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The bee., 1906-11-01
Sale Begins Saturday, Nov.
Closes Saturday, Nov. IL

Ladies' ribbed Vest, long sleeve, pearl buttons,
taped and lace trimmed -. .............. 2lc
Mems extra SOC Shirt and Drawers, heavy feec-
y ed and we'll made, each. ............... .3718c
Ladies' Jackets, the best so inch long coat in the
city, black and blue, only ............... 498
Ladies' black and blue cheviot long Tourist Coat
extra quality, for. Observation-Disclosures. 548
Ladies' black, castor, fancy and checked Jack
cts, all styles and colors. ...... ........ 748
Ladies' fancy Jacket. high grade make, in all
the new styles, well worth $l3 so. Our sale
price only. ......... ..............4.......l 1000
500 mems Suits in fancy mixtures. square and
round cnt, well made and styles to please.
$748- Mems all wool Suits in double breasted
and round cut, regular $1,000 value and are to
be appreciated at the sale price Of. $3.50. 74S
SO 98-rhe biggest and best value ever offered
&. during such sale, and this particular line
comprises values up 10 S15 90, in all styles
aud makes See them and judge them.
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48inch all wool Dress Goods, in plain ,colors and
checks, very nobby. 81 90 values. During our
Faii Saie..... ........ .,.....,.......-... 75c
Black Mohair for skirts, 40 inches wide. Sells
for soc everywhere. Will place it on sale
November at..... ....... .............. 39c
Best pure Silk Taffeta (no cotton linen) yard
Yard wide $l25 black Silk Taffeta None better.
81 80 grade OF yard wide black Taffeta, finest
goods made. e......................... $1.29
10 Blankets, gray only. Sale price (while they
'asD 3.... 4Sc
10 gray. white and tan. Extra big value. None
go good for. ~. .......... SOC
10 A all wool gray and white Blankets, full
weight special. .....t,,.,.,. .-.......... 80
ia all wool Blanket, worth $780, will 20 sale
for....... Observation-Disclosures. 498
Union Suits Tor children, all sizes. gray only.
ezra special ..,.. ..,...... 2lc
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Yard wide Brown Cotton, extra value, sale
price. .............,.. .s.....,.. ........ ..6c
Extra quality Brown Cotton, yard wide. big
speciai .-...'' -. .-o1a G
Extra heavy Cotton, none better at re, Fall
Sale price. ........... ........... &c
Outing Cloth in light and dark patterns, new
styles.,... ..... 49,. ............. 4c
Extra special-500 patterns Outing, 10 yards to
bundle, no two alike These patterns are not
cut....... /. ooc
5000 yards extra heavy Outing, all loo goods,
dark and light patterns. Sale price. 81sc
Extra heavy plain Outings. also the heavy gray
mixtures worth l216c this season, all cclors,
during this sale. .......... 49,. 9c
Fast coiored Apron Checks, all size checks and
will not fade ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dc
White red, blue aud gray Fannels at l9c. 23c, 35c
Dress Goods. In 20 different checks aud plaids.
all new designs. the right thing for skirts this
seasou............ Observation-Disclosures. 47c
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where, price, choice. ,..... l0c
Granite Cake, Bread and Pie Pans,
first quality ware, choice. -. l0r
Granite Milk Pans, 6 quart size,
first quality granite, extra value
Granite Pudding Pans, 8 quart size,
extra deep and first grade. =. l0c
Flower Jars and fancy Jardinieres,
IN new designs. on sale at t... 10c
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House Furnishings and Kitchen Supplies Out Of the and 10 Cent Department

signs, imported and American
Glass TumDlers in four designs,
sell at Zoe elsewhere, our price
only. ................... .41fc
Large tin Dish Pans and Wrinsing
Pans, 10 quart size, during sale
onIy........-.... ..............l lOc
Tin Coffee Pots in |, 2 and quart
sizes, sold at l0c, l5c and 20c else
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Immense line of Woodenware,
Rolling Pins, Washers, Towel
Racks, Clothes Hangers, etc. .l0c
School Supplies of all descriptions.
Special during sale, 900 page Tab
let. ........ ........ ........ DC
One dozen Pearl Buttons, regular
l0c grade, during sale only. 4c'
New Discovery Paper Duster,
strictly sanitary and very serv-
siceable, only. y................. l0c
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Large assortment of Glass Dishes
and Stands, regular 25c values, in
this sale. ............ l0c
Long flower fancy Vases, IL inches
tall, American cut glass, big
value .................. l0c
Coffee Cups aud Saucers. special
design, set of Q, sale price each
.............-.... ....o1sc
Large Fruit Bowls, many rich de-
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sl2.4s-Our specially inclothes selling is wrapped
in this line as every pet In the stock is in
cluded in this particular line, showing round
and square cut cassimeres and worsteds all
colors as well as black
$4.4s-Men's Beaver Overcoat in black, blue and
plaid
$7.4S-Men's gray Kersey, extra quality Over
coat, in three styles.
$948-Men's heavy Overcoats and swell Rain
coats that sell all over the city for $3.50 Our
sale price $500 less.
$l2.48-Finest showing of mems heavy Kersey
Overcoats and the new swagger Raincoat, in
late patterns and designs. No such values
to be had elsewhere.
sl2 48-FOr the finest grade OF Administer Drugget
in the very largest size 9xl2, and in the very
finest colorings and late patterns. The price
good only until Nov. II.
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In a centrai location and announced that
he was prepared to pay a good price for
long tresscs. J.
The girls Who had come from all around
tho district 60 do their yearly shopping
always found this one Of the most Attrao-
tive Of the booths. The -proosssioa past
tho sail kept ths hair merchant tolerabty
busy with scale and shears.
TT was only the matter Of q moment to
Whip OF the cap. let down the hair. give the
merchant an opportunity to wsigh tho
trssses in his hands and make an Offer.
This was almost always accepted and h
shorn client went away well pleased with
her bargain.
"This year all that has besn changed.
The peasant girl came TO the market In
creations Of tulle and flowers, or n b wore
q cap, she had q mighty good idea Of the
value Of the hair that it concealed
The times when a fchu or boa or q few
yards Of linen would buy a head Of hair
are Roneforever. The average price quoted
was IS francs C3iT q hlogramme, and the
supply was short.
In some instances the price went a. high
a. % or 100 francs a kilogrGmmc. That
was the case everywhere. l arm told that
at the fair at Limoges nj woman received
| for her hair and that Of her three daughters
I,T7o francs, about soS4.
you can see from this that tho pass
ing Of the Breton cap IL rather a serious
matterto the hair merchant n TO the woman
who must depend upon others for bar Curl
and frizzes. 1t is certainly most inoppor
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broidered with crosses orsome other insignia
Of the Church.
Buttons play a great role IN both male snd
female costumes. They are not employees
10 fasten coats or oorsages, but are nero
gIittering ornaments, disk shaped n
stamped with heur de lis. and laid all aton6
both sides OF garments, one button over-
tapping another, the whsieforming bands OF
shining metal y
Pride m these costumes and customs
and isolation have made the Breton book
rather 30 the past than to the future and b
live with his ancestors and their worhn.
These considerations. too. have led him 70
cling tenaciously to his forebears' wsyv.
The French Government has always had
the past to contend with, but u has Rone
about its task tactfully and skilfully. 10
has built railroads and put tina Q tatAcns m
charge Of Bretons.
Then IL has established schools and Sin-
sisted that the young boys and girls %
taught the French language. 80 Far the
youths in many places have tried a. hard 10
forget the foreign tongue ou OF sch0os
hours a. the teachers have striven to tnsnA
IL into them while under their charge.
The French have put the young men INTO
] the army. The conecript, whose longest
Journeys have been family jalnfs 10 some
\ distant horse fair or pardon, rs sent 10 serve
his period in the national army. He sees
| other modes OF life, learns that the world
is a bigger and buster place than he had
imagined and returns TO his village with Z
much widened outlook.
CONSUMPTION of all methods has nod
perhaps the most enduring results. 81
with the French Governments effort q
make soldiers Of the young men n tn
Partisan ~H;llinsr's sndeavor 70 retcrHa TN
girls headdFess the last reminder Of medAeB
val life In Europe seems doomed.
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clothes and different ones-you've been told
20 look prosperous, there is nothing bike it
and 20 again and enter in at the little door
and watch the NAMES n ktCttes q
or smiles-more tears than mites-when
they have had their vioces tried,
You no In again and stand before The
producer az plays. He recognizes you:
What are you going TO DO to MOI no
asss; Il AsssPS FsaS 5oa e yS %o, b.x.
You read very badly. often Q cant
pronounce the words you write, but
seems the only way to get tho play a hearine.
His smile brightens.
I'll St you read IL to me. l viii apgOtns
a day. / will give you an hour and q All.
Yes. Busy as / am, l will give yOn an hoSIr
and a half Of my time to read It 30 me.
You'll forgive me for not reading II, wont
you? That's z lovely skirt you have
the appointment now. l will write ycu.
Then you wait and wait and van fof
the letter which never comes. You wan
40 long that you put on some more pretty
clothes-he seems to like pretty dcthes--
and 80 up again. and again are sshered
he seems to have forgotten you entiretys
Il has been 90 lsng. Or maybe Il b the
difference In tho dress. Perhaps you shoum
have picked out the dress that pleessd
MN DCSt HANA aiWByb WIN "
the embroidery.
sOh, yes he catches you up hanietly.
Your play. l have been so busy. Reaifyt
, I AVE been so busy" .
You promised you fsltsr, TO let mo
read II TO you" .
He looks at you sharply. Oh, yee. There
must b something radically wrong with
your dress. There il no doubt Of Il:
Did I promise that?" he asks. 1t mus
have beeK when ! was out Of my senseAk 1
newer lft anybody read plays tone Lie
iN,too short. No. Ill read h myself. bue
| YOU must 1--WE me- time. I like your little
white shoes. Always wear Whito shoes.
They are so becoming
ID you would like to tear y0dr hAir
and scream out at him:
when will you read my play2 Thia
side the millennium? Remember, life h
| short and tomorrow we die but, Ike tho
cadaverous Mamie, you go out instead
with tears in your eyes, stumbiingty, Won
dering IL il will be possible to go 70 HIM
through the deep, deep snows Of the dead
Of winter in your little white shoes, ance
they rave served to please him, and hoping
IL will,
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b Brittany and she got q sight Of seductive
Paris millinery. It began to appear In tho
obscure towns In the show windows Q few
years ago, and then q oousin or a sister
bsought samples Of il N her head from
Paris or Rennes
This was too much for these simple
foIk. who had been sticking to bead cover-
ing that had come down to them from the
fifteenth or sixteenth century. without q
change In seam or fold from the pattern
a. 1t was originally conceived. One by
n they began to discard the ancestral
headdress.
But when the peasant girl put on q hat
she needed her hair to set IL on. It WIS
then that sbe set her foot down firmly and
refused further to supply her fashionable
sisters with tresses.
The coife or headdress with which one
always associates tho Breton peasant
woman differs in every locality. Tho
womln Of zach town wears q that d
distinctive Of the community IN which
she was born or reared. She may marry
and move 70 some other part Of Brittany,
but she never accepts another as q sub
stitute for the coiTs Of her mother.
In some places the pattern Is very simple.
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Fbs ausssn CAP wtkh No mfy fosds and
pulls Of within. that plofrS4us survival
ii ths Made Ages Which PAS long dis
esnx1dshsd thu psaeant WOMB of Brittany.
10 rapidly d~isappeartng. FOwever por-
txutsns TIN may DO to th4 tsxveiler and
IN axtat, Cor half tho chars Of Iii corner
- Brrnce paasea with its qtatnt costumes,
le IN fnauRht with much snstnang 90 women
M ths faEhiunabls world
From Brittany hMs cou1 much OF The
avrfv Of hnmHn hair tho has found its
6Sy mao tho mar3Dst, and tow q q the re-
tusns Cor thu present ssash are an IN 70
uorN. axv that never vas 10 crop 90 poor.
r. maiu. mnkbars vxorHs, u ParAian mil
liners have found that the hat OF the sea
~rn maauN hnws abundsnk hoces 30 sst Il
- ara f,r thsas shtnAng coils gand fluffy
r~wss mmuy women must hepend upon the
o~utTsuEs.
sT9n tyonNsRB with q an says o merchant
v~nxn has xone wiN shears and scales
noon one Breton fair, On tzrdOH, to another,
a. TIA % long 90 the PEASANT girl wore
~ AsaAdpesa ct h&r ansestors. ehs didn't
cxre whekhsr she had tnch hair on hsr
bad or not
ON an sv1 Day Frpch Feform came
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In all these years they have made but
little effort to change their medisvai COS
TUNES. Like the womenfs cap, TIE dress
differs in some detail with each ocanty.
Their Quaintness has always been n OF
the charms OF the and to the traveller,
and artists have turned fouuiy in their
search for color and types to tho untouched
unhacineyed parts Of the country.
Jules Breton found in the pdrdons and
in the different phases Of peasant life the
Inspiration Of his greatest works. At
Concarneau, Point Aven nd other points
along the coast where the purest Of Breton
types are preserved artist colonies, which
have numbered not a few Americans, are
each year established.
Next to her cap, the treasured possession
Of the Breton woman has been her skirts
Fashion has not changed here with h sea
son or even with the century. and she keeps
all that remains OF the wardrobe OF hel
mother. grandmother and grest-grand'
mother.
The skirts are in great variety OF color
some are made short and below are sevenol
eight petticoats of different HUGS, edged will
| colored embroidery one border just clearing
| another. Aprons and bodices are lavishE
embroidered and decorated; upon aprons
il Of white material. are rich antique laces
il Of brilliant hued brocades. gold ant
| silver flowers raised in bold relief.
The mans weakness appearsto be waist
| coats. and often beneath his coat he wear
six or seven OF there garments of a. man
different coIors. His coat Is frequently en-
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WHEN ICE SCARED IN PRICE.
In September, 1885. u Rose 81 . Ton IN .
single Day.

Early in September, eight years ago, dur.
ing a single day the Wholesale price OF ice
in New York city advanced from % q ton
until s2I a ton was being offered before The
close Of the day. The day before Ice cold
Il So and the day after ii could be bought
all over the city at 81 a ton. wholesale. The
lee Trade JourRdlsays hat in the case mem
toned the price was mot advanced by the
wholesalers, but by buyers and consumers
Who were travelling around from one plant
or depot to another and offering prices
higher and higher for a portion OF the leo
which many OF the wholesalers were en-
deavorinR to hold in reserve to supply the
wants Of their regular customers until q
fresh supply OF ice could reach the city.
This could hardly be called an Joe famine,
hut ice vas terribly scarce for a portion OF
one day Only. An extra supply was on the
wHy to New York, and there had been no
permanent advance in price by ths whole
saIer.. Il was generally known that plenty
OF ice could be had on the morrow az Natons
hut MANY retailers were willing 10 ray all
sorts OF fancy Prices, even up to Hi a ton,
ratherthsn hav e their Customers q o entireV
without ice.
! The gladly Paid the advance;
for the day was very hot and many had been
entirely without ice for a large part o. the
time, il being Monday, n no ice had been
served since Saturday. In the scrambie
to get ice anywhere. anyhow, the price was
q secondary consideration.
Al present the supply Of ice in most Of the
large cities is disappearing so raPidlly that
even by maintaining rates o~onstderaoly
higher than those now charged u Gees not
seem likely that ice famines in September
"a 1tOice In New York at the bridges hefore
TIE close OF the season may not DC Tar
wroak. a.
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IL
7 vuu Hing AWAY lestgrs end paperS
IA ths Nkklo room 6R eug private pntaor
IA cha Lmas~um House, MiAgumEneF hu-
midity had dursed to eAEa Of pohtAcAA 40
stvakv. There was tlnsS Tor taking stock
md counting DOses.
m. u-rosusct was soe brlghs Tor tho ECU
Rury undsr HenasUss Savage and CAh&nses.
D>npsss thsir trisd nd proved thrust and
strnks m ffncsss and intrigue, shsy had
barely escaped exposure after failure.
n vas mn vcsy d~isocncarting Tor che Bour-
bona. Could Il be that such play had been
sasussvs only thxuush thu indiFercnos Of
those attaclpedf
Al IN syunts, che people Of scqucia were
indiFsprua no longer. MIR. Merrthefds
urooAxamAA Of political and nscal reform
ksCs s-rpeadinx steadily. Poorly organized
and maAafui, his forces had at least the
brute strength that oAa Be made TO over
vhstm and crush 30
The uarisr door openSd. and my Senator,
Mr.. savage, sntspsd. stAl carrying on hs
-assurnrkion o. calm 1tlperiortty. yee noe
wttAcus an eHort.k seemed TO me-. Senator
Cahanisa Closely. feEIOUVds hin whiko eecth
a4ssNNuina AhrouGkr hs shin 0nrtsd' hpsi
IA black syes sparkling, his tiny rnrsstAche
tvitcbInG, for all the world like q sptefui
terrier.
You have made q pretty mess ~
Savage" he was saying. Bliss AdsI NJ
dead: we came within an acs o being de-
nounced a. his ~assassins, and his paper
thu Leaf. essential TO our success, N now
ont bitterly against us-
You shouldn't complain Mr.. savagt
returned with his inscrutahie smile foc
gained a promised wife through my pool
sRoFts.'
sOsraldfns schrigLsy7 I don't know
about that,' snarled CAhaniss. -She said
directly after the Regents dinner that sh'
didn't approve Of a Scotch verdict. so
Ia. ham siisnt and thoughtful since-throat
enink signs in feminin9. probabilities.
-Buk YOU cnn't stdArRck mo-, Savage
from saying what yOu don't care to hear
You nave made q tangIe n our Affairs, an
n. lxh.time for ms to take hold an
strMiGhtsn them out.
sGoodi' agreed my Senator cordially
sRehoId the hOur and the man. Where an
how ara you going 10 beginS'
sTaD wcanR TO gst control Of the Lea
.hsa'n where. Through taking advantage
Ia late lamented Adsit's mistakes an
limitations; that's how
"A hGx Oputrncs for such petty tool
Granted 10 was penuriOus and uzor1ot
70 an insane degree. A past he kne'
saszSs 20 kcsA : safe majority Of the y"
shares cf stock
but was SHY enough 70 h~ypothecate .
shares q short time before hiV death at u
Argsuk Bank, JUst bccauss he goa M
a1Tryhsfor the p~erSonal tax Investigation
RrPcofl A mere stAil and pretence. .,
sBut with extra AAhnins c&utAon 10 o
g. posted the proceeds Of the loan IN his wife
aanAo.
And his esteemod rsliet, once MOL
Marion, won't Let GOT TbeGtn 10 80
Seho has only alNs interest In the estae
ESmennber; contingent on her not remArr
lng. AAait had no intention Of teatherir
has nsse Tor . younger bird. Gale Carns
Carmen, tho e~xecutOr-has explained It
her Q thOuaand tlmes; but what be Sal
has simply S.t@Sned her grip
"Cale Carmen, ths ssec.tcr?'
Yea, and trusbso; though Mrs. Adsit HI
no management Of the persr, tncludir
the power TO vote the stocb
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But / heard not oven q whisper OF an in
tination regarding What would be done
witb chat impossible reversion, Chief Justice
Alworthy, should he attempt TO intervene,
mperrede or euioin.
or COURSE. secrecy lies In confninx knowl-
edre 70 thu smaIlest number nonsibae. Hence
there was heated debate wren Rufus Neo-
tern. Carmen's lawyer. insisted that among
tha moving papers there must be included
an affidavit Of President Blau OF the Argent
Bank relative to the making and nature Of
the loan. I sven pentured q general pro-
Test mv.eff. but Nectern was leader Of the
| STATE bar and had a reputation bo lose.
There is no danger Of Blau ubtsring q
psop." Mr.. Cahanisa finally conceded. why,
he TraDsmontane keeps It's account with
him.
There NAV be soundless siSns, notyith-
..and;n~. Given a vindictive old maid. and
there's no telling the secret strings she may
null IN the town where abe has lived all her
i;s.-
I oould fairly feel Miss Skeed at work;
.dvisin1 nth Merri6dd. putting this and
FRAT toestber. persuadine Blau. perhaps,
IN 40 a iittle n he wouldn't do much; but /
conldn't hetrav her without betrayin8 my
own .tupSdity. so I waited the counter
MINING ike a male Cassandra, afraid 70
-caaL
The first si0ns OF il were deemed merely
vexatio,,s DELAY bv the others. When the
order had been duly granted, and the two
aaDators Accompanied by their counsel
mt 10 the Argent Bank 20 serve q oopy
unon the president, take up the loan and
.co,;-a the .tock M. Blau was not there
~ roeat them. nor did he come until after
hankiu1 hour.
Nc4htnG oo,ld he more cordial. then,
than hia aaanrancoa of cooperation; but
nothin1 could be more decisive than his
.tatomant that the business habits Of q
lifetime forbade his acting in the matter
mil the hank opened the next morning
AZ N O'CLOCK. Certainly the affair should
~ bald conadential in the meantime, and
d;dr't his rood friend. Mr.. Cabaniss, his
rsvnred leader. Senator Savage, know thai
ha wo,,ld 20 far very far. to serve themP
Rack IN the Ladeyan parlor, however
a.. ,;DLla Of the taIsohone changed Rrum.
- into c,,r.es both loud and deep. IL wa
A Chafee. who called I'D Mr.. Cabanis
- ;1SorDo MIN that Mr.. Merriaeld. actin,
as counsel for Mrs. Adsit, had applied Il
~. o.. an Sri,pctior handing a eettlemen
~ thao ootroverSv by the supreme Court.
The ~tsts Of my health constrained mi
-aSer him 20 the Chief Justice" adde,
the oomplaisant Judge.
locLed 10 Mr.. Nectern, expecting Z
49, MIN nromuIrate some legal remed
, -, This cri.Is' lint he took MS hat.
sI'n meet Won at theb bank promptly at
In the morning" he said.
. And of he went as IL court had AdOurne'