The evening world. Newspaper, January 31, 1913, Page 11

ROMANCE OF WAR IS REVEALED IN WIDOW’ DEAT As.Southern Girl Mrs, Foote, Wed Her Northern Captain Despite Opposition. Fhe story of a civil war romance | Where « Southern cirl, in the face of ostracism, mar: fled with him oF followel him thro four years’ ing was told to-day by the daughter of Mrs. Linda La Mar ” Henry Rutger Linda La Mar married Capt. Foote, U. BA, at » » Ga, in 1861, The | La Mars, like othe families, | were bitter agalnst the visits of the yo aptain in troubled times almost as an affront. Their daughter was only &! and | the thought of lo! her to the enemy was unbearable. married her cap. | tain. In the firs * of the honeys moon war Was declared. The bride in- sisted on going to the front with her hurhand, and was at the first battle of | Bull Run. “Mother often told us of that first ter- rible defeat,” sd Mrs. Howard M, Van Qelder, her daugiiter, to-day, “Before the fighting bexon she was hurried to | the rear and quartered in a small farm- | house by her bueband, who assured her the ‘Johnny Rebs’ would never dare face | the Northern troops, = AWAKENED BY RETREATING SOLDIERS AND SWEPT ALONG. | “It was early next morning that Mother was awakened by a rumbling which she thoug! was thunder, Soon @ flying trooper shed by erying that | the ‘Black Horse Cavalry’ were coming. | At daylight t Was choked with retreating men routed and falling back | {to Washington. In the horrible contu- m mother, who was only sev: swept along with teen, t the defeated a and lost father for six days, r she acted as a nurse on many attlefields and saw father promoted our times for gallantry. When he was woUnded at Chancellorsville she , eared for him and until the war ended qos ere eens ‘ated from him by more 1. ter the war ahe atded him in pat- his oll burning engine . This was tried out years ago, when the officials were jn a party which eailed all day on an oil- drtven steamer. “Bomehow or other the Government was not ready for father's invention and nothing came of It u wan to Delfeve the idea practica Col. Foote became prominent !n oll fields of Pennsylvania and at the time of his death was accounted wealthy. Mrs. Foote, who was onl sixty-seven years old, died yesterda, Pneumonia after two days’ Il pian halle ated GUM-CHEWING HABIT A MENACE TO ATHLETES. Injures Stomach and Eyes, Declares Y. M. C. A, Doctor—Over- done’ It’s a “Vice.” WASHINGTON, Jan, 31—A warning against the excessive use of chewing . gum has been issued to the 2,500 ath- letes of the Y. M. C. A. by Dr, 8, H. ‘Greene jr, dean of tho association's physical i examination staff, immoderate use of chewing ald Dr. Greene, “may lead to stomach disorders and occasionally may also be a conducive cause of weak eyes, “{ do not mean to say that a large number of ¥. M. C. A, athletes carry the practice of chewing gum till it be- comes a vice, but some have. Gum chewing in moderation has very little or no ill effect and at times it may even help digestion, but the gum should ve thrown away when the sweetness has left {t, for by that time the pepsin, which is the beneficial part of the prep- aration, hes been entirely extracted.” aRleasilee ahd eos TWINS BORN 32 HOURS APART Rey, Girl and Mother Doing Finely “Doctors Astonished, ‘A boy was born to Mrs, Doolan Troy ef No, 3 Dale place, Yonkers, at $ A. M. Jam M1. He weighed a little more than ‘ight pounds, Thirty-two hours later a int, Raghing nine pounds, was born to Mrs. Troy, All three are doing q@plendidly. Mrs. Troy was up and efound yesterday. Dr, Clarence W. Buckmaster, the at- tending physician, considers the case remarkable, as do other Yonkers phy- eicians. Mrs, Troy’s husband is em- ployed in the plant of the Federal Sugar Refining Company at Yonkers. They have had three other children, but nly_one liv: “The Precious Lives of Little Children” Are often sacrificed through carelessness. Children should be taught at an early age to rinse the mouth thoroughly morning and night with “ODOL.” The germ of Diphtheria is ever a deadly menace to the lives of children, Tt enters through the mouth. as “ODOL" as a mouthwas Bee conta ee ARD that renders a child ractically immune from attack. \ ’ it to the taste and delightfully refreshing 1F/ “ODOL" will also harden the gums and keep ir healthy cli Price 50 Lents, a | A Drugeists and Department Stores, EO, BORGFELDT & CO. NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO | “2 | CHARACTER, Which Is Beauty Joined with Service, Is the Distinguishing Mark of the | GIMBEL February Which Begins Tomorrow, with Average Savings riority. Colonial Walnut Bedroom Suite Sabah te Bureau. $40, from $60. Chiffonier, $36, from $45. Toilet Table, $28, from ¢36. 1 offered. pensi } RCS ) ee Rocker Mahogany Chiffonier $3.76 from $5 i $16.60 from $20 ere in i - 7 The feathers in Mission Library Suite Nel In fumed oak, upholstered in brown Spanish leather. Settee, $12.50 from $18. Arm Chair, $6.50 from $10. Arm Rocker, $7.50 from $10. At $2 to $6.95 unique. has two collars. —delightful ! : To justify distinguishing excellences: The enc the New York public, critical Parlor Suites Bureaus Five Pieces— Mople—g37 Bureaus at $33 iF Suites at $87.60 0 Settees $35 Bureaus at, $30 100 Suites at $75 $25 Buveaus ot g27.70 bi Y ‘Three Piecee— Pillows these sterilized by odorless, fe Pillows at $2 1. lows at More New Style Revelations Will Be Disclosed in New Lingerie Blouses, New shoulder effects, new cuffs, new frills; new jabots—and the col- lars, they are probably the most There is one Blouse that Some of these Blouses of fine white crepe and voile are radiant with rich colors, while others are trimmed in the more subdued tones. one at $2, whose collar and large buttons are embroidered in a mellow shade of yellow, a soft tone of rose, a pale China blue, and a delicate green Illustrated. _ These Blouses are new and dis- tinclive, because they are fashioned afler the latest Paris models. because then the men can spend at $15 18 Arm Chairs at 612.60 13.50 Arm Chairs at $9.! Arm Chairs at $8.26 28 Bookcases at $25 25 Bookcases at $22.60 $8. $14 Women’s Writing Desks, $12.50 9 Women's Myf J 7.75 Women’s Writ Women's Wri Desks at $8 Desks at §7 at $6.26 hth Floor special Pillows steam and Pillows at $1.40 wad Pillows at $1.10 760 Sixth Fi There is Third Floor BROADWAY THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1918, its existence nowadays a February Furniture Sale must have Beautiful Bedroom and Dining-room Furniture of which there is only piece or two of a style—prizes that will be sn tpned up by tne Seventy-five styles of Brass and Enameled Bedste ANTEED LACQUER, all at special February prices. A fine collection of Mission Furniture, in a rich fumed oak finish. An unusually large proportion of good Furniture of the MEDIUM AND LOWER- PRICED ee od which will be eagerly claimed for small apartments and inez- summer homes. The remainder of our earlier imports of artistic Furniture, at less than half their original prices. The Sale will be ready with the openi cannot be placed upon coming during the early days of the Sale. Tomorrow will be the Saturday half-holiday with the women of studying the Sale at its best and planning their purchases together. Mission Furniture h of these GIMBEL half-yearly events proves as it always is, has discovered their points of supe- : They are not boomerang sales—in them there is no poor or unworthy Fur- niture to “come home to roost. iece in this newest February Sale, Ev which fills one acre-big floor solid! fll, and over ly inspected lows on to the floors above and below, has been as rigidly inspected as though intended for our regular stock. Character is the dominating quality in the whole collection. Character which comes from woods; from the beauty of simple and harmonious lines. And so, in presenting THIS FEBRUARY FURNITURE OCCASION, The Most Careful COMPARISON by Experienced Furniture Buyers . We invite the most drastic scrutiny of the CONSTRUCTION of the Furniture careful making; from sound, well-seasoned js, the former with GUAR- of One Dollar that early visitors to Sale. of the Store tomorrow. Too much emphasis The SUBWAY STORE Makes a Stirrin head and footboard. B: and 4 ft. 6 in. sizes, sanitary. Any size. Mational Wire Spring, strong, yet yielding and comfortable. sizes, wines 6 thus: $4.95 from ee $6.26 from $8.75 $8.50 from $14 $9.75 from $18.50 If You Are, or Expect to Be, Interested in FLOOR COVERINGS You Must Not Fail to Read the News in the Sunday Newspapers, Involving Another Very Important Offering of CARPETS and RUGS From the famous Mills of JOHN AND JAMES DOBSON Also plan to you can on Mo) t here as early as lay morning. NEW YORK ‘The Mattress is of pure white cot- ton, with rolled edge, durable and Brass Bedsteads Greatl; Bright or satin finish; various styles, 8 rf) Poe, Fg v} ft. 6 ia, $11.75 from $16.50 9.60 from 75 from $17.! 323.75 $14.60 from $22.50 . cs 76c Feather Pillows at 35c Of guaranteed pure feathers, in various styles of stri ‘ Combination Offer Typical of Many Others $16.75 Brass Bedstead $9 Cotton Mattress $4.50 Wire Spring The Brass Bedstead has 2-in.” Colonial posts with seven fillers, in | right, satin, and Roman gold finish, in 3 ft., 4 ft. Complete for $16.75 50 75 Subway Store, Extension Tabi: | Three-Piece Parlor Suite, $45 from $60 pnd ticking, Mahogany-finish, loose cushion seats, in green velour February Sale Offering of the New York Stock Sale of Furniture in Every Four Colonial Mahogan Sideboard, Chine Closet and Servi~ Table, 965 from 985 Arm Chairs, $8 from $10 982 from 745 Side Chairs, $5.60 from $6.60 Bedroom Furniture Bedroom Furniture 2. We invile the judgment of cultured New Yorkers as to the STYLE-CORRECT- Dining-room Suites Sideboards Bureaus Chiffoniers NESS and GOOD TASTE of the patterns shown. i In mahogany, consisting of _Side- | Golden Oak. Golden Oak— Golden Osk— 3. We invile the most careful analysis of the VALUES presented—compared with bagi yee cee an 2.50 $30 Bureaus at $20 $28 Chiffoniers at $18 the best to be found elsewhere. : fn Dining-room Suites at His $25 Bureaus at ire « Ghitoniere wt oS We shall expect to find (adel es only by SUPPLYING YOU WITH FUR- 90 Dining-room Suites at $170 EB cnsion Tables ae Chiffoniers at 614 NITURE THAT YOU LIKE BETTER than can be found in other sales; or by SERVING Odd Sideboards Golde: Osk— Mahogany— Mahogany— YOU WITH FURNITURE OF UNQUESTIONED EXCELLENCE AT LOWER PRICE .00 Extension Tables at aR i hthisilie th THAN YOU WOULD PAY FOR FURNITURE OF SUCH QUALITY ELSEWHERE. | ™*™*°T sisshoands st ee Evte-sion Tables at $25 Bureaus at $18.76 Chiffoniers at But chiefly we count on winning New York friends b; supplying AT LOW FEBRUARY es Br 12.60 Evtension Tables at $20 Bureaus at $16.60 5 Chiffoniers at $20 PRICES the MOST FASHIONABLE and MOST DESIRABLE FURNITURE, from THE Sideboards at be Tuns Mahogsny— Chiffoniers at $16.60 BEST MAKERS IN THE CRAFT, rather aby offending their good taste by showing China Closets $28 Bureaus at 924 Walnut— undesirable ‘odd lots” that factories might be glad to be rid of. Mahogan $23 Bureaus at $17.00 10 Sueaere at 982.60 This February Sale is still based on the lower prices that ruled before January Ist. Since $19 Bureaus at $: 6 Chiffoniers ot br} then, we have been served with notices from every manufacturer, of a rise in the price of his Walnut— Meple— goods. But the Furniture in this Sale was all bought before this rise in price; and the savings $42.60 Bureaus at $38 are figured on the old prices, and not on the new. $36 Bureaus at §26 Chiffoniers at $34 A . $28 Bureaus at $18 Chiffoniers at $39 Besides our special purchases, we have reduced prices from 10 to 50 per cent. on all the Chiffoniers at $20 } Furniture in our regular stock. Making in all a collection of over half a million dollars’ worth Chiffoniers at ¢17.60 of superb Furniture, all of Gimbel quality, with an average saving of 25 per cent. White Rasmel— : - - ~ 25 Chitfoniers at | Some of the High Lights in the Sale 15 Chitfoniers at j An unusually large representation of Mahogany Furniture for dining-room and bedroom, with the delicate Sheraton inJaid lines. Aspecial purchase of Chiffoniers and Bureaus, in Circassian walnut, that offers extraordinary values. is single 10 Mattresses at 11 Box Springs at $9 Of the ALASKA Refrigerator Company Every hcusekeeper who has studied the Refrigerator question knows that Alaska-made Re- frigerators ar - marvels of convenience, economy and hygienic construction. They are worth every dollar of their full prices at any time. Hence we are glad to offer the whole stock of “Alaska” and “Leader” Refrigerators in the New York warerooms of the Alaska Refrigerator Company at very comfortable reductions from usual prices. There are exactly 121 boxes in the offering, comprising four styles. Top Lift Style—Zinc-lined— Here are specimen GIMBEL BROTHERS Height Width Depth Ico Ornscity Regularly New Width Depth Ice Capacity Regularity New 43in. 26in, 17% in, bo Ibe, $1411.96 | 50in, 22in, 1814 in, G5 tbs. $18.75 $18.60 45 in, 28!¢in, 18% in, 75 lbs. $15.50 $13 5344 in, 2534 in, 1984 in. 86 Ibe. $22.75 $19 47 in, . 19% in, 8b tbs, $18.50 $18 68in. 2834in. 20% in. 110Ibs. $27 $22.60 49 in, 21 in, 195 Ibs, $21 is Apartment House—f nimel-linei— Bnamel-lined— 6814 in, 33 in, 26 in. 180 Ths. $42.50 $98.80 43 in. 251 in, 4 in. 5 . . lain-lined— ‘ 46% in, 28); in, 18%{in. ‘Slbe, $28 19.60 | 58}¢in. 2534 in. 19%( in, 86 ts, Be Pectin tA ay yA ane 58 in, 2834 in, 20% in. 110 lbs. $40 $36 634 in. 264in, 19% in, Sibe. $17 i460] Olin B2in. § 2144 in, 150 lbs. $45 = 88 Enamel-lined— Tope dpee Fran inaesrsined Pee se PA pM y | in \ in. in. 5 58%G in, BO2¢ in. 1994 In, FS Ede. $19.75 018.00) Gein.” B14 in, 2434 in, 160 Ibs. $40 §BB Pe alr oR Iei4in. yStbe. $1050 sane a (40s4in, 27 in. “200 The, $47.50 $48.60 34 2 in, I. . 5 ow epee Brinn” Bertin Doetim tlotbe $26 gage | 58in, 9834 in, 20% in, 160 bs, $75 908 68}y in, 33 in, | 26in, | 130 Ibs. $36.50 $81 Poreelain-tined— 68 in. 404gin. 27 in. 200 Ibs. $68 957.60 Bide Icer—-Znamel-tined— 45in, 38in, = 22in. 75 Ibs, $30 b 4 4614 in, 35 in, 22in. 9B Ibs. Poreelain-lined— 60% in, 3814 in, 231n. 190 tbs, THIRTY-THIRG OF, 69in, 49in, 25in. 250 Ibe. styles and prices: Apartment House—Enamel-lined—