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I tetters le the Editor 1 1
Living en Small Wage
ju ft Krf(l"" "' Kt-tlllne rutille ltdetr'
sit I ruil with Invest today what
muel M iiuclln hud te h en "T.lvlnc
"l,( k Vfk." I wish tie wnull hum
".JfjlenM lhl Ury ltwn lent, tloth tleth
isr nJ 'et"' "" "1" n workman nd
ret hfsltme ,0 lnnrr' " ,,e w rnln
l(M0 4 '. i'"V PMPla rte net thlnlt
t thutr farnliw rapacity nhen thry rt
mirrl"! "nJ 'or "'' f1""5" thr Is se
much pearly and se min unharpy homes.
It a Eenerul ruin that a man should
., en-fourth of Ills earning for rsnt.
aat fourth of Jfl 40 would te SI CO. Vhrr
Muld a man rent a, room In Philadelphia
wr himself and wife for $1.00 a weslt,
' matter hew modest? It would require at
ust another two-fourth" of thta salary for
feed and liiinirlr.e trjinr te feed two people
n s'l 1'rt a week That sum would net pur
rkne the hred, soup bones and potatoes
,(,,) euld consume, ecn theurh tliey lived
nllrely en eup Then Imarlna. hew they
veuld ' ll' le dresa en! the renialnlnc
0(1 a welt, when each week brines around
! 'reauliemcnt for soma nw sarment, etc.
nut Mr Vauelaln aaa: "The tirst thine
tint a man would have te de In order le
iite en $1 40 i .eek would be te get away
from lh his cities." It mekea no dif
ference where Mr, 10 40 a Week Man would
rrKe he would find ery little dlfferenea In
the cost of thlncn. Don't Mr. Vauelaln
Knew that eicc. butter, bread, flour, etc .
ce,t Ju" much In the country town as
In the ct, and many staple articles rest
mere, for the country merchant cannot buv
In larte quantities and It costs se much
te h" It transported te him?
rttii In a country town are a little leatr
thn In the cl'V. hut clethlnr, drura and
ether thlna-s are hlsher Tbe country peo
ple ar iut as wlie ai the c!tv people when
ll corner te prelteerln- If such It may be
termed 'there waa a time when thtnea
were different In a little country town
In which I lived m the state, thirty ear
axe. It was possible te set a room and
beard for fl "3 a, week. It wai net ery
substantial, but you were comfortable In
our room and able te keep nlhe en the
feed. In that same town today that aame
country bearding-house demands $7 a week
for the same room and beardlns.
This shows that llvlnc in the country
Yil advsneed eVy much mere than It has
le the city and I enture te say that the
averae person or rc-auna, nalde from the
rent, can live mere ocenomleOly In Phila
delphia than they can In any of the smaller
titles and towns of the state. It hi been
. nod manv jeam, I fer, since Mr Vau
elaln "IU"d en $0 40 a week, and also
msnaceJ te build, a home for himself with
th I mitrd Initial sum of Jl-5."
MARTIN I,. MORCJAN.
I'h Ijdelphli. December 10, 11)20.
The Fruit Eve Served
Te tht l.diter of the f?tulii7 'nelle I.trterr:
Sir I waa surprised te find that there
was no mero dlicusslen arnenar the Bible
students "he read our paper as te St.
Jehn a feed locust en.d honey Te me the
two opinions elven differed se wldly that
I am net et cenlncd whlih one is cor
rect There are many thlnzs in tha llibl
upon whie'1 authorities differ. Let me state
arethcr lhre la no Justification for aartnc
the ' fruit " mentioned In Genesis II. 17 and
HI f, was an apple, theueii the idea Is
verv eli ns we maj aee by ancient plc-lu-
aem ke ecn further, and net only
atat" ihnt Kve ate an apple, but that when
sl-e itJie the fruit te Adam te eat. It
lurk n his threat, and hence the nnme
Adams apple" applied te the thyroid
eartl'sse of the larynx, which Is mero prom
inent In a man's than In a woman's threat.
rhi sdelphia, December 10, 1030
Feeding the Chinese
Te '.t frtifer e tne KueitfnS PiiWie Ltdetr:
Sir- I notice that President Wilsen Is
eilllnr upert the people te ersranUe and
tome te the asslatanre of theso sections of
Chlm where a famlne ealsta and where the
jeepl" are starvlna This sounds ery
loed but clee-i the Pres'd'nt net knew that
it home In every section of the country
thousands of our own people de net have
tneuih te cat. and that matters are eet
tine wera and that before the winter la
er cur charltalde organisatiens will have
til ih can de te leek after our own peer
ird s h liir
Ihe conditions at hee ha been brought
sbeut threuth the unie administration at
trevni in power at Washington, and In
!!,! of again showing mere Interest In
foreign nations than his own. which haa
alasjs been the trouble, he should try and
te eemethlrs for his own mllet which his
itraaance haa been the means of bring
Ini rrirlv te a bankrupted condition. We
in te be charitable, but charity alwais
tejlns at home and with the ondltlens
la thev sre In this country at present, It
leliB as If we will need te put Inte opera
tor, efere long, cerv force that will
ftil t rcllce the condition of our own
soer J i: SAMSON.
I'h isdelphla, December 10. WIO.
Something Wrong
Te(l, rditnf of the Kttnma Publee J.edmr:
r I am almost an American but net a
fei'man's wife, as Is "Mrs J R C." I
im a married woman and work in a shop
hit te help my husband support his family.
It la no Jel.e te verk In the shop all day
, and ttwn come home and de your housework.
, Any woman In my condition docs net de
It from choice. And ene thing about girls
la th a.
tvn n they hae work they are tee ot et
trmiuni They spend tee muih money en
deihlng Yeu very aeldem find a mar
ried woman dressed In the fashion of a
tumbir of these shop and factory girls,
Je- their extra eurplua usually gees toward
clothing for their children I wish I waa
afereniins wife, nnd then 1 wouldn't ha0
towerr about work. Mrs. L C d.
rn'sdephia. December 0. l:e
"Deceiving" Children
I" ' diler e (Ae Ktranij Public l.tdper
fT r hae read a number of letteis in
reur Peciple'j Kerum protesting against or
'irerlne the telling of children stnr'es
bout f!nia riaus and almllar thlnta per
tiinlnj it Christmas As for maMf. 1
UVt'.f the eacredness of folklore I
'' M' iinnk there Is the slightest hnrm In
Ullmj rh Mrir nbeut Hanla t'Uus, When
tk trim (,ri enough te understand, nnd
hen 're teln questioning their elders re.
nrding he iruth of what they have bs
lert i m ey easy te explain te them
lu' Santa Claus leally atands for snd
t'l vhei the were children he was used
" a tlgureheaa te represent the spirit of
I' ni
''' ,h kne it alt xt ancient mthn
"P'ede no le children are still jeung. Santa
Clua of he slelghhclla and the pack Is
i' ' tl ue-e,l tn be the bachelor uncle
the i iet daughter a eung man, false
iAr and upholstered for the occasion
"me m i Blirill olce cries out that he
'' " ' i ia runs it nil And jeuthful
""i r.r ui te vende- whether fjanta Claus
" " " s h pit j If th real saint who
, ' " nod hue net been mails known
' ' 'I fir. i trio nukv-helluie Is un-
Wined It m,t L na,, kn0(vn , m
ui s i i iailp merty i) plflea that ou
mi" 'e - tiu tli is urself That It was
' 'is micntinii of the pareni le de-
i " bui 1 1 1 . t (tin slerj was ueed as A
ll.., tl.r . ,10lr ,euruf m,,l3 M.TO fllll
l tr
grsi i in, r,al Htnrlfs and leal
Mr. f t- . 'I I A l'1-U
"' "He tli l)ei ember I), lOi'O.
The Blue Law League
'' '"' e Die fif.uau Puble rJjer;
"1 the nniiln ,,e tlila i.i,nni, r-n
Te
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"'.lie ,
t ii ...
a'lenn nnd let the Ulue Sunday
n eer cm them a the prehl-
1 I fee that the Pur tan
geln te attempt the passjun
k tun sutei this winter wh ill
Kuhbatii u day of as .trejt
" tli nld il.i.s of tellrleua
1 innleranie. 1 belleie In a
1 art,,
tf.r v
' ...
V "' and
I ,i le
e of i lie Sabbath as a day
in ship but t claim that the
tld it for umeth'nw else
' f n liiaTil net one h.
u f i te nit in a church all
t v mm, tn ' mill haitchlntr a
" tiiii ,urlil b(nuH9 nunie
ft tfll-.tul r.. .... ....llnlae
J f'a m
air
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101 ' u
if j, , ""'"'I tl' llliqtlunni
room " '" "'"K lhBt Clirlstlanlty and
,, neiiNinnus terms.. And Sunday
lit,, "" intetidi-d as a day of iesi
ftt.. ."Bn "el "r 'he soul alone. bu
, S'? "' "i thristlans in lh ceunne
t)l . ' i reed snt or rtenermnitlnn
tli,, ,VJ denaiuie, should pretekt against
V ,i ' Ue'' "ml m"n ' ',r
W "Ms e.. """' no ders net mistana
1 ,a '"Un,. crabblnesa for Clirlsll.
,..-h viemuineig Tetrertrence for the
i.J'ller". l0 ,he Ut"ler flieuld be ei
i, nSnU t0 .,.hp Delnt possible).
SJ,me fnythlns tliat would euen A
8lOI "r SCClnrlau llCU8-
.,. '"'"lien win be paid te nneny.
. ?,i? cUc""- Names nU aiMretuea
UliLt , ?.,ElBI?c1 na a" uMdence of
h2 ,-fil!111,' "'theuKti names will net
Iriey ha emitted.
Th8. """catien of a. letter Is net
te be taken ns nn Indersement of Its
lews by this paper.
e..H?nimu',eft,len'' wM1 net be re
turned unless accompanied by nost nest
nB, nor will manuscript be caved
Rn! '," '."J"""'" b heard In rreteat
.... ug unicr contrinutera think?
ri.iiart.inKi c"RK'",t'I' CHHISTIAN.
Philadelphia, Uccembnr n, u2D
The Objectionable Mether-ln-Law
7e tht r.diler e f.e T, rs. ,-ubUe Ltdetr!
en JiZ. '"'' v well for jour readers
!mea Id If l. t0. ,h' ,'0Un,r m,n w'h0 "'
euested it, picturing te him a bed of roses
L whUMl '"' rnel,'"-ln-""v home te
he Tk h "'?, .,7'"y ,rlc1 " h "Im
rM .0iruM ,My up "'" no""i he" "
iwJl? ,a,;Vcfl" "' h Place, when you were
away; what a wonderful help she would
,!L il" f,'",d"n Mn"-' ttH of which sounds
JL k K' J"1.1, nh' "' 'lt. I ma he
wrong, but I Imagine all these writers ar
of the typical mother-in-law class. er women
who have, eligible daughters whom they are
trlng te tie up te some man In erdtr that
the old lady will he an easy berth for
the rest of her llf.
V,hen I was married I lived with my
widowed mother She ner aiked me te
make a home for bet tn faet she always
aild that she did net be-Ve that parents
should lire with their illldren Khe went
te live Wlth n friend snd with the little
income the had and a Utile help fiem tne.
Hie get along vcr ,il.-l nnd we, mv wife,
my mother and I, always remained the
best of friends
When T was about te be married my fiancee
and I hid a talk eer the lltlng question,
and ene of the things she agreed te was
that we were te lln absolutely alone This
thing worked out verv well for a ehen
tlm, then my wife get tired of honsenerk.
and as we could net afford a nenent. things
went at alies nnd sevens for a time. It
was then the old lady get in her work.
Fhe was always casting up te me that my
wife was net strong enough te de the work,
and that I alievld be ashamed le expect
It of her, and she Virtually talked my wife
Inte the notion tbst sis was slclc and
had ta go te bed
This was the old Isdy's supreme moment,
ahe came te the house te nurse her daugh
ter, who waa net any mero alrk than I am
at the present moment, but they played the
game well, and gradually mother-in-law
mived all her effecta under my root and I
am rtucl. Whin this was brought about
mv wife recovered her health rapidly. New
the two of them have their heads together
all day cennlilng schemes te annoy me
hn I get home from my office. The old
lady Is an artlat In this respect.
My home never looked as much In dis dis
eider as at th present tlm. for mother-in-law,
in my Instance. Instead of helping
with the housework, as has been se beau
tifully pictured by certain of your corre
spondents, leafa around doing nothing all
day, and drags mj wlfe In town and te
the movies until she finds all her time
occupied In entertaining "mother."
Take my advlre. "C W I, ' If seu hae
any hopes for happiness cither In this world
or in the hereafter, keep our mother-in-law
out of jour home She will make your ex
istence a hll upon earth and at its ter
mination you will have used se much pro
fanity that you cannot hope te enjoy a. fu
ture llfe with the blest nelleie me. X beg
of you, for I knew Hevrare of the mother-in-law
aheuters of the People's Forum,
J J T,
Philadelphia, December 8, 1920.
Questions Answered
Te Prepare Canvas
Te the Editor of tht Kirslnp Pabfie Ltdetr:
Sir If it is no trouble, kindly let ths
writer knew hew te prepsre or treat raw
canvas When li say raw, 1 mean plain
until ready te be treated for oil painting.
C1IAS. J. SHORT
Philadelphia. December P. 1020.
Tha following la a geed formula for pre
paring raw canvas for All painting: .
Make a paste of whiting and glue (the
glue Is dissolved tn het water and the
whiting added and stirred Inte a thick,
smooth mixture) and apply with bread brush
evjnly te the canvas Dry thoreughl)-.. The
aurface will ba further Improved by a light
coat of a thin paste, of flour and water,
A Sabbath Day's Journey
Te th9 Editor of fae .'venlaa PaMfe Ltdetr'
Sir Please state hew long was a Sabbath
day's Journey, which we read about in the
Bible. C I,. K.
Philadelphia, December 4, 1020
A Sabbath day'a Journey, according te Dr.
Adam Clarke, was seven and one-half fur
longs, or about 1650 yards. The nabblns
fix it at 2000 cubits, which Is about 1350
yards. Jearphus sajs that the Mount of
Ollves was five stadia, or 02S pic.es, from
Jerusalem, which would make the uUowable
Sabbath day's Journey about 1010 sards
Can any reader threw further light en this
question?
A Latin Phrase
Te f 'ie KaVer of Ins JTienise P-i&llc Ltdetr:
Sir What Is the meaning of the Ijitln
phrase "locum tenens"" W. I. H.
Philadelphia, December 3 1021)
This means Ilterraly "holding the plic '
It ia generally applied te one lemperaril
occupying the place or doing tha duty of
another
Tetra2zlnl
7"e l'.e Editor e' .e Hi rsine Pud ic l.nletr
S'r Will you please mrjwer. toreugh
.our .vluallle pspr, these questions Is
I.ulsa Tetrazilnl an Itallin or J'rencn
woman' Alse has she eer eunir at Ceent
Harden, nnd If se In what opera did she
make her debut there? Thinking vm -ry
murh. I remain. MftS riVVKItTT
Philadelphia. Dec 1 1020
I.ulsa Tetra:slnl Is Italian She was born
in Klerenre In 1ST4. her father being a mer
chant in that clti. Hhe insde hr debut In
het home city as "Inei ' In "IAfrlcalne."
She made her 1 onden debut at feient flar
dn In the autumn of 1fin7 ns ' leiettn" In
"I.a Trailata " and her American debut In
the same tela In New Vnrk under Hammer
stelrr en Januarv is lOO"
Origin of Naval Titles
In Iht h'rtttar of thf f' tnlng Public T tdef
Sir VIU jeu pleasn tell me in the Peo
ple's Verum the origin of the titles of the
nasl officers as fellows Admiral, captain,
commodore and rexswiln C I II.
Philadelphia Dee .1, 1020
The title admiral is of eistern origin Its
derivation I" Blinpl. ' llnilr el Dash." which
Is rnbli for Ind of the Hea
I'uiHa'n Mimes straight from the T.itfn
"ciput " it liead. and rnmmedn-e Is s'miIj
the Italian ' n.mmind itnee or intnmnnir
A ". exiealn" was erlgiiall tb nan who
pulled the after ear of the rapfiln'a beat,
therr known as he "cock beat " "Cek
liat" Is u corruption of the word "coracle,"
which li a sma'l iimnd bnat used for tlshlng
en some of the Wfluli niers, se "coxswain '
comes te us from th Welsh
Air and Earth Move Together
( U f 1 iltter or litf I M I 'nil Pwblic f.rdtlf
l.r rart'' nf frhnds bae Uen limine
a contreterm as te whether the air sur
rounding the errtli mes with It We de
cided te leave th- answer te the People's
I'nrum "' w '
Phllnd'lrh'a D-cembir 1 12
Tha atmoaphete turreund.ng tbe earth
moves right along with the earth en Its
m i If It were net se the rnrth would
prnbiblv bu-n un-at leeit tin liunT tiling
would ntniln en It. slni the frittlen of
lie surfnrn or th ejrtli would develop
uin'i ii heat tbnt retblng eeull live en it
In the controversy why net preent the
fn'nwlns If the ill' ders net revolve w th
fie uarlh wouldn't It Iki possible le go u.
s. bal'oen in Philadelphia and stay un long
etin'jiib ler tin "irth u revolve en Ms axis
Unem . tne and tmi down when (he city
nf San IVintleie appenis und' r th b-vl-Wwhleh
sbeu.d b. In ..bout four hnu.s'
If (hnt e: esl.e trav.l wen d le both
rapid and comfortable
Poems and Songs Desired
Wants Cehan Peem
r','lr' K"nX'rumi:h "MNr U'.n
Mme.a poem em. tied H- ,
PhUadelphls, necerebsr t. 1M.
Can a trader supply cepj
Can a Reader Supply It?
TJ,h W,".or 0 Rt B'ff PaMle Mem
.rTTW111 seu hlndly publish In the Pee.
pie s Kerum th reollatlen of "Llttta WlllJ"
This recitation lg very old and starts this
ways
"A great crowd of people had gathered
round
A small, ragged urchin, new slretthed en
the ground " Mnfl. IDA ZANKj
Runnemede, N. J , December 3. 1020.
"Floating Down the River"
Te the Editor ef ths Kitvtne Patlfc Ltdetr'
SU Will jeu pleas ask In jour People's
I-erum for the poem entitled "We Are Fleat.
i.i uuwn un mver, containing these lines)
"We are (letting down the rlvr,
The narrow stream of time)
Its voyagers of all ages.
They hall from every clime."
J. It. K.
Philadelphia, November 28. 1D2u
Twe Selections Requested
Te the Editor of th' Kvtntre Publm Ltdeir:
If Can you supply me with the poem
beginning)
"Threa locks of hair In my hand I held
As I rtt In the flre-llsht slaw.
One black, one brown, and en light geld
iivey are relics or long age."
Alse th poem containing ths following
lines:
"Is It true that Ged ferilves us
t!res.en vows with et'ver sins?
Can a burled past net slumber
In Its decent grave. I wonder.
That your memory comes te haunt me
In my cynls mood tonight." H. I,. R.
Philadelphia, November 2S, 1020.
A Peem Requested
r''e Wj'oref fie Evn-tne Public Ltdotr Ltdetr
sir uelew Is the poem requested In the
nvENise I'cnrit, r.gneen a few days age
W. SCOTT IIAP.1MAN.
Philadelphia. December 7. 10J0
"nniNe a man-
Whilst walking down a crowded
City street the ether da,
I heard a ilttle urchin
Te a comrade turn and es.
"Say, Chlmmey, lemma tell uua,
1 d be happy as a clam
If I only was de feller dt
fe tnudder tlnks I am
She links I am a wonder
An' she knows her little lad
Could never mix wit' nuttln'
Dat was ugly, mean or h-irl
Oh. lets e' tlms I sit and tli.k
Hew nice, 'tweuld be. gee whir
If a feller wux de feller
Dat his tnudder tlnki he Is "
My friend, be jeurs a llfe of loll
Or undllated Jey.
Teu still can ItBrn a lessen
Krem this email, unlettered be.
Don't aim te be n earthly saint
With ejes flTed en a star.
Just try te be a fellow that
Tour mother thinks jeu are
, Referred te Readers
TeJ!" Kii,'.or "' "" ffieitl.l7 Public Ltdetr
Sir Will jeu kindly publish In th
reeple'n Forum of your paper th following?
Whether Kvangellne was sleeping In a
beat rowed by an Acadian or whether she
was sleeping en land, In lines 70J te 815 In
Tvangellne," written by Longfellow.
P. U. R
Philadelphia, December 1. 11)20
Twe Songs Requested
Te the Editor of the Evenine Public Ltdetr:
Sir Please Inquire If any of your read
ers can furnish the rnmplet words of an
old senc nbeut "gathering un the shells
from the seashore " Alse a humorous one
that was sung en ths vaudeville stage some
jears age which ran:
"Oh. let us be Jejful. Joyful. Joyful, Joyful,
Fer when you come te th end of your Ufa
There's nothing te de but die."
OEOROK BHRPHERD.
Philadelphia, December 7. 1020
We will print the second aeng. If a reader
will send It In Hre Is:
"OATHHRINO UP THE fitlBM.S"
I wandered today by the seashore.
The winds and the wave were low,
And I thought of the dais that are gene,
Maud.
Many long years.age;
Oht these were tha happiest days of all,
Maud,
Net a ear nor a sorrow did we knew:
As we played en the white-pebbled sand.
Maud.
Oatherlnc up the shells from the shore.
Ah I don't you remember the da-, Maud.
Ths last time we wandered en th abere.
Our hearts were se happy and gay, Maud,
Fer j'OU premised te be tnln evermore.
Then th shells they were whiter than
ever.
And ths bright waves were lovelier than
before.
And th hours were but moments te us,
Maud,
Gathering up ths shells from the shore.
But new we are growing In years. Maud.
Our lock are all silvered and gray,
Tet the vows that we mad en th shore.
Maud.
Are fresh In our memories today.
There still I a charm In these bright shells,
And the sound of the wild ocean's rear:
They bring back the days that we spent.
Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the shore.
Chorus
Gathering up the sheila from th reashere.
Gathering tip tha shells from the shore
Ah these were the happiest days of all,
' Maud,
Gathering up the shells from the nherr.
Can't Escape Criticism
Te th' Editor of the Evening PubJIe Ltdetr
Sir There is a prere selection that I de
sire .very much te secure which tells hew
man Is criticized no matter what he may
ie, snd I think It Is called "Frem the
Vradle te the Grave,"
C I WESTCOTT.
Philadelphia. November 2R. 1020
FROM T1IK CIIADMJ TO TUB GRAVE
Did It ever f.ccur te you that a man's
life Is full of crer'ea and temptations?
He comes Irto the world without Ida con
sent ar.l gees Pit against his will, and the
trip between Is exceedingly rocky The rule
of (enttarlcs Is en of the features of ths
trip
When he Is lit 11 the big girls klaa him.
When he is big, the little girli Was him
If he Is peer he Is a bad manager; If he Is
rich, he Is dishonest. If he is prosperous
avery ene wants te de him a favor If in
t-elltlr". It Is for graft; If he Is out of poll
tics, jeu can't find a place for hltn, and he
la no geed te the ceuntrj
If he doesn't give te charity, he Is a
tightwad If he does it Is for Khew if
he Is actively religious, he Is u hpecrlln,
If he takes no interest In religion, he Is
a hardened sinner If he gives affections,
he is a soft specimen, if he circs for no
one he is cold blooded.
If he dies jeung, there was a great future
before him, If b lives te an old age, he
mlssid ins calling.
If jeu save money, veu're n grouch, if
veu spend It, jeu' re a leader. If j-eu get it.
veu re a grafter; If ou don't eet It, veu re
K bum Ne one man can plcase every
bed) ".' I, T. ' would Ilka te knew who wrote
the following verse:
Sly soul Is like a rusty lock.
Ird, oil it with Thy grace.
And rub it. rub It, rub It, Lord,
Until I se Thy face "
r i" K " would like te knew the ajther
of tli following
"fi.d of the granite end lh ree
S..UI of the epa-n.w and tha bee '
(' I. T ' vvlshe the words of a cam
paign song uaed when Ilenrv Clay waa
randldatn for President The tltle of the
en Is ' Harry of the West "
Iho People's I'erum villi appear dally
In the livening Public l.rdgrr. ami also
In the hunday rnblle l.eilaer. Letters
discussing timely tonics will be printed,
im well ' reuiieutnl ..em, nnu qnertleus
.if general Interest will be answered.
AUTO
Mill
Pre-Intentery
Kale Direct
All-Weel Fringed
Kteamer Hues
Traveling Hugs
Automobile
nnd Ioungler
Hobes
J. W. Ringresc Ce.
219 North Third St., Phila.
ROBES
Hew Santa Claus Must Chuckle, Leeking
Inte Wanamaker's Down Stairs Stere
Where All Is Bright With Christmas Cheer!
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Merry Christmas
List at $1
Thousands of mod
erately priced things
are always te be had in
this merry Christmas
store of lower prices.
Here are some of the
things that may offer
suggestions te people
looking for dollar gifts:
Fer Women
l.ace cellars imita
tion point Vcnise col cel
lars that leek as if
their price should be
higher. $1.
Pin cushions dear
little dell-baby cushions
or Hand - embroidered
' scrim cushions; thcy've
been higher priced all
along. $1.
Levely camisoles
thousands of them of
satin or crepe de Chine,
daintily trimmed. $1.
Boudoir cans manv
becoming styles that women will
like. SI.
Petticoats cotton jersey tops
with sateen flounces in pink,
black, navy, purple and giccn. $1.
Alse fine white muslin petti
coats with hemstitched flounces.
$1.
Beads all kinds, it seems. Glit
tering cut crystals in a rainbow
of colors or metal link and bead
chains. $1. ,4y
Bar pins glittering rhinestene
pins in many styles. $1.
Perfumes a wonderful variety
of fragrances. $1.
(Ontrul and Clirstnut)
Jewelry Trinkets
Each in a Bex
25c and 50c
CulT links, lingerie clasps, tie
clasps, beauty pins and all sorts
of pretty little things can be had
for theso small sums. They're
really amazing.
(Chestnut)
Frag
rant Romantic Cedar Chests
Start at $9.50
Trousseaux, Initial linens, fur coats, soft blankets insttnctiely
one thinks of all such pleasant things at the sniff of the pungent
cedar.
The chests are strongly constructed of Tennessee red cedar
famous for its beautiful marking and clean, strong, woodsy scent.
The $9.50 chest is of quite generous size. Then prices rise grad
ually te $60 for a regular pirate's chest with heavily studded brass
bands.
At $25, $30 and ?35 thcic are particularly nice chests, with
trays or without, many boasting brass trimmings.
(Centra! )
Slippers te Say "Merry
Christmas" and te Add te
Her Comfert Throughout
the Year
Women's Slippers With Seft Padded Seles
$2, .$2.75 and $3 a Pair
Aie in a great variety of the proper Christmas coleis.
Slippers With Leather Seles and Heels
Oxford gray house slippers of the teit that many women wear
about the house in the mornings are $2.75 a pair.
Juliets of Oxford gray felt have imitation fur about the tops.
$3 a pair.
Kelt slippers in wine, midnight blue and Oxford gray are $3.50
a pair.
Children's Slippers
(Te put beside their beds en Christinas morning)
Red or Oxford gray felt slippers with padded soles are in mzci
7 te 11 at $1.75 a pair; bizes 12 te 2 at $1.90.
Telt slippers, In light blue, pink, old reu or midnight blue, aic
in sizes 12 te 2 at $2.50 a pair.
(Chestnut)
GARLANDED with Christmas greens and full of fresh, new Christmassy things; no wonder
he chuckles !
Except for the toys, which he would gather in that most wonderful Tey Stere en the
Seventh Fleer, he could about fill his bag right here (and you knew hew that stretches!).
Old Santa lays his finger aside of his nose when he counts the cost, for he knows that he can
sfivr? nuite a bit of menev in the Down Stairs Stere this Christmas and even he doesn't mind
!,ivf doing that!
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Enchanting Little Frecks
for Small Daughter
Little girls' drcseefl in every particular, from their
crisp white cellars le the hema of their skirts. Gingham,
in the gayest checks and plaids and plain colors, makes
most of them. Seme even have bloomers te match.
Particularly fresh and little-girlie are the checked
ginghams with cfisp white organdie cellars or guimpes.
$1.30, $1.83, $3.83 te $7.73 Sizes G te 14.
(Market)
Glittering Silver
Gifts, 50c te $3
Delightful gifts that cost
very little nnd arc as charming
as you please. Anybody with a
home will like them.
Silver-plated candlesticks, $1.
Salt-and-pcppcr casters, $1
te $2.
Mustard jars, COc te $1.50.
Mayonnaise jars, 76c te $1;
bowls, $1 te $1.25.
Candy jars, $2 and $3.
Benben dishes, $1 te $3.
Lemen dishc3, $1 te $3.
Sugar and cream sets with
silver deperit decorations,
$1.25 te $2.50.
Baby sets, ?1 te $3.
(Market)
Photograph Frames
35c te $2
Ovals and squares of all sizes te
fit almost any photograph are in
a shiny silver finish that does net
tarnish readily. Nearly anybody
would like te have one.
(Ctieitnat)
Table Runners
Seft and lovely colorings dis
tinguish these pretty scarfs and
runners of tapestry and weed yk.
They will harmonize with almost
any living room. $2.25 te $12.
(Upholstery Stere, Central)
Beys' Warm Gloves
50c a Pair
Regular everyday gloves, but
they would fit nicely into stock
ings and help fill them up! They
arc of gray or khaki fleeced fab
ric and will fit boys of (5 te 14
years.
(Ciallery, Marfcet)
Pittcr-pattering in they come, mere and
mere, every day, a gay company of comfort
givers, seme with sett padded soles nnd ethers
with mere practical leather soles!
All of Them Are Moderately
Priced
The dainty mules are of quilted satin, in
light blue or black with centi.-uting linings
(al'-e quilted), and have baby French heels.
?5 a pair.
iVIlsr PIvLlefmoe Q isrvnrsiiirr Qfrtve no rlenvinrr iff
J"".y uiuiouuue UI1UII1SS& UIAJ.V-, saw "wijiiij, .
A Gay Flutter of
Women's Colored
Handkerchiefs
One of these linen squares,
tucked in a letter, is a dainty
Christmas remembrance. A half
dozen or -a dozen in a box is a
gift that will please the most par
ticular young woman. And lt'3
great fun cheesing colors!
Colored borders, with white or
colored centers, 35c and 50c.
Plain - color squares very
French and pretty 55c.
(Central)
Make This a Real Christmas
Men's Shirts, $1.65, $1.95, $2.50,
$3.50 and $6.50
Shirts of standard materials and in correct colors.
Striped percale, $1.G5; white shirts with attached
cellars, $1.95; striped cheviot, $2.50; white madras,
$2.65; woven madras, $3.50; silk stripes, $5; artifi
cial silk combinations, $0.60.
All cut en the Wanamaker dimensions, which are
se generous that they fit every man properly.
Bathrobes, $6.50 te $13.50
Geed-looking army blanket bathrobes with blue
and geld borders, $6.50.
Figured blanket robes, $7.50.
Indian pattern bathrobes, $10 and $1l.
Plnin bathrobes with checked revers, $13.50.
Japanese Dressing Gowns, $5
Interesting Oriental affairs of washable cotton
crepe in geed-looking stripes. Men living in warmly
heated houses will like them.
Raincoats, $7.50 and $10
Rubberized tan raincoats, $10.
Ulack rubber raincoats, $7.50 and $10.
Pajamas and Nightshirts
Heavy
flannclct pajamas, especially geed,
$2.75.
Nightshirts of flannelct, $1.85 and $2.25.
Pajamas of flannel with 10 per cent wool, excep
tional at $2.45.
Mufflers, $2 te $10
Mude of wool or artificial silk in plain, striped
and accordion weaves. Plenty of faentc colors.
C. nil try
Hew Nice te Have Carels en
VII
Music adds te the enjoyment of any ocensien, any
day, and Christmas would hardly seem Christmas with
out it !
I' Artiste Phonograph Is $90
Every ene is rnther surprised te find a phonograph with such
a clear, puie tone, solid construction and attractive appearance
at such a low price. AVe are, in fact, proud of it, ns it was made
at our suggestion by a well-known manufacturer of phonographs.,
se that we could hae a leliable phonograph under $100.
L'Artiste plays all disc records and the nil-weed amplifier
makes the rendering n delight. Anether excellent feature is the
lightness of the pressure of the needle, which practically does
away with surface noises. There is a modulator, tee, which can
be regulated from the outside
$3 Down and $5 a Menth
will enable you te enjoy L'Artiste, or, if you wish, the first $5
may go for records.
OKeh Records, Deuble-Faced
at $1
There is an excellent selection of Christmas music as well
as ether vocal and instrumental numbers.
(Central)
Christmas Lights
at Their Brightest
A meat inviting place te pause, this Christmas Lamp
Stere! A glowing place of light and color and geed cheer.
Newly arrived are
Plump, dark green candles with all sorts of geed-luck legends
about them. Each pair is in a holly box.
(Cticstnnt)
Bag Tops, 50c and $1
All ready te finish off Christmns bagsl
Metal ones, in silver finish, arc heavy and well constructed.
50c nnd $1.
Imitation shell tops, often mounted with metal, arc in gray, rose,
blue and brown at $1.
(Chestnut)
for
The things he likes arc the things he can wear or
eat or read. A utilitarian sort of a person is Dad, and
a mighty nice one. Give him this Christmas what he
wants. Ask the people in the Men's Gallery. They
knew. They knew the color of necktie he will prefer,
the sort of gloves which will be best, the kinds of
suspenders which are really suspenders and net just
Christmas boxes.
The Men's Gallery is a wonderful place of Wana
maker standard carefully selected gifts for men and
they are all at moderate prices.
Extra Special Neckties
50c, 65c, $1, $1.50
12,000 neckties, seme all silk, at 60c.
2400 heavy Jacquard silk mixtures at 65c.
fiOOO knitted and silk neckties at $1.
Packed in Christmas boxes whenever requested.
at
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100 Special Fleer Lamps, $12.50
In mnhegany finish, they ere equipped for
two lights.
New Silk Shades
te go with these fleer lamps arc in lovely col
orings at $5.50 te $30.
Bird Lamps, Complete, $6
Cheery affairs te pub en a small table.
Bayberry Candles, 50c Pair
Dad
Useful Small Gifts
Geed suspenders, 65c te $1.50.
Geed leather belts, 65c te $1.50.
Belt buckles, nickel plated, E0c: silver front
buckles, $1; sterling silver, $1.50 te $5.
Men's Slippers, $2.50 te $5.50
Felt at $2.50 and $3.75; leather in black and tan
at S5.50.
Extra geed felt slippers with leather heels and
sole.", $3.50.
Men's Gloves, $3.50 te $9.50
' Gauntlets of black leather for men who drive
their q vn cars, $3.50 te S9.50.
Gray suede gloves with strap wrists. $3.50.
Gray suede gloves with knitVoel linings, $3.50.
Gray suede gloves with wool linings, fur trimmed
wiists, $5.
Gray suede gloves with fur linings, JO.
Men's Handkerchiefs, 35c te $1.25
A really beautiful gift might be a dozen of these
particularly fine linen handkerchiefs with corded berf
ders or hand-embioidered initials at $1 each.
Even finer handkerchiefs with hemstitched bert
dcr.s $1.25 each. 1
Other men's all-linen handkerchiefs, 35c te $1.2iJ
Men's Gift Socks, 35c te $1
Dlack mercerized cotton cocks, marked at the new
low rates, three pniis for $1.
Silk socks with lisle tops nnd feet, geed and
heavy, sizes 93 te ll1.-, black only, at 65c.
English wool socks in plain and figured effects,
such as we sold last Christmas at mere than double,
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