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<a _ ashamed of speaking Irish and will not + Ving Imprecations into me all ihe day.” eal, Awakened Ireland of To-Day, With Beauty of Old, Vigor of New What the Gaelic League | Has Done for Erin,| Restoring the Lan- guage Through 3,066! Schools and Building} Up Industries, Some of | Which Outrank the Rest of the World. Nothing Lost of the Old Folk Lore or Ancient, Pastimes in the Ren-| aissance of a Great Lit- tle Country—Near Real-| | ization of Aileach’s Dream Seen by Patriots.) By Gertrude M. 0' Reilly. Under Atleach, t vid legends say, the men of the Fianna stand beside thetr horses, with spear in hand, ready for} the cry of Eirinn that will break. the! spel! ard bring them forth to free her. tep of an Intruder falls upon the} , the leader lifte his h then sadly murmurs, “Not yet.” storm of battles may break upon their ears, but still they will not stir, Only} the ery of Rosin Dhu can call them back to life, | That old story comes forcibly to mind | when thinking of the Ireland of to-day. ‘The soul of the country had slept, even as her warriors of old; the weight of centuries of persecution and misgovern- meat pressed on her, even as the historic Rill hae hidden = the jghts. But the/ a trumpet call of the Gaelic League has sounded and the throbbing, virile soul @f the nation has ansyered to its call. John McNeill, Pioneer. John McNeill was the first to con- cleve this idea of An organization of Irishmen, ctarian, non-political, rT to preserve and d: tial characteristics language, Nteratur ing and pastimes. TY were but seven men at that first meet- ing, elghteen years ago. Dr. Douglas| Hygle was elected president and the sreat movement was set on foot Trish whs not taught in any of the bi could thelr win r — ~ , nKel van t the lotting Meht, © ave ‘ all morning grow t roar and sob as _THE EVENING WORLD, oe 8 Trenance FRIDAY, MAROH the world that, 1n spite of everything, we are Irian yet. ‘There are more than seven hundred branches of the Gaelic League, all ion of our na jul of @ nation 6."—and at the same time material aide, the om to think wo in n only produce linen, lace, jbacon and whiskey, but in reality everything you need from birth to the uy grave can be had of Irish manufacture oe carpets, curtaine, furniture, all kinds “Tne | ot food, twends, cottqns, linens, flan- ! /|nels, poplins, gloves, hats, shoes hos- ‘,.) |lery, carriages, tobacco, whiskey, beer, +) latout, cider, mineral waters, jewelry, 1 art goods—all you could want for neces- | | altiea or Inxurtes. And4 Ireiand, little tiny Ireland, a land |we are told, sulted only for agricultural | pursults, 1 fn an fi rial way, In the world, Karla & Wolff's — ahtptutlding yards is where the biggest vessels } afloat, the Olympic and Titanic, were bullt, It ls there we have the largest gantries, too, 185 feet high and 600 feet long and conting $4,000. ‘Then we have the greatest brewery in the world, Guinness's, In Dublin, producing twice as much as Ungiand’s largest. Tho world's greatost rope works are on the outskirts of Belfast. They cover 2% acres and produce 199,000 miles of rope each week, and have %,000 customers on their books, and make 2,600 different kinds of rom York | Street Flax « Company Is tho largest linen factory In the whole world, with 90,000 spindles and 1,000 looms, Most astonishing of all,sireland eft tobacco factory, ton, koown all over the world. the explorer, tells how in New Guinea he found an empty “Gallaher's Gold Plate” tin trea by the natives as an idol and mas: the natives of other places idolize contants. ‘The embossed leather work, embrotd- ery, carpet weaving and lace making are being demonstrated In New Yori ‘by Irish girls brought over by tho} * — Leag delegates, Father | ichael O'Flanagan and Fionan Mac- Colum, They are dressed in the ancient costume of the women of Ireland, th e, the warrior queen of reling overhead or swooping the waters beneat! clouds wt an laineshe and olack and thre zn 5 neahe | ne breeze up | wt of a perfec t {ples that | Woman the gift been pla g with the shore | of volc and angry, and sh up on th is not alto- some ht on the sea £1 the. if the sky yu Will see de the women of Elrinn famo is) leven to this day. | 3 |. The cloak, embroidered with designs |from the book of Kells, 1s fastened on r [the shoulder with a brooch remindins 1 |us that the Brehon laws had a clause inbeam down to |rexulating the length of the men’s breast and shoulder pins ust as modern \jegisiators are curbing the Woman's hat pin, Perhaps this prudential by-law has | It !s Possible toReduce | Flesh Without Diet- ing or Exercise ° It Is not only possible, but being done everywhere, Exercise, perlutended by ks. ‘Then r six months of unbroken 1: “Faith, tt's a fine Twelve months ntl the second unless carefully su- and expert N Y and that day en de! schools then. Now it has been tntro- ear the third e out in angry ped ane. rector, may ‘easily do a dea! duced {nto 3,066 national or primary | burning gic ut he felt! monstrance: “if two don't stop your | body. The untutored schools. More than 6,000 pupile of the! Not its heat for fire of patriotism | gabbing I'll go back to the world.” man determined to se secondary schools present themselves | for examination in their mother tongue and, greatest triumph of all, the Sen- ate of the new National University has made the Irish language an essentin! soot for entrance examination after 1913. At that rate wo will soon couse to be! n try to express ourselves in a language wer do not understand: {t will bo no laager possible for one to hear an old man in hospital say, as I did, “Sure my rheumatics are much better, glory be to God, for the sister does be rub- vithin his sou! once more and, bowing tion, thy love and faith! the word of the Lord and you shail Judge the Irish tn the last day." for | i the world, of Durrow and t the angel on came answe “On, I Some aghbor Ite and cottag wen: metal- It is for | e rest, and Irish metal Still Lack Skill of Tongue. workers Produced such masterpleces as But until that glorious day when we the Tara brooch, the Ardagh chalice, have learned to speak Irish wel may make mistakes on th Mke-the good priest who Inquiry after his health (Lam full), instead of has six summer jucted, in Iris! in Irish speaking Alstricts, among the mountains of the West, all clad in, purple heather and the gleaming gold of the gorse, or away by the ever changing sea, and more than a thousand students aval themsolves of them during the summer months. What chances there would be there to perform some of the olden love That delightful, gentle spell he sprig o' mint, for example. You take the object of yo: devotion to a Tomanti¢ and secluded vpot, the sprig hidden | ¢ hand til it Is soft and warm, then | gently taking the loved one's hand you 4 | t for hold it close, pressing che mint be tween, while in sympathe' silence you wait at least ten minutes w the charin sinks in and softens the 4 hardes: heart Deluge a “Connaught Shower.” Of late years the summers h wet. Some blame the Mar his station | A Gal ' ex ter than anywher ering a pleture aimed: "Why, there ay in Connaug fea made him fe Of cours the rain ¢ © students ca whe turf fires and bea things answers part + taught; that she terrorsof the Last Day, and of judgement 1 Irish, even as the © Apo dge the twelve totbe the angel went back tu he may never pur nted your faith, and before of the Last Day come a sea will cover the whole island ep the that dwell in {t, but your last petition He cannot grant, for to God alone Judgment,” ‘Now Patrick wes an unyielding man ot even to the Lord would he , morning on the # gee the sun come up over the ale town, ¥ old, ae | bright green grass, sce the gylden but poppies of here hold | and con 1 the shrine of St say beautiful sur and pine of ¢ the gradual to erimson on the Hitting up from pale the re “ks change in the and ray sh the ky ranite ¥ dtless dalsies ereups, and searle Wer ng « END THAT »»» BAD COUGH You can Stop a Cough, Break up a Cold or Banish Catarrh by Simply Breathing Hyomei, a Healing Soothing Anti- septic Air. It is Gtaranteed, . HY- Ubefore going wl nearly full of boiling a teaspoonful of HYOMEL- 1 and bowl with towel and 1 vapor t HYOM deafn: \ catarrhal HYOMEL teed, Complete outfit which includes inhaler €1.00, Extra boitle if afterward need ed 50 cents. Sold by druggists every where, Booklet on catarrh (rom Booth's Hyomel Co, Buffalo, N.Y. See Deemer oH — tonal thelr forefathers, Gaelic Festival, muscles” by. thelr im and ‘muscte in the first week gymnastics. and fo Site. too, much. flesh. | ay a ‘Starvation Is | o * if kept up long an lutritive | proc nt constitut! torture, of ol-natured, woman, s from eve all clases an bring out the feo, or In tren cuavering volves sing the tradi- | ine ksongs sung for centuries by Wee chiktren dance, \ jig, the reel and the rinnce fahda, others, sturdy young men and | . with the indescribable earnest N Ireland, sing, dance, | harp, violin or fide made, ‘plays acted, y man or re required or dewirable if ‘naht. Femedy for. reducing ty 0. rm % ox. Biuld E! tract Cascara \romatie, Bi oz, Pepper- mint Water, Proper amount, to take is one’ teaspoonful after meals and at ©. This mixture takea the fat off rapidly but naturally, #0 that ono * given in the once almost wrinkles are formed and no harm is done tongue of the Gael, and Dubliin—angli. | to the stomach, ag ie so, frequently, the claed West Dritish Dublin~shows-to ali @A%% With gipatent’” or ‘secret’ aaver- | bh, fftamls ste New Suits, Frocks and Coats, For the Little Girl #3 Big Sister Her No need for a girl to wait another day for her new spring clothes—here are’all the kinds she will need ready for immediate selection. New, fresh—and charming—for they have but recently arrived, were made especially for this Wana- maker Girls’ Store, and are all in simple, girlish and attractive styles. Tailored Suits for Older Girls This year there is a wide latitude and ample choice for the girl who wants a “Tailor-made.” She may have her suit severely plain, or made elaborate with braid or silk and lace. Her coat may be below the waist or above-—and both styles are good. Her skirt may be plain or fanciful—Dame Fashion smiles upon beth, Many models for girls of 14, 16 and 18 years— range extends from $15 to $70. TOP-COATS for girls of the same age are much in evidence this year. Especially new is the English top-coat of a smart-looking rough mixture. It comes to the knee, is severely tailored and costs $30, Other top-coats, $12.50 to $50, Silk and Challis Frocks are very practical additions to a young girl’s wardrobe this Spring, Delightful colorings and new ideas-—and the prices extend from $16.75 to $25, Junior Top-coats for girls of 13, 15 and 17 years are usually simple in style and rather plainly tailored. $9.75 to $20. Junior Suits ~—two-piece affairs,a jumper dress and reefer to harmonize— are very sensible garments, as many mothers are discovering. Made of plain cloths and fancy spring mixtures, $15 to $27.50. Coats for Small Girls who wear 6 to 14 year sizes may be had in numberless styles and $5 to $20, Challis Dresses for Small Girls Dainty pattern ics in light colorings made in attractive one-piece styles. $9.75 and $10, 6 to 14 year sizes. ond floor, Old Building, and the price JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A, T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, 4th Ave., 8th to 10th St. six of the largest things, | "| he wind blows over the lonely °| And tho lonely funately neither dieting nor exercts- | gre uses | at and | aorta naaenentnan anne tnerenetnetttt Seittepett sito mineral tat ti 9 SITES come like most good things, from Ire- land. Erin Leavens the Earth. | I wonder how many ple realize what modern progress owes to the in- | 1 ean’ ventive genius of the Irish race, The Catalogue College Sweater first electric railway, the forerunner of Hl >rloe $5.00. all our our wonderful street car sye- Malled on Request, hd a hh tems, wae laid in Antrim, running from | x s fem monorail was tne famous Larteve | We Want line, between Listowel and Ballybunion, 1 Who Wear Glasses ito Know These Facts County Kerry. They tell @ Joke about this Tine, that o¢ one time the manager wan given ac y ad to that’ Saya thie" they ould never ‘gut | That unreliable or haphazard ta they nad to have one as 4 balancer eye-testing. is dangerous Louls Brennan ta the inventor of the | and never satisfactory. Mail steamer to crose the Atlantic was| That the strength of our service is reliab e eyesight exammations ° | without charge or obligation by Navy French Serge Suits | Registered Physicians “Specialized” Style, $25 0 who ere oculists of experience. Value $35.00 e 0 | That, to support this service, mall steamer to cross the Atlantic was | jan Irish boat from Lublin; the first Natty short cont, silk lined, French sailor collar of 0 tent oplicia just Peau de Soie; coat and skirt trimmed with bands of t ig ec ein i Col diamond braid~Misseg’, 14-16-18; Womén’s, 82 to 44. | [I ne frames, and we oper- | ate several shops to grind glasses accurately. That, in addition to this, we can and do turn cut the Our Custom Order The Forsythe THE LARGEST WAIST HOUSE IN THE WORLD. New Spring Styles . ‘ Women’s and Misses’ Tailored Suits Fine Navy and Black Serges, $19.50, $22.50, $28.00. Dressy Trimmed Serges, $35.00, $48.00, $55.00. Light Texture Suitings, $22.50, $28.00, $35.00. French Novelty Cloths, $98.00, $45.00, $58.00. \ pneumatic tire was invented by J. B. Dunlop of Belfast; the steam turbine thaf revolutionized sea transit was dis- | covered by Hon. Charles A, Parsons, , |won of the Barl of toss; Birr, King’s County, and Carlow, that “back of god- | speed” littie inland town, wae the first | to adopt a municipal system of electric | | Mghting, | | Yet people will say we are not an en- | | terprising people commercially! Had pre a free hand, as, please Black Satin Suits, $82.00, $89.50, $48.00, | Handsome Braided Satins, $55.00, $68.00, $75.00. |} White Serge Suits, $28.00, $85.00, $48.00, Tailored Linen Suits, $18.00, $22.50, $28.00, | | rena; yet 1 wor | tnle ‘of dest | heauty, of poetry lened with the s , the land of nd dreams, biack- | of factory chim- TIE siGHUt Chain a0, well tantric | best ard quick repair Va OR Ne Black Satin Suits |. Workin Greater New York. Fest Qualiiy Crystal Lens, 50c. “‘Specialized’’ Style, L oy) 4 50 Glasses Compicte as Low as $2.50. e Value $38.00 ; j Finely Tallored—Coats silk lined—with rich frog | ]} & trimmings. Sizes 82 to 44, Ocul:sts’ Opticians, 223 Sinth Av., 15th St. 350 Sixth Av., 22d St. 1274 Broadway, 33d St. 101 Nassau—Ana St 217 Broadway, Astor House, New York. 498 Fulton St., Cor. Bond St., Brooklyn. ——— ee | The wind blows out | day, 5 f the mates of the ot} hoatt | of heart Is withered away, 1 While the fairies dance tn a! place, apart, Shaking thelr milk-white feet In a ring, Tossing thelr milk-white arms in the 22-24-26 John ‘ Forsythe West 84th St. air; For they hear the wind laugh mur and sing Of a land w And even tho wise ao | ——— ae | what you need—a World “Want” will go get it. World Wants Work Wonders. even the old are falr, are merry of t It makes little difference Wefear totell (the Whole! “Truth About; Ready-to-Wear Shirts from ) TheseSample, aos ea: The Wanamaker Shirt Store ments at $1 [are different from those found in other men’s furnishing It is very plain to us, in tae eae stores—different in many ways. -why a manufacturer is willing to sc . Six becutiful pieces for a fraction of their| 4° 4or variety—You cannot find’an equal assortmen worth when he wishes to make a clean or price range in any other New York Store. sweep of his sample line and start a! Exclusiveness—in patterns, weaves and combinatio :s new season. z —is another of our stron ints, attracting hun- But to the woman who buys a hair MbaderGr een tO ikeachl ae Re » ig hun: ornament once in a while, it sounds e a “fishy,” to soy the least, to talk about | @uality—the best for the price. Sincere endeavor on our part to crowd the utmost possible value into a || given price has resulted in a range of shirts which | combs, barrettes and pins that are elaborately inlaid with 24-| karat gold and enamel and set with rhinestones, at $1 each. cannot be duplicated elsewhere for the money. || Prices $1 to $3.50. j Yet this is exactly what we have in store for you tomorrow. | 650 pieces—no two Ree HP compe Recap pend Hee barrettes, chignon pins, cavaliera pins and ban: 5 és of them faa $2 plese and from that they run ‘way up higher than| Especially attractive shirts at $1.50. A fine percale, in neat and prominent stripes on either light or dark grounds. Pleated bosoms, coat style, cuffs attached. Main floor, New Building, wedare state. Choose at $1 each tomorrow. Basement, Old Building. | Even Though a Man Is Not Ready for the Sample White Waists Sizes 36 and 38 Only it fe | Light-Weight Overcoat 75c $1 . ° a ery ee Or the Spring Suit $1.50 $2 and $2.50 |The New Styles Are Here and It Would Give a : 4 Lhe | Us Pleasure to Show Them : | i re i © $2.50 $4.50 to $5.50 issn eine She aren Guan coe ibe Gen tiaes ati | $3 $6 to $7.50 be well dressed—that is the blunt truth of it. $3.75 $8 to $10 | Many stores will not offer these new styles—for the very good reason that their clothes are made in the old way—it is too late for them to swing into line. . THE WANAMAKER CLOTHES STORE FOR MEN IS THE STYLE LEADER IN NEW YORK. Therefore we advise that the mien, whether ready for the These Medium-Priced Spring | Spring and Summer clothes, or not, drop in to see what is going . ‘to be worn. Clothes Show Plainly the | FOR THOSE WHO ARE READY, WE ARE READY. 'Overcoats and suits are comjng in daily, and the present stock is intallignece and Sai as Lh ennai ear |. ag ~ ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE SUITE FOR SPRING, IN ; ) Pen 1 ST FANCY FABRICS, $25. Other suits at ott: Women who read this know that it is not an easy! THE LATE Cate re Be Genet: task to find at, say $15, suits and coats that satisfy good prices. fleor, New Building, taste and good judgment. We invite inspection of a poi eoipo bth sping and sine 513 hat, 160 Suits to Sell Especially at $6.75 Not more than one of a kind in the higher-cost group. All this season’s waists of white lawn, plain and trimmed. Saturday, Basement, Old Building. | serge, also. Several have the sailor | collar in various forms, sometimes | squere with satin and braid, some-| times pointed with cloth-of-gold inlaid | The Women’s Suits are all very plain, the only departures being a Favored materials are serviceable blue fj vaverack weraes, fine or wide wale,| and cuffa to match. Other blue coats|__ Double breasted and Norfolk with black satin where any trimming|have Tuxedo collar of black satin.| Two Trouser Suits, all - wool The majority of the models in light-| color and more fancy weave, are, 4 weight Long Coats are of black or blue| perfectly plain in style, All are $15. | lined with serge, trousers full- Styles for Young Women and Girls Are lined. as illustrated in figures 3, 4 and 5 of| black or gray serge, with deep cuffs, |from fabrics purchased at much the group aboves at satin collar and fancy buttons. Sizes Jess than usual. Sizes 10 to 17 The suit is here in diag weave,| 14, 16 and 18. $12.75. lin double-breasted, 7 to 14 in black, tan and gray: od is several favorites for girls ord and younger | Norfolk suits. degrees better in quality than we can| ages. Junior coats are $7. for serge thew regularly at $14.7% Sizes 14,|or tan mixture, Coats for gi of | double-breasted only. $6.75. ai REGULAR SPRING ‘The Young Women's Coat in blue, Basement, Old Building, (¢~OQCK IS COMPLETE. sonable wear for boys is here. These socks never pass out of favor, Present stock embraces; Main floo", New Building. black, hunter green, navy blue, tan and grays. Self side clock, | . Made for us in France. Tuxedo collar or revers of satin. is used, Still others, including coats of lighter| Cossimere or blue serge, Coats : | Severely Plain | Made up for us especially, © silk-lined, or plain serge, in blue | Plain blue serge Long Coats are the | , Blue serge in 16 and 18, 6 to 14 are $5. Ab Nd . Aula ; Everything in the way of sea- French Lisle Thread Socks $1 Unusual value at $1. | Another favorite is the black pure silk sock that we now sell) John Wanamaker Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street. for $1.50 because we have discontinued the line, have got $2 for this sock, For years | Main floor, New Building. ‘ +