Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
arene Yee a oo a a | - THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1912. al into a half-pint tin dipper. By ma- exists everywhere, not in large num-; And then I interrupted to tell her a| at musical comedy to which will never countenance the introduction | new she would, of having the! 7 ture, the ened ig ometl, ehatiow, |bere, to be sure, but Neverthelens crop-|delipntful story about the tate Bishop | seme low-brow friend Bae veatarea [ot ‘those ahittiess Browne’ into the sa home in ive avarter, and chen A DReNOMenal sucees . | \d utterly incapable of expansion, and =| ping up in every movement, every circie,| Potter, which Imn’t as well known as it| to eecort her, and hurle withering = [cred precincts of them that 1 red gun arded the social position she had| st ridionle is the only weapon to nse [every spot in the social world, ovght to be. It seems the good Bishop | ene weer oo Te Le ee * se t df x“! te a i ree or as oe pL a bag Lt nf 4] against her.” “It is not always, nor indeed usu-| Was once asked tf he did not belleve| Som ehness * th ne Drane \ It Is Mrs, Henry Alvord Robinson, |aily, that the very rich or the very |that there might be other roads to sal-| Mgrery sue goeentt seally anders THE SLUMS. ; ness puts forth new branches and restaurants Pm Tae ai. 4 President of the Yonkers Woman Suf-| well born exhibit the contemptible trait | vation besides that leading tWrough the! stand good writing, any more than “But [ wonder If you realize that 1 what do you suggest as the | CORE a nel 4 frage League, who takes the latest fling} of nobbishness. For example, all New Eptecopal Church. “Oh, unquestion-| the social snob understands good | there Is even the snob of the siums! cure for. snobbishness?” 7 juant ; against Thackeray's old scapegoat. In] York was impressed with the utter #m-| ably," was his bland response. “But manners. krow of @ widow with no children who} am afraid there isn't any for the iscoursing on ant!-euffragists, Mrs.|pleity, the practical democracy of out- oer that a gentieman would care to Pa Ser Gan ener oar a a Mada really A name| Li . ieee: Antes snob,” sighed) old th e Suftr A - | 10 elo! , use!" jucated. ut t ean't ago she was lef a es ra, Robinson. nere’@ a very homely ATO Uh, REE LIER: Thee tet ab CORT ETIT Teer Cora | Geena? Gumcotlps TUOMAS vay) poten,” She knows « few sensational | inheritance, sufficient to permit her to, old proverb to the effect that you cant ' e ¢ J uke of Connaught and the’ tied Mrs, Robinson, “There are! quotations, and sho bdrandishes them! move into a different netaht and! make a etle purse out of a sow's | ‘There are scores of women who| Princess Latricia, And while visiting | women who honestly feel that while| over tie heads of humbler fojk oxaetly | another class of society. Did sie do Or, in other words, you can't mak a Sauce Worship the social god. They are con-!my daughter at the German court 1 | other people may scramble Into heaven|as certain other ladies brandish the| Not at all! 1 don’t know what ty ¥! enerous, Intelligent, democratic, big: | fe’ sumed with anxiety about thelr soot atl earned much about the gentle, friendly | somehow, the only way to get there} namen of their distinguished ‘soolety| dish for ‘better firat in a little Alpi wouled woman out of @ shallow, petty, with soups, salads, meate and fis!, i Mrs. Henry Al ‘d Robi Position. They are waiting to find out/attitude adopted by the German Kal-, and preserve social standing is by way | friends’ at @ family dinner party. than second at Rome,’ ny e olf-satiefed personality. The only way| unequalled. At the same time « y Alvord Robinson | j¢ te will Be the thing, They|erin. Ironclad exclusivencen is seldom |of thelr own particular church. (Not as] “Of course everybody knows that thie woman adopted tt for mal 1 with the anode ie to laugh at WONDERFUL digestive. | a tee oa te v h nll other women are’ 1m there Is no snob who rules more inflex- | motto. leased one whole floor in) tiem, and make their alma and ideals! st. James Impertine Ce, (tmperters). Says They Are the Most for thet co) ron they rere eohriety: 18 | Goreald fo ave 8 art vient ts ‘ein ten in the front of thelr prayer-books. |{hiy than the despot of the sewing circle| the very tenement house in which she|o ridiculous that the younger genera New. Vork City, ‘or them to v y al have a real rig . ‘“Phon there is the literary ened, {in a mall country village. She rigor-|had been living, furnished ft with gor- | ton will have no temptation to tortor | to be proper for the ashman, the butler| “The snob ts usually own cousin to] wae site fe seat of the scoraful land the janitor to vote, but they shudder | the toady, Lae jat the idea of sharing the suffrage with | position, she is ready to truckie cring-| == their washerwoman, Shallow and with|ingly to those whom sho fancies A imited viewpoint of life, there women: her, on the one hand, while she frowns Marguerite Mooers Marshall. |... sinpiy hopeless snobs." lelliy on others who she believes have | “One of the most hopeless adele ds ously crushes down insurrections and! geous splendor, acquired the reputation, ' them.” Not sure of herself or her Hopeless of Their Sex. Work Wonder AVERAGE WOMAN ESSENTIALLY | not attained her present heights. The! Women in the world is the snob. popular definition of the snob is some- lvody who thinks hersetf better than | other people, but there should be added | the connotation that this eame woman sepaitingly realizes that she te not as ‘The ignorant woman can be taught, ‘the sentimental one can be inject- @4@ with backbone, even the preju- @icea one can be induced to listen to argument. But to attempt to pat a big thought or a generous feeling into the mind of the born KIND-HEARTED. “Do you think snobbisunees ts a com- mon charactertstic of the modern wom- an?” I asked Mrs, Robinson yesterday. average wom [hearted and sympathetic, and one can-| she replied quickly, “The {6 casentlally kinds | Rood as somebody else. ery is frequentiy shown tn | not be thi bargain hings and a snob into the point is that the snob ‘ids thon the purely sociad,” con. | 4. Robinson, nob is like trying to turn « river | At All the 200 James Butler Inc. Stores Monday—Tuesday—Wednesday Fancy Maine-Style Corn, ... 8° Essie Sugar Corn, 10° Maine's choicest; regular 15c can. . 10 aa Stamps FREE with each of these Wash-Day Specials :—- Laundry Starch, targe vox vest gioss...... 18¢c CieneweiWashing Powder, |"! 12c Berated Washing Fluid, twscv«. 10c Azure Ball Blue, toreehox............6- 10c Triumph Potash or Lye, tase ca Violet Ammonia, to: th: bath; bottle... Government Inspected, as good as butter Butterine, And uUeK el eaneRelint Invae BHnth ean: * 25° | Rice | Rolled Oats Prunes | 3 ibs. PRC Essie Peas, ss sites, saat, sweet, green and tender; large can cut to....eesee0s+ 15¢ | | Hi Clean and good Fresh from the mill B= 47 | 3 19 East View Peas, Early Junes, sweet and tender.......++++ ove 2 cans 25° Spinach, Clean and green, fresh favored; large can.......0.005 Peres oar ong 12¢ Orn.onde Castle Pears, 13¢ Rich, Pure, Condensed Milk Butler and Shawnee Brands, 3 cans 23% can 8° Beery Brand, in sanitary cans, B cans ZG‘ can 9 & Stamps FREE with can Essie Milk, richest and best, 10° the famous BELLE BROOK, Sli Ripe feuit preserved in syrup; large 15c COR CUE LO... ce ere creccrrcreveroveces thicker than cream, regular 9 0c tall can cut to........... Evaporated Milk Prepared Fiour, Peerless brand: choice self-raising; large package......... Aunt Nanna’s; makes the lightest cakes and muffins, Pancake Ficur, ee eee eee eee ones Peerless Molasses and Syrup, 2% nivbos,sytuecan FREE||Big Cut in Olives The Famous Essie Brand Selected Spanish Olives Large 38¢ bottle—cut to Large 25¢ bottle—c' Reg. Reg. Stamps With cach of these offers: Vanilia Fiavoring, choice, botte...... Lemmon Fiavorin:s, choice, bottle...... 10¢ ut to.. 26e bottle—cut to. . 1Ze bottle—cut to Stuffed OLives 17e¢ bottle—cut to....... Torarto Cats . Blue Nib’ on Salt, tarce round box... 10¢ Peeriess Corn Starch, targ packaze iss Ic Oven fresh from) Fig; Newtons, Extra Wines | c the National Biscut co. | and Fluted Cocoanut, |b......./ “The vertection of Purity in Table Waters” _ Case of six c bottles, 50 Peerless Cocea, absolutes Reg. pure, can... Cascadian Water GO 2-9¢ Stamps FREE with L-lb. Best Teas for 50¢ 1-lb. Choice Teas tor 35° 1-lb. Best Coffee tor 38° Ht 30 JH Stamps FREE with 1 30 Jw Stamps FREE with 10 (B40 Stamps FREE with Pkg. Ideal Blend for. 25° | Best Santos Coffee, trimsremai. 25°) Specials At ; t All the 117 James Butler Inc. Licensed Stores Dewar’s Scotch W hiskey | Bottle G5 Kirk’s Old Crow Kye . seat to | Hunter & Wilson Whiskey, J.B. bottle, ‘79° (Guinness’s Stout Kinqussie Scotch Whiskey, cut tobottle, 7B" and Bass Ale eerie hea yay A s,bottle, BE bottles: pnt 5c rinceton or n HM osrere Imperial Rye, ea value: 4 ge splite 25° | ————————— | A Wonderful Choice of Subjects in Choice of Subjects in GIMBBEILS | the aair-Yearly sale of FRAMED PICTURES How our forefathers would have envied us of our remarkable advantages in Circassian Walnut represented by their most cherished paintings, are found it—th ks Bedroom Furniture | duced in all the artistic modern procenees of the day optain black, e A the rt rn Two Noteworthy Offerings bon prints, or hand-colored. There are subjects grave and gay—pictures of people, Among Many in | of famous edifices, of the sea, of an‘mals, of the land. Framed with an artistic The ere Furniture Sale | surrounding ourselves with the best works of art past and present! This reflection is Reo ap by a glimpse of such a collection of Pictures as we | have gathered for this Third Semi-Annual Sale. For masters old, and masters new, sense of the fitness of things in a rich variety of styles. And priced, thanks to the | cordial co-operation of the manufacturers from which we secured these Pictures. At Half Usual Prices, or Less The average adv ertisement of a Picture Sale seems to run largely to descrip- | tions of frames. We prefer, in this instance, to ask you to come and pick out both ; the Pictures and the Frames that you like, with these prices as a guide: Framed Pictures at 26c, regularly 60c and 75c Framed Pictures at 60c, regularly $1 to $1.60 Framed Pictures at 7c, regularly $1.60 and $1.75 Framed Pictures at $1, regularly $2 to $2.60 Framed Pictures at $2, regularly $3.75 Framed Pictures at $3, regularly $6 to $7.60 Framed Pictures at $1 to $6, regularly $2 to $10 . A particularly choice group of plain and colored Pictures in a new style of imitation Circassian walnut frames, \ Framed Pictures at $5, $7.50 and $8.60, regularly $10 to $17.50 | Mirrors Framed in erg Gilt, at 75c, reg. $1.50; and $3, reg. $7.60 There are thousands of Pictures at 26c, and from there upwards, there is | re selection in every group. Unframed Prints at 25c to 75c ot wc na rentod oD wld oan Shc Bo takes Se RES a a Pls The Semi-Annual Picture Framing Sale continues to yudeatk savings of 40 per.cent. on Picture Framing to order, and 50 per cent. on all Stock Frames, including all charges for labor, glass, mats, etc. Sixth Floer $18, usually $25 $18.50, usually $26 Such a study in contrasts as a walk through the aisles devoted to Bedroom Furniture reveals! Here is the rich, warm tint of mahogany, here is an aisle sunny with burled maple, another is dazzling in white enamel, while adjoining is an aisle of cool gray. We shall have more to say of all these at some other time, especially when we are on the subject of furnish- ings for Summer homes. ‘Today we want to emphasize the unusually rich provision we have made of the much desired Circassian Walnut Furniture. Beautiful pieces they are, in their soft, brown tones, their well-matched markings, and their fine finish. Though in high favor, Circassian Walnut Furniture These Prices Will Tempt Women to Buy Silk Gloves NOW | Last Summer Silk Gloves were scarce at almost any price. We decided to make it possible for women to avoid that trouble this year by securing from a manu- facturer of fine Silk Gloves some 60,000 pairs, which we could sell at the very be- ginning of the season at quite a little below their lar prices. This sale began this morning, and there are plenty of Gloves in all sizes; Laity specially large quantities of the much-wanted Long Gloves. All have double finger tips, are newly made and perfoct, and we guarantee them. Women know well what good silk gloves are, and they can tell at a glance that these Gloves are unusual at their prices. 20-Button Length Mousquetaire lavender, pink and sky blue, Milanese silk 96¢ In black and white, 96c a pair. a 16-Button Length Mousquetaire Tallaceand whit Mant, 1.10 pa is by no means expensive, as is proved by the two In black and white, 66¢ a pair. In black and white, 66¢ a pair. remarkable pieces illustrated. In black and white, Paris-point embroidered, 2-Clasp Milanese Silk The BUREAU is 42 inches long, with full swell front, twolarge { 85¢ a pair. In black, white and colors, 60c a pair. and two small drawers, beveled plate mirror, 24 x 30 inches, and In black, white, Main Floor handsomely figured veneer on top and front. Regularly $26, February Sale Price, $18.50. The CHIFFONIER to match has four large and two small | drawers, and a bevelled plate mirror, 16 x 20 inches. Regularly $25, February Sale price, $18. Among the following pieces of . ireassian Walnut Furniture, are charming Colonial, Louis XV., XVI, and Sheraton designs. Circassian Walnut Bureaus 70 Bureaus at $€0 $60 Bureaus at $50 $50 Bureaus at $42.60 $48 Bureaus at $40 $45 Bureaus at $37.60 $36 Bureaus at $30 $35 Bureaus at $27 $35 Bureaus at $25 $82 Bureaus at $25 $26 Bureaus ai $20 Circassion Walnut Chif- foniers $63 Chiffoniers at $56 $58 Chiffoniers at $47.60 $54 Chiffoniers at $44 tan, navy, pongee, cream, A Four-Leafed Clover of Fine DRESS GOODS Offerings Our regular stocks of such favorite fabrics as these are selling actively. What will be the result, then, of such low prices on all-wool Broadcloths and Serges of these desirable qualities? $2.25 Black Broadcloth, $1.36 a Yard 64 inches wide, ina brilliant, perfect black; high finish, medium-weight, thoroughly sponged and shrunk. $1.25 Black Storm Serge, 85c a Yard 64 inches wide, firm quality, deep black, sponged and shrunk. $1.60 Cream Serge, $1.10 a Yard Firmly woven, with a fine, even twill, 54 inches wide. French Serge, Special at $1 a Yard 48 inches wide, with a smooth, even twill, in rose, reseda, wistaria, tan, castor, brown, cardinal, navy blue and black. An excellent quality at the price. Second Floor Dinner Sets That Will Make Every Meal an “Occasion” Of course, good china cannot altogether make up for bad cooking. But a | dinner served on poor china is doomed to failure, no matter how tempting it was | when it left the kitchen range. An attractive dinner china is by no means expensive, as the following list of handsome Dinner Sets, taken | from our regular stock and reduced in price, or-special purchase, goes far to prove: Limoges China, $30 from $43 A dainty pink floral border, with coin gold edge. A 100-piece composition from a regular open stock pattern. Austrian China, $20 from $29 Festoons of pink roses, with gold edges. 100-piece sets, Another open stock pattern, Austrian China, $18.75 from $30 Two pretty floral designs. 100 pieces each, $48 Chiffoniers at $38 | $45 Chiffoniers at $37.60 $45 Chiffoniers at $36 $40 Chiffoniers at $34 $ i at $28 $30 Chiffoniers at $23 Circassian Walnut Toilet Tables $40 Toilet Tabler at $34 $28 Toilet Tables xt $20 ‘Toilet Tables at $19 Toilet ‘Tables at $18 Circassian Walnut Bed- steads twin and full sizes at similar reductions. Seventh Floor It Is a Pleasure to See How Carefully These House | Dresses Are Made ish that you would turn these dresses and examine their well-sewed and Wi inside even sevins, the hems and every other detail | English Porcelain, $22.60 from $31 that heips to give them durability. ‘The ging- | A charming light blue border, edged with gold, 100 pieces. hams and percales of which the y are made are Austrian China, $15.76 from $25 Three border designs, two of them in two-toned green, with gold line; the other in pink, 100 pieces each, American Porcelain, $14.75 from $20 An extremely rich reproduction of wide, encrusted gold border, 100 pleces. American Porcelain, $8.75, were $11. 76 to $13 Five excellent patterns; 100 pieces each, which brings the average cost down to 8%e for each piece, very good qualities and the colors are the best —some striped, others in plaids, or figured rintings, uso plain colors. Majority are of Prue, pink, lavender, or b combined with | whiie—all so fresh and crisp-looking, | x We illustrate one model of these famous make dresses, which have just arrived, It is of striped percale, and its white poplin | collar has « shaped over-collar of plain colo to match the stripes-—as it crosses quite low in slight surplice effect, there is a small shield inset, The slightly high waistline {s defined by a piping ot the plaincolor, 98,76, More than a score of other new styles at =| | GIMBEL BI BROTH) ERS $1,50, ich 42.94, 7, $3, L ! $ Me oad 840 Main Floor } NEW YORK $3 Cups and Saucers, $2 a Dozen English bone china, {n four pretty border designs; a most durable and attractive ware, now at about its wholesale cost, Fifth Fleer