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THE OMAHA SUNDAY HEE: DECEMRER 15. 1007. D Hose iWSIIj Jewelry A wh Whirls vfrv CfW Handkerchiefs . uEL n JW Vests m Suspenders JKf u O Christmas Presents For MEN m MHuwft 4h w w H7 THE HATTER AND tixi LIEN'S FURNISHER 109 South 16th Street Ti Ti Ti" JL IWLJL O 1L IWL1 O JL IWL1 ft EyjfiFaiDFiiisfy Micii iim Prices 1 t5 i ? V Two Reasons For This Tre mendous Slaughter of Prices FIRST Owing to the mildness of the weather and the recent financial flurry, we find we are overstocked. SECOND We move to our new location after the first of the year and will not remove one dollar's worth of our present stock to our new store. A Sable Coney Blouses, $25.00, $27.50 and $30.00" qualities, nil at one 5Q Electric Seal Jackets and Blouses, $30.00, $35.00 and $40.00 qualities, all at one price Near Seal, finest qualities, Blouses and Jackets, worth up to $S5.00 All in one lot. Price . Near Seal Jackets, bcautil'uly trimmed with the finest Beaver, worth up to $65.00. Sale price. 25.00 50.00 42.50 Krimmer Jackets and Blouses, all finest quality of skins and best of linings. "Worth up to $G5.00. Sale Frico 45.00 llivcr Mink Blouses, choice goods, latest style, worth $G5.00. Sale Price- 45.00 Blended and Natural Siberian Squirrel Blouses, $S5.00 quality, at 65.00 Genuine Alaska Beaver Jackets, worth .up to $100.00. Sale price 65.00 ?(0 in Z(0 flff n a5J Scarfs, Muffs, Rugs, Fur Gloves O IU O VI 1 and Mittens, Ladies' and Men's Caps. This sale comes at a time when such goods are needed and will be appreciated for Xmas presents. We advise an early selection. Have them delivered when wanted. 3 13 : G HUI&E1RT Practical Furrier, ...313-15 S. 16fti st. g I mi I I IIM..I11 in i mi ,i ii , .mi 1 The Opera of Undress Jfew York'a Fint Tuti of Style that meases Puis. N EW YORK, Dec. 14-Undress al ways comes to the American theater from France. Before "Orange Blossoms" and Its suc cessors shocked local taste Into railing for the Pol Irs similar pieces hud hern acted at the Pollen Bergere and other homes of more or less polite In delicacy In Paris. Deeollotte opera has long been delayed In rcachln;: New York, but It has finally' come here Just as directly "from the Ctv of Light. It made Its way from Paris to Italy and Itussla several years ago. but New York Is only now witnessing this product of the Opera Comlque. In a way this kind of opera has a native 'origin. Jules Massenot, who has done more to make It possible than any other French composer, first wrote operas of un dress to display the beauty of Sybil San derson, who had made her great success In his opera, "Manon." Camilla Saint-' Baens was riot alone dedicating his talents to the same purpose and composed "Phryne," In which the beautiful American soprano appeared at the Opera Comlque. "Thais," which wirs sung at the opera In 1S9I. was the last opera especially com. posed for the American soprano, who had also appearrd In "Le Maere" and had, It. fact, mude her first appearance In "Esclar monde." composed especially for her by Jules Massenet. The opera of undress as an art form pleased the Parts public too much to be dependent on the charms of one singer. There were other beautiful Americans to ravish tho eyes of the Paris public. To appear In scant draperies to the accom paniment of pleasing music became In a measure tho specialty of the American linger at the Opera Comlque. Mary Garden has been the most recent favorite there and for her Camilla Erlanger composed "Aphrodite." which In theme as well as !n costume was declared the most decollete opera that had yet been sung In Parts. Oscar Hammersteln, with all his generosity toward the modern French repertoire, has not had the courage to announce "Aphrodite," ror has the work been sung as yet outside of the Opera .Comlque. "Thais" has never been compelled to stand on its merits as an opera, but has always had the pictorial assistance of some noted stage beauty. After Miss Sanderson came Miss Garden, who has not yet sung the opera In Paris, as It is not In the repej-tolre of the Opera Comlque, but first donned the draperies of the Egyptian courtesan In Brussels. In has already been settled that she Is to make her first ap pearance as member of the company at the Opera in Parts next season in this opera. It was natural that so noted a stage beauty as Una Cavalierl should have thought of the role as a good medium for her talents and more than two year ago she made her first essay as the Massenet ' heroine. This was In St. Petersburg, where she sang with the famous Hat 1 1st int. Later the two appeared In the same opera In Home and Milan. Such triumphs did not satisfy Mme. Cavalierl. who knew that no audience In the world would become so enthusiastic over Massenet's works as the Parisians, and above all over "Thais." Mme. Cavalierl had never before attained the heights of the Opera, all her appear ances In Parts previously having been made at the Italian performances in the Theater Sarah Bernhardt With "Thais" he was able to win success at the National Academy of Music, as the Perls opera house la officially called. Faithful to beauty and Massenet, ths audiences crowded the theater at every performance, and their dee Ire to witness this traditional combination had not been satisfied when the August daadneaa fell on pari. So Unia Cavailert bad to return to exhibit again the beauties of Italian out lines revealed to the accompaniment of such characteristically Gallic musio as Massenet's. None of the women who have succeeded best as Thais has been French. Sybil San derson had long been In Farts and, unlike her successor, Mary Garden, spoke and sang French as If it were her native tongue. She was'even more of an Amer ican, however, than Miss Garden, as she ',0"'- .. O 71 V v ' ,ff. - . , . . .. .. . . v ...... is 4i. h . ,, ;. si opening acts. Miss Garden is draped In many folds' of pale blue filmy weaves, diaphanous but so numerous that no sug gestion of outline ta visible beyond the con tour of an elbow, which, like, Katlsha's, was worth going miles to see. Mme. Cavalierl, who also wears pink, makes her costume much more ornate with Jewels, which render the costume heavier but serve to outline more sharply some of the curves that might otherwise be In distinct by reason of the filmy drapery. Miss Garden wears a long satin train, whereas Mme. Cavalierl wears draperies that barely touch the ankles. ft was born In San Francisco. Una Cavalierl, who Is a Roman, sang In Paris In French for the first time when she appeared Thais at the Opera. "Phryne," which Camilla Balnt-Saens wrote for Miss Sanderson to sing at the Opera Comlque, was more frankly revel atory than "Thais." but It never gained the same popularity, and ladles of the opera who feel that they could show them selves and their talents to advantage tn works of the decollete French school have alwaya chosen "Thais." Anybody who has seen Miss Sanderson's photograph tn the role of the heroine will appreciate that she went quite as far as any of her successors In the art of delicately disrobing for the operatic stage. It was In "Phryne" that Jane Harding, who had been well known In Paris before she decided to sing In opera, was pelted with vegetables, fish and similar missives by the furious wives of some of her fprmer admirers who had on her first appearance In publto the opportunity to give expres sion to their feelings. She naturally re tired under such a fusillade and "Phyrne" disappeared along with her. Miss Garden's draperies as Thais are of pale pink, brocaded In gold. The bound aries of satin are conveniently Indicated on the back by a large buckle of brilliants. There la a voluminous cloak that occa sionally covers this single flesh colored drapery. When she has begun to repent, as the heroine of Massenet usually do after their unsparing revelations of beauty In the .'. V v ' it ',.. . . . ... ,fi : : a. - . f, I i J WV ... f. f ) tu'"'."- i-w-I i J4 i i .' .nil , III II IUI I iriina E ik- W A V . f 'f ' . i 0 l.- A ' - '.j, J , . . r - r1 .. .. : i -.rf h '"X t .1 iv-v;' aI, rt v. p a : - M. 'ij ', ,. ' 7 'v. ; V. V -; :. i- t ' ) , . r V r "r , Mil ; L In disrobing made the scene startling enough to give new life to Bolto's "Mephls topheles." which has had no sustained pop ularity at any time. In the course of time M. Challaplne came to New York and his half naked devil has been on view this season at the Metro politan. Perhaps New York has not been shaken so deeply as other cities have by the exhibition, and it Is certain that the audiences witnessing' this exposed devil have not given any demonstrative evidence of great enjoyment. The exposed chest of the .demon Is not shown when he appears on the scene. He Is wrapped In a voluminous clouk. In the bacchanal scene the dancers whirl about him In the completest abandonment of the dance, while Mephlstopheles writhes in deepest thought. - Suddenly he rises and throws back the cloak, revealing liia bared flesh to tho gaze of the polite public that gathers at the Metropolitan. In spite of the animated dancing and the effectiveness of the tableau when the enormous Itusslun rises to his feut he Is well over six feot-the audlonces remain rather composed. There la the usual frigid handclapplng that follows the fall of the curtain. According to operatic tradition the en thusiasm awakened by this scene should be frenetic. Victor Maurel, who Is an au thority In every device of operatic mlso en scene, gave his opinion as to the rather cold manner In which the act Is received here. "The dancers, as the audience perfectly well knows," he said, "are dressed, while Mephlstopheles appears partly nude. The contrast la sufficient to destroy the Interest of the audience. It Is more probable, however, that New Yorkers have not acquired as yet any gn at sympathy for low cut opera In whatever form It may be manifested. When you have anything to sell adver tise It In Tho Bee want ad columns. It had been th iiope of the Italian prima donna to sing the role of Thala here, but Mr. Haramerstel.n was prompter than Mr. Conrled In securing the rights of the work and New York's first Thais was American, not Italian. The arrival here of undress In opera dates only from this season, as previous performances of Massenet's works here have brought forth only "Manon," "Le Cld" and "Werlher." Simultaneously came an undress of an altogether different char acter. For the last five years Russia, Italy and then Monte Carlo have been admiring the performance of a Russian basso who was as wonderful as an actor as a singer. Above all, he was praised for a perform ance of Mrphlatophelca, In which he left the Upper part of his body bare and covered It with a shiny powder that gleamed In the footlights. On the strength of this single role the fume of this Russian traveled from St. Petersburg all over Europe- This nuance LURKING DANGERS OF THE DECK Ilonr Friends Becuuie Ktraed u Five Acee In a I'oker Gam. We note with an acute degree of pain that In a somewhat unfriendly controversy between "6am" Clark und "Bill' StofTel, of the thriving young city of Big Creek, Ark., the former was r-netrated by a 44 callbcr bullet discharged from a "gun" In the hands of Mr. Ptoffcl and now hovers precsrlously near to the edge of this mortal shore. The two gentlemen had married sisters, and though not consanguineously related should, we hold, have adjusted their dis agreement thronsh methods more diplo matic than those used. It appears that Messrs. Clark and StofTel had for a day and a night been engaged In a friendly controversy at poker, with the Intent and purpose that one or tho other shnuld arise from the combat sole possessor of their united funds. But to both fortune had been fickle. First "Sam," and then "BUI" would lead. There seemed no end to It all. but thev stuck doggedly to business, denlt and ssld little. The fatal last hand was preceded by a Joyous putt'ng up of all the funds both men had. When each had stripped himself of his ultimate rent, Samuel cheerfully 1m 14 down a hand containing four aces, while William, with equal confidence displayed four kings and an ace. The deeply Initiate rrobablr will remem ber that five la an unlawful number of aces for a single deck to hold. Mr. Clark was, with reason. It must bo admitted, much pained. He drew a long knfe from his seabbsrd and was about to express his views with great force when Mr. BtofTel's gun went off, end the Incident was closed. Ths sheriff now holds the stakes and Mr. Btoffel In escrow. St. Louis Times. If you have anything to trade advertise It In the For Exchange Columns of The) Bee Want Ad Pages