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EVENING PUBLIC IjEDGER--PHILADELPHIA, MONDlT, JANUARY 23, 1922
It would nppcnr that even nt thclr
MrIiesI point, wncen In Industry hi u
whele liicscd fnr behind tlietxs wlilch
w?e pnlt' nnd In many cases arc still
raid ter deincetlc service
This condition lias net nffected tlir
preference of the fervnnt girl for work
In these line?. In silte of Hip higher
pay which she may recclve In domestic
t-eivlcp. the Increased freedem, wllli
S.'iturdnr afternoeiiH and Suinlnys off.
the punerlnr social t.tatn, nil combine
te make these trnrlcj mero attractive.
It Is net unknown for tbpe girls te
fiiht as Ions ni they cm en the re
duced v.nncj which they receive witch
they leave domestic t.orvlce j'nr Indus
try, tlnd thnt they can no lencr held
out, go back Ut domestic icivice and
HflVO CilOUrll te llill tlipm mnr nnnllim.
froiled 4t the factories.
These circumstances and the belief
thnt nil wnjes must seek a mere or
less uniform level sooner or later have
led ebscrvcis te predict a material re
duction In the wases of domestic service.
AGES OF DOMESTICS
DUE FOR GENERAL CUT
if ,
'Averages Shew Uoiiie Servants Receive More Than
!' Factory Empleyes, but Greater Freedom Is
j , Attraction for Many Girls
r " v
I itrtiengb wages in domestic service
in? shown little decline since the penk
ft of 1010 and 1020. the time Is
ln. employment agency bends be
C. when the pay will bft reduced te
Mrrwpend with the gencial dewnwau!
"Vflgei arc coming devvn." said the
.ronrlcter of n" intflllgfiice office.
np"l nrnrvihlng ctec Is steadily
Idling down, nn.l people will net eon
Ke te pay vvnsc? that are out of pre-
Tiert en te le eniiiiiuj ..
rTlie pay received by servants doing
Mneral housework, varies today fiem
I 0 te $1"' a !. nrcenlliiR te he
Jmeunt of work Involved nnd the
Qiiy general houseweik Is meant these
duties devolving upon a IhrIe servant
Sirlln the heu-. including cooking,
waltliig en the table, light cleaning and
"K SStlon'te cash received the girls
.Jelve feed nnd beard, winch w rccis
ffit a minimum of $7 a week but n
mar "caw Kutly exceeds that in
ictual value.
Special Branches Vay More
The mere specialized branches of do de
nMtlc service are better paid, or rather
Seany cases hae Icsm work te de for
S wme amount of money. Waitresses,
S, Instance, receive en the average
i2 a week chambermaid-, the same,
ffita Brt nnVwhcre from $10 te 823 a
SSFand butlers arc being paid from
te S125 a month, although the
malerlty receive nbeut ?8e.
it Is possible te set general house heuse
Jrk heFn for an little a S a week
"Taking 'thesft lid" res an the average
t waccH for domestic service at pre
nt It can be seen thnt the pay fur
Jostle service. Including the value
I the beard nnd lodging, amounts te
w, .17 te $22 n week, or even mom.
MSrilDK te the standard of living In
thTh figure show n marked contrast
nlen compared with the nvcrage w
in ndurtrlal branches, Mtch an textile,
obacce manufactures, hotels, restau
rants, candy maklns and mllllnciy.
According te flgtire given In reports
if the Consumers' League, which has
Bide many investigations of industrial
condition!, wages for female labor in
tlitee lines ire below tnote commnnded
In domestic lervicc.
Tin following statistics vveie com cem
rlled from taie taken at random and
Simtacillnl02l:
In public housekeeping, which U
ihnilar In uian.v vvn.vs te rrivnt.- benne.
Vrtplng. the average wage of the dlsti
tiashera investigated was S1I n week;
chambermaids received $0 a week;
iltrccs (who mnke additional money
en tips) averaged Stl In pay; kitchen
porkers commanded $12 as a Mile.
Factory lay Is SniaJl
The nv erase pay for flrh weiMug
in the tobacco industry wn found te he
16avicek; inl'llncry workers rccelvctl
tbeut $l!l; hosiery weikerH $11. and
underwear weikcis $10. Seme of the'c
In the latter lines receive much iheim
than this, but their work is highly fpc
cfallzed, and ts also seasonal.
The same holds true for the clothing
Industry, wheie wages as high as $10
a vwk are paid, but the work is net
emitlniieus. TIip average wnse In this
line among the women werkcis (uc! (uc!
tlened vvaf found te be !?H.50.
A report of the I'piiiilvanln I)e
rarlmnt of Internal Affaiis, published
IrilOlO. when in Ices and wages wcic at
'their peak in all lines of industry.
tfiewed taat In nirac'cipiiin, among
iO,G01 weikers of many line, the
aversga weekly a50 was ?i:i.27.
Kasten had the highest average wage.
$16.04, among 1911 werkei ccntninecl,
and tba lewext was (.'atbundnle, with
averaje of $5.77 a week fur Oltt verk-rra.
IT'S A NICE LAKE ALL RIGHT,
BUT IT WONT HOLD WATER
New Prospect Park Council Hires
Engineers te Plx It Up
The cltlzcni of Prospect Park turned
out recently and lavished the sweat of
their respective brews and the full
powers of their collective esthetic sen sen
slhllities upon tlie construction of n
lake, which should be n pride and joy
te th? community.
Vlin they were through It was a
beautiful lake, mi exquisite luke, a Ink.!
muIi ns any swan would be proud te
call home. 'J'he only trouble with it
wus Hint the water simply would net
t-Iny in It.
The root of the difficulty was found
te be the dnm. Although this feature
of the I'lilci prise had been cens.tructP'1
along lines u delicate beauty and arch,
itectural Hjmmctry. It lacked certain
water-tight prepeities.
Te relieve this rmbarras'lng Uuatlen
nnd with an eje te getting sonic wntei
,'nte the lake Dorough Cemu'li linn
passed an ordinnnce authorizing the
purchut-e nnd rejuvenation of the whole
lake mid its surieundiiig terrain.
It will be put lit condition by a firm
who, while perhaps net se strong en
urt, lira censldeicd in hydtnulli- rlielrs
(e be eminently capable in buildlug
dams.
RUSSIAN CHILDRENKISS
SHOES SENT FROM PHILA.
Red Cress Chapter Has Mere Clethes
te Send te Needy Abroad
The Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter of the American Itcd Cress
has announced that befofe May 1,
11122, it will have J'.uOO garments nnd
2000 infants' layettes ready for distri
bution nt bumc and abroad.
The garments will be niade in the
homes of the members of the chapter.
Fer the same purpose the Uermantevvu
W. C. A. will reopen its Kcd Cress
workrooms Menda.vs and Wedensdnys
from 0 in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon.
Culunel Samuel D. Lit lias made pub
lic 11 letter received from Western Hus
bla and the Baltic Slates, acknowledg
ing the arrival of u consignment of
clothing. TIip clothing, with a supply
of shoes for children, wan received In
the height of the winter weather mid
brought protection and warmth te
thousands of llltlu ones. The letter
said home ihildrcn actually kissed the
shoes given them.
Ajvrjnisiair.T mh r.KTtsrurAT
In Philadelphia or within a radius of 1000 miles you may obtain
fremthe itore of Henry R. llnllewell & Sen the niebt delicious fruits
vaiciuuy beiCvJicu ireni an pans et 1110 worm.
AND feed upon Strnwherrles,
P sucar and cream." According
te the old nursery rhyme, thi3 was
considered the very height of pleas
ure, and, indeed, you tee will find it
")est cnticinj? when you see the lus
cious, big, ml Strawberries at Hullo Hulle
v.ells' (Bread below Chestnut). They
&re wonderfully sweet and highly
flavored. Hut Ila'lewel 3' Fiuit is
always delicious. The huge clusters
Of HotheiHo Uinpcs from Belgium
and the white Alnicria Grapes fiem
epain are simply marvcleub; while I
knew you will enjoy theso juicy
Beurre d'Anjou Pears. As for the
Oranges, Grapefruit and Tangerines
irem J-lerida, this is the very height
M their season. And through Hallo Halle
wells guaranteed - perfect - delivery
wrvlcc all this wonderful Fruit may
oetcntteanyplaco within 1000 miles.
"JOW levelylflxclaimcd, when
I saw the exquisite diamond-Wd-
platinum barpin Mhich my
Wend was wearing. "Vcs, isn't it?"
ne replied. "De ou remember that
old-fashioned sunbuibt of mine? It
"eemed foolish net te wear 1 he dia
monds, se I had them iest at
"alley s." Styles in jewelry change
"well as styles in diess, and women
Ire nntllrnll.t .. I4l. i- .. --.. -I....
iVi ;,""' "n lul" ve weur jevveiiy
lieh ib out of date. Hut as my
gnend said, it is foolish te lmvr. these
jewels put llwu jew much i,etter
BM ?i 4hem t0 the Bailey, Banks &
audio Company, whero in their own
f.,nu?emS tht,y laVQ unexcelled
rnni 1 ? or .designing nnd making
trin ,old fa,m,!'y -iewel8 Ilei:es which
car U delisht nnd l'lcasure te
WHAT Is a bargain in clothing? It Is net necessarily an urticle which
kTe t f1)Urcnasen et low price, but rather an aiticle which possesses the
ihren nil
bv tlin
. ...,,,, l)r ,
'na suits wjiich are less exnensive elsewhere but net, I am bure, which will
" JOU tlln knnin em.,,i..n I .,.f..t ,., umn i Inrp I nil V'Ikp. t hprefnrp. Hint
&dbvmJls &Wb
OAVE you ever seen spectacles
A which seem te sag down en the
nose? Is there anything which gives
one such an unattractive appearance ?
And you knew that they must be very
annoying. Te de away with this
difficulty of sliding down Wall &
Oc lis, Opticians, 1710 Chestnut
Stieet, have invented and patented
spectacles with an especially con
structed nobepiece. They arc called
"Comfert Spectacles," and according
te theso who wear them the name is
indeed most appropriate. Business
people who are using their eyes con
stantly cannot afford te be distuibed
bv ill-fitting glasses, while when
wearing bifocals it is imperative that
they maintain their correct position
befere the eves. But one is net sur
prised te find that Wall & Ochs spells
the last weid in optical efficiency.
"''pIIAT'S n charming blouse, and
what a lovely color!" I was
amused and at the pame time pleased
at my friend's enthusiasm, for it was,
in fact, an old crepe de chine blouse
which, having grown rather jellew
fiem laundering, I had had dyed blue
at Burgs', 11 lit Chestnut Street. It
is often surpiising what can be dene
with one's old clothes, either by
haung them dyed or cleaned, and
Bnrgs' de wonderful work of this
kind. If ou are unnble te find
stockings the sanie shade as your
evening gown, they will dye white
ones te match perfectly. And bincc
I liave found that my satin slippers
which I had thought soiled beyond
further use could be dyed blacK se
successfully, I have net felt a bit
extravagant in purchasing light
colored ones.
ist value. It must have minllty, etyle and workmanship. And these
all-important characteristics are paramount in the men's suits sold
1 store of MucDenald &. Campbell, 13:14-30 Chestnut Street. Yeu will
"ts which are Jess expensive elsewhere but net, I am bure, which will
OU thn Lfin.n .....:,... 1 .e t ... .nAnilnir 1 fuli'lse Minrnfnrn flint
n, , ( - iiiii avivii'i; mm cuiiiimt 111 ihuuiiiii - .,..,--..-, v....
ce.n.5 lve Jnts matter of obtaining a real and lasting bargain our serious
nilacratien. MacDonald & Campbell's suits are extremely smart in
critic ? PJU'u,3ltc fabrics and are niade te lit se well as te ploase the most
THE CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION
BUSINESS
HOURS
9 TO C:30
STRAWBRIDGE 6 CLOTHIER
MARKET ST.
EIGHTH ST.
FILBERT ST.
The Flutter of Women's
Spring Frecks Has Begun
Te the Accompaniment
Of Much Lewer Prices
As refreshing nq the new fashions them
selves, Is the very evident difference in
prices between this year and last.
Enter the new Cape Costumes of silk
crepes for afternoon wear, the Cape Frecka
for sports, the new Sleeveless White Eve
ning Gowns, the simply-fashioned Street
Dresses the loveliest models ever, nt ihe
lowest prices in many seasons S47.G0 te
$150.00.
Crepe de Chine Dresses
Special at $20.00
Plaited - tunic nnd embroidered - tunic
models, in navy blue, brown and black.
Fine Weel Dresses
Greatly Reduced
$50 te $200
The finest Weel Dresses of the season. Ceat, nlraight-linc,
plaited and tunic models, of Peiict twill, tricetinc, piquetine and
duvctinc, navy blue, brown and beige.
&- Strawbrldce & Clothier Second rioer, Market Street
Men's Worsted Suits
With 2 Pairs
of Trousers!
EXCEPTIONAL
$26.50
Men familiar with clothing values
would glndly pay one-half mero for
these excellent .Suits. They are of
fine worsteds the product of ene of
America's leading woolen mills
tailored with exacting care in clean
cut, conservative styles for men of
reserved tastes. The fabrics are In
neat indistinct plaids and stripes, in
brown, blue and gray tones. With the
extra pair of trousers te insure longer
service. Practically all sizes for men
of regular, stout, short, tall and slen
der proportions. The value is little
bhert of remarkable at $20.50.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Suits new $29.00 and $34.00
Overcoats $34.00 and $44.00
If you have net already profited by this opportunity te buy
the famous Hart, Schaffner &. Marx Suits and Overcoats at
Less Than We Recently Paid
for Clothing of Same Grades
Plan te inspect this collection te-morrow. It is net always that
you can buy Clothing for less than the manufacturer's prices.
t-- StrawbrU; . Clothier Second Fleer. East
Our Semi-Annual
Sale of Furniture
Began This Mernin
w
$1.85
900 Muslin Sheets
Extra-length Reduced
A group of sturdy Muslin Sheets of excellent quality, 81x99
inches, double-bed size. Woith enc-linlf mero than the Januarv
Sale price of $1.85 each.
;--Strawbrtdst A. Cluthler Alale 12, rilbert Street
Earlier Than Usual but
Nene Toe Early for the
Thousands of Heme Fur
nishers Who Have Been
Awaiting This Opportu
nity te Save Meney.
The quality of the Furniture itself, the exten
siveness of the assortment, and the character of the
savings presage a volume of Furniture selling that
will exceed even the records of February last year.
Such a tremendous volume of anticipated business
cannot be handled in the short month of February
and, therefore, for the greater convenience of our
customers, we begin our Sale ten days earlier than
heretofore.
Please Nete That All of
the Furniture in This Sale
is New This Season
Most of it has been assembled within the past six
months little or none of it has been in the Stere a year.
It is all new new in design as well as new in structural
features which make for j?reater solidity and endurance.
A wonderfully extensive collection, including new designs,
new adaptations and faithful reproductions of period styles.
Our Entire Stock is in the
Sale at Sharp Reductions
from Prices Already Lew
Naturally this new Furniture was acquired at the new
lower price-levels and has been fairly priced en this new
lower-cost basis. And new, for the Semi-annual Sale, sub
stantial reductions have been made from these already low
prices. Every suit and every separate piece is included.
We Have Made Many Special
Purchases at Far Less Than
Manufacturers' Prices
Constituting sample lines, close-out lets and ether spe
cial groups all new, all desirable all new marked at prices
far below existing retail levels.
In addition te these wonderful assortments of Furni
tureevery Metal Bedstead and every Mattress is in the
Sale at a considerable saving.
The Furniture Yeu Buy
New May be Charged en
Bill Rendered March 1
if you have a charge' account. This is but one of the con
veniences we have arranged for our customers. Anether
is our Deferred Payment Plan, which is liberal and digni
fied, and of real benefit te these who de net wish te pay in
full at time of purchase.
COME early! COMPARE carefully! SAVE mere!
E- Stra-rbrldce & Clothier Third rioer
Checked
Gingham
Morning Frecks
Werth
Far Mere
Thau
$3.85
A in e d c 1
new and dis
tinctive and
r c m aikably
i n c x pensive.
There is the
1 e w waist
line, the long
vest
edged w i t h
gingham
band s, and
crisp s a s li
and cellar of
white organ ergan ergan
die fashion
touches that
women will
approve Sizes 86 te 40. As
for the value it is exceptional
at $!1.85. Btrawbrld. Clothier
Third rioer, Tllbert Htrtet. Wet
Wrtt iTTP1 Oil 3
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41
Women's Fur Coats Going
Fastat These Reduced Prices
Women with an cye te wise economy, knew this is the time
of tunes te buy Fur Coats.
Nearseal Sports Ceat, trimmed model $195.00
Beautiful Nearseal Ceat Wrap new $185.00
Blended Siberian Squirrel Ceat new $625.00
American Broadtail Delman, beaver-trimmed $435.00
Fine Caracal Delman, with kolinsky cellar $695.00
Hudsen Seal Delman, trimmed with mole $575.00
Hudsen Seal Ceat, in the 46-inch length $435.00
Hudsen Seal Wrap, blended squirrel cellar $445.00
Hudsen Seal Delman, in the 48-inch length $650.00
I'lne Caracal Ceat, lynx cellar and cuffs $575.00
Moleskin Delman $325
Natural Mink Wrrap $735
Mele Cane Cellar S2sn
,- Straw hrldce t, Clothier Second Heer. Albert Blr.et
Alaska Seal Wran SR.'lf.
Natural Mink Ceat $735
Japanese Mink Ceat $435
Jill
W.zmWly
Wm
PIS
A Special Purchase of
Misses7 Weel
Jersey Dresses
Made in the Style Sketched
$15.00
Fifty Dresses of the kind that young girls
have taken up and sponsored, until they have
become the reigning fashion of the season.
Every girl wants a Jersey Freck, preferably
ene-piece and belted; and with the addition of
white cerdeline cellai-, cuffs and estce, these will
be gene in a trice.
Come early 1 Navy blue, brown, reindeer and
henna in the let, but the shade you want may
go first. Sizes 14, 10 and 18 years.
xty StraTbrK!iie i. Clothier- Second rioer, Marltet Street
Fashionable
Canten Crepe
Arrives inWoel
Just in time for Spring Cos Ces
tunics comes Canten Crepe in
Weel the highly fashienable
texture with the comfortable
warmth necessary when coats
ai'c laid aside.
You'll want te touch it, and
drape it and manipulate it in
all sorts of becoming ways,
just te see hew naturally it
falls into slim, close lines that
suggest the slip-ever frock
and the accompanying capc&
without which no wnrdrebe is
complete, says Fashion.
Hardly any weight at all,
full 42 inches wide, nnd $2.00
a yard, Straw bridge, & Clothier
Aisle T. Centre
Men's Novelty
Handkerchiefs
18c, 3 for 50c
THREE FOR THE USUAL
PRICE OF TWO!
They conie from nbread nnd,
therefore, are in the distinc
tive patterns and colorings
preferred by men of discrimi
nation in matters of dress.
Fuithermeie, vc secured them
at less than the usual price
which is why we can sell them
at the rate of THREE for
the uhiial price of two 18c or
e for 50c.
Strawbrldge 4 Clothier
Market Street Ciej. Alt.e
Necklaces of
Pearl Beads
About Half Price
Necklaces of indestructible
pearl beads with that lovely
sheen that is se beautiful
against fair threats. Strings
are evenly graduated and
mounted with geld clasps.
18-in., $2.00 21-in., $2.50
Sti arrbi Idee & l lethft-i
AIL 0, Market Street
Clearance of
Winter Bennets
Fer Little Tots
New $2.75 te $10.00
Adorably pretty, designed
te frame becomingly sweet
baby faces. Bennets of silk
and civet, in white, pink, rose
and blue, some in dark shades,
also. ALL SHARPLY RE
DUCED tailored styles, frilly
Bennets and models trimmed
with lace and fur. Sizca 14 te
It! inches.
Fur Sets Reduced
New $6.95 te $20.00
Muff - and - Scarf Sets of
genet, gray ceney and nutria,
for girls of 2 te 5 year3.
Btrambrldire- & Clothier
Third rioer. West
Women's Coats at These
Prices are Outstanding
Values of the January Sales
January is new the month of clearance prier te inventory and
it is our aim te clear Ceat stocks te the last garment and help our
best manufacturers te clean theirs. Any woman knows that it is
an exceptional occasion when ene can get
Weel Velour Coats with Fur Cellar at $20.00
Superbly Tailored High-grade Coats at $25.00
Belivia-weave Coats with Fur Cellars, $35.00
The best selling models of the season, full silk-lined the
finest quality throughout. And last, but net least
A Wonderful Let of ) cr-rrv
Fur-trimmed Coats ( OU.UU
!U wen t mve te be le'1' tnnt Ulese nre wrth far mere than
m ,pr 'f6-yeu'11 knew Jt wl'en you touch the fine Belivia cloth of
which they are made, and when you turn them inside-out and sea
their 'beautiful linings. And then the fur trimmings great cellara
and deep cuffs of natural opossum and dyed wolf.
5- Straw bridge Clertiler Soen4 Fleer, (.entre
MenMaySaveen
Madras Shirts at
$1.65
When they eco these Shirts
they will cheese n season's
supply. Of that line wocn wecn wocn
stripe madras that btands the
wear and teat" of repeated
laundcrings be well. They are
away out of the eidinary at
?l.li5.
Strawbrldije & C niliirr
I.ael t-iere UluhM S'reet
Women's Fitted
Week-end Cases
$19.50
Value commends these, as
well as handsome appearance
and practicability. Cases in
20- and 22-inch lengths, of
surface cowhide, in black
cobra grain. Strongly made,
with meire lining and with 10
Toilet Articles, shell effect or
white imitation ivory.
At the Sale piice of $19.50.
Alele S, Cmtr
Strawbridge & Clothier
MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET
Children's Washable
Saxen Gloves
Are among the most satis
factory of fabric Gloves.
Sturdy, fitting the hand neat
ly and keeping the appearance
of suede-finish after launder
ing: One-clasp, white, gray and
mastic. Fer children of 2 te 12
years 31.26.
With tab-wrist, in white
and mastic. Sizes 'J te 12 ears
SI. 75.
iii't" r lgf ( eiIiit
.Male, id. Mailtet tilieet
New Cevers
en Umbrellas
LESS THAN USUAL PRICES
New is the time for men and
women te save en the price
of ro-ceverlng UmbrclluB
Americun Taffeta Cevers
(cotton) 95c and $1.25.
Union Taffeta (sllk-and-cot-ten)
$2.15.
Tape-edge Satin Gleria
$.1.50.
Black and
Silk $3.73.
Colored Tuff eta
Alal 1, J.'irUt btieet
t
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4
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