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RULES FASHION SHOW
r.rp.itions Exhibited
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AND BEAUTIFUL
tiviDNING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917
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.. .. Thmueh Philadelphia Salons
f." Reveals Visions of .
Loveliness
... . .nrini lurked In the salons
.?' Swidna & Clothier1, store today and
I ,f gtrawWiM" in.v fashion show
mm1 nver " u'v
,r . . a. gloriously colorful as It "as
.efully tailored. The model. range all the
1 from exquisite lacy evening gown, and
'Lf. innumerable accessories to well-chosen
- S. X hpp ""1" ln ,1,elr
" ..... n.twlxt and. between come
l nrlan-lined tea frocks, the dainty lace
A mt Grecian im
rden dresses anu. .
iiBff khaki koolfl.
' . k at the evening gowns howed a
A "ttnih and lace that almost defies de-
: "..i First came a foundation of shim-
,erft,l!t,1h o .liver, then on the skirt two
" "7.M flounce" of Imported novelty ace
1f arrowed Its tints from the silver cloth
""""Ton the waist the same lace
,ndrrly folded Into a bodice. Silk net
' r nattier blue and a.glrdle of pearls
. 2K final I seal of "difterentness" on this
Sort unusual of gowns
in the street dresses a Chinese model of
iLi stood boldly out from It. at-
.neighbor, and7 claimed attention
kory while coat-like tunic hung In ta .
"J. Hnes over a foundation skirt of dark
i,r?tln Bright colored "Chlneay" mo-
' Kuned a collar and helped to decorate
' ry soft girdle that drew the tunic In to
'; in Indefinite waistline.
Jim have the habit of sitting, was a tennis
( 2 swrtfly clad In white .Ilk skirt and
im brightest of brlgnt reu sweater. .
,i.,hbor.vho was about to take a walk.
l allying forth In. a maize brown glove
SS? St. whose skirt was a little different:
iL It. coat because It had dainty pin
riea Another lady was going "a-tealng."
- had on a white silk mohair suit daintily
nilned with the omnipresent Chinese.
in Vnlte of the warm days that are to
om( of course, there will be the chilly
tabU and the snappy days. too. These are
well Provided for In coat, there are the
MwBolUlas, the wool velours and the flnf
It Jerseys They come In every concelv
Sb color and altogether assure milady that
Ae may be warm as well as fashionable.
SUMMER FUH HERE TO STAY
The summer fur has come lo stay.
.. . !. a fnri. hut a fashion.
mis was emphatically shown today at
tt wring opening of the exclusive fur-hat
Ihopof Mawson & De Many. 1115 Chestnut
ilreet.
tjjt year- the concern sold $58,000
worth of summer fUM. This year, it e.
pects to sell J100.000 worth tit them. As
loon as milady takes off her fur coat or
lnter furs these days she wants to put on
' ber summer furs. Mawson & De Many
predict foxes In all colors. Kolinsky, ermine
and mole will be the favorite furs this sum
ncr. The summer fur for the mountains nnd
the seashore has become practically a ne
cessity and Pamo Fashion's fad has now
tn welcomed and" has come to stay, ac
cording to Mawson & De1 Many.
Hats In this same shop are shown for
111 occasions. The hat to be worn with the
mlt Is the smart wing trimmed hat this
season. The hat of the moment, whl;h Is
considered a between-season. Is black,
Mually of llsere straw.
The hat for the dressy occasion this
rammer Is of net, horsehair or straw, com
bined with georgette crepe In light colors
and to match gowns of the tame pliude.
Sport hats this summer, according to
Mawion A De Marty's extensive showing.
IU be of straw, with colored facings. Mnny
cf them will be In Oriental colorings. Trim
mings on various hats are effected by the
Chinese colorings and htyles. Flowers.
beads and embroidery are used.
DAME FASHION ON TAUADE
elf step pe. out of the style booltH today
ind personally supervised the spring open
ing of Frank & Seder specialty store at
ru. ..ik -l rt..i j
bictcuui tutu junrriei nirceio. one wai
K thfK In nil hr mnnrlu nriA ivlnuto prika.
WL' fully draped ln the 'filmiest of evening
j iwns ana the next, without a moment a
, arnlng, tailored from tip to too In the
imartest of khaki kool sports suits.
,', Ultht near the door of the new seven-
by thS waJd..d0.ll"r,e,cctr, leVB,or' whl
todav I X ,S lmYlnB " initiation parly
Fa.Mon rfi1.0." 2f ,ho 0"en,nB' ,s J"
lloueu. Z V fOP ,h0 ,,ance' The "
ni.tiin.!; he v.ery new tonneau one. is
Ta", '" "lver me,ttl lace- This Is
deorttHrn ,C'!th of Kld nd " m.l
georgette and drawn Into a waist line by
" n"w1 Ace blue ribbon finished with
two tiny pink roses,
,.A. b.u. ""her down the snlon nnd not
quite hidden among the palms Is n most
captivating sports suit. The fabric Is
C7.um,.0,ored lhakl fc0"1 richly livened up
with Hawaiian" pockets and collar. There
are .Shetland Jersey sports suits nattily
topped off with Angorn collars. To match
1 , "., the ,cr5' new "trlcotlne" sport
nats. There are a combination of fine
Angora-wool and silk straw.
Of Course. Damn FnnMon ,U,. nnl nl.
ways dress for golf and walking. There Is
n pearl gray afternoon gown exquisitely
embroidered with rose colored pearls. To
go with this Is a three-toned rose geor
gette hat, sailor shape. Then there Is a
dainty leghorned bottomed bag made to
mntch the rose hat nnd other colored hats,
too. There It the goose-necked frock! To
make n long and wonderful story short,
there Is everything to delight the heart of
spring-mad ladles at Frank & Heder's.
AT THE MAriClARETTA MAY SHOP
Spring gowns In all the latest shades and
styles and nt wonderfully reasonable
prices are a feature of the opening today
at the Margaretta May Shop, third floor
of 1120 Chestnut street.
The gowns are samples In almost every
Instance. One orders nnd the gown li sent
for. It comes one week later directly from
the sewing rooms, and no one else has tried
it on,
Oowns for nfternoon and evening wear,
suits and top coats are the garments car
ried at this shop. There are no waists,
no negliges All energies are concentrated
on getting Just the lines this shop features.
The suits come In (Junnlburl. I'orlet twill,
Borllla cloth, Tyrol wool, serge, chamolsette.
velour In all shade and styles Military
effect Is still felt, but will not predomi
nate, A new style used In silk dresses Is the
running of stripes around the bodv in the
waist and up nnd down In the skirts.
Smart things of all sorts made the open
Ing at Margaretta May's a thing well
worth attending.
I'cnn Relics nt Theodore Halley's
A glided mirror belonging originally to
William l'enn nnd which later passed Into
the possession of his son John has been
brought to Philadelphia from Eng.and by
Henry Rymonds and Is being exhibited nt
the galleries of Theodore Halley & Co., nt
Eighteenth nnd Spruce streets. Mr, Sy
monds has also obtained for exhibition nt
the Bailey galleries for tapestries dating
from the year 1620. These hangings, which
depict the four seasons,' hung for more than
two centuries In the great Tudor" Hall of
Bollock Castle In Scotland.
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PHILADELPHIA'S
FINEST BUTTER
b 48c
If you are seeking a fresh
ly churned butter of the
highest quality, one that is
uniformly delicious in fla
vor and always moderate in
Price, you will, find perma
nent and complete satisfac
tion in
Gold Seal Butter
It is the highest grade of
freshly churned butter
wade, and is the choice of
the most particular people
Aoe taste demands "The
Best."
Gold Seal Butter lb. 48c
HY-LO BUTTER, lb., 43c
tA-RO BUTTER, lb., 38c
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. It Payt to Buy Butttr
"Whtrm Quality Count"
To Give Minstrel Shaw
Musical entertainment wilt be furnished
In combination with comedy and sat re this
evening when the Heck Minstrels and Or
chestra give one of their programs In the
Curtis Auditorium this evening. A varied
hill of Jokes and songs has been arranged
by those having the affair Irt charge.
A STORY 'FOR SPARE MOMENTS
Safe in Love and Home
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HEN Mary Ellen wns seventeen she I ness as she was hnd lost hers nW She
had been beaued to and from church
Forced to Flee in Night Clothes
Fire started In the basement of the
three-story dwelling nnd grocery of Jacob
Dubln, 941 South Fourth street, early today,
but was checked with $50 damage. Four
children of Dubln nnd his wlfe'were chased
to tho street In their night clothes.
Police C6urt Chronicle
Every community should have Its nun
shooting gallery mil Dougherty, of No
whercjs a strong advocate of such a plun
With till United States on tho verge of
action with Germany. Bill believes every
huma.1 over o'.xteen ears old should know
how to shoot.
Dougherty would start a shooting parlor
himself If he had the money. Iti lieu of
ready cash for such a venture he tried the
next best method of Improving Ills aim lie
described n circle on a stnble door near
Third nnd Mini n streets nnd mad a bull's
eye. Then, nt a distance of nliout twenty
feet, Bill hurled heavy stones nt the target
The constant clatter and rras'li brought
many heads to windows Quicker than it
could be told, Dougherty found that he
also was a target. Various art cles which
one finds around the house skimmed lil
head and now nnd then they landed. Hill
Immediately replied and gave stubborn
fight to the second-story army.
The sounds of battle reached ttie ears
of a cop. who believed In armed neutrality.
He torpedoed Dill with n club and towed
him before Mag strnte Baker.
It was there that BUI explained his plan
for community shooting galleries
The "Judge" agreeil that It was a pood
plan to Improve the aim of citizens, hut
said It would cause n waste of powder
which would he. needed by the real soldier
who went to the front Bill's method "f
early morning practice was also n Nap
proved nnd ho was given opportunity to
think up a new plan In the county prison
by a boyish sweetheart, but the following
winter, before either of them knew what
real love was pneumonia stepped In nnd
Mary Ellen was beauless and had remnlned
so ever since. She was now thirty, n settled
spinster In the m'nds of the villagers. But
Mnry Ellen, deep down In her heart did
not ngrec with them. She hnd soft, wavy
hair that always did Itself up prettily, and
big hlup eyes, a tr'fle wistful nt times; a
P'ntty complexion and a neat little figure
On the wliolo 1 wondered nt the men until
I discovered that there wero only thiec mar
rjageable men left In the town
Mary Ellen wnttlic owner of n nice farm
nnd had nlctitV In the bank to run It com-
fortably If crops should happen to fall. Sn
Instead of sitting with folded hands and
s'ghltig for n lover Mnry Ellen decided to be
very reckless to regular standards Slip In
serted nn advertisement In a matrimonial
Journal, with n fictitious name, of course.
nppenJed to her application
Out of spvcrnl answers she selected two
and a correspondence sprang up , finally
photographs were exchanged. They both
proposed marriage, nnd Mary Ellen agreed
to meet Henry on Saturday nnd William
on the next Sunday.
On the eventful week Mnry Ellen was
busy enough linking her house spick and
span nnd cooking good things to eat. for.
she reasoned, if she accepted one of them
he certainly would expect to bo nuked to
stay to supper Mary Ellen believed that n
satisfied appetite was one of the best roads
to n man's heart.
Just nl this moment her maidenly henrt
was palp!tatlrg between thoughts of the
coming events and creating Just the r ghl
t.hade of hrnvvn on her crisp doughnuts,
when there came a knock nt tho door. Mnry
Ellen calmly let the last ring slide from
her folk on to brown paper 'ere she an
swered, "t'oine In "
A rather decent tramp rtood there with
his cap In his hand
"(lood morning, marm Have you nny
work on vnur farm for an extra hand?
I can turn to most nnvtlilng an' I'm good
at horses nnd can gentle the cows r'ght
well, inarm "
"Well' If you ain't an nntwer to prayer.
If vou can do nil vnu s:i vnu cin," cau
tlouslv. "Oiip of the men had to go off
with a sprarned wrNt only esterd.iy I'll
see what J mi can d'" site added
In four d.ivs tlii tramp had lot hN
heart to Mary Ellen mid stranger still.
Mars Ellen, shrewd Utile woman of hual-
confided' to Steve (that was the high-class
tiamp'n nnme) the news of her malrlnunlal
tangle.
"It's only honest that I should meet
them," she said, "If only to pay for my
foolishness. Who would ever have thought
that you would hnve entered my life, Steve?
I don't believe It even vet. I think I'll
wake up nnd find It's all n dream."
I.ove hnd come quickly, but Mary Ellen
had senso enough to recognize It when It
nrrlved, nnd wns halted by no scruples
She went alone" to tho station next day-
she would h.ivo It so although Steve of
fered to go Willi her
When tile train stopped the only pas
sengor to al ght was an old man who tried
to walk Jauntily with the assistance or n
you, through your letters, over six months,
I thought you were never going to let me
see ou, jou shy little woman."
"Shy?" Oh. Steve I And we met througn
an advertisement. 'Bold' I should call
It i nnd I don't deserve my happiness."
Steven William was nn Impatient lover
nnd two weeks later Mary Ellen was safe
In her desired haven a good man's love
nnd home,
THE END
TOM DALY HONOR GUEST
OF NORTHEAST STUDENTS
Hifih School Freshmen Will Give Re
ception to Their Parents
on Mntch 'J3
The annual freshman reception of the
students of the Northeast High School to
their parents nnd friends, which will be
t. ..1.1 rt.i l.-rlttni ntdtiltiff Mn.i'li ?1 t.111 IfiLa
cane. Mary Ellen promptly refused hhn. I e forl) f 'An Evening With Tom Daly,"
nfter n short conversation nnd the "W I tnc kvkvino I.KiioT.n humorist.
nun limmieu nway uouimess 10 iry n
again "Ho evidently wanted some oiip to
soothe his 'declining c.irs," said Mary
Ellen to herself
On Sunday the maiden started out again.
The tialn came In. and Mary Ellen gazed
after Its retreating, swirl f dust with dis
may William had not come nnd Marv
Ellen did ko want tilings scttkd In spite
of her Independence, there int. a nialdenl.v
fear of tho unknown man Who knew"
PerhalH he might be n blackmailer, anil
after she was h.ippllv married t" Steve he
might tut up nnd sup her for breach of
promise. Sho had read of such awful
things
Just nt thN moment bIio tuined nt fie
sound of strange footsteps, her tramp wn
coming forward with outstretched hands,
hut, what a change ; gone were t lie whisk
ers, which slip had not really liked, nnd
the rough-looking suit of homespun.
"Why. Steve!" cried Mary Ellen, gladly
"Ilnw nice vou look'"
"Hush"' replied Sieve "I am 'Wil
ham ' " Then Ills solemn face broke Into
one big sinllp as he said. "Don't ou un
Jprstand. little woman? 1 simply hnd to
come to see If you wcrP half lis good ,ii
jour dear, quaint letteis'
The depot master's back was turned nnd.
after a moment's hesitation, Mnry Ellen
went right Into Steve's extended arms, nnd
with the first leal man's kNs on her lips
slip said ' I supiHtse I ought In be nngrv
with vnu Steve- WtlMnm '
"But you nrp not. honey, nnd ou know
it ausweu'ii Steve masterfully , 'and mv
iinuip Is Steven William, but I'm always
called Sieve You can't quolp to me 'Quick
thp wooing, quick lindoolng for I vp loved
Tile students have selected various poems
vrlt'pw ! Mr Iloli In h's dnllv column and
these will be read ! members of the class.
who. It might be iaM. take a srtfrt t H
Interest In the latter work - - S
im reception is nemg given unaer ina i
rectlon of Prof. Walter F. Coles, of th i
partmtnt of English In Northeast
School. The program Is divided Into
parts.
Following several selections by the tch
orchestra, Robert A. Hill will recite the I
erary career of Tom Daly.
This will be followed by the recitation M '
n number of Mr. Daly's best humoroU -fit
poems by Gordon W. McDantel, William M
Hironei, i-.imer v. Hcniu, vviinam li. Muput,
Morris II. Bohrer, George C. Heal, Stanley
S. Frankel, Felix Simon, Edward F. ThomM.
Philip C. Belber, Gordon II. Clark an4
Ilalph W. rtosenberger, all member of tl'
, - i
iresnman class. ,o,a
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Church Burns $1500 Mortgage ',,
LEBANON, Pn March 12. A mortgafij .,
for $1500, representing the debt of Grace T
Methodist Church here, wa,s burned last
night ln recognition of the successful pas
torate of the Itev, It. F, Dando, to whoa
.1..I.I.- .. ItnllMn.lnH iUm lHj&k...fl , .
ness was due, the congregation voted unanK'i;.
mouslv to ask the Philadelphia annual con-
I ferenco to return him for another year.
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New Styles
For the Spring
Millinery, Top Coats, Dresses,
Men's Hats
Kxchtiive Styles for Particular I:eop'
1528
Chestnut St.
Furs Stored, Altered and Repaired.
BLAYLOCK &
BLYNN, Inc.
The Principal Fashion Event of the Spring Season!
An AMnclusive Exhibit at Strawbridge & Clothier's
TO-MORROW will be the second day of the SPRING OPENING EXPOSITIONS of Apparel and Dress Accessories, and we invite the women
of Philadelphia and vicinity, with assurance that they will be delighted with the various displays. This is the first complete presentation of
the season's new fashions, and the comments of to-day's visitors have been most complimentary. And we are sure that'
You'll Join in Praise of the Beautiful Styles When You Come To-morrow
To many students of fashions and conditions influencing their development the entire series of displays is marvelous. There is absolutely
nothing to suggest restraint, restriction or, scarcity in any direction. On the contrary, there is as much of distinguished beauty in designs and ;
colors and textures as- ever before and even greater diversity of individual and original touches. Everybody is invited. r f
fiOWNS SUITS COATS, WAISTS, MILLINERY, MISSES' APPAREL, GLOVES, SHOES, HOSIERY, HAND BAGS, NECKWEAR, SILKS-
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