TUB OMAHA DAILY HE 13: SfNIlAY, MAY 20, 15)00.
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STORE
Mo it da j' is the Last Day
Monday is the Last Day
of I ho sale of the
Newman Dressmaking Stock
and the New York Stock.
0' ' ale of the
Newman Dressmaking Stock
and tin; New York Slock.
.LBRANDEISaSONS
Monday Ends the Great Sale of
The Newman Dressmaking and the University Place, New York, Stocks
Come early and secure your share of the greatest values ever offered in high art costumes, and rare dress materials.
$5 Embroidered Chiffon and black
and colored Grenadines 50c yd.
YZfROM the New York Dressmaking Kstablislnnont we
place on sale Monday for the (irst time all the chiffon
jf. rolion and r liitVon :!ii-lncli liicos for cM'iilim tlrcssi'M
I M ys. or ovt'iiliiir wuMs. all ol' the cinlinildcri'il thitVoti,
IkJB T U J V iiuniy of 1 1 it 1 1 1 I'liilxirMlcly i-inlirolili-ivil with i-Im
P at Hi ' ill lit In lloral th-simis In lllit and dark rotors on
D m 11 , black or wlilio cronmls; hundreds of Mini of
1 qr "'Ik cn'nadlni'.s In cri-uiiix. Hht tdm-H. pinks and
Murk, lii'avy strlpcx and plaids; 11N0 iifi-ordlon
V wnrili Hnn plnlUMi 1 1 s with white tare Insertion, a stiik
' " lii eoinlilnatlon lor waists or entire costumes;
niii"iy of then) lnli ilns iniveltles worth tip to .$:i.im yard. o on sale at rOr
yar I.
$3 and $4 Lace Trimming 39c 'd.
SK i'or .beaded and jetted lace on black
Cbiik nui i or iniiiiiiing evening urussys
and waists, worth tip to .$,'5.00 and
S'1.00 yard from this dressmaking es
tablishment, on sale at .'We yard.
$5 All over Emb. Chiffon 50c yd.
"V Yard for all over embroidered chiffon,
m m T lu' w'tu whit-0 embroidery, yellow,
tt U I light blue, pink, Nile green, all
worth $5.00 yard, on sale at 50c
yard.
$50 Suits and Costumes $15
Monday we place on sale all the
re
maining suits and costumes from these two line tail
oring concerns; also 100 others, worth from $155 to
$50, selected from our own immense stock, all at the
ridiculously low price oi $15 a suit. These suitsaresilk
lor suits and costumes
lined throughout, making this the greatest suit sale
ever ollered in Omaha. $50 suits and costumes tor $15
worth $35 ana $30.
$15
(or stilts and costumes
worth $33 and $50
Clearing the
Suits
$17.50 ami $15 Suits. $7.5(1
W'e have gathered tou'ether all the
odd lois and broken Hues of suits,
worth sii'.r.ii. st.'.di) and SI7.". In
I'ludlUi: some title suits In odd sb.es,
the MIMi I : i 1 1 1 mid tight lit tint;
styles. The prlee we have reduced
tin-in to will ii-rialnly Induce you to
consider tlieni -your choice ol' snlls
worth
si:, on i
I S17
for
mil
Shirt Waists at August Prices.
We have just bought 2,000 dozen shirt waists at a frac
tion of the cost to make them. These are all oi choicest ma
terials, made in the latest styles of percales, lawns, Madras
cloths. All of them handsomely tucked, many trimmed with
insertion, go in three lots at
25c 39c 75c
Basement Bargains.
10,000 yards bleached muslin in mill lengths, 2-ic yard.
1,000 very handsome dress patterns, containing 10 yards,
of lawn or sateen finished prints, at 80c per pattern.
Plain black India linen, in long lengths, 5c yard.
Standard prints, mercerized finish, 4c yard.
Black henrietta sateen, 5c yard, worth 15c.
Turkey red prints, lc yard.
$7.50
Clearing the
Skirts
$12,50 Skirts for $1.!5
After our bin sale of line skirts last
week we Unit we have a ood many
odd lots and sample skirts left. We
have put them all in one tot, mak
ing a collection of (.".( skirts worth
from ST.no to .SI"..")) em-It. Wo place
them all on sate at one price, actu
ally worth up lo SIU.oO and would he
cheap at
that,
our
price . . .
to " ami wouni no
$4.95
Clearing the
Jackets
$10 mul $12 Jackets. $1 !I5
We have a liiu' sample tot of
ladies' and misses' jackets boimht
at ."- on the dollar. Also a 1 1 1 tr
lot of odd Jmkcls frun our own
bin slock thai we know are worth
and have sold tip to $t'J each.
Tomorrow we otl'or the
choice
of
thorn
at . . .
25c
; we oner tne
$4.95
Exhibition Sale of Summer Millinery
On Monday we will show 500 new summer hats,
introducing all the hot weather millinery, light and dainty chiffon
turbans and round hats, broad brim leghorns, neapolitans, tuscan
and chip hats trimmed with fruits, flowers and foliage.
The prices on our imported hats will be about half the usual
figure, as we have marked the majority of these elegant model
hats $10 and $12.50 instead of $20 and $25.
Our line of sailors and outing hats is complete. We have the
"Sapho"and '-Lady Smith," the very latest for golf wear.
Laces and Embroideries at Half Price
A New York importer's odd widths
"00 bolta of French Valenciennes ami
English torchon lnco mul Insertion,
nlre fine quality, worth up to 10c yard,
go on bargain square at, yard
Uc and 3c
and broken lots of lnco and embroidery, all
OnO'blK bargain counter of all kinds of em
broidery and insertion, neat and showy,
open work patterns, worth tip to
15c a yard, go In this sale Cj,
nt
. t mini t line
3c
All tho finest and wider wldthn of
laco nnd insertion from this Block, In
cluding Normandy Valenciennes, point
de Paris, net top oriental, black and
cream, silk laco nnd Insertion, many
styles, worth up to 23c, 1
ro In two lo; at .
and
$1.50 Kid Gloves 59c
Largo bargain square piled high with
a great variety of ladles' imported kid
gloves In all colors, nil flzes, many
worth up to $1.50. some
slightly mussed, go In thl
sale, choice, pair
new sroods, Monday at linlf prlco.
f,,(iOO yards nil silk trimmed like
Jilby nirhing. all colots,
worth ir-e a yard, go nt
only
All tho extra linn embroidery and In
icrtlon, including Swiss, nainsook and
laconet, nmc very wide widths, nlco
new patterns, worth as high as 25c
yard, on bargain square at
7c and 10c
69c and 75c Silks at 25c yd.
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in oi tne silk lrotn these dressmaking
stocks, including black China silk,
wash silk, foulard silks, also silk gren
adines with satin stripes in colors, all
at silk department at
$1.25 Taffeta Silks 49c yd.
All Uie odds and ends ol taffeta silk
in plain colors, including black,
also plaids for linings
and ladies' waists, on sale
at
Brocaded Foulard Silks 75c yd.
5c a yard for extra heavy brocaded
silks and foulard silks
in exclusive novelty patterns,
in silk department
at
Finest Dress Goods at $1.00 yd.
All the cloths, black crepons, black grenadines, broadcloths,
covert cloths, cheviots, silk and wool fancy imported novel-
cities, exclusive patterns, one suit
of a kind, from these drtissmakincr
establishments, including many high
cost novelties lrotn our own stock,
go on bargain square at Yard
$1.50 Dress Fabrics at 50c yd.
An immense assortment of extra wide silk finished figured
mohair bruliantines especially adapted for the warm weather,
will sliecl dust; also short lengths of co
vert cloth, fancy colored silk crepons
and many grenadine patterns, on
sale on bargain square
at, yard
O "S ZS W J Kit
49c
ilks 75c yd.
75c
l fancy imported novel-
$1.00
lor tne warm weather,
50c
Basement Bargains.
Chambray gingham, (Ac yard, worth 15e.
Grand special sale India linens and checked nainsooks at
3ic, Sic, 10c and 15c yard.
3(5-inch best quality French percale, SAc yard.
10,000 yards fancy black lace lawn and lapettes, 5c yard,
worth 25c.
10,000 yards fancy black ground sateens, Gic yard,
worth 15c.
EI
Opening Sale of Oxford Ties and Slippers, Golf and Bicycle Shoes
Men's Shoes
Our special sale tomorrow
in men's shoes will include a
lot of about 820 pairs men's
patent leather shoes, black
an:l tan vici kid shoes and
about 200 pairs of tan leather
oxford ties. These shoos would
cost you in the regular way
not less than $5 pair. They
are all Goodyear welt soles,
they come in all sizes and you
can take your choice tomor
row on our main floor, pair
$3.00
The assortment and quality of ladies' oxford ties that we show for
the first time tomorrow is something remarkable. It ranges from a very
good oxford tie at 80c up through all the range in price
to 5, with steps of 25c between each, and it embraces
every new style and every new shape and every new last
that is worn this season. Tho colors are black and tan,
either all kid tops or with cloth tops. And the heels
run from the common sense up to the extreme high
French Empire heels. AVe are confident that our stock of oxford ties is large enough to suit each and every woman.
Children's Slippers
Our line of children's slippers embraces every
thing in black, while, red, blue, pink and tan. in sizes
from 1 to 5 for infants, 5 to 8 for small children, 8 A to
11 for little girls and and 11 A to 2 for young misses.
Prices range from
59c tip to $1.50
Ladies' Fine Slippers
We open tomorrow the strap sandal and slipper season
A with more st les, more colors and
more shapes than ever were seen
in Omulm boforo. IYlcos range from Mk' to
$ pair. They como in blaclc, whlto, tan,
rod, blue, pink, bronze, proen, yellow, lav-
endor, gold, sliver and in fuel every color
there is, in silk, satin and leather
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Women's Shoes
Our special sale of ladies'
shoes tomorrow will include
about GOO pairs of ladies' very
fine, hand turn shoes made bv
Price it Wolfe of Chicago to
retail at $4 a pair, they will
goon sale at S?2. 50 pair on
our front bargain square, and
Include very line French patent leather and
Imported viol kid shoes, In black, and fancy
venting top shoch In tan. Tho width run
from AA to K, and there aro all fdzes. Talio
your choice, tomorrow for pair
$2.50
- i.i..ijM.w.i;gBCTrawrvi iiB.i..ifPW.g.i;i.irairan sr.ragsifiW.iii.i.'f.isw e ii n -v?.wzw!m n.i wim imi .ntrni I i.nJi.Mrtj.iiJw.i miit
SHORT STORIES OF THE DAY
Jefferson Park a Rendezvous for Ibxcnr
Tourists and Disheartened Men.
INCIDENT OF AN ELKS INSTALLATION
ftlnrKlinl I'cnrNiill'N I'lixt liitlliin Wiii-JtiiMi-i'
Hum lr. IIi-jmii'n -lVniMr-nnee
I'rlni-I il- OltViuteil a
Iti-Hiclcnt iif Arl.iuiHiiK.
That little Rramy, Hltnded park on North
Blxteeitth turret known iih J off croon nmiare.
la otto of I lie most IntcrcHtlui: placet) in
Omaha from the viewpoint of one who Hilda
jileantire In the study of ntnn nnd hit) frall
tlCH. It Is there that unlucky, despondent
and Indifferent men cinKreKUte tho tran
sient Hot sa in and JotHiini on the sea of life,
lien out of work, men who would not work
If they had the opportunity, men who aro
too nick to work, men who have won and
lost fortunes, mou who have worn them
holvca threadbare tramping from place to
place, nil Heem to find Jeffornon Bquare as
Fonn an they strike Omaha. Some InvUlblo
KtildlUK h.ittd directs them there with as
much certainty its the compass points north.
A stroll through Jefferson square on any
pleusant afternoon Is well wo.-th the tlmo of
tho ohserver. The crowd Is never thoBame,
tar the patrons of Jefferson square nro
nnlnly of tho shlftlttR cIhbs that moves from
town to town an often I - box car coiirteslea
nro extended, hut the type never changes.
There. Is itothliiK particularly attractlvo
about tho place to tho aver.tKo citizen, but
it Is h haven for tired, despondent souls
who have no other place to so. Tho park
is well supplied with wooden beat a scattered
at frequent Intervals nlons the snivel
walks, antl on these the unfortunates llnd
rest."
A canvaKs of the average afternoon crowd
at Jetferson squaro would doubtless roveal
many an Interesting llfo story If the men
who congregato there could be Induced to
talk of themselves. Hut despite tlulr ictl
cence, thru; stories are revealed Inidvert
ently through the conversations that take
place among the chance acquaintances It
Is a cosmopolitan aggregation and the for
mality of an Introduction Is not necessary.
A man who strolled through tho park on a
tour of observation ono afternoon recently
saw nt least 100 men stretched out on tho
benches. Some of thorn were reading
iwpers. others discussed affalm and a. largo
percentage slept.
It Is luterestltiK to note the exchange of
data these people mnko an to the relative)
merits or demerits of the different cities,
"Keop shy of K. C, for she's on do bum,"
"flraft Is good In .Milwaukee," and to on
through tho l'st such comments us tho fore
going aro made. Some of these men re
momber of hnvlng mot In other places and
trampljh reunions aro frequent.
Old-timers relnte that W. Ii. Kent, a
former newspaper reporter of Omaha, onco
aeoiedlted with being tho star writer on
tho old Republican, dedicated Jefferson
quaro to vagrant life. Kent wns a most
eccentric character, and, although he hail
regular employment nt n salary mitllclcnt to
enable him to occupy comfortable npart
ments, ho .preferred In summer to savo
roo-m-rent by sleeping In Jefferson square.
In those days there was a bandstand used
for concerts that feature has long ago been
discontinued and this stand wa Kent's
"slumber boudoir," as he called It.
William I.lghtl'oot Vlnschcr of Chicago,
who has attained minre or lens prominence In
a literary way. came to Omaha about fifteen
years iigo to make a friendly call upon
(bovcrul friends, Kent and VUschcr were
In many respects kindred splrltH. Ono night,
after having made a round of pleasure, Kent
said to Vltsscher:
"Come up to my room and sleep with mo
tonight."
"Where Is your room?" Vlsscher Inquired.
riot held mvny In tho next roam. Scnnnell
sought a plnco besldo his roommate, and
with tho caso attending a clear conscience
nnd tiled limbs dropped Instnntly to sleep.
Several houtu later ho had a confusod Im- I
nntt-nlnn Mint ttlj frlnrwt Hltntlteil in Rnmn I
joke and ho accepted what Kent designated
ns "wide open hospitality" until morning.
Kent, Vlsscher and Oplo Head afterwards be
came fast friends.
Just a few blocks away," answered Kent, i ono In tho hall and that the latter replied I
nnd Vlsscher accepted, although he was in no less stentorian tone.
registered at n prominent hotel. in duo tlmo Scnnnell awoko nnd found I
Without any explanatlrn, Kent lpd"i)j" already dressed. "Was I drenm
Vlsscher to the Jefferson square bandstand, i ing," nskivl Scannell lazily, "or did I hear
Vlsscher was erratic enough to enjoy the excited voices around this iv.atcronni at1
somo outrageous hour?"
"It wasn't a dream, you senselctM clod,"
responded his friend. "There was a drivel
ing Idiot going up nnd down tho hall yelling
nt about every door, 'I've got a message for
Mr. Taylor, what'll I do with It? .Mr. Tay
lor! Mr. Taylor!' Things had sort of
quleto.l down when he began nnd I was
about to get Into a eleep. That woko mo
up wldti, though It didn't oven get Into
your ilrennu. I stool It all nit as long as
I could, and then tho next tlmo ho called,
What'll I do with It?' I yelled back, 'Tear
It up, d n you, tear it up!" It didn't spoil
that exnsperatlng, babo-llke slumber of
yours, ns I hoped, but It was n good Idea,
lie went away soniowhero and I got two
hours of sleep."
At tho Institution of tho noir lodgo of
I I3!ks at Uncjln three weeks ago tho Invasion
of the order fiom nil pnr; of Nobrnska aid
lowu Itft that rising western town de-
I eldedly short on boln. Hotel keepers wcro i
; unprepared for such a congregation of the
, benevolent and protective order, nnd their
I nccommudntlons were spcodlly exhausted.
H, J. Scnnnell, one of the most esteemed
and faithful of Omaha Illks, had gone down
to tho inplt.il city with an eye single to
! tho puiprao in hand nnd had ncgluted to
provide for his lodging. At nlghifall Mr.
Scnnnoll bethought himself and applied to
vailJus hotelri Ills pleading was In vain.
A kindly Providence, Lovvover, led him
' .icriMs tho path of "Dig" Welpton, a far
1 seeing tourist, who had telegraphed ahead
I for a bed. Welpton took companion on his
( dlBtracted brother and Invited him to sharo
I his room. With a grateful heart Scannell
, accepted the proltitr and proceeded to mingle
in tho gaycty of tho evening with lih mini
zest. '
It wns in 1897, when Deputy L'nlted States
Marshal "Charllo" I'earsall knew less about
Indians than ho does nt pri-sent, that ho
learned what hii Indian war dance wns like.
At tho January term of court in Lincoln
about 1!00 braves had been summoned to
appear. Tho term had dragged along until
ono Friday night nnd all of the Indians de
sired to get homo boforo Sunday. They
I must kturl Kntiinl.iv mnrnln? rn dn IhlR. nnd
I At 1 wcarle.1 wln thn night's fen- j,y hnrd work the marshal's force succeeded
Itlvltles. Mr. Scauiioll mudo his way to tho In getting all of tho checks made out. When
; room an-l found that hl friend had pre- ' the last check was ready It was 12 o'clock
; ceded him by soveral hours. Welpton, at night, and Mr. I'earsall called tho Indians
j however, hail bo'n unable to sleep. There into the room.
wu tho sound of high revel In tho hall and J "Here, boys, bo said, "are your checks.
If wo give them to you now you must
danco the war danco for us."
Tho Indians ngrecd, and in five- minute
Charllo wished they had not. Over in oni
corner of tho corridor a brnvo began n chant
which sounded like an attempt to harmonize
the heaviest passages of "Tannhauser" with
a circular saw running through a pine knot.
As the song proceeded bravo after brave took
up the- refrain. Then all began to leap llko
the member of a shaker church gone mad.
Iledlam had broken loose In earnest, nnd
though tho entire marshal's force tried to
quiet tho slngerH they continued until they
fell exhausted. I'earsnll is a good friend of
tho Indians, but when anyone suggests that
they danco he leaves, as It brings up painful
memories of tho hour he trembled for fear
he would be arrested by the Lincoln pollco
for disturbing tho peace.
The recent visit of W. J. Ilryan to thlH
city calls to mind an unpublished though
frequently repeated story of an experience
tho Nebraska orator had while on a hunting
tour in Taney county, Missouri tho wildest
spot In tho CUarks Immediately after tbo
presidential campaign of 189(1. The tale is
related by a former Mlssourlan ns follows:
"Preparatory to tbo arrival of Ilryan,
Colonel Alexander Kissee, locally known aB
tho 'King of Taney county,' mado great
preparations to entertain tho distinguished
guest. Colonel Kissee had never read tho
newspapers closely enough to learn that Mr.
Drynn is a teetotaler, consequently ho con
ceived the Idea that Ozark mountain moon
shine whisky would be n treat.
Tho nearest railway Btatlnn to Taney
county Is Clindwl'k. thlrty-flvo miles
distant. Colonel Kissee was at tho station
when the rtryan train arrived. Tho party
was composed of Ilryan, ex-Oovernor Stone,
John I'. Altgeld, Sam Conk, Chairman Jones,
Colonel Moses P. Wetmoro the millionaire
tobacco manufacturer and other notables.
Colonel Kissee bad brought wagons enough
to convey the entire pnrty, but as master
f ceremonies he decreed that Ilryan should
Ido with hln. Under the seat of the wngon
ns a five-gallon demijohn of liquor mado
nt Colonel Kisnee's distillery. Tho party had
traveled only a few mites when Colonel
i Kissee stopped the procession nnd proposed
I a drink to the health of the defeated presl
1 dentin! candidate. - So saying, he poured out
a tin cup full of liquor enough to kill u
'Taney county dog and banded It to Ilryan.
I Tho offer was promptly refused. Colonel
i Kissee took it to bo n personal Insult, und
demanded that the presidential aspirant get
out of bis wngon Immediately. Another scat
was provided tor Ilryan, Colonel Kissee ro
slgried his plnco ns master of ceremonies
and tho hunting tour proceeded with other
Taney county citizens In the lead.
In speaking of Ilryan, Colonel Kleeoo al
ways remarks: "Ho Is tho man. by gad. sah,
who refused to tako a drink with me."
Madly the I'nlon Pacific train wns dashing
over tho Nebraska prairies. In tho mall
car. with deft fingers and oblivious to nil
that was passing, tho trained clerks were
arranging and distributing those mlrslvrs
frnuuht with toy or woe, and bearing news
of success or failure to those to whom they ;
wero addressed,
As a man they stopped, somo with letters
in their hands poised toward tbo open
mouth of tho awaiting sacks. With nu air
of trouhlo six noses went into tho air as
tho smell of burning matter Moated upon .
tho atmosphere. With ono thought the six j
men were Impressed. inn car was on nro.
l-'rom one corner curled up a spiral of blue
smoke, and with tho gravest apprehension
tho oldest clerk In tho car crawlel over thn
mail sacks, with a handkerchief tied over
his face to exclude thn nnxloiiB gases. Ho
reached tho Mnoke; tho other clerks saw
an uplifted arm, a short muscular effort,
sexno objoct hurtled through tho air and out
of the open door, and lisrlund's plpt had
gono abroad upon the moonlight-flooded
plains of Nebraska.
In the olllco of the Omaha district therr
Is n, reward posted for thn return of thn
pipe. Tho mall clerks desire to secure i
so It may o burled and no longer con
tnmlnato tho air. They say It can bi
easily located by tho number of dead blrdn
which have been suffocated whllo attempt
ing to lly through tho nlr above It.
fit tti.i: or tiii; vot vcsrr.ns.
"Dicky, If you wero polite nu would get
up nnd offer that lady your eal.
"Hut. p.i. sho' too big for my neat; ou
bolter otlcr her yours."
us which you lovn
"Come, Hobby, tell
brut your ma or mo."
"No. you don't, pa; I'm i. mlddlc-of-the-
roader."
A C-year-old boy In writing to his atfnt
father snld: "You Just ought to sen tm
puppy, papa! Ho lH getting bigger t-vory
day and sometlinui twice a day."
"Mamma," wild omnll Willie, "when sister
Mary had tho toothache you took her to tho
dt-ntlst and had It lllled, didn't you?"
"Yes. Willie," she replied.
"Well," continued the little diplomat, "I'vn
got tho stomach-acho; don't you think yuii
had better tako mo to tho candy Htoro and
KOI 11 11110.1
Small Wllllo was upending o few days In
tho country, and ono morning after Intently
regarding a pan of foaming milk for sonin
tlmi he- Naked: "Ornndma, whero do tho
cown get their mill 7"
"Whoro you got jour tears, I suppose,"
sho icplled.
Wllllo looked puzzled for a moment, thou
-aid: "Do you have to Mm your bllppcr on
tbo cows, grandma?"