The Detroit times., 1914-03-07
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SUllBER ROBES
Palms Apartment Tenants Re-
treat IN Disorder When Fire
Breaks Out It 2 :. N.
NAPOLEON RESCUED
WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY
Red-Eyed Pup Gets 'sShot" From
Chemical That Nearly
Ends Career

They do say that the nre In the
Palms epartment house. Je6erpon-aves
and RftArd-st., early saturday morn
Ing. was one OF the most amasing dis.
plays OF spring fashions In night
robes seen about these parts Tor some
time. Far be Il from anyone to de-
tract from the crimson horror OF the
connagration. but the fact remAtns
that
Well It was like this. Along about
two bells BY the dog watch, one OF the
TENANTS on the top moor Of the build
Ing opened one eye, took two snifnes
and said:
III that pesky elevator boy amt
smokin' one Of them dad blamed
Roosin cigaroots again
The Palms, by the way, IL one q
the largest, and most exclusive ella
dwellings In the city, and has an
ornate iron door, cOlOred elevator
boy, and = cold formal cir Of Artstoc'
|racy. The author Of the shove thrill
ing remarks turned over and agnin
|wooed aloep. But alas. A laree 6dnlt
yoice aphaed through the halls NJ II.
.*r7ahl Nh ~
In9t4rtly "a ~ ccnfnsldu 1'hS
|rs1f ~ S1llIoSvi iNe -os II II nollox'
|1aE push. ;t1e 3op halls fron TN
|6Sef&men4 of GGnuel 3. rittnAA
where IN electric wire had broken
|and set afire the walls. AZ the thrt)t
ing cry rang through the silence d
the night, and fsr away the c1nug q
the Are wagons We'd with the barber
shop choSdfng Of illuminated night
wanderers the doors Of the 30 apart
ments beJched forth persons.
Il - now known that silk slumbel
robes with 0chus Of lrish lace run
ming fronn the AasQue to the gore and
pleated bias with waterfall Of &C
cordian crepe dc chene gathered at
the back. u quite the thing among the
younger set. The effect n heightened
by insertion cut applique and trim
med with maribout.
The mems styles have changed but
slightly. For elderly men = severe
hut serviceAble gArment Of linen with
two deep insertions or Sits 1t either
Side falling gently from the calf Il
Fquite proper, and thin line OF Alice
blue dado or crimson rambler tuck
ing from neck to point. six inches
|abaft the beam, adds much to the
|chlcn0ss Of the whole. For younger
men pa1axnas are still au fait.
The oosne that follows beggars de-
|Scripeloh. A. the brave 6re laddief
with their hands full Of hose and
their mouths full OF zine cut ap
|pesrod, the impressiouable among the
younger girls were deeply thrilled
One princess clasped her arms TO heI
breast and Quivering with excitement
whispered courage . II Julia Mar
lowe. The fact that she was huggins
Il large red water bottle rather spoiled
the erect. but who wots Of such things
lot such . time. Napoleon was res
cued With dinculty from death. He
huhf-oh Napoleon II one Of those
white fussy dogs with red eyes that
10 mothered BY the childless--well, Al
VA being said, Napoleon tried to bite
10 nfeman but only managed to get
his mouth full Of hose, and when the
|iIre laddie turned the spigot. ct
ppout, or whatever you call the thine
attached to the chemical. Napoleon
swallowed . quart Of the mixture and
|hie romarks 90 he left the scene were
|unprintable.
The damage done was small but the
excitement was worthy Of q great ef
fort.