The evening world. Newspaper, January 31, 1913, Page 7

THE EVE | [t’s Cost of Foolishness, tiygn fn ine cine o Ghe considers hourework degrading | . My “Ott wettien would only ston ‘keep- Not the Cost of Living, \p:/'isv) Rabares Batcheller's, It's the simple, solid truth \ That Makes Gray Hairs): that tvbor’ o ©0940 499009454 9G84- 9005 & 4 os far from inde: ) “ pendent as possidl hed husband q a th , overwerl ui nd | || Too Many Wives Buy Ex- Ti suitor cioodcnatured to a fault, unwilling to blame his womenfolks, tru B the real travagant Clothes and Spend Days Wandering Through Shops or Win-| + dow - Shopping,’’ Says Mrs. Austin Norman Palmer. Marguerite Mooers Marshall. What's the use of lenses to benefit one set heh) if ou're going to expose another set to ihe pain of a clip that grips the nose so tight it breaks the skin? Tonnis positively prevents eyeglasses slipping, eyeglass accidents, and that painful pinch that leaves a mark on the nose. Fitled to your glasses for 35 cls. Sold only at our eight stores. And 1 agreed with hei HIGH COST OF FOOLISHNESS But think of the other household ex- TNE TROUBLE. penses, ‘Denides whet. tn paid for raw | Ct rast $8. Sty newt gaan Aven “1 mean just exactly what I sald, T suggested. “For in-| 54 West 1g5th Bt. Lenox Ave. she relterated, “It's the high cost of, ata ‘ ; Gis Colones Ave’ Sint on 680, Ste “Te not the cost of living, but the cost of foolishness that's graying the hair of the modern husband and father. To my mind the most pathetic figure in our Ufe to-day is the middle class wage-carner, the man who on 8 When Mrs. Austin Nelson Palmer treated the Political Study Club to the foregoing observations there were no men present. If they had been I am sure they would have cheered her to the echo, and agreed, for once, that some good may come out of a woman's club, And to procure for Mrs, Palmer the wider audience which her remarks merited, 1 asked her to explain @ bit more fully her interesting theory of the high cost of living. when six girls can solve the foolishness that's the horrible cut worm working at the root of the modern home. 70 Nassau St, near John Bt. Too many ponsible wives buy ex-| Beep 1009 Broadway, near Willo'by, B’klyn. travagant howy clothes and spend A. & B'klyn. ering through the shops or window-shopping.”’ “What's that?” I asked, delighted with the piquant phrase. “The window-shopper is the mivesssns: | BONWIT TELLER& Co. be detected by her meandering ait, her trance-like expression and the shine om the cat of Ben ses, Will Close Out Saturday Cauiky: aay Sin ouseoanety Ae Entire Balance—Winter Stock fized it while gazing yearningly at De te oe Misses’ & Girls’ Apparel “But since she doesn't reafy spend OME elimina ae At Greatest Known Reductions Mrs. Palmer smiled and shook her finely coiffured dark head. WASTE OF PRECIOUS TIME IS IMPORTANT. t “The high cost of foolishness is not nominee trun tc) Misses’ Cloth & Corduroy Suits of precious time wasted by the window- | Formerly shopper! Her home goes to rack and ruin for lack of proper care, and so | y 14.50 up to 35.00 Goes her husband's Caner For she} Two-tone diagonals, trimmed with corduroy collars, also Norfolk ls the sworn patron of the delicatessen i H shop, and cold meat for dinner and cold corduroy suite, Sizes 14 to 18. buns for breakfast make up her regular menu, ibewgow avicatesen dvaings entat| Misses’ Velvet & Corduroy Suits may not realize it, because she buys in such slipshod fashion, with her five Formerly cents’ worth of (his and ten cents’ worth | 1 8.50 up to 39.50 of that, Yet if sie aopped to think aud) Suh i ‘ reckon properly, she would know that Two and three styles of a kind, in a variety of smart models. Sizes she buys cooked turkey at $1.80 a pound, 14 to 18, and other things ata proportionate ex- pense, “There's a great deal of unnecossary | ' ) ith t ain Ing done by people in moderate circum. Misses Dressy Suits stances, and here, too, the wife is Fe y ‘ormer! 25.00 up to 75.00 responsible since she plans it. Where are our old, simple traditiona of bi Entire balance of velvet, corduroy, velour de laine, ratine, broad- ing them at home? Tho wife of the clah and fur trinuned euite. Sizes 14 to 1& tality? Why do we not group our gu around our hearth fires, literally ma) man with the small income ought to insist on several restaurant din every month for entertaining fri 5 6 For half the money spent outal i Ss eteming home dinner. could. bear Misses’ Street Coats ranged, Of course it would mean work for the hostess, but surely it's @ part Macias! of her job! i: iolethes, however, doubtlene form the 8.75 ae to 29.. chief item of costly foolishness in the Inveciiset ion cli various tarstaa of nicturen(ehinchitian and , budget of the New York family, ‘There , ! 5 novelty Te casing that the best always cloths, also some mackinaws. Sizes 14 to 18. cheapest in the end, That depends al- together on what one mi 'y It f@ more economical, for instance, to ’ a de of good buy’ washanle underwear taade, of good Misses’ Evening Gowns expensive underwear is certainly not Fe pa ae “Guinness make v ae raiser | 8.50 up to 42. than dura A number of different models in draped and tunic effects of lace mastertal and out when cheaging P. i away acai aon e Girls’ Street Coats auige in riage Formerly that eed wo acon of poe ee! 11.50 up to 29.50 -: mee re ia Double face vicunas, in tan, navy, gray and Oxford; full | a ae oot pene uray bare era i models. Also boucles and chinchillas. Sizes 6 to 14, ul engi DINNER CLUB CONDUCTED BY IX GIRLS. “] want to tell you about a little club Girls’ Chinchilla Coats formed by eome girl friends of mine,” returned Mra. Palmer. ‘There were alx of them, and they got up « series of Formerly @inners. Three dinners came to $1.20 6.95 up to 12.95 per dinner for the six—20 cents aplece— . ; ; ‘and the other three were planned with In tan, red, navy ‘and gray; lined throughout. Sizes 4 to 14. $1.60 as the total expenditure per dinner. “Two girls were chosen as hostesses for, each meal, and they attended to all | the buying and cooking. All the little ingredients, such as flour, butter and lagd, were paid for each time, Here ts the menu for one of the $1.20 dinners: ; ’ Consomme. Crackers, 4 Mumbure steak Misses’ Graduation Dresses Baked Potatoes, Maccaront #01 Gratin | el Beking Powder Biscuit. Pickles, Marshmallow Pudding. Cocoanut Balls. 15.00 29.50 32.50 “And here !s a samp | dinners gotten Crabmeat ¢ R Very Special Sale Made of French voiles, nets and cre; . with lace and embroideries, satin gir es and Gravy draped and straightline models, Sizes 13 to 18. ler Hiscults, | } Browned j Baking String Bean Salad. | Pineapple Sherbet. Marguerites, — | “One of these gi to me, ‘W! Fifth Avenue at 38th Street @ech an asitation about the high A firm but gentle pressure | NING WORLD, FRIDAY, Hosiery and Underwe To-morrow we begin to ring down the curtain on all the season’s accumulations of orphaned lots, broken sizes, neglected colorings and discontinued makes of hosiery and underwear, as this is the season for our semi-annual adjustment of these important stocks. itn, and lise thread lace effects, Women’s Union Sults, at 2c) then soc. variety of colors and black. and toes; also imported full, regular Women’s Vests, af 11¢ in all sizes, made mercerized socks; variety of | White, narrow-ribbed vests; all| weights and in all sises, | Charest JANUARY 81, 1918. Beautiful Fresh Carnations In all leading varicties, at 2c and 3c each Cut Flower Shop, Main Floor. For Saturday a Grand Disposal of|Ladies, Meet the New Men’s, Women’s and Children’s While quantities are lim ited in instances, the total is large, embracing: 4 Thousands of Pairs of Reliable Hosiery and Thousands of Pieces of Fine Underwear, Averaging About 50 Per Cent. of Regular Prices. If you have never attended one of these sales in Bloomingdales’ you are in for a pleasant surprise; if you have been here cn previous occasions you'll require no second bidding to be here to-morrow, Saturday. Women’s Stockings, at 6c | Children’s Lisle Stockings, 8¢ | Women’s Vests or Pants, 2-thread cotton stockings, seamless. ia ane stockings, and fay cee plain and lece trimmed boot styles; imported, regular cotton and lisle thread vests; Women’s Stockings, at 12 1-2c made; black, tan and white; first] pants to match; regular end extra quality. sizes. stocking w™ tik folshed, mereriees | CHudren’s Stockings, at 19] Women’s Lisle Vests, 29¢ Mercerized fine ribbed stockings; Women’s Stockings, at 16c | first quality; in black, tan and white;| High grade vests of lisle thread, |} Imported full-fashioned stockings, | Sl! sizes. Ties, Never’ retlled ‘anywhere fariety of colors, Fine cotton union suits, with low } ’ at 38e Women’ neck, in all elzes. Men's Underwear, booth hptngen nn 2c) ‘Women’s Union Suits, at $7¢ | Men's Derby Ribbed Underwear off fashioned; black, white, tan and sky. | ,,jise{hfeed union quits, beautifully Tae hades puter (iteg. Root’s $1 Underwear, 68¢ ‘ ed Root’s Underwear for Finest quality gause lisle thread ‘enn way fret quality; heavy natural wool (no mail orders filled.) Men’s Underwear, at 89¢ iy in medium and heavy Natural gray Men’s Half Hose, at 5¢ 2-thread cotton socks, full seamless; shapes. Women’s Union Suits, at 44c union suits; trimmed at the neck with Men's Silk Half Hose, 16¢ | hand crocheted lace; all sizes, includ- Silk socks, pure thread, linen heels bcd il oy sizes, including extra large. istic fine cashmere, in store for all discrimi- nating Player Piano purchasers who desire an instrument of thor- ough worth at a mod- erate price. > Their demands will be satisfied to the fullest extent by visiting our piano sales- rooms and securing our NEW 88-NOTE PLAYER PIANO == $350 == A piano that anybody can § P play without any previous knowledge of music. It is al- ways ready to respond to the musical taste of every mem- ber of your household. 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Bes eelOur less B5 ul et rin 'BLOOMINGDALR®: A Splendid Showing o Dresses for Girls and Misses Bloomingdales ’ tt a distinctive collection of the latest and most charming effects in girls’ and juniors’ dresses. Such a union of style, excellence and economy mothers of girls 6 to 17 cannot fail to appreciate. Sizes 6 to 14 years. ° Two atyles, one with all-over embroidery lace front with fows of insertion in Ars The other has Dutch neck with em! » Clusters Girls’ White Voile Dresses, Sizes 8 to 14 years. $3.49 Dainty model, with round neck of lace insertion and tucks on waist, sleeves and skirt. Girls’ White Lawn Dresses, Sizes 8 to 14 years. $4.98 A neat pretty model with waist and skirt of all-over embroidery; ribbon at waist. a Girls’ White Lawn Dresses, $6.75 Sizes 8 to 14 years. > Stylish model, showing waist with rows of embroid- ery and lace, and deep flounce of embroidery on bottom of skirt and two rows of lace above. Lace edging on neck and sleeves and finished with ribbon belt. Juniors’ Marquisette Dresses, Sizes 13, 15 and vane $5.49 Juniors’ White Lawn Dresses, Sizes 13, 15 and 17 years. $6.98 Handsome mode! with embroidery on front of waist, with rows of crochet {fl lace around waist and bottom of skirt. Panels of lace on skirt and lace edging |i Juntors’ New Volle Dresses, S#st,'2..'5 $7.49 and 17 years, Charming model with yoke of embroidery and lace, Bottom of skirt band of embroidery and filet lace; neat ribbon belt. rt Ng BLOOMINGDALE! Fresh Killed Roasting Chickens at 18/4c per Ib. And these very Specia! Values in addition: Young Tom Turkeys, Legs of SpringLam! delicious food, Ib...” he | ete ate ame el 1814 Fresh Killed Fowls, big 18 Prime Roast of Bi value at 22c., special Ib, ZC) best Beef ont Fresh Guinea Hens, weigh- $1 25 Legs of Cana ing from 5 to 7 Ibs., pair.. 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