Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1898, Page 13

Woodward *», Lothrop, Ioth, 11th and F Sts. N.W. Saturday is Children’s Day. Exceptional Values for This Week. Boys’ New Clothing. Here will be found a well-selected stock, comprising the best styles, with a large assortment of each style, that the best markets afford. Nothing but the best materials and best workmanship are represented. For Saturday we have several exceptional values, not the lowest in price perhaps, but splendid values for as little as it is possible to sell them. * Donble-breasted Snits, neat patterns, two’ pairs of pants With each snit. a ir of pants has double Beat and kuees. § 16. Value, $4.00. Special price, $2.50. 196 All-wool Fancy Mixed Cheviot Combination Suits (that is, each suit bas two pairs of pants), pd perfect fitting—good for dress to 16. Special price, $5.00. Worth the price with one pair pants. A table full of very fine Al!-wool Suits, made up from ends of fine goods. Sizes 7 to 15 ue: Special price, $3.38. : Which is } to 2-3 regular prices. A table full of Navy Plue and Black Cheviot and Be its, all wool, guazanteed fast color, well 217 and perfect fitting Sizes 7 to 16. mind Values up Special price, $3.75. Third floor. We wish to call special attention to our very fine line of the famous “Reciprocity” Suits—the best suits that can be bought for the money; fine Ix, pretty patterns and the best workman- ues 7 to 16. = $5.00 and $6.00. All-wool Cheviot Saflor Suits, navy blue, neatly raided with plain black, white, red and white or blue and white braid. Sizes 3 to 11. Value, Special price, $3.25. A ial line of Boys’ Brown'e and Stanley Sultecabont a dozen different styles: fanelly trim- med; coat and colored vest prettily braided. Sizes 3 to9. Many of these suits are worth $0.00. Special price, $3.75. ef bright ‘and protcy "is and ali prices repreannted; clso a good astortment of Sailor Suits. Sizes 3 to id, $2.68 to $12.00. z Girls’ New Clothing. We are now exhibiting the new spring styles in Girls’ Clothing— girments of a high character, handsome, bright and most desirable ef- fects—and call attention to the following special values: navy blue ant red. neatly braided. All-wool Reefers, broad sailor collar, $2.90 each. in all the new colors, is" ATI : : Sizes 4 & sailor e rs ‘ool Reefers jar, bandscmely braided. $5.00 and $5.95 each. Girls’ effet, Draid $8.75. $9.50 and $10.25 each. Third floor. Stylish 2-piece Navy Blue Shits, blouse broad sailor collar, tastefully trimmed in d buttons. Sizes 8, 10 and 12. Misses’ Navy Blue Tailor-finished Serge Suits, trimmed with rows of braid and buttons. Sizes 6 to 14. A special value. : $5.co each flece Cloth Suits, broad Girls’ Fan Novelty i ‘Very banicome y 2p sailor collar. braid trimming. garments. Sizes 8 to 14. $8.50 each. Dresses, navy blue and red. blouse pla Sizes 6 to 14. Girls’ Percale front, trimmed with white pique. $2.50 each. A Saturday’s Special Sale of. Women’sCambricand Muslin Gowns. . We shall have ready for Saturday’s selling another lot of Muslin Undergarments, which we are enabled to offer at less than the usual prices . There are about five hundred Gowns in the lot. The goods are well made, properly proportioned, generously cut and trimmed in vari- ous tas $1.00 Gowns, 69c. $1.00 Gowns, 75c. eful styles, with laces, insertions, embroideries and tucks. have marked them at very specially low prices, as follows: We $1.50 Gowns, $1.00. $1.75 Gowns, $1.25. These goods will be conveniently displayed on center tables. Second floor. Two Special Values In Plen’s Night Shirts Faney Night Shirts, of excellent quality, with neat, fancily trimmed fronts and cuffs. Each. -50¢. Men’s Night Shirts, of Utica Non- pareil muslin, made very full and well made. Special price, 50c. Value, 65c. First flor. Infants’ Department. We never permit any but the new- est, the daintiest, the best in Little Folks’ Wear to come into this de- partment. Paris and Berlin elegan- cies are shown in generous quantities and in the latest effects. American productions from the leading design- ers and makers, from the practical littic garments for every-day wear to the most luxurious. Quality is the first consideration. Prices are in per- fect harmony. Attention is called to the follow- dren's Cloth Reefers, a beautiful est effects; large coll ibbons and rs, trimmed embroidered seen c cece eee cee ee E08 t0 $0.50 Long Cloaks. cape and skirt preidered in sik: lined throug! i baby ribhens. Sp ps In varions s ruflles arvund the fae ces and insertions; Women’s Umbrellas. Three Excellent Values. Tatteta Umbrellas, with Dresden band inch, Dresden Glove Special. Not a large quantity, but an unu- Hy good value at the price. 3- clasp Pique Gloves, in tan, mode and red; self and black embroidery; soft and elastic. Special price, $1.00. First door. Children’s Shoes. Our new lines of Misses’ and Chil- dren’s Black ‘and Tan Boots are about complete and comprise the ex- treme wide toe, the medium coin toe and all other good shapes; lace and button. Our Shoes are the product of the best known makers and are guaranteed in every instance. In Boys’ and Youths’ Shoes we are showing a large assortment. prominent among which is a special black and dark tans. Per pair.$2.00 Finer quality, Goodyear welt. Sizes 11 ‘to 2. Per pair. 7 Sizes 212 to 6." Per pair. 3.00) nts’ Patent Calf Lace Shoes, with spring le like a man’s 314, Sizes’ 8% to tees $2.00 ery day wear. ee vee $1.35 Second floor. The ‘Ideal’ Series. A series of Books for Boys, by the famous writer, G. A: Henty. All boys read his stories with. eager in- terest. They include in part: land's Aid, or The Freeing of the Nether- SS to 1604. Buglers—a tale of the Peninsular ‘The Reign of Terror. ures of a Westminster Boy. ihe Coronet of Horse-a tale of Marlborough's rs. Young Colonists—a story of Life and War in South Afric Through the Fray—a story of the Luddite Riots. and Green—a tale of the Boyne and tale of the Spanish Main. = In Freedom's Cause—a story of Wallace and aa ‘b Lee in Virginia—a story of the Civil War. All the above, in uniform cloth binding, 12 mo., at the special price, 25c. each. Basement. Toy Department. All the new Toys and all the staple sorts ‘can be found here, Tops, Marbles of all kinds, Agates, Hoops, Roller Skates, Outdoor and Indoor Games and all the latest Easter Nov- elties and Candy Boxes. bles, air. ates, per pair. Exercisers, each reisers, each. rd Attention is also called to th new toy, he Phonograph Top. Prodvetive of entertainment for young and old. A child can spin it. “Any t mony can be produced. Sane DERE 25c. each. Fourth floor, Saturday’s Pure Food List. Best Brands at Lowest Prices. Lvrtice Bros." Green Gages, can Baltimore Peaches, 3 cans for. Bartlett Pears, 3 cans for Boss’ Lime Juice, bottle Canadian Blueberries, ean 10e. Be. Te. te. Te. nghewse Peas, ca Ge. Shriver's Finest Sifted Peas, can. We. A. B. Roe's Peas, can. 12s. Banquoit Corn, can. Se. Apple Butter, ean Colembus Braud White Cherries, can. mbos Brand Pea cap... Woodward Levering's Coffee, Ib. Quaker Oats. 2 Rellable Baki Willow Bank Darke piapiocs, ‘a1 3 ‘Sui N Chiimers Pipe Rock Getatine: Knox’ |} =e = | Patchanke’ Santa’ Claes Soa, < Rabbit's, Beo and Borax 4c. & Lothrop. 25, 1898-16 PAGES. THE DOUBLE TURRETED MONITOR TERROR. THE MONITOR TYPE The Present Crisis Renews Official Interest in This Craft. TESTIMONY "0 THEIR SEAWORTHINESS Their Value as Powerful Fighting Machines Demonstrated. A RETIRED OFFICER’S VIEWS == The activity of the naval authorities made necessary by the critical condition of international affairs now prevalent as caused a renewed interest in the subject of the monitor type of fighting craft, not only for the defense of coast cities and harbors, but for sea-going purposes as well. The seaworthiness of the monitors has long been denied by the naval officers of what is known as the new regime in the service, who have been ardent in their champion- ship of the battle ship and the cruiser. but with the appearance of threatening clouds on the peaceful horizon there has been in- vestigation into the question, which is still in progress. Old naval officers of fame and brilliant record, such as Rear, Aumiral Jouett, for instance, who wore in service the well-won soubriquet of “Fighting Jim Jouett,” are very favorably inclined toward the monitor, and Admiral Jouett has fre- quently declared that the monitor Puritan is the finest fighting machine in the world. Testimony to Worth of Monitors. As to the seavorthiness of the monitor, the authorities are being convinced of their superior qualifications in this respect by testimon of both recent and remote date. A particularly striking proof of this was stown in the behavior of the double-tur- rected monitor Amphitrite on the occasion of her voyage from New York to the blockade maneuvers before Charleston, 8. C., last year. There was a sturm pre- vailing for twenty hours during the trip, but the Amphitrite went through the heavy cross-seas easily, and the remarkable state- ment was made by one of the officers on board of her tha: “while a man would be a fool to fight his ship in a storm, there was not a moment when the Amphiirite’s batteries could not have been worked to aévantag».” This fact is now in the possession of the Navy Department. Very valuable additional evidence of the same sort has been given by Capt. Moses Sherwood Stuyvesant, a retired naval offi- cer, in a paper read in St. Louis, March 5, before the Military Order of the Loyai Le- gion. Capt. Stuyvesant was educated at Annapolis, served during the war on the monitors Weehawken and Miantonomoh, and was retired as a lieutenant comman- der. His paper was an argument in favor of the monitor as against the battle ship. Some Interesting Points. In the course of his remarks Capt. Stuy- vesant gave the following interesting in- formation about monitors: “The double-turreted monitor draws fif- teen feet, and can go into Port Royal, Charleston, Savanfiah, ernandina, Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston, day or night, the year round, and, of course, into any of our northern harbors: This might be a valuable feature if our ships should be se- Tiousty damaged in actign, or be storm- driven, or in need of coal or repairs. Such ships, if we had enough of them, could be regularly stationed in any of our ports, and be available at any moment for de- fensive purposes. * “What is the matter with the monitor? ‘The two-turreted monitor is a fighting ship pur et simple, stripped to the waist, and has no solar plexus. She does not require a man of cast-steel to get out of her all she is capable of. Her majn deck.is only twelve to sixteen inches above water, pre- senting an armored target that high, and about 270 feet long. On top of this are two low turrets, containing each two heavy rifles. On top of them is a light super- struction, in which are a few light guns for repelling boarders, torpedo *boats, ete. With equal guns, she can whip any battle ship afloat. “The turrets are not piled up together amidships, but are placed 100 feet or so apart. The target is, therefore, divided, not doubled. The turrets are so placed that the four guns can be fired ahead or astern as well as in any other direction. The weight of her turrets and armaments is distributed, not concentrated, and it is practicable to make the structure strong enough to sustain the weight of her arma- ment, the strain of rolling and pitching in heavy seas and the shock of battle. “Such a craft, taking position in shoal water, cannot be followed by battle ships, because they draw too much. She could not bo rammed by them, nor torpedoed, if frovided with proper netting. The double- turreted monitor is never out of date so leng as she can float, If, in the progress of arms, heavier guns are desirable, a der- rick can lift out the old ones and put in the new. This contingency should be consid- ered in designing new monitors. Remarkable Seaworthiness. “It is popularly supposed that the moni- tor is not adapted to sea-going or sea fighting. This is a mistake in both partic- ulars. The writer has served in gunboats and frigates, screws, side-wheelers and sailing ships and about eighteen months in monitors. The double-turreted monitor Miantonomoh, in which I made a cruise to Europe in 1867, was the best sea boat of the entire assortment and the best gun platform I ever saw afloat. Some time dur- ing that year she went out of the port of Toulon, France, into a stiff levanter with short and nasty seas. For hours the moni- tor dipped up solid water six to eight feet deep on her bows, and, riding easily, tossed most of it overboard before it reached the forward turret. Her rolling and pitching was easy and moéerate, and her guns could have been used continuously, without diffi- culty, in any direction, During the day we happened to pass a squadron of French ironclads going in ‘the opposite direction. They were rolling deeply and violently, had lost some of their boats, and we were informed later that they had lost some of their men, washed’ dverboard. Effective use of guns under such conditions is usual- ly difficult, but we would not have wasted hot. 2 “We have five or six battle ships in com- mission and five under construction. Are they not enough of that kind of ships? A monitor costs $1,500,000, fully equipped, and requires one yeat'td duild. A battle ship costs nearly $5,000,000, .ip. three years in onstruction, and out of date when com- pleted. “With thirty doubfe-turréted monito~s on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, and ten on the Pacific, properly-supported by torpedo boats, well-fortified seaports and millions of good men on the inside line, we can defy the world.” . WAR OR PEACE. Two, Communications Setting Forth Different Views on Cuban Question. Mr. William Howard Mills writes to The Evening Star as follows: The action of the President of the Untted States, of Congress, and of the American people, is conclusive evidence that their sympathies are extended to all contending for the right of free government, the pur- suits of peace, happiness and prosperity— especially the patriot Cubans—and that they condemn the brutal policy thet has caused deaths, by murder and starva- tion, of more than four hundred thousand wounded and sick patriots in hospitals, as well as innocent women and children, who were removed from comfortable homes for the purpose of systematic starvation. I believe the President and Congress, in justice to suffering humanity, should {m- mediately recognize the independence of Cuba and avenge the deaths of two hun- dred and sixty-six brave American seamen and marines, sent into eternity without an instant’s warning, and who have since died of most horrible injuries recelved in the line of duty, as a result of Spanish treachery. It is my belief that the President snd Congress will do that within a week, or ships, escorted by naval vessels, laden with food for the suffering “reconcentrados,” will be sent to Cuba, and if Spain inter- feres, recognition will immediately follow. The haste with which Spain fell over fiself in recognizing the independence of the “Confederate States of America” is not forgotten. America has been a model of forbearance and consideration toward a nation overburdened with effort for self- preservation, but the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine, whether connived at by the Spanish government or only by some of its officers, was an act of war against Amer- ica, and Spain is responsible. ‘Whom th gods would destroy they first make mad.” Cuba will be free. Japan will have the” Philippine Islands. The Carlists will over- turn the preseat reigning dynasty and Spain will disappear from the world's at- las if it foolishly indulges in war with America. America cannot and will not re- treat an inch. Spain must pay an indem- nity of $50,000,000, apologize to America and free Cuba, if it would preserve itself a na- tion, Something 1s about to drop. I have it orly one remove from the President. Un- less he changes his mind, and he 1s not a changeable man, the people will be clectri- fied within a week—possibly before Sunday. The President and Congress are to bé congratulated upon the unprecedented spectacle of the complete union of more than seventy million people in enthusiastic support of their policy. “Let us have peace,” with honor, or war—there are Worse conditions than war. An Opposite View, C. . G. in a communication says: “Peace for warring Cuba, food for starv- ing Cuba and independence for freedom- loving Cuba.” This is the true keynote, and for your utterance of it in The Star yester- day thousands of Christian Americans thank you. ut just now is not the food problem the practical thing? Your reports of they do not trace to any origin, must say that the first thing is to relieve the starv- ing; settle differences afterward. inal from whose heart came the impulse to murder Captain Sigsbee und hig men would probably not be reached in any fight. Thousands of Spanish und a good many American homes would be left mourning sons, fathers and husbands siain in war. And at the end of our humiliation of Spain, wha: good would have been gained? Our honor, courage and strength would be equally unquestioned if we insisted on a peaceful settlement under mere police pro- tection, As the boys say, “If you want to fight, try somebody of your size.” Why war? > NOW SHE W TS IT BACK. Claus Spreckels’ Daughter Suing for Her Estate. Mrs, Thomas Watson, nee Spreckels, has taken the first step to recover property in Honolulu and in the Sandwich Islands amounting to more than $1,000,000, which she deeded back to her father, Claus Spreckels, at the time she married. Her attorneys have placed with W. G. Irwin & Co. notices for all occupants of the rroperty in dispute ordering them to vacate at once. In the batch of notices the occu- pants of the Spreckels block and about twenty others were served and ordered to vacate. Irwin & Co. will pay no attention to the notices, claiming that the property right- fully belongs to Claus Spreckels. They hold a long lease of the building and sublet to the present occupants. Mrs. Watson's at- torneys will be forced to go into the court und seek the ejyectment of the tenants: then the matter will come up for judiciai Cetermination. Mrs. Watson admits that she deeded the property over to her father, but insists that the deed is invalid because it does not bear the signature of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Watson will return to Honolulu from the orlent in May, and it 1s expected the see will come up in the courts at that 1c. SS BRYAN’S GALLANTRY CHEERED. Politeness to Representative Bailey's Mother Pleases a Crowd. ~A special dispatch to the New York World from Greenviile, Miss.,. yeSterday, says: William J. Bryan today passed through Crystal Springs, Miss., and he spoke to a crowd from the wlatform of a car. Crystal Springsméing the birthplace of Representative Jokeph*W. Bailey, Mr. Bry- an was speakingin ‘most complimentary terms of the youfig démocratic leader and of his friendship brd?admiration for him, when he was inteffupted by a woman near, who exclaimed, Tnis is his mother,” at the same time pointing to a sweet-faced, elderly lady in th¢ crowd. Mr. Bryan im- mediately descended from the steps, and, grasping the hand: 6f Mrs. Bailey, told her how glad he was’to meet and creet the mother of is brilifant Tend. anne im- mense crowd, e cheered loudiy. Spree os A Great‘Salit Bernard. From “Our Drmb Annals,” A lady well known t@ us, residing in New- ton, was drawing ‘her little girl on a sled, just after our recent great snow storm, through a long, narrow path to the school house, the snow being thrown up very high on each side of the-path, when she met midway a large St. Bernard dog (a stranger). - She immediately addressed him as she would a human being, that the path was narrow and the snow deep and that he must turn around and go He carefully to her explana- tion, then wheeled about and walked back considerable | i | ing and killing any of God’s creatures sim- FOR MEDICINAL USE NO FUSEL OIL It is the best known remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia and all similar troubles. It will restore you to health. Do not let your druggist or grocer persuade you to pa other than v's. Send for pamphlet to DUFFY MALT WHISKEY C0., Rochester, N. Y. ITALY’S FAMISHED CONDITION. Tax-Ridden Peasants Unable to Buy Bread. Rome Letter in London Post. The distress in certain districts of the kingdom is acute, for the peasantry, press- ed to the utmost by taxation, are abso- lutely unable to buy bread at the enhanced prices. On Sunday two hundred people sembled in the Piazzo Vittorio Emmanuele at Florence, crying ‘‘Abasso le ta: and though the government has taken the nec- essary repressive measures, the people, 1 am told by several reliable authorities, are suffering keenly in many parts of Italy. The announcement, therefore, that the king has signed a decree, the contents of which were arrived at unanimously by a council of the ministry, reducing the “dazio,” or municipal tax, on corn, shows how keenly alive the government is to the grave rature of the situation. From his own private purse the king has sent 4,000 lire to the commiitee of charity at Pisa, to be distributed among the poor of that city. The situation of the government » ia- deed, difficult, for, owing to the present system of taxation, which it is impossible to remove except by slow degre the poorer classes ire absolutely unable to contend against any sudden rise in the prices of commodit Any Italian gov. ernment, of whatever color in politic: would be equally unpopular under similar circumstances, and the whole question is one that must be considered irrespect of party bias. News of more riots agains the price of bread is coming in to Rume, but the decree lowering the duties on corn has been welcomed with a joy that shows how deep-seated was the misery. A large consignment of cern is daily expected from South America, which, it is: said, will tend to a further reduction in price. The onleoker on events can only applaud the government for the resolute manner in which they met the situation, and the in- stant issue of the decree has allayed fears that had reached fever height, yet there are the the government was frightened onstrations, and the decree is a sign of weakness. Happily, right-thinking portion of the commu- see an instance of that desire of the government to lessen taxation of which the Marquis di Rudini spoke to me in Oc- tober. ‘The ignorance among the higher class as the actual state of things is astounding. Bi hy are our peopie of Italy so very a woman of exalted rank asked the other day. “Because they are so heavily taxed,” she was told. “Oh! you make a great iistake,”” she answered hotly. “I assure you the poor people of Italy are not taxed at all.” And she utterly refused to believe that because the “dazto” has to be paid on every cabbage that enters a town, the poorer classes suffer, since, in buying their food, they must reimburse the vender by paying him a price that covers his “da- zio” dues, the cost of the commodity, and yet gives him a profit. This great woman is not alone in her mistake, and one is con- stantly reminded of Marie Antvinette’s “Why do the people cry for bread, when they can get nice cakes?” by the flippancy with which some of the Romans treat this very serious question. o+ LIFE INSURANCE IN WAR. Defenders of Their Country Have Few Preliminaries to See To. From the Savannah News. With war talk rife, it is a matter of in- terest to the holders of insurance policies to know what they would have to do to re- tain them in the event of their being called upon to shoulder a rifle and get in the game. A talk with an insurance agent ycster- day disclosed an easy method that is fol- lowed by nearly all insurance companies. When a policy holder is about to go forth with his shield, with a good chance of be- ing brought back in the way the Spartan mother advised her son to make his reap- pearance, all he has to do to keep up his policy is to make application through his local agent or directly to headquarters for a permit. That is granted without hesita- tion, and the policy holder can then go forth to battle assured that his benefici- aries will not suffer if he is killed. There is a slight expense attached to the permits being granted. This is to cover the additional risk and to keep the companies above water while many of their insured are off getting themselves shot at. The permits specify that these additions to the premiums must be paid, and state that they will be charged up against the account of the policy holder and kept as liens against the policies. They are charged against the face of the policies and are de- ducted therefrom if the war experience of the holders sends them on the long jurney. The permits authorize those to whom they are issued to serve in the army in a declared war, the privilege being always al- lowed them to serve in the suppression of riot and in doing police duty. The equita- ble increase in the rate in time of war is not burdensome to the soldier while he is gway, as the yearly charges are made and Tun without interest. There is no difficulty about securing the permits. They are readily furnished. A policy holder, after applying, does not even have to wait until the permit comes, as his application is recorded at the offices of the company and he can go on to the wars with his mind at rest in so far as the knowledge that a shot through the head or heart will not cut his wife and children out of their insurance money. One of the companies recently issued a proclamation to the effect that its policy holders will not have to apply for permits if they go to war. It will make no in- creased charge in its rates. 3 A Monument to Their War Horses. From ‘Our Dumb Animals.” There is perhaps no more humane nation in the world than the Japanese, who have recently erected a monument in memory of the horses that fell in their war with China —and no nation that has ever exhibited greater bravery in battle. A Ja would no more think of shooting, wound- ply for fun than he would think of shoot- ing, wounding or killing a human being for the same object. Don’t Neglect ‘That Cold No matter bow it may sSendoageesensondoasessententonseeseateatpageeseatoaseaeareageegeoseateaseaceasenseaseegeesoosengeaceaseeeasengnce sSeakeate oy in the matter of bargains. there will be a rush for them. Rough Straw Sailors. A most handsome line of Tongh S Shori-back Sailors, in Mack and There are 25 cases, 100 dozen, in this lor.” You cannot dupli- cate them for less than three times this price. Saturday only .50c. Untrimmed Hats. Ladies’ and Mi Straw Hats. Bl: nd all the latest colors. 1 Saturday only Igcade and Lace 87c. Leghorn Hats. Ladies’. nine Hats, edge, out. Misses" Imported with fancy — lace the newest thing Saturday only...... and Children’s Gen- Leghorn AS8c. ‘The Famous Store—King’s Palace New Department Store—The Famous Store. We've a Host of Temptations in the way of goods at unnaturally low prices that will beckon you from our counters on Saturday. Since the transformation of King’s Palace, we have been more than ever desirous of astonishing you These prices we quote here we are obliged to make for Saturday only, becay er we will have the goods to offer you by Monday. we don't know wheth- We know $1.09 Untrimmed Hats. Various patterns’ such as Pancy Lace Straw, Chips and Fancy Braids, blacks and all the new shades ef turquoise; Bernt or trope, red, gray Drown an Up to $2. Misses’ & Children’s Hats Over a dozen styles to select from. tating Hats for misses and chil- plain and fancy ms, braid eff $10 and $12 Sample Suits, $6.48. > tier lot you never laid eyes on. : Black Serges, Black Cloths, plain cloths and colors. jackets are silk lined; plain, braided and satin trimmed effect the latest and most fashionable reefer front styles. ‘Ail Sii and Kers Broadcloth m Serge Sackes They are Werth $16 t Ali sizes... Ladies’ Skirts. $3 Figured Brilliantine Skirts. ‘idth Skirts, splendidly made, bound with lined with percs ich patterns | One price... $1.48 + $5 Serge Skirts. as Ta ee i ee te ee Ds ee g i Extra good quality Serge Skirts, per- fect in hang and cut, black and’ blue, plain or braided. full width, rusile peren- Mne lined, velvet cm ts SD 65 . Our price..... ’ Infants’ Department. Boe. Pi Emb. Carriage Robes. For Saturday, 39c. 8c. Children’s Flanpeiet Sacqnes, all colors. For Saturday, 12}c. Long and Short Cashmere ub. and ribbon trimmed; For Saturday, $1.49. $1 Children’s Mell Hats and Pokes, with strew crowns; handsomely trimmed with flowers, Ince and straw braid. For Saturday, 68c. Se. Infaats’ and Children’s Mull Caps and Bonnets; close fitting and frouts emb. or lace’ trimmed. For Saturday, 49c. $1.25-$1.39 Children’s Short or Long Dresses, lace, emb. tucked, trimmed yokes, lawn and cambric. For Saturday, 98c. Giove Department. $1 Ladies’ Kid Gloves, 4-but. and clasp; every couceivable shade, including black’ and “white. For Saturday, 68c. Ladies’ Better Quality Kid 3 4-button, clasp hooks; all the popular shade: lack and while. For Saturday, 98c. ’ Boys’ Blouses. Bie. Boy White Blonses, trimmed with 4-ineh nb., in ail sizes. For Saturday, 39c. 39¢. Boys’ White Blouses; also white with fancy trimming: excellent quality and value. For Saturday, 25c. KING’S PALACE, 812-814 7th St. First in the field as usual. We have just secure of a manufacturer's spring samples of Ladi Sui There are only 45 in the lot, so you must secure yours at once..... 1 the entire line , and a pret- ul Phe and fly $6.48 ik Lined Suits,$10.98| $5 Ladies’ Jackets, $3.98. Covert Cloths, Meltons and Mick, ta o rs—silk Hined, $1.25 Children’s Reefers. sives from 2 to 14 = 88c. A magnificent care, neda, ble tans, ‘collars. (rimmed, notch and and the trav t latest styles £3 Children’s Reefers. Just Six styles in plain and brated effects, notch and sailor ecllars, plain and favev cloths, all the Neckwear Department. 19c. Boys’ Silk Win¢s r Ties. For Saturday, 15¢. 68c. Melba rts. fringed ends. For Saturday, 50c. ies’ Ali-linen 4-ply collars, in styles. For Saturday, gc.; 3 for 25¢. Corset Department. @Sc. Ladies’ All-bone Corsets in gray and white; all sizes; lace trimmed busts. Fer Saturday, 49¢. Men’s Furnishings. I5e. Men's 2100 Fit inen Collars, in Bll up-to-date styles; warranted 4-ply. For Saturday, 9c.; 3 for 25¢. Ie. Men's 4 ply Cuffs, all sizes. For Saturday, roc. $1.00 Men’s Stiff Bosom Percale Shirts, Nith white bodies; separate culls; up-to- date patterns. For Saturday, 50c. Te. Men's separate cuff For Madras Neglige Shirts; 50 different patterns. Saturday, 39¢. € Hose; in k end For Saturday, 12}c. Ie. Men's Braces; 15 differe For Saturday, 12$c. wed Bordered Hem- styles, 12 Men's For Saturday, 5c. SS sh 715 Market Space. SosSosSecfectetostontosdocdectoatontondocotestoatoatondosdosociecintealesdesoosatoatesdosdondondecientestesdesfediet >= ———— crease on woolens—not so—we’re ‘Get It At Plertz’s.” Some people may imagine we are not making any more® 1 O- to-order owing to the new tariff in- showing an immense line of stylish | é 0 00 Suits DPOLDPLIOOPOPOSOOOSOOON spring weaves at this price—best val- ues we've ever given—tailoring ex- clusively. Mertz and Mertz, “New Era’ Tailors, 906 F Street N.W.