Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1921, Page 11

"m EVENTNG BTQ, Tfilnnhmanfi &Wotheop DOWN'" STAIRS STORE ‘Christrmhas Offerings W : That Will Help You Fill %% Your Gift Lists at Low Prices . Silk Bloomers | Silk Jersey | and Step=Ins Special, $3.95 Of Good Quality, Heavy Crepe de Chine, charming and dainty, with finishing touches of fine val laces, ribbon and filet or Venise insets. Chemise, $3.95 Crepe de Chine and Radium Chemise; simple and elaborate styles of lovely quality. Few things could be more desirable as a gift, and-especially if one Bloomers Specially Priced Silk Jersey Bloomers, fin- ished with tailored cuffs. Splendid quality, in green, navy, blue, taupe, brown and burgundy. Petticoats, $1.95 Of good quality jersey, in seasonable shades ; deep flounce in plain and harmo- 51.95 Muslin’ Undergarments $1.95 Practical and Dainty Hand-embroidered Gowns and Chemise of muslin that will stand the test of laundering; daintily embroidered in floral and dot designs; some with a touch of real lace. The gowns with square or round necks; the chemise in strap and hullt-up shoulder styles. Sateen Bloomers, 95¢ Bloomers of fine quality, in white or pink, with ruffie at is preparing a trousseau. nizing colors. J knee. Rezullr and extra sizes. Down Stairs Store. Down BStairs Store. i Down Stairs Store. Aprons For Christmas - Specially Priced Elastic Girdles $2.75 and $3 Very Attractive Values Flexible and comfortable, with sufficient boning to hold the figure well. Easy to slip into; ideal for dancing. Down Stairs Store. BEDROOM SLIPPERS $1.00 Made of soft felt; interwoven around the edges with ribbons of same shade: trimmed with pompons. Many attractive colors. CHILDREN'S FELT BOOT- EES, in copenhagen, with at- 's Sheer Cambric | tractive designs painted around iefs, with coloredand | the top; another style with 3 in box. 50c | self colored silk ribbon inter- woven around top. Sizes 2 years up. Down Stairs Store. 35¢, 50¢, 65¢ Dainty Aprons of Organdy, Dotted Swiss and Lawn; crisp, new and fresh, with pretty lace trimmings. Down Stairs Store. Handkerchiefs Women’s Fine White Cambric Handkerchiefs, with embroid- ered corners. 15c each. Women’s Cambric Handker- chiefs, with midget hem tape borders. 12%c each. Children’s Handkerchiefs, with daintily embroidered cor- ners and nhursery pictures. 1Sc each. Women’s Silk Hose $1.25 Pair Women’s Super-fashioned Pure Thread Silk Hose, of me- dium-weight, with deep garter hem and reinforced heel, soles and toes. Colors are black navy, African brown, cordovan, cham- pagne, polo and pe:rl gray. Sizes 8% to 10. Down Stairs Store. Women'’s white designs. box. Women's Soft-finished Cam- bric Handkerchiefs, with col- ored and white initials. 12%c each. Down Stairs Store. . < |- Christmas FURS Flowers |/ ¢750 t0 $45.00 and Fancies||| s o sma ZSC, 356’ Sflc black fox, brown . wolf, 75¢, 95¢ taupe wolf and squirrel. A sale of flowers and $1.00 Two-button-length Gloves, ing. Colors ' are brown, tan, gray and white; white with black embroidery and stitching. Down Stairs Store. Girls’ Winter Coats Special, $9.75 Velour, Bolivia and Cheviot Coats, in school and dressy models. The most popular styles, some with fur collars; finished with pockets and belt. Sizes 7 to 14 years. Children’s Coats in newest effects, in loose and tight fitting | models; {ood, warm materials; some with fur collars, $7.95. Children’s Fur Sets, the Christmas present that will please the baby girl best is one of these sets consisting of neck- piece and muff. Natural, white and brown coney and wlnte an- ora. For girls about six. $395, g‘-”. $5.95, $24.75, $2950, $35.00 and $45.00. Stone Marten, Squirrel and Double Fitch Chokers. $7.50, $9.75 and $19.75. High-grade workman- ship; silk lined; natural tails and heads. A wide selection, but only a few of a kind. Newest styles and shapes. Down Stairs Store. fancies of various descrip- tions: all of them worth much more than the ptice indicated. r Gold. and *Silver Flow- ers; small sprays, suitable for evening, wear; bright tolored flowers : fancies in aigrette effects; flat wreaths, pompons and !r:nlmg pray. Down For the Man’s Xmas Hosiery By the Box | Specially Priced Men’s Fine Combed Cotton Hose, good length. Box of six pairs, gl Men’s Fme Ribbed Lisle Hose, Just Received Pongee .Blouses $2.85 Heavy “ Quality Pongee Down Stairs Stere. Blouses, in- many styles; some | with reinforced feet. Box of six 7 with Peter Pan’ collar, others | pairs, §2.10. i with rolt. collar; some trim- Silk Fiber Hose, with re- a e ets inforced toes and heels. Box of six pairs, $2.70. Pure Thread Silk Hose, ex- cellent wear and appearance. Box of six pairs, $3.90. Black, Cordovan, Orqy. Navy Sizes 9% to 11%; 5 Give a Box For Christmas Silk Neckties med with narrow French pleat- ing; others hemstitched. One of the newest modes has front made of tiny tucks; long sleeves with turn-back open cuffs. Sizes 34 to 40. \ot all sizes in each st) . Extra Size $3.75 & $4.95 One set consisting of table- cloth of damask, size 56:71 and six napkins, size 16x16+ Hem- stitched and finished with beautiful drawnwork: $4.98. Another set consists of one pretty des:gm. SlJl. Pink and Blue Bath Sets Consisting of one wash cloth; one Turkish face towel and one mh towel; two sizes. $125 The new correct shapes, in smart color combinations, Just the present far the man of quiet, refined taste. Her- ringbone, Twills, Grena- dipes, Corded Silk and Bas- ket Weaves are included in this collection. Down Stairs Store. French Voilé Extra Size Blouses, with. tiny French pleatings, lace, embroidery and drawn-work, in .many attrac- tive and youthful styles. Sizes 4 to 4% Down ‘Stairs’ Store. Down Stairs Stere, - Special Sale of Smartly Tailored Dresses $10 | Blouse and_straightline effects; some with sash; neck and sleeves iaced with silk of, contrasting ‘shades; wide embroidered sleeves. It will be hard to find garments that will compare with these at this low price, and the: assortment of styles is practically unlimited. It will be a pleasure to you to own and wear one of these charming frocks. Materials are Tricotine, Poiret Twill, Crepe de Chine. Sizes 16 to 42. Colors: Navy, brown, black nnd a few light shades. Down Stairs Storc. Lambskin Glovgs WA'SHINGTON D. G., TH‘URSDAY' f)EOEMBEE 8 1921" 7| QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND OPENS NEW NURSERY AND IS AMUSED BY CHILDREN'S RECITAL. Savings Checks Cashed The ‘*‘Mark-Down" F high-grade feminine foot- wear at Hahn’s—con- tinues to attract substan- tial attention—right in the midst of all this Christmas Gift buying. Especially this group of women'’s $5.95 to $8.75 Boots and Low Shoes at with self embroldery and stitch- - . de la Huerta, secretary of the treasury, has abandoned his proposed trip to New York, where, it was reported, he would seek a loan with American bankers, ac- cording to authoritative information re- ceived today. from American causing the officials here some con- cern. as to what will_happen during the | closing days of December, when the 7 | companies are due to liquidate the new export taxes demanded under the decree issued by President Obregon last June. various government departments have been to the effect that there aiready /| were more than 17,000,000 pesos due | the government by the oil companies up to November 30, and it Is an open secret here that the agreement re- garding taxes made last September between Senor de la Huerta and the Papering HARRY W. TAYLOR CO. 3333 18th St. N.W. Queen Mary of England listening to a little girl Was in the Counting House,” which greatly amused her majesty when whe recently formally opened the McMillan Nursery School at Bedford, London. | HUERTA ABANDONS TRIP TONEW YORK 2 Mexican Treasury Head Will | wewspavers of the capital Conduct Loan Negotia- tions at Long Distance. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 7.—Adolfo Yielding to almost unanimous edito- rial protest against his journey to the United States, Senor de la Huerta is understood to be in daily cable com- munication with New and if a loan is. floated or some other arrangement made in connection with Mexican finances it will be by this long- distance method. York bankers, ‘The services of Manuel Gomez Morin, the Mexican financial agent in New York, will not be employed in connec- | tion that specific instructions have been sent to him that his activities shall be con- fined to_affairs strictly within his de- partment. 'with the negotiations. It is sald Concerned Over Taxe: The taxes due the Mexi oil companies are easury There is considerable surmise Statements credited to American committee of oil men, head- ed by Walter C. Teagle, president of Z | the Standard Oil Company of New 7 | Jersey, was tentative and expires De- cember 21 next. Agreement Terms Undisclosed. Senor de la Huerta declines to give out the details of this agreement, and, 80 far as can be learned. with one ex- e £|“What Will It Cost?” If that's your questios he and rating call on us. We're aiways glad to" furnish Phone Col. 1077 HEA‘!‘! Heat| cries the 5 coal man. That is what folks want who pay a stiff price for their coal and that is what our coal will give Plenty of heat, steady and at even tempenture all day and night. BJWERNER OMEN’S Attractive Felt Ribbon-trim Slippers, with padded elk soles. Orchid, recital of “The King Javender, dnrk coral, ox- ford, blue, wine, old rose, Alice llght blue, dark and light Co- $5 Included are many of our newest styles in Oxfords, Strap Pumps and Boots—in tans, browns, blacks or patents. styles plcturtd and many others. Two Worth-While Slipper Spec:a" S The ception, none of the local represent: tives of American oil companies quainted with its provisions. known that within the past f weeks there has been a considerable amount of cable communication be- tween the Mexican treasury depart- ment and the American oil men with regard to this agreement, but there is Bo- lmmauun as to the v.rcnd of the ersations between Mexican fnances m genenl have been .much discussed recently in the —_— POLICEMAN ASKS TO RETIRE.| Policeman Edward Mudd of the ninth precinct has made application to the District Commissioners for re- tirement, basing his plea on the grounds ‘of ill health. He has served the department twenty-four consecu- tive years, part of the time as mem- ctive corps. Gift-Hosiery $1.95 Women’s “Weldrest” black Silk Stockings with tailored seam up legs. Women’s {full-fashioned thread Silk Stockings, in brown, tan and other e\t])pular colors. omen’s “Phoenix” silk- and-wool novelty Sports Hose, in wanted colors and heather mixtures. Home Building Costs UMBER is the most economical build- ing material. It lends itself readily to distinctive architectural design, and, when _properly used, LUMBER LASTS. ‘What is more, there is plenty of lumber. Lumber, if used without waste, will be available for years to come at oompara tively low cost. Of course the nation’s timber supply must be conservatively used, but there is no reason why LUMBER should not con- tinue to be, for our great grandchildren, what it was for our athers—THE HOME BUILDER'S FAVORITE. o -f.i penhagen. Special at— $1.45 EN’S Padded Sole: Felt Moccasins, wi down collar, as pictured; in gray, blue, wine or brown. Romeos, with leather soles, ally fine value at— $1.65 Also Black Felt Frame with wood siding . . . $408000. .. = Frame with cement stucco on wood P Iath . "2 ¢ « o .o 47700 =K Frame with cement stucco on metal lath . . . . . . 4213.00 Stucco on hollow tile . . . 4627.00 Common brick (solid) B . . 471700 Common brick with face brick front 5007.00 The cost of the interior construction—windows, doors, floors, partitions, trim, etc.—for this houso remains constant regardless of the character of outside walls, but slight changes in detail of exterior finish are required to suit different materials slightly affecting cost. The cost of various ma- terials when used for the enclosing walls is: Bldld of Wood—and Build Now NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Yol Hartls “Trust Building with turn- Unusu- 414 9*St Cor 1914-16 Pa.Ave Tt &K 233Panve st Washington—Baltimore RETCHED above is an attractive small house built in a typical Amer- ican midwest community. This house in November, 1921 (exclusive of heatingand = plumbing), constructed of various mater- Incresse over Frame with Percentage of total Wood Siding Buailding Cost 16 per cent 8 per cent 17 per cent 14 per cent 18 per cent _ 63 per cent 23 per cent 81 per cent 25 per cent 119 per cent 29 per cent B s e+ o S A RS P10, SN SN BB 5,