Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1923, Page 9

"THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 'D. €., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1923. 2 . gan dally shooting practice, and day | was too busy gorging upon the soal lrl Reared in l own eqarns after_day she tramped the hills in | which she had Killed to pay any at 3 search of game. tention to her. But often in the morn One day she encountered two polar | ing. ehe would see the huge tracks - - ¢ _|bears, but feared to try a shot for |of polar bears that had come up to One tO [1)] eat ln rCth tear of merely wounding one of them, | her tent to sniff around during the in which case she knew that they |night. would probably kill her. She fired This adventure made Ada somewhat over their heads and they scrambled llrr’\"ld nf’n‘vul Vw;lurl‘;‘{f very L-rr rron: radually the tong winter |out of sight. Another time in the |Ccamp afterward hen we rescued 4, The ice broke up and the snow | $pring. after seals had come out upon | her she was working upon a net with the land. ~ The birds returned |the ice, she crawled for rods very | Which she hoped to catch seals. She from the south in all their millions |vatiently and curefully up to where |had also made a small canvis boit, and other game became plentiful. The | Seal - Wwas sunning itself. Then, | Scarcely larger than hersell, with which and Knight had been |using a little wooden rest she had | Which to paddle _n‘uu to ducks that she inz forward to with longing had |[made for her gun_ barrel, she toak |ShOt in the nearh. “"-;1» st arrived, but, alas, poor Knight was|careful alm and fired. Thé bullet| When we arrived khe had but too far' gone. ~ His gums had receded [found its mark and the seal died with- | tWelve pounds of moldy pilot bread and his teeth had dropped out. He |out a quiver. But the seals always | Which she was saving for next win hecame too weak for any food but|le very near their breathing holes, | L€ when she kunew she would no broth. But still Ada hoped. But [or near the edge of the ice and even | P¢ #ble to do much hunting. jolly, ‘big-hearted Knight passed out |though dead, they frequently siide|, The world has a curious habit of BY HAROLD NOICE. [on June 22 and Ada was left alone |into the water before the hunter can | 120KInE upon the Iskimos as a race = cxcept for the kitten—now grown tnured by nature to all sorts of h Commander of the Wrangel Ixland | {o'q cat, which the Loys had brought |[CACh them. Ada. therefore. Im-|ghips and capable of sustaining Relief Expedition. with them from home. mediately after she fired—had thrown | gar {ndefinitely. But after living amons | 5 5 : : aside her rifie and had raced as fast cars 1 ca v in Unlied States aud Canada | After Knights death Ada moved |ag she could over the uneven surface | the™y o S0 e el R can Newspaper A ex. her quarters to a little tent about a 3 FHioh s < il ; S by The | hundred yards away from the tent of the lce toward the seal, which was | else. They feel the cold as do we. Maska, September, 7. he | NG VI AN ody Tay. "and |t | Syen. then beginning to slip toward | Their bodies require as much nourish: added many ilutrious | o Mhire we found her. - The poor [the floe's edge. ) | ment as do ours, perhaps more he scrolls of the gr but | Siul R hard time. both | . AS she grasped the &eal by its|go than we do value com- most of these have been men. 1:; sically and mentally, all by her- |fliDPer she sensed a presence near | panionship. So 1 atly fear that gl':lqul':'lns; ll:‘m'"'"»*:fl DOW the L L island. Her slen- 'l;r, m-nd glancing back over her [this tale of stoic herolsm and lonely nt name of Ada Black | g sions had dwindled | $houlder saw a great polar bear, | for e which in all human annals Eakmo giv]. sl of & § S than | KOSUOAS mhlch I 1 | | Fallowing is the fourth installment of f Harold August 31, n the hoi nd an Eskimo the fall of 1 Previous installmenis told of his bat with the ice floex. the delayx due t trouble and fog, his first xight siony of Wrangel Ixiand, and the re the Exkimo girl, Ada, xole survivor of the expedition. who had never | Which evidently had been stalking her | has certainly heen rarely surpu Is in weight, who, althoug now took dewn |as she stalked the seal. Dropping her [ will fail of any great appr rifle, set up a[hope of immediate fresh meat, Ada |for its heroine is but a poor k y vards distant, and be- |raced for her tent. But the behr girl, : e z the Place il =5 brought up in the town of Nome, |, familiar with electric lights and the comforts of a_modern city, neverthe- less. managed to live Ly her own efforts on an uninhabited ar x\lc de island and at the same time pro food for herself and a dying, com- | panion., whom she nursed fdr s 1 months. After his death she lived | there alone in terror of prowling polar bears. but determined to fight for life to the end and endure another | winter upon her forsaken isle if | || 3 @ d N A eptember the 1ime ol nor had she ever set a trap. | ) o7 . \‘!' .‘-’(‘.\lhi |Hl)rne‘(| ll.? do Ile)lll and tri- “fi ” ! wmphed, where many sironz men in | [ i ave failed. Her story. as | ()] she told it to me that morning in the | cabin of the Donaldson surpa anything that 1 have ever c To Buy Your Winter Coat anything it 17 have _ The message is important, for we're saying it with VALUES and repeating it oo e T e m with STYLE. We're insistent—we want to be insistent, for in no other way can we Only the night berore we rescued H make you realize what this September Sale of Winter Coats means for vou. : ) ) b her she had dreamed she heard the whistle of a boat. and when she FOUR SALE GROUPS FOR WOMEN—FOUR SALE GROUPS FOR MISSES '”*!F. SAME FOR THE LARGER WOMAN &he could hardly bel dreaming. The fog heard I 5 ; | 8 $7500 $95.00 unreality. Often she sat in my|| Z cabin teliing me her story she would 100k up quickly and say “I wonder if this is only a dream? || 1 can hardly believe that you have $125.00 come."” il When the little party f nd that H i they would not have food to last them | U through the winter, & as| B shawl coliar Below— made to reach Siberia. Ada made new | Below—Wom- of viatka-. Woman's } clothing for the men and did her ut-| anis’ SCoat ot dyed _squir- Coat of Gla- i mMost to send them away as ¢ | Cordarx, - nias rel. $95.00. mora, show- Hel 1y equipped as she could. Knight, who | i :’“"“"“ °: bas Ing side rip- [ was already ping symptoms to || T:“ SR PAR ple panel scurvy, was to remain with Ad ; pienliariisior The fur [ beaver or squir- rel. $75.00. silky fo Crawford, Maurer and Galle P $125. rice, ; make the attempt. The left January and Knight t 3 vigll—a vigil which my poor old pal 8till keeps beneath the sod of Wrangel Island. The day after the boyvs left a se- vere gale sprang up. which lasted for three davs. When she tried to | tell me of thix little e down tears streamed from her s ard she sobbed till I thought her heart was breakin Then she calmed, but for a moment did not pr | her eves was a strange, fa pression. She seemed 16 visu he | terrible battle which the bovs must have had with that awful gile amid the clashing floes. In th i ness of the midwinter n struggled on in their wenkened c dition” and with only a few half- starved dogs to haul their sled. At first Knight was able to get about a bit, but one day while chopping wood he fainted, and thereafter did not leave the te It was not long until he took to his sleeping bug for good, 8nd from then on to the end little Ada was his untiring nurse. Muxt Have Fresh Meat. Knight knew, and so did she, that his only hope ‘lay in securing fresh | meat for food. for he had been cured of scurvy once by ansson, who put him caribou steaks when we were both down with the disease on one of the explorer’s sledge journeys in the far north. So Ada set out to traj She learn. Thirty distinctive styvles in the season’s newest fabrics and colo sumptuous fur collars and cuffs—the choiest of the season’s pelts—$10 to $25 saving on each coat over latest prices—a reasonable deposit will secure the garment of your choice— storage free of charge until November 1st. These are the reasons why you will do as your friends have already done and select your coat in Jelleff’s September Sale of Misses’ Coats, 3rd Floor smow so that the foxes would nc them. Day after day she would visit = . her traps and carry home the catch. || Winter Coats. But Knight's condition be- | [i came worse much time attending him. Thus she | was not able to go very far from ! eamp and consequently caught few fox Women’s Coats, 2nd Floor. The New $35 Dress for MISSES But the “Marjorie” dress is more than justa $35.00 dress. To be considered worthy of the “Marjorie” label this dress must be—not just a good $35.00 dress—it must be the best that the entite New York dress market has to offer at that price. The “Marjorie” Dress may be of silk or it may be of cloth—it may be any one of the season’s smart colors—it may be for school or business, afternoon or dipner, but ALWAYS The “Marjorie” Dress is of the prevailing mode. Will be found in some styles exactly suited to your individuality. Represents the very best value we can find in the entire dress market to sell at $35.00. Look for.the “Marjorie” Label tomorrow in our Third Floor Misses’ Shop. “Irene Castle Fashions” for September —are Just In. Daintler than ever, they remind one of Miss Ca: e's own charming personality. But iike hers—dupli- Be the first to see cates from her own personal wardrobe made up in the famous Corticelll these new September Castle Fashions. ray Satin tace The “Wearing” Satisfaction of GOLD STRIPE— Silk Stockings that WEAR is guaranteed by the patented Gold Stripe that stops ruinous garter cut “runs.” The satisfaction of wearing Gold Stripe Silk Stock- ings is further assured by the silk 100% pure and the “full fashion- ing” that “knits them to fit” trim at ankle and snug at toe. Buy your Gold Stripe Stockings at Jelleff’s—onl. authorized Washington Agency. a % With mercerized garter hems, $2.00 pair With all-silk garter hems, $2.75 pair. ) N N SN A7) 0 A ) N ) 1)) S A ) ) L N S Anticipate Your Silk Needs Saturday - The recent disaster in Japan has seriously affected the raw silk market. - While it is not our policy to cry “Wolf,” we feel it our duty to inform our 1218 F St. N.W. guarantee prices when their present meager supply of raw silk is used up. Slim and Long of Line New Fall Suits of Twill, $29.75 The Kind You'd Expect to Pay $40.00 and $45.00 for They have panels that are tucked and corded and strapped, and bias insets for a note of con- trast. The tailoring gives you that perfectly groomed appear- ance, and you can choose from navy blue or black, with three or four button closing. All the richk new colorings are shown in our September Coat Sale. New Fur Scarfs eventful Fur season! $217.50, $35.00, $45.00 A handsome assortment, newly arrived, that includes large, fluffy wolf scarfs in the smart blue shade—large full-furred fox scarfs, in beautiful cocoa and rich dark brown colorings-gnatural American red fox, exquisitely marked. Coats from our September Sale are styled with all the newnesses of designs. We've bought at a saving several hundred of these « Philippine Gowns Hand-Made Hand-Scalloped Hand-Embroidered Specially Priced at $1.95 They’re made of nainsook that is unusually strong and firm, and they’re daintily embroidered in several designs. Chemise. Also of extra fine, firm nainsook, handmade .nas .9 hand embroidered, with choice of strap or bullt-up shoulders, Styles especially designed for the larger woman in our September Coat Sale. Above, V neck model, hand. drawn, edged with Irish_picot. Right, Tuxedo style, hand. drawn ‘and filet edged. From a house that makes noth- ing to sell for less than $5.00— this special concession — the re- sult of their inventory. Handmade Blouses $2.95 All of fine French voile, edged with real filet and Irish picot edging and dec- oramf with dainty touches of handdrawn work and hand-embroidery. Two be- coming styles, Tuxedo and V neck, both_illustrated. Ideal with a tailored suit. Youthful styles for MISSES in our September Coat Sale. An Economy YOU Will Appreciate New FallHats, $12.50 Felt — Duvetyn. Samples of $15.00 to $21.50 Hats. The Quan- tity is Limited —but the quality Is the sort our little Hat Shop is famed for. There's beauty in t e texture, individuality In of design, smartni nt. And ing of a feather or an orn: colorings are eloquent of the new fall son. . A reasonable deposite reserves the Coat of your selection in our September Sale. NEW SILK Umbrellas, $3-95 A “Special Purchase” of the $5.90 Kind Waterproof silks with protective taped edge—all the good fall shades —and the handles—you must see them! They're the smart clubby kind leather loops and side straps and wonderful combinations of wood and_ bakelite. A few ring styles for those who prefer. Ready tomorrow ! Storage free of charge until November 1 in our September Sale of Coats. The biggest single event of our We in turn, doubt our ability to obtain the same excellent values, particularly in our women’s dresses at $25.00, our new silk petticoats at $5.00 and several other exceptional underwear values, in the face of these unsettled conditions. So we advise immediate action, while stocks are fresh and compiete, and at the same low prices. S customers that a dozen manufacturers have written us that they cannot An Added Significance In this Sale of New Fall Silk Frocks at $25.00 Made to Sell for $35.00 and $40.00 Styled with all the new fashion touches that immediately mark them as of the new fall season—- carrying out the vogue for satin and pleats—developed in the col- orings suggestive of autumn— these frocks, you'll agree, capital- ize “Fashion with Value.” Choicest Furs are used on the September Coat Sale. 50 New Fall Skirts In a Purchase Extraordinary $13.75 to $19.50—the regular prices—at Jelleff’s Saturday.. $l 0.00 Materials include all the new sport and street fabrics—Flamingo, Imported Cum- berland and Donal Tweeds, Camel’s Hair, Repella and a dozen others quite as smart. e Styles wrap around and fasten on the side with large buttons or deep side pleats, while the center panel is apt to sport some inset pockets. New fall color combinations. Thirty different styles to select from in our September Coat Sale. Advance Sale! . Later Prices, $2.85 and $3.00 a Pair Of fine flexible French kidskin in glace finish, fashioned with all the accuracy and skill of experienced French workers. ~Close fastening; 1-and 2-clasp styles to wear with the new tight.fitting sleeves—autumn colorings—tan, g ray, black and white. Anticipate your fail needs now! You Wear Them on the New Fall Frocks Panel Collars, $1.50 Another Saturday “Special” The regular $250 kind—made of cream or ecru net. Exquisite sprays of embroid- ery, fine val and novelty laces, make a dainty finishing touch, Corners are round- o ed or square. A saving of $10.00 to $25.00 on each over later prices in our September Coat Sale. Silk Jersey Petticoats, $5.00 “Special” to start with—increasingly so with the overnight rise of the silk market With fine pleated two-tier flounces or in the popular fringe style. Almost every autumn coloring—brown, taupe, silver, rust, autumn, emerald, navy blue and black. A Saturday “Special”—but Only Three Dozen New Leather Bags, 529 Instead of $5.00 Lovely and soft, but wonderfully durable, these bags are of sucde finished calf and goat skin. The lining is of Moire and they have a novel sidc compartment and an extra coin purse, too. Pouch shapes, big and little in shades of gray, beaver, brown and black. Many of the materials shown in our Septem- ber Coats are new this season. “Brushed Wool’s the Thing” For Your New Swagger Coats $3.95 They Ought to Sell at $5.00 Of genuine mohair, in the soft brushed finish—well tailored—the proper fall colorings including Newport blue. You'll like them! For September Selling Only—A New Sorosis Oxford $9.00 Pair Of soft, fine dark brown calf, fash- joned with the careful workmanship and attention to detail that charac- terizes all Sorosis footwear. The low military heels are already rubber shod and the per- forated tip and saddle strap are not the least of this ox- ford’s charms. ~ Send the youngster back to school with Sorosis Shoes for Children They're kind to growing feet. Remember Jelleff’s September Sale of Winter