Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-22
NOTICE! HUBD,
on ALL BARGAIN DAYS
Case OF Shop Early or Uncle
Sam win Punish All Unbe-
Ieving Tightwads
LUXURY TAX ON MAY

raise the wind Il Is likely that the
looming two weeks viii I e the busiest
shopping period In many long year.
AS usual. the women will tie the shop
perg and. I'D usual. husbands and faith
ers will be called upon to foot the bills.
Iof course
But this time contrary TO all GUS
tom. the women will have an excuse
which even the husbands may accept
az adequate. and II they are approach
lede from the right side, al the right
time, they may be expected to come
lacross rather handsomely and not al
together reluctantly
For the high cost OF simple living
takes another upward jump May A
i Officially Ii Is called the Luxury Tax =
i But II will be hard indeed. to convince
the average woman that such articles
Jas wearing apparel and such absolute
necessities as cosmetics, perfumes and
1parasols should come under that elias
sificatior This Is one time when
woman will not have the last word !:
i for the sages at washington not only
have called them iuxuries but have di-
rected the tax collectors to do their
worst and TO accept no excuses.
The only halfway cheerful thing
about the whole affair is that adequate
warning Of the forthcoming tax was
giyen, thus providing wives and daugh-
tiers with lever to pry the reluctant
dollars from husbands and fathers on
the threat that II there Is delay it
will be at an added cost Of ten per
cent.
Practically nothing In the wardrobe
Tor on the dressing table Will escape
the added burden imposed BY the new
tax And the fat increase Of ten per
lcent will not be reckoned on old time
lprices, but upon present prices which
have scared to point where it al
ready seemed the limit or endurance
had been reached There Il b mini
mum limit under which the tax does
mot apply. It is true, but with the
present scale of prices which prevail
Fit will be difficult enough to keep close
teven to the upper side OF this fixed
point
And 1t Is not only iii articles Of
clothing from silk stockings costing
81 or more pair to hats and bonnets
where the selling price is SIS or more.
lnightgowns valued at upward Of S.;
underwear Of the same cost and para
soils and sunshades at "a and upward
that blow falls Many furnishing for
houses articles such as rugs and car
pets, picture frames and lighting fix
lures, and practically everything that
one would needs on vacation to noun
tain or seashore--if one could afford
to pay the increased railroad fares and
1.-THE high hotel charges will get a
boost on May as we'll
Purses Are Hit Double.
Purses and handbags retailed at
$3.50 or more each will shoot up ten
per cent, as will travelling bags mark
ed at $25 or anything in excess of that
lamount Trunks at $50 or more will
cost $50 or more when the ten per cent
luxury tax Is imposed. Even fans cost
ling dollar or more viii come In fol-
the added tarifE. and electric fans will
advance in cost in the same proper
ltion.
i The extent to which the new tax
will fell upon many households may
best be realized by estimating on this
increased cost of three outfits at this
81 =, 49,, :. x4yy1; ~
under the new tax. will cost from $50
to $50 more than il the purchases had
been made prior to May i
4 "A casual inspection of the stores
where these necessary, although Off.
lcialIy termed luxurious. articles are
sold iwll disclose that few If any Of
them are priced at the minimum figure
fixed by the tax appraisers.
Real Bargain Period.
The result will be. therefore. thai
far more than $50 to $50 will be added
To each woman's budget il she does
mot take full advantage OF the two
Iopen weeks which remain to her
It is not only the women who will
be affected BY the new tax. Men, ii
addition ID having to shoulder the
burden of the increased cost Of sill
stockings, petticoats, SIS hats, face
Il powders. cosmetics, sunshades and
i high heeled shoes. will have more thar
a little trouble OF their own Because
1 practically the same line Of distinc.
ton between necessities and luxuries
Ens they refer to mems clothing have
been made to those referring To WON.
ZEN UndercIothes, socks, shoes. neck.
wear, various articles of outer cloth.
4 ing and practically every little OF
large article which they use for Their
I0wn personal pleasure or convenience
Ii going up with q jump, The genera
flat rate is ten per cent, and it viii
apply to everything named in thu
schedule which exceeds fixed and
very moderate price
Favorites3 N0g
The men who drafted the tax bill
i apparently played no fayorites The
] rules apply not only to real 5ewelry
but TO imitation IeweIry alb well; mo-
only to opera glasses but To reading