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| ' { Chats With Great Men of the Civil War Mrs. Pickett is the widow of Gen. s George E. Pickett, leader of the immortal Gettysburg charge. She was in the very heart of the Civil War. Heroes who are now merely deathless names were her close personal friends. ; Mrs. Pickett has written for the Evening World one of the most re- markable series of articles ever printed, comprising her memories of the Civil War’s great men. Lincoln, Lee, Stonewall Jackson and a host of other notables are Mints her ovine in these articles Ph be and from a wholly new and intimate viewpoint. Sel tibalied ta tre General Port-Oftes Mrs. Pickett was affectionately termed “The BITS rice sine: Hominid wh Bride of the Confederacy.” She has known nine gan obtained, from. the branen ata.|f | Presidents, and has won fame as one of the most ane een es mg bya gs DA ae of conc can in eee ine which her soldier-husband bore so gallant a part. jes haa pocsed. trrvuets tne, “Chats With Great Men of the Civil War,” will begin in the Evening World, January 9. ~ CAUGHT INA JFFY BY EAGER PUBLIC, More Than 1,500 Packages Mailed in General Post-Office Alone in an Hour. . Mercantile New York started the par- ¢el post today with @ rush, A® soon As the windows were opened at § o'clock in the General Post-Office Buflding and leo in the twenty-one branch stations in Manhattan, the clerks aid a rushing business, In one hour !t was roughly Ages had passed through the post-office @tation in the Gra: tral Station. These packages from surrounding towns in New Jer-| *ey and from Long leland, There were mailed from Farmingdale #ixty packages of egas, each package con- taining a dozen eges In the first mail, ween 8 o'clock am@ 11 o'clock, 1,187 packages were) delivered. Of theme 209 were de- livered in wagons and 978 by the regular carriers. Only 96 were ine ured. X tie reported av dong ness are thedirand Cet iat bast | the General Post-Office that wa . the Hudson] fused either because of its si Terminal an dthe etation in the Penn-] contents, The public seemed to aylvania ‘Terminal, derstand fully the rules and regula tions governing the new wervice an’ few errors were mode. BUSINESS HOUSES MAKE FEW MISTAKES WITH STAMPS. In anticipation of the parcel post it wan noticeable that a number of busi- eas Houses which sent their clerks a Ceneval Port-OM for delivery, for o As nearly as could be ascertained there] articles aa pi hod been maiiea in the city eincy the| brooms Dpppet post Was inaugurated yastorday| After 9 o'clock the parcel post clerks 208 padres. Only @ vory small frac- {were almost floo@ed with bundles, tion of these were matied yesterday—a| which they had to weigh and stamp, noliday, The ocranch stations which|Not one was offered for mailing at , such and Formerly AT. Stewart” & Co. {The White Sale Of New Fashions, New Stocks, New Materials, New Trimmings and Exclusive Specialties This is the White Sale of Crisp Embroideries Perky Ribbons New Ideas Fresh, Untouched Materials erpreing | is spotlessly new here. We are through with the old ring fashions have blossomed over night. lerclothes styles are governed by outside fashions. The new evening gowns with their lace bodices have influenced to a marked degree all the veins ‘owns, corset covers, chemises and com- mination, so that their a also are often almost altogether of lace. The ‘‘uncorseted”’ silhouette, which will rule every fashion of the sering, demands the lightest and least number of undergarments. To e this effect we have made the new Chemise Pantalons This single garment consists of a soft nainsook chemise with attached drawers fastening with buttons, and is to be worn underneath the corset. A special model trimmed with Valenciennes in the real in this sale is priced %1.50. at $1. With these may be worn her single garment. A Princess Slip This may be found in this sale of hter nainsook, handkerchief linen and many styles both for street and evening. New Petticoats in Three Sizes “Regular size” is very slim and straight eand to be worn when one is not in a hurry and wishes to dispense with the least par- ticle of extra thickness below one’s gown. Intermediate size is for slim and average size women who wish freedom for long walks and exercise. Extra size for large women whorequire plenty of width around the hips, as well as at the waist and foot. Many New Trimmings Seldom has there been such a crop of pretty novelty trimmings. Nightgowns at#1 have bands of dainty pink or blue striped lawn. Ribbons of varied colors are combined in bows—pink and blue or pink and lav- ender usually. Hand-loom embroidery is mary clously like French hand-work. Wide beading with buttonhole em- broidery looks hand-wrought. Tucking is used extensively both at the foot of garments and in the yoke and sleeves The New Laces Embroidered Cluny and Valenciennes are most attractive; the real filet from Italy, the imported hand-made crochet, the real patterns in Belgian Vale Cluny imitation and miambe.s of novelty sheer laces, such as applique, shadow malines, filet boehn and imitation Bo- hemian, Pen Sketches of Remarkable Values Possible only ina sale carefully planned are a number of dainty, soft garments, trimmed simply and charmingly and of unique quality for the prices. For instance : 1) ba hed nainsook, with embroidery the muate neck and sleeves, wget coring, threaded with pink of blue satin N A hi . ove ne » Wy aewlde reset hutttakate iithed beading rvaten with one-inch satis on giving high woleied effet tiny pull dee ve with ¢ $1.50. (8) LPowers A vitky, ineook, Uited at the top with 6 chet due ton. with baby ribbon, all care ly made wud itched, 8M, “” Pettiovel A naiasook,tittedat the top with deep fhounee, edged len nd inset with quality, th beading thr Vave-edged di 5) Nightgown of sheer lingerie cloth with Fer 1 pleating The square neck and pull sleeves are edued with em: broideted Cluny and have beading ran with good satin nbbon, $5. Along petticoat to mateh, $8 Lome petticoat of soft cotton with th Vroidered Swine flow with embrot threaded with autin rity. 1.45, Third Ploor, Old Building Tun top, bas em heading THE _EV BuanG WwW veLD, have \) | wetghe nie Dike, 0056 ccs ee THussvAY, 1918. ‘rate of $30 a week Since the trial of the action before Justice Cohalan, B to pay his wife alin plea being that he is making onl week and that he cannot afford to submit to the) ‘Court's direotions, During Christmas JANUARY 2, OST STEPS OUT = OF “HAMLET” INTO ree Business — houres and measure ts and prepared ally construct for that purpore. manner they have det actly the weight of every article, 1 | cluding its wrapper, that they mail, and! ‘it was noticeable to-day that when they ir clerks to the Post-OMice | caret ally ae |4el, and sent word to Sheriff Harourger | ehaeshe had Ws grips and books packed in readiness to join the other anti-all- monites spotlses who prefer durance vile to meet- kly or monthly payments of ali A’stay of six months will was + Roberts clean of alimony respon nd it is sald he is prepared for y. unless his wife consents ‘Actor Roberts Prefers “Dur-| had been stamped corr CLERKS’ FEAR OF ERRORS| CAUSES SOME DELAY. ke welgiing the bundles, who y the to locate vf mail in ite right gone, | ttle difficulty owing to] t. When they customed to the} py, imple, tt mping and an half the ance Vile” to Paying $50 Week Alimony. Theodore Roberts, an actor, who haw) tog Te | by the en playing the ghost in “Hamlet, began a six months’ sojourn tn Harburger's alimony retreat in Ludiow street to-ds refused to | ni the Mrs y make Tauey | initia separation | tore trie ony at the! soon afte: coos ea FOR (NDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, 645 = SOUR STOMACH—PAPE’S DIAPEPSI. business houses. -|Time it! In five minutes your Stomach feels fine Surest, quickest Stomach doctor in the world. Senator Jo- i address lowe t to-day windows on the fret General Post-Office Buliding have been designated by the Postmaster for thet Land stamping of the Aue walk who won @ e actor with the endun, that he will resign sch i conchided, in large a tities by One clerk bought $2i7 nine denominations which are now at the al of the public ersons insured t ce) peat serv istration, f# 10 ity of not more t The tngur- | | You don't want « slow remedy when your stomach is bad—or an uncertain or a harmful one—your stomach is -keep it handy—get a large it case from ig store and something | iit what ni emember as soc . Its millions in ried fees ion, dyspepsia, — i nd qther stomach trouble made it famous the world over. istress van- | certainty and | h the stomach all Its promptn: in overcoming * took her tot Keep this perfect stomach doctor Broadway, Fourth Ave., sEighth to Tenth Street. TOMORROW— The 1913 Twice-a-Year SALE of SHOES Begins With an Offering for Men, Women and Children This sale is not an offering of sale-made shoes: nor is it a prop for dull business. The Wanamaker Shoe Store needs no such stimulant; its business activity is ever and always on the forward-upw ard climb. And just because it continues to go ahead of even itself it has a dividend to declare in acknowledgment of the splendid patronage it has received—a dividend which takes the form of a sale offering of the ‘ Best Values in Its History July. standard surplus production of only our regular makers-— All This Season’s Styles at Greatly Lowered Prices For Men We are offering #6 to $10 shoes in dull and tan calfskin and patent leather, also bench made shoes from England, for $4.40. %5 shoes, in full size assortment of styles and leathers that are most wanted, single and double soles, for $3.65. For Women We are offering 86 to $8 shoes, including many with novelty tops, for $4.40. #5 and #6 shoes in tan, patent leather, gun metal and velvet, for $3.65. %4 shoes in patent leather and dull leather, some with novelty cloth tops, for $3. For Boys We are offering the remainder of five styles of 82.50 to 84 shoes for $2. For Girls and Children We are offering $1.50 to 83 shoes in kid, dull calf and patent leather, mostly laced Sizes 5 to8 for $1.10 Sizes 814 to 104% for $1.30 Sizes 11 to 2 for $1.50 Sizes 214 to 6 for $2 For Babies We are offering a group of $1.25 to #2 shoes, including some with white and pink and blue tops, for $1. iE Men's and Boys’ Shoes, Burlington Arcade floor, New Building. nen’'s and Girls’ Shoes, Main floor, Old Building. New Wash Frocks for Girls In spite of their newness they are marked less than usual, because there are but a few of each kind. Among them are: Prices |.owered on All Coats for Girls Fur Coats at Exactly Cost Price White, brown and natural coney, blended, squirrel and marmot. Priced White lingerie fleas embroidered Rue now $20 to $75. Sizes 4 to 14 years. frocks, $3,500 $8.75, | tole yeas a that were $4.25 to English smocked Corduroy and Velvet Coats $12.78 vine, wt! mate | dresses, $5, that were $10 and $20, were $16.50 to $30 rials certain characteristic of every of these pretty frocks, Coats of distinetion and individuality, beau tifully made-lined and sometimes interlined Sizes 6 to 14 years Sizes 6 to 10 years. “loth are the Spring | Second floor, Old Building Cloth Coats > $7 to $38, were $10 to $78 bhve pie ona I gat Scales One partionlurly good little coat in the smaller es (6 $78 | b the exact copy of a 88 cout, Made of tine | in Long waiet rred inte a wide velvet ine Huassion dresses | They are guaranteed ac | with sailor yokes wud wal | curate in agent to Wt Second floor, Old Building foped blue and white, stationery ereia! pink, 60, May Resign To-Day. | | in contac! ty This is the first of our twice-a-year shoe sales-—one in January, the other in |}! It offers only the standard Wanamaker quality from gur own stocks and the |}! | CHENGTL le hina, Ja lweek Mra. Roberts asked Justice Page soldiers were killel by a force of to put her husband in jail for hie con-| Tibetans near Helangcheng, on the ‘ rele of the Court's directions, | borders of Tibet, during an attack last To-day Roverts surrendered himself at | night. the office of Harman L. Roth, his coun- | troops also lost six machine guns. ' in the alimony awarded | Sun fees, 4,24 was | | | | | | worst. stomach ¢ re is a revelation to those who | 300 CHINESE TROOPS KILLED. | is has refused Fall Under Sudden Night Attack of feat of the regular troops is that the soldiers refused to trust thelr com. in the Sheriff'a mansion ot! mander's knowledge of the country and bo: umn, whl oh was totally defeated. oSIMPSON CRAWFORDCO,,6TH AVE., 19TH TO 20TH ST, MLLED.| GG YEARS :) BOTH GOOD {ii No Drug Acts, Legisiations — \ nor Change of Formula for RADWAY'S READY RELIEP teorge Starr, of a Tibetan Force. Province of Szechuen, ‘Three hundred Chinese Tt is reported that the Chinese The official reason given for th During the con- Ly eat until Thi a first ap- 9 ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY, A enter 4.44 Moon ‘rises,, 2,25 pit once and soon effec! Used in Every Country in the World UXTH §=AVE.19710 20" TSTREET. Music Lovers! Our Latest and Most Attractive Piano Club Begins To-Morrow with the Offer of Just 100 Beautiful New Needham pit lta THINK WHAT THIS MEANS! An Old-t.me-tried Stoncard make (Estcbiished over 60 years) at a price which represenis a wonderful in- 4 vestment either musically or financiaiiy. THEN Why Be Satisfied! With some obscure make offered under flattering induce- ments, when by joining our NEEDHAM PIANO CLUB you obtain an instrument representing the iast word in tonal quaiities and becuty of workmanship? NEEDHAM PIANOS are cffor.ing satisfaction and pleasure in thousands ot New York's most musical homes. WiLL YOU BE ONE OF THE 100 to profit by this unusual opportunity to own one of these really superb pianos? Terms as low as $5.00 CASH AND $1.25 A WEEK will place this beautiiul NEEDHAM in your home. That Sale of Used Pianos Any Upright This Week at $100.00 ! | Stemway Including Terms as Hardman Chitetien Low as $5 Down) pSferting Emerson. and $1 a Week, Shoninger And Many Other Noted Makes £0 Fourth Fleer, January Sale of Canned Foods, Etc. ta Sixth Floor, 2 Carloads of Sugar Peas | and Tender Lima Beans Whe quality of these is of high standard. Worth 18¢ can, take your choice to-morrow, at, case, $2.25; 1 dozen, $1. Wt CAN Gai vpekincnnaaria ain Oc £00 Cases Calitornia Lem- on Cling Peachcs~', heavy dozen, 88.004 2c ni 2.705 Te ‘| Cuffec 29c Plan tion Teas *°')\\\\ ‘gal Cocoa~,\ i, 25e your ehoon: 24 Tn Hah 49c Wax Beans : TH ———— 5,000 Sirips Kone log ee con Mil! cured: eee 18146 1,000 Smokea Ox Tom ues —Close trimmed, to. morrow, Ieaee ene, 1046 A Sasinad of Fancy Florida Grapetruit Thin skin, full\ Box of 46 $338 of juice, 2 sizes. (Box of 64, Dozen Dozen MSP (QF you want your “business” to become | the talk of the town, tell about it through a World "Want" Ad. 3 3: 3