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Evening star., 1946-07-21
Buying Public Can Look Ahead
To Better Supplies in 6 Months

ucts. fertilizers, plumbing fixtures, clay
sewer pipe, gypsum board, asbestos
cement shingles
Now that the coal and sts1} strikes
are over, those two industries are max
ing rapid recoveries. But several in
duStries which depend on them have
been running on reserve stocks, and now
may face shortages. New slowdowns
may spread
The shortages show up in strange
places. For example:
The chemical industry is up against
troubles with labor. materials, black
markets. That means Mrs. Consumer
is short OF soap, glass, rayon paper. In
some cases chemicals have had to just
stay In the plants. There were not
enough steel drums to ship them. The
coal and steel strikes cut drum produc-
ton.
Lumber shortages reach into many
parts of the house. They are the reason
you can get small table radios. but not
console models. The lumber industry
is picking up speed-it's about IA per
cent over last year-but green lumber
will be used the rest of this year.
Bricks Badly Needed.
Bricks are needed SO badly they're
rushed from oven to freight car. Pro-
duction slipped little in May because
of the coal shortage, but even so it's 10
per cent more than on VI day.
Asbestos-cement shingle makers are
20 to So weeks behind orders.
The first half of this year the plumb
ing industry turned out 941,0 sinks,
but they didn't all get to market. One
big concern had to close up for the
simple reason 1t had no wood for the
shipping crates.
Iron castings are the start of many
products-tubs, for example-but many
foundries laid off this spring because
they couldn't get coal or coke.
The steel shortage is so serious the
CPA is channeling percentages of the
production into veterans homes and
farm machinery. The copper industry
is bedeviled by five-month strike, but
turned out 100000, 900 pounds in May,
compared to 10o,0OO,O00 month prewar.
Two needed items made remarkable
jumps in May production. Refrigerators
came off the production line 81 per cent
faster than in April, gas hot-water
heaters SO per cent faster than in 1889.
Now the heater makers are worried
about shortage of sheet steel.
Ahead? No one is sure. If prices
Jump too high. will the larger unions
strike again later this year to demand
higher wages? Some union men think
so, but some Government economists
think manufacturers will just grant the
increases and then up their prices
But then will buyers strike hit the
country? Some business analysts think
so, others not.
distributed by the Associated PressD
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Rv William &. .Sm0ck

-
PITTSBURGH-The crown of steel
that Pittsburgh long has worn proudly
on a smoke -darkened brow is in danger
of being knocked askew. Chicago is the
new contender for the title steel capital
of the world"
Pittsburgh industrialists speak frankly
these days of "the westward drift of
industrialism" and "loss of accessibility
of markets" as threatening dominance
of steelmakers here.
When early steel giants like Henry c..
Frick, Andrew Carnegie, B. F.. Jones,
senior and junior, and Edgar Thompson
were Justify hammering out an empire
of steel, Pittsburgh was the natural
capital by virtue of resources availability
of markets and population centers.
Pittsburgh has held the No. position
for the better part of century The
first furnace was built in 1892 and by
the War of 1912 the industry was main
source of cannon and shot for Com
modore Perry's fleet on Lake Erie and
Gen. Jackson's army in New Orleans.
For about so years Western Pennsyl-
vania contributed large part of the
necessary iron ore before emphasis
shifted to the larger Western ore ranges.
Only in the past 20 years has Chi
Evening star., 1946-07-21

as steel capital and still be an impor-
tant steel center. The Jones & Laughlin
Steel Corp. expects to spend. more than
100000 in the next three or four
years to enlarge and modernize facili-
ties, and the biggest part of the pro-
gram will be carried out at Pittsburgh.
Allegheny Ludlum, Wheeling Steel and
Crucible Steel companies also are ex-
pected to expand Pittsburgh district
plants.
Recently, the Carnegie Illinois Steel
Corp. purchased s12o,ooO,ooo worth of
Government-owne steel facilities at
nearby Homestead Braddock and Du-
quesne for $65,O13,oo0. Carnegie Illinois
already had paid the Government $23,-
267,854 in rentals.
The Homestead plant, largest of the
three, has an annual rated capacity of
l ,494 900 tons of ingots, 100000 tons of
slabs and 413,00o tons of rolled plates.
Since vi day, all three plants have
been leased by the steel corporation
from the Government, which built them
to boost wartime steel production.
Therell be plenty of steel made in
Pittsburgh regardless of who wears the
crown.
distributed BY the Associated Press.D
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Postwar Elections Widen
East-West Gap in Europe
Middle the. Road and Conservative Forces Gain
in nCountries Not Occupied by Soviet Troops
While Czechs Seek to Be Bridge
By Romney Wheeler

"the l00-day cabinet" because all parties
agree new constitution will be written
in that time
Catholic strength previously had been
demonstrated in Belgium and Holland,
where middle of -the-road votes gave
them pluralities. In Belgium the rightist
Social Christians won 90 of 202 Assembly
seats, while SO went to Socialists, % to
Communists, II to Liberals and to the
Democratic Union. Social Christians also
won in the Senate, gaining 83 out of 167
seats, against SIS for Socialists, II for
Communists and II for Liberals
Although the Social Christians held
the plurality, coalition government of
left-wingers and Liberals was formed
under Achille van Acker. This lasted
less thar five months, resigning after
losing a vote of confidence.
Dutch Stay to Right.
The Dutch elections left the preWar
political lineup virtually unchanged, al
though Communists made siZable gains.
Middle of-the-road Catholics remained
the strongest party with 80 out of 100
lower house seats, compared with their
prewar 81. Laborites won %, two less
than previous, while right wing Protest
ants took %, drop of 4.
Communists won 10 seats, compared
with 3 before the war while the con-
servative Party of Freedom" took 6, a
gain of 2.
A new government, formed under
Catholic Prime Minister Beel, is commit
ted to progressive economic and social
program, but not one of pronounced
socialism or naturalization.
In Scandinavia, Norway appears to be
moving somewhat to the left. Sweden is
pursuing moderate socialization and
Denmark shows considerable conserva-
tism
Norway's Labor party won 76 seats of
$50 in last October's election, while the
Communists took only II.
Denmark,s elections were inconclusive,
with the formerly dominant Social DEM
ocrats suffering a decided setback, and
no party gaining ma jority. The Agrar-
ian party, with only 38 seats of l48,
formed minority government, slightly
right-of center.
SWedens last election was held in
1914, and the Social Democrats who
had been in power since 1882, were re-
turned with 1873 of $50 seats The next
elections, in 1948, will decide whether
the government should proceed with
controlled economy or revert to free en-
terprise.
distributed by the Associated Press)
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Bv Ben Funk

RIFLE, Colo-Many years ago in a
Western Colorado wasteland, a lone
some camper picked up black rock
and threw it on his fire. 1t burned
with heat more intense than any wood.
The rock was oil shale. There was
plenty of it in Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming of it-and it be-
came the common fuel for sheepherders'
campfires in that barren region where
wood is scarce.
Ever since, the vast oil shale deposits
of the West have been looked at, and
wondered about, and usually written off
as commercially worthless.
But the inroads of two mechanical
wars on United States petroleum re-
sources-and the realization that they
won't last forever-has changed the
attitude.
Locked in these mountains Of shale,
says the United States Bureau of Mines,
are approximately 100000 ,00o, 900 barrels
Of oil. That's five times more than the
petroleum industry has produced since
Ed Drake drilled the first oil well at
Titusville. Pa, back in 1859.
Colorado, Wyoming and Utah have
the worlds richest deposits of oil shale
and these States alone, the Bureau says,
could provide the Nation with fuel for
60 years at the present rate of con-
sumption.
Nevada, Indiana, Ohio, Texas and
Kentucky also are known to have oil
shale.
There's a catch. of course. Shale oil
is inferior to petroleum and it costs
more to produce.
But the Bureau of Mines, looking
ahead a generation or two, has begun
to develop the know-llow necessary to
get the shale oil if and when it's
needed.
Actual production will be started some
time this summer at 81 500 900 dem
onstration plant nearing completion at
Rifle, Colo. Here the bureau expects
to develop the blueprints for a success
full industry.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

NEW YORK latest president
of the United Nations Security Council
is a slender Hollander who never joined
any political party but who repeatedly
has been intrusted by his country with
important assignments.
He is DR.. Eelco N. Van Kleffens, 81,
minister without portfolio and Neither
lands delegate to the Council, who took
the chair this week in the monthly ro-
tation of the Office.
From the summer of 1889, just before
World War II, until last February, Van
Kleffens was Foreign Minister OF the
Netherlands government, both in exile
and in liberated Holland He was the
only member of the exile government
named to a cabinet post in the post
liberation government.
Appointed minister without portfolio,
Van Kleffens now is in effect the Meth
erlands Ambassador to the United Ma
tions.,
Careful in Conclusions.
He has had considerable experience
with The United Nations. He was
chairman of the Netherlands delegation
10 the United Nations Conference at
San Francisco; he headed the Neither
lands delegation to the first meeting OF
the General Assembly in London.
Van Kleffens has gained repute
among Council members and observers
as a delegate who listens closely, sums
up the position in clear, logical fashion
and votes only after full consideration
of the question and its related issues.
He comes by his logical approach to
questions honestly, being, in fact, law
yer with a doctor of laws degree from
the University of Leiden. He is
Protestant.
While in New York, Van Kleffens lives
with his wife in Manhattan penthouse.
They have no children.
Besides never having become directly
afiliated with any political party, ne
consistently has followed the line he
thought best for Hollands interests, 60
ing neither to the right nor to the left
unless he thought such course the
most advisable
On Staff of League.
Van Kleffens was born November II,
1894, in Heerenveen in the Province of
Friesland in the northern part of the
Netherlands After receiving his law
degree in 1918, he adjusted shipping
questions which arose for Holland out
of the first World War.
From 1919 to 1921 he was member
of the secretariat of the League of
Nations.
In 1922 he was appointed deputy chief
director of the Royal Dutch Shell Oil
Co. in London.
In 1923 he was appointed deputy-chief
Evening star., 1946-07-21
The Security Councils Ne1v Head
Netherlands Has Distinguished Public
Logical and Unbiased Approach to u. n Issues
BY yFrncHW Cmpme

that the Council send a five-power In
vestigating commission to Indonesia.
The Soviet delegate, Andrei Vishinsky,
argued that war was being waged against
the people of Indonesia and that this
might light spark" to set off a new
world war.
That affected Van Kleffens directly.
He declared stoutly that alarm existed
only in Vishinsky's imagination. He said
that he was willing to have commission
investigate British military action, but
he could not approve its delving into
internal affairs
The Council finally refused to send a
commission and the incident was closed
In the New York sessions, Van Kleffens
has voted to hear Trans complaint
against Russia and has sided with the
United States and Great Britain in
keeping that case on the Council agenda
Against Break With Spain.
On Poland's charges against Spain
and its demand for a diplomatic break
with Generalissimo Francisco Franco,
Van Kleffens has made known his dislike
of Frances government, but has pre-
sented the view that break in relations
was not the way to oust Franco.
In the showdown vote in June, he
alone sided with Britain in the British
effort to have the whole case sent to
the General Assembly without a recon-
mendation by the Council.
Van Kleffens was the only member of
the Council to abstain from voting when
the majority approved resolution call
ing for the General Assembly to order a
break with Franco or take such other
action as it saw fit That resolution,
however, was killed by Russian Veto
Van Kleffens told the Council that the
case would get to the General Assembly
in September anyway because it must be
included in an annual or special report
from the Council to the Assembly re-
quired by the United Nations Charter.
Evening star., 1946-07-21

Of the legal section Of the ministry for
foreign affairs in The Hague. He became
deputy chief of the diplomatic section
of the Netherlands foreign Office in
1927 and its head two years later
Called to the cabinet as Minister of
Foreign Affairs in 1889, he visited the
United States twice during the war
years. Before Pearl Harbor he few to
the Netherlands East Indies.
Perhaps the most important days for
Van Kleffens SO far in the Security
Council came in London last February
when the Ukraine, backed by Russia
charged that the action of British troops
in Indonesia was threat to interna-
tional peace. The Ukraine demanded
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Western Oil Shale Gaining
New importance for Future

The shale will be mined on a high
escarpment 1000 feet above the floor
of the Colorado River and transported
by aerial tramway to the plant where
tha oil will be extracted by "retorting." "
In this method, the shale is crushed
and heat applied to separate the Oil
in vapor form. These vapors are taken
off at the top and condensed and the
spent shale is Withdrawn from the bot
tom.
The bureau will experiment with all
known methods and pass its findings
on to private industry
The Germans had made considerable
progress with shale oil and Bureau OF
Mines fuel specialists at the front col
lected all available information to take
up where Germany left off.
Much of the oil that fueled the Jap
anese. Navy was produced from shale
deposits in Manchuria.
E. D. Gardner, chief of the Oil Shale
Division of the Bureau Of Mines, be-
lieves that shale oil will come into the
commercial picture within five years
unless important new. oil pools are dis
covered.
In the event of Another war; he says,
shale oil may be essential to guarantee
the armed forces an adequate domestic
source of liquid fuel.
At Rifle, Gardner believes, the cost of
shale oil production can be reduced to
50 barrel or less-compared with $1.15
barrel for petroleum in the nearby
Rangely oil field.
THE time will come" he said, when
petroleum supplies will get tighter and
the price will come up. Then shale oil
will be not only economically feasible
but profitable. And it'll be a valuable
resource to fall back on in case of
another emergency
Shale oil looks like petroleum but
that's about as far as it goes. 1t is
extremely odoriferous 1t contains great
quantities of sulphur and nitrogen COM
pounds. 1t is deficient in hydrogen
Distributed by the Associated Press1
Evening star., 1946-07-21
Right to Strike Weighed
Against Interest of Public
Observer Sees Natural Trend Toward New
Approach to Settlement of Some Current
Problems in Industrial Field
By Daniel S. Ring

Mr.. Ring, washington attorney, served
during the war as labor relations ofteer
for the Maritime Commission.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Stationery Greatly Reduced
Desk Accessories


IL Heavy construction Cardboard Waste
Baskets with assorted prints. Less than
half price. Csc
l Desk Lamp with black onyx base. Less
than half price. Now ow-------- SASS
9 Metal Boxes for storing valuable papers.
Less than half price. Now-----------95 Csc
Stationery
$50 Boxes Air Mail Stationery in two sizes.
White only. 30 sheets and envelopes. 10
air mail stickers. Were Soc. Now - Csc
100 Packages Highland Linen Envelopes Is
to package. Less than half price. Now 10c
4s Boxes Kid Finish Stationery in moon
stone gray. 30 sheets, rs envelopes. Was
S1.50. Now Observation-Disclosures 75c
Albums and Frames
IL Photograph Albums and scrap books with
colorful prints. Slightly damaged Less
than half price. Now - CSC and 81. so
Red Leather Frames
Size 4x6 single. Were $3.50 Now $3.50
2 Size SKI single. Less than half price.
Now ------------------- So 50
3 Size 6xS double. Less than half price.
Now --- S350
W&L-Stationery, Aisle 3, First Floor
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Misses Summer Dresses and Suits
Reduced TO u Price and Less

IA Bare Midriff White Pique Dresses.
Less than y price. Now S6.75
Spun Polka dot Rayon Dresses with
pique trim. Less than y price. Now,
S1.15
Sunback Dresses in rayon jersey.
Pastel colors. Less than y price. Now,
S7.75
Off -the-shoulder Spun Rayon Prints.
Less than y price. Now ------- S7.75
IL Spun Rayon Polka Dot Dresses.
Less than p price. Now S7,75
Tailored Spun Rayon Print Dresses.
Less than u price. Now
W&L-Misses' Dresses, Third Floor.
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Misses Royon Dresses, so.''
We're SI6.95.

IS two-piece sleeveless dresses double
"a Rayon Satin or Wool Plaid Skirts.
White, rose, black. Sizes IL to IS.
S5.95 and more. Now-S2 S275
Rayon Twill Blouses. Gold, CHINA
mon. Less than n price. Now S195
II One and Two Piece Print Rayon
Dresses. Navy, black, grey. brown, and
blue. Sizes IL, IA, 16. Were S45. Now,
S3375
80 Rayon BackleSs Dresses and PLAY
Suits. Brown, orange, blue. Were
$13.95. Now S7.95
19 Cotton Stripe Dresses. Blue. brown.
grey, rose. Sizes 10 to Is. Were S35.
W&L--Sportswear, Third Floor
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Loop Pile Cotton Rugs
Block, white and rose
Girls Cotton BIouses, s1.25
Less than y price

LeS5 man = DffCe
IS cotton blouses in shirtwaist and square necklne
styles in plain colors and stripes Sizes to a.
IS Girls Cotton Dirndl Skirts assorted prints with
Whlte eyeiet trim on pockets Blue, rose aqua
hoiDea 10 "a were $295. NoW----------- $1.S5
So FAIRS Girls Cotton Shorts cotton gabardine fab
ric Tan, brown, navy. Sizes IA to l8 Less than
n price NOW $145
40 Girls Cotton Corduroy Playsuits, one and two
piece styles. Green, blue, tangerine. Sizes to H.
Less than Il price. Now -------$2.5 $3.50
W&L-Girls' Apparel, Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Women's Dresses Reduced

Is Cotton Mesh Dresses in aqua and pink
Sizes Is to AZ Were $l395. Now S7.75
IL Cotton Dresses in printed and plain pat
terms Sizes 18, 20, 38 and 40 Were s1395.
Now -----.-------- S9T5
IL Cotton Lace Dresses in blue pink and
beige Sizes 3s to 46. Were 1895. Now
1913
20 Cotton Lace Dresses in brown. black,
white, beige and pink. Sizes Is to A. Were
S22 o5. Now -----------.-- $3.50
Raw Silk Dresses in coral. blue and aqua.
Sizes AZ to So. Were S25. Now -- S1s75
W&L-Womens Dresses. Third Floor.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Misses Furs Reduced

3 Silver Blue Dyed Northern Flank
Muskrat Goats. Sizes 10 to 16. Were
S420. Now -- -.--.---. 1912
4 Reaver-Dyed Rabbit Goats. Sizes IL
to Ia. Were $50. Now -- S78
2 Dyed MoutOn Lamb Coats. Sizes IL
to Ia. Were $3.50. Now --- S135
Northern Flank Muskrat Coats. Sizes
10 to Ia. Were 1913. Now STA
W&L-Fur Salon, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1946-08-08
Junior Misses Furs Reduced

Dyed Northern Flank Muskrat. Sizes
9, IL, 13. Were S31S. Now S168
2 South American Cat Lynx Coats.
Size Is. We're S234. Now ------ S144
Dyed Skunk Coats. Size 13, Is. Were
S198. Now acknowledgements $50
/ Natural Grey Persian Paw Coat. Size
II. Was S234. Now----------- S120
| Raccoone-dyed American Opossum.
Size II. Was S162. Now --S $50
W&L-Junior F1lrs, Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1946-08-08

asted. Red, blue, brown. Sizes 10 to Is.
30 One and Two Piece Dresses in cotton
and rayon prints and plain assorted
cclors. Sizes 10 to 18. Were S2975 and
more. S21.25
q Pastel One Piece Rayon Dresses.
White, pink, maize, beige. Sizes 10 to
AZ. Were S25 and more. Now S18.75
50 Cotton Sunback Dresses and Play
suits. Sizes 10 to 16 Grey with mink.
chartreuse, and aqua. Were S22.95 and
more. Now S12,95
28 Skirts and Blouses In pink, maize,
champagne. Rayon Skirts were S16.95.
Now, S11.50. Biouses were S1O95. Now,
S6.95
Evening star., 1946-08-08

Is Rayon Print Crepes. Less than u
price. Now 1913
Black and Pastel Striped Jerseys.
Were S2295. Now -S11,25
5 Raw Silk Suits Assorted solid colors.
Were SIS. Now $3.50
10 Spun Rayon Suits in assorted pastel
shades Were S25. Now $3.50
5 Ali-wooI Jackets with plaid taffeta
skirts. Less than y price. Now, $3.50
4 Pastel Rayon Mesh Dresses. Were
S35. Now ow----------------- S17 so
5 Navy and Black Crepe Dresses with
white jersey. Were S39.75. Now, S1S75
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Misses BIouses, $1.35

Less than u Price
30 misses blouses of rayon and cotton. As
sorted stripes and solid colors. Sizes 30
to 38.
so Printed Cotton and Rayon Halters Stripes
and floral patterns. Were S1.29 and more
SO Cotton Dirndl Skirts in maize, lime and
coral floral prints. Sizes 10 to 49, Were
%o'oV' No" observation-disclosures $E.5O
40 Cotton Peasant Blouses in white. Sizes 80 to 49,
"etc S%"Ho. lSoW l,65
40 Misses Cotton Dresses In red green and blue
stripes Sizes IL to 1s Were s7.s5. Now - 1895
W&I--Down Stairs Store. sportswear.
Evening star., 1946-08-08

l Polar-dyed Wolf Coat. Size Is. Was
1854, Now S186
l Baum Marten-dyed Northern Flank
Muskrat. Size 13. Was S31S. Now, S19S
Beaver dyed Rabbit Coats. Sizes 13,
Is, II. Were $50. Now---------S $50
/ Nutria Jacket. Size 49, Was 1854.
Now Observation-Disclosures S210
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Misses CIossic-type Dresses, s5:'5
We're s1OQs -
Were S1O.95

80 dresses in cotton and rayon tatterss
Sizes 10 to 16.
80 Misses White Rayon Marquisette
Dresses. Sizes 10 to Is. Less than Il
price. Now -- S195
43 Classic Type Rayon Dresses in light
and dark shades. Sizes 10 to 18. Were
S12.95 and more. Now s7.95
W&L-1nexpensive Dresses, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1946-08-08

10 Cotton Eyelet Dresses in pink blue and
white. Sizes Is to AZ. Were s25. Now
S18.75
Shorter Womens' Dresses
IL Printed Spun Rayon Dresses Sizes 161b
to 22la. Were $2295. Now ~ $3.50
Is Cotton Lace Dresses in pink beige and
brown. Sizes 161s to 24t2 Were s22e5
Is Rayon Crepe Dresses in black. brown
wine, aqua and green. Sizes 1871 to 24b
Were s1e.e5 and s22e5. NowS $3.50
Evening star., 1946-08-08

l Northern Flank Muskrat Coat. Size
10. Was 1913. Now----------- STA
Beaver dyed Rabbit Coats. Sizes IL
and IA. Were S150. Now SIS
/ Silver Blue Northern Flank Muskrat
Jacket. Size is. Was S306. Now, S222
/ Chinchilla- dyed Rabbit Cape. Was
S318. Now $3.50
Evening star., 1946-08-08
7zzxzy',1@z;;re,
Lomps and Shades Reduced

60 Wallpaper Shades. Assorted coors with white
paper lining and moss braid trim. is" size for
table lamps. Were $1.50. Now -S1
16 WALLPAPER Shades Floor lamp size to match
shades above. 10" size in assorted color trim Were
Clip Top Shades. Imitation skin In brown tones
8" size. Were $3.50. Now ----- Csc
Night Table Lamps Clear Lucite. Were ST. so
Vanity Table Lamps. Clear Lucite. Were 81 so
Vanity Table Lamps. Clear Lucite. Were $3.50
Now ------------------------ 81 IS
4S Vanity Table Lamps. Clear glass. Were SO So
Is Parchment Paper Shades. 8" size in cream color
Less than 4 price. Now ---------- 10c
Junior Floor Lamp. Dark red, all metal With
reflector globe, bulb and shade Was S4480. Now
$50
W&L-Lamps and Shades Second Floor.
Evening star., 1946-08-08

Junior Misses Dresses, s5.95

Junior Misses Dresses, s5.95
Were S6.95 and more
so Junior Miss Dresses, properly labeled for
fabric content. Assorted checks and solid
pastel colors. Sizes to Is.
80 Cotton Skirts for Juniors in assorted
prints Sizes 8 to Is. Less than II price.
Now S1.45
IS Two-Piece Dresses of strutter cloth, battle
Jacket style in red, green and blue Sizes 9
to Is. Less than u price. Now s295
w&L-Down Stairs Store Junior Misses Apparel