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« pecially an ent side, could be mi “The amount. of home work given ~ Parents Demand Reform In Rules Requiring Pupils to Be ’ In Line Half ansHour Before ' the Time for Sessions, ‘The letters which parents of school ehildren and men and women whoso only interest i¢ in the improvement in (he, work of public schools write to The Bening World, show something new every day, But fads and fancies are Whiversally deprecated, {The emasculation of the Star-Spaa- pied Banner has excited the greatest @mount of réesentnrent in the public | BE Gi Baer tee Phe { : Fs notlata OF the nation, He la- Fpantn tha present as co! with ni asserts that the buplige are responsible for @ i her: it, resents the chan ren to be Je the hs AC Ew end ready he &e hours for nareet are iA and iN hun! hich tl Ay uid) a the fancied iv other persnty want to ino boys are made to wear straw na atc! Buch articles, The let- Need Many Changes. of The Bvei 1d: aay tage fa the wchobia’ could kf ni with ‘without Injury to Re it thore schools downtown nasiume and other meth. ol ox reise whould be increased and some of the schools further uptown, fore Maal dain a as We WALL. Rca meet and | aiend peel ba, We hook *atuales, “think needs changing, i fine aixth grammaf grade the teacher peste from twelve to elghteen exam- ge ‘on the board to be done as "busy "| The ab on are expected to bave it them as home work, 0 ‘thes only time allowed is” the few soreete between studies, or the time taken.of thelr dinner hour, At. the @amo time it |s often 12,25 before they Arrive home for lunch, as they are kept “in if ey fall in one’ word In ‘paling, In this case they have to all the words antl definitions they a for the day thi to five Umes regard, ‘ayste Would take a child from 3.30 o'clock whe | Ls @ late hour, and gives no time tor reation, ‘@ child does not understand arith: yeas and the teachers do not exert themselves to explain, they will pouty - elle sella fo eas Baye their parents show hey paid for if not instrutt ata & én Pinew all, they They are beth obliged to go to, school. errs i to study poems ey va By et hier! fs CoN Gal ae ‘sical culture opening the -win- ors ar the bottom “and fetting the one in our eae tas th which bi he ale Niet pubilee spon i fits Of seagon, Tes from ‘ete ener ef dealin, an ‘ oft eats. ot | the obnoxious A edo, not finest Serges and Pana $18.00 to 626,00 cach; Wednesday quality influence the minds of the coming gen- ' iy 9) 98 Ane more to try th INTO UICK-LUNCH FIENDS WRITE YOUR VIEWS OF THE FADS IN THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. So widespread has the discission over the so-called ‘fads and fani in the syptem of education now in vogue in the public schools become The Bvening World would lke to hear what the parents think. It invites‘an expression of opimion from the teachers, communications fe whom will be treated as confidential, Any teacher may feel free to write Tho Evening World candidly on the subject, confident that her name will not be published, Opinions from both sides are invited, open to the dangers thet, ain het aace us trom Englan i ‘Shel they neva Lnlienit ot gold, They Mork fOr 3 not keep our eves suifo'ently :|H.O'Neill & Co New Plated Skitts, bedery sgt Abbe togreyp of the ma Clot! NOS AY ereecersesrs oneean vawseesouver srsrer veyens Women’s New Covert Cloth Jackets Cortes shape, twenty-five inch length, jined with Taffeta Silk—value $15.00; Wednesday ....00.. About Shsenty: Winter Suits Made of Mixtyzes, so.ne solid colors—that were who are everywhere ane foun, ore carnestly her. fi t ish Faelhoas aren succeeding a rming extent In this count ni Mause they are uni pov not disheast tned by iy moet ae and skilfully Het) faith tt y ey are always iret hy avercoming small Women’s New Suits & Jackets At Interesting Prices for Wednesday. (Third Floor.) Women's Suits, New Bloused Eton Models. $28.00; Wed» $20.00 }$10.00 eneveroueaey me SLL.75 Silk Velvet and Cloth Coats » Splendid high class garnents, lo lengths, as satin lined Wednesday. Formerly $25.00 to $35.00 and neti) $15.00 Each. Oe SME ter winds blow on the children, siv- them colds, Air ts good and plenty , Music, as it remy, With. 1 thiok tne persone arent | 5 Ink the p 18 ATTA | ing the schoo] work bave lost their jer, and if some eane per ange things it would be &, blessing to every mother, BL Tine for School, he Si Pi of The Evening World; my opinion there ae. many dhings aa thee achool system. Moot we were not called late as long as we reached there wih lley At pres- posed to be them to thelr ings to ‘ne pon “At 11.45 the bell | ly to go home for lunch, | itd when they leave! Lrg O hen they vi) pape n thelr line teen mee .. For p who. tive Hn ee block { be ati tral, ab there eke many many | of at, at la auioke I room, Fiat wow: why are 1 these | tl ae SnAnesd? I see no benefit to the children: in this Litsin'eyt The teachers nt lunch frm It does c) Suet aR FROM HARLEM. “tra Day for Fads, B : HY ead th at the pa renee mere se etion of Fads in_ the 01 Boia the itor way Tp again | Are ‘i. chittren who have had the Honeflt of these latter-day iy any ¥ ou, ened, a, the ones who went Bo far as I am adie to judge ae oy own two Snilaren, they know a Iittle Of some things which are not very amet and a lttle less of some other 7 joh they ought to know a great latest ettee: £, Oueeenblmer tn in Ree} Hi which - thi hight t to be'tne bes and ita pe ig 0) laya, on BSature uring Vacat! ca ae teach those art considered necessar, ina Fut me which tal a #0 much tine ‘ro atud! Hes, By having ng delay ston to give tuete closes hers nou only rose oRilisen fi fe theses i tudies who have ne or should not mpulsory ona fo take pam bow! fy " structive work, or any other fad, the parents wish tt, But there’ should be more le Riven to arithmetic, as te Bi is pp ot tne SHO ee by ne being is the ng which formerly vent the lower mraden? One ¢ k just ‘et? wey Ie: t ernie ar stand je promotion list, and use Gt, fins ast wad ue ers, If Bho proper te there would be no nm pay: iret 4 too’ much time give tg the “fairy tales" fiorles, by tha teachers, too much unassigned time, hot a ly perfode” are not always utilised ie children as they ought to be es Ae waste of valuable tne, Very ive wished that, Insiend of getilne: Hy children excited and ner vous at Christmas time, over making ome pastedoard box, which Is a failure (} practical point, they went on iy vn the foal I work, ag in yoare Waa ty 0 New ah Principals attended was 0, ity, NPiaset Matthews and Susan Wright, and they had "no fads'' except “the threa. R's. ‘HER, Wants New Fads, To the Raltor of The Kivening World: I not only favor fads, as they aro called, In ove pubiic schools, but’ f be Weve that we should evtablish in one of our great Bronx parks an observa- ‘ton farm with aq observation aplary and everything arranged for the littl children of this #reat city Who can never aftord to go out of the city to see bd Au that js natural, ho Interest taken oy those that have seen the honey bees In our purkw last summer has: demcenetrated beyond doubt how the city is neglecting tu Kevoh the little onex by actual obsers vation the real truths of natural hla: | tory, JOHN H. Oo MARA, Aplurist fo, 426 West Wifty-sixth street, The “Star-Spangled Banner,” Tathe Bilton of (The Kvening World: ‘ou deserve the than ." of every pa- triotlo American as well ag of every cttizen of forelan birvh who Is proud | of his American citizenship, for the) exposure of the methods of the Bate bre the agenis who appen ted to! 1h tice.’ Speciad for Wednesdays... Wash Boilers. ‘raemer's extra heavy tin Wash ilers, heavy copper bottoms, No, 7 size, will fit cither a No, 7 or No. 8 stove—Regular $2.00; WPECIAlrcarsrerseerseceen $1.18 Cast Iron Fry Pans, No, @ highly polished cast iron Spiders or Try Pans—very best casings, Erie make—Regu- | [lag 40c,; speclal.ssssueessee 30c Go-Carts, Rolled Edge Go-Carts, with white enameled tandles, brake attach: menis, rent and back drop, bark drop reintorced wih heavy canvas, wite spoke wheels, leavy rubber tire, pase sy Ay cover, all complete, Regular $14.15; Met $9.98 SpCcdal vesreseveeurorees “POPELINE RAYELE "—the new light-weight Poplin weave Shirt Watet Suiting, 27 inches wide, white grounds with dainty printings—good 16c. value. Special for Wednesday..... WHITE MERCLRIZED MADRAS—1,600 yards new exclu- sive patterns—35c. quality. Special for Wednesdays sesees eves (First Floor, Rear.) ® Yard, New Wash Dress Fabrics. 3,000 yards EMBROIDERED SWISSES—in dots and figures, white and colored grounds, 28 inches wide—regular 29c. quali- {i7c {Lic , Yard, {19¢ Art Embroideries.’ (Second Floor.) Sale of Teneriffe and Taoro Doylies Have just received a big lot of these Doylies in sizes 9, 10, 12.15, 8x15, 10x18 and 14x20—some wheel edge with drawn work, some plain centres, others hemstitched— Value 169 = 1.0069 rte eC ‘at 100 7Se 45c0 (35c SCS House Furnishings and China. Special for Wednesday and Thursday. (Basement. ) Dinner Sets, Tine French China Dinner Sets fancy shapes, plates to match cov ered ware, round soup tureen, extra Jar,e meat dish, choice of 6 decorae tions, Regular §25,00; special... 4 $19.98 Soup Tureens and Salad wis, Haviland China Soup Tureens and large Salad Bowls, very dainty pink ech es My perfect, peaiar $6.00 cach; special, Nay Lamps A mp fine decorated Lamp, metal bate, hand decorated bodies and 10 and J) inch gl: besto match, ail comple, includia centre diaught burner; bras olf pot, imported chimney, wick and ring; choice of 15 styles and decorations, Regulir $3.49, $3.75 AME $3.98; special,........ . $2, 75 nourished skin, clear and healthy, skin and causes a frce perspiration, delicacy that are unequalled, Oxzyn Balm .. Oxzyn Ba'm {s charged with Oxyzen, Oxzyn. Balm. (Toilet Goods Counter, First Floor.) Beauty is a priceless possession that every woman|| craves—and ils chief clement is a clear, healthy, well Thousands of the most beautiful women in America have found Oxzyn Balm an unrivalled means for pre-|_ serving and b:autifying the complexion. It feeds the skin, removes all blemishes and flabbiness and makes it Tt opens the pores of the Tt allows Vatur: to truly restore 18c, 31C, 72¢| Oxzyn Soap, Oxayn Lotion. sesseseeersee 2QC) Oxzyn Har Toalesss Oxzyn Face Powder.,18¢ & 31¢| Oxzyn Rouge Regular prices 2/c, 50¢ and $1.00, the “Bloom of Youth” an4 rives to the complexion a velvety tone and have the aid of one sui erintenge taboold gd ve third Pace Yard. | her ‘and Interests. ay jeand pire oy net ace ant, Bue if fi weitere, conan ways Mh Britien ‘ag ame ‘are devious, LM they are regourne ne piped rate sit~ nation ma kes It necossar: them to bo figs) re in the arts of gute than ever. hey are Het icy and intrigue, eveption, nts who are epreing es] tently and assiduously to wean us fri Bi- ‘om to falsil a itt, ‘a Tat i ner mie and succeeded 9: i ln fatwa oontroling th hbo q larie rece that, that thin rates the "8 led Banner" is very irritating rou ubles the Britiéh con- aclence, Oh, It does, Well, preserve it and the spirit of it, and Americans never will be slaves, And if we must have Mnglish history In th hools, let us have German and trish, for It Is to ithose two sturdy elements we owe W. L. Douglas Factory Damaged Shoes Worth 3.50 to 5.00 2.59 * Reduced from $37 to We oy exactly fourteen as for Women, which er price they were lack Kerse, pial celialess op with velvet Also Bacon, 1-2 Heads, by the great house of W. J. Ireland. smoked meats compare w richness, Prices, too, are very reaso: Hams, 3%c, Pound. Jowls, 23c, Pound. Pigs’ Feet, Pact ie Bue iat monet a ‘9 Silver Key or Bem> BASsliver Key or Bem. | pea ray sweet and ten- BLi70; doen, 5 Barly Jw B and tenders rf reduoed ot 1B aibor" don, ag w York value... 0s dee eens eeeee ‘ity sa onde ot Yoon He yee! by cul shaw! collars of bleni guaranteed satin, Formerly priced 833. Reduced MOW TO, :errrirceeevresnerens Ireland Sends Us Hains iy SPiovat brands. Ans Women’s Fur Lined Coats $22,450 for To-Morrow. of these i uisite fur lined we shall sell to-morrow at 50 instead of $37—their former price. And at the exceptional 22.50 inches fn length; hive d squirrel, and are lined winh German Squirrel, Coats: Made with hte or stitched strap collars; lined with 12.50 Jowls, Pigs’ Feet, Ete. We are the sole New York agents for the sale of the famous Garryowen brand of Smoked Meats—prepared Shaw & Sons, of Limerick, Anew dy atts Sorel (he af of the above, has just reached us, No other hb these—in point of delicate tar and general nable~-considering the high quality, Bacon, #5¢, Pound. 1-2 Siriano, 19¢,. Pound. 65c. Dozen, |ZORN—Ruby. brand @ Sugar Corn sweet and SUCCOTASH—Ruby brand; jade trom the finest Maino ie Corn and Ase oy | dina Beans; 2 + | doen, 61,60; can. 86 Tea, special importation of tiehter de Oolong, Ceylon, . | English Breakfast or Mixed ; pala in sup qualities to G0c, tea in the Pare ELLOW MWAT)— Whi ne Steal “or “Granulated Hominy; 10 Ibs: Stato Cream eh of our Indepo loriowa traditlo a ip ea now: an all AE, ne oven are away watching ivr ‘4 id A polnt in whieh to attack w ) but ty hoe serving equally well? “Tew Yorkers to answer, LOYAL @ tt Ig IZBN. French Cleaning and At Lowest Prices for Best Work, Re-covering Your Furniture. Special Offer From the Upholstery Store. During this month, and un- til the. 40th of March, we will re-cover your Uphol- stered Furniture for less than any other store, any- where... This is to keep our Upholstéry force busy— until the busy season, A superb assortment of coy. erings is here for your selec. tion—and we guarantee the work to be the very best, Select your material here and we will hurry some one to your home—to estimate on the work, gu Floor. ~ Sheet Music 1 2e Wedncsdey 1 Qo 2o, extra per copy by ae Toure sa Pers Flower | Valeo BI Won't hou iG Fondlo wae the Bees are When tho Hayvemt y Shining. Kine ates) ae oh ening Water, Gurl “Anna, 1 Want to Be a Tm the Jungle 'm furle. Go, } weet Dora Dell \{ 1 think of You By Senorita = Carmen+ y, ita, In a Mexican Villa ela aby Gou- olf nhowse on | In the shade « i, Be Apple AIP MAN "Store Open Saturday Nights Until 10 o' Clock, Brooklyn, Fulton St, From Bridge to Dutfield St., RG: To-morrow, Wednesday, February 15th, we announce Our Monthly Bargain Sale of: Fine HouseholdLinens Sheets, Pillow-Cases, Towels, Spreads, Blankets, and similar goods. This is the event that many shrewd women wait for from month to month, Ss ‘ During this day’s sale they will lay in their supply of houseliold Linen and Cotion Goods, and save a great aeal of money by doing so, Prices in This Sale-Average About Half the Regular, This doesn't mean that everything is marked at one-half price, but it does mean that, while some! are not one-half price, others are a great deal less than one-half price, so, taking it on the whole, your Dollar does the duty of two, will find irresistible, Innine and a half hours’ se! Table Damask—3,000° yards 58-in, fall-bleached 'nen-finish Dam- ask, neat palterns; regular Pies 5c, yard Aas Turkey-Red Damask—2,009 Nat | $8-In, Turkey Red, bright check tterps, fast colors, in short fengths of 134 to 3 yards each; regular prices 39c. and 50c,, yd... RBo Damask) good weigit and finish; washes white and heavy; regue lar price 45c,, yard. .ssesreveeee c Table Damask—60-in, full-bleach- ed satin Damask, strictly pure Irish linen, neat patterns; regu- lar price 59¢., yard...... Table Damask—-72-in, full-bleach- ed satin Damask, extra heavy Irish linen, handsome patterns; the best dollar damask made; worth 81.28, yardsseccrreerers 8c Huck Towels—200 dozen, size 18x. 36, bleached, hemmed huck, red borders only; regular price 10c.; each Huck Towels—500 dozen, size 18x 33, hemmed huck, strong and wiry, Turkey red borders (slight imperfections, but no holes); worth 9¢,; each Turkish Towels--100 dozen, good size (19x40), all white fringed Turkish, heavy grade; never sold | for less than 16c,; each...,..124e | Damask Towels—100 dozen, size 25x50, a great big strictly pure linen knotted fringed damask B8¢ | to sell zt regular cost price, The special features of this sale will not only be displayed in the regular Household Linen Depart. ment, but there will be a number of great tables aN on the floor, each laden with an attraction that you ling to-morrow we expect to do the ordinarily done in the same number of days, Towellings—Six specials that are Sold regularly at 25% more, 16-inch Russia Crash, yard (17-inch Pure Linen Bleach, “17-inch Pure Linen Bleach, y I 17-inch Half [nen Glass, ra Be 48-inch Pure Linen Glass, yd. 12g By shrewd buying we have secured from a well-known German manufac: turer two different lots of all linen Napkins, half bleached. The quality Is large, so therefore we bought them Nankins—500 dozen, 18x18, .pure linen, half bleached, broken check patterns, good weight and soft finish, will wash white and | heavy; regular price $1.10; doz. €9¢| Napkins—1,000 dozen, 20x20, pure linen, half bleached, one pattern only (rose with scroll), soft fin- ish, will wash white and heavy; | kegular price $1.59; dozen.,,.1.19 Fringed Bed Spreads—-200 full size, (78x92), good heavy snow white crochet, knotted fringe all around; regular price $1.29, ea.,, 89c Hemmed Bed Spreads—200 full size (78x heavy crochet, pretty pat centre figures; reg $1.25; EACH isos | Scarfs, Shams and Centrepleces, 50 dozen Dresser Scarfs and Pillow | Shams, good grades of the Irish point effects; some are slightly soiled, others are patty regular - prices are 39c, to 75c, (None sent towel; never sold for less than 35¢,; each soars 888 Table Damask—1,500 yards 58-in, half-bleached soft-finish “Union” C. 0, D.) in Linen Dept, While they last, each..;. Qe | Bed Ticking — 1,000 yards good Household Linen business that is Scarfs and Shams—75 dozen— Mostly samples, but they are in fe yood condition, only andied a little; they consist of fine Irish point effects, such as are-sold from 75c, to $1.50, (None C. O, D.) While they last (in Linen Dept.), each Pillow Shams, $0 dozen, “odd” lot; they consist of hemstitched and Irish polnt effects; can be match- ed up in pairs for shams, or can be used for small table or ‘stand Covers; regular prices 25c, to 35c, each (in Linen Dept.), each, 17% Bleached Muslin, 5,000 yards, one yard wide, in lengths of 3 to 15 yards, standard oe filling (none C, O. White Cambric, 5,000 yards, one yard wide, in lengths of 3 to 15 yards, fine soft standard make (none C. O, D,); regular price 8e,, yard. | Bleached Sheet , 2,000 yards, 2% yards wide, good heavy weight, pure white cotton, measures sélls larly at 25¢,, but Bloached Ng, wiry ig What- Pillo 00 dozen, size 45x 36, made from a heavy bleached muslin, 3-inch hems; quantity limited; regular price iathe,, ea, 98 heavy “Amoskeag” Ticking; ree: ular price 12446, yard... ssesere Dyeing m ri Maat wae for. her ag 8, ‘Detter Than Ordinary va in Black Silks and ’ Prospective purchasers of black or white silks lf be able to get at Bloomingdales’ what they want, for they expected to pay, ‘ White Habutai thie yi B 20-inch wide, 30¢, grade for,.,.82c0 | 27-inch c, grade | i 23-inch wide, 40¢, grade for,.,.80c | 36-Inch wide, oe. grade | Rich Black rot 20 Inch Black Taffeta, 65¢. Sere Pu 23 Inch Black Ta! 27 Inch Black Talfeta, 89c, qualtty, + We a, 7$c, quality, +896 27+inch Black Messatine; Quality, at.ss.e0 oes ‘ Listen Black’ quallt; 20sIneh ‘89C. ually, a is guaranteed to var and ‘the prices quoted are for Yomortey, Eyeglasses & Sp pectacles Lov priced Than Elsewhere, tunity at” dates ie ST to two, four pairs glasses and spectacles ete pair. would cost jn other sto PER. PAIR SPRING B At 50c PER PAIR—STYLISH RIMLESS OR SKELE- TON EYEGLASSES AND SPECTA- CLES, set with pure white crystal lenses, strong and durab et qight a3 rt ef on oe no: eglasses have paten' ind yi Sold iM) exclusive desl 38-B1.50, At 68c PER PAIR ~ GOLD- AND Nay tio of solid metal spectacles are. fi white age lenses. OINE EYEGLASSES all the through, warranted not to tarhish or break. All styles —-woiild be considered Pe a bargain at _st 62.00 ehewhere, | / elsewhere, ‘ll{Groceries at at Templing Pr Sd Hedin bance or'n, 286 Fige—Extra, fine Layer Tigh) per 10¢ aenere Jar. me Gey aaa ene tay our ity oe war 4 duce, Shelling Hale Ping, fine auallty in Sholline Side loop, crimp an ‘mounted signs; special, per box/ of we) et, Me, GOZEN., se srrsvererocnoneres + Gold Plated Ph tag i Beauty Gold Plated per dozen. uty Piny,, beautiful nare Leroy Cpe cold pated, set with a variety of Lia Pt 10c palr,.. Gold Plated Catt Pina ih a pe f dainty designs, p! ot ‘enameled, per pair, 96 and 7C 1d Plated Cuff Buttons with oratent Lever, over 100 styles to choose from, sup to 10c 65c, Sale price, per od Heart Design igre aH set Pees rhinestones, our Peel O56 price y Solld Gold idl Rin; a ee a large variety epee Patteray ae $1.95 Hala rooches M4 many new Beautiful B yee wd a handsome 169 to $1 to $l. fancy designs... §) Bloomingdales’ All. Cars Transfer to “PATIENCE is the strongest of strong. drinks, for it kilis the giant Despalr.” A little patience with a judicious use of Sunday World Wants will i, TURN MANY A FAILU INTO SUCCESS,