'" 'r'ftTV3n7?rni''" '7' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1919 13 H,"? tin ' ttrt ' v"nn&vrfftii njtffif "' S niAi;i'KU n Sadie Itnrui't, n snlcegirl in llin white coods ili'pnrtmcnf, lltes with her nunt. Deo IVe, wlin l also u unlrswoniiili nt t lie ribbon counter. Smile plin(N with Deo Pee for some rod ribbon tn wnr on Iter lint. Dee Dec scolds bee for her i-cltWliiitss nml desire fur pieaiiiii' TT'H different with you, Dee Ucc, You're older even tliiin my innnitnii was, nml didn't you sny when nu nml her wits cms . tKp,''r ,lu'ru J"""1 wu-n't a live- PrtMRxftw nor nio it'i- tors? Now; lllln t T O II -: .. ' ..,, Uee uei'.' "Iii n re K p e c t 11 b 1 e way, jes. Hut there wasn't the oily 111 o 11 t h e d , hnldheaded di n ,, I vorced in alive, with lit tle cat eyes nml ugly lips, who could have took me or jour mam iun out auto tiding before or after dark. We was work ing girls, too. but there wasn't a man didn't take off his lint to us, even if he was bald headed nml it was 20 below zero." "The wny you keep fussing nt me, when T don't even go to dunces like the other girls ! I sometimes I just wish I was dead. The way I got to watch the clock like it was a taximeter the whole time I'm out nnj whores. It's the limit. Kven Jinx Mclt7.cr gimme the Iaugl today." "You'd never hear me say watch the , clock it you'd keep company with n boy like Max Mcltzer. A straight, clean bov with honest intentions by a girl lookin' right out of his face. You let a boy like Max Meltzer begin to keep steady with you and see what I Bay. You don't see no yellow streak in his face: he's as white ns the goods he nells." "I know. I know. You think now because he's going to be made buyer for the white goods in September lie s the whole show. Oee! Xowndays that ain't so muchy much for u fellow to be." "Xo. T think that the kind of fellow that fresh Mamie Grant gets you ne quainted with are muchy much. 1 m strong for the old rnt-eyed sports like Terry Heck, that ain't got n honebt thought in his head. I bet he gives yon 'the creeps, too, only you're the kind of it girl. God help you, thot's so crazy for luxury you could forget the devil ' had horns if he hid 'em under a auto mobile cap." "Sure I am. 1 ain t ecn nothing but slaving nml ciruuging ami iuuciuuk ,u" my life, while other girls are strutting the avenue in their tins ami sleeping mornings as lonj ns they want under eiderdown ouilts. Sure, when n man' like .Terry Heck comes along with a carriage-check instead of a subway ticket I can thaw up to him liken water-ice, ami I ain't nshnmed of it, neither." Thev turned into n narrow nilc or street' lined with unbroken rows of steep, uarrow-fneed houses. Miss Wortc withdiew her arm sharply and plunged ahead, her lips wry and on the verge of trembling. "When a girl gets twenty, like jou, It ain't none of my put-in no more. Only 1 hope, to God a our mother up there is witness that if ever n woman laved "to keep a' girl straight nnd done her duty by her it was me, That mau i .ulBHHi ain't got qo good intentions by "Oh. ain't you ain't jou. a mean thinking thing, ain't you? What kind of n girl do jou think 1 nm? If he didn't hne the rieht intentions by me do you think " "Oh. I guess he'll marry jou if he can't get you no other way. That kind always do if they can't help themselves. A divorced old guy like him, with n couple of kids and his mean little eyes knows he's got to pay up if he wants a young girl like you. Oh. I Ouch- -oh oh'" "Dee Dee. take my nrm. That was only nn ash can you bumped into. Its the drops he puts in jour eyes makes 'em so bad tonight. I guess. Go on, takfi my arm, Deo Deo. Here we are home. I.emmn lead you upstairs. It's nothing but the drops. Dee Dee." They turned in nnd up and through a foggy length of long hallway. Spring bad not entered here. At the top of a second flight of stairs a slavey sat back on her heels and twisted a dribble of grny water from her cloth into her bucket. At the last and third landing nn empty coal-scuttle stood just outside a door ns if noslns for entrance. "Watch out. Dee Dee, the scuttle. T.emmc go in first. Gee! It's cold in doors and warm out, ain't it? Wait till T light un. There!" "I.emmo nlone. T can sec," An immemorial fedeintion of land ladies lias combined against Ilcstia to preserve the musty traditions of the furnished room. Love in a cottage is fostered ibv subdivision promoters and practiced by commutTS on a five-hun-, dred-down, monthly-payment basis. Marble halls have, been celebrated in song, but the furnished room wo have with us always at three cents per agate line. You with your feet on your library fender, stupefied with contentment nnd your soles scorching, your heart is nol black : it is only fat. How can it know the lean formality of the furnished room? Your" little stenographer, who must wear a smile and fluted collars on eight dollars a week, knows it ; the book ngent nt jour door, who earns eighteen cents on each "Life of Lincoln." knows it. Chambermaids know it when they knock thrice nnd ouly the faint and nauseous iumes of escaping gas answer them through the plugged keyhole. Cor oners know it, f Sadie Unmet and Edith Worte knew Jt. too, and put out n hand here nnd 'there to allay it. A comforting spread of gay cliinta covered the sag in their whito iron bed ; n photograph or two stuck upright between the dresser mir- .n nml Ha frnmp. nml tnckoil full llnre 1 a anntnal ,lt ... O 1 1 ,L-UH It .TimlHIIBA f fl II f autographed many limes over with the ' coy personnel of the Titanic Store's an nual picnic. "Gee! Dee Dee, six-twenty already! "When I ain't home for supper you got two desserts coming to jou." "I don't want no supper." "Aw, now. Dee Dee!" Miss Worto dropped ,hcr dark cape from her shoulders, hung it with her hat on n door peg, and sat heavily on the cdRo of the bed. "God! my feet." "Soak 'em," Miss Ttnrnet peeled off her shirt- ) waist. Her bosom, strong nnd flat as a bovs, rose white from her cheaply dainty undcr-bodicej ut her shouldera tho flesh began to deepen, and her arms were round nnd full of curves. "Hero, Deo Dee, I'm so nervous when I hurry. You sew in this ruche j vou got time before the upper bell. See. right along the edge like that." SIiss Worte aimed for the eye of the needle, moistening the end of the thread with her tonguo and her fluttering lin gers, close tq her eyes. "God! I- I uet ain't got tho eyes no inqrl, I can't bee, Sadie j I can't. Hud Fll.J n.mlla " ' sUrll .itnrnet ixtined In the neb of. bruSbiB Wt tMj Jl f lw Wrk, WZHTE GOODS By FANNIE HURST hnir, nnil with ft strong Jouiik gesture run the thread through the needle, knotting it ends with a quirk of thumb and forefinger. "tt's tho drops, l)rc Dee, and this griNllght, nil blurry from the eurling Iron In the flnnie, mokes ou upo bnd." 5Ilis AVorle noddeil iinjl cloied her ejes ns If she would press bnck 1 lie tears and let them drip Inward. "Yes, I know. I know." "Silt c I Here. Icminc do it, Dee Dee, I won't stny out late, dearie, if jour cjes nre bad. We're only going out for u little splii." ftia U'nrln tov ImrL nil ihn clilnl bedspread and turned her face to the ! wall. I til .1....I.I .. AH... If .... nnM.n l.nw. n . I -iiiuuiu linn,' u juh 1.1'iuc iiuiiir ji' if . .i,,,,-,.. nil 'tin. comfort run nrn to nie," 1 on . I Hit L. 10 in'- num.. muit: niurn 1 ...1. 1 ...i.. t .1 .11111 )(iu nmi-ii mm nw ni i .'" watch nml see.' "The sooner the better.' To the net of tltitinir the soft ruche nbout her neck, so that her fresh little liu'i' rone ukc 11 uuu iruiu ui ruij., Mlns ltarnet turned to the full length of back which faced her from the bed. "That's the way I feel nbout It the sooner the better." "Then we think alike." "You ain't been such n holy saint to me that I got to pay up to you for it all mv life." "That's the thanks T get." "You only raised me hecause you had to. I been working for my own living ever since I was to little I had to Ho to the inspectors nbout my nge." "Kxcept whnt you begged out of my wages." "I been as much to .vou as you been to me nnd nnd T don't hnvc to stand this no longer. Sure I can get out and! nnd the sooner the better. 1 in sick of getting down on my knees to you every time I wanna squeeze a little HffiHHHHH'''T7'?iHPPHJIHH ' i Mttrwi j ' .;3m!, mr-w imnmwmmmmzm&mBmbmgM&MmiWMm!s H M : SFrm What a perfectly glorious gift. BlueBird! solving forever the greatest problem, the great est burden of homework. An hour or so of a morning and the week's wash ing vanishes. On the line by nine, without rub bing or puddling without work, without cost, without wear on the clothes. Every garment clean, yet delicately handled. Such is the Blue Bird way. Isn't it amazing to realize that now "the washing" is only a source of gladness a delightful means of unlimited cleanliness. See BlueBird soon. Arrange with the dealer for a free demonstration. ' Ask him about the monthly payment plan. Write us for the beau tiful BlueBird Book. Tffiolesale Distributers ELLIOTT-LEWIS ELECTRICAL CO., Inc. ' 1017-19-21 Race St., Phila., Pa. good time out nf life. I'm tired paying up for the few dolhirn joil gimme out of jour etn elope. If I had any sense I I wouldn't never tukc It from you, nohow, tha way you throw It up 1" me all the time. The t-oourr the better Is whsl I sny, too; the sooner the bet ter." "That's the thatiks I get; that's the " "Aw, I kipw nil that line of talk by heart, so jou don't need to ram it down me. You gottit quit insinuating about my wnjs to me. I'm as straight as you are and " ' You you tako olf that Ivory h"1"1 breast-pi Sure I'll U roll rtmnm tlto imiiinv In lillv. ntnl ttita I hko it on, lino mis rurue ' . i . .... I ... t , - - - ... ....... ...... ..... red bracelet . vou gimme, nnd-and every I0'1' "ling jou ever gimme. Sure I'll I .ff tLfcl. .... , t... . "it thec gray-ton shoes HIM! uni an OH. 1 Wlhll I I'OUIU lUhC you paid a i .lnllni. In,n.r,l n.l t .....l,l 1 If II 'didn't hate to go barefoot. .. i .V....I.I) .....A ...J...., ...V, ,L , It S tllC last time I borrow from- Aw, jou commenced that line of line 01 talk when you was ten. J "lean it." nn. 11 jou no, iukooii iiiem gi"R hat I bought for myself nnd you begged t right off mv hands. Just Inke 'cm off and go barehanded with jour little- bended friend; mnjhe he can buy- i "You Oh, I 1 wish I was dead !' I I'll go barehanded to n sKowbnll feast rather than wear your iIiuK ' There's your old gloves there!" i Tears wore streaming and lending their ravages on the smooth surfnee of her cheeks. "I just wish I I was dead." VAw, no, jou don't! There's him now. with n horn on his nuto that makes n noise like the devil yelling! There's jour little rut eed. low-Iiwd fellow. now ou ilou i uish jou was dead 'now, do jou' divorces and Go to him nnd his two Ins little round head ' rthristmas! iuGird ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER That's where you belong; that's where girls on the road to the devil belong ' with them Kind. 'Jncre ne is now, waiting to ride jou to the devil. He, tloir'l need to honk-honk so loud; he knows jou'ro ready and waiting for Mm " Miss Uarnet fastened on her little hat with fingers that fumbled. "CJiminc tho key." "Aw, no, you don't. When you eome home tonight you knoek ; no more tip (no nlirht-kev husiness like last time. 1 knew jou was lying to me. nbout thn clock." "You gimme that key. I don't want vou to hnve to get up, with all your kicking, to open the door for me. J on glmmo the key." 'if , .mi wnnim cot ti this room when you rome home tonight, you knock like ' any self-respecting girl ain't afraid 'You oh jou!" With n shivering j t,,fl, nf liiTntb Mlvs Unmet (lung wide , .......... "- - . .. .. , .,, t,e ,l0or, slnmming It alter nor iinui . . . .. ,.. ., . ...! 41. A l.liiA-rlnci fn.ii nil Jl Wllluutt" ui "" uiuri'i ..... .... m, .nnniclnioce and Miss Y orte. stretrhed full length on the bed, cliivoroil ,.. m.,.,. ,i .1,- i ,, i,o front door. There came from the curb ,. ,iA(.f f uirrn. tvllil fnr hllpcil Stars had come out, u line powdering ot ,iem r timin. nnd the moist evening ntinos- nimrn -n wwl. even heavv. She stood for n moment in the embrasure of the ,0or. scenting, nn0 j IIC(.(i 'Do I need my heavy cont, Jerry?" ru ,un. fl,,nrn in ,1m timiinm. with lis rln, nmic ol,t tliolr- length ncross n)0 back of the seat, moved from the center to the side. "No, jou don't. Hurry up. I'll keep you warm if jou need a coat. Climb In here right next to me. I'enchy. Gimme that robe from the front there, 'George." "Now didn't I ay 1 wns coing to keep jou warm? (uit your squirming, i Touchy. I won't bite Heady. George , fp to the I'nlisade Inn. and let out mine miles there." "Gee! Jerry, jou got Hie limousine ton off Am t this swell tor summer.' CONTINI KI TO.MOUHOW WANAMAKR'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store Garlanded With Christmas Greens Gloves for the Children? (They are pleasing, useful Gifts) These arc nil unusually nice gloves for kulilirs, too! Gray or lirown silk-lined chamois lisle glovca arc quite warm 51.25 u pair. i Flccce-lined gray or tnn fabric gloves arc ."iOc and 7oc a pair. Fleece-lined gray fabric gauntlets are Ibv a pair. lllack fabric gauntlets, fleece-lined, with leather palms' (for extra service), nre $1 a pair. Tan leather gauntlets, fleece-lined, witli a plain cuff or red slar trimmed cuff, $1 n pair. Tan or gray leather (lcecc-lined gauntlets, .fl.'Ju n pair. Flccce-lined buckskin gauntlets, SI. 75 n pair. (Ctntrnl) A Coat Fr Her Christmas ro enfold her with its warmth and nlease her with its crnnd nnnt'nrrirtco And a good-looking coat is sure to please cither Mother or tho oung-girl daughter, or the young woman! We have individual styles for every type 'and age of women. Tho picscnt stock of coats in the Coat Store is one of the finest that wo haxe eer had and our standards arc high. Every coat is good style, of wnrm, attractive material in a pleasing shade of sea sonable color, well tailored and carefully finished. The New Short Sports Coats at' well represented, as well as tho three-fourth length coats. Almost-grown-up young daughter would be delighted with one for Christmas; it is just what she has been wanting for Jier plaid skirt. Mother Would Like a long, fairly full coat xvith a handsome lining and, perhaps, a collar of fur. There's a x'aricd selection, both with fur and without. Styles -and a large number of coats are Spring models made of Winter materials'. So that, you see, a coat from the Down Stairs Coat Store will be a gift worth-while, of rerfl usefulness and satisfaction. $25 to $97.50 I. Market) Smelling Salts in Delightful Bottles Little, squatty bottles, tall, slender bottles and substantial good-sized bottles but that can not begin to describe their numer ous quaint and graceful shapes! There arc rose halts, lavender, violet, etc. Hoc to $2. (Central) CORSETS of the Better Sort Cornets of the finer, heavier ma terials, such as figured coutil nnd elaborate brocho corsets, arc elaborate brochc fabrics', arc $3.00 to $11. Park Satin Corsets Are Special at $3.50 The little cray fitting rooms are right in the Corset Store, and one of our rorsetieres will gladly fit a corset without additional charge. (Central) Scarf-and-Cap Sets for Little Chaps The caps arc tight-fitting af fairs (to keep little cars warm), and the scarfs arc of generous size both of brushed wool. Gray, brown, tan, blue and rose. $1.85. (finllcr.r, Market) Fragrant Toilet Sets $2.25 to $7.50 These most attractive boxes of toilet luxuries and comforts hap pily suggest Christmas giving. There arc many refreshing fra grances to choose from. The set at $2.25 consists of soap, toilet water and talcum, and the set at $7.50 includes delightfully scented face powder, talcum powder, sa chet, soap, rouge, extract and toilet water. (Central) Three special groups time for Christmas. At $29.50 This group comprises vari ous models of pretty suitings in tailored models, of wool jcr soys in plain colors or heather mixtures, gabardine and silver tone. All tho jucketa are lined with silk and many are attrac tively trimmed. The Finer Suits all much lessened in price, f -$ kAr4 Mietiii i Women's Sits (5Iarkt Are Right Christmas Handkerchiefs All Pure Linen The Handkerchief Store is an attractive place, and a busy one, too. Thousands of pretty handker chiefs for men and women are plain white, embroidered, initialed and gaily colored. Women's arc 20c to $1 each. Men's aro 30c to 70c each. (Central) All outpost in tho Gallery Store for men is n handy place to get men's handkerchiefs. (linllrr.v, Mnrkel) Christmassy Dainties for Baby In a delightful corner of tho Hubics' Store there arc several cases filled with pretty things for babies hand-painted rattles, ribbon-covered carriage straps and clamps, little hot-water bags cov ered with .satin, toilet sets, Turk ish dolls, etc. Prices range from 30c for a rattle to $1.70 for a baby book. (Central) Warm-Hearted Blankets for Gifts Plaid blankets arc in pink-and-white or bluc-and-whitc. Part Wool 08 x SO inches, $12.50. 70 x 80 inches, $15. All Wool J2 x 80 inches, $18.00. 72 x 84 inches, $23. White blankets, part-wool, with pink or blue borders: GO x SO inches, $12.50. 70 x 82 inches, $10. 78 x 81 inches, $20. Cotton fillc'l quilts with figured centers and plain sateen borders in rose, blue and pink aro special at $0. (Central) of suits take reductions in are now $30, $50, $55, $G5, $75 and $85, At $25 Suits of dark striped suiting havo silk-lined jackets trimmed with embroidered crowsfect. At $23.50 Wool jersey sports suits for women and young women are in blue, brown nnd green tones. zp A Good Ail-Around Hal: for a Man at $3 Smooth wool hats in brown, green and tan mixtures in the season's good shapes. Tho kind of hut that will tako the place of a soft felt or a tweed hat suit able for the street or sturdy enough for rougher wear. ((inllery, Starket) UMBRELLAS for Men and Women, at $3.50 They arc quite nice enough for Christmas presents. Tho covers aro tape-edged American taffeta over sturdy frames. They have good-looking handles the women's, tipped with bakclitc, lue wrist rings or silk loops, and the men's have plain or carved wooden handles. (Central) 500 Sample Blouses Special at $2. 75 Pretty whito blouses are slightly mussed, but a pressing will freshen them. There are many styles, in voile, plain or trimmed with lace, embroidery and tucks. All the blouses are well made and there is excellent choosing in each size, although there are not all sizes in each style. (Market) Inexpensive Gifts 25c to $3 Several tables of the shining glass and silver-plated novelties make the selection of Christmas gifts less difficult. There arc little salts and pep pers of silver deposit or silver plate, glass jelly dishes, pickle dishes, jam glasses with spoons, butter dishes, sugar and cream sets, mustard jars, relish dishes, candlesticks, bud vases, etc., with many more being added each day. (Central) Utility Cases for Travelers Crctonno or silk-covered rub berized cases for wash cloths, tooth brushes, brush and comb, etc., are welcome bits of useful ness to any one who spends week ends out of town or travels a great deal. Prices range from 20c to $1.70. (Central) A Gift List from The Skirt Store Sturdy part-wool gymnasium bloomers in navy blue, $5. All-wool gymnasium bloomers in navy blue and black, $(!. Pleated plaid skirls for young girls, $2.00. lirown striped wool vclour skirts (nice for skating and out door wear) arc $0.70. A skirt in a small check or large plaid is an attractive style at 57.80. An attractive wool plaid skirt in liluo and brown tones is $13i50. (Market) Silk Camisoles a . at$l Pictty pink camisoles arc hem stitched or trimmed with lace and most of them have satin shoulder I straps. A good solution of the gift problem between women! (Central) Children's Sweaters Hero are sweaters for all the children, from tho little infant who needs one that is snowy, light and warm to the big boy or girl of 16 years who likes the blue, green, brovn, gray and red sweat ers. Aiany styles netwecn ii.iu and $10! (Central) My ST I 1 "'- IT7( I V- Children's Shoes ri! . 1 . it. onipping itonij iiik Special care is given to shoes so that growing feet $4.50 to $6.50 Black patent leather or dull leather button shoes and black or tan leather lace shoes havo sturdy welted soles; sizes 8 to 2. For Wee Tots who wear sizes 1 to 8 Shoes of tan calfskin, brown kidkin, black kidskin and black (Chtitnat) & Raincoats for Men $8.50 to $15 Many aro being chosen for Christmas gifts. These aro well-made coats of tan or gray rubberized materials with seams cemented nnd every coat is guaranteed to he water proof. All-Wool, Odd Trousers of fancy mixtures and cheviots aro $7 to $D.0O. Corduroy Trousers aro tho best kind for rough out door wear. Unlined they aro $0; lined (and, of course, that adds to tho warmth), they are $7. (Hullerj-. .Market) Lovely Dance Frocks for Debutantes Special at $25 Jlustling taffeta frocks in tur quoise, Nilo green, pink, rose and maize are charmingly draped with silk tulle, edged with silver thread or have overskirts of the tulle. Satin Frocks, $23.50, $25 and $35 Char m i n g and delightful frocks for women and young women. (Central) BLANKETS for Baby, $1.25 to $6 There are many kinds to choose from: figured pink or blue blan kets, white blankets with pink or bluo borders and all white blan kets. Some arc all cotton and oth ers have a large percentage of wool. Mother always appreciates such a gift for tho young baby! (Central) Warm Top Coats for Junior Girls They have a style that will ap peal to both mothers and girls. Of cheviot coating, vclour, Bo livia, silvertono and polo cloth in a long or three-quarter lengths, they are warmly lined and well tailored. $13.00, $18.50, $23.50, $20.50 to $75. For Small Girls of 6 to 10 there are attractive top coats of velour, polo cloth, silvertono, etc., from $9.50 to $25 all of which were much more. Serge Regulation Frocks Fine navy bluo serge makes beautifully tailored dresses trim med with braid in sizes C to 14 at $18. (Market) D.iL "!. m uiu iu oiruunui jc tho lasts and fitting of kiddies' will develop properly. patent leather with white, brown or champagne color kid tops, aro in button styles. $1.75 to $3.25 a pair. For Older Girls there aro good-looking dark tan leather shoes in wido or narrow toe shapes, blzcs "A to G at $5,90 to $7.W. ff? J r4 - m - O t .' b ; k ?t n -$& " ;
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