The evening world. Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 9

150 PUPILS IN BOYCOTT RALLY AGAINST COST OF SCHOOL LUNCHES Boosting of Prices Protested Against at Meeting on Plaza of Flushing High. One hundred and fifty of the 1,100 Pupils of the Flushing High School gathered on tho plaza in front of the building for a discussion of griev- ances against the echool lunchroom. A placard had been posted at the en- trance of the building last night giv- ing notice of the meeting, but Prin- eipal John Holley Clark tore it down before many puplls had seen it. John 8. Griggs of Whitestone, a @entor, tom charge of the meeting. Ho advocnté’ a boycott of the hinch- oom, advisiny each pupil to bring luncheon from tome. Griggs also an- Rounced that petitions would be cir- Culated asking tho old plan of an hour for luncheon, so those who wished could go homo to eat. The complaint against the lunch- room developed Tuesday, when the Pupils found the price of nearly every article on the bill of fare had been marked up from 1 to 3 cents. Sand- wiches were jumped from 6 cents to 6 cents, and meat orders from 6 cents to 8. Mr, Clark sald to-day he would take no steps to discipline those who attended the mecting. Thoy would have been welcome to use the assen- 35th Street Side Many are from the regular The Fabri finished Worsteds, Kerseys, Crombies, Worumbos, Elysians and Warmth Fabrics, that were $17.50 that were $19.75 that were $24.75 it to himself to see th Annual Clearance Sale of 4 Scene in the Men's Clothing Department, After a Sketch by Our Own Artist. These are busy times on the Fifth Floor. the low prices prevailing during this sale have attracted the attention of thinking men. Business Men who realize the upward movement in the cost of materials and labor are protecting themselves against the inevitable higher prices. There is still a good assortment of Suits and Overcoats to choose from. Some Sor this sale. Reduced prices prevail in almost every instance, excepting in plain black or blue suits. s' include Cheviots, Vi- cunas, Cassimeres, Donegals, Un- Bannockburns, Without Weight Suits = $73.75 Suits $15 75 Suits and, Overcoats $19.50 The man who believes in true economy and want: THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. Homicide Almost ery Day in Cook Cor CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—A hom!:H4@ a:..ost ‘every day was the Cook County record in 1916, according to the annual report of Peter M. 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Does not contain alcohol or | poisonous drugs. dvt. 14 Elevators to FifthFlooron 35th Street Side Herald Square B'dway, 34th to 35th St. Men Will Profit by This The unusual qualities and Winter Stocks; others are part of a special purchase made The Styles consist of Smart Soft Roll English Sacks, Plain Conserva- tive Suits, Belted Town Coats, Heavy Ulsters, Tightly-titted Pinch Backs, Warm Ulsterettes, Loose English Box Coats and Semi-form Fitting Models, Montagnaes, Homespuns mulls ane Overcoats 578 $24.50 $34.75 Suits and, Overcoats that were $32.50 $39.50 new Suit or Overcoat owes nd make them his own, About Service Extra Salesmen to assist you in making your selec- tion, without delay. Extra Fitters ana Extra Tailors to see that you are fitted properly and thet all alterations are No made promptly. charge for alterations. garments, compare the PLO LO LADO Ae Corset Covers Nainsook Corset Covers, neatly trimmed with Torchon lace or em- broldery edges. 230 Several Styles of nalnsook trimmed with Valenciennes or novelty lace; some with dainty embroldery. 39¢ Fancy’ Models with lace forming points; neat embroidery edgings; trimmed back and front; some em- broidered in colors. All finished with ribbon at neck. 46c Corset Covers, of fine quallty naln- sook, with pretty lace motlfs, em- broidered organdie medallions, fine edgings; some combined with lace, finished with ribbon. 69c lace forming novel designs, fects, Empire models, etc. 75 Women's DRESSES At Quick-Disposal Prices $19.74 $29.75 Qage original fetes} were $39.75 to For afternoon and street wear; chemise styles, long or regu lation waistlines, V or square necks, skirts plain, circularor with tunics. Black, navy and light shades, Satins Serges Velvets Combinations of Geurgelte and Veloet Elaborately braided or trimmed with beads; self material or transparent sleeves; a full range of sizes in the entire collection, but not In each style. Extra Size Dresses, $19.74 and $29.75 A special group of serge and silk dresses to clear at above prices, Attractive styles in desirable colors. tees 39.75 were Gers original $24.74 to SS MTS —rhira Poor, Contre, Broadway: BLOUSES—New Purchase Marks the second week of the White Sale Blouses of sheer, white voile and crepe de chine, in a variety of charming styles, have been added to our already complete stocks, at prices attractively low, s—$1.69 Daintily trimmed with inserts of Valenciennes, Venise or Filet laces, embroidered organdie panels, fine tucks, immense sailor collars, crochet or pearl buttons. /i/ustration A. Crepe de Chine with hemstitched collar and cuffs in contrasting color, $2.79 Superior quality of crepe de chine in white, flesh and high shades; hemstitched sailor collar and cuffs; | front, as /ilustration C, Beaded large pearl buttons and bound | buttons and bound buttonholes. buttonholes. $4.69 | White, flesh and high colors, $5.2 pesca vars = (heys—Third Floor, 84th Street —— re Mid-Winter Sale of Children’s Rompers Specially Priced Creepers or Rompers of galatea, | Striped Gal stripes or checks; collars, pockets | of white ta Embroidered scalloped collar and cuffs trim a crepe de chine blouse In high colors, Mustration B. $3.69 Lustrous Crepe de Chine with fancy stitching on collar, cuffs and ea Rompers, bands en collar, cuffs, and belts, 1 to 4 years, 46c | pocket and belt. 2to4years. 69¢ Creepers or Rompers of blue or pink chambray; Gibson style with belt; white lawn hemstitched collar and cuffs. 1, 2 and 3 years, $1.19 Parkhill Gingham Rompers or or Rompers of pink, Cree rine? | white Soisette, id- smocked and embroldered 0 other styles with hand-stitching. 1 to 4 years, $1.89 creepers in pink, blue or tan; hand- stitched collar and cuffs with French knots. 1toSycars, $1.39 Two Specials in Little Boys’ Suits Yoke Model of Gingham; blue, | Box-pleated Model of white brown, pink or gre 2,| Galatea trimmed with blue or 3 and 4 pink, 2,3 and 4 years, $1.24 Infants’ Wear Department. SPECIAL PURCHASE OF — | 1191 Silk Petticoats Far Below Regular Prices | Just another evidence of what our January Sales mean in savings on good merchandise. Over a thousand Silk Pettic: all new, in the popular weaves and colors: a variety of attractive styles, at exceptional prices, 625 Petticoats $3.59 566 Petticoats $2.59 Me , Taffetas and Tub Taffetas, Messalines, — Silk Silks; made With fitted Jerseys with flounces of taf- tops, flounces and ruffles of feta Or messaline; also all silk eve description; plain colors, Jerseys. A Variety of models changeable effect and black in attractive colors, Mpaya—Third Floor, Kear ‘ embroidery, lace and wide ribbon, rlalsare fine nainsook and batiste; Empire and Gretchen styles, some hand-embroid- ered; clusters of tucks or 89c Sheer Batiste or Nainsook, trimmed back and front with lace and embroidered organdie medal- lions; trimmed around bottom with narrow Val- enciennes. Many styles, Including open front ef- A dozen styles trimmed back and front with em- broidery lace and ribbon, dainty beadings, etc. 69¢ Elaborate styles, Including Redingote mode! with Val. and shadow lace motifs, lace insertions down sides and around bottom, as sustration A. Others in Empire effect, trimmed with embroidered organdie medallions, rosettes, be Finer models at $2.79 and up to $11.89. = Mees—Third Floor, Rear — RI try oles Atractions Are Their Low Prices MACS Envelope Chemises | Presenting a variety of new styles . White nalnsook trim 4 med with lace ems broidery, hemstitch+ Ing, novelty edgings, and ribbon. Forty styles; (Mustra- tion B model with butterfly lace motifs and Valen- Drawer sook, waist-line 46 combined, shows a pretty Mate- tration B. others with $1.29 medallions, etc. with Val. la OWS, etc, Of Advice It might be well for prudent and frugal people who may feel tempted to make pur- chases of Linens and Towels elsewhere, to wait until they have read M@CYS announce- ment in next Sunday's papers, then make comparisons and _ test Macys slogan “Qual- ity Merchandise at Lowest - in - the - City Prices.” Misses’ BLOUSES Two Specials for the White Sale Crepe de Chine, in white, flesh, maize, peach or bisque. Tallored model, large sailor collar and cuffs finished with embroidered scallop, 14, 16 and 18 year sizes. Sport Blouse of white tub s hemstitching down front, on sailor collar, pocket and cuffs, 14, 16 and 18 year sizes, $1.79 BOFI—Third Floor, 35th Bt. Kear Annual Sale of FURS Now in Progress New purchase at prices one-third less than usual and Furs selected from our own | stocks at decided reductions. An opportunity to purchase high grade Fur Coats, Scarfs, Muffs and Matched Sets at no- | table savings. Third Bath Btreet, | You will need Lingerie Ribbons for your new underwear. Jacquard satin, washable, in two designs, dot and morning- glory; white, pink, light blue, maize or violet, at the follow- ing low prices; Dot Design No. |, pe. of 10 yards No. li/;, pe. of 10 yards No. 2, pe. of 10 yards 44c No. 3, pe. of 10 yards 59 Morning-Glory Design 4c 34e No, |, pe. of 10 yards 19 No. pe. of 10 yards 26¢ No, 2, pe. of 10 yards 33¢ No. 3, pe. of 10 yards Ye No. 5, pe. of 10 yards 59 ef) —Main Floor, Rear A Special Purchase 65 Girls’ Coats $9.74 Good quality Zibeline, flare model, double belt, large cape collar edged with natural color plu Warmly lined through- out. Green or brown, Sizes 8 to 16 years, Attractive, serviceable coats 1 nally low price. TOL O PDO DO LOO DO DODO LOLOL. Combinations of fine fabrics effectively trimmed Combina- tions of white nain- fects trimmed with lace and embroidery 46c Nainsook, ribbon ard beading at waistline, Sheer Nainsook {n semi-Princess effect, with Valenclennes lace Insertion, /ius- Others In walstline effect with beading and ribbons; some with fine, scal- loped embroideries and dainty edges. Fancy Combinations of fine nalnsook, pointed yoke effects of lace and embroidery medal others with lace motifs and ribbon, In more elaborate styles, $1.79. Very sheer nainsook trimmed with fine laces, embrolderies e and embroidered organdie motifs; Emplre models trimmed back and front; some have lace forming scallops; large satin bows. Others up to $19.89 == ocyd —Thira rioor, Rear: OTE 59 Years ef- clennes insertions; Vee ¥, Pele f others trimmed with | With dainty laces or ¥ Straight or Circular Styles; lightor 74 heavy welght, trimmed with tucks, lace, embroidery scalloped edges, or hemstitched ruffles. 390 Straight or Circular Styles of heavy or light weight nainsook or Berkeley cambric; trimmed with wide and By narrow laces, dotted embroldery. <1 Convent edges, bows, etc. Skirt fF drawers with embroidery flounces. 690 | Circular Styles with flounces of lace | and ribbon bows; fine lawn ruffles Fy and clusters of tucks; others with dainty embroldery, beadings and | ribbon; Venise medallions, etc. Crepe Bloomers In flesh and white. of! Fleer, Rear === About 400 Pairs of : Women’s Smart Shoes’ = Divided into two groups and reduced as follows: ¢ $3.69 and $5.24 ; lions, $1.29 One, tustration A, Is trimmed A choice collection of shoes that were originally priced at $4.96 up to $9.89, Included are many novelties—imported kid fi vamps with buck tops; high cut laced shoes of tan calfskin— all black with cloth uppers, patent or calf vamps. GC A full range of sizes in the assortment, but not by all sizes in each style. Early shoppers will e therefore get the “pick” of the lot. e| <= SS MeMS —Seoond Floor, 35th Street, Rear ie The Sale of 7 i Sample Hosiery Continues § Thousands who awaited this annual sale of sample hosiery found the merchandise and the prices quite in accordance fy with their ideas of money saving opportunity. To these stocks have been added ia 8,000 Pairs of Imported Sample Hose A foreign manufacturer who was obliged to close his New York salesrooms owing to unsettled conditions abroad has sold to us his sample stocks, All sample sizes; Women's mostly 9, Men's mostly 1014, and Children’s mostly 7. Women’s Hose, 29c Pr. | Men’s Hose, 24c Pr. 3 Variety of weights and qualities, | Several weights and grades in black cotton and lisle; fine gauge | black cotton; black lisle; fine mer- mercerized lisle; balbriggan cotton; | cerized lisle; lace lisle; balbriggan, fleece lined; opera length cotton ae aid liste: hand embroidered liste, | White cotton; fancy striped and printed effects. prinelally self embroidered; lace al Children’s Hose, 19c Pr isle and fancy cotton. Infants’ Hose, 19c Pr. M Black or white cotton and liste ribbed, plain weaves in black or Ribbed lisle or cotton In black or white. Plain or fancy sock Sizes 5, 54% and 6 particular! white. Mo: Diieys—Main Floor, Centre == = CORSETS Designed for Stout or Large Figures “Marchioness,’’ $2.97 Excellent quality of white coutil trimmed with dainty embroideries. Low bust, long straight hips, broad section of elastic at bottom back; reduciny clasp; 24 to Jo, suitable for tall, tull figure, JMustrated. “‘Marchioness,’’ $2.44 Strong white coutil, medium or low bust with long or medium length skirt; decided incurve at waist- line, Sizes 26 to 36, suitat or the curved figure. *Marchione $4.89 Flesh color brocades trin with fancy bralds, Low bust, long hips, reinforced over abdomen. Reducing clasp. Sizes 25 to 30. “Marchioness,'’ $5.94 White coutil or flesh color brocaces; broad elastic bunds at back hold figure firmly and give freedom when seated. 3 pairs of supporters, Brocades, sizes 24 to 30; white coutil, 24 to 38 MMFS—Third Floor, 35th Street, Rear WHITE SILKS Are Moving at January Sale Prices White Washable Satin 36 inches wide, White Georgette Crepe 40 inches wide, $1.29 Yd. Blouse & Shirting Silks Various Colored Stripes, 32 inches wide, Dress Satin White and Flesh, 36 inches wide, 99c Yd. .