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Bethlehem, Pa., June 8. The Hacii
holr of Bethlehem concluded the four-
Eteenth festival of Its history on Sntur-
4y with the twelfth performance of
Hthe. gigantic Mass In B minor, the work
Rthat disputes honors as the greatest
tehoral composition of all time with
Beethoven's "Messe Solennelle," the
NIath Symphony and Brahma's Be
qulem. It ,wlll be noticed Incidentally
that three of these four are works based
on religious subjects.
t-The Mass is largely a choral com
position, requiring little solo work as
compared with tho cantatas presented
Gn- Friday, but what solo work there
fa"must be of the highest order. The
I soloists for tho Mass were Florence
Blnkle,. soprano; Merle Alcock, con
tralto; Nicholas Douty, tenor, anauap
tain Charles Trowbridge Tlttman, bass.
Miss Hlnkle's voice was high, flexible
and of beautiful quality, although at
tjmes there might have been more vol
ume. Miss Alcock la one of the finest
altos as to voice and artistry that has
yei been presented at the Bach festi
vals. Her singing of the "Chrlste
Blelson" in the "Kyrlo" with Miss
Hihkle and of the "Agnus Del" was
especially beautiful. Mr. Douty re-
netted his success of Friday. He did
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not seem to oe in sucn gooa toic,c as
oiHtha nrevious day. but displayed the
same, nrtlstrv of Interpretation and de
livery, the same keen understanding of
Jjn.cn, and deep religious feeling, wnicn
made his performance a notable one.
Captain Tlttman also sang well, again
showing his remarkably fine upper reg
ister, although there was here and there
a tendency to sing, oil the key in tne
middle and lower notes.
Augmented Orchestra
.The orchestra required for the mass
is larger than that for the cantatas,
and was therefore augmented by eight
oe ten men, nil in tho strings. The
members of the orchestra were ob
viously familiar with the music of the
mass and played with a precision and a
r'unlty that added much to the beauty of
the performance. Of especial merit was
the violin obligate played by Emil F.
Schmidt; the oboe obllgato to the con
tralto solo, played by Marcel Tabutenu,
and the French horn solo in the Gloria.
played by Anton Hornor. This latter is
1 especially difficult, as It Ilea very high
and contains a trill, a very unusual and
difficult effect on nn Instrument ordl
Inarilv used only for melody or orches-
ftral color.
However, these were Incidentals, but
in a great work like the B Minor Moss
. every element must be perfect to m
isure a satisfactory performance. As
b&s been said, the mass is distinctly a
fchoral work and It Is therefore on the
thprus that the main burden lies. As
was the case on Friday, the Hacn choir
fenowed that this year it is better bal
anced and has more fine voices than
1 Yer before in its history. There Is no
weakness in any section, and the tenors,
. of which there is usually a scarcity in
a large volunteer choir, are especially
flne In quality and in numbers balance
H with the other voices, which are
generally much easier to secure.
Aa to the training or. tne cuoir, it is
perfection itself. From the first an-
islshed cry, in the Kyrie, to the last
jstalned note at the close of the Agnus
fe, there was not the semblance of
n error, either in entries, releases of
uOtes or Intonation, while the shading
was notlhng short of phenomenal. The
Bach choir knows the B Minor Mass
as well as it is possible for any large
musical organization to know an ex
tended composition.
Entry is Difficult
Bach had as keen a knowledge of the
value of contrasts and as fine an In
stinct for dramatic values as any com
poser who has ever lived. This Is shown
repeatedly in,, the mass, and Doctor
Wolle has studied these things with the
cars which he bestows on all the works
of-the Lelpslc master, and brought
them out with tremendous effect. One
of the finest moments in the entire work
is at the very beginning, whero tne
full chorus and orchestra enter on the
deluding note of the chorale played
J outside by the trombone choir of the
iJforavlan church. The entry Is difficult,
Wm It is taken very loud, but the chorus
i-Mnnnded beautifully, and tno enect
was overpowering.
RHll another is In the Credo, nt the
dose of the "Cruclfixus." At the point
narrating the passing and the burial
of 'the Christ, the chorus (unaccom
panied) sang In pianissimo so incredi
bly soft, for a body of more than 200
slngerB, that it could scarcely be heard
at? the end of the church, and yet the
notes of the chords were all perceptible
'InSmedlately followed one of those
titanic contrasts which liacn Knew
so- well" how to employ. With full voice
of the entire chorus and orchestra came
the "Bt resurrexit," in a vigorous
fallegro narrating the resurrection again
with enormous effect.
These are only two of the series of
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CRISIS ON BORDER
Gimbel Brothers
For Tomorrow Tuesday
Store Hourtt0 to 8:30
Monday, June 9, 1911
Suspicion in Washington That
Border Scare Is Cookod Up
for Profit of Cities
WANT TROOPS MOBILIZED
nit. nwraii d. kiijjjn
Captain In the medical corps, grad
uatee of Central High School and
Hahnemann Medical College, who
Is duo to arrive this week from
France on the transport Madorita.
He has been ocrseas slnco August,
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avenue
contrasts In shading and musical feeling
with which the B Minor Mnw abounds.
They are exceedingly affecting but re
quire an immense amount of time and
rehearsal to bring them to the point
of perfection achieved by the Bach
choir.
Choir Holds Last Chord
At the very close ot this wonderful
performance, however, was an effect
which to some came in the nature of nn
anti-climax. On the last word of tho
"Dona Nobis Pacem," the orchestra
stopped and the choir alone held the last
chord. It died away to a pianissimo,
then swelled out In a mighty crescendo
and then died away in the softest of
tones. It was a tour do force of what
can be done with a choir trained ns
Doctor Wolle has trained the Bach
choir, but tho chord was held so long
that the final result was anti-climactic.
However, the performance of the B
Minor Mass at tho fourteenth Bach
festival will go down as the finest that
this great choir has yet given.
Washington. June 0. War Depart
ment officials were inclined to accept
v,itli some skepticism the reports o
Governor Hobbv. of Texas, and other
xexans that the Mexican situation
oealn Is annronrhlnc nn nlarmlne state.
justifying the mobilization of large
numbers of American troops along the
border.
In the absence of official reports
from the commanding officers of the bor
der torces or irom tne State uepart
ment, representatives at various points
on both sides of the Bio Grande, that
the revolt led by Generals Angeles and
Villa Involves dancer to American lives
and property on American territory.
there was a disposition here to regard
Governor Hobby's appeal as having been
inspired largely by the people or Texas
cities, who depend materially upon
army activities for revenue.
It Is said that Texas has grown rich
within the last four Tears due to the
I concentration of large bodies of troops,
aim unit luc people ot can Antonio,
Fort Worth, El Paso and other towns
are not going to permit their revenues
to dwindle if there is any chance of
having soldiers kept there.
Army officers who served on the bor
der both before and during the spring
and summer of 11)17 are convinced that
the last thing Villa will do would be to
attack American propertv or threaten
American lives, either In Mexico or the
United States. As told In a Washing
ton dispatch to the Public Ledger on
May 31, it has been established pretty
definitely that Villa is to submit to the
American people through Congress of
the United States proofs he had no con
nection with the Columbus, raid, and
both he and General Angeles are count
ing upon the support of a considerable
publlq opinion in this country in their
effort to overthrow President Carranzaf
Agents of General Angeles in Wash
ington have no hesitancy In saying they
will try to force nn investigation by
Congress into the Columbus raid, to es
tablish, if possible, that the Wilson ad
ministration "picked the wrong horse"
in its recognition of Carrnnza and was
forced to "make Villa the goat."
ATVVTCIlTISEjrENT
AnVF.nTISF;WENT
To look in the window pictured above is always an esthetic treat,
for Fritz & La Rue, Inc., 1124 Chestnut street, are pastmasters in the
art of window dressing. For thirty-three years they have been in the
same neighborhood, at first doing both a wholesale and retail business
in Rugs, and, though they now carry the better grades of domestic
rugs, it is in Oriental Rugs that they specialize. AH the finest weaves
of the mystic East, marvelous in coloring and design, antique and mod
ern, are to be found in their wonderful collection, and those who patron
ize them do so with the absolute assurance that they are dealing with
experts whose long experience and success in selecting and whose
undoubted reputation for probity is far-famed.
WHAT is so rare as not merely
a day in June, but a day in
June when we fail to regret
that OppenheimT Collins & Co., of
12th and Chestnut streets, were
forced by their destructive fire to
temporarily suspend business. Many
of their devoted customers were
lucky enough to get their Easter out
fits there, suits, gowns, etc., but lots
of them had not purchased their
summer wardrobes and are holding
off to see what the firm is going to
show, for, naturally, everything,
from the smallest to the greatest
article, will be the smartest and
most up-to-date creation procurable.
The new thin gowns will be sure to
have some novel and becoming touch,
and the indispensable separate white
skirts, in cottons, linens or beautiful
wash silks, will be daintiness itself.
COOL as a mossy bank on the
edge of a tinkling brook looked
the green Summer Rugs at
Fritz & La Rue's. 1124 Chestnut
street, when I paused to look at them
on a sizzling day last week. True,
there were many other shades to
please one, but somehow nature's
own color called to mind more for
cibly the summer cottages and sea
shore bungalows that they would
eventually adorn. Among the cotton
rugs, the Palatines and Pilgrims
come in charming Nile green, one
with floral border -ends of effective
pastel shades, the other finished off
witn white. The hand-crocheted or
hand-braided cretonne rugs assume
darker tones, the latter intermingled
with old-fashioned black-and-white
checks, while the plain or striped
Log Cabin Kugs run from deep
light greens, as fancy dictates.
TTRUITS during the recent hot
LARGEST OLD BOOK STORE IN AMERICA
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BOOKS
Every penny
counts for
s t u d e n t s of
limited means.
PUUtmlMi. Well-to-do
Student, do not NEED to
?sell your school books, you
-! a mail r'limi a-a 'ijiiii i- l m
'placing them in our hands.
rfor a fair sum, in order
j that tneymay be passed on
to others at the lower cost,
Uthus lightening the burden
at one less fortunate, who
$0 also seeking an educa
"Books for I Commencement Glfta
CearVs Book Store
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Ifflptk Street, below .Market f
H'
ONORS are flying around thick
and fast, and presents, too. are
speeding graduates on their
road to success. At Frank J. Curry's,
812 Chestnut street, they are doing a
flourishing business in clever and ap
propriate Cards and Cameras for
Commencement Day remembrances,
for a good Camera is one of the eifts
sure to please either sex. They also
have the merit of coming at any
price, but three models of the "Jun
ior" family are particularly populai
at Curry's. All are of the same high
grade efficiency and sold at minimum
cost; are covered with seal grain
composition leather; are equipped
with single achromatic, rapid rectil
inear lens and excellent self-leveling
iinuurs, which pruvem operators
ii om spoiling pictures Dy not nold
ing the cameras exactly level.
R
H spell were the only "eats" that
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Ofriuvit I,., aisiii 0Ai., nuu, .-
ily, Henry R. Hallowell & Son, Broad
below Chestnut street, had. and has,
all the most delicious. There are
California Cherries: splendid, big,
dark red Bing, each a small meal;
the Roval Anne, immense, so-called,
"white" cherries, though they are
really a beautiful blend of cream and
roses, and the Lambert, dark red:
all atmgglinc to reach their maxi
mum size. Magnificent Cantaloupes,
from the Imperial Valley, that fa
mous district of California which is
500 feet below sea level, stand next
and are the most highly flavored and
desirable fruit for breakfast that
grows at this time of year, unless
vou- prefer Georgia Peaches, which
are now arriving considerably big
ger and are quite large enough to
slice. '
tF YOU nre a man and reallv inter
I e9ted not pretending to be in
- actual saving on your yearly
clothing expenditure; if you want to
be positively well dressed not fairly
weI so; if you value the satisfaction
of well-fitting and well-feeling gar
ments not ill-fitting and ill-feeling,
then dron in at Jacob Reed's Sons,
1424-26 Chestnut street, and let them
show vousome of their latest models.
They havo them, if not for the "seven
ages" of man, for at least six; and if
not for all shapes, for at least five:
the fat, the lean, the fall, the short
and the medium: and if not for all
prices, for at least one the lowest
that is consistent with reliable, well
wearing clothes of efficient design
ing, unsurpassed tailoring and su
perior quality.
A TOURIST Iron is absolutely Indispensable for looking fresh and neat
when away in summer, and the little 3-lb. Electric Tourist Iron, sold
at the House Furnishing Store of J. Franklin Miller, 1812 Chestnut
street, is the best of its kind. Besides doing all manner of pressing, It
heats curling irons, and upon removing the handle and turning it upside
down on the stand it becomes a stove upon which water can be boiled. Its
companion piece Jb the Alumopresbord, a traveler's folding pressing board,
with a hardwood frame and an aluminum top covered with a white fabric
that d6es not wrinkle onthe board. It only woighs 3lbs.( open, measures
44 inches long and stands any amount of pressure, Both it and the iron
are done" up In fancy bags for traveling.
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OSES and brides blossom forth
all around us in June, making
it a beautiful and fovous
month and vleing with each other in
pulling our heartstrings and purse
strings for who can resist the de-
licht of the future young wife when
she receives a gift, especially if from
Bailey, Banks & BJddle Company.
Great or small, each of their hand
some articles bears an air of distinc
tion inseparable from the shoo, and
the girl who can boast that all her
presents come irom iiauey's is lucky
indeed. Then, too, the chances of
aisappomting duplicates arc les
sened, a list beintr kept of the crifts
sent each bride, and from it can be
drawn many inspirations ns to what
pieces and patterns in silver would
be acceptable to complete a set
already begun.
The Loveliest
Blouses in All
Collection of Novelty
Philadelphia Gimbels
Paris created the originals.
America through Gimbels reproduced them at a
fraction of Paris' prices.
And here they are!
Casaques and matelots and the most wonderful pep
lums! Some that are waist-deep in drawn-work and
fringe. Some waist-deep in embroidery silk embroidery
or wool-embroidery some even with the Angora wool
that "clouds" the design in its own inimitable way.
Hande-made Irish lace enriches some.
Beads add their charm wherever beads can brighten
Matelot Blouses at $6.95
Sheer white cotton voile,
with deep rose-color hip
hem and short sleeve's cuff.
And with black satin rib
bon threaded through the
rose hems. Soft lace frilling
around the typical French
sailor neck.
Duplicated in cross-barred
organdie also at $6.95.
Embroidered Ratine
Casaque at $12.50
White with "roses" in rose
and green and cordings of
rose. Loop-front-neck.
Embroidered Marquisette
Casaque at $11.75
In the sea-goddess' own
wave-green 1 Delicately em
broidered in white.
Georgette Matelot-
Casaque Beaded
at $16.75
In a heavenly turquoise
blue beaded in white, with
tiny currant-clusters of scar
let. There's a sash I
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Wool-Embroidered Tricolette
Peplum at $35
Midnight blue; the embroidery in
the brilliant blue and violet combina
tion that Paris adores.
Angora-Embroidered Charmeuse
Peplum at $39.75
Midnight blue, wonderfully em
broidered in white Angora.
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charm'
Ribbons play their part.
And the fabrics Paris set the seal of her approval
upon range from rag-tex to tricolette! With linen and
Georgette and novelty fabrics galore!
. Note the wonderful neck-lines.
Note the return of the short sleeves.
Note the low prices for such waists.
Suggestions from here and there:
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Chinese Pongee Smock
at $15
The gorgeous collar and
cuffs of softly printed, gayly
embroidered Chinese silk
crepe.
Georgette Casaque
at $22.50
Petal - pink, with deep
border and cuffs heavily em
broidered in "Alsatian
blue."
Collarless Casaque, With
Pointed Sleeves at $25
Deep orchid Georgette.
Checkerboard embroidery.
Bands of tucking around;
press-pleats up and down.
Cafe-au-lait Rag-Tex
Casaque at $27.50
With heavy border and
dangling balls of Arabian
lace. The girdle-cord is
crocheted.
CIuny-Trimmed
Casaques at $33.75
and $35
White and biscuit-color.
Fringed. Wool-thread run.
Wool cord-girdles.
Printed Georgette Casaque
at $39.75
All wonderful rose-tones, with a
fringe-border of rose and black
wooden beads.
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Checkerboard Tricolette Sports
Casaque at $45
Vivid blue and white. Fringed in
Glmbtla. Salons of Dreu, Third floor.
This Great Summer Bedclothing Sale
Enables You to Supply Many Bedclothing Needs Practically at Present Wholesale Prices
ommvni atnndarrl mills had certain sroods in lots they preferred to clear through one
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big outlet,
5000 yards of Progress Brand
Bleached Muslin yard-wide at
19 'jc a yard. Less1 than null cost.
Limit 20 yards to a customer.
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muslin, meaenra umuc,
Ticking
Standard 8-ounce Government
quality. A. C. A. Ticking at 39c a
yard.
36-Inch B eached and unDieacnea
Gauze at 7'jc a yard.
"Durable" Sheets Reduced
54x90 inches at $1.15.
63x90 Inches at $1.48.
finvQP. inches at $1.55.
,, .iv (72x90 inches at $1.55.
"Durable 1 72x99 inche3 at $163.
onecw oivpn nehes at 51.63
"DURABLE" PILLOW CASES
42x36 Inches at 32c.
45x36 inches at 39c.
Mohawk Brand Bleached Pillow
Cases at 45c each. Size 45x36
inches.
Standard Fruit - of - the - Loom
Scalloped Pillow Cases at 48c each.
Embroidered Pillow Cases yith
neat scalloped edges initialed.
Made on standard Fruit-of-the-Loom
muslin. 45x36 inches. Spe
cial at 58c.
Scalloped Sheets and Bolster
Cases. Scalloped Sheets, size 81x90
inches, at $1.95. Scalloped Bolster
Cases, 42x7a incnes, at i.iu
Fresh Summery Bedspreads
Save Liberally
Summer Dimity Bedspreads..
63x90 inches at $2.15.
72x90 inches at $2.35.
80x90 inches at $2.65.
90x100 inches at $2.85.
1000 Crochet Bedspreads.
Double-bed size effective Mar
seilles patterns. At $1.95 and $2.35.
Save one-fouith.
Satin-fnvshcd Bedspreads.
Double-bed size. Well-raised pat
terns. Reduced one-fourth. $3.95,
$4.45, $4.95.
Satin-finished Bedspreads. Scal
loped, cut cornered for metal or
four-post bedsteads'. Double-bed
size. At $4.35, $4.75 and $5.35.
Summer-Weight Comfortables and Throw Blankets Manufacturers' Samples
T.lo-t-welirht Comfortables in many dainty border
effects. At $3.95 and $6.50.
Throw Blankets spienaia ior seasnore, .vi.wii
or summer buntralow use. Complete assortment
plaids and colors blue, old rose, gray and tan. At
$5.50 each. -Gimbels, Bedclothing Sale, Second floor
One of the Most Satisfactory Summer
Dresses a Woman Can Have
is of taffeta, with the waist-part of Georgette. '
Just such smart, practical gowns
Among the Specials at $25
The skirt in graceful tunic-drape style. The waist prettily beaded.
And mostly in the navy blue that most everybody wants.
Also Special at $25
Sheer, fine organdies, in ice-cream colors, with wide laces dyed to
match.
Beaded Georgettes practical nay blues and pretty dove-grays
and dainty pinks and white.
Smart Foulards and Smart Georgettes in Foulard
Printings Among Specials at $35
Draped styles both the "long drape" and the side drape.
Fascinating designs!
The Georgettes silk-lined. The foulards net-lined.
"Georgette Voiles" Figured and
Plain Specials at $19.75
Wonderfully smart printings.
And the plain ones are embroidered.
Cool as a breeze! Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
:li
Women's Kayser Silk Gloves at 85c
Wonderfully firm silk and in the same dainty color variety as much
more expensive styles. Brown, gray, pongee-coior, mastic, omen, aim
white. Two-clasp. At 85c a pair. . ,
Women's Kayser Silk Gloves. In a somewhat heavier silk with
Paris point embroidery. Two-clasp. At $1.15 a pab.
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1000 Sewing Machines
At $24, $35, $37 and $47
Reduced From Their Regular Selling Prices
nimViPln niirnhased these Sewinjr Machines at a conces
sion because the company is making a slight change in the
design of their cases. The machinery remains the same.
Your Choice of
Domestic, Willard
and Cosmo
Every machine is reduced from
the regular prices. .....
The "Domestic" is the ideal
machine for home sewing used
for over 65 years. Over two mil
lions are running in American
homes and do the family sewing.
Every machine Is guaranteed
for ten years and is brand new.
Here Is Another Good
Offer!
Send your old machine to Gim
bels, regardless of its age, make,
or condition and get $10 to $15
ALLOWANCE on it if you pur
chase tho Domestic Electric Bou
doir Cabinet- ,..,
Domestic Electric Portable Ma
chines, $42. No allowance.
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As the result of long study by doctors of J
music the Vocalion is iurmshed with a device
that gives you the power to play it as you can
modulate a player-piano or as the skilled musi
cian can portray his art in the varying volume
or "expression" of a piano. Simple and
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Play a record once or twice as of old; then
decide how you would play the theme if you
were a skilled pianist. Just one simple thing
to do work the Graduola. It is a flexible
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Not new ; thoroughly proved. We brought
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of form. Sold on usual talking-machine terms.
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