T " , 1 I .f i ..iTJlT pcM. ,:j-ctvyzr?r.w'h-'ii-"'-r y v, - --; w? -v A"," JlVt'l' t j ftji'ifWi"' j v r i wrfSfH -r I 1 OLD DAYS RECALLED! -X. JVBHMTGF VXTBtm (CBDEtPHiL-ABEEPfel; TUESDAY,- 'JKtrABY 25, 1921 ,T5 THE WAY WOMEN DRESSED IN '57 AT ACADEMY BALL - Philadelphia Belles Don Gowns Onco Worn by Grandmothers HISTORIC EVENT MARKED HnRor fnocd yoimi? riillKtIMpliInni, ,lrewl !n the silks nml lncos o tliclr prnndmotliors tinil tliclr great-Brent-trnndmothcrfl, tlnnccd in tho Academy c( Music lnt night to commemorate the (Ixtyfoiirth mmlversmry of the memor able openlnR-nlcht bnll. In billowy gowns, richly tinted by time, they stepped qunintly to tbo Ftrnlns of' the "Qundrlllc il'Honncnr" ; In ttio nrms of boniffled courtiers they whirled to the tuneful "Dlue Danube." Home of the BorceoiiH dresses luid been worn by the Hprljlitly belles of other jays nt thnt ucver-to-bo-forgotten af fair on the night of Jnnunry 20. 1857. Others wore shimmering, Ivory-white edillnK gowns thnt had graced the shy, tHm brides of old rhiladelpbla in dnjH even farther back. And through It nil last night the his toric house us iUlcd villi the frag rance of old memories. I'hllndclphinns had been warned thnt for a few hours they must look back yard, but it Is not too much to say that not one in the packed auditorium Inn night was prepared for tbo picture that cnine. Curliiins Tart on Itrllllant cScno It was u little after 0 when the red wlvct curtains of tbo stage slowly parted and ery ojic in tbo vast audi torium sot back and sighed for the bbcer lou!!:i'"-s of the scene. In the background a btatcly old fashioned garden with lights that might hac hern from the moon playing over a replica of the famous cologne foun tain ut the ball of '57. In the foreground It was the strains of the "Quadrille d'Houneur" thnt first announced their coming. Slowly, gravely they came down the steps of the garden aud tbo anwumgU faithful and beautiful pic ture of old Philadelphia tools life. The towns were the lavenders and the yd l,mi nnd the gleaming whites, and the t'loulders of the wearers looked whiter .till, above the striilght-cut bodices rc licud with their priceless laces and curmusly set old jewels, lor sheer Uauty thcie was a riot of colors like a tinted piece of brocaded fabric itself. 1'or realism there was the softly parted bail There was not one coiffure that did not boust ot its shy, alluring rose. Quaint Pi occasion Kccnlcd I'our across they marched with quaint prtcislon, ut the side of each belle u beau no less dignllled or gracious than herself. What if other nights vero titer, to the call of the crashing- jazz band, to the jaunty wearing of the most, espciKiie and extreme costume tlint the stores afforded? Lust night these joung I'hiladelpliians wore the llont ng robes of their ancestors, fragile things that none) rnuuot buy today, uud proud they vcre of them. Mrs. Ccorge T. Purc, Jr., was eoined iu the famous pink brocade worn to the original ball by Henricttc liuxh Fall's, afterward Mrs. Alfred G. HaUr. It was lent to her by Mrs. Ilarfer s daughter, Mrs. John F, Lewis. A roM! nestled in her fair hair. I.ovily jourig Miss Kli.ubcth Field had on the mugiilliceut blue sutlu gown that Mrs. T. llolliugswoith Andrews orc at the first ball. Its tight biiqu and tulumiiious but gruccful lioopsklrt erecovtred with lace. Miss Charlotte Starr, the daughter of xip nnrl Mr Thpoiloru Starr, wore the ...Mini. ilr..UL ..f Imr crnnf1tnnthir. Mrs. ! i; V. Woolstiui. It wus liigb-nccked and low slieed and gray in i olor, but the swot face of Miss Starr moro than madi! up for the drubuess, een us itti ether must have done in grandmother's daj , , A costume that attracted a great deal v.. ' ' .. " hcJm0gM,i iJ&5JilAZ2S' .M Lcdccr Photo Service Miss Frances A Wlster (left) and Miss Sarah A. Downs, as they ap peared In tbo quadrille, n part of the pageant In which hundreds took part at tho Academy of .Music last night. It Mas a forerunner of the Annhersary Hull the few original men's costumes on the linn .w. . Miss Anno V, Cope was fascinatingly nrrayed iu tho white brocade weiiuing dress of her grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Frunriii l'Mslmr. The gown Miss Rebecca Wethcrlll wore to tho ball of !Hii7 was worn laBt night by Mrs. Frederick Ives, of New York. It was a gorgeous nffnlr of yel low' sutin. Other old dresses belonging to their nnccstors wcro worn by Airs. Ocorgo Wharton l'cppcr, Jr., AIlss Eleanor Austin, Mrs. C. 0. Wilson, Jr.. Mrs. Chnrlcs Htcwnrt Wurts. Mm. Alfred D. Norrls, Mrs. Hurold ariiall und Alius Kllznbctli Hood Latta. As on tho night of tho first ball, tho Aeudcniy floor was boarded over last night and converted Into n spacious dancing platform. A crinoline cotillon opened the program, with twenty nets of dancers belonging to various social nnd musical coteries In tho city purtic patlng. Following this came JUss Hcrgcant's and Mr. Mnrgnn's number, and then tho piece tit resistance four ballet numbers by Mnic. Fokfhc, the famous exponent of the Russian dance. Her dances traced tbo history of the ballet from its beginning to tho present dny. Tho particular marvel of her work was tho wonderful Hijtlim and grace of her arms and her hands, which seemed like two fluttcrlnc white birds. Other features of last night's affair were tho famous old historical dolls onu carried by AIlss Ethel Newcomc, lent by Airs. C'barles K. Ingersoll, nnd the other Mis Flora AIcFllmscy, car ried by Airs. J. Alodlson Taylor. Uoth of them 'came from tho famous Sani tary Fair held in Iognn Square iu 180-1. Airs. Jcscph Qnzzani contrib uted A display of jewels, heirlooms in her fHinilv. The affair wus held for tho benefit of the chorus of tbo Philadelphia Orchestra. BONAPARTES PUT ON SHOW Equipage of Former Secretary and Wife Excites Baltlmoro Iliillimore, Mil., Jan. 20. By A. I'.) Charles J. llonnpnrtc, former at torney general nnd secretary of the nnvy, almost lied up truffle on Baltl moro Btrcet yesterday when he came downtown with Airs. Bonupnrto to get the nlr nnd do n little shopping. The Interest wai caused by tho rig in which Mr. and Airs, ltonnparte trav eled. It was n handsoino old victoria, tlrnwn by two handsome chestnut horses. Aml to complete the picture there wcro tho Negro footmen in the Ilonn parto livery, blaclc with edges of the coats piped In red, high silk bats with gold bnnds and the little cockade on tbo sitlc. The footman was as stiff nnd pompous ns the footman of 1000. ACTOR TAKES POISON Refuses at First to Be Taken to Hospital A mnn giving tho name of I'nul Hnbner, twinty-nlnc years old, nnd liv ing on Arch street near Uroad, was taken to tho Frnnkford Hospital In a serious condition this morning suffering from poison which ho admitted bu had taken. Snbner, who Is thought to be Rn actor, lfited tho Frankford station early In the evening nnd said he was sick. Ho refused Sergeant Crowsdnlo's offer of the pntrol to take him to a bos pitnl or to bis home, nnd left, saying that ho would get a toxical). An hour later he approached Putrol man l'hllllps, nt Frankford nnd Erie uvenues, nnd told tho latter thut be was sick from pnlsou. He wus taken at oucc to the hospital. of nttcntlon wns that of AIlss Sarah Ilnrringer, It belonged to her grand mother, Airs. Daniel Alorcau Burtlnger, of Ituleigh, S. C, aud was worn in Frnncc on court occasions. It was of white taffeta with many flounces em broidered in the daintiest of red roses and tlnv blue flowers and edged with real yellow lace. AIlss Barringcr wore her grandmother's pearls und carried her handkerchief. Priceless real lacu was worn by AIlss Alva Sergeant, who furnished u specinl number on the program when she dunrrd the quaint old Varsouvicnno with Churlcs Morgan, who impersonated the famous old dancing master of tbo Acad emy, David Hlasko. Aliss Sergeant wore her mother's wedding d,rcs. It wns of uncut white velvet, with flounces of rose point luce nppllqued to the dress with pearls. The basque was tight and wnsplikc and the skirt wide iu u hoop effect. AIlss S. Atlec Downs wore tho wed ding dress of Airs. Sldnev Thiier's grtntaunt. It wns of while brocaded satin unrelieved by any color. Another wedding gown that wns :i special source of interest throughout the evening wns woru by Aliss Elizabeth Price Ij. Lewis. It belonged to her grandmother, Alnrtha Nicholson, nnd was worn when she wns married to Israel Alaulu in Friends' Alceting. The dress was found exactly n week ng", carefully wrapped and with a bit of paper attached on which was written "Aly wedding gown and slippers, worn the 10th month. l7th duy, WJ." No one had touched it for seventy nine years. Tho gown was of ivorj white satin, mado in simple Quaker styje, with the wide skirt and the struight cut neck line across the shoul ders. Airs. Leonard Kent, Jr., wore the wedding dress of Airs. Horatio Gates Phillips. It was of duchess laco nnd Brussels point over pink satin. Air. Kent wore whnt was considered one of SPRAY and PRUNE your fruit and ebnde trcei and busbes now. They will give better renuits tins year, we hnvo a completo line of Bpraylng ma chinery and spraying material. Alto pruning shears, Raws, pruning glovei, etc., for tree trimming;. BUY SEEDS NOW To sow for Early Vegetables, nudi as Cabbage, Cnuliflower, Lettuce, Parsley, etc. Ort n copy of oar 1021 Cntalor ll'ii free. L Michell's SEED HOUSE 518-516 MARKET ST. JIJMiM&mmMlSMMM'WWMMMMMMMMM Wool Hosiery Sale Half Price and Less 55c Regular Price $1.00 Men's domestic wool hoso that lit .snugly at the ankles. $2.35 95c Rcfjrularly Up to $6.00 Imported English and Scotch line, light wool hose, mostly hund silk clocked. Regularly Up to $2.00 Lightweight, plain and heavy ribbed wool hosts, in heathers and plain colors, most of them imported from England. Some full-fashioned. $1.75 Regular Price $3.50 Ladies' heavy wool stockings, heather ribbed. Men's Golf Hose, Extra Special, $3.85 Scott y Hunsicker SHIRT MAKERS AND FURNISHERS 108 S. 13TH STREET i Doora below Chestnut Street Plans Estimates Surveys for iour ntw rrojectj. pi int lmproe mnib or pioierty HUbrllvlslon n lINKKI.yrKtN. Cltll Knclnrrr ouM ilka to talk theao mutters er JS3H.llH.ninl St; Tel. Lnniht 11K1 pHU MST 5 V0ICI71 4 The VICTROLA is the one instrument to which the greatest artists have entrusted their art an unanswerable acknowledgment of its artistic achievements. In our Talking Machine Department we1 sell exclusively VICTOR products. WEYMANN ' 1 1 08 Chestnut St. The Best in Everything Musical Since 1864" Founded in 1866 The House that Heppe built Inauguictcd the Onc-Prico System in 1P81 Downtown-l 117-1119 Chestnut Street Uptown 6th and Thompson Streets $3 weekly pays for this Victrola through the Heppe 1 -year Rental-Payment Plan This Heppe Outfit is one. of our moat nonular styles. It is a lanre cabinet Vic trola and just the right size for the modern home. Through the Heppe 1-year Rental Payment plan you may obtain this outfit by making a small down-payment, the balance to be paid at mere rental rates, all rent applying toward the purchase price. Other Heppe Outfits as low as 50c weekly Wo have other Victrola outfits at various prices, some as low as $25, on terms as low as 50c weekly through the Heppe Rental-Payment Plan. Call, phone or write at once for completelistand particulars We will gladly send you a beautifully illus trated catalogue and full particulars about our 1-year Rental-Payment Plan. USE THIS COUPON . .- i 111T.111D Chrttnnt Htrert In,.. i i (.. J. Heppe as. oon mnii & Tho.np.on nt. I rnila -Jrp?Yl TlHJ'r' g?"J Victrola XI, $164.35 with ten records Pay flS down, and $3 00 veekly through the Hepp ItvtitaUPayincnt Plan 1117-1110 Chf.tnn Htrert Mitli li Thoinpon Mt. Pleiso arnd ma full particulars about jour Victrola outAti and your 1-year neotaM'amcut I'lan. Nam" . it IrfHH t l-oil. 1-.3-2I Charge Accounts Solicited Furriers 1115 CHESTNUT ST. (OPPOSITE KEITH'S) Milliners 1,1 Out ostng Our Entile Stock of HUDSON SEAL and FRENCH SEAL COAJS At Astonishing Prices A Small Deposit Reserves Purchase Pay ments to Continue at Convenient Intervals HUDSON SEAL CO ATS Every Coat has NOW largo Shawl col- -i -1 C f? f s. of JL JL&.rJV lar anil CufTb Natural Skunk, Heaver, Squir rel, Nutria and Self-Fur. W.'M, 40 and Ah inches long. Formerly 225.00 to 795.00 Formerly 175.00 to 1550.00 FUR STOLES 1245.00 295.00 395.00 FRENCH SEAL COATS Stjlish Coatsf NOW with large hhawl q r7 f collars and cuffs O I .OU of Skunk, Bea- -t n ? tf vor, Squirrel,- . ZO .)) A u st nil inn ?' f( Opossum and! Jt ) D .11 Self-Fur. 30, 36, OOf ll 10 & -15 ins.long. l&ZQ.UU Extra Special 375.00 NATURAL RACCOON COAT 40 ln-li I if 18500 Were Now 49.50 French Seal 29.50 49.50 Kit Coney 29.50 110.00 Scotch Moleskin.. 01.50 135.00 Hudson Seal ... 09.50 135.00 Tuupo Nutiio ... 79.50 150.00 Jap Mink 79.50 105.00 Natural Squirrel. 89.50 105.00 Aust. Opossum .. 91.50 250.00 Natuial Skunk ..115.00 Extra Special 24.50 CHOKER SCARFS .SuturM Squ rre and Jh; m i n k ittilmal eflVi u 12.50 i v Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted JPfe Welsbach "THRIFT" Gas Lights i rj At Cost IDC To replace wusteful open-flame gas burners. Give more light than open llame burners and use less than half as much gas. We will show you how to install them. Complete, ready to fit on any upright lUture. Broad and Arch and District Ollicey r-V. JN "G iiflht ( On) (ieb The United Gas Improvement Co. 1 Strawhridge & Smoothina the Confidence and Stability Clothier Road to An Important Feature of the January Sale of Men 's Clothing Men's Suits and Overcoats J A truly wonderful lot of Clothing every garment of thorough reliability in fabric and tailoring and of appreciable style distinction. At this price you buy them for one-third to one half less than their 1920 prices. THE SUITS are of "Alco" and other good makes, neat gray mixtures and plain colors'. ' THE OVERCOATS are in the popular Ulster and Ulsterette styles, many belted ; and of fine all-wool fabrics. Your choice of the lot $28.50. Separate Trousers About Half Former Prices now $2.75, $1.75 and $6.75 Fur-collar Overcoats $21.50 and $33.50 Fur-lined Overcoats $95.00 to $215.00 And every other garment in our entire Men's Clothing stock at reductions that will bu readily appreciated by men who know Clothing values when they see them. ' I-;? Straw brlilK" CiuthUr- Se ond 1'lt.or I.un- & o JMU witew iLn ID) wwtm'kfu'tw y i n I fr fiP mmwwwf nml i 0 Sum pBwl I f Every Woman Seems to Want A Tailored Cloth Dress For Early Spring Days And tho new models are so charming, so perfectly tailored, so new, and so different from Cloth Dresses of other springs and the prices lower than for several seasons pust. Every Dress is man-tailored, and right here let us say that tho woman known an tho tailored typu wil' Und some stunning models on plain but exceed ingly distinctive lines. Also there are othur- m softer effects, combined with satin, beaded in heavy motifs, embroidered in bright coloringh, others girdled with beaded bands or with wide ribbons smartly knotted at the side. Prices 32.50 to .$125.00. Afternoon Frocks Canton crepe, satin, crepe de chine, and taffeta, softly plaited or with odd new tunics, some with e.vtee bodices, others with wide side closing blouses. Brown, plum, gray, nay, black and rust. Prices, $25.00 to $05.00. Tht modil sketched (?C5.00) is u combination of Canton crepe in two shades the top in rust, the lowtr skirt portion in black. Wool Jersey Dresses, from $18.75 to $22.50 An unusua'ly large and varied assortment of rauuo.s, in oeavei, brown, navy, Flemish blue, taupe and Burgundy. New Tailored Wool Dresses, $16.50 to fJoO.OO Lovely Xcw 'Silk Dresses, $17.50 to $17 5. On 7L.r-- S'rau tind.e Clotr.. r , . n I Mm - Women's Dainty Crepe Kimonos At Special Prices At $tf.G5 Cotton Crepe Kimo nos in rose Copenhagen blue or wistar'u. daintil trimmed with satin ribbon. Shirred ut shoulders and across the back. At $7.50 Graceful Kimonos of fine box-loom crepe. In rose, C openhagen blue or wistaria, benutifully hand-embroidered in Mlk, both front und back. Sutin ribbon trimming und girdle. Lovely Kimonos, and practical as Well. "-tnmhrl'lB ('Withlrr Third riuiir, niliort street. West Linen Towels and Towelings At Low Prices Possible Only in This January Sale The following ulucs, selected from among many other items of Mtnilar fharacter, are representa tive of tho Januarj savings in all kinds of Linens here. These uro marked ut aings of about one third. Huck Towels $0.01) dozen With hemmed ends; 18x0 ins. Huck Towels $9.00 dozen Fine qual'ty, hemstitched ends, damask borders j llx'-M inches. Toweling 21c and 38c Scotch Liren Toweling for dish, hand and roller towel.-.. m' a'' l j. i . liior tmo 12. C'ntr Domestic Cottons At Lower Prices Nainsooks. Long Cloths, Mus lins and Cambrics, many kinds ut lower prices. Women planning spring sewing will find Domestic Cotton Fubncs at considerablj lower prices: Hook-fold Nainsook 35c a yard Fine 30-inch Cambric 30c a ard Blenched Muslin, 36-inch 23c d. Long Cloth, 10-yard pieces $1.85 Tine Nainsook, lU-jard pieces now $3.30, $1.75 and $5.73. Mr.iwbrlJce i hlr A ale 13 (ntr Boys' Fine Blouses Under Price, $1.75 1 Blouses from our own factory, excellent in muter. ul, lit and fin ish. Of fino w oven-striped mad ras, with separate co'lar and turn-back cuff-, REDUCED to ,s t on 1 V ' ir ehtre. 1 ist S.&C Wear-Ever Bed Muslins-Save Ever a favorite biand of sturdy Bleached Bed Mu-hns the fa mous S. & C. Wtar-Eer. Many housewives will be gljd to re plenish their supplies ut new low prices: Pillow Cases, l'J.3S'2 inches, C5c each; 15x38' j inches 75c Bolster Cases, 4270'j inches, now $1.35; I37i' inclns now I $1.50 Sheets. 8190 inches, $'J.5 each; ti:i'Jl. $2.15 each; 729D. $2.65, and Slx'JO--now $2.85 I Htr.iMliil.lk-c I i ((. i Alslo 1J I'l I., rt -.Iff, t Save on Women's Flannelette Undergarments NIGHT GOWNS, to wear now ami for outdoor sleeping und camping later. Women who realize tho excellent value wi'l supply their needs at this much lower price. Of pretty striped flannelette, made with collar or collarless. At a savmg of about one-third $1 85. PETTICOATS of pink or blue striped flannelette, some in plain white, leduced to 86c. Other llanneletto Petticoats less than regular prices now 95c to $2.00. StrawbrijiM i. lothier Ihlnl Floor V!t KalMIt The February Furniture Sale Starts Next Tuesday, First Day of February. Inspection and Comparison Days Friday, Saturday, Monday. A Double Reduction in Furniture Prices Ol'll entire .stock of Furniture was reduced in price near the rloe of 1U20 everj piece and suit placed on the new lower-cost basis. For the February Sale our entire stock will be subjected to ANOTHER AND (JKEATER KEM'CTION. Our stock is larger and more attracts e than last j ear, and we believe our February prices will be lower than the prices for Furniture of equal quality and beauty nnj where in Philadelphia. Do not buy an Furniture until jou can make careful INSPECTION and COMPARISON. Strawbridce & Clothier FILBERT STREET MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET J" t j ii ?1 m "t ' ;- u I s - -. n.-v --Vj it v . v. ', A, .li(r : .i-ii
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