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only are tl t 7 b arregrees fig yi y mar 4 the pupil has « taste for fog ? Last year the pupils wore Ofouses, but this year it has been de. cided to ney la but all the If rh Cay" a tl Dy rere as, well dlgplays THE PROBLEM OF S-Secaricietates ‘LIVING CHEAPLY Washington: Irving School Pupils Make Gradu- ation Gowns. THEY COST $3 APIECE. Got All the Furbelows on Them, Too, and Look Real Swell. Cam you imagine making « gradua- Gea gown out of soft, fluffy material, With all the necessary laces and rib- bens which go with it for a cost of less than $7 Well, the girl students of Washington Irving High School have x (make their pennies, which they have been saving all term, stretch as far as eesibie, and all this so they may be fle to buy the materials for the much @aticipated § graduation gown, and Weredy save papa the expense. ‘The girls are taught to sew from the fame Giey first enter the school. Eech Qlame hes its own work. The firet spends its time making plain ts, The next class makes fancy ear, and #o on, until the pupils ape the graduating class, where they it the art of putting tn sleeves fe ing waists and skirts together. entire work is done with the one (Bdeot always ahead of them, namely, the of the graduation garb. Never the pupils so happy as when they @ance in the mirror and view lvés clad from head to foot In made entirety by themselves. Bonus ‘Tauant TO LOOK FOR BARGAINS. “Wet only are our girls taught to , @ut they also learn to watch for Dergains and buy materials when are cheapest,” sald Miss M. W. chairman of the Dornestic Department in the schools, “Sim- ity is the keynote by which we carry all our work,” she said. “It is our to make the graduation exercises &@ echoo! function, not an elabo- goclety event. In the past years @irte were in the habit of wearing silks fmd gatines, usually placing their par- date in debt which took them years to ettie, The majority of parents of the je class cannot afford to spend $0 900 for one costume, especially when are four or five children in the, » fome giris are dressed more than others, and conse- quently there is a great deal of Jealousy. rte who might otherwise be friends those who are better dressed, and imtimate feeling which should exist @ast aside for one of hatred. “Our pian is to have all the girls peened as nearly alike as possible, in pretty and simple dreseeq which can be bought by all. We do not want the firls to look prim and oldmaidish. They tam look as fascinating as they choose, ‘with as many laces on as they prefer. We only ask that the girls do not dress plaborately. }F 16 PROPOSED TO BAR GLOVES AND FLOWERS. “The subject of coming without has been brought up, but we have decided whether they must cover bande or mot. You see, of eighteen usually hi ty arms. As a rile, in J higher than at any othe year; #0 it would be quite a con- || ration to many not to be obliged to| them. We fight against flowers, and if a girl's friends wish to send her 2 we will advise she receive them in| own home.” ‘The girls are taught to sketch their ‘tterns and make them from their own wings. This not only develops their To-Morrow, Saturday, May 180prcsdway.New York go" They have developed unusual ability in the art of dresem wo who is make a tidy as housewife, ing. an; rt gradu f the ‘schoo! will @s an economical a LOTOS CLUB DINES PITNEY. Court Manton D, Pitney of New Jersey, || President Taft's newest appointee to the ‘highest tribunal of the nation, was the Guest of honor of the Lotos Club at « dinner last night. y In @ short speech Justice Pitney fol- lowed the lead of Justice Hughes in say- img that in Gccepting the office he would be content with it for life; that no po- 1 | Mtioal possibility could ever drag him from it. “This office,” he continued, “came to me without pledge or obligati that contained in the oath I shall devote _ THB BVSNINU WURLD, FRIDAY, Men's Underwear: Men's Lisle Underwear at 38¢ Men's kon fl Sosa of lisle thread Underwear, gauge lisle thread, white and drawers; also ribbed athletic union suits; all sises. check nainsook, athletic style shirts and knec drawers tomatch; all sizes, MAX 3, avid. Bloomingdates’, Main Floor, Lexington to 3d Ave. . 59th to 6¢th Street sizes, regular and exrro large. Bioomingdaies', Mate Fiver. High New U. 8. Supreme Court Justice Saye He Ie Out of Politics, Depew, Asi je Justice of U. &. Supreme ' of New Jersey, MODERN LIVING CAUSES SICKNESS The stomach is the most important organ of the body. The entire system depends upon its action. The stomach of @ men or woman living a shut-in life from day to day, riding to and from business and taking little or no exercise in the fresh sir, cannot digest the amount of food thet is foreed upon it. ere the result. COOPER'S NEW DISCOVERY tones up the stomach, cleanses the system, regu- lates the digestive organs and gives nature a chance—that is the secret of health. Spring Medicine Every one needs a Spring medicine—a medicine that will drive all impurities out of the system. Thick, clogged, impure blood makes one tired, dopey and dull. The blood needs to be purified in the Spring more than at any, other season of the year. A real Spring medicine will cleanse the blood, making it rich, red and healthy. COOPER'S NEW DISCOVERY will prevent Spring fever, drive away that tired, lazy, half-sick feeling, and make you more cheerful, lively and bouyant. It is a pure herbal preparation—Natuse’s own remedy. Many thousands of persons testify to the merit of Cooper’s New Discovery in the treatment of stomach trouble, indi- festion, loss of appetite, lack of strength, rheumatism, catarch and kidney and liver trouvics. At All Druggists TRY IT TODAY y Chief Justice | ‘sey, ex-Benator » Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, Will- ||f} fam B. Hornblower and ex-Gov. Griggs Including No extras. Chair, Music Delivered on Cabinet and payment of Cover. $5 These Walters Pianos are the best vhlues ever offered at the at price. Pianos to equal the Wal- : ters $250 New Upright in style, quality and tone cannot be se- cured anywhere else for less than. $375.00, Your only safeguard is to buy a Walters Piano, which is guaranteed for fifteen yi and ‘‘built to last a lifetim In construction and dural y the Walters Piano is unsur- passed, Some of the m striking features are, Double Vencered Case, Boston Fall, with automatic extension music desk, double repeating action, brasshammer rail, hammerscov- ered with German felt, three ft] unisons throughout, full bronzed agit iron plate, 7 1-3 octaves, ebony” > sharps and ivory keys, Other New Upright Pianos at $175.00 Up 88-Note Player Pianos $395.00 Up Ex @ your old piano for a beautiful new Walters piano or ol: i chang piano. We will take your old one in part payment anc a’ jd you to pay the balance at $1.00 or $2.00 Fer weak, Upon request a repre- sentative will call, Piano Salesroome, 3d » 60th street aide, ALL CARS TRANSFER TO $5 Down and $1 a Week’ Greatest Clothing Chance You Ever Had! Men, if you're interested in getting the biggest clothing values your moncy ever bought, come to Blooningdales’ to-morrow and take advantage of this sale of High Grade $18 Suits For Men and Young Men, This is your opportunity to buy suits that are cut right and made right at a price that means a remarkable saving for you. You can get ten-dollar suits anywhere, ‘but for an offering like this—where you can get $18 Suits at ten dollars—you must come to Bloomingdales’. A sale like this is rare indeed. Don’t miss it. This is a great chance. Come to-morrow—and you will be glad you came. The Suits Comprise :— Plain blue serges, fancy worsteds, in neat stripes; fancy blue serges, plain grays, fancy cheviots, in browns and grays; black serges, black thibets. All High Grade. The Sizes Are:— From 15 to 22 years for young men. From 33 to 50 chest measure for men. They are in regulars, stouts and longs. Women’s Colonials, Pumps & Boots $3.50 and $4.00 values; very special $2 98 to-morrow, Saturday, at le Various select styles in above offering, in black, white and tan, in all leathers and fabrics. Women’s $3 Low Shoes at $1.98 All styles, all leathers, all sizes. Very special. Our “Nature Shape” Shoes: For 3 patent | Pa: Gar ae igh’ tent it or Calfskin Buches. .$1.69 to 298 Patent Cole or Calfskin Buiton Boots, $2.48 to $2.98 in black or tan ps. e . -69 to $2. White Canvis and White] Also Colt and Gun Buck Shoes or Pumps, | Metal Pumps, with hand- $1.49 to $3.48] turned or welted soles. Dioomingdales,’ 2nd Floor, 80th St, Section, Saturday Sale of Boys’ Smart Suits Style and economy go hand in hand in this Saturday offering. The suits are made in m~ny popular styles and mate- rials and ofiered at prices prudent parents will be pleased to pay. FF 1,000 Boys’ $7 Double-Breasted Blue Serge and Fancy Cheviot Suits, Norfolk and Derby models; 4 95 sizes 7to17 years, Saturday at cy Boys’ $4.00 Suits, made of khaki crash and white duck, in Norfolk and double-breasted models; $? 95 sizes 7 to 16; very special at Boys’ Russian and Sailor Blouse Wash Suits, in sizes 214 tol0years; veryspecial— 98 ¢ 10 $3.98 Bloomingdales’, Becond Floor, OPth At, Section. A New Svace-Saving Draping Figure, $2.50 Where to keep a drap- ing figure so that it will not destroy the harmony of a room or take up too much space has long been @ problem with women who take pleasure in home sewing. The “Kumpakt" dress torm solves the difficulty. Itissosimple and yet so practical that ae” This Form’ Is Sold you'll wonder why it was ea not conceived before now, . It's @ combination waist nina t \ and dress form that may | be used for either or both. i By an ingenious arrange- i ment the skirt may be tele- | scoped down to the width | of an ordinary metal band, thus reducing the figure to half its size. It fits into a box 28 inches high and 14 inches square. This box, if covered with cretonne or any orna- mental material, might be placed to advantage any corner of a room. The Figure is the newest model, graceful in appearance, and most sub- stantial in construction, The Waist is covered with Jersey cloth and the Skirt is of flexible nickel finish flat wire. The iron Py 38, 40,42. Price... 2.00 stand is oxydize finish and has an extension standard, 90 that the figure may be raised or lowered, 34, 36, Sent by express to any part of the U. S. on receipt of price—weight 15 pounds, Bloomingdales,’ Notion Store, Main Floor, 5h ®t, Section it q Brollere, fine quality, weighing to 3 pounds each; price else- 22¢ The Styles 2 and 3 button Sacks and Norfolk models, in 2 and 3 piece suits, comprising Suits with Dash for Young Fellows and Suits for Conservative Men. $3.50 Low Shoes, at.. $4.98 Tan Russia, patent colt and calfskins, in all newest toe gunmetal shoes, sises 6 to 11, moatiy wide widths. ‘Second Pinus, The “Comiord” Are :— men, womer end childreh never before ro! No Mail, Phone or C. O. D. Orders assured. Fresh Cut Flowers: 5,000 Boxes of Fresh Cut Mixed Flowers, arranged with greens; worth $1.00; special at.... 25c 20,000 Roses and Carnations, all the“leading varieties and col- Py ey oe for S$0c. and . per dosen; Saturday price, ea. 2c and oe 5,000 Gardenias; regularly sold |: for 20c. and 25¢. each; very ‘ial, at Orne eeeee Il Other Fresh Cut Flowers at reduced prices. Artistic Floral Designs our specialty at $1.00 and up. In Our Green iouses Rose Bushes, leading varieties; regular 90c a bundle (6 in a bundle) special for Ic Special—1i Syringa, 1 Dogwood, 1 Deutzia and 1 Hydrangea; all of these regularly sold at 49c. each; also 25 packnges of as- sorted flower seeds, reg ilarly sold for 75c., and 1 large package of sweet regularly 10c.; peas, a total value of $2.81, froin $1.00 Fern Dishes, each bearing a cen- tre plant; regularly sold for 40c, and 60c.; each 1c 3 Rose Bushes, viz., 1 Dorothy Perkins, 1 Crimson Rambler and 1 Magna Charta; Heel Ale 75c., and | large pac! peas, regularly 10 total value of $1.30; for. . 1,000 Bego: ia and Salvia Plants, fine specimens growing in pots; regular price 15c.; special, $5.40 Cowhide Traveling Bags, $3.50 ‘These bags are made of cowhide leather; all leather lined, one full-length inside pocket; rivered steel frame; comfort leather handle; solid brass lock and slide catches; sizes 16, 17 $3.50 and 18-inch; at...... Also Black Walrus Grain Tiage;16,17 and 18-in, at $3.90 $3.00 Leather Suit Cases at . $2.25 24-inch Russct Leather Suit Cases, well made and roomy; riveted steel frames; leather pro- tected corners; brassed locks and bolts, or with short straps. Bloomingdales’, Main Floor, will be filled. Alterations free. Extra salesmen. Quick, courteous attention Bloomingiales’ Clothing Shop, 24 Mloor, Sale of New Trimmed Hails fee Sear’ $8.00 We must reduce our large stoc! Ds VAY of trimmed hats. 500 black anc all colors smart and snappy up-to-¢3 date trimmed hats, in Milans, chips, hair hats, Tagal braids and WV hand-made effects, all beautifully trimmed with flowers, . ostrich ing up .°9; all to go at, each, $3.00. 4 Sen 3 Pal 4 Misses’ an Children’s Smart WS % ‘Trimmed Hats, now selling up to $5.00; on sale ye : Saturday... DOAD ane $1.95 VIE Hand-made and blocked misses’ and children's <rimmed hats, black, white and all colors, handsomely trimmed with this season's emart trimmings Children’sSchool,Play andReady-to-Wear Hats, Main Floor, 75¢, 95¢ & $1.25 /'y 12 different styles, made of the finest white Milan and Nacre braids, all trim- for school and street wear.’ § Well worth double our Your choice, on Floor, » Te 96e, $1.25. ey $3.00 Untrimmed Hats at 95¢ and on Main Floor, Saturday. We secured the entire, quality Milans, Chips, Mohair Braids, Hair Braids and shapes frem season's popula shapes abo sone two-tone calle edge hats is some two-tone cal in this lot worth than $3.00; urday will be , Charming New Warm-Weather Dres:es for Girls and Junio Girls’ White Lawn Dresses, waist made with % clusters of tucks and lace insertions; fine tucks (( in skirt and % sleeves;.6 to 14 year sizes; very special at............0eee eee 98 c Girls’ Plaid Gingham Dresses, with Dutch neck, three rows of embroidery on waist; embroidery on sleeves, full pleated skirt; 4 year sizes; very special eat oe $1.49 Girls’ White Lawn Dresses, le with Dutch neck and kimono sleeves, wi finished with fine tucks and embroidery and lace insertions; Plentes skirt with tucked ruffle, showing en.- ' roidery and insertion at top, 8 to 14 year sizes; for Saturday at $2.96 4 Junior White Norfolk Suits, jacket with sailor collar and cuffe, contrasting color shield with silk tie; skirts in the newest models, 13, 15, and 17 year sizes; for Seturday at the special price. $4.49 Junior One Piece Dresses of fine serges, sailor collar ant cuffs of white serge with braiding and embroidery, 13, 15, 17 year sizes, Interesting values at. $8.88 Junior Suits, finely tailored, of good quality whipcords and serges, single breasted jacket, satin liged; skirts made in newest 1 8 designs, 13, 15 and 17 year sizes. B Bloomingdales’, Second Floor, 69th St, Section. our prices for Fresh Meals--Extra Specials for Saturday: Chickens. Fine eeclected, fresh killed, for Soup, Fricaseee, and 8 ome for Roasting, Usually, sold at 2c; special, Ib... 16 where is 30c; our special price Milk Fed Veal. The very best milk | Roasting Lamb, Kacks of fine fed Veal bl ya yaad ae quality, Fie Canada Lamb, suis for 8h fess, Whe | charge” a4c, we sell 24c, we sell them af Squabe, Wits killed, medium size, very cious; very epe- clal Sat urday 25e ‘ “W. L. BOUGLAS** Shoulder Brace 12!¢' the low price for Satur- en at ‘ 16 Bloomingdales’, ey) } i v ie ‘ med at neck; punts to” "