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ee MODERN WOMAN” STILLROMANTIC, -, BUTNOTSLLY, i Louis Tracy, English Author, Rejoices in Her Expand- ing Freedom. CUPID STILL POPULAR. Explains British Suffragettism and Shows How It’s Different With American Women. Marguerite Mooers Marshall. The mid-Victorian woman, that perfect example of the farinaceous female, shrivelied up and perished Demeath the white light of mod- ernity. But with all her faults, Ghe possessed the quality common to women and the phoenix, of ri ing glorified from her ashes. the woman of the Twentieth C tury, she is freed from sillin helplessness and hypocrisy. She ig beautifal without bei: brain- less, romantic without being ridic- ulous. Or 80 she appears to Louis Tracy, the English romantic novelist whom many Americans have followed delightfully in (or on) “The Wings of the Morning,” thrilling tale of love and adventure. » Tracy only arrived yesterday from London and went directly to the home of his publisher, EB. J. Clode, in Hack- ensack, N. J. There I found him more than ready to defend the modern worn @s @ survival of all that was Lest and aweetest In the old-fashioned wife and “ mother. “The woman of to- wanta the love . “Cupid the machine whether # more obvious destiny ts the construction of frocks or of form- letters. Romance to-day travels In au tomobiles instead of on coal-biack chargers, To-morow it may mount ‘the sightiess couriers of the air’--In are Planes. But it will remain Romanc And Mr. Tracy squared bis already square shoulders with obvious satisfac- tion, He is of medium height, but the muscular breadth of him easily Alle an armchair and the ruddy glow of his skin tells the story of the outdoor life, which roost Americans preach and most Englishmen practice, As a matter Of fact, besides writing novels, he has Jong served as volunteer coast guard in his native town of Whitby. ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTES IN Vio.| Pe comm LENT REACTION. Hgwever, T had a questi... for him. you think the pr of the English suffragett sirong sult to be romance teity?™” interesting point," Jeaning forward and raising one finger “A woman is wlways a Woman at heart. But just now certain Englishwo: fn violent reaction from the mid-Vic: GLISH NOVELL: FOR NEW WOMAN og jevery time,” I maintained | her wisdom tn the app: | farthest. But then ‘nowadays, Fifty years ago they were painfully suppress only natural that these should be car- As in the French Revo- lution, Hberty is confused with by the victims of yes “with American women the sita- t. They came to American woman is tinged by this quiet and assured condence. One can always talk to ber and Gna her Tesponsive. X could sot make such Statement eddut Ung. ” why any woman who he economie fleld to de- velop @ talent, which sie enjoys, shouid | 1 to end that development with her marriage. There could always On the other hand, I think there are « great number of behavior | women who have gone Into business jows thelr | from the sheer, nd domes- | making a ving. 6 their heads that love and marriage are But ‘there you reise an extremely| lower duties to be scorned ahd evaded. cried the author,! The cholce has not been offered them, | When tt is offered in @ quick and characteristic gesture. | or the be an adjustment. simple necessity of lt has never entered T had an office in London once where | employ + ‘THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER mfortatly, but I noticed that they to get married pity i that the that the ear as and less had to wait! parriage 18 n, but that yr of the 6 of ou THE SYMPATHETIC APPEAL OF CLEVER WOMEN. “Rut coming back to the new-fash- ay ie also old of her mental not?" returned Mr. Tracy, t you think that men like clever women?" “Lr think beauty wins neider the womd itiful and witty laimed “She has always @ circle und her. And she tw the true type of the woman of to-day, If she fs clever enough to express part of fon of that rhaps goes 4 no more quality in others, # than natural. We all people who are nympathetic and recognize our own val : I ald finally, ‘af neither inning nor brains has Injured inticlam, what about the dl- rt?’ ¢ in America is nothing but hereupon remarked Mr. Clode, who had been listening to our discus won. “You know tn England Ja grippe, or influenza, ts calle¢ just ‘fu.’ It's a spasmodic epidemic—nd so ts divorce.” “and I think the fondness Amer- foam women have for divorce is a of their sense of ro- Ixed an enger, emphatic hat some and again forefinger. “The mistake primal struggle and ant jam exists between men and wo There is none! Each belongs to the other, each fs necessary to the other, each 1s a part of the same whole. What hurts one hurts both, and both tust advance to- gether, The rel js not even sup- plementary, but complementary. ‘To say it another way, men and women must always love; therefore they must always be romantic. And T came away thinking that the most dc htful thing about romance ts definiieness The’ pr realist, like tus Pilate, must evor be asking, at is truth? The romanticist has t his hand on his heart and William C. Freeman Eminent Newspaper Man says: “One bottle of _ .Vernas Lotion in my home is worth a thousand in the Drug Store.” There's a unique adaptibility about Vernas Lotion, It cleans a prevcrves the teeth, strengthens the gums and urifies the breath, Doctors preser'be it for sore throats. Smokers say it relieves throat irritation like magic. And as a general antiseptic it should bee used in every home,’ Buy VERNAS to-day. ware many lovery them Was earning enough to Hy bers Street - New York’s Onl Great Overcoat Sale. Q Thousands of overcoats already sold—thousands + more far under price for you to select from. Q The number of models and extensive range of patterns will exceed your expectations. All the new models—raglans, box coats, belted coats, convertible collar coats, single and double breasted coats, in kerseys, vicunas, meltons, cheviots, cassimeres, velours, etc. Fur and fur-lined Overcoits. and the prices, then call and see them, All the over- coats from our wholesale department now in stock. $55.00 Value $50.00 Value $40.00 Value $35.00 Value $28.00 Value $25.00 Value $22.50 Value $20.00 Value E. E, TURLINGTON, Vice=i'‘iesideni 265 Broadway | 841 Broadway Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overceats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Overcoats Read below the values »37.50 $32.50 $27.50 $25.00 $19.50 $17.50 $15.00 $13.50 119 W, 42d Street | 125th Street Near P. , QHARLEM AND 42D STREET STORES OPEN EVENINGS raat ge | A DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY, | service Mgr. McGean told many other order of the Sisters of Charity. ' In a historical sermon at the morning OLD ST. PETER’S ENJOYS - anecdotes of the church's career. The “| nee, . A school attached to St. Peter's Chureh Church's Consecration and Start of | Xntedates the public school system. of | a New Year by Mgr. McGean — | the sity by many years. Are Celebrated, ——_______- | The one hundred and twenty-sixth aa- \ntversary of the conse: Peter's Roman Catholic and the o tian Yeas ig pat Pain in Joints | | masini ‘ xoonan,| Don’t wait, puton an one] *, Dineen and Dudley R. Tilers a ven ane eae NY Allcock’s Plaster and : | St. Peter's wan the first Catholle wr ngs eechaeeu tel totieren: ane bane inene propertion, ti rot} Felieved. They have When the cornerstone was taoe te tag, | cured millions—will cure ‘inoun | you. None like them. When the cornerstone w. | there was no priest to ‘doqui, and the work, and laymen carrie |The Spanish Ambassador, was in charge of these ¢ at the banquet which f ree | Washington was a guest, Many other | | distinguished persons were identified | with the church in tts early days, amon | them Bltzabeth Beton, who founded the Lord & Taylor. Founded 1826 ‘Tomorrow, Tuesday, We Will Offer A Large Assortment of . Women's Handsome Dresses | at Greatly Reduced Prices Beginning Today—More Than a Month Ahead of Time— Foulard Silk Fashions Patterns Absolutely Different—Unique—Charming Beyond Words (Including copies of the later foreign models), in Charmeuse, Meteors, Chiffons and Velvets at $49.50, $74.50 & $79.50 Former prices $75.00 to $175.00. Embroidered Waist Patterns for Holiday Gifts \ White Embroidered Batiste, also white embroid- ered in colors. $1. 65—Value $2.50, Waite Hand Embroidered Batiste and Voile, $3.75, $5.75 8 $6.95 Values $4.95 to $9.00. Sale of Umbrellas An Opportunity to Secure Useful Holiday Gifts at Less than Usual Prices. Men’s & Women’s Stlk Umbrellas Various styles of handles, natural, plain and - s carved mission woods, $7. °95 Value $3.00 Women’s Silk Umbrellas Colored or black, plain or fancy handles. $2. 65 Value $3.50 Men’s & Women’s Silk Umbrellas \ \. Of natural wood, mission, fancy trimmed, r | horn and sterling silver caps. $2. 95 | Value $1.00 Men's & Women's Silk Umbrellas | Tn a large variety of handles, plain and $3. 95 faney. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sale of Velour Portieres Best Quality French Goods, Deep Heavy Pile. | Double faced. Finished Edges. A variety of Rich Color Blendings. $24.00 15 styles to select from, Per Pair Value $45.00 Art Embroidertes Latest Noveities in Great Variety. 500 Boxes at Special Prices Mandkerchiet and Glove Boxes—Value 65 Hair Pin Boxes............5 * $5e * 25e i | Illuminated and Sculptured Leather Novelties, Table | Searfs, Cushions and Pillow Tops, Table Covers and | Mats, Telephone and Magazine Covers, Desk Sets, ete., | for ho. day gifts. | Neat ba “hon | Broadway & 20th $t.; 5th Ave.; 19th St. | a the First Authentic Showing of for Spring, 1912 Main floor, Old Building. MAKERS OF WOMEN’S SUITS generally overestimated the demand this season. With Christmas in sight, it is time to turn these over- stocks into money. Thousands of suits have been offered us sof] | that we could resell them at wholesale cost and less. Some of these we shall present tomorrow. | Wonderful Suits at $10.75 | One group is of very fine shadow-stripe broadcloth in rich dark colorings, the ccat with collar and very broad revers of velvet. } | Very dressy suits of fine cheviot have the same broad velvet | revers, but fasten with ornate silk frogs instead of butions. | Plain tailored suits are of fancy material in pencil stripes of] | white on black and colors; others of fine basket-weave cheviots, English tweeds and sturdy serges. All are tailored in a high-class way an‘ lined with guaranteed satin. The firm who makes them never expected to see any of its fine product sold for as little a price as $10.75. For any of these suits, $18 would be a fair price. And many | are of good $25 grade. We can fit all who come tomorrow in these suits. Subv-ay floor, Old Building. Five Thousand Christmas Suggestions in These 5,000 Pieces of Parisian Jewelry at 25c Each Jewelry for which one would expect to pay 75c to $2. Samples and surplus stocks turned in to us by importers who are ready to sail to select next season’s novelties. La Vallieres, with artistic pendants on slender chains. Gold-filled and jewel-et frill pins. Here is one set with a number of facsimile sapphires, cach of which \ ould cost 75c to cut in this country. Collar pins, scarf pin: and telt pins—scme with colored enamel. Gold-filled and sterling silver cuff links—strong enough even for boys’ use. Sets of studs, pvarl or gold-filled—with patent backs. Crosses of plain filled-gold. Hat pins with individual pearl heads. Trinkets that will be enpreciated by many who are on your Christmas list. Enough for two days’ -e!"ing,we believe, but, of course, early choosing will be best. All at one price—25c. Subway floor, Old Building, Special Display and Sale of TIE-ON BLOUSES The Wanamaker Store had the honor of introducing this new, chic, time- saving blouse to New York. By means of a special purchase of silks, the manufacturer has suc- ceeded in producing eight styles to sell at $13.50, $6.75, $5 and $3.85. Tomorrow these will be presented in the Wanamaker Store and there will be some one to show how easily they are put on and fastened. Two styles at $13.50 are revers- ible; very smart and distinguished. One of black satin is lined with black and white striped satin, another of black with plain green, blue or go!d on the inner side. Two styles at $6.75 of striped silk with a wide revers on one side or with a round collar edged with imitation Venice lace. At $5 three styles of checked, brocaded or plain silk. At $3.85 a fancy silk in various colors, The tie-on blouse marks a step forward in the origin- y f ality of American designed garments. It has no buttons, / no hooks and eyes, it stays in place and is so clever that! a patent has been granted it by the U. S. Government. We think every woman will want to see what it is like. Third floor, Old Building. *~\ JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street —————] SONG HIT a NeviRLomes 4, ; peal TIOW BEITIG SUNG AT THE BROA Sj THEATRE = LEW YOR OY WITH TE ~5 sitpay wont PULISHED BY ARKAIISETENT WITH CHAs 40 > <<a