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THE WORLD: AN ARMY OF EASTER GIRLS WRITE FOR EASTER GIFTS. \ Thousands and Thousands of Letters from Fair Readers of The Evening | World Who Are in the Wage-Earning Ranks and Who Are Anxious to Win The Ever.ing World's Splendid Prizes. | Oh, the letters that are coming to The | Evening World from working Firla who! want to get their Easter outfits. Easter] hats, Easter gowns, Easter Kloves and Easter shoen for nothing! There are thousands of them—all good, all written just as The Evening | World asked to have them, all Intereat- ing and all b ng the sweet fra-| Rrance of 3 | The mails are crowded with them and | the working-girle’ committee ts going} to have a jolly t ting and pass; (Copyright, 1901, by the Pre: Publishing Co. N.Y. World. Any infringement will be prosecuted.) A’ CONTEST OF GOOD TASTE SHOPPING ASTER PRIZES $00 ES Girl Wage-Earners © letters. of the wrt will get aH eS ares ated HE CONDITIONS enu: in adjotaing columns ‘Any girl wage-carner may compet and » workings World dvertising columns fer your naly happ you can, an Easter outfit, » tailor-m. news while r sirt walat Ike would Ike to ha taln thin ceset of the store’ usual all that ts require. name and addr needs in an manner, letter to “Eagter Prise buy they ar plain, dircet, elm- the gown or article the girl would like to for ris the sort that will count, No fancy wr Ing ts asked for or wante lettern of the right sort, Ju ters as any young girt could writ One young woman emple Broadway store “Here in an would Nke (9 ha James MeCreer, third stre eared in The | he Cust For sult, Bult, wkiit wtitelied, is wante letter that ple hat or shirt w 1 G being trimmed follnge, 310, The ¥ vere ximp! ‘Boroals, $3.00. Th were pearl- black stitching. sscription for the er outfit prize.” A young woman of Rutherford, N. J.. writes: “Here is an wouhl Like to hay aster outfit wh! and which I Rothenberg & ¢ s store, whose nu- ve it appeared In. The Evening @ March I. The cos: $8.75 The suit is of alle . with new ¥ ‘collar, of silte! th, Vest ‘hand- des: ripik on is than and i treet, with the ed taffeta or f ne! xomely tatlored and lined with rich tat fet The skirt is cut with new silk. ounce over beat perca- : ey the shirt waist_of pale blue ta k with bishop sleeves, so that the how below the sult sleeves. 1 he shirt raler pat Slegel-Cooper Co.s store a White Kid eaves A black ‘silk E 46 Aah Isaw ‘ooper Co.'s store, all be-~ 1 on the date mentioned jer this description ¢or the prize.”* ymployed in an office in 1 outfit erereitars lady Broadway writen: Ts ster outfit I would Ike to bave ‘A black broadcloth taflor- plain and perfectly tght-nt- ich 1 saw at Stegel-Cooper an adve: In lar” Sunday's World, price $18.73: aiso i black nile ch ffon b ancake effect, $3, for whicl 1 would by ay of pink roves and au Uttle - for fifty five cents and fasten them on myself; also a pair of black lace ‘Julla Marlowe’ © A pair of ght tan kid gloves. phoen, 8. the “Princess May’ kind, always sold oy, John Wanamaker at the price of 31. er and enter this d Sutht that am n stenograp peription of the, Paster would Hke to huve, I do mot expect to be lucky cnough to win a prize, but should 1 be so fortunate the money, woukl be more cestrable than the sult, Remember the contest connists simply in writing to The Evening World a felling It what you would Uke to have for Easter—some gown or hat, or shirt walst, of loves of shoes that you have feen in the store of an Evening We ord advertiser—and If describe It satisfaction of The Evening Wot committee of five working girl will be one of the lucky forty-thre awhom The Evening World will bu articles. The contest remains open until mid- night of Tuesday, Avril 2. The prize Winners will be I doand given their prizes before Easter, The prizes will be paid in money, If desired. No other mames will be printed in connection with the contest than those of the prize Tere fire some more of the pleasant things ‘wage-earning qiris are saying about The World ands its Easter prize Mies AMELIA MARTIN, No. 142 Weat Fitty-second street—It will be lke Eas- (er and Christmas, too, mary girla who don't wishing they could try, tor Miss SARAH FARDININDO, No. 191 Balomon sircet—It's nice to be a wi earning woman to ty able to try fur this. Mies A. M. CLARKE, 182 One Hundred and Twenty-frat streat— Can any one who {x earning money really try? Tsn't It splendid? Miss KATHLEEN BROPITY, No. 550 Fast Sixteenth atreet—It's a glorious offer—everybaly ae FO. Mina bi LIE Charlton nue—E thusiantic “over ft. It's well worth try- ing for. Mies ESTI BENN No. a Madicon avenue—I can't remember all the girls I kaow ever taking #0 much Interest In. anything. Mies LILLIE GRAHAM, No, 239 Wert Nineteenth street—It seemed too good te be true at first undl we saw the offer every night. Mies ANNA MARTIN, No. 217) York atreet, Jersey Cliy—The' girla say taat at home everybody Im taking Juat about as much Interest In It a4 they are. Miss SOPHIE DEMPSEY, 99 ‘Tenth avenue—The offer is perfectly wonder- fil. T never knew anythink ike It, 'Miss ‘CHARLOTTE KENNEDY, No, 12 West Twenty-ninth street—The girls all talk 12 over every. chance they have. Miss NELLIE MARRESEL, No. 23 Avenue B—It's an awfully good Everybody ts saying x0. ‘A HOOR, No. 371 East Tenth haver't any idea how much ten. mtreet pleasure: e at offer will give the girls, FLOSSIE SMITH, No. 44 Weat Twen- ty-alath ME emt Wiss that In fume Tie a chance to earn $10, and %75 and the other prizes. uaa! MAY MICUAY, No. 443 West Tt enth atreet—Juet think what ot] a lot Tot good this offer :s going to do, both to girls who get the clothes and those who take the money. Miss CORA BELLE HORTON, East Forty-third street—If The oa World opuld hear the girls talk during noon rest'they would see what a hit the plan has made. lea KATIE MONACO, » et—It'n the nicest thi 211 Twelf that ohasl Sappened In a long time, MMi od EDNA MEYER: 04 iu) Mel enue. kisn—Bome mn girly thovgnt the, souldn't Rows vor girls: Yathey. role os seers Miss MARY MAMHOS fhe Teentieth street Eves All descriptions will be submitted selected by Mri and shopping Judgment of the contest The contest will clove at midnight For the PRETTIEST und wage-earner and suggested by tative of the sort of outfit she FIRST PRIZE. SECOND PRIZE.. THIRD PRIZE 25 EASTER GOWN nals EASTER HAT $10 EASTER HAT Fourth Prize Fifth Prize. Sixth Prise Seventh Prize 38 EASTER SHIRT WAIST Eighth Prize ASTER SHIRT WAIST 3 Ninth Prize. .46 EASTER SHORS What Sort of Easter Gown Wo For the PRETTIEST and earner as representative of the for Eaater. FIRST PRIZE SECOND PRIZE. THIRD PRIZ For the PRETTIEST and HAT for a girl wage-earner have for Easter. First Prize. .. $20 EASTER HAT Second Prise. $15 EASTER HAT Third Prize. ++ $0 EASTER HAT What Sort of Easter Shirt Wais Describe It and Win For the PRETTIES1 and wage-earner as representative would wish to have for Easter. First Prize. Second Prize. Third Prize.. Fourth Prize. Fifth Prize and foirmd out they coutd, and they're all going to. Miss EFFIE DAWES, No, 27 Ellison street, Paterson, N. J.—1 oo hope ever, tody Will near of tt. It is too geod chance for any one to lore, Miss MABEL CHRISTIAN, No. 182 Freeman street, Brooklyn—The more you plan the more’ fair it Is. The offer Is fine. Misa DORA BATLAND, No. 531 East Eleventh street—Everytbody out tear our house knows about ti, and they all say! y ure golNg to try Miss MARY MURPHY, No. 95 Pine street—It's a great thing, isn't 1?) And forty-three girls going to be lucky, instead of one. Miss KATE ROTHUE Went Thirty-third str did thing It was for ‘The World to Miss HENRIETTA ROSENTHAL. Ne IZ Second enue—Some of the ey are hardly making pleiures of the dresses t going to deserve, 1 don't anybody wh know fenit going to try. No. 475 Gruia lots of gicls Every one Ik Mra. M. KE chin smal! ter ol pleasure. Misg MARY HAUSER, No. 474 Becond avenue—Some of the gitis have two ur three dresses planned already, and they cant make up thelr minds which one to eend In. Miss NELLIE BULLIVAN, No, itt nth avenue—Every body ard nything about it ts eolne to try. ote 3 ou. a xreat offer, WMAN, No. 213 et—None of us be- ‘Then every one wax It must be LY, 0. It fs so much nicer to have the ler offers, too, des.des the $100 Fas- That will give so many gine at frat. ta Sens Rbout ft, and we know 80, Mirs JENNIE ATKINSON, No. Kast Fourth street—That willbe junt ike ordering and having a $100 dress. Think of that Mins J E SHIELDS, No, XO West street—I think most cf the glrin will t for the hats, Not every girl can get Easter hat, and every girl wants one. Miss ROSA ABRAHAM.eNo. 16 East ‘Tenth street—The giris where I live talk ubout nothing else. Mis: Peete bind UGE: t— It" such fun “planning out the things, J wouldn st ‘Sten JAN eTTH HOWE, No. 305 West Twenty-second street—Almost ey ery aint knows a drers she would Ike to All vhe's got, 19,,do now is to send Ath and maybe she'll have It. Miss KATIE SE DOWELL, No. 3 Box street, Brooklyn—The one xirl who gers ‘oink to be the $109 gown will be lucky, but there will be forty-two others nearly as for- tunate. ae the beat of it. Miss H NOONAN, No. 138 West +4 gintvlaltth ntreetoThe descriptions oan be short, can't they? You don't pay anything or do any work, and see what you get! Miss JOSEPHINE CLARY, No, 29 East otrsiech street—I never knew an offer nels te, NEY, io iad Wee! wv ‘golng.to send sn a deacr pion, a} Miss GHACE teat No, 314) Weat One the one or ns Then write a short descrintion of the same—you may ption at the store—and give the price of the article, the advertisement In The Evening World, and your own with the name and address of your employer. (inciiding gown, hat, (nciuding ‘gown, hat, earner as representative of the sort of hat she wourd wish tu SHIRT WAIST for a girl wage- iris Are; AND CC DCME ENT. 5000 OF THE CONTEST. © for these prizes. Take Tar Evening directory, go to the stores and find, If ide Harter gown, an Easter hat or an nearly as possibte He the one you Kaitor, Evening World, P.O, Box 2.34 to a Committee of Five Working Girls Harriet Hubbard Ayer, who will pass upon the good taste ants and make the awards accordingly. of Tuesday, April 2. ‘The prizes will be pald in money If preferred. What Sort of Easter Outfit Would You Like? Describe It and Win One of These Handsome Prizes. MOST ECONOMICAL EASTER OUTFIT consisting of gown, hat, boots and gloves for a girl a girl wage-earner as represen- would wish to have for aster. $10 EASTER OUTFIT glover.) EASTER OUTFIT shoes and gloves. STER OUTFIT shoes and gloves.) Tenth Prize.. EASTER SHOES |e EASTER SHOES | Twelfth Prize EASTER GLOVES Thirteenth Priz, $3 EASTER GLOVES. | Fourteenth to Thirtleth Prizes (seven- | teen prizes) Each, | 2 i STAR GLOVES uld You Like? Describe It and Win One of These Splendid Prizes. MOST ECONOMICAL EASTER COSTUME for a girl wage-earner and suggested by a girl wage- costume she would wieh to have $90 TAILOR-MADE EASTER GOWN . $2 TAILOR-MADE FASTER GOW: $2 TAILOR-MADE, EASTER GOW) What Sort of Easter Hat Would You Like? Describe It and Win One of These Valuable Prizes. MOST ECONOMICAL EASTER und suggested by a girl wage- ) Fourth Prix Fifth Prize. %% EASTER HAT 37 EASTER HAT it Would You Like? One of These Desirable Prizes. .0sT ECONOMICAL EASTER ‘ner and suggested by a gil the sort of shirt waist she $10 EASTER SHIRT WAIST. . & EASTER SHIRT WAIST . % DASTER SHIRT WAIST . M EASTER SHIRT WAIST . 2 EASTER SHIRT WAIST Mundred and Nineteenth — xtreet—It | doesn’t seem Ike © prize contest. Don't you have to-send any money or any- thing? Misa IDA SILVERMAN 1 thank It for You don’t Know what fun {t ts planning, Miss JENNIE BELLOWS, Ni » Grand street, Jersey City—It's a won- derful thing ‘for the xiris. will last them for years, Mira NAOMI NEIL, No. 237 West E'gh. eenth atreot—We girin are delighted with the idea, Ita fun to try, even it we don't get anythin, Stiee MAGGIF | Hi Second avenue—Ever vith the Idea. 1 don’t know how many people have asked me ff I am going to try. Mini atreet—It what one to give It to, | mar The thing EVA FRANK, 23 West Thirtieth will be wwful!y hard to decide they'll be so LOSTLOVER AND HUSBAND. |Former Charged Her with Grand Larceny— Latter Got Divorce. As a result: of revelations month ago in the Agama Street Court, at the trinl of Mrs. 3rath, on a churge of roboery, her hus- cand this morning necured an absolute divorce before Justle preme Court, Brooniys. ‘Mer husband, Edward 8, McGrath, a hy commirsion nerchani of Walla- bout Market, named an co-respondent a prominent payalelan, Dr, David Cailag- han, formerly of Morris Park, 1. 1. Two witnesses swore that Mrs.McGrath and the physician I'ved together aa man and wife in the boarding-bouse at No. 234 Weat One Hundred and Twentyrseventh street, Justice Dickey examined the witnesses and promptty granted the de- cree, Mrs. McGrath made na defense, On Jan, 4 last Mrs, ‘sicGrath was ar- rested on the con.plaint of Dr, agian, who charged her with grand lar- ceny tn having taken from him an oll painting and a pair of lace curtains worth $170, ‘The case was tried for two days and was then suddenly dropped. oe juccessor Named. made a Police Weryler's MADRID, March 16—Gen. Molto has heen appointed CaptainGeneral of in succession 10 Gen, 2 Weyier, waar ih now. Miniaier’ of War, eee, Wines Carrio Me-|$10 for soliciting men. Dickey In the Su-| tu sda tale ae eA FRIDAY EVE WOMEN LEADERS SUGGEST PLANS TO ERADICATE VICE. COTOOCOG SoG GEOL Cont < Organizers of Coming Mass - Meeting Give| Evening World Their Views on Social Evi! Question That Op- presses New York. The Evens ively announced fy da meeting of ay night in tte efforts to a number) ted for thelr analst in thie mi of prom ne: opinions aa ty best 1 to * follow: BY MRS. E. CADY STANTON. “Ail our efforts to suppress, the so evil are hopeless until woman is i nise@ In the canon law as equal in good- ness, grace and dfgnity with bishop urchdishope, the Pope hjmee mu have expurgated editfons of Canon and} civil law, of Bibles, catechtems, creeds, codes, and constl nd of Paul's ement nm inters totlet directions Jong hair, and sitting In silence and autb- Jection, hanging on man's pe for in-! spiration and wisdom. Canon Charles Kingsley has weil mala Thin will never be a good world for woman until the last remnant of the canon law s civilized on the face of the earth.” Lord Brougham |x equally pro- nounced {n regard to the civil law. He saya: “The Inwa for woman on our statute books are a dingrace to the Chrintianity and civilization of the nine teenth century, The chaott ditions of society can never become harmontous until the masculine and feminine ele- ments are tn perfect equilfbrium.” BY ELIZABETH GRANNIS, “L would suggest that we change un- righteous laws to righteous onen, Ucularly ihe one which punisthes the woman only. by fining her from $3 to The result of this evil law hardens and diagraces the w women whom It compels to return thelr tlon with renewed vigi- nee to re pney to pay back thuse Ire who have bailed them out, “There ia little agpe for the better- ment of conditions until leaders thought and action: manifest courage and good wenwe to ndversely criticise ind punish influential and business men who support the "Red Light’ dixtrict BY ANTOINETTE BLACKWELL. % whe x= “Open vice will recerae a chee julte realizes Its appalling eting call signed b; and more influential w xomething to the bitntert hundred mat mei otlictals. “But education which” wit entoi knowledge of the physical, Intelle ‘and moral degeneracy ‘entailed by vice in all of [ts forms munt: be carried on down the ages, The test wil! triumph.” BY. MRS. CLARENCE BURNS. “yy interest Jn hiey"nt-vico Tmoye- sit etes ’ pare]! ual!’ Ati CORN m: in the ote ally: on Ving fn ienem: ‘Red Light’ broweht tn tly fricattul tna nelhborhoul to protect ats in the ure the inde selfmuy moral favor purity and young sirin Kanization churches do benevole mn Minny pe ortinite: geirde atid ge aad Elizabeth Gran; iS° gathering fact Veve(ererereisleiere) COODtK ¢ « DIANNABINK av and cleantiness, ‘The or- fected In all the ations: ty each, renting and nd YOUNK pe nized and The ny other one hetw put towether and publishing them, leading public by, rousing and | opinion,” BY MRS. J. S. CROSBY. a home and work for them unnatural Ne: - BY MRS. J. FOWLER WILLING, | New York, Jajracmn ins Great: vr New York ry family to have Jal! mass-meeting will | Afty-foot lot for iteelf, while our coua- bie. sa to the monater|'°Y @ffords natural opportunities for eel dooming thousands of yo oman and woman daugaters to bet tn mire porting, ax the hoofs. speeting and virt rp Wealth tends te Jhow virtugus all - omen purty for purlty and Honor for hone “This may vrgantzati iin As God will BY MRS. I. K. 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