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Union Lined Checked
Napkins with red borders,
hemmed, l7xl7 in; special Tues
day in the basement, six for 28c
Turkish Terry Wash
Clot hs, colored border and
fringed. l0xl0 in; special Tues
day in the basement, six for lie
Imitation Irish Point
Lace Doilles, good quality
lawn, pretty designs, llH in.
diameter. regularly l2c. each;
special Tuesday in the base
ilient ........ ...............' DC
Full-bleached Muslins, 80 inches
wide, regularly 90. yard; special Tues
day in the basement. t.......,.........8 &c
Cut Glass Fruit Bowls, square
shape, rich. deep cut design. regularly
$3.50; special Tuesday in the basement.
$40
Embroidered Muslin Fiounctngs,
u inches wide. SOC. quality; special Tues
day m the basement. ;.....,;, .3ec
SIOtus ~ lnCuoS WitC,
white, cream, black and a good range
OF light and dark coiors; regularly 81 90
yard; special Tuesday on main floor.
women's strictly Tailored skirts,
dark gray all-wool imported worsted q
very full skirt in a wide range OF sizes;
elsewhere 1915; special Tuesday on the
Junior Girls. and Chiidrcn's
Dresses, dainty sheer white lawn. In
variety OF advance models, high and
Dutch neck, guimpe kimono effects.
trimmed with Val and embroidery in
seftion, deep mem; sizes 4 TO IL years;
special Tuesday on the second door. at
0l.86
Three-fold Screens, nah ogany and
oak finished frames filed in with fg-
ured .silkoline. sass quality; special
Tuesday on third floor. at. .Sl.49
bungalow Curtains, Of imported
bobbinet, with appliaued novelty braid;
IS 90 quality: special Tuesday on third
floor. a pair ir................,... .03.40
White Enameled Iron or Brass.
trimmed Beds,al sizes. regularly S1ts;
special Tuesday on fourth floor. at
Mattresses, filled with cotton. COW
cred with fancy ticking, regularly s2is;
special Tuesday on fourth floor. at
Iron Bed Couches, all iron frames.
with National wire fabric. wool mattress
and bolster, regularly Seo7; special at
... 84.67
The sun., 1909-02-28
Valenciennes Lace ,st

French and German Valenciennes
Edgings and Insertings in matched sets,
usually sold at SOC. to $3.50 for a
dozen yards; special at
33c, soc, Ace, 62c, 74c and 9Sc
The sun., 1909-02-28
An MvHation

Increasing Numbers of Our patrons
are expressing appreeiative compliments on
our tea and lounging room on the third floor.
We invite visitors to New York to make
foil use Of this interesting feature of our
store. Tea served without charge.
The sun., 1909-02-28
Coffee and Tea Sale
Tops Macy Grocery News

Coees and Teas head the stone Of those periodical sales
involving ALL OF our speciality brands The quantity disposed
in such sales runs TONS This Saeon the Of Spring
supply time-should break all records
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

He was both practising artist and theorlst
It is toleraLIy certain that he designed the cha
teaux of Nernauil-stlr-Oise and Chareval and
the Maison Blanche at Gallon Much other
work has been attributed TO him, though on
conjectures for which We have no documentary
evidence. 1t hardly matters. The important
thing for Us is that Du Cerceau was man with
a certain fGr for architecture. possessed Of =
mind which made it seem worth while t. him
to learn al that he could about the art, and to
draw with affcctiUrate care numerous records
Of some Of its most interesting monuments II
the work cited above he published an invaluable
collection of engravings exhibiting divers his
toric buildings in admirable detail These plates
are charming, but Du Cerceau's drawings for
them have more personal quality and it was
an excellent idea Of MT. Wards to reproduce n
selection Of those which preserved IN the
British Museum. Accompanied 10y scholarly notes
and by a summary Of the scant information that
We have relating to the craftsman, this sheaf Of
architectural souvenirs is altogether fascinating
Du Cerceau. who thus added to his name Of
Androuet an aIiusion to the hoop which served
as a sign upon his house. was born about 1916.
and seems to have gravitated At an early age
toward the study Of architecture. He was
Young man when he followed this study III
Rome on his return to France. filled with en-
th1siasrn for the style Of the anclents and the
ideas Of the Italian Renaissance he appears 10
have obtained commissions as architect but
his activities in the profession remain more or
less nbsclIr. We see more Of him as the pub
fisher Of book bearing upon the art he cher-
isbed and illustrated with his own prints. MT
Ward states that he brought out 'innuHerable
dasiars for various crafts, and all classes OF
bUiJdiugs and their accessories His taste ana
skill commended him to persons in high station
Il is believed that as an architect he Iroted by
ro,aI patronage. Renee Of Ferrara probably
erpr1oved him at Mon1argis, and one OF ms
! hooks i -I4vre de Grotesques. was dedlcateu
! 10 her It was with the support Of Henri IL
! 4a+ 1e undertook Les Plus Excellents Basti-
| rnents de France" Charles TX was also help
frl 70 him in this enterprise. and he dedicated
| the work to Catherine de Medici in recognition
| of her continuance of their good will He was
| worthy of the royal generosity He drew the
| arcbitectural monuments OF France with true
raeljpp for their character. There was nothlhs
fnikiu or supericiaIly picturesque about his por-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

traits of buildings His craftsmanship was
based on a sound instinct for construction, and
he had too something of the grand style in his
blood. a keen sense of the majesty and stateli-
ness Of his subjects.
The great piles of Gallon and Chambord are
nobly pictured by him. From his drawings of
BIois you get a superb impression Of the vast
scope and romantic beauty of that portentous
chateau. Using very careful line and seeking
above all. to make the accurate record which
should satisfy an architect, he nevertheless con
trivcs to set forth his building with kind of
broad unity. 50 that you Immediately apprehend
its character as a mass. He had, in short. the
gift of grandeur. Behind the hand of the pa
tient craftsman. faithful to his model was
the imagination of architect who liked to
think in monumental terms. The palaces OF
those days covered enormous amount of
ground and took their time in getting them
selves built The house which Francis 1 reared
for himself in the forest of Bouogne. near Paris
was begun in 1928 and not finished until about
1870 and this royal residence. known variously
as the Castle de Boulogne or Madrid. and de-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
DU CERCEAU.
Il Notable Figure IN old French
architecture.

FRENCH CHATEAUN AND GARDENS IN THE
SIXTEENTH CENTURY 4 Series of Repro
ductions of Contemporary Drawings Hitherto
Unpublished. By jacques AudroueJ hu Ger
ceau, Selected and Described, with an account ,II
artist and his works 10y W II. Ward
A. A L. l.. T.. A Folio. Pu- NJ. So ANEli
Imported 10y Charles Scribner's Sons
For the student of old French architecture the
name of Jacques Androuet du Corceau IS rich IN
singularIy agreeable associations. AiIusion to
it reyives memories Of Les Plus EXcelients
Bastiments de France" a work which IN the
rare original edition or the modern reprint has
lured many a lover of the art Of building to one
library OF anotF and has kept him there alb
sorbed. This sIA,eenth century Frenchman was
a type not unlike Geonroy Tory, the Renaissance
printer and engraveT whose biography was
trsversed in this place only shor, time ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
THE DON'S OPINION.
From The London Chronicle,

From The London Chronicle
d Fashion is as inexOrabIc in mems as in
syOTucn's dress The undergraduate is, perhaps.
the most telling example Of this II WAS so even
a century ago when oxford led the way IN
adorting the new nankecn trousers that were to
suncrsodc tight brooches and top boots just
about that period a don of Trinity met an un-
,Iargraduate. arr5Iyed in all the splendor of the
nov fashion. Young man. said the don, Sc
y,reIy you will come to no good. You wear
uaukcen trousers and keep a dog The young
man a(terward became Dr. Sumner and Bishop
of Winchester.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
SHAEESPE4RE'S LAW.
Some Citations to Sho1r that lie WGs In the
Fashion o. HIS Time.

Fashion Of His T;mc-
From The Nineteenth Century.
10 ordinary reader Of Shakespeare's works
can fail to be struck by the c0pious and ever
recurring legal phraSeOlogy with which they are
filed. Not only Law terms frequently en-
TlUyed with almost professional correctness,
te give color and intensity TO ms sentences DlL
whole scenes are taken up with alluslons 10 or
discussions purely legal matters, as IL --1he
Merchant Of Venice - Henry Y" and the grave
scene in Hamlet" not TO mention other plays
80 profound. indeed, IS the knowledge displayed
an through that less an authority on the
subject than Lord Campbell has told US that
TO ShakeSpeare's law, laVlshly as he propounos
il. there can neither be demurrer. nor bin OF eA
cepfivns, -nar wit Of error To this married
feature. Of the works more tflan 10 any oLItI
che might perhaps with Justice attribute the
gSrv origin Of the whole Baconian theory. The
Iaint Is naturally Of extreme Importance IN the
VS. of those whose only knowledge Of the lit
.-=tt1re Of the period IS confined 10 Shak+-
--..zre's writings. but that Importance shrlHhS
r-sr.fdIy to Insignfcance after a course ot read-
If1g through the general dramatic llttfatuLe 'i
-5a time in which as q matter Of fact, legal
simiies and illusions are found 10 occur VII VII
about the same frequency as III soiIdf'9i'toL
works So strong indeed, is the legal coiorihs
# ali stage writing al the time that one u
forced L. believe that law talk must nave beeI
Ia - common among laymcn IN those Gays
..-g e.snecfaIlv among laymen Of a playSohe
,7=-g.f,stIou than il has ever been during any
r-e-.rG since There are indications besides tILaS
some critics were getting uTed OF az tI-lS I's'
jargon-Dekker, for instance, who writes.
There is another ordinary, IL WLlch 1o1i
London usuTer. your stale bacheioF anu youl
-r-if.z- attorney do resort. the price three
pence: the rooms as fun Of company as gan
II they chance TO discourse, II IS oI
r-otFlfrr, but statutes, bonds, recogniZances
inc Te,oyeries audits, rents, subsidies, sure
ties Enclosures. Iiveries, indictments ouLI%NIS
f,.GrrTerts judgments commissions. bankrupts,
..a,a-reT1enls and Of such horrible matter. -
Calls Horn Book, 1903
Taurneu- also:
There are old men At the present
,T-lls.r are so G,oisond with tn affectailon
gf lav-Wor1s, having had many SUITS can
vaSsd- - ~,
- -.
Latin. They cannot 50 much as pray, but
II ls.v that their sins may be IenoE o. Will
A 4rr5t Of error, and their souls leIch up
-Revenger's Tragedy
There is therefore more difficulty n IN
Stakespelre's case touching ms ii+I, 0f
IN ff3rl in the case Of any other playwright %
LIS axe
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
LITERARY NOTES.

Lord ROsebery, it is rumOred is thinking OF
publishing a volume of reminiScenceS-pre
ly bringing out the chapters in serial form. 1t
is merely a rumOr; and doubt is cast upon the
statement while ii is noted that few men could
write better book of the sort.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

An addition to the ever lengthening list Of
hooks on Napoleon l is on the way 1t Is to con
80, a coDside-ation of the cUnqueror'S military
career and the author is General Sir William
IntIer a capable soldier and writer.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

one of the objects in the recent Stratford-on-
Avon exhibition Of ancient domestic furnishlngt
illustrated ShakeSpeart'S line And burn sweet
wood to make the chamber sweet 1t was =
thing that looked like a pair of Wafer-ironS brl
il was in reality a pair of bellows with a IIjtlh
chamber in the nozzle OF which sweet wood, p
like sandal fragrant herbs. could be lnScrtcC
in company with a bit of live charcoal on
working the bellows Il smoke Of exceeding good
smell would be diffused in the room.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

Among the biographies to be issued during
the coming season is of John Dee, the
astroIoger of Queen EIzabeth's time. Dee was
a clever man who was, in some Of his phlOsoph-
icaI fooiishncss seif-deceiVed or deceived by
others. 1t is worth While to remember that he
was instrumental il getting into Parliament
bill calling for the adoption of the GregarIan
calendar for England. The plan was not car
ried through, however. until two hundred years
later
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

stroyod hy the way. with all its Della Robban
decoration by order Of the National Assembly
in IIeo was not by any means one Of the larg-
est Of French chateaux. Du Cerccau dwelt with
peculiar sympathy lcisurely undertakings Of
this sort H kindled before one Of them when
h.. saw it realized commemoratinr it in one Of
his engrav wings with loyal eusto, and he even be
2uiled his time in fanclful constructions dreams
upon paper of ideal chatcaux-
We reproduce one Of these gorgeous fancies of
his. u chateau designed in the form Of a Greek
cross. Looking at it, one is irresistbly tempted
to quote CoIeridgcs thrice familiar but forever
enchanting lines:
IL X.,r:.,!u diG KutIa Khan
\ stately picasurc-dome decree.
the sacred rlVeT, ran
Through c.tvcrns -HIeasureicss 10 man
uoWr o a sunieSs sea
T. twice miles of fertile ground
With walls AMI towers were glrdled round
No sacred river waters the base OF Du Ger
ceaus stately pleasure dome. His well filled
rnoat is confined within the most prosaic Of EN-
hankments But there il a royal magnifcence
about this chateau Of his which might have
satisfied even KubIa Khan. That is, perhaps,
the chief cew to the beauty Of all the old build
ings Illustrated in this volume. whether actually
erected or only fondly imagined They used the
materials Of architecture with lavish hand in
DlI Ccrccau's day; they built fit homes for kings.
and always they consummatciy well organized
their Hiimitable resources. justnying the scale
on which they worked by the fncness and dig
nity Of their art. 1t is stimulating to turn these
pages To do so is to come in contact with some
of the Influences that make for the preservation
Of architectural standards.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

II is good to know that there are still treas
urcs in the way Of books ana pictures to be DIS
covered in remote rural places The latest
find" in England is a splendid CaXton. unique
volume in its original bnIing Of uaIeu boards.
leather with panel and beTder stamps of mon
strous birds ncurs-dc-Iis. bees, thistlcs. etc. ii
contains the following works from the CaAton
press: The MirrDur of the Worldc,' the
"Dictcs or Sayings of the Philosophers. 'tatd
on old Age cicero De Amicitia' and Coryda!,
.Mcmorarc NoViSsima' all III excellent Cundi-
tion This Cicero De Amicitia,' 1881, has
rare feature in its inclusion of signatur" D5,
which begins thus: Here Foloweth tn" ArSu-
nant Of the Declamacyun which laboureth to
show wherein Hunourc shold" Rcstc" Th" book
was found in an old manor house i'll the North
OF England
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

Mr KfpliuE is quoted writing 20 friend IN
America that the Wright brothers are ahead.
Of his story With the Night Mall the date ot
which is 1000 A Il. II is added Mr.. kIpIngi
by the way wrote supplementary matter for this
story in the way OF aerial regulations. answers
to correspondents. book reviews and adVcr,
tisemeutS supposedly taken from a maEaZine "I
h, same, future date But already the London
Times has published twice Il full page OF ac-
tual advertisements Of diriEibles and flying MAJ
chimes
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

At last it is announced. is to be published the
first volume of the long promised Collotypn Fac
SMILES of Irish Manuscripts in the Bodleian
Library. Dr. Meyer, of Liverpool University, i3
the responsible editor.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

dent DIT Henry W Hill. contains historical
in New YorI, state OF the previous volumes
Issucd by the society Volumes l and II ar" now
out OF print and cannot Toe supplied. Much I'M
uurtaut manuscript material il is said, is in
the possession of the society, and will BE- used
in future volumes
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

The Buffalo Historical Society has just
brought out the twelfth volume of it's "Publica-
tions." This volume, written by its vice-prcsi-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

Across a Continent in 4 Man-of-War' is
title which suggests journey with eXtraor-
dinary features. 1t is in fact, log of the
voyage of the British ship Pelorus for $500
miles up the Amazon to IquitOs-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

Mr. Horace Fletcher's iujunctions in the mat
ter Of cutiug have reused sturdy antagonist in
the person "f the British physician Sit James
Crichtuu- Brown That frugaIity in nutrition is
utterly opposed 10 the experience Of the human
race Is DR.. Crichton- Browns contention III his
book "Parsimony IN Nutrition" He claims that
the most advanced races Of mankind have
reached their high plane upon full. round
diet" Funk 4 Wagnalls publish the work
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23

turned the letter face downward and
went on with the meal.
II did not know that your mail
came to the club" said Merrihew
1T doesn't Only rarely letter
drifts this way"
well. go on and read 1t. Don't let
me keep you from II. Some charmer.
III wager. Here ! pour all my adyen-
lures into your ear. aud ! on my side
never 30 much as get hint Of yours
Go on. read H."
Adventures. 6ddlesticksl The letter
can wait. II is probably bill.'
"a bin In fashionable envelope like
thatr
Hillard only smiled, tipped the era
die and reflled Merrihew's glass with
some excellent Romance Cont. when
does Kitty sailr he asked after awhile
Of silence.
"A week from this Saturday, Feb 2
What the deuce did you bring up that
forf I've been trying TO forget H."
Where do they landT
NAPLES. They open In Rome the
nrst week In March All the arrange
ments are complete" After coffee
Merrihew pushed back his chair. I'm
reserve a table In the billiard room
while you read your letter"
IN be with yon shortly crate.
fully.
So with the Inevitable black cigar
between his teeth Merrihew sauntered
on toward the billiard room. while
Hillard picked up his letter and
studied II. His fingers trcmbled slight.
iy as be tore open the envelope. The
handwriting. the paper. the modest
size. all these pointed to woman Of
culture and refinement. But a subtle
spirit Of irony pervaded II all She
would never have answered bis print.
ed inquiry bad she not laughed over
II. for pinned to the top Of the letter
was the clipping. the stupid. banal
clipping: "Will the lady who sang
from Nine. Angot' communicate with
gentleman who leaned out Of the win
aoW tiuut
There was neither formal beginning
nor a formal ending. only four crisp
lines. But these implied one thing
and distinctly-the writer bad no de-
sire for further communication with
gentleman who leaned out Of the win
dow" He read and reread slowly:
am sorry 10 learn that my singing dis
tureed you There was a reason. At that
particular moment ! was happy,
That was all II was enough She
had laughed, She was n lady humor.
ously Inclined, not TO say mischievous
A comic opera star would have sent .
her press agent round to see what ad- I
vertising could be got out OF the Incl /
dent; 0 prims donna would have ap- /
pcaled 20 her primo tenor for the /
same purpose. A gentlewoman surely: /
moreover. she lived within the radius
the osicial radius. Of the Madison 4
square branch Of the possofhce, for
such was the postmark Common
sense oeed him 10 dismiss the whole
anair and laugh over n as "ihe lads
In The fog had done Bot common
sense often goes about with n pedant's
strut and 10 something TO avoid on oc
cxsions Here was harmless pasfime
to pursue. common sense uotwiih
standing. The vein Of romance 10 him
was sfrong. and AL the commercial
blood ~ bis father could nct snh,n-
gate H. lie rang for paper aud
messenger and wrote. Nine Ango,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23

unhappy. II only | might meet you
| VIII you not do mo that honor7 Ism,
\ there just little pure healthy romance
waiting to be given life? Your voice
haunts me Out OF every silence II comes
to me-"She is SO innocent. 80 youthful
JOHN HILLARD.
The letter fluttered into her lap. She
leaned on her elbows. 1t was not a
bad letter. and she rather liked the
boyish tone Of It. Nothing vulgar
peered out from between the lines
Did he really love music? He must,
for 1t was not every young man who
could pick out the melody OF an old,
forgotten opera. father than tempt
fate she decided not TO answer this
letter. 1t would be neither wise nor
useful.
Romance! The word came back to
her With an unmusical laugh she
stood up. shaking the letter to the
floor. Romance She was no longer
girl. She was woman OF FIVE and
twenty, and what should woman
know Of romance? All. there had been
n time when all the world was ro-
mance-romance; when the night
breeze had whispered II under her
easement window, when the lattice
climbing roses had breathed II. when
the moon and the stars bad spelled IT,
Romance, She hated the word not
less than she hated the Italian Ian
guage the Italian people, the country
itself. She spurned the letter with
her foot and fed the newspaper to the
fire
She went downstairs to the plano
and played with strong feeling. Pres
emily she began to sing haunting,
melancholy song by Abt She was
mistress Of every tone, every shade,
every expression.
The door opened gradually. Crash.
The music was over
''Bettinai Bettina. are you listen
mgr
II am always listening" Bettina
into the room. 1T is beauti.
ful, beautiful TO sing like that.
There VIII be kings and dukes at your
feet"
Enough
Pardon. slgnora, forgot But lis
ten. bring message. A boy came
TO say that the rehearsal will be at
tiirs afternoon II Is now after II.
$50 lateY We must be on
And the letter upstairs on the ioorY
Some day, Bettina. you will enter
the forbidden chamber. and ! shall |
have TO play Bluebeard. This time
however. do not mind. Leave II there
or burn IT, indifferently.
Bettina knew her mistress She
thought best 70 leave the letter where
!, lay forgotten for the time being
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23
DAIRY TEN!

Are you feeding Sugarota.
ii not begin now and you will
find il to your advantage.
Now is the time to make
your Dairy produce the most.
Butter high and Feeds reas.
enable. Was there ever a
time when you could get
more profit from a Dairy
than at the present.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23

Italy and In Germany there is always
so much red tape blundering. eonfns-
Ing red tape. custom duties. excessive
charges. But your manager must know
what he is doing
"He has everything IN black and
white. believe. But Jour advice lie
sensible
do you know anything about ItaIy
or Germany
only what | learned ID my geogra
phies." iaughing--Kom Florence,
Genoa. Venice. Nice, Milan. straasbufg,
Cologne aud on 10 Berlin II is Ike a
fairy story come true
who IL your pfina donnaTF be
asked.
''Ahf' kitfy's face became eager
with excitement "Aow you have put
your hnger Oh the mystery that u
bothering Us all Not oBr of az has
seen her of knows her name. She has
not rehesrsed With us aud viii not I'LL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23
CHAPTER Nv.

ToR two days the club steward
only nodded when HIliard came
Ia. lie had no letters 70 pre-.
4 sent
Il am thirty-three years old" Hi.
lard mused as be sought the reading
room. Downtown ! am looked upon
as man Of affairs. business man
With the care OF half dozen fortunes
on my hands Now. what's the mat
ter with fnei ! begin to tremble when
look that sober old steward IN the
face IL be bad handed me letter
tonight ! should have bad TO lean
against the wall for support This
VIII never do 81 all l have no, seen
her face | DO not know her name
For all know she may be this L.ddy
Ligh,nnger No. thar would he impos.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23

fcE BOXES aud REFRIGERATORS 81 90 10 $1,000. Th.
baldwin Dry Air kind that ice and keeps cold