The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 1, 1916, Page 8

‘THE BON MARCHE PIKE ST.—SECOND AVE.—UNION ST, ELLIOTT 4100 A SALE OF WOMEN’S STOCKINGS | —At 19c a Pair— A DAY OF REMARKABLE VALUE-GIVING THE WOMEN’S HOSIERY SECTION With far better values in Women's Hosiery than it has been our pleasure and privilege to offer for many months THE BEST STOCKINGS FOR 19¢ THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME When you can buy good quality Stockings at this price it’s an investment to get a supply of them—Stockings of fast black cotton with ribbed or hem tops—all black or with white feet—silk lisle in black and tan, ribbed cash —Upper Main Fleer. mere—black cotton with colored tops, and some fiber silk P th ria ed Mele Fleer. | Winter Clearances $1.25 Black Silk Crep Ne N ——— Are Over Now | de Chine, 85c a Yard A WHISTLE” ~ aan A dozen alert Bon Marche buyers Fall 40 dnches Wide in New York City are seizing every opportunity that comes their way to buy up special lots of seasonable FEBRUARY SALE OF BLACK SILKS Spot Cash fe So there’s no shortage of special Heavy quality Black Silk Crepe de Chine— | attractions, no lack of interesting "material that has a beautiful lustrous finish and | features at Seattle's Big Store now- comes full 40 inches wide. Our regular $1.25 | adays “sygay for those who like to see the new a yard. things first — : . ’ : Mark Down in Children’s Underwear Brings You These Special Values for Wednesday “Children’s Union Suits | Children’s Union Suits | Boys’ 50¢ Underwear ' Children’s Forest Mills Union Garments that are worth 25¢ Boye’ ecru color heavy Cotton BSc and $1.00 values— | —cotton fleece lined Union Suits | Shirts, with high necks and long weight cotton garments | with high neck, long sleeves and | sleeves; als ankle length Draw- Jong sleeves, high neck | ankle length; gray only; sizes 2 ers to match; come in sixes 6 to ankle length; sizes 6 to 13. | to 10 years. | 9 years. —Upper Main Fleer, $4.00 Coats at —$1.98— e IZES 2 TO 6 YEARS, AND A FEW OF 10-YR. SIZE But you'll have to hurry if you want one, for they're going liy—nothing like them in town at anywhere near the price. of Astrachan Cloth in Copenhagen blue, red and black have raglan sleeves and Novelty belts, trimmed with ck velvet collar and buttons; and the cuffs and belt are piped th black velvet; lined throu ghout with nice quality sateen— also Kersey Cloth Coat in navy blue, plain style, trimmed with | STOCKS ARE AS “CLEAN AS ANOTHER SENSATION AT THE merchandise at special prices for that is specially reduced for Wednesday to Lots of dainty Spring lines here 69c Each 15c Each 25c Each Sale of Little Girls’ $3.00 and e Lot Includes— | plain red collar and cuffs. Second Fleer, Center. ECONOMIES IN WHITE GOODS 45c White Lawn 0c Yard 2,000 yards of White Lawn, 40 inches wide; fine, sheer material, suitable for dresses and aprons; comes in lengths to 15 yards. Special 10¢ yard. White Goods at 10c Yard 12'/gc to 20c Assorted White Goods, ranging from 27 to 32 inches wide. Included are Cre ECONOMIES DOMESTICS 8c Apron Gingham 5c Yard 1,209 yards of Apron Gingham, 27 ins. wide. This comes in neat check patterns and tn lengths to 10 yards Not over 10 yards to each. Airdslie Cloth 124c Yard 20¢ Alrdslie Cloth, 32 inches wide; a good assortment of stripe patterns and plain col- ors; come in lengths to 10 yards. Spectal 12% a yard. —Lower Main Floor, A Day of Special Prices IN in the Blanket Section $2.50 Blankets $2.15 Pair Woolnap Blankets, size 64x76 inches, in gray, white and tan, with pink and blue borders. $3.50 Blankets $2.95 Pair Heavy Woolnap Biankets, size 72x84 ins.; gray, white and tan, with pink and biue borders. $4.50 Blankets $3.75 Pair White Wool Blankets, size 70x80 inches; good, firm quality, with pretty pink and blue borders. $6.00 Blankets $4.95 Pair Allewool White Blankets, sizo 68x80 ins.; good heavy quality All-wool Blankets with colored borders. —Lower Main Floor. NEW SILK BLOUSES AT $1 95 CHARMING MODELS IN SILK CREPE DE CHINE AND TUB SILKS. FOUR OF THE STYLES ARE BRIEFLY TOLD OF HERE Pretty Blouses of Tub Silk in light | Attractive Blouses of tub silk in the blue, old rose and canary yellow; | new Awning stripes; large white collars and cuff tabs buttons down the front; 1 95 2 price $ . Clever Blouses of all-white Tub Silks ——the entire waist and sleeves are em- tenance... $195 _, sixteenth Annual Pure Food Show de La Cruze Quartet inSpanish Dances and Songs from 11 Mo 12, and from 3 to 5 p. m. every day and lots of free samples for every- Body. Special Attractions Wednesday. AT THE H. J. HEINZ BOOTH A 10 per cent discount on any of the 57 Varie- | } ties on dozen or half-dozen lots; straight or as- | @orted lots. Also, free samples of Spaghett! AT MRS. PORTER’S BOOTH Special 10 per cent discount on half or dozen jots of Mrs. Porter’s Salad and Mayonnaise Drews- ings, Puddings and other varteties. WEDNESDAY SPECIALS ivory Soap—special, five bars (not over 5 each—dolivered ll with other $1.95 tons; price EXPOSITION SCONES 5c EACH These delicious Scones will be served at Fisher's Blend Flour Booth. | THE MT. VERNON MILK BOOTH Every visttor at this Booth will receive a useful | Pin Tray Free. | THE JELLO BOOTH Special for Wednesday 3 packages of Jello for | 25¢; all flavors to choose from. IN THE PURE FOOD STORE | to c| Sugar Peas—guaranteed new pack; sweet and ten | der (delivered only with other The | | Broceries), @ CAN .....6e000s —Fourth Floor. | 50 to $24.50, Made with large con- ‘aed colored plush. Second Moor the Women’s Plush Coats; $13 Good warm Winter Coats, plain flaring and belted styl e collars, some fur trimmed. Others plain and finished with bf SWISS PLAN WOULD GIVE US VAST ARMY AT NO MORE COST { Switzerland’s, Says Teddy Roosevelt BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT ice In Ultimate? 1 belleve with heart that must come to a system of universal forvice, on th win or Aue trallan models, of course, to our This is the meth democ hia place racy. In a free republl rights vie it the only should only be allowed as cor bh h e can secure oliaries to duties. No man has a right to vote who shirka his obligations to the state, wheth er in peace or War. The full eft } {zen must do @ eftizen’s full } duty; and he can only do bis ) full duty if he fits himself to | fight for the common good of manhood ser war Just as le speak all my we ¢ volunte 1 alno nteer ¥ v Hut I do lunteer who volun » have somebody else Universal by not adapted, own need 1 of true way mocrac real fairness and jus tice, Every able-bodied youth in the h 1 be proud to, and whe required to, pre pare himself thoroly to protect the nation from armed aggres ston —From “Awake and Prepare,"N Columbia," by Theodore Roosevelt, in February Met ropolitan Magazine. all citizens in the hour of dead ly peril of the Manhood suff nation's life. Ke should mean | BY CHAS. EOWARD RUSSELL Copyright, 1914, by Newspaper En | terpris ociation I started to talk to you yesterday about the wonderful army of the military training, but anything like) a military caste or an officer class is Impossible because military train- Ing is carried on simultaneously | with civil careers and does not in- S* | terfere with t the only rational) men « model for @ na-| nent | : tee about maintained as tnetructors. soe, that zai sole business {8 to study and teact to have the means! modern militar of defense. 1 men et Swiss republic very wrinkle In 200 all told whore | | | | | | l | ] nelence ever wrinkle tn some) the busir an fast an vw anywhere, test tt, adc it t it good throw it away if bad, and carefully |teach the selected residue to the soldiers under thet Here is more about It When I was liv in at Montreaux, on the shore of} Lake Geneva, I) yy happened to stroll) ro early one morn ing into the mar 1 | i care Which ie anather pood point PS THE SWISS ARMY uv DATE BUT AVOLDS PROFITABLE EXPENSE, ¢ t M BERSOME ESTABLISHMENTS | ket square. AND THE UNSPEAKABLE BLACK On a market) CURSE OF MILITARISM AS IT IS he place !*) KNOWN IN MONARCHICAL 4 full of] COUNTRIES AND TO THE sand bar) popice OF THE AMER gaining citizens; | prOPpLE. BUT THIS 18 DIFF! | but this wasn't a) px market day and It) “rn. total expense of the Swiss | Wan a8 empty @8) army in times of peace is $7,000,000 | If a © dwellers! « year ] EACH AMERICAN SOLDIER | All of a sudden’ cogsTs THE AMERICAN GOV. two soldiers ERNMENT 28 TIMES AS MUCH |] bounced AS EACH SWISS SOLDIER COSTS |] | don't know from THE SWISS GOVERNMENT | where. They were uniformed and) jf we HAD THE SWISS SYS | completely equipped, each carrying) gm WE SHOULD HAVE AN his rifle and even the skin-covered ARMY OF 10,000,000 TRAINED! knapsack and little wooden canteen.| men, AND IT WOULD NOT COST The next moment soldiers were US VERY MUCH MORE THAN striding into the square from all OUR PRESENT ARMY OF 85,000, directions, similarly equipped. Each | MEN went to a soomingly appointed piace| There ts « bill in congress to oil fn regular lines until the square| wag this country with a system) was filled with aflent, attentive and) somewhat Ifke the Swias but modt-| perfectly ordered compantes, with | fied to suit our differing conditions. officers in place, | If you will note the above facts Presently a kitehen on wheels carefully, you will see several rea || | Folled into the equare and served! sony why that bil! should be passed | ia hot breakfast. Then the officer tn command gave MINSTRELS AT PAN | | | more orders and the companies HEADED BY WOMAN | marched away down the street for! 4 1‘ eau An they passed, two faces tn one) interlocutor as sho is a beaut of the companies suddenly struck) ¥om4n. and her six bla Itlons inimitably as “Dolly Dimple was the proprietor of the hotel! “\isde up as a Jewish duke, Andy bis head walter. tin OF COURSE | LAUGHED AT) jorts Senin play ball and juggle, |f PERFECTLY RIGHT AND IN AC. 5 " Ruth and Kitty Henry CORDANCE WITH THEIR CUS) me Cavanan Dno furnish some disqualified), is a member of the Swiss army. Advancement and a M. C. A. orchestra will highest] give a free symphony concert tn an order and the lines straightened their two weeks’ field training, fine,| Norine Carman'’s minstrels are | feo as familiar omedians are good in song where I lived, and in front of him|1 .eis furnishes keenly humorous THIS; IT SEEMED FUNNY. BUT! L111, his dog and rooster waltz TOMS AND IDEAS. jmusical acrobatic stunts career In that army are open to any| M. C. A. auditorium Friday up and there was some kind of a | rigid Inspection. Then there were stalwart, upstanding men, both|the hit of this week's bill at Pan- rugged and Intelligent tages. Miss Carman ts as clever an 1 looked again and saw that|@*ce , marching in the ranks as a private|,, Grace Cameron does child tmita strode as his commanding officer, |durlesque with the able assist Neutenant or captain or something, | ance of Vern George and Jack Mar | FOUND THE SWISS DIDN'T! & m | Good songs and dancing and ex LAUGH AT IT. THEY FOUND IT tonsive wardrobes are shown by In Switzerland, every man (nn-| less he is physically or mentally T SOON one that will undertake the neces-| The Y sary studies, Once the ranking officer in that army was aithe Y hotel keeper ot Lucerne. night THEY'LL EXPLAIN IN BELT LINE | | i} Four citizens of Seattle have volunteered to respond to any calls to explain tn public the port belt line issue They are: Robert Pridges, president of the port commis ; fan Carkeek, attorney; W. D. Lane, member of the legislature, Judge C. E. Remaberg, secretary of the port commission The matter of the bonds will be brought up at the regular city elec tion on March 7. In setting forth its arguments tn favor of the transfer the port commission reports that a public belt line wor Co-ordinate the public harbor improvement, the rail the steamship lin the public docks, mills and warehouses, in a thoroly efficien ner. Equalize competitors in all industrial sections of the city by establishing a uniform flat rate for switching. Invite new railroads and steamship lines to Seattle on a ba of absolute equality with existing companies Attract new factories and payrolls. TO FIGHT THEATRE CROWDING Viv and ff f the bonde, ads, The Municipal league wanta more careful police scrutiny of thea tres, where, they say, the public safety is not guarded. In a letter to Chiet Lang Monday, he is asked “what instructions officers | are acting under” in regard to crowding of theatres The league wants to know if any officers was detailed to enforce if the law at Friday night's performance at the Metropolitan, and “why steps were nct taken to clear alsies and passage ways ' CONSOLIDATION A CORPSE? Dead. | from natural causes, is the plan of the ¢ merce to consolidate with the attle Commercial ¢ The chamber stuck to its original scheme for run by a ring of dyed-in-the-wool corporation men,” tary of the Commercial Club, “and we, tion, couldn't see it their way.” At a meeting of the club Tuesday night, proposal will be made. Plans were amber of Com p86 Corporation with our democratic to bury the corpse announced Tuesday by the Chamber of Commerc, whereby @ consolidation of the chamber and Merchants’ Exchange, the Manufacturers’ association and Employers will be effected These orgs association wnizations have always been consolidated said Case ‘The members of one ame men run all of them Meanwhile ad with the Commercial « lub. slong democratic lines for the good of Seattle, Jport of men who believe in 4 square deal” in everything but name are members of the The we shall go ahes work , wad asking the sup-| | ing THE SEATTLE STAR F REDERICK NELSON| The F ebruary Sale of Black Silks An Event of Prime Importance to E Every Woman Who Expects to Make Use of Silks in Her Spring Dressmaking 35-inch Black Messaline Silks, and $1.00 yard 35-inch Black Satin Duchesse, Sale R5« at 68c, Sale at $1.15 yard 36-inch Black Satin Duchesse, Sale at $1.00 and $1.45 yard. 40-inch Black Crepe de Chine, in the —for Black Silks are to be in the very forefront of fashionable preference this Spring, and the weave in this Sale are just those which are best adapted for developing the Spring’s modes. Every piece of Silk in the Sale has been bought from a trustworthy source, is strictly desirable in quality and offered at a price decisively less than must be asked for silks of equal quality later in the season. 35-inch Black Peau de Soie, in the Sale at 68c, 85 $1.00 yard. 36-inch Black Peau de Soie, in the Sale at $1.35 and $1.45 yard 35-inch Black Taffeta Silks, in the sale at 68c, 75c, 85c and 9c 40-inch Black Taffeta Silks, in the Sale at $1.15 and $1.35 yard First Floor and yard. in the Sale at $1.00 and $1.35 yard. 40-inch Black Chiffon Taffeta Silks, in the Sale at $1.00 and $1.45 yard. 36-inch Black Faille Silks, in the Sale at $1.35 and $1.45 yard 36-inch Black Bengaline Silk, in the Sale at $1.35 yard in the the in -Fancy Silks in the Sale EAUTIFUL February raisin, Copenhagen-blue, old rose and nut-brown 1 at $1.15 Yard Fancy Silks in novelty stripe and plaid effects also figure in the Sale at this remarkably attractive price, the colorings including wistaria, navy, Russian-green, black-and-white, egg-plant, 42-Inch Voile Flouncing 45c Yard NUSUALLY good value is offered in these dainty Embroidered Voile Flouncings. They are in 42-inch width, desir- able for afternoon and party frocks, skirts and blouses. Embroidered in dainty floral patterns, with well-worked scalloped edge. Price 45¢ yard. —-First Floor. Frederick & Nelson Furniture Polish as used in our own furniture finishing shop, is now available for home use. It is used with especial success for cleaning and polishing all grades of oak, walnut, mahogany and enamel furniture, also for interior woodwork and floors, and for automobiles. It does not put a gloss on dull-finished surfaces, Two sizes; 25c¢ and 506. Third Floor, New Stamped Skating Sets AP and Scarf of soft elderdown for Norwe- gian embroidery: White, to be worked in two-color che- nille, $1.50 set. Old-rose, to be worked In self and green, $1.00 set. —second Floor. A New Envelope Chemise at $1.00 ADE of dawn-pink bat- iste is the dainty Envel- ope Chemise pictured at left, and the entire top is fash- ioned of wide fish-eye pattern lace insertion combined with Swiss insertion. The arm- eye, neck and bottom are fin- ished with lace edge match. Price $1.00. At ‘agin, Envelope Chem- ¢ in camisole top style, made of dawn-pink batiste and trimmed with two-thread lace insertion and strip of tucked blue Crepe de Chine. It has pink messaline rib- bon straps over the shoulder and the top is finished with casing of self material drawn with ribbon. Price $1.25. ~—Second Floor New Content elit Coats at $4.95 HOICE of dainty shades delft-blue and wistaria in these warm House to ise of coral, Coats of Corduroy. They are in kimono style as pictured, with large shawl collar and turn-back cuffs finished with bias folds of self material Priced at $4.95. Corduroy House Coats in Em- pire style, in rose, delft and coral, lined throughout with white China silk, and made with V-neck and kimono sleeves, at $6.75. —Second Floor, Basement Salesroom Remnants of Veiling 25c Each ANCY Black Veilings in lengths from one to yards, including new and fine meshes, good values at 1% designs unusually 25e¢ each. Basement Salesroom Stationery 10c Box BS IXED with surface, 24 Stationery good writing sheets of pa- per with envelopes, at- tractively priced at 10¢. Basement Salesroom New Shadow Laces 35c Yard ERY soft and fine are these new Shadow Laces in white and cream color, and desirable for many trimming purposes. Widths 6 to 11 inches, the yard, 35¢. = ~-Basement Salesroom. Children’s Hosiery, 10c Pair HILDREN'S Black Ribbed Cotton Stock- ings, very serviceable for school wear, sizes 6 to 10, priced at 10¢@ pair. Basement Salesroom. Women’s Burson Hose 15c Pair ECOND qualities of Women's Burson Hose in sizes 8% to 10, with plain or ribbed top, low- priced at 15¢ pair. Basement Salesroom Boys’ Union Suits, 50c OYS’ Gray Fleece-lined Union Suits of good seasonable weight, 6 to 14 years, 50¢. ~-Basement Salesroom in sizes priced at