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The Allentown Leader from Allentown, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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THE AXXEOTOWN" DAILY LEABEE, THURSDAY, APEIL, 30, 190a WANAMAKER. DAILY NEW. STORE Store closes at 5 JO o'clock PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 30, 1903 This advertisement good for tomorrow 1 Be that mb patient has Ma oe at bia feat Dutch Snrrarb. BRBAKFA8T. Bttked ApplM with Cream.

L.for and Bacon. vii Fried Potatoes 1: 4 Cofle. ft INNER. Clear Soupw RateMi Rmelta. Tomatoes.

Seasonable Shirtwaists and Shirtwaist aterials For Spring and Summer, 1903 Scores of stylesthe Spring Catalogue illustrates no less than eighteen something suitable and becoming for every woman; all the desirable materials. Macaroni au Gratln. Turnip Dandelion S.Jad. CJ8aJUy, Whlppud Cream. Coffee.

SUPPER. Baited Eggs. Creamed Potatoes. Rolls. Tea Cakes.

Preserves. 1 tAHBT HVTffLTa. Procure one IT a batf pounds of fresh smelts, dean and "wips them well inside ana out, (tut with salt and pepper (using tor of a. aalrsnoonful of DePDer). dip ch atneit in melted butter and then In now and place in a very hot oven far etKUt or ten minutes to set a nice I Shirtwaists Rcady-to-Wear Shirtwaists of madras, white "ground with neat black figures.

50c. Shirtwaists of black sateen, trimmed -with clusters of pleats, Shirtwaists Rcady-to-Wear Shirtwaists of China sllkj white, navy, or black, full front shirred on shoulders, pleatefl back, trimmed with pipings $5. Shirtwaists of white Chlni silk, full front, trimmed with XITTLE HINTS ABOUT DRESS. Fashionable Fancies tn Feminine stitchr i in white, white lawn I Finery for the Comlnsr Season. w' turnovers on collars and cuffs.

$1. The fancy for heavy jet fring-e ex pends even to millinery, says a fash Shirtwaists of black and white striped madras. $1. ion authority. I A becoming revival is the -wearing of long tulle bonnet strings.

Shirtwaists of white lawn, White coral is the latest and smart- trimmed with embroidery in sertion. $1.50. Shirtwaists of white madras, trimmed with pleats and large lace insertion and pleats, fitted back, pleated, with laoo inporj tion. $5. Shirtwaists of cotton choir iot, white ground with neat stripes, full front, pleated a( neck, French back, trimmed with fancy buttons, $1.75.

Shirtwaists of white lawnj full front, pleated and hemJ stitched. $1. Shirtwaists of whito lawilj full front, pleated and trimmed with embroidery, $1. Shirtwaists of fine quality percale, white ground with black figures, bishop collar $1.25. Shirtwaists of fine white lawn, yoke front and back of all-over fagot stitching, $2.50.

Shirtwaists of fine white lawn, full front pleated in clusters, trimmed with lace insertion. $3.75. est touch in the coral line. Nine-tenths of all the straw hats shown are either white or eeni. Bold and dashing are the newest designs of foulards, although dots are still seen.

A novelty in. wraps is a coat made of strips of ribbon, joined by rows of 1 The correct short coat is usually more or less tight-fitting, while the longer ones are semifitting. Tailor gowns of voile, etamine or any open-weave stuff will "far outshine, those of broadcloth this spring. The proper blue for the tailor gown of wool or the shirt waist suit of foulard is so dark as to be almost black, i A light spray of diamonds makes a pretty ornament for the hair. If you have not the diamonds, rhine-gtones will look ae well.

A beautiful and unusual shade of red is among the latest dress fabrics. It has so much, white in it that its effect i not too warm for the season. The bin-vote effect has ko influenced pearl buttons. $1. Shirtwaists "of white linen, trimmed with pleats and large pearl buttons.

$2.50. Shirtwaists of white linen, trimmed with wide pleats and pearl buttons. $3.25. Shirtwaists of China silk, in white or black, trimmed with wide pleats. $3.

Shirtwaists of black peau de soie, front and back pleated. $3.75. Shirtwaists of white lawn, trimmed with pleats and embroidery insertion. $1. Shirtwaists of white cheviot.

$1.50. Shirtwaists of white lawn, trimmed with lace and pleats, button back. $2.25. Shirtwaists of union linen, front trimmed with hemstitching, pleats and a pretty embroidered design. $2.75.

Shirtwaists of gray tissue, trimmed with pleats, bishop collar. $1.50. I fi. iini Shirtwaists of white lawn, full front pleated in clusters and trimmed with embroidery, $1.25. skirt shapes that the circular flounce is very much, deeper than formerly, being quite to the knee, often much above in front and sloping upward toward the back.

Tempting? Breakfast Dish. Melt three ounces of butter and a tablespoonful of flour, simmer and add some chopped onion and a little parsley. When browned, season with pepper and salt and add a cupful of good stock of gravy. For the stock, canned soups, such as bouillon, consomme or strained julien, may be used. Stir into this sauce cold beef, minced fine.

Heat gradually, thickening with more flour, if necessary. When thoroughly heated, stir in a tablespoonful of catsup and serve at once on hot toast. Washington Star. Better to Wait. Lawyer Madam, it was I who drew up your lata husband's will, and in it he particularly requested that you should not marry again, but I Widow Oh, dear, Mr.

Saunders; your kind offer has quite overcome me, but wouldn't it be more seemly to wait until the period of mourning lias expired before we announce the -Jf' engagement? Philadelphia Enquirer. I (A Bridge of Cofflna. Engineers, as most of us know, are Shirtwaists of fine chambrayt solid colors, light blue, gray and tan, piped with white, full front, pleated, pleated backa $2.25. Shirtwaists of gingham, lij solid colors, blue, pink and gray, piped with white piqua, $1.75. Shirtwaists of white figured madras, full front, French back, stock collar and tie, sfin ished with fancy studs.

$L75J Shirtwaists of fine white ground with neat full front, pleated at neck, French back, $1.25. Shirtwaists of percale, neat? light stripes, full front and. Shirtwaists of Louisine silk in solid colors, white, light blue, pink and black, full front, pleated and hemstitched, trimmed with large buttons, pleated back. $5. Shirtwaists of black peau de soie, full front, pleated, and pleated back.

$3.75. Shirtwaists of China silk, white or black, full front, pleated in clusters and trimmed with lace insertion, pleated back. $2.75. The shirtwaists in the picture above are merely suggestions of styles that will be worn They were not drawn from shirtwaists in our slock, It is no exaggeration to say that we have French back, stock collajj an bow, $1. although you will find a number of the same ideas here and there along the shirtwaist counter, hundreds of styles to choose from.

famous for their ready resources in emergencies. During the recent Chinese war it was necessary to get a number of troops across a river in a great hurry, to prevent the enemy taking an important position. There was no bridge and there were no boats. An engineer took a detachment to a village near by, raided it and came back with a number of coolies, each, carrying one of these large painted coffins which every Chinaman keeps in his house. With these as pontoons, a bridge was improvised, and the men got across in time, thereby saving the lost of much time, ammunition and, per haps, valuable, lives.

N. Y. Sun. Suggestions as to the Best Fabrics and Tints; More than that, in white materials there is nothing to fade no color to run. You are always sure of their looking well after once being laundered.

Linen has a freshness and crispness about it that easily puts it at the top of whito materials, and everybody who has tried it knows that it is cooler than cotton. Women who are starting to buy or make their summer shirtwaists have these two things to remember: Of all colors, white. Of all materials, linen, For several years we have been gradually learning from the people who live in the tropics that one of the best ways to keep cool in the hot months is to wear white. It sheds the rays of the sun as a rain-coat sheds water. The shoulders are long and sloping.

The sleeves are bishops, put into band cuffs. he slocks are bishops, with one or two little "beards else skeleton collars with cuffs to match. The trimming, wherever there is trimming, is in long up and-doivn lines. The buttons are large discs of white pearl. i uer aseinod.

The shirtwaists of 1903 are all built on the same general lines. They were just concluding a series of "first aid to the injured" lessons in one of the settlements, and the worker in charge thought it might be a good idea to have a written test. Among other questions she rote: "How would you restore conscious ness to a person who had been cued from drowning?" In answer to this a maiden with an Affection for polysyllables wxote: "When the resuscitation of animation is complete plump the person on barrel till he is thoroughly exhausted." N. Y. Times.

Imported and American White Shirtwaist Stuffs Among the linens there are plenty of different weights from all the best makers of Ireland and France. French Round-thread, grass-bleached Other good white cottons: Plain pique, 12 Ho to 75c. Striped and figured pique, ISc to 75c. Cheviot, plain, figured and striped, 18c 70c. Madras, figured and striped, 25e to 85c Striped and figured dimitv, 22c and 25c Jace-itriped mercerized butiste, SOc, Batiste, figured, 30c.

Dotted, figured and striped Swiss, 25o to 80c. Corded shirtings, 35c and 50c. Embroidered cotton grenadine, $1.5) to $2.25. Mercerized and plain oxfords, 35c to 70c. Fancy etamine, 3Sc to 90c Satin finish damaalc, 31c.

Nearly everybody who is not buying shirtwaists now is after white stuffs to make up at home. The sketches ought to help with that, too. For hard wear there are sturdy English stuffs, and good American-made things, and for best a mass of dainty French materials no other store in America brings so many fine white things across the seas. You havo only to say whether your waist will be plain or tucked, and our experienced salespeople will tell you how much yon need. I Xta't Iahananttr te Mu.

i First Detective How did you manage to get a confession from that desperado? i Second Detective WelL you see we traveled together by rail for ZOO miles. I "But what had that to do with his I "I bourht a clear of the train hnv linen. 3 locoes wide, 6jc a yard. A specially-built, full-bleached Irish linen, very stmi.ar to duck, but not quite j) heavy. We are the exclusive hand, or of It ia this part of America.

3(1 inches wide, SOc. a yrd Another sort of bleached Irish linen Is coming well to the front; not so heavy as the 50c. one. yet heavier than the regular shirting linens; 35 inefcei wide, 4'c a yard. 6plendid.

extra heavy bleached Irish liuon many call It duck, it is so heavy and firm S6 Inches wide, 65c a yard. as -bleached Flemish sheeting, with body and firmness very similar to the Very fine French linens with small fi ures in del ity colors printed on, 32 inches wide. S5cayurd. The same sort, with woven calorea" stripes through it several pretty colors- 32 inches wide, SOc a vard. Either of thesf aorta would make a smart blouse, White linen lawn, Irish make, on yar wide, 40 to 12 a yard.

One of the new snd pretty kinds fi natural color linen, with hand-embrotdere4 dots and small figures In white, 3) inchel wide, $1 a yard. These to white Iriai linen with, embroidered dots, white o4 black, 38 inches wide, $1 yard. One of the most beautiful is very tins, white French linen cambric, with flgi ured damask effect throughout, 31 laches wide, $1,50 yard, Those "lingerie waists" they would be real lingerie waists if they had been made by hand instead of machine are so full of tiny tucks and cost so little in comparison with the amount of work on them, that it doesn't pay to make them at home. A great many women are buying them Hfere, then going down stairs to match the material in the White Goods Store. Get enough for a skirt, and you have the daintiest kind of a white dress, as inexpensive as Among the fine French stuffs are: and gave it to him.

After smoking it ne uiougni ae was gougiodie, so he French nainsook, iSc to $1. Kr.ncb oreaadis, ISo to tl Plumetis, figured and striped, 1 to J2. Parti muslins, 35c to SI. Air-line cloth. 75c to IL25.

Prtnch piques, 75e to SU5. Mia me cjejryuDRa Wut tamoa, Wo to tie. French 2 yards wide, $1 a yard; and a bleached Irish grade is making a host of friends tame width aad same pries. X..

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