The Omaha Sunday Bee
PART BIX
WOMAN'S SECTION
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
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Vpl ,XL NO. 45. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOliXIXU, A PHIL 'IA, VJU. S1NOLK COPY FIVE CENTS.
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Silk
"Worth
up to
$125
Mon
day, Rt
39c
Still More Wash Goods of a Rich Texture Arrive
This promises to bo the greatest Wash Goods c-ar the country has ever known
Surely It will for we are showing prettier and finer fabrics than we have ever known It
would be the part of wisdom to see these new fabrics Monday at theeo prices ,
Pretty New Novelty Voiles, at 19? to 50
New Spring Dimities, Organdies and - Batistes 15? to 25?
And elegant Egyptian Tissues at a little price 2!
Auto Coating, Pure Irish Linen, 36 Inch heavy, washes like linen, Monday our best 69c
value 39
Grand Clearance Sale of Silks
Hundreds of Yards of w Silks, at Less Than Half Price Positively
the greatest silk sale we have ever featured. There are plain silks,
novelty taffetas, LoulslrTes and Messallnes, suitable for waists,
dresses and linings In this great stock The widths vary from 19
to 27 Inches Kvery yard of these silks are positively worth up to
$l.?5 a yard, Monday a big clean sweep price, your ?Q
i null e, ni .....
Don't rules this great opportunity
-See our window and you'll
IOo Whit Stamped Belts; Monday So
Crap Night Gowna, stamped $1.85
Art Embroidery Section
be astonished at the values.
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Silk
"Worth
$1.25
Spe
cial, at
39c;
A ladies9 suit purchase and sale, the like of
which we have never before known
1,500 Hymen Cohn Hand-Tailored Suits Purchased at a Splendid Figure
Op
Wo have made wonderful In fact phenomenal Suit purchases from time to time Hut to gain such
an advantage as this ono Is far beyond anything we had ever hoped for Market conditions have been up
set all season Heavy buying of the finer fabrics has not been up to the average Manufacturers are wor
ried Goods on hand and no orders.
Ilynian Cohn, the high grade manufacturer wtifd u that he had materials of his regular $15.00,
$46.00 and $65.00 grades, about enough to tailor Into 1,500 suits We know Hyman Conn's quality, so
closod the greatest deal ever recorded by any Omaha store.
We picked Twenty models or tne very newest creations and Monday we are proud to show you the
results
Tan and Navy Serge Suits These shades are the
loaders this Eeason. We have hundreds of these
excellent short chic styles, abort jackets and narrow
skirts; Jackets lined with the finest Duchess
satin or Peau de Cygne silk. The collars may be
sailor, shawl or tailored with silk lapols some
suits are trimmed, but most of them conform with
mannish, lines -
$40.00 values $29.50 $35.00 values $25.00
Gray, Tan and Men's Wear Fabric Suits That from
the fabric and style standpoint are without equals
anywhere at the price Tlje materials are superior
quality French Serge and sturdy men's wear' and
Shepard's checks, with excellent Peau de Cygne silk
linings. These also are in sailor, shawl or man
nish collars some Inlaid satin collars
$45.00 values, $35.00 and $30.00 values. $19.50
)0 values $29.50 $35.00 values $25.00 $45.00 values, $35.00 and $30.00 values. $
We intend this great sale to exceed all value-giving events.
rCD OWB MEBBALIWll PETTICOAT with every Butt
purchase of $19.60 or more Theae Petticoats come in
at abide and are made of the very finest Measaline
ullks. They have a is Inch accordlan pleated flounce
and are tailored In perfect styles for this season's suits
During this sale all Suit Alterations will also be
made absolutely Free. Thus making the cost of
each suit its actual advertised value. Come tomor
row Sure
Plenty For Everybody Suits for all sized women Including the short stout sizes. Everyone has been
carefully considered The earlier you make your selection, the better choice you'll have. For today's choice
Is always better than a tomorrow's Sale begins at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
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Bedding Priced in
Your Favor
Largo size Bed Comforters, sold reg
ularly at $2.50 and $2.75, Mon
day ; -91.83
9-4 Seamed Bed Sheets, etra weight,
worth ,'Oc, each, choice . ..J8
4 5x116 illow Cases, regular 19c
qualify, special price Monday,
at 15
8x4 Bleached Piuuot Sheeting, noth
ing made better for wear, Mon
day very special (10 yard limit),
at, yard 24'i
$2 and $3.50 Table
Covers $1.59 and $1.98
Just 600 For Special Sale
Note the window They are Wash
able Table Covers, all, fast colors,
worth from $2.00 to $3.00, your
choice Monday, while they last,
at $1.59 and $1.98
"2-inch all linen Satin I'amuHk, assorted
patterns, wcrtri 1 25 a yard Mo.iday.
ym-d tl.00
90-Inch all linen Sheeting; our $1.50
fxade. nice round thread finish, nulli
ng better for wash milts and wnlxta:
special Monday 98o
27-tnrh White Fancy IMque. In pretty
Ktripes; regular 50c ouullty, Monday
at aso
.
Dorothy BixW shoes have won their
popularity, with an appreciative clientele
through merit alone. They are shoes
with character, as well as individuality.
No smarter, more stylish shoes im
aginable than the models just received
all shapes, all leathers, all fabrics. They
cost
$3.50 and $5.00
Eta
day's Special in Bennett's
illiitery Qearanee. Sale
1
$198
surpasses any value-giving offer Omaha women
have ever known. 70U swell Trimmed llats,
worth from $10.00 up; choice
These are all brand new spring hats, made of the best ma
terials and trimmed into smart, neat, becoming styles.
Not a single old "hold-over" hat in this lot. Every one
new this season full of style to become women of all ages.
There are street hats, theater hats in fact, hats for all occa
sions. Some are trimmed with fine aigrettes, others have beau
tiful roses or other flowers to finish their becoming shape;
some hemp hats, milnn, straw, etc.
Remember Not a hat in the lot is worth less than $10.00
and many are worth a great deal more. Come Monday and make
your selection at $4.98.
We guarantee everything we sell and guarantee all claims in all our advertising,
representations. Money refunded if you are not satisfied with your purchase.
Come Monday. We regret there is not more of them for positively, such values are foreign
to Omaha women. Just come and see you will say we have not told half the story of their
worth. 100 S. & II.- Green Trading Stamps Free with every hat purchase.
No mis-
TS. V
Big Muslin Underwear Sale
April Clearance Sale Begins Monday
Over 5,000 Garments go on Sale at HALF and NEAR HALF
One lot of Iaco trimmed Corset
Covers, slightly soiled, regular
25c garments 10
One lot of Women's Muslin Draw
era, hemstitched-tucks at bot
tom, 26c garments 15s
Ten styles French back Corset
Covers, lace or embroidery trim
med, 39c values 25
One table heaped with Skirts,
Gowns, Corset Covers, drawers
Combinations, all are align
mussed from handling, values
to $1.25. . choice 6C
One large table filled with skirts,
gowns, combinations, corset
covers and circular drawers
These are all new, fresh goods,
with new patterns of lace and
embroidery trimmings, excel
lent values, at $1.90
One large table filled with Skirts,
gowns, combinations and Prin
cess slips These garments are
worth up to $3.75, but show
handling, therefore choice
for $1.69
Here's Nome Brand New Muslin Undergarment
Upward ot 50 new styles, gowns made of cambric and nainsook trim
med with either lace or embroidery, at $1.25 $1.75 $2.50
and up to $7.50
Upward to 50 new styles of combinations In nainsook and lawn, lace
or embroidery trimmed, at $1.25 $1.75 $2.50 n "P to $5.O0
New Muslin Skirts, some trimmed with; lace Insertion and edge, others
havo deep flounces of English embroidery, $1.00 $1.25 $1.75
$2.50 up to $7.50
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Tan, Gray and Cream Dress Goods in
All the New Effects
Some plain shades, some hairline and pencil stripe effocts
all these are here and many other new weaves that fashion
is demanding this season. These we have priced lower
than others at, per yard, from 59c to $1.50
Bennett's Grocery Specials Monday
and Tuesday
SO lbs. Granulated Sugar $1-00
Double stamps
Pride of Bennett'a Flour. aack..ai.B5
AnU 40 stamps
Bennett's Breakfast Coffee, 2-lu can
for Boo
And 40.tampa
Teas, assorted, pound 48o
And 41) atampa
B. C. Baking- Powder, lb. can....fl4o
And SO ptanipa
Tea Slftlnga, lb- t)kg 18o
And 10 marapu
B. C. Pepper, pure, 'A -lb. can IOo
And 6 slampa
B. C. Mincemeat, 8 pkRS B5o
And 30 stamps
Cleaned Currant3 lbs B5o
And 10 atampa
8. W. C. Table Syrup, quart can.. IOo
Cheese, full cream, lb BOo
And 10 r tamp a
Flower and Vegetable Seed, Sipkga. Bo
6 lbs. Navy Beans for S3o
600 cans Old Mission Ripe Ollvea
to cIoho out 30c van for.... ISO
Gaillard'a Olive Oil, bottle 980
And 20 Btamp
Hulled Beans with chicken, two cans
fur 8 Bo
And 30 Htainpa.
Blue Label Catsup, pint bottle ,.fl4o
And 20 Stumps.
Franco-American Soup, , assorted, at,
quart can DjSo
American Hazel and Buttermilk
Toilet Soap, very desirable, 6 cakes
for 800
Snldere' Pork and Beans, large can,
at- BOO
And i0 Stamps.
Iled Croaa Colorado Milk, 3 large cans
for 8BO
Ten Stamps with each pound of
Butlerlne.
0 worth of fine curtains and furniture goes on
sale at less than an average of Half at Bennett's Monday
Included in this Great Furniture Stock
We took over the entire surplus stock of curtains from two of the largest
mills in this country there are 20,000 yards of curtains some made up,
others in rolls, all elegant patterns, including lace curtains, cluny lace cur
tains, net curtains, Nottingham curtains, snowflake curtains, in every known
variety.
Mouday will gee these goods gold regardless of the "made for" value. We Intend to
make a quick turn of every yard of this stock. Below we show only a few prices. Make
a trip to this gale Monday morning early before the crowds become an Inconvenience to
careful selections Sale starts at 8 o'clock Monday.
Nottingham Lce Curtains Excep-
Snow FlaJke Curtains for TU-d llooms
The greatest value ever shown in
Omaha. $2.23. Monday 37Vi
Imported llrussels N-t Curtains A
very fine texture, suitable for the
best furnishings $6.25 values, Mon
day, choice 1.08
Cluny I ac Curtains 4 inch inser
tion and edge come in white or
Arabian shades, $4.00 values, Mon
day, at 81.63
Cluny Lace Curtains With attrac
tive edging, white and Arabian col
ors, big values Monday, choice,
tor $1.13
Kottlugliain Lce Curtain 50 inches
wide, with small dainty designs
none less than $1.00 values ..75
Nottingham Iae Curtains This line
is a wonderful pattern of Point
d'Ksprlt and filet design In white
and Arabian colors, 45 to 64 inches
wide, $1.50 values 15
tlonally artistic designs two tone
effect and Arabian colors, 60 to f0
Inches wide, $2.50 values, 0f AA
this sale, at I.VU
Nottingham Imv Curtains In Sax
ony, Brussels Net and Fillet effect,
white and Arablau shades, 50 to 5 4
inches wide, $3.00 &j 4a
values, choice
All Cut Lengths Sold by the yard at
Jut Half In this groat lot is Not
tingham, Cable Nets, Scrims and
Swiss goods. In a wonderful assort
ment new choice patterns 5 to J;J
are odd pieces only. No complete sets 2,500 pieces in all. Kitchen Cabinets, Dining
Hoom Chairs, Couches, Sewing Rockers, etc. Because of the broken lot stock we
hammered the prices down to less than cost to manufacture and purchased the entire
surplus stock of a Grand Rapids maker. We guarantee every piece a wonderful value
and guarantee every article in this sale. Noneof our regular goods "will be sold, how
ever, at these prices. Understand us, these are broken lines of designs and patterns, maybe 0 or 8 articles of a pattern
Dining room chairs, solid golden
oak quarter sawed back,
About 1,(X)0 Kitthen Cabinets In
cluded in this sale We carry
regularly the largest line of guar
anteed kitchen cabinets west of
Chicago. These on special Mou
day, have oak basis, poplar tops,
and are guaranteed not to warp
or split
$6.75 values, 29x48 ffr Ap
tops, i?DettD
$5.75 values, 26x40
tops
$4.25
2.10 Guaranteed (Pennine leather
fouchea will go These are beau
tifully finished with diamond
tuffs, mounted In a solid quarter
sawed Golden Oak frme, and
have the best tempered in oil
Springs Monday
sale price
$16.75
TOO Dining lloom Chairs at Nearly
Half Dining room chairs, extra
well made and finished
at
75c
sale price Monday
. : $1.50
500 Hewing Ilockers go at (juicik
Moving Prices This is a special
purchase of 500 Sowlpg Rock
ers, all made of solid quarter
sawed golden oak
choice Monday, at ,
$1.50
JUtiE WEDDINGS FALL OFF
September nd December Most Popu
lar Months in England.
JUNE HOLDS ITS OWN IN BIRTHS
Marr Uaiaa Krpotatloa for a
I'rrai.teal (llaalaa to Krlen4
vf H.r Haatble ! at
Prlar.sa.
BT LADY MAN W A R I NO.
LONDON. April !3. tSpeclal to The Bf.)
Htailctlrs Indicate tlmt r inane. Ii about
to lli tli. 11 in to cuntiim In the uc
r.ixanc. of a popular month for marriage
In Kngland. The June bride It In the
minority wli.n compared to the September
brida. Wlille eSptember hrada the Hat,
1 xcrnitiT followi. a cloc aeooml. relegat
ing Juno to third place on the calendar.
W hy on nwith ahoulj l n.ore tiuvular
than another for marrying la not account.'.!
for by the atatlstlclnns In th. report on
Kngland and Walea, Ivaued by th. regis
trar grneral.
In the Bepl.mber quarter there were In
London 11.804 marrlagee. December cam.
next "Itli lO.GI'.i. June followeti with
The earn, condition of things obtained
throughout the country, the tlgurea being
a followa: September, T".Su.'; DeeeinLer,
;X:: June, 61.103, and March. i6.J31.
licith in town and country June was the
mal prolific quarter In th. matt.r of
hirtha. In London there was In
June, against 29.130 In March. .8' In Sep
tunUr. and M.OJS In December. In' the
country generally the disparity between
the June quarter and other quarters waa
even more atrlklng. the figures being TM,
M. againat E!1."CT In March. ITT.lirt In
eple,nber. and 213.348 In December.
Uurins th. yar 267,41 marriage., SS7.100
blrtha, and 4S3..'l deaths w.r. registered
In Kngland and Walea. Of th. blrtha. 457.
1X2 were malea. and 430. M8 females, and
of th. deaths : 19.11 male, and ttklt fe
males. In London the marriat'es num
bertd 3S.0K: and the birtha 11B,:i'j:', and the
deatha til.720.
The population of Kn?l;md and Walea
by the report of the reglKirar general wits
U.VB.Uit, and that of lAndon 4 S7-J.70J These
figures apply to the middle of the year.
Mansion Heady for Iterlra.
When Lady and Lord leeiea return to
Ixndon from their honeymoon in KK'.'vt
they will find a famoux old countr man
sion ready for their occupancy.
For aom. weeks past a viuall nrmy of
workmen have been bny day and nlijht
pi e aring th. famous old mansion for the
return of Ita owner, who recently cap
tured th. handsome and extremely wealthy
bride on the other aide of te llir.t c.
The house has not been done up for many
years, but It la now undergoing the moat
thorough reparrT and some remarkable In
novations are being introduced. Surpria.
is .xpressed locally at the hurried nature
of the preparations and there la consider
able speculation aa to the reason why the
work was not begun soon.r In view of
the fact that the engagement was an
nounced long before any attempt was made
to put the place in proper order.
Queen Keep, old Friend.
The peraonal frcndflhlp of tjucen Mary
of KiiKlund Is the possession of a number
of persons living In comparatively modt
Matlons of life. Thee were friendships
ane formed when V plrl living with her
parents n White I:dse. Richmond Park,
and indeed a number of people living in
the lie ghhorlu odd of Koyal Klehniond,
Kingston and Teddinnton. own intimate
frlendahlps with her majesty. i
"Mary la a continual ray of auneh ne." I
I h it IbIa f 1 M .i i . . I'inln.la . .a.l PA.,lnI, I
wiien wieaklni of fie present quren. ar.d
this statement Is bnrn out by her ma
Ji sty's principal fritnds. tueen Mary Is
alow to make friends, but when friendships
are formed they are lasting, vjueen Mary's
chief interest centers in her home and her
children. Uke Queen Alexandra, sh. la
fond of muaic, and is a very fair musi
cian. She also ttoaaesses a tuneful but
But powerful m.zio soprano voioe. Her
majesty la possessed of considerable skill
In art, ami has distinct literary tat ea. S'he
very seldom misses nn evhi'iltion of any
Importance. On these occasions she Is gen
erally accompanied by Lady Catharine
L'oke. who. since the death of the que.en'a
mother, to whom he was a lady In wait
ing, has been one of her majesty's worren
of the bed chamber. Lady Catharine Coke
in a very Kern art critic.
Queen Mary has very few Inti.nate
frlrntis among S'lii'etv ladies, but imioiib'
those honored with her friendship may lie
mentioned the duchess of Devonshire, who
was recently Installed as her majesty's
mistress of the robea. and Lady Mount
Klepntn, to whom their majesties. It will
be remembered, paid a visit at Itrocket
Hall, near Hatfield, aoine few weeks ago.
I.ady Kva I'ugdal ia perhui s the oldest
and most intimate friend that her majesty
possesses. I.dy Kva has been th. queen a
lady In wilting, or woman of th. bed
chamber, as she ia now officially known,
ever since her marriage, nearly eighteen
years ago. Khe ia a very clever need!.
woman and Is also said to be an expert
upon furniture and old china, two toptea
In hlih the queen takea a very great In
terest. Loth the queen and Lady Kva
lugdale ar great readers and olten dis
cuss and criticize In) (As together.
The Countees of .Shaftesbury, vno, ac
companied their majesties on their last
visit to India and will again this November
aa the queen's lady of thn bed chamber,
Is another Intubate friend of her majesiy.
Before her inai rla.fc with the earl of
Shaftesbury el.e was Ijidy Constance
Crusvinoi and In bister of the duke ot
Westminster.
Fund fur scholarships.
Miss Mary Aline Kwait of Kwhuiat.
Surrey, wlio left an estate valued at
0 bequeathed JlC.bSO for scholurships for
women. f the amount for the erholar
Bhipa J97.S40 was for the foundation of
scholarships and otherwise for the benefit
of women students at Newnhaiu college,
Cambridge, and Hl for a aimilar pur
pose at Homervllle colleg.. Oxford. Candl-
dates must b. needy women of not less
than eighteen years of age and unmarried.
Kvery M-holarshlp ends if the owner mar.
Ties or engages in teaching during her hol
1 1 1 a s.
Music Composers Busy,
Music for the coronation la now engag
ing the altintion of some ef the greatest
musician ami hand Ka'Uis of Kngland.
New marchi s by native composers will be
aisplaytd duiii.g n, pioei.Mon and the
recession. 1 1 In majesty's private band will
form tile nucleus of the orchestra, under
the direction of Sir Walter Tarratt aa
master of the kings music, and Dr. Al
eoek will be at the organ. Sir Frederick
Bridge wil be the ill iectur-in -chief and
will share with his colleague of St.
Ceorge'a 11. task of conducting the re
heaiala. Sir Frederick Hrldge has al
ready completed his homage anthem and
has woven Into the battle cry of the
Lutheran reformation "Safe Stronghold."
It is looked upon as an open secret that
a knighthood I dotlned for I r. A I cock
on tills occasion, ami there will b. oth.r
honors for the musical knights.
