The evening world. Newspaper, December 4, 1914, Page 19

Sree Ses re, soto (well Liebesgarten,” for the in America. gait fa frst time in! THE WARDEN WAS GRUFF. « the organ, heard for the first —- “Isolde : Boston time here. It after the manner| Florence Austin gave a violin re-| et Thinas Ave Diferent Now at » BOS of “Till Eugensplegel,” and best when|cital at Aeolian Hall yesterday atter- Sing Sing, Osborne Says. MX, Orchestra Plays By Sylvester Rawling. “ RISTAN. UND ISOLDE” got its first presentation of the season at the Metropolitan Opera House last nicht before a large and appreciative audience that was| tolerant of the annoying behavior of @ | gy; Minority’ of men and women who kept popping up during the last act to leave the auditorium. Neutrality is a good thing to preach and to pract! at to of ece—perhaps the great- est opera ever written—well deserved Public rebuke. Those who think Tris- tan takes too long a timea-dying should have a decent regard for others of us who are content to fol- Jow the episode in detail and start for home when the stupendous love of the second act comes to an wi at end. ‘ Mr. Toscanini conducted an exeel- lent performance, the orchestral pro- mouncement by itself compelling. Johanna Gadski as Isolde, opulent in voloe, ga: her best dramatically, her lovely singing of the llebestod making it well worth while to wait until 11.30 o'clock to hear it, Jacques Urlus, as Tristan, bore himself nobly and sang with distinction, Margarete Matzenauer’s Brangaene was ad- mirably sung. Carl Braun was an impressive King Marke. Hermann Well was a sympathetic Kurwenal, and Albert Reiss a familiar Shepherd. ‘Jultus Bayer, as the Steersman, and Max Bloch, as the Voice of the Sea- men, compited the cast. Cor las leh; Be: Dr. Karl Muck put the Boston Sym- pheny Orchestra through its best paces at Carnegie Hall last night in an all-modern programme, Jean ~ Sibelius's fourth symphony in A minor, opus 63, was the first number. It was made known to us a year and a half ago by the New York Sym- phony Orchestra, when Mr. Damroach prefaced it by a statement that he was not sponsor for its worth. It gvoked last night, as it did then, a Variety of opinions, mainly not favor able. Mr. Saslavsky, Mr. Damrosch’s concert master, for instance, remarked to me: “I had my doubts from the first; but now I know that I would rather play it than hear it.” Yet I confess a liking for the work. Its disregard of conventions has no ter- rors for me. It has moments of great beauty and always it has something to say. Then there was Emit! Nikolaus von Reznick's ‘Schlemihl,” a symphonic $60.00 $ Rings ALL SINGLE S' ae linus mn pa) we the test. te 4 ag polyeee: Brea ner 1g "ball eis CHARLES A. KEENE ches, Diamonds, Jewelry. 180 proaawa Broadway, New York Open Until ¢ o’Clock. yh BET.NS-19 ST. Pe ere a pow vaya it was most reminiscent of that prank | noon. Her programme inc’ there was Paul Scheinpflug’s over- ture to a comedy of Shakespeare's! Rothwell, with the use of an English melody of | the sixteenth century, that had merit. | The whole orchestra was made to rise and share the applause with Dr. Muck after the Resnick work. young dancers to a crowded house ‘The performance held sufficient grace self were Schubert (mostly), Beetho- ven, Gluck and Florent Schmit. Mi Duncan was aided in her entertain- ment by prano, just returned from rope, ‘ho sang songs b; and Beethoven. had collaborated with Miss Duncan the war. Beatrice Gjertsen, dramatic soprano from Minnesota, of Norwegian parentage, singing at the Weimar Grand Ducal rison Wall Johnson, piant Wolf, Brahms, Wagner, Grieg, Bur- | 3? 10. igh, Campbell-Tipton tume. Pfitaner’s opera, “Die Rose vom fed Haen- of Richard Strauss's genius, It was del's sonata in A major, Goldmark’s| Adolph Lewisohn, Chairman of the too long and rather dull inthe middle, ! suite in E major, and Vicuxtemps's| Executive Committee of the National | but I found it Interesting. Lastly| concerto in D minor. She was ac-|Committee on Prison Labor Reform, companied at the piano by Edna/inuded Thomas Mott Osborne, the new- ly-appointed Warden of Sing Sing, last ———— METROPOLITAN LIFE’S PLAN. Lawyer Representing Policy Hold- ere Questions Ite Legality. Louis Lande of Nt. 290 Broadway, at- torney for various policy-holders of the |Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, jwent a letter yenterd: |John B. Hegeman, calling in question jthe legality of the mutualization plan of the company, which is to be sub- mitted to @ meeting of stockholders to- day at No. 1 Madison Avenue and to Dolicy-holders at the same place on Schubert, cee 28. night at an o pen meeting of the com- mittee in Ear Hall, Columbia Univer- sity. Mir. Osborne narrated how a convict working in the office of a “former” Warden on Christmas morning greeted the Warden with a cheery “Merry Christmas.” The Warden did not at first answer, ut after a pause turned and asked the convict whether he had spoken. The convict replied that he had wished him lay to President|a ‘Merry Christmas.” The Warden gruffly told him to wait until he was spoken to. Warden Osborne told of his own plan of greeting all the convicts with a nn morning” and abolishing the rule that they were not to speak to the Warden. ————_ KEPT THE BRONX AWAKE. Heinous Offense Charned to Man Found tn Coma. jsadora Duncan, assisted by the mphony Orchestra, presented six Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon. charm everybody. The composers whom Miss Duncan availed her- Mme. Namara-Toye, s0- ime. Namara-Toye| One objection is that section 95 of the Insurance Law, under which it is Proposed to act, applies only to do- meantic stock Ife insurance companies, not to mutual and stock corporations Uke the Metropolitan. Mr. Lande says the contemplated proceiure would il- legally disfranchise many policy-holders. He reminds President Hegeman that fm 1902 the company extended the right gramme ineluded the|to vote for directors to every policy- ro Halle” from: “Tann- |Rolder of one year's standing, while it jo restrict the right t Schumann, | Voie to holders of policies for at least 000, Mr. Lande says no further re- . latriction can be imposed without legis- ach. At the end she gave, in cos- | jative authority. A copy of the letter Minneletde’s Farewell, from es been sent to the State Superintend- ent of Insurance. the latter's school in Paris before Several telephone messages came to the Simpson Street Police Station in the Bronx at 2 A. M. to-day that a man was amusing himself and causing excitement in many apartment houses by going into Yoatibules and ringing all the belle in ight. Policeman Thomas found a man who had cards in his pocket indicating he was George F. Chadborn, a coal deater of Third Street, near Carpenter Avenue, Newburgh, N.Y. An ambulance sur- n said he was suffering from uraemic Polsoning, and took him to Lincoln Hos- pital, where he fs in a coma, He ap. pears to be about forty-five years old. an American who has been urt Opera, gave a recital at Aco- n Hall last night, assisted by Har- ist. Mites The JOHN WANAMAKER STORE, Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street. (Telephone 4700 Stuyvesant) Never Before -- Such. a Sale of For Young Women---Over 1,000 Dresses, Suits and Coats A Great-Before-Christmas ‘Clearaway Suits start at $18.50 Coats start at $13.50 Evening Dresses start at $10 Afternoon Dresses start at $10 Most of this is new merchandise which has entered our stocks within the last few weeks but already has sold down to a few of a size or style. We have lowered prices just at this time in order that girls preparing for holiday parties and girls home from school -may take advantage of the opportunity. Suits, $18.50 Evening Dresses, to $49.75 $10 to $39.75 Were $35 to $60 Were $16.50 to $55 Soft silks,crepe meteorand Corduroys, brosdcloths, tulle, and taffeta in delicate velveteens and novelty shades, with girlish flower cloths, beautifully lined and or net and lace trimming. tailored. Velveteen suits with bands Day Dresses, of fur at throat and wrist are noteworthy in the $25 group; so also the beaver trimmed corduroy or broad- cloth suits. Coats, $13.50 to $25 Were $22.50 to $32.50 Dressy coats and street coats of corduroy, zibeline, velveteen, tweeds and plush, lined or half-lined, some with fur collars. Women’s Silk Stockings, $1.25 Perfect $1.50 to $2 Grades— Black pure silk with all-over shot effects in different colors or with plain tops and shot boot. fi Pa Se Black pure silk with lace inserted over ankle—or embroidered fronts in sizes 9 $10 to $42.50 Were $16.50 to $55 Silk, serge, velveteen and silk-and-serge. Splendid school and business dresses, and afternoon tea and re- ception dresses. roken sizes, 14, 16 and 18 years. fo odd shades— plenty of navy blue, tete de negre, black and Russian green. Young women will find that these clothes will re- uire little if any altera- tions. Second floor, Old Building. and 9% only. Main Aisle, Maia floor, Old Building. Sale of Glove Silk Underwear $2.15 $1.75 i ickers, white, black, for 8% and $2.50 lities of whit ink em- pti bad ae ee skirt broidered silk ae ‘Band ie beading art loomers. Main Aisle, Main floor, Old Building. 3,097 New Coats for Woi..en At $9.75, $11.75, $12.75, $14.50, $16.75 Prices, One-third to One-half Less—Materials, the Pile Fabrics Most in Demand—Styles, the Latest and Most Fashionable $9.75 $12.75 att aia teis Uris tieiee . '° et bian lamb cloth, rippled sibe- Rippled sibeline, Arabian lamb | ing skirts; some with fur collars, line; fully lined with guaranteed | cloth with black-and-white fur col- ¢ 1 6 y] 5 satin. lar, others with opossum collars, $ e $11.75 » 8 Arabian lamb cloth, plush and rip- Feo) mee lye seat Bape pled sibelins. Three ost attractive lamb cloth, tT styles with fur or plush collars; Pigg to Beni — $1 4. 50 cut on generous proportions. astrakhan, cloth; some with fur « Extra gelling space at the Subway collars; some full length. Bome with raccoon or fitch col- | Entrance, New Building, in addi- he coats at Pry and 911.75 | lare in black white combina- | ton to the regular section of womens will be specially displayed at the | tons; plush, lamb cloth, | clothes on the Subway floor, Subway Entrance, New Bullding. | corderoy. Building. 47-49 Weat 424 St. SATURDAY first of Our Celebrated Semi-Annual Clearance Sales 5000 Untrimmed Hats— All of this season’s newest and best shapes, in Black and Colored Lyons Silk Velvet; Uecal Selling Price from $2.95 te $5.00. Petal 1.00) TRIMMED MILLINERY We also include in this Sale 250 Trimmed Hats— All of which are the usual High Class Renard Models; Ranging from $10.00 te $20.00. Tomorrow 55 95 (Peer) 310 Dressy Hats, of Good Silk Velvet, trimmed with the new small Flower Effects; Former Prices from $5.00 te $8.50. For This " “Sale DDG (es) 47-49 West 42d St, |Boys’ Mackinaw Coats—a Sale at $6.75 89 are $12.50 grade. 102 are $15 grade. 16 are $17.50 grade. ‘Sizes 8 to 18 years. A clearaway by one of the best makers of boys’ clothing. Grays, browns, blacks and fancy over-tartans; half belt, full belt, shawl or convertible collar, quarter and half lined; some of the cloths imported. Saturday—210 Boys; Overcoats, $10.50 We bought a fine lot of boys’ overcoats to sell at $10.50, and then, when we got them in the store, had to put down 79 over- coats in our stocks from #15 be- cause they weren't any better. So,tomorrow, 210 Balmacaan, ulster, Russian, Polo and junior Balmacaan models, in sizes 3 to 18 years, for $10.50 each. Chinchillas, tweeds, friezes and fancy plaid backs; grays, blue and mix- tures. Boys’ Extra Knicker Suits, $6.75 Fine Checks and Stripes, serge-lined, 7 to 18 years. Second floor, Old Building. Baskets, Baskets, Baskets! —a Wonderful Gift Collection They have come from many sources—from Germany, from Japan, from the Indian reserva- tions and from countless sources of production in America. There are baskets here for every conceivable purpose. Work bas! scrap, baskets, sewing baskets, flower and fruit baskets, candy baskets and baskets for holding all kinds of little things —such as handkerchiefs, gloves, neckwear and other small gifts. There are baskets of all sizes, from the small sandwich tray basket to large clothes hampers. This stock of Japanese bas- kets made of smoked bamboo is without ap equal. Lined work baskets, $8 to 68. Small fancy baskets, 25c to 82. Lined work stands, 85 to 813. Unlined work baskets, 50c to 81.75, Unlined work stan: .75 to $9. Fancy hampers, $2.50 to $6.50, Scrap baskets, 50c to $6. Japanese flower baskets, 850 to $2.50, Sandwich baskets, 35c to 75c. Japanese scrap baskets, 50c to $1.25. Japanese uncovered work baskets, L5c to Tbe, Sweet-grass baskets, made by In- dians, 15¢c to $2.50. Note—When desired, ial gift baskets will be eens aa) charge if the necessary materia are furnished. Subway floor, New Building. ye ae rT the hill. Safety frst—grooved run- nore prevent skidding. IT MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE WHAT YOU NEED—A WORLD “WANT” WILL GO GET IT; The only safe sled for boy or girl. Sasiest to pull up. Strongest sled made ~—will last a lifetime. The only steering sled with grooved runners Prevents skidding. steering control. The choice of every live boy and girl for Christmas. inches long. and Department Stores, FREE. arrangement. booklet, ecenes. Allen & Co., Box 1103 C, Philadelphia aaa | J ue ha cee Fastest. down Gives complete Eight sizes—ranging from 38 to 101 Sold by leading Hardware Dealers Bitar Look for this trademark. Cardboard model, showing steering ‘. Also attractive showing coasti Write today! by wT Ghristmas inMewWork at Wanama ker’s 1 10,083 Men’s Blanket Bathrobes (Ten Thousand) $1.90 $2.50 $3 $4 $5.$60 $7]. $5 grades $6 grades $8 grades $10 grades $12 grades $3 grades $4 grades Just one reason for the sale: C. Kenyon, the makers, are giving up the manufac- ture of bathrobes to give more attention to their other interests, mainly the makin, of raincoats for which they are famous. We took their entire stock on hand an offer it as follows: 2,883 Bathrobes of our $3 quality.... $1.90 each 2,346 Bathrobes of our $4 quality.. $2.50 each 2,339 Bathrobes of our $5 quality.. .$3 each 1,424 Bathrobes of our $6 quality.. ....$4 each 483 Bathrobes of our $8 quality... ...$5 each 301 Bathrobes of our $10 quality... .-$6 each 307 Bathrobes of our $12 quality......... ...$7 > each 10,083 Bathrobes ($48,830 worth) to be sold for $30,425 All made from full blankets, one blanket to a ff robe—not cut from material by the yard, as cheap, skimped robes are. The: $1.90, $2.50 and $3 value are cotton, the $4 wool-and-cotton, and the $5, $6 and $7 all-wool. All this year’s patterns and models. Jacquard figures and stripes on grounds of blue, brown, tan, gray, red and green—in the models shown in the picture. | About 100 salesmen ready tomorrow to give quick service. It is the largest sale of men’s bathrobes New York has ever known—and at the yight time for Christmas giving. Burlington Arcade floor, New Bldg. and Subway Entrance, New Bui'ding. Just an Inkling of Some Very Unusual Offerings Saturday in the.Men’s Store In addition to our large regular stocks of Men’s Winter wear, ready to put on. 468 Men’s Suits, $18.50 $25 to $85 grades, Wanamaker standard. Worsteds, cheviots, serges; fine patterns. Young men’s styles; some conservative. 98 Black Overcoats 110 Oxford Overcoats}*24,50 282 Fancy Overcoats $80 to $40 grades, Wanamaker standard. Blacks an! oxfords are silk-lined to waist. rted fabrics; some cut double-breasted in the smart mode Fancy overcoats are all im; of the season. Christmas stocks of men’s gifts ready. oe Broadway, Fourth Av 500 Walking Sticks, 85c $1.50 to $2 grades, Wanamaker standard, Prince of Wales crook and opera handles, Malacca, weichsel, castania, ash, crocus, partridge, Cornell; sterling silver trimmed, Princeton Cape Gloves, $1.15 Pair Finest capeskin gloves at the price. Several shades of tan; regular and short fingers; well cut; very serviceable, Burlington Arcade floor, New Building, Mighty Fine Shoes, $5 Pair All leathers; all styles; button or lace. Better than any other men’s shoes selling under #6, Nok is the time to conveniently choose. Ninth Street Beautiful