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darker coIors, and
range in price from
$12.75 to S23.50.
Distinctly charming. and so
very reasonable in price, are the
silk and serge frocks, made in
ever so many different new
styles-with ruffles and frills,
with vests and collars Of the
new crisp Organdies in ging-
ham-like checks. with new
sleeves and new collars nd new
skirts.
One group of dresses, Ia TO
20-year sizes, specially priced
S1S.75, is particularly interest
ing. There are dresses of taft
feta and crepe de chine, in soft
tans and browns, in light and
dark shades of blue and gray,
in fouiards and serges.
For instance, a lovely frork
for church or street use is made
Of dark blue foulard with large
white spots, has a white satin
vestee and collar and the new
fashionable double skirt. Price
s1S.75.
Pure snowy white dresses OF
v0ile, batiste and net, suitable
for confirmation and church
professions, range IN price from
IS for the sweet simple styles
with a touch of shocking and
lace, that launder easily, 20
Sls.75 for the elaborate Lace
trimmed net frocks, sizes 70
IL years.
The new coats to be worn
over the Easter frocks are very
fetching. The colors are bright
and youthful. the fabrics and
tailoring the best, but like the
dresses, the styles are quite
simple and practical and the
price is not high.
There are fewer and fewer
calls for purely dress coats for
Young girls most mothers
want the kind that will make
seryiceabie school coats after
serving for more festive Occa-
sions. One finds all this in the
new coats to be had in the
Girls Own Store, on the Second
Floor, Chestnut. They are
made of dark blue serge. soft
velour checks and plain velour,
burellas. sturdy tweeds, and the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
DELAWARE CITY.

Spccial Correspondence OF Every Evening
Delaware City. March 2S-Mrs. Reu-
ben Warren Of Clayton is spending a few
DAYS ia town.
The survey party Of the [ s T. y mas
returned 10 PhiladcIphla, after making
q survey OF the channel on Liston Range
Mrs A T. Pennington, who had been
confined to the house for some time By
illness, is able 10 be outs
Mrs L. NTitflin Of Philadelphia is visit
ing her parents, Mir, and Mrs NJ L.
Hines.
On Tuesday, April :. the town will hold
an election for two counclmen for term
of two years.
The Delaware City Century Club will
give a dance on Monday evening, April l.
Mrs. Somers Van Kirk Of Camden. \ J.
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs Charles
MerTiman, at Fort du Pont
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NEWS OF LEWES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Lewes. March 2S.-Afrs. G. Eva Miller,
county demonstrator, with headquarters
at Georgetown, visited here, Monday, and
gave q demonstration on vegetables TO
the club women, at the home of Mrs
Thomas Il Carpenter. Miss Miller will
visit here again on April Is, when Sugar
Saving Dishes will be the subject.
Fred L. Myers has sold his tin and
brush business TO the Fred L. Myers Co,
which comprises MIR, Myers, Charles T
Wolfe and Charles V Jones Mr. Myers
VIII retlre from active business and move
10 Lancaster, Pa.
The Parent-Teaeber Association has
elected Mrs \. B. Register president;
Miss Isabelle L. Ross, vice-Ppresident; /;
Miss Mary l. Mcgee, secretary; Miss
Adelis Lank. treasurer.
William q. Dodd ran his automobile
into ditch, yesterday, near Georgetown
and had to be pulled out by Georgetown
lIyervman.
Miss Sara Lowell of Calain, Maine;
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DRESSING THE YOUNGER SET
AT WANAMAKER'S

suit is that the young
daughters new Easter
frock is delightfully."-
pleasing.
These little silk
dresses are charming in
their youthful simplici-
ty of style, and in all the
new and pretty fash
ions for Spring. They
are made of firm, lus-
terful taffetas, Of soft
crepe de chine, of lovely
new foulards, of practi-
cal washable silk ging-
hams and of pongees in
their natural colors.
They come in al gay,
bright shades and in the
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hne tuckr and Misunderstanding.
AT the waist line. soft salmon
pink satin ribbon, run under .
double row Of the narrow lace
insertion, ties In a pretty bors
IN front. Long sleeves. trimmed
with lace, hemstitchcd on, and
fine vertical tueks. Two eiux-
ters OF little tncks above the
hem OF the dress. Sizes 2 TO s
yenrs. $3.50.
A bunch of b1ue-beIls In ths
hand of the small damsel wear
ing this charming little 6rens,
and she's ready to sit for her
portrait as n second and equal.
Iy charming personif,oatfon Of
The Age of Innocence" It's
of white Swiss with q tiny dot,
touched off in a blue that lust
matches Spring blue bells. in
the form of the most fascinst-
ing shocking at the high waist
line. and ornamental stitching
and French knots on the two
gathered pockets and on the
edges of the tiny turnover cuffs
and Of the square collar.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, March 2S.--An interesting and
enthusiastic meeting of the Dover Parent
Teacher Association WAS held i'll the
assembly room of Dover public schools,
last evening, Councilman l.. J. Hayes
presiding.
America was sung by the audience,
after which Rev Floris Ferwerda, pastor
of the Dover Presbyterian Church, con-
Quoted the devotions.
Exercises by the pupils of the first
and second grade were gwen, including
patriotic dialogue, spring song, story
of Little Half Chick, p" told and dramatic
ed, and flag drill, all of which werc
rendered with credit to the participants
Short addresses were made by Pro
fcssor Shilling, superintendent of Kent
county public schools; Mr.. Armstrong,
State director of agriculture in the
schools; Mr.. Davis, instructor in manual
arts in the Dover schools; j.. T.. Benson
and Wesley Webb, members of Dover
Board of Education, and Principal c. W.
W Schantz of the Dover high school.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
DRIVE AWAY HEADACHE
Rub Musterole On Forehead
and Temples

A headache remedy without the dam
gers Of headache medicine" Relieves
headache and that miserable feeling frcm
colds or congestion. And it acts at once i,
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than
mustard plaster and does not blister
Used only externally. and in no way can
it affect stomach and heart, as some in
ternal medicines do.
Excellent for sore throat, bronchitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma. neuralgia, con-
gestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
all pains and aches of the back or joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises. chilbiains,
frosted feet, colds of the chest lit often
prevents pneumonia
3Oc and 60c Jars; hospital size $50
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ELSMERE NOMINATION..

Special Cores spondence Of Every Evening
Elsmere, March 2S.-The borough OF
EIsmere viii hold the annual nomination
for town officials on Saturday, March so,
at p. IN The election Will be held two
weeks later The positions to be filled
are those of alderman, treasurer. assessor
and three commissioners The present
commissioners, whose terms expire, are
James T. Smith, Ralph Johnston and
William S Alexander Several prominent
residents OF the townhave been nmcntioned
for the positions and the nomination will
probably bring out a number OF candi-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
LETTERS ON ESTATES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, March 2S.-Rcgistcr of
Wills Oliver ID. Robinson has issued letters
on the following estates:
Caroline c. Cannon, late of Georg,-
town hundred, TO Cyrus Hatfield; IN
Francis A. Samson, late Of Cedar Crock
hundred, to Nellie Small Samson; Sarah
G. Phillips, Broad Creek hundred TO
Norris :. Short; Salhc Anderson, late of
Broadkiln hundred, to Alexander Andcr-
son; James c. Reynolds. late of North
West Fork hundred. 10 William B Como
way, c. I. a.; Rachel Andrews. late Of
Georgetown hundred, to Joshua W Biz
zard; William J. Evans, Baltimore hun
dred, 20 George II Townsend; Annie Nir-
rinia Morrison, late Of Cedar Creek hun
dred, 20 Annie b Collins
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TO STOP WHEAT STORAGE.

Washington, March y State food
administrators viii be encouraged by the
Food Administration TO requsition. sum
Inarily, any stocks Of wheat actually being
boarded
A general order to tins effect has not
yet been promulgated, but State admins
traitors have been advised that they have
the authority to act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
THEY DID GOOD WORK.

Washington March 28 Secretary Dan
iels has received from the president Of
the Vacuum Oil Co letter praising the
conduct Of the naval armed guard aboard
the company's tank steamer, Paulsboro,
in her encounters with German sub
marines on February % and March /
In both instances the gun crew, after
lively engagements, drove the submarines
of The submarine in the March | at
tack probably was sunk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
INSPECTING SUSSEX ROADS.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown, March 2S State High
way Engineer Charles NJ, ITpham, accom-
panied by bis assistant, Samuel knopl,
and Highway District Engineers Rugglcs
and Miller Of the office of public roads
have been on an inspection trip Of the
county highways and the du Pont road
II is believed that their visit ~ this
time has some military significance, and
possibly some action VIII be taken in aid
ing in the Improvement Of the roads in the
lower mart of the State.
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The unusual and pretty fin
ish of the neck Of this dress
illustrates that bit of individu-
ality which attaches 70 these
Wanamaker frocks. The collar
only extends PARKWAY around
10 the front, leaving a graceful
curve which is finished with
stitching, French knots and
touch of embroidery in the blue.
Sizes 2 TO S. Price S..
A little dark-eyed maid of
about ) was made very happy
yesterday. And yet, while
'peacocking" before the big
r~irrors in the Children's Wear
Store in the little white and
pink dress Mother had Just
bought for her. she herself was
the last one to know how de-
liciously the dashes of pink set
of her brown eyes and chestnut
curis.
II was of soft white voile. the
acme of simplicity and refine
ment. and yet of effectiveness.
High waist. long sleeves. The
only bit of lace on the whole
frock was the fine, narrow frill
at the round neck. and the ac-
cent of the dress was given by
the dainty buttonhole stitching
in pink which edged the neck,
the miniature cuffs, the band
which outlined the waist, and
the the cunning semi circular
pockets. II costs 50, sizes ? to 6.
The coat situation for
these youngsters of 2 to
6 was very we'll sum-
married by someone
who, glancing around
at the various tryings-
on, was heard to say:
Boys don't EAR
what girls wear, but
girls wear what boys
wear. Get my point?"
As per her point. the box
coats and military coats apprO-
pirate TO boys are being appr0-
priated by girls. Dark shades
navy serge and mixed colOrs-
prevail in favor. although there
are some dsinty yelours in buff.
rose or light blue for dress oc-
casions, also many coyerts
worn. Prices SO up.
In hats for these little folk,
both boys and girls. mushroom
shapes are very much worn in
chips, leghorns. panamas and
milan. Prices begin at SIPS.
These are the ready -to-wears.
In fancy or dress hats there
are all kinds of conceptions. and
confections. and combinations
in fine, soft straw braid. deli
cate satins and ribbons. and
chiffon and satin rosebuds.
Novel touches abound. Even in
that perennial favorite, the
dainty white pique wash hat.
there are some which show
hand embroidered decorations
on brim and crown, instead of
the time honored ribbons, ro-
settles or buds.
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HURT BY FALL OF SCAFFOLD.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Delmar, March 2S.-Nhile james L.
Phillips and Collins Vincent were putting
a roof on building, yesterday, the scat
folding on which they were standing gave
wav and both fell to the ground
Mr. Phillips was painfully injured on
the head, and Mr. Vincent sustained an
injury at the hIp- lie was placed under the
influence Of an anesthetic TO relieve his
pam.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28

Miss Gladys McKelvin of Fall River,
Mass, and Miss Freeda Ruthers of Read
ing, Pa, who are attending the Beech
wood Inn School, came home with Miss
Elsie Rowland to attend the military
dance held here last Friday evening
William Joseph has moved from the
Levin A. Donovan farm near Midway, to
the Burton T.. Reynolds farm, near Cool
Spring
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
SUeaters for 'fThe Younger Set"

Atwood. of course. lot hardly unpscked
but OH and dainty, with their collars cuffs
belts and crocheted buttons contrasting with the eoorspnk
blue light green ttles' girls
boys. $3.50 o $40. Sizes %,
Also sipon for the older girls Is Purled
waist sailor collar (so with brushed wool contrast
ing shade). Rose Copenhagen blue and light green
Sizes 80
style fancy weave sip-on sweater 20
line only in fashion sailor collar S. Copenhagen
and brown, sizes 80 to 80.
Nchndrsn'. Third Floor Ch..tnut
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purchase adds TO the
pleasure with which a
discriminating mother
will survey many a boy
next Sunday morning
when he comes to show
himself off in his new,
best tOgS.
Suits in the shirt style are
extremely natty for the small
est boys. 4 good-lOoking model
in navy blue serge, made in our
own custom shop. has a sailor
collar, braided in white. With
stsr-embroidered corners, chew
ron on sleeve. white braid finish
on cuffs. Price $40. Ages (
TO 3.
An attractive little junior
Norfolk comes in double
breasted effect, fastening on the
right with patch pocket on left.
and has an extra collar Of tan
rep. Comes in green. blue and
fancy mixtures. $40. sizes 4 20 8.
Washable suits. pretty and
sensible. for junior boys, are
also ready in great numbers.
Prices 50 10 $3.50. ages 70 S.
Materials arc chambrays, lin
ems, white, colors and kinder
garten stripes.
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NOBODY is forget
~ ting the boys new
Spring suit or coat,
either; not the boys
mother, who is glad tn
bring him in where she
is so certain Of getting
best values and smart
est Of cut for her
money, not the boy him
self, and least Of all, the
Boys' Clothing Store
First Floor, which is
now at the height Of its
Easter season and eT-
ceptionally well stocked
in all lines with every
thing that makes a we'll
dressed boy, Of the ages
8 TO 18.
Boys not care what
they wear2
Anybody who thinks
that, makes a big mis-
take. Boys are very
much like men, only not
so big, just as Artemus
Ward said. And men
we'll, whenever You
think they don't care
for appearances, re-
member the woman lee
turer TO a mixed audi
ence who made the
statement-but with a
twinkle in her eye
that men were not near
ly so vain as women.
why" she added,
the very handsomesr
man IN this room has
his necktie way round
on one side!'
Instantly every man
in the hall had his fing-
ers tugging at his neck
tie.
In suits, boys of s TO IS are
choosing NorfoIks above all
else They can be had for $3.50
10 $3.50. Trench models, of
course, come close after them
in popularity, and I'm these
there is a wonderful selection
Mixed coiors, grays. brownA
blues ana fancy stripes preoom-
mate
But above all the useful, yet
ever sristocrztic blue serge.
which Hays has been and
probably always viii be the
dress-up suit for the boy.
Prices $3.50 to $50.
And everything all
wool, Of course. That
quie t background Of
safety in a Wanamaker
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GONE one asked the
- other day;
Why are SO many of
the prett ty E a S t e r
frocks for the growing
girl between the ages of
6 and IA, and the older
or junior girl, Is to IL
years, made of silk?"
Two sound reasons
for its popularity are:
Silk is at present the
only material not spe-
ciallyneeded by theGov-
ernment, and Fashion
smiles on silk. The re-
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~ UhUt q star
thou nrfy'

thou art!
So says Victor Hugo.
And when was he more
right?
Artemus Ward said
the same thing more
crudely, in his individ-
ual, jocular way:
.'H o w beautiful is
babesl So small, yet so
like human beings, only
not SO large
The Store is full, these
Easter holidays, of rosy
cheeks and s h ining
braids and curls, of live
ly-stepping f e e t and
chattering treble voices,
of frank, ivory-smooth
. brows, of bright eyes
round with wondering
what the world can
be
Wondering, too, what
these interesting and
marvellous displays seen
from counter to counter
in Wanamaker's can
be
And then, right in the
middle of an enjoyable
moment = in the Toy
Store, maybe. or while
the Great Organs $ play
ing-a stern parent or
guardian Whisks them
up to the Children's
Wear Store or the Girls
Own Store or the Boys
Clothing Store, to fit
them out with the new
Spring clothes which
were what they came
out for
And they find a new
enjoyment there, or a
source of future pleas
ure, at all events. For
everything in Nature
dresses up at Easter.
To our mind these de-
lightful young people
are the most fascinat-
ing things in the whole
Store.
Add to that fascina-
ton of youth the fas-
cination of new clothes,
pretty clothes, modish
clothes, such as this
Store eXcelS in-and the
pictures perfect.
THERE'S a great
L deal doing in hat
ting, Gaping, coating
and general dressing of
the youngest of the
younger generation in
the Children's w ear
S t ore on the Third
Floor, Chestnut. To
start with, every little
girl both needs and
wants a new W h it e
dress, and we've hun
dreds of them, as dainty
as the little silvel'y
clouds that sail all by
themselves in the SkV
But much more acces-
sible. Prices run from
$1.50 to $3.50. Sizes 2 to
6. Dozens on dozens of
different styles. Most
are made with the pret-
ty, child-like S h ort
waists, or on yokes.
Many have ribbon-run
beading, some hand
wrought French knots
in color, others en-
broidery and lace. Ma
terials are d a in ty
dimity, crisp lawn, fine
voiles S an d snowy
SWisses.
A very pretty and unusual
collar gives an additional chic
touch 10 a pretty little dress of
white lawn. IL is round and
lace-edged, with a small oblong
medallion of the material edged
with narrow insertion and lace
in the front, making a graceful
break in the roundness. Waist
trimmed with vertical rows of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
Bunny Reigns But Once a Year

NNE Of the most interesting things all in this great busy
l J building is the Easter display in the Toy
BE half hour and the kidSies 20
~
IT haven't ddde of your take. A neighbors
child IS better than none.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28

QUITS of all deScrip-
- tions and prices
there are for young
women. Dressy suits,
many of the fashionable
midnight blue in trico-
tine, Poiret twill, gabar-
dine and serge; pony
coat models, E on $,
braided and novelty
suits, the fashionable
narrow shoulders, tight
sleeves and new skirts,
in IA to 20-year sizes.
Prices $50 to $50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28

checked materials, in the new
belted models. raglan and fare
styles. The prices range from
So 10 $50 for the g. 10 14-yesr
sizes.
For the junior girl there are
coats in assortments large
enough TO enable her TO get the
style best suited TO her individ-
uality. In burella, velour or
tweeds, in all the best Spring
shades and styles-15- 20 IL
year sizes, S12.75 TO $50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28

Sports suits of Jersey, bmella
and tweed in such good oolors
Az heather, purple, oxford. navy,
rose, Pekin blue and horizon
blue, and ia the smart new
styles range In price from s2s
to $3.50.
One Of our smnrtest sports
suits is specially priced at s25.
II In made Of a flue quality non
crushsble jersey cloth that re-
tafns it's shape, and comes in an
the desirable Spring oolors.
Very unusual value for tht
price. ~ to 20-yesr sizes.
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tempt to transfer its circulation and
Advertising to his evening paper. 1.-THE
Free Press" has been watched carefully
by the government for some time, and
at one time WIS in danger Of having it's
second class mail privilege taken away.
"The Free Press" has had q check
cred career. Founded originally to
boost tho political fortunes Of La Fol-
lette, it passed into control OF Isaac
Stephenson through repeated demands
upon him for financial aid, and on his
retirement from politics was put on the
market in October, 1916, being bought
by newly formed Free Press Corpora
lion, with large number of stockhold-
ers, the great majority being Of dis
tinctly Teutonic names. Theodore
Kronshage was vice-president and in
practical control, ands his brother
Ernst was made editor, with full power
over all material that went into the
paper. The treasurer was Gustav j. A.
Trostel, already mentioned as bust
ness associate of Joseph Uihlein, Of the
SchlitZ Brewing Company.
There has been considerable fluctua-
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tation above reproacE, and secure IL
not noisy place. IT'S name is one which
will for years give crcdence and stand
ing to anything which is published
under it's headings.
The purchase Of "The News" in
which Park at one time owned half
interest, followed shortly. "The News"
was practically morbund, was seldom
seen ON the streets, and had small
but rather steady subscription list. It's
purchase by Brisbane cleared the after
noon paper field for him as much as
possible, assured that no new rival
could get an Associated Press fran
chise and gave to him few thousand
more subscribers with which to start
business. M. A. Hoyt, the editor, had
owned It for some years.
''The Free Press the purchase Of
which by Brisbane Milwaukee is ex-
pectng to be announced at any time
will complete his string, the other
papers not being purchasable. "The
Free Press" is morning paper, though
it is understood that Brisbane does not
plan to continue 1t long, but will at