The evening world. Newspaper, December 2, 1915, Page 13

Wagner’s Great Love Epic Sung At the Opera +, _ By Sylvester Rawling. “i oo UND ISOLDE,” Immortal ,music-drama of Wagner's that isthe epic of jot its first presentation of the at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. A vast audience Was enthralied by it, Great imper- sonations of the name parts have been ‘Youchsafed to us, memories of which will not down; yet, In this brief re- view, ft would be idie to dwell upon them. Willy-nilly, we must accept conditions as they are and thank God for small mercies Melanie Kurt, as Isolde, has done nothing better since she came to us. Her singing tast night at times really Was beautiful and she had enough Yoles left at the end to pronounce the liebestod impressively. Jacques Urlus was a manly interpreter of Tristan, sustaining his part in the great love dust of the second act well and mak- ing the too-long-drawn-out dying Agonies at the end as little boresome. ax possible, Margarete Matzenauer, a® Brangaene, sounded the warning | from the tower with such luscious beautyiof voice as to leave no regrets. | Carl Braun as King Marke, Hermann Weil as Kurwenal tl Schlegel as Melot, Albert Reiss as the Shepherd, Julius Bayer as the Helmsman, and Max Bloch a» a Sailor were old| friends who filled their parts satis- factorily. Mr, Bodanzky grew still more in fa- vor by reason of bis intelligent as well as of his masterful conducting. He lost nothing and he obscured} nothing in the orchestral score, but he| wave the singers, at all times, ample opportunity to be heard PLANS and Preparations wholly exceed all p sions—‘‘THE STORE OF STOR: A Sale For Tomorrow Only Women’s $25 Dancing Frocks At $17.50 Also, Evening Dresses for Women who do not dance. Taffeta in pastel colors and white. Pel Striped Silk in self tones. Crepe de Chine in white and evening shades. At $26 these Dresses were inexpensive because they are well made of good materials, are prettily trimmed Paris Modes are reflected in every one of them. GIMBELS—Third Floor Che Jewelry Store has assembled many elegant gifts, many inexpensive presents and many practical things—the latter include these Gifts for Women Manicure Sets in leather cases, $1.95 to $14. Sets of Scissors in leather cases, $1.25 to $7.60. Separate Scissors, 26c to $3.76. Gifts for Men Gillette Razor Sets, $5 to $16.50. Auto-Strap Razor Sets, $5 to $18. Straight Razors, $1.25 to $2.26. Razor Strops, at 400 to §3. Pocket Knives—pearl, 60c to $4; staghorn, 26c to $2.60. Clocks for the Home Mahogany Clocks with chimes, $18.76 to $53. Chrystal Regulation Clocks, $10.76 to $24. — | Arthur Shattuck, at Aeolian Hall) Yesterday atiernoon, added his name to the ever-growing list of pianists » appealing to us this season. . Shattuck need offer no excuse He plays well, he interprets, he has style, ho Is interesting. His expost- tion ‘of the Brahms F minor sonata His smaller dedicated to him Charles Cooper will give a piano re- cital at Aeolian Hall to w night. His programme includes compositions | by Baen, Beethoven, Brahms, Schu- | mann, Chopin and six small pieces by the revolutionist Arnold Schoenberg, | Gold and Silver Metal Laces at $1 to $1.85 Yd. A NEW shipment of elegant Metal Laces has just been received. Many of the gold and silver designs on silk net are exciusive with us. The 9 to 17-in, widths are effective for evening gowns or various kinds of fancy work. 15c to 35¢ Fancy White Laces, 10c to 25c Yard Three to eight inches wide. Semi-made Embroidered Batiste and Swiss Camisoles, 50c and 75c ndid for Christmas Gifts. All that is necessary to complete elope hem the fronts and sew on the embroidered shoulder bands. All are packed in Christmas boxes. GIMBELS—Main Floor e's Music Lengue of the! Utute will give free con- tat Public Schools Nos. and to-morrow night at snot Nos. 30 and 59. Sm QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION Get Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets | ery of thousands since d Olive Tablets, the Fine Silk Hand-Quilted Robes from Japan, $4.95 to $12.50 Our resident representative in Yokohama has just sent us this large collection for the Christmas season. AS these robes have been made to our especial order, the sizes and designs will fit American women. And as we carefully selected the colors, they are the tones that all women desire, whether their fancy runs to light shades or to dark tones. Every Robe is Hand-Quilted. And those at $6.95 are beautifully hand-embroidered. Satin Robes, lined with silk and finished with borders of jacquard silk, $9.60; hand-embroidered, $12.60. Hand- Quilted Silk Vests, $1 to $3.45 Japanese Silk Vests—sleeveless, $1; with sleeves, $1.96. Satin Vests—sleeveless, $1.96; with sleeves, $8.45. Extra !—$1.50 to $2 Crepe Kimonos, $1 ‘These, too, from Japan! In prettily printed Cotton Crepe, and fashioned with Japanese or kimono sleeves, GIMBELS—Second Floor Boys $3 and $4 Hats Are Specially Priced at $2 A SPECIAL purchase of high grade samples has been combined with our regular stock at $3 and $4, making one of the best Hat values we ever saw. Included are plushes, velvets, Austrian velours and cloths. In all, about 360 Hats. All in this season's best styles, and all sizes in stock at the opening of thesale. GIMBELS~-Fourth Floor For Christmas—a $7.85 Set of “Wear Ever” Aluminum, $5.75 A’ ideal gift for the housewife, Con: and 4-qt. Berlin sauce pan, an 8-in. frying pan, an 8! plate, a 2-qt. double cereal boiler, a 2-qt. coffee pot, and ipped sauce pan, Tablets but a healing, sooching vege- nue in the “keyuote” of theme lity coated, olive-colored tablets. t ne! Ny. upnatural actio: If you havi . Try them. drugglats. Company, Columbus, "9 189 Weel se eo Weekly ---- 620" Week! IASY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTSH ] ALL Gooos GUARANTEED Lowest PRICESH Se wale OR PHONE SLITS. OVERCOATS, BTU. $12. HDOWNAWEEKLY roel Full Drens HH hnOADWAY Hecsrio Tonsters, with top 5 Biscteie Trons, Selb, jwelght; rack, ‘omplete with ‘ine for traveling; ready cord and plug, at.... $8.60 | for use, at $3 Blectric Grills, to roast, Electric Disc Stoves, 6-inch; toast, boil and broil. With handy for light house- cord and plug, at...++++. $5 | keeping, at... 5 GIMBELS—Fifth Floor PATENTS. PATENTS oe: ri Eat! of wnt tor Edger Tare & Ce. 245 mrvedwar, ¥. ¥. efficient salesforces—Extensive rapid delivery mo rt } BS. “The Christmas Store of a Million Gifts. In the Great GIMBEL Christmas Rug Bazaar Tomorrow Will Be “Whittall” Day E have specialized for years in Whittall Rugs, Rug! Whittalls, 221 x inches, at $4.00, Whittalls, 27 x inches, at $6.75. Among them are Washable Satin dainty gift boxes. possible lace and ribbon med. Imported Sewing Bags, $1to$25 askete dnd Rolls ADE of fine colored Also & leather or leatherette, moire or heavy black silks, with contrasting colors, Sewing essentials are included in every one—spools of thread, thimble, needles and scissors. In more expensive Bags or Baskets are many more fittings and the linings are more luxurious. GIMBELS— Main Floor Great Christmas Gift Sale of 1916 Model running. See that the Word cS is woven into the back of your Libr Rug, Parlor Ru fed. room Rug, Hall Rug—EVERY coatings, wool Crepe de Chine and TEN lovely styles spe- cially selected for Christ- mas gifts and ready to pack in Every bodice has an elastic at waistline anJ is IMBELS—Second Fi. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915. Broadway and Thirty-third Stree GIMBELS---The Marvelous Christmas Store Doing a Wonderful Holiday Business revious efforts—Tremendous stocks of choice, new, distinctive foreign and domestic s—A vast and beautiful store, equipped with every up-to-the-minute conven ience and shopping facility— tor service—An alert telephone service embracing 60 trunk lines and 310 exten- which, in addition to their beauty, are made to give years of hard service. They Are Welcome Gifts You should see the designs, which are copies—or rather reproductions—of fine Kirmanshah, Ghore- vans, Sarouks, Chinese Rugs, ete. Room Sixe 9x12 ft. Room Size 8.8x10.6 Faia! = $6B | Rut“ BBS 36 Whittalls, 36 x 63 Whittalls, size 6x9 ft., inches, at $10.75. at 60. 54 Whittalls, 4 ft. 6 x 7 Whittalls, size 9x15 ft., ft. 6, at $22. at $88. Whittalls, size 11.3x15, at $110. ich Room Size Oriental Rugs _.dn the Christmas Rug Bazaar on the Sixth Floor Splendid values are now offered at GIMBELS in these exquisite weaves. Kirmanshahs, $160 to $875. Sarouks, $226 to $676 | The Biggest Pillow Special Offer in New York Today! $2.75 Velour Sofa Pillows, $1.50 BoxeD for Christmas; size 24 inches; covered in a very fine plain or figured velour; silk floss filled. Boys’ Fine Overcoats, $8. Double-breasted styles, 10 to 18 year sizes. Smart Overcoats in all the new color: back and convertible collar. Wool body lining and yoke. Made in grays, browns, olive and fancy over- coatings. _ Boys’ Overcoats at $6.75 Sizes 3 to 12 years. A choice lot of Overcoats for boys of 8 to 12 years, In chinchilla and faney over- lined and made in clever double- breasted styles with velvet or self cuilar. Mackinaws at Skating or regular models, plaited or plain backs, half belt or belt all around, and patch Pi » Ma- Toon, olive, tan, gray and brown, on dark and light grounds, Boys’ Mackinaw Outfits (coat, hat and leg- gings), sizes 3 to 10 years; gray, olive and Boys’ ‘Master Rain Beau,’ a guaran- teed raincoat and hat; sizes 6 to feyears $3.50 $19.60. trim- to $30. to $26. to 85. or of Velour lined the Fancy Trays, 25e GIMBELS. mission Domestic Art Needlework Gift Suggestions Brocaded Boxes, 50c to $6. Silk and Silk Brocade Waste Baskets, $1.95 to Desk Sets of Silk: Bro- cade, Silk, Cretonne, $2.50 Silk and Lingerie Pin Cushions, 26 to $4.60. Silk Sofa Pillows, 83.60 Silk Candle Shades, 60c and Tapestry Library Scarfs, $3.50 to $12. Sille Vanity and Opera Bags, 5Uc to $20. Brocaded Silk -Main and 2d Fi. Mae! distribution of their machines, we have secured per- Ghorevans, $175 to $450 Chinese Carpets, $110 to $866 pase ik tiftagus—‘aieeh Floor GIMBELS—Sixth Floor 75 ings, regular or belted $5 and $6.50 $5 Silk Candy to $16.50. Greatly Reduced Prices, Just in Time for Holiday Gift-Giving arrangement with the Domestic Sewing hine Co., in consideration of our very large three of the latest 1916 models of the hine to sell at much below their usual rigidly maintained prices. $55 Domestic Cabinet Sewing Machines at $45 In handsome Colonial design cases, in colors to mateh your furniture: Mahogany, Circassian Walnut, Golden Oak, Early Eng- lish and Fumed ak. $38 Domestic Cabinet Machines at $29 newest Domestic mechanism, ball-bearing and very easy The gift of a sewing ciated by women who sew and love to make their own gowns. We will form no exception and sell all of our ma- chines on payment of $2 Cash and $1 Weekly No extra charges of any kind. Free instructions at ter New York, Enclosed in beautiful cases; when closed have the appearance of a music cabinet. _ $36 Domestic Sewing Machines, $27.50 Drop head models in a special design case, All aN, \ machine is surely appre- Se your home if you live $3. GIMBELS—Fourth Floor Climax of the Tremendously Successful Remnant Sale of Silks and Dress Goods POPULAR fabrics and fashionable colorings —that’s the secret of the » biggest Remnant Sale we have ever held. In Goods, as in Silks, the low prices—lower by 14 or }4 than usual—are all the more remarkable in the face of a rapidly rising market. “These Remnants make ideal gifts, and will be packed upon request in a pretty gift box. Remnants 85c to $2 Woolen Dress Goods at, yd., 55c, 68c and 85c. Remnants of $2.50 to $3.60 Coating Materials at, yard, $1.35. $12 to $15 Suit Lengths at $7.50. $15 to $265 Suit Léngths at $10. $7.50 to $10 Suit Lengths at $5. Remnants of 85¢ to $7.50 Chiffon Velvets, Plain Velvets, Vel- veteens and Corduroys, yard, 55c to $2.95. Remnants of 85c to $3.60 Silks, now, yard, 55c, 75c, 95c and to $1.50 $2.75 to $5 Imported Brocades at, yard, $1.96. GIMBELS Fifth Aa v, See GIMBEL Subway Store Ad. in This Issue [See GIMBEL Subway Store Ad-in This Laue Toys, Dolls, Games, Books Enormous stocks of everything new at pieas- ing prices—Fourth Floor. “Santa Claus Land” Eighth Floor The “Land” of Christmas delights, A big and lively entertainment. rgely increased Women’s Genuine “Comfy” Gift Slippers, $1.50 oF Comfy felt; ribben trimmed; heavy silk pompon on vamp; various colors. Fancy Boudoir Slippers, $3 In satin and flowered silk; teather soles; no heels, [Chinese Straw Sandals, Special at_26e| Quilted Satin Carriage-Boots, $6 Fur trimmed; rubber < soles; in black, lined with white quilted satin. Women’s Genuine Chinese Slippers, $2 Richly embroidered native designs; various colors. Women’s Kid Boudoir Slippers, $1.26 Turned soles; low leather heels; heavy silk pompon on vamp; all the wanted colors and black. Men’s Turkish Toweling Bath Slippers, $1 ‘Various colors. GIMBELS—Second Floor Gift Petticoats at $1 Dresden “Taffetine” or Striped “Satinette” Petticoats (THE dainty Dresden flowers of rose, parple or lavender on m black or n: blue grounds, the black-and- ry striped Petticoats have trimmed with these effective GIMBELS—Main and Second Floors. Inexpensive China and Glassware Christmas Gitts IHOUSANDS upon thousands of appropriate presen’ T mer’ ssnerabled for the festive edad tosell pope rath ces. Cut Glass Mayonnaise Sets at $1 Consisting of bowl, plate, and ladle. Cut from good blanks. $9 Water Sets, Specially Reduced to $6.75 Cut in mitre and floral designs. Large jug, six water tumblers and 14-inch plateau. Cut Crystal Flower Vases at $6 In 12-inch and 14-inch sizes, Several decorations, Best blanks, Japanese China, at, each, $1 Perr ig latest Ngprhengedenconnk ss ae ‘les of decoration. tobacco ‘s, on a salad bowls, celery one, cheese and cencloer diahee. Grualy sold at'$1.50 to $1.75. Composite Marble Busts, 60c, 75c and $1" Genuine, pure white Florentine marbles. Dante, Beethoven, etc., also figures of boys, girls, etc. GIMBE L8 —. Floor GIMBELS—BSecond Floor A Fine Christmas Gift The “Victrola XI” Practically None Anywhere Else “YZ ICTROLA XI” is at present the most popular model—everybody wants it—but it is the hardest to obtain. GIMBELS have plenty ready for immediate delivery. ‘The price is $100 Gimbel easy terms, if you wish, of $65 Cash, $5 Monthly Also—if you wish-Qwe will hold a Victrola for you, for Christmas delivery or to your order, on receipt of first pay- ment. Gift News! So far as we can dis- cover, the GIMBEL Vic- trola Salons are the only place in New York where you can buy Victrola XVI -the de luxe model—in Circassian Walnut or Ver- nis Martin, GIMBELS — Eighth Floor