EQ'SOQD-BOV'SCLOTHIDG
AT LESS THAN COST OF CLOTH
That is Just What is Mapponing Iloro During
on wkter
The Recent
Money Stringency
came on about the time the
clothing business was at its
height. Many men accustomed
to buying in November and
December failed to do so. They
curtailed expenditures until they
"saw where they were at."
While we do not encourage
holding off buying until after
the season, yet we cannot dis
pute the fact that these same
men, by so doing, have saved
just about half provided they
take advantage of the big
sale now in full bloom.
This is how we are selling Men's Suits and
Overcoats, all bunched in four lots
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LOT 1
MEN'S SUITS AND OVER
COATS AT
$16.90
Giving complete choice of Suits
and Overcoats formerly marked
$30.00, $27.50 and $25.00.
LOT 2
MEN'S SUITS AND OVER
COATS AT,
$11.90
Giving complete choice of Men's
Suits and O' coats formerly marked
$22.50, $20 and $18.
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LOT 3
MEN'S SUITS AND OVER
COATS AT
$7.90
Giving complete choice of Men's
Suits and O' coats formerly marked
$15 and $12.50.
LOT 4
MEN'S SUITS AND OVER
COATS AT
$4.90
Giving complete choice of all
Men's Suits and Overcoats former
ly marked $10, $8.50 and 7.50.
One-third off all Boys' Suits, Overcoats and Odd Pants. One-third
off on , all Men's Odd Trousers. 20 per cent discount on all Fur
Coats. 25 per cent discount on all heavy Work Clothes.
ARMSTRONG CLOTHING CO.
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
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TALK OF NEW YORK
Gossip of -People and Events Told
In Interesting Manner.
Wedding Reconciles the, Vanderbilts
NEW YORK. Not the least interest
ing part of. the recent union
of Gladys Vanderbilt and Count
Laszlo Szechenyi of Hungary, so
for as New ' York society is con
cerned, was the belated recon
ciliation which was made known
when Cornelius Vanderbilt consented
at the eleventh hour and under much
pressure to lend formal sanction to the
alliance by giving away the bride. This
action restores him to his rightful po
sition as head of the Vanderbilt fam
ily, an honor that was taken from him
by his father years ago when he mar
ried Miss Grace Wilson. The eldest
son had stood out strongly against the
mother and sister and had refused to
consider the young Hungarian noble
man as a suitor for his sister's hand.
It was feared that his uncompromising
Americanism would mar the wedding
and open the breach still wider be
tween Cornelius . Vanderbilt and his
family.
.It is known that neither Alfred nor
Reginald favored the match, but their
opposition was not so manifest and
pronounced as that of the eldest son'.
Reginald, the third son, is accredited
with having acted as the chief agent
in bringing about the formal - recon-
ON SEGOMD J
THOUGHT
ciliation. Mrs. Vanderbilt, despite the
strongly expressed aversion of hei
late husband to an international al
liance, was her daughter's chief ally
throughout the preliminary arrange
ments.
The question of the size of the coun
tess' dot is still a matter of eager spec
ulation. 1 It was currently reported and
believed that a settlement of $5,000,000
had been made upon the young Hun
garian nobleman. This was emphatic
ally denied, however, by the count's
brothers and by his attorney. They
maintained that his own income oi
$60,000 a year is all that he requires or
desires, and that the marriage was
the result solely of a love match. ;
He is said , to have inspired confi
dence as to his powers to retain what
ever he does get by his treatment oi
the servants with whom he has come
into contact since his arrival in Amer
ica. The fabulous tales that preceded
his advent in America as to the size
of the tips which, he would scatter are
not said to have enabled any of the
servants in the home of Mr. Whitney
to retire on a competency. .
Personally, however, he rather im-
pressed society here. He has a dash
ing and gallant exterior, the carriage
of a guardsman and the grace that
comes of an aristocratic line dating
bacac for over 1,000 years.
He is said to be amiable and open of
habit, a trifle quick tempered upon
provocation, but wanting in arrogance
and democratic in manner. ; He has
one duel to his account and is reputed
to be the best dressed man in Hungary,
"You seem disturbed about some
thing," said the young man who was
calling after he had made the same
remark about the -weather twice. ,
- "I am," confessed the young wom
an with the straight eyebrows. Then
she sighed. "In the last week," she
went on, "I have had two bitter blows."
"Why didn't you hit back?" inquired
the young man. . v
"They -weren't that kind of blows,"
said the young woman. ''The first one
was when Mabel announced that she
was going to marry that . man , from
Tennessee. , You can imagine what it
will mean to me to have Mabel way
off in Tennessee!" ,"'
"That- sounds like the title of a
popular song," mused the young man.
'I expect you'll go to visit her and
some southerner with an accent will ;
get yofl. Lots of hope for me now."
"I don't like the south," said the
young woman, coldly. '
Then " - -., ': -'.
I mean the climate," interrupted
the young woman. "The southern men
I have met are perfectly splendid and
never make hateful remarks about '
their acquaintances. I suppose you
are alluding to the delightful Mr.
Crumry who was visiting here. He
had the most perfect manners!"
"And that was all," broke-in the
Parks Are Worth Over a Billion
City
NEW YORK CITY has one of the
greatest public park systems in
the world in extent, and the finest in
convenience for the use of the people
and natural and artificial beauties.
Records of the city , department of
aarks give interesting figures and gen
eral information unknown, by many of
the residents of the city. It 'is esti
mated that the public playgrounds, the
open places that are not only in bodies
of many acres, but in small plots of
green that are lungs for the great con
gested districts of the metropolis, are
worth as vacant real estate $1,200,000,
000. This enormous amount in value
is tied up in land for the . health and
pleasure of, more than 4,000,000 of in
habitants of the five boroughs and
friends who may visit them and stran-i
gers who come to the city.
It is shown that the original cost of
these parks, which number 113, was
about $66,456,000, and they are worth
now nearly 20 times as much as at tht
dates of their purchase.' Take for il
lustration Union, Madison, Tompkins
and Washington squares. They cost
respectively $116,051 in 1883, $65,952
in 1847, $693,358 In 1834 and $77,970
in 1827,. or $353,331 In all, and now
real estate experts say that they are
worth $20,000,000.
These numerous parks vary in size
as much as they vary in location, from
a small fraction of an acre at the
junction of streets to 1,756 acres in
Pelham Bay park,' the most extensive
park in the city, and forming a grand
and magnificent system through the
Parkway that connects it with Bronx
park, of. 661 acres, which, in its turn,
is connected on the west by Mosholu
Parkway with Van Cortlandt park, of
1,132 acres. . 1
Manhattan, with its more congested
population, naturally has the most
parks, which number 48, With magnificent-Central
park, containing 843
acres, leading, as it leads the world.
Brooklyn borough, with 38 parks.
comes next,, with Prospect park of
516 acres at the head of the list. The
Bronx has the greatest park acreage,
with 17 parks; then comes Queens
with seven, followed by Richmond
with three.
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Flowers Served from a Wheelbarrow
MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR gave a
dance the other night at which
she taught the Four Hundred that the
newest way to serve flowers as favors
is from the depth of an old-fashioned
wheelbarrow.
So many guests were invited and so
many innovations had been provided
that Mrs. Astor used both her own
mansion, at 840 Fifth ' avenue, and
that of Col. Astor's mother, next door.
After Sherry had served luncheon at
midnight in a dining room decorated
with myriads of pink roses, American
Beauties and lilies, Mrs. Astor began
the distribution of the most costly set
of favors given to guests at any social
function in New York this winter.
Out of the first box popped rose
wands for the women and golden ciga
rette lighters for the men; from the
second came forth French novelties in
precious gems with silver pencils for
the males. Then came brocaded boxes
and bags and brocaded match safes
and more trinkets in the finer metals
until each guest bore a small load. .
Finally a footman, farmer-dressed,
wheeled into the big drawing room the 1
gigantic wheelborraw, smothered in
smilax so that not a particle of the
wood or iron framework could be seen.
From this rustic flower . bed guests
picked bouquets of lilacs and lilies oi
the valley and great boutonnieres of
the same flowers tied with white silk
ribbon as the footman wheeled the
ancient vehicle from group to group.
After this there was dancing until
early morning, which furnished Mrs.
Astor with another opportunity for her
inventive genius. As the guests, were
preparing to depart they were served
with the second collation of the func
tion in reality a buffet breakfast be
cause of the lateness of the hour.
The gowns and jewels worn by Mrs.
Astor and her guests were extraor
dinarily brilliant even for an Astor func
tion. Incidentally the display aroused
considerable notice in the opera boxes,
where the guests attended before re
pairing to the dance.
Rich Capitalists Turn Bootblacks
AN indication of the important part
that the nickels and dimes of the
public play in the everyday life of this
metropolis is the leasing of the boot
blacking privileges in the new twin
McAdoo terminal buildings, on Cort
landt street, for 12 years at a rental
aggregating $124,000. This is at the
rate of $10,333.33 1-3 a year.
To handle the apparently insignifi
cant job of shining the shoes of the
permanent and transient population
3f this immense building a corporation
called the Hudson Terminal Bootblack-
lng Company has been formed. The
Ames of the men who are putting ud
the money have not been made pub
lie, but they are capitalists who have
figured in deals involving millions.
To earn merely the rent the in
dustrious polishers of shoes in the
corridors will have to serve 103,333
persons a year. Added to this they
must earn the outlay for wages, brush
es, cloths, blacking and other materials
and tools before the profits begin to
come in. ,
The backers of the syndicate figure,
however, that they will have no diffi
culty in making a big winning on their
investment.
The population of the offices in the
building will be 11,000 persons.' How
many will pass through the corrid&rs
to and from the trains is a question
that experience must settle, but, ba
sing their' figures on the ferry-boat
travel, the bootblack promoters figure
that at least 2,000,000 shoes will pass
under the hands of their polishers in
the first year. ,
"What Was the Other Blow?"
young man who was calling. "What ,
you could see in him I can't im "
"I don't see why you enjoy being
hateful," murmured the, young wom
an. "I'm sure " - - - .,. ' .v
"So , am I, interrupted tne young
man, sternly. ' "You made that perfect
ly plain to me a month ago when I
asked a certain question. You may
be able to overcome your dislike of the
southern climate." . :j ;: -'' ,! A
"I suppose ' so," agreed the. yovas ;
woman, reflectively. . -"Of coorse; tfcere
would be', advantage -flower. . And
mocking birds and such things."-
- The young , man -made a savage
sound in his throat.' A "What was the
other blow?" he asked. y
The" young woman looked still more
pensive. "Marian was over this morn
ing,'' she said. "I'm just as good
friends with Marian as I am with
Mabel. Marian and I know all about
each other's face ppwders and com- ,
plexion creams and never flirt with
each others young men. It is such a ,
relief to know a girl you dont have
tn Veen vour eve onj . Well, she devot- .
ed the whole morning to explaining
to me why. she could not possibly mar
ry a man i like Harvey Lottridge of
Portland, Ore. - When she began to
enumerate all his faults I knew every
thing was- settled and began to study
out what I should give her for a wed
ding present." v
I don't see what makes you tnink
she is going to marry him," said the
young man In astonishment.
"That's because you are only a
man, the young woman uuu uuu.
When a girl gets to the point oi cata
loguing all the objections to a man
it means' she is next door to finding
aueviaiiii& sww ,uuw " . - ,
them. Or else she wants the person to
whom she is talking to do it, for her.
I devoted all my 'time when Marian
wasn't talking in ' contradicting her
and praising Harry. If she is going -to
be Mrs. Lottridge I might Just as ,
well have her admire me for seeing
what a fine man Harvey is instead of
having her tell people that she is so
sorry I iam growing to be such a
cranky old maid."
"How you girls love each other!"
said the young man in astonishment.'
"We do!" insisted the young woman.
"Only you men can't understand. "Why,
I'm heartbroken to think of Marian
and Mabel going so(, far . away. It's
going to be awfully lonesome!"
' The young man leaned forward. "I
know how you could fix up," he said,
hurriedly. " ' '
"How?" inquired the young woman,
indifferently.
"I told you a month ago," said the
young - man. Then he sighed and
shook his head. "But it's no use. You
turned . me down so thoroughly that
I've never come to the surface again.
There's no use in my bringing up the
subject and I know it!" , .,- '
There was a silence, during which
the young man glared at the painting
over the mantel and the young wom
an's color slowly deepened in her
cheeks. Then she shot him a shy look.
"I I wouldn't be bo sure of that!"
be said at last. Chicago Daily New.t
