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Johanna Gadski Sings Isolde Most Superbly Trish Princess, a part in w! been growing steadily for years. Such| beautiful singing one rarely has the privilege to hear, On the ship she was | imperious and fateful; In the great love | duet sho was wondrously tender and alluring, and tn the lebestad she was majestic. Mr. Wolf-Ferrar!, who was In the audience, sald he had never seen | such a human Isolde or heard such col- oring of the volce to suit her varied emotions. The cast included Carl Burrtan as, Tristan, Margarete Matzenauer as Rrangaene, Putnam Griswold as King Marke, Hermann Weil as Kurwenal, William Hinshaw as Melot, Albert Re!ss a8 the shepherd, Lambert Murphy as the volce of the seamen, and Julius Bayer as the steersman, a fine ensemble that has recently been reviewed and commended in this column, Mr, canini had no need to reduce Tos- the or- One thing only was a drawback to Perfect enjoyment: A part of the autl- erite in the orchestra turned. the last act Into a promenade concert by get- Inter- ting up tn irs, at momentary vals, to scramble over thi neighbors to reach the ex them. Surely, !n common o should have left after the so FLONZALEY QUARTET PLAYS SONATA BY BAGH'S SON. audience ‘Taé programme quartet in A major, ended with Dvorak’s quartet in A flat, major, op. Between ly enjoyed and applauded. : ARTHUR WHITING'S SECOND AND LAST UNIVERSITY RECITAL. Arthur Wh at the harpsichord y man Goold, #o- op. 18, No. 6, and n Amerie known fur aac ta wall ot the viola his ma da PIMI-CCORS! SAY “NIXIE"; Niven! SAYS MR. ‘OPERA-GOER’ -Goer," in a card to the writer Ungva toss Venetian jay evening. Mr. Dippel's Chicago Grand Opera | Company will give a first performance | fa America at the Chicago Audito: | ‘The: Friday evening of Mr. V wil) Oe present. ‘The first guest of honor was Josef Lhevinne. Others to follow aro Mme, Nordica, Bonc!, Slezak and Amato. Augustus Howard Ivins and Miss Edith Iving gave @ reception on Sunday after- noon to Alexander Heinemann, the cele- brated German lieder singer. ———— AIRSHIPS TO ATLANTIC CITY. New Yorkers Plan to Fatablish a Line by Next July. ATLANTIC CITY, Jan, 9.—Unnamed New York co ists are seeking at the for an airship route to Chairman Malla of the Parks and Reslroads Ci thelr Intention of to the shore, b assenrers, by J allghting place can be secured, ‘The site they aro trying to acquire ts a plot of groun wants for | purposes. Cou en favor the propo. | sition, | 8 ———————————————————————— tat gt H 5 as eololsts i Alessandro DB Mistt | cotton soles, in | | | | | | | | | cast of principal eingers. The composer Miss Emma Thursby has resumed her Friday afternoon musical receptions, ! GIMBELS| | The Annual Gimbel Hosiery Sale Begins Tomorrow with 40,000 Pairs of Perfect Hosiery for Men and Women New Y prs were vasily pleased with the first of these Gimbel y Sales, which we held just a year ago. You will be still better pleased with the offerings that will be ready tomorrow. We have profited by another ear's experience. Important manufacturers have ‘“‘seen a light” and given us specially fine lots of Hosiery—at an actual loss of profit to themselves—in consideration for our large business with them. We have rounded out the variety with straight re- ductions on much fine Hosiery from our own stock. The total result is a Sale of S prea high character, with great savings—averaging 40 cent.—on Stockings that everybody wants. For, they are all new, perfect, and almost all in full size-ranges, in the staple "plack silks, black lisle threads and black cottons as well as colored and embroidered hosie They are di ly not the kinds of hosiery you find in the ‘usual sales of discarded lots and odds and ends, from manufac(urers and importers. These are the principal groups with which the Sale starts tomorrow: Women’s Stockings 36c Stockings, 22c a Pair Lustrous, clastic, full-length, white and black with re- inforeed soles and heels; and black and tan imported gauze cotton. 60c Stockings at 28c a Pair Imported biack mercerized lisle-thread with duplex tops, heels and toes; imported black cotton, medium-weight, with spliced selvage; lisle-thread, black and tan, with lace ankles; silk embroidered black lisle, i in many designs. 76c Stockings at 38c a Pair Imported lisle, mercerized or dull finish; lace boot lisle, in black, tan and white; also lisle in heliotrope, pink, sky blue, white and black, embroidered in self colors. 50c to 65c Silk Stockings at 38c a Pair Colored silk, with cotton tops and feet; in a large assort- ment of light and dark shades; also boot silk, in black, tan and white. 85c Silk Stockings at 55c a Pair Fine sheer quality, extra long and elastic, with lisle tops and soles, in white, tan and black, from a prominent. maker. $1.25 Pure Thread Silk Stockings at 76c a Pair Stoc! s of fine qu from a noted maker; in medium and light weights, wit isle tops soles; also with four- inch garier tops. In black only—an ex aordinary offering. $1.60 to $2 Silk Stockings at 95c a Pair Ingrain dye, heavy th ik, four-inch garter welt, high spliced heels, and reitiforced s ; in black and colors. Also hand-em dered silk, in contrasting colors. $2 Biack Silk Stockings at $1.10 a Pair | Extra quality, heavy thread silk, excellent for wear; black only. $1.85 Embroidered Silk Stockings at $1.25 a Pr. A variety of handsome floral designs, in self or contrast- ing colors on black. $2.76 and $3 Imported Silk Stockings at$1.85 Pr. In biack and colors, handsome quality, embroidered by hand or many styles of lace ankles. $4.60 French Silk Stockings at $2.35 a Pair In colors only, hand-embroidered, or with lace ankles, in many beautiful effects. Children’s Hostery Children’s 25c Hose, Six Pairs for $1 Of medi x -otton, with triple knees and high spliced hi 36 to 91s, Misses’ 40c Stockings at 28c a Pair Plain or fine ribbed silk lisle, very lustrous, in black, tan and white. Sizes 6 to 914. Men’s Hosiery 36c Socks at 22c Pair Silk lisle, silk-plated, and all-silk Socks, in various colors and black. All sizes in one style or another, 60c Silk and Lisle Socks, 28c Pair Imported mercerized lisle chread, in black and colors; and Silk Socks in black and colo: 65c Silk Socks, 38c Pair Black and all colors, in medium and light weight; silk lisle tops and soles, 85c to $1 Silk Socks, 55c Pair Ingrain dye, thread silk, in black and colors, and a very good quality. Cotton toes, soles and $1.60 Black Silk Socks, 85c Pair Fine heavy quality, of pure thread silk, ingrain dye, with k only, Main Floor The January Sale Of DRESS GOODS An Event of Doubled Opportunity Take your choice, Either you can buy a dress, skirt or coat length of fashionable material for half its usual price or less or else you can buy two lengths of dress goods for the amount you had expected to spend. In either case, you profit greatly. | Large special purchases 50,000 yards in all— made possible the economies of this January Sale of Dress Goods. These price-gyoups: $1.25 to $3.50 All-wool Dross Goods, 50c Yd. $1.60 to $1.75 All-wool Dress Goods, 65c Yd. $2 All-wool Dress Goods, 85¢ Yard. Each of these three lots in a fine assortment of colorings; and mostly arranged in dress lengths. Dress Lengths of Black Fabrics | At $5 Bach, Regularly $10 In handsome imported all-wool and silk-and-wool | weaves, Second Floor These in the Subway Store: 60c Dress pods, 26c ¥d. $1 Dress Goods, 45c Yd. 77-inch Printed Chablis, 2c Yd. Subway Store, Lower Floor | ce Cae eta t "i oimorre ow Tne Post-Holiday Disposal of USED and DISCONTINUED PIANOS instruments. sale, at such low prices. The list follows: A Pre-Inventory Clearance of Instruments Taken in Exchange, and Styles Not to Be Continued The policy of the Gimbel Piano Business makes this occasion quite different from the usual “piano sale.” Prices on “Used Pianos” are radically lower at Gimbels than else- where, because we take all instruments in exchange at SANE and not fictitious prices. This piano business is being builded up by reasons of the FAIR SELLING PRICES on all our pianos, and these prices DO NOT ADMIT of EXORBITANT allowances on used instruments— neither do we charge up any part of our profit to the buyer of the used Then our Piano Repair Department is in charge of one of the most expert managers in this business in New York, and his broad exper- ience, together with the expert corps of repairmen that he controls, assures the best possible condition for the intruments which we now offer for And_ further—ANY INSTRUMENT PURCHASED IN THIS SALE WILL BE EXCHANGED, AT THE PRICE PAID, ANY TIME WITHIN THREE MONTHS, IF SO DESIRED. The list shows Square Pianos at $6 and $10, which will delight children, and which may give the start for a musical education to some one, where a better piano would be impracticable. There are Upright Pianos as low as $25. And there is an 88-NOTE PLAYER-PIANO (that ANYBODY can play) for $285. The occasion has never been excelled in genuine Piano economies. Miscellaneous Upright Pianos Miscellaneoug Upright Pianos Used Upright Pianos Si Used Player-Pianos dic Origi N 1 Shoninger, walnut. $25 : $115 1 Wing & Sons; ebony oso” 00 7 Cambridge, mahogany “ “ne 1 oeay Grand, mahog- 700 1 Radle, mahogan 00 116 | 1Wercheimer,ebony 275 «60. | 6 Wright, mahogany Sap the: lig each kate rand dealing Camm 1 Shoninger, ebony 825 116 python at) Pll 200 50 piles ns acest oe aa cr fesdinles el og- ais 5 id i! 1 Wing & Son, walnut = 350,126 | Jones Holstrom,ebony 278 «76 |_ 4 Milton, mahogany 350 185 | Miscellaneous Square Pianos 1 Walters, mahogany 225 126 | Hallet & Comston 250 75 | 1Milton, mahogany 400 186 1Liscom & Dearborn $1.00 1Stadie & Sons, oak 275 126 | 1Gambel & Co., walnut. 200 75 | 5Milton, mahogany Sohn aie 1Chevalier 5.00 1 Martin Bro. 255 126 | 1 Vose & Sons 360 75 | 8Milton, a oeeay a5 cas 1Gale & Co. 6.00 2Cameron,mahogany 240 = 136 | 1G. A. Miller & Co. 250 1 | ee arena 378 360 1 Steck 6.00 1Shoninger, ey 825 136 | 1 Kimball, mahogany 250 100 | 11 Gimbel rahi mahogany 460 4 1 Raven & Bacon 10.00 1 Wissner, mahogai 350 160] 1 Schleicher & Sons,mah. 250 100] 3 Miltea, oa ealrlave Pian 1 Lighte & Co. 10.00 junn Aar! oninger, wainut 1 Grover & Grover 200 4 } New! Ex england, ae 380 100 sani sonnet’ $8 Ute 7 ies & Hamlin reo nti sawrie pores my % (J _ 1 Stanley & Son 200 60 | 1 Held, rosewood 225 965 iesiat ste 88-note 888 Le Cabinet Players — te} ebony 200 5 rlington, mission fi » 1 Bachman & Sons 250 60 | 1 Wooster, mahogany 165 100] _ any, 88-note 690475 | ie Floor Kitehmar ons 3860 [1 Woostersiahogany 60300 | any, note A Wealth of Economy News from the Gimbel Subway Store At One-quarter to One-half Less Than Regular Prices Upon the death of the senior member of this firm of manufacturing furriers, on West 27th Street, New York, the entire stock on hand has been sold to us at @ great sucrifice in prices to settle Sale Women’s Fur Costs Madeto S010 |Fine Muffs and Scarfs “faust” ares mae ae cheviots and cashmere; ma gray and brown Blended Squirrel Coats, size 36 and 88... $90 967,60] Iilended Squirrel Mulls . 7st) Sas “the Overcoats are full length, of heavy wool chevi Pony Coats, all sizes | 360 $36.60} Fo..stern Mink Shawl 125 $65 mainly gray, mixtures; with convertible collars; will fit fe ett Pony Coats, satin-lined, all sizes Mi $22.60 Fox Set, pointed rue Cay men; $10, now $5. Subway Store, Balcony Pony Coats, satin-lined, $50 ink Set ye SRN ene ann Extra fine Pony Coats... $85 Ermine Mufis. #20 3° | Boys’ $5 All-Wool Long Overcoats, $3.50 Near Seal Coats, brocade $95 n Opossum Sets $60 $32.00 300 He big, warm overcoats with convertible collars and $85 $50 in lining ining tr cul Co; Japanese Mink Sets Women’s $15, $18.50 & $22.50 Long Goats, $8. tively trimmed in a variety | of the season’s best Coats that were $15, Some 180 Coats, handsome reversible and Polo models, of mixtures, tweeds, broadeloths styles, and cheviots, well made and lined, and effec- reduced to $8.60. January Sale of Women’s Our regular Suits reduced At $6, Suits that were $8.75to $10, 75. | At $7.50, were $12.75 to $15. i At §9.75, were $14.75 to $17.50. | Lace and Muslin CURTAINS and Materials at 30 to 50% Under Price gs ndabls wantable curtains and curtainings, well made and excellent patterns av airs Notting ham Curtains, these ards en $00 pa i Renaissance, Irish Point and filet styles: Regularly r. Regularly $1.50; at $1 pr Curtin ul $1.26 a pair. 362 pairs Ruitied Muslin Curtains; 214 yards Jo gutted a hemstitehed pe Ie | with especial from selected Most of Tt Halt Price or Less Tea At this writing we noticed as the To be ex: groups contain numerous half price offerings—and | caces were being ¢ pened the other two tent Leather Boots, with kid t bargains, It is a sweeping clearance of our own MC tora; with turned or qwelted y wan't, we be |” ‘Yan and Black Calfskin Boots, n Linoleums, 11) with narrow toes and high hee full room te | with Low boot heets for hard w Soft Kid Shoes, button or lace, pieces, regularly 6 Inlaid Lino} bet , a regularly 600 to at 406 square yard GIMBEL. 3) LBRO ri BROADWAY NEW YORK " ralian Opossum Muffs... sizes to fit large; medium and small women: At $13.60, were $18 to ‘$27.50. At $18.76, were $25 to $35. irs Flat Embroidered Tambour Muslin 214 yards long; regularly $1.26 and $1.50; the estate at once. $8.60 “50 $16.60 ibway Store, Balcony 50 belted bac $18.50 and $22.50, Subway Store, Balcony Suits for boys of 3 Women's made to sell Subway Store, Balcony Women's at 25c to 75e, id designs. Materials; panel lace, fish nets Reg. 0c; at 18¢ a yard. ‘8c 4 yard, ightly sviled, other- c grades, at 120 a'yard, ___ Subway Store, Lower Floor namely, 314 Many of th it is pretty manufactur with cushion many other se WhO TERS | THIRTY-THIRD ST. Unnecessary to more, regular stock, made in the regular Norfolk and aout mixed fabrics, extra knickerbockers with many suits; sises 8 to 17, Boys’ $5 to $7.50 Fur-trimmed Overcoats, 60 of them, blue and black kersey cloth, with nice collars, (ners) Store, Balcony Warm Gloves at Half Samples for Men, Women and Children white and natural, long and short; | sell at 25c and Children’s and infanta’ whitewoolen Casl lined, black and colors, made to sell Boys’ and Girls’ knitted gloves, | at 26c. 2,000 Pairs “La France” and “Regal” $3.50 Sample Shoes for Women at $1.75 More than 200 styles. Surely a style to suit every one among them, and a Temarkable value if one can wear sample sizes, to sell for even more than $3.60, and finest product Arch Supporting Shoes, In All Sizes from & ~ Young Men’s $10 Suits and Overcoats, $5 t Suits 96 orn et 2 0 Bul t,o to 9 yeara—a big value. Chamoisette gloves, | plain and fa: at 50c to $1, at 26c. cashmere gloves, silk maltvane and colored of at 160. 200 Pairs Men's 4 to 5!4, A, B and C widths. nese fine shoes were made soles. and attractive s France" cannot wei to 8, Ato EB Widths, ty reliable shcemak |, button od $3 and $3.50 shoes, at $1.’ simply that the Suits are our way, of such wanted all wool mapas at io and brown erly Just the coat ‘oe we ike’ Sizes : and brown stripes and 7 at 160, gloves, made to sell at 50c to A Subway Store, Balcony s by far than any shoe store would Tegu- only $1.75 a pair. e have not forgotten t have provided Other $3 and $3.50 Shoes, at $1.75 a Pair Eight good-looking want- welted or light a pair, Subway Storo, Bttcony made to gloves, at foo. "and “Regal” ent deather,