The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1915, Page 8

VICTROLAS VICTOR RECORDS MANDOLINS HAWAIIAN UKULELES Tindale Music Cabinets IDES ABOVE, OUR STOCK IN~ Murray HM 41: CHAS HL DITSON & CO. 8-10-12 Bast 34th Street Sunday World “Wants” Work Monday Wonders. Mesate¢o, Will Close Smart Coats of wi Society OF Good Ft LIVING Of $20 PeR we $20 A WEEK. ‘Housewi Stewarte Ga Will Close Out Tuesday 2.00 Regular Prices Up to-$5.00 Taken from regular stock, consisting of Silk Laces, Crepe Georgette, Chiffon and Silks combined with Bille Laces and Satin; high and low neck models, weom Stewart & CO, «me STH AVENUE AT 37TH STREET Will Close Out Tuesday Fashionable Fur Trimmed Suits Selected from our stock of Exclusive Winter Suits; season’s most desirable models, 15.00 Formerly soid up to $39.50 Fashionable suits of Whipcord, Gabardine, Broadcloth and other wanted fabrics) trimmed with luxurious furs; coats are richly lined and warmly {oterlined, Luxurious Fur 15.00 Formerly sold up to $34.50 loth, Velour de Laine, Heavy Whipcord, Novelty Mixtures and other materials, trimmed with luxurious furs, lined with soft silks and THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915. | OEIC CW OI I ORE A OO POLIGEMAN ENDS LIFE | PRORMRAT CRA frReaRRRN ORR ' WHAT IS YOUR FAMILY BUDGET? : SERIO HITE OEE FOE SOMITE CHIEN 20 CR RE FOI IRE COE IEC ERICH ICE RM SO RCHROREE pepe OW XMAS VISIT HOME a “AFFECTIONATE FAMILY, REAL HOME ATMOSPHERE, A Few CHO AND APPRECIATION OF THE SMALLER. CLESS an GASY MATTER® What to Do Without and Still Make Life Worth While Is the Problem Solved by a Budget-Mak- ing Housewife Who Makes $20 a Week Go aLong Way in Flatbush. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall, “An affectionate family, the real home atmosphere, a few choice books, the society of good friends and an appreciation of the smaller blessings of life make living on $20 @ week an easy problem.” ‘That is the conclusion of the cheerfully optimistic letter I have just received from “F. C. McC.” @ young wife and mother who is evidently familiar with one of the first principles of happy ealstence for most of us— a knowledge of the things we can afford to do without. And if one {s married to an intelligent person for whom one really cares, there are so many things that -} are, at most, foot-notes to happiness, after-thoughts not really needed by the main text. Automobiles, they happen along and don’t Interfere too much with TMM Manes tne main business of being together. But they are Rot things to be prayed for, and schemed for, and fought for; the absence of them should not mean discbntent and boredom, It te perfectly possible for a woman to enjoy bereeif in a street car if her companion shares her discreet delight im the weird digpley of millinery and her search for the flashes of gold and scarlet aunsét visible between blocks. Only the atrophied sense of humor needs the ready made mirth of the theatre; only the sterile miad re- quires the nightly card table. Love, laughter, clean winds, Stimpece of blue water and of bulld- inge like chained giante of stone, books that are worth while—the New Yorkers who has these pleasures can afford to do without so many others, “ins thane i ak e BARING LIER WORTH WHILE OM | , awing fund’ for clothing, church, charity, medicines and any ¢: "The firet economy 1 careful purchase of f not mean stinting, but I arrange my menus in advance for a week, in der that | may balance both food money values and also vary one wi But let ues return to our budgets. Here's the one of which I have already “Dear Madam: Our family consists of my husband, our two-year-old boy and myself. The total income is the father’e salary of $20 per week. We live in a four-room apartment in a most attractive section of Flatbush, for which we pay @ monthly rental of $25, The apartment house ts new, equipped with electric light, telephone and all modern conveniences, “From an average page of my Red cake, ple, &c.-and a delicatessen meal is unknown. laundry work is sent out, the emailer articles I do myself, ironing by eleo- “By systematising my housework I am able to entertain at luncheon, al now and then In Out Tuesday Trimmed Coats 3 cons ‘Pat! fa other notables will help , tho you: celebrate, Mrs. Mortimer ||} Parquet LAnoleum and Chair, heavily interlined, Mackrell Came From Sanitarium to ( Spend Holldays With Wife and Family. David Mackrell, for several years a [ patrolman attached to the West One [f Hundredth Street Police Station, oom- mitted muicide by shooting in his ff apartment at No. 746 St. Nicholas Avenue this morning. He had been on Isave of absence for the past two & months, suffering from nervousness - and Inaomnia. | ‘Three weeks ago Mackro! went to & the Rivercrest Sanitarium at Astoria, L. I, He seemed to tmprove and yes- terday his wife and a@ stepson, Roy West, decided tt might aid hia recov- ery 1f he was at home for Christmas. & Parly this morning he left the house to go to a nearby store. He became § dazed and returned to the house talk- & ing incoherently. He went to a bath room and a moment later Mre, Mack- @ rel) beard a shot. Entering she found her husband with @ bullet wound In @ the right side of his head. He was dead when Dr, O'Rourke arrived from St, Lawrence Hospital. He was forty. | & two years old. "we 00 NoT FREQUENT EXPENSIVE RESTAURANTS and Cabinets” Dieges & Clust mind is to us the best investment for 20 John Street our money. Although we live soonomioally, I have for years madea im to kee! ome an tra 1 am rs articular specialty of the best appearance of my tal ttle dainty touches toa meat for} Srades of ourselves as I am when preparing for ian Jewelry % had Graded and,with the facilities of their own factory, are in position to offer a variety of articles suitable for gifts that are reliable in work- : manship and reason- SAVES $20 A MONTH WiTH AN-| able in price. NUAL INCOME OF $1,300. f “Dear Madam: Being the main support of our family, I feel qualified to write upon the question, ‘How do ‘ou spen ur money? Ou: jamily of Eve—mother, fath J sisters, each over seventeen, and ny- self, My annual income is §900, and that of one of my sisters is about $415. We are the only earners. It ange to reason that the cost of liv- Ink for grown-upe is higher than that for children, and it takes a good Goal of careful buying afd spending to be able to live satisfactorily and con- tentedly without financial worries, “We live in one of the modern tene- ments and pay a monthly rental of $24. The conveniences of the new im- make ours @ and oh i home, ir monthly expense for light and heat ta $1.50, “Our food ts of the plain, nourtsh- ing, healthful kind and does not con- of the expensive delicacies. We have potatoes ai rly every dinner, and meats, such as veal, the different soup meats and liver, and chick steak occasionally. A good, plate of soup goes with ways. xpenditure, 2) aI P| » “We all dress neatly and al- ways wear good clothes, but we do not shop at the ‘up-to-the- ety ley ‘exclusive. where exorbitant ied. There are stores from which ean cho suitable wear- apparel at bi In prices. A suit does not it my sister mere than $20. A auit of clothes for pert costs me any- where from $15 to $20. The qual- ity, fit and make of all o: loth: easily equal that obtal: ‘high-grade,’ ‘exclusive’ wees Prices are anywhere from 1417-1423 THIRD AVENUE R 60" STREET FURNITUR Cash or Credit Holzwasser Home Talks No. 10 ‘A lady inquired the other day whether we really sold according to our adv terms. We thought that after 25 years this question fruuld have answered d Weelf. Zo chose, jowever, who are ran methods, frontal: our Jot us repeat lowing table of terme ia Uved up to to the very letter—without any de- viation whatsoever, OUR LIBERAL TERMS ve of the common tendency of women to be always on the lookout for the and to be foolish ard pretty and be- Just to satisfy ti Our ex. 19. Ite accessor approximately §1! “We all go out occasionally to see ® good play. I and my sisters attend tpn and dances once in a while, ut none of ua go to any of tho ‘high- brow’ affairs, where having lots of money and wearing ‘wonderful’ clothes seem to be the biggest fuctora {n popularity, Neither do we frequent expensive restaurants nor cabarots, nor go out habitually, But we takes our varenta often to the movies, Ex- | pense for recreation, pleasures and| amusements amounts to $5 a month. “We do not go beyond our financial | bounds when purchasing a gift for some special occasion, such as a, wedding, an anniversary, &0.; we spend about $5 or $10 for a present, “Insurance, carfares and other lit- tle incidentals that arise cost any- where from $12 to $15 monthly. “Finally, we save about $20 a month, and this amount we put In the bank from month to month so as to be pre. | pared for some critical time that may | come——iliness, misfortune at business or some other unexpected tnetdent, “We are all happy and comfortable and are enjoying life as much es any one with a big fortune could, “3. Me aeeldioasiie: SANTA TO VISIT THEM EARLY, Special Termes on Any Large Purchase Terms apply also to New York State, Jersey and Connecticut 4 “renea" 375 F Colonial Design, tn Library Mahogany — Tneluding Library Table Arm Chair Rocker, settee, 9 pair Mario An: tolnetté Curtaina, Rich Rug, An- tique Picture, Framed Mirro: ay Jacobean or Dining Room 28:2? rlee i. Buffet, Extension Table, Serving i‘ lo a way ALL CARS TRANSFER TO “THE HOME OF TRUTH’ 59th to 60th Street Manutaccuring Retailers of Pianos and Player Pianos Lex. to 3d AV. Pune 3900 Only 4 More Days Come to Bloomingdales’ to-day or to-morrow Your Last Chance To enroll as a member of our greatest and most timely PLAYER PIANO Only 93 more members can profit by this Saving of $152:58 Realize just what this Club Offer means to you whi’e there is still time to take advantage of it. You certainly cannot afford to miss the opportunity to secure a High Grade, Reliable, Absolutely Guaranteed NEW 88-NOTE PLAYER PIANO} "DAZ On the Club Plan of 82 a Week| Bloomingdales’ Christmas Club eliminates the question of price. It places a high-grade, re- liable, full guaranteed Player Piano within the reach of everybody, | You and every member ) of your family can now play the Piano; no previous knowledge of music is required, Being the manufacturers of these superb Player Pianos, we positively know that only the best of materials are used in their construction and the most skilled workmen employed to build 3 them. In fact, it is our firm belief that these instruments—at $347.50—are the greatest value ever offered to the people of this community, and in order to secure a Player Piano of similar ») excellence elsewhere you would have to pay $500 or more, The power of co-operation in factory and selling expenses makes it possible to sell these & Player Piangs at this very low price, thus assuring a saving of $152.50 to every club member, You owe it to yourself to come and see these splendid instruments in order to fully @ppreciate their extraordinary valuc. Free Privileges to Club Members: Magnificent $25 Vernis-Martin Gilt Music Roll Cabinet 12 Player Music Rolls of your own selection Handsome Bench to match; also a fine Cover or Scarf Free Delivery within a radius of 100 miles from New York City No Interest or Extra Charges of any kind whatsoever Tuning, Polishing and General Service for one year Elimination of Club Dues in case of sickness or non-employment 10-year Guarantee Certificate indorsed by Bloomingdale Broa, XMAS Club is almost filled. Enroll as a member to- morrow and make sure your Player will be de- 50 As a Special Xmas Offer We Present a NEW MODEL WALTERS PIANO On Terms of $1 a Week Price includes Gi't Music Cabinet, Stool and Cover, Free Delivery, BLOOMINGDALES' ag without any obli- gauvon on my part, full information re- Xmas Player Piano Club NAME, « os 0 we 0.000 mene cn eees STREET, . 0. 00 59TH TO GOTH 8T., PRMMMATRANEFER TO LEX. TO 3D AVE Iam CLUB Every Player Piano contains metal tubings and the Tri-Solo-Melo- dist, our own exclusive patented expression de- vice, Table, six Leather Seat Chairs, China’ Closet, Marie Antolnetts A Christmas “party” in the rooms o1 Curtuins, Beautiful Rug, the New York Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children will be held Thursday evening, The youngsters them- selves are writing notes inviting Santa Claus, Governors, Mayors and President Wilson to attend their festival, Several bricks have been taken from the chim- Rey to make Santh’s entry easy, 1188 r Painter of “Prin Marle Antoinette Curtains, y Table with drawer, Kitchen Refrigerator, 10 yds. Schiff, Mrs. Willlam K. Vanderbilt, Mrs, ¥ Mrs. Robert. 1. Morgan J. O'Brien, ; x cum ca ory Cente and Drs, + 3Reoms, $65; 5 Rooms, $123 } te The Sunday World’ Want Directory S ao Positions’ than any makes more ‘Offers other two mediums in the universe,