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as well as legislators. In to pending leg siation and sures for protecting rent Ez from further extortion, the 1} Estate Board has obtained the introduction by Senator Dodge of aa amendment to the Greater New York Charter relative to orders, require- tents, decis ons and determinations of the Tenement House Commissioner regarding construction, iteration and structural changes in buildings heretofore under the tenement or apartment classification, The pill is intended to confer on the Board of Appeals the authority to re- view such orders and determifiations— practically to give the Board of Ap- peale uhe same power over the Tene- ment House Department aa it holds over otMers under the Labor Law, Building Code, Code of Ordinances } aod Wire Prevention Bureau. The . lea is to make ms many structures Gambting tn real eatate, based on} as possible available for Homes within he gqueczing of rent payers,’ reached | the shortest time in order to mello. hagion: during the. past week we menacing fall squeeze .o! oes "yt seta ia tastes tenants. Not only could the Board of is ral concessions wi! olifpn district passing $10,000,000. | eed ‘enceurms Grd would encourmge builders, hatted by In; Manhattan the wild trading was| oatly restrictions of the ‘Tenement ing {House Law, but it would remove from ee eg eeet a ube) such control 30,000 to 60,000 old awell- leading ope + OPClings ‘suitable for alteration into o'has led the movement from the| houses for three or four families, thus ¢ dealing in apartment structures |*dding vastly to temporary housing balupd above $10,000,000 in one day facilities. org than a score of buildings worth $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 apiece oki, mainly by speculators who wht then recently and were a7 ng them over at dig quick Profits. There were gains reported 200,000 to $300,000 on single deals, | ff one of $600,000 intimated by the oker who Closed the contracts. Close students of the situation were ool that the crest of the boom dybeen attained with the week's |} operations — or would be /||f oped very soon, The movement bogam to exhibit all the signs of a dgon chill when the other invest- ment markets collapsed under the in- |} e of the panic in foreign ex-' and the apparent efforts of Reserve bankers to force ¢ deflation wherever securities opmmodities are carried on heavy Interests addith other 000000 I BIGGEST WEEK OF B REALTY CAMB But Chill Hits Tenant-Gouging When Bankers Throw on | Deflation Lever. Picture F ramee—$2.50 to $30.00 your friends may have everything you can give them except your photograph,— but or cAmBLEns PREY ON THE NE- OVING‘TON’S ICESSITIES OF TENANTS. “The Gift Shop of Sth Ave." ‘BPbculators and brokers have con- fined their attention to properties, etthdr basiness or residential, on which | can be raised at once or in the ate future. ‘Whe necessities of tenapts, combined with the halt in . has been their main stock in t The very best properties fhave been none too good nor expensive for the larger operators, who have mantged, to draw into their immense gamble a large _prroenenge of gilt- edged estate holdings formerly re- ag absolutely out of the miar- ket, the off owners having been forced to séil on account of almost confisca- tory tax exactions. Although prices have not been high wheg compared with those of the past bwo Poondes, sharp advances in rentals following purctrases have given the bu: a legitimate basis for marking up valuations They have made the most of this situation, and in the shortest time possible, for there are few padeed of, these big speculators wi realty elieve ether eh valuations or ‘high rentals can be maintained after the inevitable build. | ing Movement sets in on the long de- | ing ,ptane of deflation. ‘This rental basts for the boom was ed by the $11,000,000 lease of | store block on Broadway, 33d | to Sith Streets, to the United Cigar | Stores Company on a twen' yearterm. The old lease, which has nearly four years to run, was at 314 FifthAv., near 32d St,¢ BOETON, Maze, ASK FOR end GET $170,000 a year. The new rate will | be close to $400,000 a year. | ry 9 Heavy selling, and an increasing | disposition on the part of the lead- | ing 6perators to snatch quick even| though small profits, convinced many shrewd observers toward the end | the week that both rentals and valuations of the mass of propert‘es| which have been the footballs of the gamblers cannot be jacked up much higher. The cream of the gamble seems to have been well taken. Now | the players are looking for less im- | portant holdings on which rents have | not been raised to the high levels— | which means that the field for their | operations is becom.ng limited rapid- | } ‘The Original Malted Milk For Infants and Invalids Avoid imitations end 5: ‘protests. from tenants in both | homes and business partels are show- ing results among conservative reaity | CLOTHES OF CUSTOM QUALITY SAKS-TAILORED ULSTERCOATS You'll find no such gar- ments as these anywhere, because clothiers figure, and quite properly too, that if a man wants such luxury he’ll go either to a fine custom tailor or to Saks! Saks & Company BROADWAY AT 34th STREET Broadway at Ninth New York This is one of the The severity of the As fine stripes are new 3-piece suits—in style and the pains- craze of Paris we navy blue tricotine taking way this trico- had this suit devel- with blouse of Royal tine suit i tailored Cl in navy blue blueand gold brocade. add inction. h_ white stripes. $ $79.50. $59.50. ~ NEW TAILLEURS Yor MNbiss 42020 The Eton jacket, the typical American coat (with straight lines) and the Parisian type of coat with very narrow belt are the leading modes decreed for Spring. With three such stunning types the suit cannot help coming into its own again. Wanamaker suits for Miss 14 to 20 are man-tailored and express refinement as well as chic, They are not made ornate and commonplace with unnecessary rows of buttons. Navy blue suits predominate. Then, too, there are suits of the new striped and cross-barred serges, worsteds and tweeds. Prices—$39.50 to $175—are moderate. The new wool jersey suits are $29.50 to $59.60. Second floor, Old Building Printed Georgette crepe and chiffon Frocks In the Women's Salons All the charm of early Late pie embodied in the soft loveliness of printed chiffon and rgette crepe. The new season's designs are particularly beautiful in color and deli- cate design. The modes seem to be made to interpret this beauty. ‘There are a thousand and one small whimsicalities of mode that the smart woman finds becoming, small touches that lift a gown out of the commonplace and give it the care- fully designed and well-thought out air. Oriental A decidedly Oriental atmos- here has been achieved by a rock of flowered Georgette crepe that resembles a hand-blocked Japanese fabric, with a back- ground of deep midnight blue strewn with flowers in lighter blue and other colors. The skirt is made over a black satin over-skirt, draped up to make that much-favored soft line around the bottom. The girdle is of cloth of gold veiled with black and black beads edge the chiffon over-skirt and bodice. $150. Parisian A frock that might have been designed for the Parisienne is of polka’ dotted Georgette crepe in either old blue against a midnight blue background, or in a combi- nation of beige and blue. It is almost entirely hand-made. The bodice is put together with hand-drawn openwork and the sleeves and collar are rolled and whipped by hand. These are things that usually distinguish only the frocks made by one’s own dressmaker. $110. A frock of character Black and white printed chif- fon, trimmed with tiny ruffles of frayed black taffeta, with a little bead taffeta bodices! collar of fine handkerchief linen set with hand- made lace. A_ tiny band of cherry-colored French ribbon fin- ishes each cuff. A frock of character And great charm. 145. Other Good Types Other frocks are in printed Georgette crepes in pale pastel colors, figured largely with roses and other gay and lovely flowers. Very smart frocks of this type may also be had at $75 and $79.50. These include small-fig- ured black and white frocks of the design that look well on the rather large women, and dark col- ored Georgette crepes flowered with roses. Second floor, Old Building Springtime Wraps of New Loveliness hace arrived in the Women's Salons Any woman possessing one of these new wraps will want to wear it on the very first Spring day. The Wrap of a Dark Turquoise Blue Tricolette For instar ce--A wrap made on straight lines that hang from a little yoke, gifted with a long collar frcm neck to hem, like a stole. This collar has two narrow bands of squirrel trimming, the contrast of the gray fur and tke color of the tricoktte is charming. Price $200. The Wrap of “‘Lalah Rookh’”’ The soft beautiful material in that becoming wood brown quaintly named “sparrow color." All enveloping in line with a great draped collar and little stort sleeves fitted into the sides of the Wrap rather after the manner of the favored dollman, influence of Paris. Price $300. This wrap shows decidedly the Another Little Sleeveless Wrap Of grotto blue silk duvetyn bossts of a blouse and a small cape. This little cape is made of fold upon fold of the material picoted on the edge. Price $215. A Wrap Copied from a Bernard Model is of black silk duvetyn combined with black satin. A strange arrangement of string belts that tie over each hip give this wrap a great deal of dis- tinction, as does the becoming draped collar, the lining is of soft black satin, banded with a wide strip of sulphur yellow brocade. 3,000 pairs Men’s Socks at 38c pair We can not bu ‘ like these to sell for this price. Of mercerized cotton, in a fine, even weave, of medium weight, seamless with double heel and toe. In black, cordovan, smoke and navy. Burlington Arcade Floor, New Building Price $350, Second floor, Old Building to-day socks The February F Ate ty A Fee DAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1920. to people who have beautiful homes (Or are setting out to make them beautiful) © The February Sale brings an unrivaled choice of the finest furniture at the lowest prices for which furniture of the kind can be bought anywhere. We have said this before in different words, but it is worth repeating, because it embodies the great underlying features of the Sale: ; Unequaled choice, unquestionable quality, true economies The fact needs no emphasizing that it is a Sale remarkably strong in the dependable, tasteful, prac- tical and medium-priced kind of furniture for which thousands of home-makers are looking. But life is not all bread-and-butter. It has its glorious, its artistic and its sumptuous side, even in the useful things of the home, which can serve homely purposes with a dignity that insen- sibly raises the standards of all associating with such fine surroundings. TODAY we added to the February Sale—at 10 per cent. and more reductions—all the fine reproductions in the BELMAISON collection. The originals are famous. Most of them are museum pieces. The reproductions are made for us, largely by hand. They are not only FINE furni- ture. They are individual, the sort of rarely-seen pieces that are the foundation of beautiful homes. +>. @ You will find these BELMAISON reproductions with February price-tags on, in the House itself and on the floors of the Fourth Gallery, adjoining the BELMAISON staircase. urniture Sale brings this w Upholstered furniture Luxuriously soft, handsomely covered furniture, in suites of three pieces—-sofa, arm and wing chair—or in separate pieces. he broad low comfort of its depths convinces you that a divan is a thing you can no longer do without. The long extra-soft cushion on a Queen Anne chair lures you to test its charms. How far they surpass your ez peetations! d the | ing chaw are that you must sink into it and res your head against the tall back. Wood and cane furniture With cushioned seate It vies for popularity with the regulation upholstered furniture. It is very attractive, lighter in appearance almost as comfortable, and some- what more moderate in price. Suites of three pieces include # divan, an arm chair and a rocker large soft pillows cushion the seuts, and there are extra pillows for the back-—-two, three or four in number. The walnut and dark cane com- bination is a happy one which lends itself easily to the addition of king blue satin, mulberry vel- ours, gold and black tapestry, or a figured damask for pillow cov- erings. Dining-room suites | A wide variety in price, size and style. There are Beautiful 10- piece sets in mahogany, with a blunt-cornered table strikingly simple in line and chaste in d ration. Regular price $2,621; February price $2,358.75. And at the other extreme there are 10-piece mahogany suites round tables, blue leather seats to chairs—at $466, regularly $518. Then there are 3-piece sets, as well as separate pieces, tables, chairs, buffets and so on. A wide variety of choice, you say. Yes—and you are not the first to say it, Bedroom furniture ‘This, too, may be purchased in 9 and 10 pieces, or in separate pieces. A pretty ivory bedroom suite has six pieces with a large full- width mirror on the dresser and wide ample drawers; regular price 5; February price $430. Uniquely beautiful is a walnut bedroom suite of 10 pieces, in- cluding twin beds, and three chairs, with silk tapestry seats. The design is charming for its simplicity. One may well the purchase of this lovely regular price $1,666; Febru- rice $1,499. Day beds A convenience of no mean worth in this day of apartments when an extra bed, that doesn't look like a bed, is a'real necessity ~—walnut, with good mattress covered with material of forest greens, blues and browns; regular rice | $183; February price 164.50. Bedroom rockers Windsor rocking chairs of ma- hogany, for mother’s or sister’s or your own bedroom. ‘They are extra low, the kind to sit in when ‘ou sew, and they look so com- ortal u can’t resist sinking into one. Some have arms, some have the old-fashioned flag seats, but all are enchanting to behold, and even more enchanting to own. february prices $13.75 to 7. Is it any Wonder that a remark often heard at this sale is—<‘‘It’s worth a day’s trip just to see such a glorious quantity of really good furniture.” Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Galleries, New Bldg. ord Unusual Values in Sterling Silver Tableware In the Annual Sale Articles such as can be used every day. Shapes univer- Prices pg some of them uniquely artistic in line. far below normal. Candlesticks pin sets of four. One set comes in the Butler finish, with a slightly raised leaf pattern. $290. fog: ular price .) Another set made in the shape of Doric col- umns, fluted t est nd spare the base, $175. (Reg- ular price $250.) Water pitchers ‘Shel soace Susann, | , Sugar and cream others have a bulge at & number of sets, all of the same the bottom, and still others flare pattern. They are dainty in size, widely at the top. They are”| ‘Straight in shape and all lined bright or Butler finish, engraved, with 1k. gold. A delightful gift vily carved or severely Plains . for any occasion. $65 to $160. Regular price $40. Regular prices $100 to $250, Tea and coffee Baskets services : —which have 3, 4,5, 6 or 7 pieces, ove tale “it s rae on appeal to Fen immediately ‘be: graved, for bonbons, $14.25 to $24. cause of their distinctive charm Regular prices $20 to $40. of conception and execution. The Or larger spreading shapes, whose beauty is enhanced by deli- cate open-work, useful for fruit or cake; $75, pictured set is but one example. —just the thing for a centrepiece on the dinner table, has five sep- * Regular price $125. rate holders for the flowers; ope ‘Compotes large centre vase and four smaller side vases'suspended from narrow arms that extend from centre- piece. There .is openwork varied with hand-engraving, both of a re- strained nature, not detracting of many sizes and as many shapes. All are slightly raised on graceful standards, some have straight broad others fluted and Lo Od another sort has edges roun that curve in fi the hi ub 1 surprising fashion. Finish is semble, sin Stace bright or Butler, $28 to $215. Regular price $250. Regular price $40 to $300. Main floor, Old Building Plain colors do not satisfy the modern ribbon buyer She must have daring combinations, two-toned ribbons, a flower or bird design, or perhay bit of embroidery in . gold or silver thread. is oes ee eae Our new stock of ribbons will fascinate her.. A Piquant Touch for the Taffeta Dress An imported ribbon, tiny roses embroidered in soft pink and on a French blue, sapphire, brown or black Dagxerourd pink Pa Hh ivage silver threads. ‘Two inches wide; $1.25 a yard. Be witching bit to brighten the silk gown Two-toned moire gros-grain in narrow half inch widths. In the surprising color combinations, gay and pretty aa ay are unique. di Salmon pink and French blue, Emeral” green and navy. Rove and Alsatian blue, nerge and tan, red and’navy and only a few of the great variety of combinations from which you may choose; 65¢ a yard. Deliciously soft two-toned satin ribbon Six and a half inch wide, in pale alluring shades; rose pink and flower blue, turquoise blue and ashes of Boe gold an "Breach fon Even more alluring to look at than to hear about. $3.75 a yard. Main floor, Old Building. \- A hundred ew REDLEAF Topcoats have just arrived fromLondon They are the fine, big, warm, double- breasted coats, with patch pockets and turnup cuffs, that certify to a man’s acquaintance with one of ttie world’s best tailors. ‘There are only two or three of a patt rn And there won’t be any more this season. Because of the low exchange we can sell these topcoats for $95. Last year they were $125. And a small lot of English Lounge Suits Brown and gray Shetland tweeds, three-button sack coat style. Badge of inclusion in a very ex- clusive coterie of good fellows, $95, ready to put on. Burlington Arcade floor, New Building