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<t 8 + ed DAY, JUNE 1, 1 ° complas ‘Mr. Merwin. ‘Take the ing Some of @ great poet and lover, wlio Love and Babies fats 13 Magn: “he Mt see] Bert tenet Boe |e eres start apeae| Raise CRE oa eee Z {on tow’ ttanty Tape gh tens oa , [peat of reasons fer baawing hee it it possible that Robert Brown. : omy < Are Barred From Life | iruitt ian oe om OPP PPP PPP LD PPP LPL LP PPP PPP PAP RP PAP PDP PPP PPP | free, she can't run away from her ; of Business Woma i ME dens trae Mtl tte BODY IDENTIFIED. mot Vietim of Fall From Park Circle Casine Was Bridget ‘The young woman who was killed by an © fall from a window of the Park Circle Ma ‘Richi Casto sad dance hall on Coney Island | Coe aeracy, opening. the gates of the Avenue om Batuniay night and whose | aig Capitol to the United Confederate escort fled, leaving her body to go to the| Yorrane In ther twonteenih: mnauel “Bidget Fyn Koa reunion, of wearers of in, twenty-eign' y “old, of No. 16 Went One Hundred rth ¥ jen by 220 tant Thied ‘street, No. 13 a tol the police to-day that | Jackson. ing anticipated and answered one of her wes fs sometimes successful, But in a DI 0 runs away: number of cases I have watched it] Me Proolems of beng a business ending in disaster, in social and per- sonal inefficier Yot he in too wise in his own gen-| REDUCED SUMMER PRI eration to believe that any “back Crandall’s | the home” movement. will solve tho Bab question. That for which he hopes Ca: most clearly is a new justice for women, which shall consider not what they do, but its eff | oe" Must Be Like the Unsexed Honey Bee, Devoting old a Keep on with Uhetel Wag'y (eine eee sey ceterioration, Herself to Work and More Work—Man | - —_~ | — Can’t Solve the Problem. thi A : i M. June 14th to 30th: 9 A. M. I. July baa ms if SP. ed } = BAI & Co. | Sammer Business Hours: June It to Jane 12th: 8:30 A. M. 6 P.M. Santee CF rf rh A Number of Best & Co, —alone. ‘The point is bry though she may own instincts. Sooner or iater they will have their revenge on her. In other she will go to fur q il it I By Marguerite Mooers Marshall What's to become of the business woman? That's the question raised by Samuel Merwin in the extraordinarily realistic and sympathetic tale of her, which he has called “The Honey Bee.” For half a century we have been talking about the business woman, applauding her, condemning her, ordering her to go home, offering her new and attrac: : tive opportunities. ‘The sum of all our murmurings ts Fifth Avenue at Thirty-fifth Street, Co resses he’s hi ly here, increasingly here, Women s ton D ine, ‘tevalte Me, Mervin, wa ee volgen to do Established 1879 t about her? What ts she going to do about herself? for Summer wear, the remainder of a recent purchase, will be placed on sale to-morrow For it’s @ starved, thwarted, cheated self, without love, without children, without normal social inter- course, without even a momentary slackening of the E have heard so to be no special-privilege much comment fol- buying at Best’s—and (Wednesday) at these special prices: Cotton Voile Dresses in several styles, feature ing colored stripes, checks and figured effects, at . . . . . . . $5.50 * White Cotton Voile Dresses, lace-trimmed; and Dresses of plain colored voile, each $7.75 Also SEPARATE SKIRTS for sports and general utility wear: double tension of work and propriety. All through “The Honey Bee" Hilda Wilson, thirty-two, buyer for & dig merchandise house, with a salary of $8,000 a year, js making the dis- covery that her Iife has been not a success but @ frustration. fhe becomes “consctous of intense I'm 4 worker beo. I've got to go on solitude; of the woman's need, if she Delng a worker bee until Tate: has chosen work, to work harder ae jon of herself, the perfect busi- harder and harder, to drive herself} ness woman \ meretiesnty, to build up an artificial iced the working bee, the un- life of routine and habit that Le but work, Come to think of it lly overlay the silent, deep, stir-| there are lots of woman like me, bearings yearnings that come, ‘o| Thousands eNiuheas wentd 4 course. e 5 keep an near the surface of life an full of them. And mostly possible, even in matters of tho emo-| just work and work until they ", it die or gi up and marry for a tions”—that, she finds, is the only awe ear feguard. 1 Of white cotton cordelais . . at $2.25 ‘rile fe-pnetle, to Have any men ave lave. or Wary cs ba ieee friends. “Hvery man I thought big) just @ demoralizing thing, But Of white pique . 6 ° ° at 3.00 and honest enough to be a friend has| what oan yeu expect, if ou let * by trying to make love to me, ee eet Orth Real ener hel ended by tryt ind work with men and help Of white linen crash . . . at 4,50 by showing the beast In him,” she as- lowing our recent an- nouncements that we have withdyawn all dis- counts to purchasing agents, that we deem it well to make clear our position. This withdrawal is in line with the Best & Co. policy of a strictly one- price store—that there is you make your purchases with the full assurance that your neighbor is paying exactly the same prices you are for the same merchandise. It seems to us that this is a better and fairer way for all concerned, and that our customers will appreciate this stand. il)! The Newest Summer Fashions |i! in Important Sales werta woartly. “And thelr wives never nppAN. would receive me. Among the wives girl, Alwaye there is always—always—that suspl-| trouble for the girl. Then it is “leton of a woman who lives an inde- like the time when there rene pendent business life. Unless sho is poe debi es» Ohrid bes, ann old, or a hag.” oney. gets drunk on honey, takes She cannot even indulgo in a man's te fighting and rebbing other _- ives. Ter ee Sere UR WEFAN! | Tick iPaie tng bill, ene eked le enough in the long‘run. !the answer? Candidly, 1 don't know, “Unless one were willing to sacti- and an “a dahian eae bd to bd re} fico completely either one's liberty or Wiser than I. I learned that when , went down to Forest Hills to find one one’s reputation, she thought, every of the fow American rovellats who warm human impulso must be ruth- has said real things about.a real prob- feanty crushed. It didn't seem fair, It lem—and waid them in a way of made one hard and bitter to live in this Wich no literary craftsman need be way. But there was no choice. There, “some persons have criticised “The were just three precious things for a Honey Bee’ because I offer no solu- woman, and one of these sho must ton. Dut who am I to offer a glib, ready-made answer to this bi Nes. give up in any case—reputation, tv tion?” he defended himaelf. won T erty, . She could not possibly have tried to do is to state the facts have all three.” Qs clearly as T can, for it seems $8 And thera is the final fierce cry, ™m® that the facts have run ahead of “A woman needs love and mother- the morals.” hood. them, dont, Mr. Merwin is a srlertens. rather lo: Ss ee ATER Le Smart Summer Frocks For Misses up to 17 Years.—4th Floor. Show a new taffeta bolero model at 15.00 Of handsome colored voiles and crepes, the bolero:of plain taffeta; charming, dressy frocks; sizes 14, 16 and 17 years. Dressy Afternoon Frocks ot Crepe de Chine A particularly interesting feature for women and misses, at 11.50 A distinctive Best model, for afternoon and informal dress wear, the equal in every respect to the special model we had last year at this price; in wl.ite, navy or black.—2nd Floor. OEE ane. : B. Altman & Co. An Extraordinary Sale of Women’s Tailor-made Suits will be held on Thursday, June 3rd. 4 Misses’ Coats and Skirts Present a number of very excellent values. —4th Floor. Silk Coats, also a few of superior navy serges; 14, 16 and 17 years, at 9.75 Separate Skirts of Palm Beach | Aree 2 _A Sale of Women’s Lingerie Blouses Will be continued Wednesday at the very ~ Fifth Aucune -Gledteon | Anrimae, Mem York width and depth of his head, Thi other is his very bright, very big, A af h yen, ™ y in round. horn:rimmad spectacing and Cloth; a smart, new model; special price of i bate able to een chectgh eieet eee lengths 35 to 38 inches, at 5.00 of humbug. n@ interesting truth about the husiness woman," continued Mr, Mer- win in a quiet, low-pitched voice, “is that sho ts simply the old-fashioned rs. 2.00 | Being Decidedly Below the Regular Price. Consisting of a number of new styles in the sheer summer materials, An Interesting Sale of Smart Sport Hats A Srecist Sale of Will be continued Wednesday at the remark- Boys’ ‘Washable Norfolk Suits ably low prices of In the approved styles for summer wear, 2.75 3.75 5.00 will afford an exceptional o portunity at The silk sweater and reversible ribbon hats, the following prices for dnesday and soft summer felts in all shades; __and Thursday only: prices according to materials; for Of Khaki or white drill; sizes 7 to Women and Misses.—2nd Floor. 16 years, at 2.75 Sport Hats for Girls and Young People, shown Regularly 4.00 in a diversity of smart styles, in the new Of black and white, brown and white, cretonnes, linens, silks, corduroys, felts, gray, tan or brown linen, or white Panamas, etc., priced according to mate- crash; sizes 7 to 16 years, at 4.75 point. She is hard, bitterly hard, on other women, She is intensely gon- ventional."* “But ian't conventionality rather thrust upon her?’ I objected, “If she has chosen to devote herself to dramatic, literary or pictorial art she ‘has more or less freedom, but in the business field doesn't her job—it it's of any importance—usually depend on_her adherence Silk Blouses . all smart and effective models Special for Wednesday Only The stock includes rich silk crepe yf ‘ de chine, chiffon and chiffon and ‘ lace combinations. 8 eM, { In black and all the leading colors. el 4 Sizes 34 to 44. * i the husha bound te seek some ot! interest. Suppose thet in hie business lite he le ine timately associated with a young, attractive, intelligent, hard-work- Great Clearance of Trimmed Hats An Opportunity to Secure the Best Models at Near Half Price + BN, Meets nd captivating apy Ing woman, wll gal rial (4th Floor), at 1,00 upwards Regularly 5.25 to 6.50 iy pnd. joyalty then he has ever found at heme. len’t it almost Special Notice Let No, 3—Trimmed models tor wear, in white, inevitable that the two shall come for each ether with real aflection? or dress Mack and newest spring colors “Yet, it ree merely point out such oplend & possibility they may you're advine id valuees for wold ing every business man to run away steeee with bie stenographer,” whimaloaily Our patrons will be interested to know that Pathe's American Fashions, shown by moving pictures, are by courtesy of Best & Co, He ilthy Dige stion i nm ewe (ANIMIST rr Hi | | “ y 4 WN e e 9 | Smart $2.50 Low Footwear at $1.69 || Haas th Bath Suits at Best’s bh ! , | ! a in HK , The Overproduction of the Biggest New York Jobber, iM i iccneaeniaeannd (rie imme mm smut it Pes og hundred pairs, Just the models to wear with the prevailing LEARNING to swim because For Women and Misses ‘olomials ; eather , t athing suits are so _ | : 84 Pheer, Colonials and Pumps; Patent L and Gun Metal; Turn and Medium Soles. attractive is what one of our cus Mohair Suits. .. 3.80 to 8.75 | I * vacuum clean, store, “ ne, tomers tells us she is going to do. Silk Suits...... 5, “ p | Fur Storage---For $1.00 a" Por w Cah aul tae @ ome Which seems like beginning at Bathing Cane : a “ % 4 Hi U al Purcha : rrore’ ba yt. ip A Bathing Shoes. ‘50 - 1.95 lh | ma i OU § ° Mi Bamboo Porch Shades 100 Pieces Cretonse Slip Senien as you gat the benefits —— Continued Wednesday i} eo le pulley ay swimming wi extra nad folie’ soap hang. Special, per yard, 49¢ popular this summer—anyway Satin Bathing Dresses ; Green Home imported, a well os domestic, in we're®prepared with bathing suit Salt water-proof ’ Outside Bark ee epee of ra lection—swimable and fash. ¥ ¢ will emt, ond complete | ionable, v : Wa fot NG | Sheen kh aa And ‘it isn’t the suit alone—al Including Jersey Lights r. a6 you require, ec a ee 40 rare whatever, at, yord \ the bathing accessories—just look A smart princess model, black FAL saad workmanship ond fit te com, over and you'll find your compined — wae and. — | Y ; j t visions striped satin; fo 0 imported Grass Rugs 50c Linoleums, yd. 35c of the Somnort — va aa Misses.—2nd Floor. 4 sadure, Grevian ond Wad borders le ; | You Never Pay More at Best’s” | a. tRtan : ’ rer wad be! : we i win - - mn