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CZ . the c informal | VERY hat in’ this little opening of ours is a bit of Paris | brought home ‘by our just-returned commissioner in the form of an idea, and developed by our own clever milliners. Some of the hats are direct copies of the most successful models of the great Paris houses. These hats are labeled copies, and the labels say is the creator gf the hat. the styles are all directly Paris and absolutely correct. You see inspired the most attractive details of hats are Some of these new IN THE eur AM (: Hillinery/ > definitely who | ort iain #, USL C Presentation of , High hats crowned cascades of ostrich; tailored hats with placing wings; hats, like aviator visor of pineapple straw oxtrich tips at the points above the ears; semi-dress hats of lace straw, wreathed in delicate tendrils of burnt ostrich; these are with drooping new ways of low caps, with a and little which come and the newest +t to mention ve and with ome of Oh, and one must not forg the black turban s high wired bows of le MILLINERY SALONS FIRST FLOOR, OLD BUILDING. French Kidskin Gloves, $1.45 Pr. WE have made a thorough investigation of prices of Women’s Ww rench kidskin gloves elsewhere. The nearest price for gloves of equal quality to these is $1.95 - and that was a special price 20,400 pairs of gloves in the largest single purchase made of any importer. the price is low. It is the ONLY reason. + © These 20,400 pairs come from one of the best-known factories in Grenoble, France. ‘They are very flexible. ‘The grain of the kid- skin is very fine. The workmanship is quisite. ‘The gloves fit the hand well. Three Styles Sizes 59 to 7 White Reading lama In the March Sale Table lamps wired for electric’ metal base in pretty design, with s selected art glass. Polychrome, Olymp tuscan gold, Pompeiian gold finishes. $12 lumps for $9 $15 lamps for $11 $14 lamps for $10 $25 lamps for $18 $18.50 lamps for $13.50 Electric Table Lamps Solid mahogany and antique gold finish, to $13.50, were $8.50 to $18, Electric Floor Lamps 25 to 50 per cent. less to $150. Silk Lamp 25 to 33.1 $6.25 $7.50 to $75, were $10 ‘hades ver cent. less than our regular prices. Second Gallery, New Building. Veiling Close-Out—18¢ yd. A maker's — surplus 3,000 yards of grades sold regularly at to 50c¢ yard- for 18¢ yd. Mostly imported in a variety of meshes border veils, scroll veils, spider web mesh. “Sen Sen” mesh, filet meshes in various size taupe, brown, black, plum, white, gry Main Aisle, Old Building eH By Yon Yes, Sir! Good Shirts Are Ready at $1.25 M4’ BE you didn’t expect it. Six months ago we were rather doubtful ourselves. But conditions more favorable brought us 8,600 of these good shirts all with soft cuffs, for Spring and Summer wear. You'll like Ate patterns as well as the quality of the madras. Burlington Arcade floor, New Building That is why | eX- | Pique sewn; black em- broidered. Overseam sewn; three-row very fine silk stitching on back, in all-white, or white with black. Overseam sewn; three-row self or Paris point embroidery. Find them on four tables on the Main Aisle, Thursday, near the Broadway door, grouped according to sizes~ 514 to 6 on one, 6!, on another, 6!) on another, and 6%, to 7 on the fourth. Buy for Easter, for next Winter. Buy for Summer. 3uy Main Floor, Old Building Knockabout Shoes for Boys and Girls The trace mark of the maker of these shoes is known from coast to coast. He has built up a reputation for the real strength of the shces he builds for children, These particular 7 » made of durable dark tan # » of substan- tial thickness: spring heels for youngsters, low heels for larger girls. Oxfords ces oes i High Leced Shoes Women’s Pumps and Oxfords, $8 Very practical shoes a lot becaure of the low hee k kidskin; calfskin sin black and mahc ent leather, $8 pair First floor, Old Building for the woman who walks Oxfords in brown black and mahogi y colored calfskin Blue Serge—Good Buy 54-in., fine twill, all wool, $2 yd.; 48- in., same good quality, $1.85 yd Deep midnight blue. Main floor, Old Building. The New Blouses boxes, coming in contin- and the prettiest of Satins, crepe de New touches, Yesterday Boxes, boxes ually Open them, blouses are disclosed chines, Spring tones, we took out some new Washable Satins in white and flesh, and conservatiy Georgettes with the fashionable V-neck, flesh, bisque, peach and gray; at $5.75. Crepe de Chines plain or pleated, with convertible collars and small pearl button trimming; white and flesh; at $5.95, Crepe Georgettes with round pleated collars, narrow French blue or rose piping, and dainty tucking; $7.50. Crepe Georgettes with double net collars, narrow white piping, little white net vest effect with horizontal tucks; $5.50. Third floor, Old Building * crepe Georgettes, Moderate prices. y beaded crepe in white, A New Wanethaker Spetalieation — Fashions for Petite Young Women HESE fashions are especially designed for young women who, though matured, are small of stature. The styles are “grown-u in design, ‘but the garments are cut propor- tionately smaller. New Spring models now ready! Suits, $25 to $45. | Dresses, $16.50 to $42.50. Capes, $16.50 to $39.75. Coats, $13.75 to $35. . Second floor, Old Building. Simplicity i is the Synonym for “Spring Suit’ In the Fashion Salons for Women ‘The Spring models we now offer are the simplest, the best tailored, and the most correct in line we could find among hosts of new designs. _ We have planned these irreproachable Spring suits at several moderate prices, At $38.50 —is a serge suit with a dignified version of the much- favored box coat. The skirt is slim and straight and rather narrow uround the bottom There is a little vestee of white silk crepe. At $48.50 is a particularly good model in oxford cloth, beautifully tailored. Embroidered “crow's-feet”” und bone buttons are the only trim- ming necessary for this smart suit ‘ Another serge suit, with a box : > coat _and self strap trimming, is $49.50. At $59.50 is a model of excellent tricotine braided with black silk and gifted with a white moire vest (illustrated A tremendously successful _ all-’round smart suil of blue men’s-wear woolen ma- terial with a hair-line stripe. At $59.50. (Il- lustrated.) je Second floor, Old Building More American Dinner Sets in March Sale We have had such enthu- siastie response fo our open- ing announcements of the March China Sale that cer- tain groups of dinner have sold out. This new shipment-—just ninety din- ner sets~from one of our best. American factories will fill the gaps admirably. At $27.50 our $35 grade; 106-piece border designs; all pieces gilt At $37.50 our $45 grade; 106-piece: flower festoon border. This par- ticular set is a close copy of one of our regular English patterns, which is in the March Sale at the reduced price of $52.50. American Dinner Sets inOpen-Stock Patterns Pieces in these sets may be Beautiful border design; 107 matched up at any time from our pieces—all gilt, $37,50—were regular stocks. $60. At $25- were $30 French China Sets 108-piece sets in flower bouquet Rich border design, heavy gold border design; all pieces gilt. line and stippled gold handie; 100 At $27.50— were $32.50 pieces. $52.50--were $60. sets in narrow fancy English Dinner Sets ; all pieces gilt, At $30- were $37.50 108-piece sets, with narrow flower border, two gold lines, Casseroles, Percolators Chafing Dishes And other Nickelware—make up one of the most popular groups in the March Sale of HOUSEWARES They are all made of copper or brass nickel-plated, or aluminum. ‘The metal frames are of sufficient thickness and strength to give good service. Offering nickelware now at a saving when brass and copper prices ure ‘‘sky high” is an opportunity that speaks for itself. four At $30- were $35 108-piece sets, with colored border overlaid with gold; all pieces gilt. At $35- were $42.50 108-piece sets, with fancy flower border; three gold lines. Nippe’. China Sets | Flower border design over col- | ored band; 107 pieces—all gilt. | $30-—wer Second Gallery New Building | Nickel-plated trays, 12 x 18 in., $2.50, Aluminum stove percolators, 6- cup, $3. Stove percolators, nivkel-plated on copper, 6-cup, $4.50. r kettles, nickel-plated ebonized handles, Hot-wa' soppe Tilting kettles on stand, nickel- plated on copper, 2-pt., $7, Copper percolators with regu- lating alcohol lamp, 3-pt., $7.26, and scrapers, cop- Casseroles nickel-plated on brass frame, fireproof inner dish, Sinch; now $2.50, were 82.75 Crumb trays Casesrole dishes, nickel frames, per, $1.75 set. brown earthenware dish and cover, or Pyrex’ glass dish and cover, $1.90 to $5.75. Pie dishes, nickel-pluted frames, +rown dish, white lined, $1.50, 51.905 with “Pyrex” glass dish, : percolators, _nickel- -pt., $4.50; d-pt., $4.75, Tea ball urns, with alcohol lamps, nickel and copper, 3-pt., baa 0. ‘Tea ball pote, copper, pt, $5, #2 Chafing dishes, -plated on ¢ ir lating alcohol lamp, tpt. “ $5.78. Pie dishes — nickel-plated on brass frame, fireproof inner dish, 9-in, now $1.75, were THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAROH 6, 1919. DOWN- STAIRS Importer’s Surplus Hand-Block Printed Silks, from Japan, 95c Yard AJORITY all silk; a feu cotton mired; the all sill ones com- pare with Japanese silks selling regularly in our stocks today at $3.50 yard; the silk mixtures have the same hand-blocked patterns and are standard $2.50 grade. NGLISH words hardly silks. The silk light-weight. pongee ve The designs are entire’ anything we do in America, describe these weave itself is a closely woven, different: from Strange shapes. Bizarre arrange- ments. Colors piled one on top of each other until there seems no end to the marvelous color arrangement. Some of the silks have borders in addition to their unlimited patterns. House Dresses, Kimonos, Aprons Ever So Many New Arrivals Lot 1. Better qualities at lower prices. For instance, per bib aprons with dust caps to mateh are Bbc. Good looking bunga- low aprons of printed 5 have short sleeves, at Apron dresses of striped ging ham’ and igen of striped perca New Crepe Kimonos from Japan are gayly printed and come in various colors at $1.50. You can choos Japanese or American sleeves. Special] At. DVANC Kb A until frocks York — for everywhere. buckles. 9 as illustrated, House Dresses, $2 with “otealen Were $3.50 and $4.50 123 of them—sizes 34 to 60 in the lot, although not in each style; included are striped and plaid percale and chambray rette bands. broidery. com picture. Plent striped lot and the sil Down-Stairs Store, New Bidg. | "ine Friday. Dress Gingham 35¢ Yard Bz-inch drees gingham which you will lik Good — weight, closely wov Just the right kinds of colors and patterns. Stripes, ch . plaids. Down-Stairs Store, New Blig. Tailored’’ WN who wish suits that eally simpleand well tailored are invited to see half dozen Spring styles at $365. They are plain tailored of good or poplin and lined with or white peau de Black or dark blue, sup to 44. Down-Stairs Store, Old Building | |3 Women's Spring Frocks ($19.75 now town customers. designed — by well braid border at the foot hagen, navy and black. price-lowered to $19.75, begin- Rotunda, Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg, Some of silks. ete. Mostly navy. of navy in the comes in copen- Silks to delight artists. Silks to an- swer a hundred purposes of the interior decorator Silks which hundreds of women will snap up for marvelous kimo- nos, smocks, hat scarts, sashes, pillows, curtains, linings, all sorts of things. Impressionisticthoroughly — useful ~ they are’silks you will not want to miss. 27 inches wide. Down-Stairs Store, New Building Lots of Dresses Below Usual Prices models held for out-of- Charming New dressed Wool Velours street dresses to wear with furs with narrow belts and nickeled Taffeta dresses quilling laid flat.and Paris-like, Taffeta dresses with straight lines and interest- ing beading, Taffeta and Geor- Binations ‘Taffeta with soutache em- Serge frocks with deep with Lot 2. Misses’ Spring Frocks se $14.75 HREE - and - four - of - a- kind dresses from one of our regular manufactur- ers. Spring models. The new coat dresses with gray or henna wool embroidery and many fine pleats and buttons. Serge Coat Frocks with foulard vests and narrow belts, braid bound. Serge coat dresses embroidered in red and blue with white satin gilets, Satin frocks with tunics of Georgette, in copenhagen, brown, navy and black. Foulard dresses with coin dots and all-over designs. Ever so many kinds of taffeta dresses, some with a youthful three-tier eplum. All fresh and interest ing. Sizes 14 to 20 years in the lot, but not in each style. Rotunda, Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. with picot like the All are Women’s Odd Dresses Reduced to $8.75 are one and two of a kind frocks from our own stocks, have been here some weeks. Majority are of navy serge. Plain, embroidered, piped with contrasting color, 100 only in the group, Sizes 34 to 40. Down-Stairs Store, Old Building. Children’s All-Wool Serge Coats at $5.50 Good news for mothers. N ts of soft all-wool serge in na ice little y blue, ully lined with dark blue to match. Notice ‘the belt which goes all around | “hie G Y | and the white collar of moire which can T his Georgette | be washed easily. Good big pockets too. Blouse, $5 It isa bit different, as you see, There is a narrow black and white ribbon at the throat which ties us tight as you like and the sleeves are pretty, In | flesh pink and white Georgette blouses with | frilled collars are also $5, Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg March Sale of CHINA | Downstairs | 52-piece Dinner Sets for six people are s lly priced $7.50 to $10. The ets are dec orated with borders and incl half dozens of plat saucers, etc., and t essary serving dishes for vege: tables, meat and so on Glass Jars for oatmeal, flour, rice and other cereals are $1.50 set, comprising six large ja d six small jars with screw tops. Thin Water Glasses with etched patterns, are less than half price, at 10¢ each. Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg. beige, Other round of Spring hats ribbons, $5. Inexpensive Coats at $6.85 ‘These ure of all-wool serge in navy trimmed with copenhagen blue with crescent shaped pockets and inverted pleat in back A Fascinating Collection for children. trimmed with velvet ribbons. velvet ribbon are $6.50, Daisy hats at $4.50 . Ragged Robin hats with rose colored velvet like the picture with poppies, buttercups, bluets and Down-Stairs Store, Old Building $4 to $8 Saved Ona Good Overcoat If a Man Can See--- farther than the present season. One man said; | “T can’t wear out one of these couts THIS season, What'll I do with the coat—-hang it up? EXACTLY Keep it for next season—and take the saving now, Simply as a matter of policy, we don’t like to carry merchan- dise from one season to another. Broadway, Corner Eighth Street Raabe s & (aA