The evening world. Newspaper, March 15, 1912, Page 13

EN ee ae Here’s a yew Stetson ~ INRA von ~_ IN CANTON BRAVE > HAIL OF BULLETS Fire So Heavy That Jackies Sent to Aid Their Launch Are Driven Off. HONGKONG, March 15.— American Fesidents in Canton have been in se- Fhous danger during the fighting in the @reets of Canton. The house occupied by Mrs. Wilson, an Amerioan medical missionary, was riddled with bullets. Mrs. Hooper, the wifé of an employee @f an American ofl company, was a visi- tor at Mrs. Wilson's, women made an attempt to leave ‘he city in a motorboat, but tne boat was compelled to return, A launch from the United States gunboat Wil- Mington tried to rescue them, but was Unable to proceed any distance because @f the hail of bullets, Later the two who were joined by another ‘American, Dr. Thompson, J. H. Brett, Manager of an international business concern, and H. Butler, of the raene a Consulate, managed to reach a ce O! eafety. Mrs. Hooper was prostrated nd had to be carried. It is reported that a French priest and converts have been killed at er ton, The scenes in the streets @hastly. Hundreds of bodies are ‘ying Ground, terribly mutilated. Fighting is ®oilng on almost continuous), promaesdh bea SHE MADE DEATH TRPLY CERTAN Evelyn Pratt, Trained Nurse, Used Gas, Carbolic Acid and Arsenic. Mrs. Evelyn Platt, a handsome wom- an, thirty-two years old, killed herself esterday in a boarding-house at No. 8 Pacific street, Brooklyn, using gas, @arbolic acid and arsenic to end her Mfe. Ghe left a note to Henry Was- ner of No. 26 Smith street and signed Bvelyn. Mrs. Platt was found dead in the af- ternoon by Mrs. Mary Swanton, her landlady. She had been away’ from fhome since Saturday. In her absence ‘Mrs. Platt had occupied the house @lone. On returning Mrs. Swanton e@melled gas and found the door of Mrs. fm @ large chair with a rubber tube in her mouth and attached to an open @as jet. On a table were a solution of arsenic and coffee mixed with earbolic acid, The woman had been dead eight hours. ‘Mrs. Swanton told the police that Mrs. Platt had lived with her since before Christmas; that ehe had ‘eald she was a trained nurse and hat Ister's man known as "Mr. Platt” came end lived eo the house until fam Onture amon the dead woman's effects was @ newspaper clipping telling how “Eve- lyn" of No. est Forty-fifth street had been feel for trying to shoot Benjamin raseeeclion in the cash res- Charles Fitch, No, 968 Manhattan, and how she on after her Srreste police, that ‘he wa: iy Stan ‘known ‘aa Mr.’ Platt” dn Mra Gwanton's house. ———_—>~—_—_. Blow and Loot\Safe. and at 9000. ‘in \dorsed checks amounting to 92,000 were not touched. GOLD DUST poate ye water digs Gold Dust offers the short- —<— GIMBELS Welcome to Our Exhibition | of the New Paris Fashions “‘ La Promenade des Toilettes’’ and see how the new gowns, suits, wraps, millinery, and the accessories of dress should be worn. \ This Promenade of two score beautiful women will be between the hours of 10:30 A.M. and 12:30 P.M., and from 2:30 to 4:30 P.M. Righth Floor The Superiority of Gimbel Tailored Suits for Women At $26, $35. and $45 Is Based Upon Quality—Refinement—Good Style The practical viewpoint demands quality and refinement, but these features which are so necessary are really of little value unless the suit possesses good style. And as this modish- ness simply must originate in Paris, we consider it of vital importance that our moderate priced Suits should be~ ' . Reproductions and Adaptations of the Latest Models By Drecoll, Poiret, Bernard, Francis and Other Parisian Tailor-Dressmakers These Suits at $25, $35 and $45 Fabrics, trimmings and tailoring absolutely measure up to our high standard of quality in every detail. About two score models—sizes are complete. \ ‘Third Floor Broadway Front The Formal Spring Review A Special Selling Tomorrow of these Blouses, which are of regular Gimbel quality —the best possible at the price, and that means better san these prices usually offer. , Peplum styles—some en- ly of lace. one is an adaptation of a new Paris model. But Prices Are Phenomenal Made for Gimbels It may look extreme to the man we | is used to wearin narrow-brimmed and st styles, at #2 ba of $3. The Gimbel Store for Toilet. Arti advertised, bu: 1,000 of These Special Blouses Just for Tomorrow And other Blouses, in peplum and regulation models, up to $60, in nu- merous assortment. For the Younger Generation The loveliest of hats to sore fair es on Easter. piel for school and pen for ha) From Parisian apy ping & ust ahat kinds cay ae to make oe little girls, there are many aS med wit how artistic they ee Lee. 75 to #30 ! London—the home of smart tailored Hats—are From sdme at $5, @6-and $7. ribbons. But ay Third Floor. And then there are dress and by aa hats, that quite rival the imported, at $5 to There will be some other ded displays just for young Epo: id omen: Hats, trimmed with stick-up feathers, at $2.50 and $3. Tailored Trimmed Hats in turned brim effects, in white an: party eee and up- ilan, bene, Selcoewrot tas tebeca' ponte ea. $1.60 to $7. Untrimmed Hats for Girls and Young Women Milan and Colored kinds fin blocked hats, in sailor and up-turned horn Hats at $1.60, $1.75, $2 and $2.60. White Mil Milan sine Te other brim styles; excellent value, $2.60 to $5. reds of other ‘untrimmed Hats, at almost any price you may wish to pay—but all of our i: are con- servativ Flow ers, feathers and ribbons—in fact, all kinds of Weed too. And if you purchase a hat and its adorn- ment in our Millinery Salons, we will gladly extend the courtesy of No-Charge Trimming Service Main and Third Floors The “Kenilworth’”—Also Other New And Distinctive Coats for e Women “The swollen ea is and in every detail. In the beck it ie it is softly at the waist ee belted does not have that stiff appearan cordeline collar ctty plated ted, so that it is je eet, and white Its trimmed with black silk ene is detachable; and the deep cuffs match. Navy, ie black and tan se! ined throughout with peau oo He $29.50. trated. lack satin with cae interior—which is also used as a trimming—is new models, with draped and soft Black with green or blue. $32.50. to reproduce one of Poiret’s laited back. Illustrated. Another soneep Hal of the new plaited back, with BS velvet girdle, is is adaptation of a Francis model in a black-and-white shepherd check fabric; also blue serge, $27.50, Third Floor Medicines and icles aseserytne aos imei tion ee cree These specimen quantities and accurately filed oe cere righ Parte rhe ‘emma ee Penta 15 alae, Se Gimbels Talcum Powder, 16a, Cates | Mesiees Creams) eeaey oe Sanitol Tooth Powder or Paste, 19¢ Pi pce aneous 3 now 94. Mente’ “Teng, ata, were 96.76, Beginning Today—The Annual March Clean-up in the Subway Store— Men’s Finest Suits and Overcoats From Our Fourth Floor Clothing Section—462 Suits—329 Overcoats— 104 Raincoats aa» © That Were $20, $22and$25 All for $10. 50 but the this fine clothing without The patterns, the all-wool fabrics, fit, and, Ah! the style, will be “does not care about clothes. ‘The best tailors in the land have created this fine clothing. The famous for men’s ¢lothi: more for Seine, Yes. Bs vag to get better sty! es, materials or And now, you may select from this $25 suits and overcoats at only but sizes 88 to 48 chest meas- sort that has made Gimbels tail , at almost urement in the group. 142 Plain blue suits, 80 Fancy bl 80 45 Plain black suits. 195 Suits of tived fl . 122 all our famous men’s clothing events, this advise an early selection, as the ceian An ample force of expert salesmen in attendance. variety of $0 eae $22 and ‘Not very sas in alsin of euro, but and place of and overcoats is clothing, ata fe have never offered great jing. And what is perhaps more to the point, no man can see and izing at once the unusual qu ity. e tailoring, the way these clothes || quickly apparent to even the man who | i | You can pay proba remarkable opportunt should be active five for these 20, $20, $28 and'$ $25 suits and overcoats at $10.50. Subway Store, Beleeny Today the Subway Store Presents the Medium and Lower Priced Grades for The Annual Spring Sale of Dress Goods Prices One-quarter to One-half Less Than Usual est cut from the drudgery of dish washing. Just a little Gold Dust shaken in your dish water will remove the grease and dirt. Gold Dust digs deep into cracks and corners—puri: fies and drives out every oa of dirt or bylden germs high soap and Bd will se gol Gold Dust steril- od as well as cleans. If you spend two hours a day washing dishes, Gold Dust will enable you to save one hour—and your dishes, too, will be spotlessly white, wholesome and sanitary, A new English knotted tweed—in color-tones that cannot be duplicated in cheap domestic weaves—is fashoned into a smart walking and motoring coat, $40. A reproduction of a D | model—with back that extends quite far to the front, but which is finished in panels to give the effect of full-len; pockets—is of a new blanket cloth, with leather buttons to match the tan, gray or blue exterior, $29.60, Same model in cross- plaid, $22.60, An Exceptional Blue Serge Coat at $19.75 Although sj aeietly tailored, 14 effective white serge ke it possible for dress wear, A trimm! limited number of these Coats especially for tomor- row’s selling. Third Floor Veils Were Never Th us—So Beau ti iful 60 inches wide, a firm, clones <i Als IO Mere cobwebs of lacy loveliness—and nearly all with'that charming silk ring fabric, hread s pink, tan, gray, amethyst, brown, Nile, Shetland sheen. samnedl © ase fas 8 Imported Pr u nelle a Clot, 80 rants, aes Berge Biting, oo Black with shadow patterns, white, flesh coior and-other dainty shades mi thls aplondil fabric very’ decirable for‘ callored sail, neha wees 8 a creams white, with lined with black. And a host with beauty spots and chenille. "Tne oven twill, all wool nd fits Sa outage, fa, amet, cre ett, | A en ree Princess and Lierre Lace Veils in beautiful de- signs, too. Indeed, they are irresistible. All displayed for Moreover, the Spring chapeau is not complete GIMBFEL BRO j HERS quick and easy without a veil. BROADWAY NEW YORK THIRTY-THIRD ST. A Sale brimful of remarkable opportunities. We cannot present them all. i m0)8 quantities; enough for all; enough for manu- 8—Colored Dress Goods in the most wanted shades. facturersand di rs; enough to fill all mail orders oT romp. 4—Black Dress Goods that will stay black, that one can 2—The most favored weaves for Spring. e staple| depend u ee fabrics always in demand, as well as new weaves, without which he prices are the lowest yet—savings of one-quarter no stock would be complete. In a word, dress goods that one/| to one-ha is most likely to purchase at full prices, ‘if not secured during a The: sale begins this morning, continuing Saturday, with We do, however, emphasize these— 860 ¥ 64 inches wide, all tool, fey thd Mona, the fashionable and favored wide whipcord weave, medium and dark navy. $1 All-Wool Suitings, 60c Yard 42 inches wide, 15 new patterns and weaves, incudiog, Tas many new gray mixtures and men’s wear 850 N Navy Chiffon Panams, at ¥ ol ing colorin, grays, black bat Sprig white, all 54 ional we ie and one of i best best offerings I in toe are 8 collection. ream Se: » 466 Yard oi «A firmly woven, the oo Spring weight, ai splendid iy Sg Mos wide, pot and clinging, an icoa! tabi 1,28 Bleck 4 i soft and cl Keb ag an eal fabric % lendid Arich imported fabric, all wool, 42 for negligees and evening gowns, in these sp! ‘$1 Black Chiffon Panams, inches wise, 8 woven, 60 fabric, ev Goitten Velle, 680 All si “and sheer, @ partook black, 42 42 inches ita BERS and $1 Black Mohairs, 480 atoll fh imported, English mohair, shadow A fine Aimparedlrwod Lis yp Mo » all the 13 > wanted sizes of | li } 7: | li selection in the Subway Store, Main Floor Lower Floor. 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