500 by druggists everywhere,
or sent by express, charges prepaid, to sny part Of the United Sfsfes
by THE DE LACY CHEMICAL co., ST. Louis, NO.
oN-Exanine your package carefully and see
Lrsn." It's spelled "De Lacyrs Cfn-ko-Na"
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PERMANENT OFFICES:
20l ODD FElloWS' BLDG.
81. LOUIS. Mo. 81.
81. LOUIS, NO.

OFFICE HoURsb q m. to Il M: . 70
J J to . p m daily. Sundaya 70 q a b
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Here Is another Of the eligible ones. evil
IDENTIFY from a captivating young widow Of
means. Mr.. Seward thinks a great deal
OF IT.
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rheumatism
and
Cdfdrrh

Are unquestionsb!y diseases of tho
Blood and must be treated as such,
so say the sbIesf physicians of the
country.
De Lacy's Cin-Ko-Na
and Iron
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Is an absolute guaranteed cure for
Cafarrh of the Head, Cafsrrh Of
the Stomach, Cakarrh of the Bad
der, Catsrrh of the Bowels, ca.
farrh the sffercIsp of Colds and
Grip. sad, IN fact, q positive cure
for Cafsrrh and Rheumatism In
any Sarf of the system.
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n package carefully and see that IT'S "De Lscy,s Cin-Ko-Ns ~
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Father Eagan of the Church Of Our Lady
Of Good Counsel, on East Ninetieth street.
1t is a bang-tailed cob and was not known
to be vicious. Father Eagan loaned the
morse Wednesday afternoon to his friend,
John Bartoccina. of No. 63s West One Hun
drpd and FOrfv-eiubfh etroof
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Large Sale Of Extract
and Toilet ArticleC.

funds In checks, They want the hotels
10 be their bankers. OF course, wo like
to be oblging but 1t is hard to dIscrim-
mate between the honest and the dishon-
est. and about once In so often we are
left with worthless check.
You've probably heard about the con-
tinual peculatlon In hotels No one
realizes the extent OF it except the hotel
men. The years loss in that way is
simply incredible. Nobody seems to
have any conscience about robbing
hotel We can't keep sugar tongs or
oyster forks or after-dinner coffee
spoons. All the silver goes fast. Towels
vanish like magic. No simply can't buy
towels fast enough to keep up the sup
ply. Travelling men are particularly APP
precative towel collectors. They stock
up here In New York against coming
towel stringency in country towns.
Sometimes think the women are worse
at that than the men, Yet It was man
that played the limit here; he got away
with a pair of blankets, cut holes in the
middle Of them. stuck his head through.
the holes. put on his long overcoat and
buttoned i up and started out OF the
hotel, The corners OF the blanket hung
down below his overcoat and caught the
clerks eye. We saved the blankets.
1t was man. too, who tried 10 steal
our marble parlos CLOCK. The clock
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There is no class Of men in the COM
raau1ty who are SO Imposed upon and have
so much abuse heaped upon them and
get so fat on 1t as the hotel men. The
law looks upon the hotel man as cross
between a licensed pirate and free IN
sl,rance company. The public looks upon
the hotel man az one whom st Is no crime
10 rob. no dishonor to deceive and a
crown OF glory to get the best of IN any
way possible. We supply three-quarters
OF the community. frse OF charge. with
soap, towels. stationery, toothpicks and
intellect, and yet every man who swels
pIr Golfers by spending ten or fifteen cents
at our bar (and incidentally absorbs thir-
ty-aye cents worth of free lpnch) thinks
va are grasping monopolists. and deyotes
the remainder OF his days in trying 10
get skunk" with us, We are supposed 10
bc so affluent that we are expected TO
Head off every subscription list, 10 con-
tr,bute literally to every charity and to
cash every mans check, regardless, Of
racs, color, or previous condition OF serY-
.tIde.
Hotel men get caught on bad checks
more often than In any other way It's
the worst feature OF the business. Men
are travelling and don't want 70 carry
lsyxs sun.s Of cash. They AsYe thsis
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over the wall and the shelves. She's not
quite right in her mind. but she's unex-
ceptional in regard to everything except
plates; so they wink at that little pecu-
liarity. The proprietor says she never
tries to take any of the plates out of the
hotel, and that she will never go away
until she dies Then he'll get his prop
erty back Meanwhile she's a paying
patron, and there's no use hurting her
feelings over three plates day,
don't encourage old ladies myself.
like them, but not In my capacity or
hotel proprietor, When they come to
stay, don't try hard to cater to them,
They go away. There's one hotel IN Now
York where most of them land They
don't admit any guests at that hotel
unless they have gray side curls a
nice old lady is nice, but the average old
lady is a troublesome boarder, and we
have enough troubles without counting
any.
There ara drawbacks TO running
hotel next door to q railroad station,
Half the people who como for meals are
trying to catch trains A man has we've
minutes to spare, and he comes IN ana
orders an extra thick porterhouse. IN
two minutes he begins to squirm, IN
three minutes he calls the head waiter
and says he ordered steak and has been
waiting three-quarters Of an hour. IN
eight minutes he goes off swearing ana
bla ckgllards the hotel ever after we've
fixed the thing now, ! bought 9 time
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weighs more than 100 pounds, The man
walked right into the parlor and dellbe-
rately took this superb timepiece from
the mante There were guests In the
room, but they supposed he was
clockmaker on business bent. He lugged
1t up to his room. chambermaid.
opening his door suddenly. saw him
grovelng wildly on his stomach on the
floor and pushing something under the
bed. but She didn't think anything of
it, Hotel people aren't easily surprised.
the gossip about it ran through the hotel.
The chambermad remembered the hu-
man turtle, She trotted mp to his room,
Owed under the bed and hauled out the
clock
College boys have a taste for hotel
souvenirs, When the Yale-Princeton foot.
bali game used to be played In New
York, the hotel proprietors had to hire
men to sit on AL their movable property;
the boys went through the hotels like
locust through a farm. We didn't even
have a This way TO the elevator" sign
Jeff 4 nthe house When the Invading horde
swept on. <,
A good many OF the country guests col,
lect hotel souvenirs. Uncle Joshua comes
from town where no can ike ON Is
cents week. aud when hotel man asks
him 10 pay SEQ day lLe thinks he's
being held up ana robbed, lie figures that
everything he can carry OF Won't heSineto
| make him quits.
But the country guests arne't any
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dropped on the floor, but understand
the man who tried to introduce In into
this country was pushed oyer Niagara
rails to Join the scoundrel who gave
away the secrets OF Masonry,
And as for hotel walters. The waiter
cIpitate himself head first down flight
OF stairs with trayful of china In either
hand is looked upon by his associates In
crime as Il mere tyro.
The hall-boy, too! Much of hall-boy's
life Is spent in the futile attempt to force
q cube OF eight inches diameter into a
crockery pitcher four inches in diameter.
man goes as Ambassador to Turkey, or
is permitted to spurn the office OF Mayor
OF the city of New York, while the hotel
man hastily packs his belongings In a
collar-boN and moves over to the poor
farm.
| have always regretted that did not
stick to the croekery business myself.
which the Grockery game is gradually
Let a dry7goods dealer. In q moment OF
Temporary alteration of mind. permit q
crockefy man to rent small space. In his
store and this name Is Dennis" That
constitutes what might be termed the
eaatteerring, wedge. You remember the fable
in a moment. Of weakness, permitted the
and the camel kept a-pushin' an a
shown until he got his whole body in,
and the hospitable Arab was obliged to
move out before the expiration of his
lease; which. proves that the camel had
sand and push.
copyright 1898. by Doubleday, Page g
Goa
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lightcr-flngered than the city guests. The
proprietor Of one of the finest hotels IN
New York told me of lady who came to
visit his wife at their country home last
summer, Tho maid went up to unpack the
visitors trunks and told her mistress that
the trunks We're full of towels and silver
and napkins and pillow shams and all
that sort Of thing, marked with the names
OF the different hotels where the Wish
tors had been staying. The Joke Of 1t was
that the gems Of the collection had been
gathered from the hotel of the man at
whose house the woman was visiting.
I've an idea. founded on bitter expo
rlence, that thousands OF happy homes IN
this great country must be- furnished
chiefly at the expense OF the hotel keep
ers.
Every hotel has its crank boarders,
Sometimes their crankiness takes the
form of what Is politely called klepto'
mania. Everybody in the hotel knows the
boorder HTS things hut II he pays ms
hills and Is unobjectionable In every other
way no scandal is stirred up. There are
ways of keeping even without hard reel
ings.
Al one of the good old New York hotels
there's an old lady who. for thirty years
has stolen plate at each meal, she
picks out whatever suits her Iahcy'
Everybody knows she does II. IN iaet,
she doesn't try TO hide her propensl1lss.
Size has her room full Of the plates, az
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stamp. The clerk stamps each order With
the exact time 1t is given. When q man
at the end of three minutes swears he's
been waiting three-quarters of an hour.
we take the stamp check to him and toll
him he's a liar. Perhaps We don't DO
exactly that. but you see the idea, This
hotel business is very trying
Crockery and hotels are allied Indus
tries. ,,.
cry, the hotel man might. by the e ,3aIe
enough money to keep him, out Of the
poor-house. and. perhaps, be able 70
neat though transformations funeral
You recall Tennyson's poem beYlnn,ms,
"3reak. break, break" Alfred must
have been s9ppng IN hptel Then ,o ~
BUSINESS 70 the crockeIry man, SO fTaugn ut
always suspected that the employees Oh
hotels are In league with the croSG,Rl ,f,IS
dealers. Talk about a ''Bull In CIli ,la
shop!'' 1t Is nothing to an ab Iesi nanl
adult female Irish lady In a hotel pan
You have all noticed THE Pottery 81 Ian aes
at Your plate you are In doubt whether
1t IS really a plato or q circular s wo,
owing to the hicks. on the edge. hpa
s som which looks IKE Herald var II
map. This is. owing to the fact that Il
is Of French china made In Trenton. New
Jersey, and warranted not TO check OF
star At Carlsbad / was shown some
elastic china which wouldn't break Is
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All the Great Stock Of
Linens.

The most superior qualities
ever placed on sale. You may
get your share Of them at
prices that have never had a
calling.
E yards wide sl.oo Table Damask
for Csc.
German Table Dnmask, full 2
yards Wide, should be 65c-, for 800.
All the Table Damasks that are
valued at 1925 and $3.50 viii be
sold for SIPS.
rs and s5c. ones for Doc.
80 and 59c, Mercerized Table
Damask for SOC.
1914 to l6c. Linen Huck Towels
SOC. Bleached Linen suiting for
SEC.
I-yard-wida Bleached Linen Suit
ing for l9c, yard.
Tie 200. Damask Tray Cloths
will be l9c,
sl.oo and sl.la Linen sheeting,
PIE yards wide, for Ssc.
About 200 dozen Barnsley Linen
Towels, damask and hemstitched
borders, $3.50 dozen ones, for Zoe.
each.
e37 dozen Finest Double Damask
Napkins, that cost $500 to $3.50 n
dozen. for $2,s5 and $40.
sl.25 and s2,75 Napkins for $loo
and $500,
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Your End Of Season
Choice for Summer Silks

While they are here make
a choice for less than whole
sale cost. The first day of their
sale is Monday, and the stock
begins full.
$3.50 Japanese Habutai Waist
Patterns, handsomely embroidered:
f'put up in boxes" white and black,
to close, at $3.0S.
Doc. White Wash Silks, in the
heavy corded effects, to close, at 25c.
soc. Yam Ri Pongee, a soft, pure
silk fabric, that will la,lnder, all
light and dark shades, to close at
25c.
75c. Pin Stripe Washable Taf-
fctas, popular colorings, to close at
30c.
White Japanese Silks, 81 inches
wide, lllstrous, washable kind, usual
SOC. ones at 25c.; Doc. ones at 800,
75c. one., 36 inches wide, at 45c.
Black and White Taf'eta Metal
lIc, Budluileco Pu'o Shh3 eNSeNio
like iron, soft, lustrous finish, $l.00
quality, for 55c. yard, full yard
wide.
Fancy Tafreta Silks, in various
size checks, to close, the regular
75c. grades for 45c. yard.
Hand Made Black India Silks, 27
inches wide, ]ustrous, smooth
weaves, zoe. one for s5c.; o5c. one
for &c.,; 75c. one for 44c.
3G.inch Imported Black Taffetn,
the handsomest $l.75 quality, spo-
cial price Monday, $l.oo yard.
25.inch handsome sl.oo quality,
special price G0c. yard.
$l,OO Black Grcnadine, made of
donble-twisted sewing silk, 81 inches
wide, to close for Soc yard.
Black Ground Foulards, with
figures and dots of white, plain and
satin face, to close all of The rs
and S5c. grades for Acc.
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III Dozen Muslin Skirts,

trimmed in lace or embroidery
Sl.5O to $l.Ss values, choice CSC
Sl.75 to $3.50 values for Sl.25s
Tucked and embroidered, ave-
rage up to $l.25, for 1oc.
4 lot of Cambria Skirts, about
30 dozen. will be sold for 45c.
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A Half Store Of Ribbons
WillHelp.

Sash Ribbons-Ribbons Of
every width and color and for
every use and for half the cost
of the silk in its raw state.
Wide Sash Ribbons, all pure silk,
The lowest sale of which has been
&c., are 35c.
29c. buys the newest styles Of
Sash Ribbons, in soft and pure silk,
that sold for S5c.
25c. buys 80 to 800. Wide RIB.
bons, all colors and kinds.
Sash Width Taffeta Ribbons. in
all colors, 1870.
as and 95c. Fancy Ribbons will
sell for is and lsc.
A lot of 25c. Lonisene Ribbons,
to 6 inches wide, for DC.
3, s and Sc. buys the Ribbons that
you pay great deal more than
double for.
Large Sale Of Extracts
and Toilet ArticleC.
Princess Violet md White Rose
Extract, Monday, Zoe. ounce.
Ruppert's Face Bleach, with
box Of Egyptian Balm, $l.50.
Best zoe, Face Powder, Sc.
A lot of 25c. Dressing Combs, lbc
Palm Soap, large cakes, for &c.
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.l2i.2c Spotted Curtain Swiss

Mondays price 67sc.
silkoline, l21sc. quality, In
Remnants, to close, DC.
ITO pairs Nottingham Lace Cur
tains, $l.5o ones, for Csc.
Silk Stripe Madras Curtains,
that cost $500, various styles,
for $l.50.