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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1914)
illli litA;: U.MAUA. 2S.V11 !UUt UtTliLiKU 17. 1!14. 9 New Books rirtloa. THE AUCTION TU..OCK. Ttv Rrx Bearh. 4t Pp. $1.!. Harper A Bros. , Lorelei Knight possessed an unu.ust i mount of beauty anil her shrewd mother tonn mw In this loveliness a mcnni cf enriching the entire family. Lorelei must marry a wealthy man. Hut In the little town of Vail where they lived 4 here were no wealthy men. Bo the family, which consisted of the father, an Insignificant politician, the scheming mother, Jim. the only aon, ebuot as poor a specimen of humanity as eter (rambled or lounged In a cafe, and Lorelei herself, all coma to New York, where ioreleis faoe and fig ure quickly win for her a position In the chorus of a Broadway 'revue." Al though many of her companions are Women by no means above reproach, she herself has "built up a reputation that Insures respect," eren at such an affair as the party which Jarvls Hammon of the steel syndicate save to a number of hie colleagws, where Iorelcl's path first crossed those, of Hob Wharton, only son of Hannibal C. Wharton, "one, of the dominant figures In tho steel syndicate." and of Adore Demorest, "advertised as the wickedest woman In Europe." Fhe at last yields to an almost Irresistible pres sure end make a bargain she knows to be wrong, but carries out her part of It bravely and honestly and so works out, not merely her own salvation, but that of another also, becoming fully worthy of the happiness which la hers upon the final page as was to be upccted. THE COPT CAT AND OTHER SToRIRS. Hv Mary El Wllklns Freeman. Jul Pp. Harper & Bros. Tho backgrbund, as ueual In the au thor's books. Is that of small villages favorable to the development of decided Individuality. Several of the characters reappear In the different etorles which deal with the emotions of youth, gentle old Me, and childhood. "Tha Amethyst Comb" la a story of woman's vanity; "Daniel and Little, Dan'I" of an old man's love which overcame his master fear, and "The Copy Cat" Is a plain little girt who Imitate her dainty companion. TUB HANt8 OP ESAU. By Margaret LMand. 88 Pp. SI. Harpe A Bros. The story ts concerned with an ambi tious young man who ts getting a good tart In life as an architect. Ho Is over flowing with vitality, and his genial tem perament . and personal attractiveness make friends for him wherever ha goes. The world opens out before him invit ingly, and at the start the reader Is made to feel that It Is likely to be not so much a world that will have to bo conqMered as a world that will quickly surrender whatever he asks of It. His employer's daughter and he fall in love with each other and have rHghtad their troth be fore the girls father bestirs himself to find out something about the young man's antecedents. It Is discovered tha his father, a man of similar charm with the same tendency to eecretlveness, had ended a promising career by being sent ta the penitentiary for embeailement. And the son, when he, too. learns the story, con ceals It. thereby dashing from the girl's heart the Ideal she had made of him. "WILD HONRT. By Cynthia Stockier. 831 Pp. S1.8B. a. P. Putnam Sons. The Africa of sudden and intense pas sions, weird cruelth and bewildering tendernesses, has furnished the author with tha spirit and the body of tho eight short stories that fill this volume. The boote take It title from the first story, which tells how a young Englishwoman t....-H.ln mlaatnak intrt Rhft goa 9ii . . dec la. taking with her tha secret deter mination to marry while she la there one of South Africa's millionaires and than -o back to London to bava her revenge upon those who had slighted her when fickle fortune had mad it neceasary for her to earn her own living. She happens to got lost upon tha veldt, where she wan ders for days, and when finally ah is rescued ahe passes through other perils. Tho wild honey of, the veldt that sym bolizes Africa worka a' change over both mind and heart, and lova comes to teach her what are the real valuas of life. It is the longest and tha best story of tha collection, although i-"e one called "Progress" gives T'- picture of the X'oer farmer as ha looked to English pyes before the Boer war. CANADIAN NIGHTB. By Albert Hick man. 3x Pp. S130. The Century com . pany. Seven rather . longlah short stories, all of them having their scenes laid In Can ada, comprise this volume. They are humorous stories, and give the effect In their manner of telling of physical vigor, high spirits and a bracing atmosphere. Several of them deal with tha bracing ef fect of other causes than atmosphere. There are many genuinely funny situa tions In tha stories, and some of tha peo plo, notwithstanding their highly repre hensible actions, are humanly amusing enough to disturb anybody's gravity. THE ROSE Or ROSES. By Mrs. Henry Backus. S.S Pp. $1.28. The Page com pany. A girl of unusual beauty, endowed with a singing voice of rare quality and pos sessor of that charm of person whlcn men sometimes describe as magnetic this Is rad Questenberg, a young American arch Frauleln Antoinette Kroger, whom Con nect, visiting abroad, first meet In Bremen. "Tonl" has ambitions which lean towards a career in America, and Conrad offers a chance of 4. voyage if "Ton" will agree to a "trial engage ment." Impulsively she accept, and then the lova gams I on. The story adaeres to conventions under unconventional cir cumstances, and Its imaffectedness makes it alnguarly appealing. THE SILVER KINoT By Alfred W11 son Barrett. 3u3 pp. $l.a6. W. V, Dii lingham company. Wilfred Denver U falsely acoused of murder. C-offrey Ware Is killed by a thief and the blame for tha deed falls upon Denver, who leaves England and comet to America, where for four years he worked In the silver mines of Ne vada. A lucky strike of millions wins him the title of "The Silver King." His return to England; his subsequent vindi cation, together with the discovery of the real criminal, form the happy ending that redeems the tragic Intensity of the theme. THE LEAGUE OF THE LEOPARD. By Harold Blndloss. U8 pp. $1.30. Fred erick A. fetches company. The Leopards are a league of negTO "magicians" who rule over a large sec tion of the Interior of West Africa, Their insignia is a tuft of leopard's fur. Their country Is rich In gold; one river is yellow with nugget-pebbles. Their boast is that no white man ever left their coun try alive. One man did. Ha found the River of Gold, mapped Its location, and escaped, only to contract fever as he reuhed the civilised coast. Tha story opens as he licj dying, tended by Cars luitb Maawell, a young Englishman of the quiet, determined sort. Nevin, the lck man, beo.ucsths to Maxwell his claim to the River of Gold, and the map of the Leopard country, provided he will hunt down and kill a negro with a croes on his forehead, who treacherously and cruelly hid murdered Kevin s partner. Maxwell and his best frlend-bo'h cf whom love the same girl eet forth on this dangerous quest. The story of their adventures l full of action, suspense and mystery. TMH WOMAN tNTHE AlvTOVU Ttv J-'snnette I.ev 1T-J pp. II. Charles Scrihner's Sons. Thl.i little stmy Is a human story con ceived with ex'iuMte sympathy, a hit of allegory told with a rare and gracious snj tiiigiiestlv loveliness. The story Itself Is of a middle-sued, prosaic money niiklnx snil money -saving snd money, thinking AmerUan wln chanced one dny Into a hrlght ami dellchttut restaurant and saw in an alcove a woman who rnant romance. And the stranse ami ar-estlng thing about It all wna that the woninn eurer sirongiy sugsesteti or no- thonsht It mui be she. snd then h decided that that a Impossible; ho had left Rosal'nd at home darning the rhlldien's sto.-Uln$s; a plain, efficient, economiral housekeeper, a goo1 minam-r who never complained, an excellent wife and mother who wove cheap clothe and look good rare of the children, and made tunlly was his own wife. At tir.t he i life comfortable for her hiishand. This woman as hesutlfu', snd m stei-inus. ' and liei- rlothes were cvi'UMie. soft. eN- 1 pensive tilings Sme.y this could not ro Kosnnnd 1! it thete sii was, the woman In the alcove, veiling lieiseif, and Hnllnd, snd aiadually ail of life. In the filmy enters of ronanre The story, w hich ne er once falls to le hu man ami convincing and InWdvstlna sole- Iv as a t e,-e of fl (ln: to Le rct.,:il it is a tj'll bn i n pi'ittl.ti Atr.erl awl h s vifv--nni1 an Imve npil It is 'o lin' e i leil:tlflll. Is ton c harming ihtrul love story on business msn Hli-ovi. Not to tl-sd somMhlnit Pee Want Poofters. Ana A: Mi- lest Business A TH. 1 ini i nn 4 n -arv - rurchase and Sale oi Mens Suits and Overcoats s A That will set a new high record for value giving in Omaha's greatest store for men. A purchase that will en- able us to offer to the men of Omaha and vicinity new fall Suits and Overcoats at a saving of 40c on the dollar s One of the largest manufactur ers of men's and young men's IN TWO BIG LOTS SATURDAY clothing in the world have closed riPi fi :t out their cntiro surplus stock to fT?) Q s us at an average of 60c on tho KzJ Zzs ? dollar. I Lil;";'-i!f.'j 'l;j.."'u.-u". . 'M.i""g"-i .. - -. J 1 V tfW 1 1 Soto and 0 ' '' ih i. Ilk.. : : frSi Hr fill m CcTI 171 P1 if J i li'j... I vtftSVr 4.nr W $ U U U zJ . . i saving Tho manufacturers made it a part of the agreement that tho labels should he taken offas it would ruin their business. But the values arc there just tho same, as you will see Saturday. $22.50 to $25.00 Values re U Lin Li vH v V Boar in mind, Men of Omaha, that theso puits and overooats are latest fall 10t4 stylos. Tliat the materials are the most wanted weaves and color, and that on every unit or overeoat you buy in this sale Saturday you save from $4.75 to $10.2'). S And Don't Forget, Gentlemen t s s That we carry the largest stock of men's floe suits and orerooaU that you will find In any store west of Chicago. Complete lines snd all sices to fit all builds of icon Of surh famous makers of men's clothing ts "Society Brand", Hlrsch-Wlcttwlre, Bcblosa Bros., . High Art Clothes and Adler's Collegians. Remember, also, that you can always do better for the money at Brandels. - Reason it oat yourself Isn't the store doing by far the largest business able to give you better values for the money? And, finally, don't forget that Brandels' guarantee of satisfaction goes .th every article bought bore -w hether It is a suit or overcoat, or a pair of socks or a handkerchief. Tl C -i. Are Tartan plaids, check.1 A lit? OU1 Lb pencil stripes. In blue, black, gray, tah and rren; also p.''lid colors with attractive dc sima. Lota of blue serges. There are English soft-roll sacks with patch pockets; there are seml-form-fittlng suits with natural shoulders, colored vests. Narrow trousers with straight cuff on plain bottom. Also staple and conservative models. All sties (o fit all builds of men 3 4 to 82. , The Overcoats (Jemiania and American Chin chillas! included in this sale. Also young men' 44-inch double and single-breasted overcoats, with shawl and Velvet collars. 52 to 54-inch storm coats with shawl collar. Double and single breasted over coats with belted bsck. nnt- of Halmacaaus. Also Dress Coats 44 Inches long, in black, blues and dark grays, m convertlbje and regular collar. f,. 5 ! Men's Cold-Weather Weight Underwear ABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBMBJBBSSBasasaW WBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOTBjBBBBBBBBBBSBBaaaSBSBBBBSSS SSBBMSBBMBSBOTBBBaBBBSKSMSBBBBSBBBSBSB BJaaBMBBBBSBSBMSSSSBBBSaaSSS From the Otto E. Dry foo Purchase at h Off We saved from 30 to 40 jx?r cent in this big purchase, by relieving this big New York commission house of immense quantities of winter weight underwear before their removal from No. 274 Church street to their new location at S 4th street and 4th avenue, This saving is yours now. It means that you can buy three union suits for the ordinary price ot two, or six for the ordinary price of four you save one-third, on an average. There are about 2500 men's fine fall and winter weight Ell a iril -sjr,1l ' . . -a.BBm 'ill 1 ' union suite in the lot. Some are all-wool, others ailk and wool, fine mercerized fabric; worsted and cotton, and fine cotton ribbed union saits. Colors are flesh, tan, gray, white and ecru, Four big lots for Saturday's selling. alto fancy mixtures. 1 Men's Silk and 1 Wool and Lot No. Lamb's Wool Union Suits worth up to $4.50. r a On sale Saturday at.,.PiOll Lot No. 2 Wool and Worsted Union Suits, worth up to $3.50. On sale no Saturday, at ..pl.iJO I i. M Qon's Fine LOl ilO. O Worsted Mixed and Derby Ribbed Union Suits, worth up to $2.50. (P 1 A On sale Saturday at. Lot NO. 4 Ribbed Worsted Mixed Union worth up to $1.75. f- a a Saturday at $1.25 and " Cotton and Suits, Extra Special Saturday IN THE BASEMENT 124 DoktI Fall and Winter Weight Khlrtg and Drawers for Men Wool, cotton ribbed and extra fine quality fleece Uned. Value Up to 00c a gar- ment. In basement per garment 1,648 rail and Winter Wslgh Union Salts (or afsa Mad of medium heavy weight ribbed and fleeced cotton; all slses, in aoru colors and mixture. Xei a salt la tb let worth less taaa $1.00. All so In our big lot In CO a ' tha basement, suit tfU 39c Men's Sample Gloves Worth $1.50 and $1.75 a Pair All on Sale Saturday, at Samples, of course, are the best the maker in able to produce be cause it is on samples that be gets his order. These samples we are selling Saturday are not the kind that is handled on the road by trav eling men, but samples used only for display in the great New York salesrooms of one of the leading glove manufacturers of the country. Included are Drees Gloves, Street and Driving Gloves. Some are lined, others unllned. They are in Mochas, genuine Buck, also lined and unllned Kid Oloves and Mittens. Very select qualities ot Cape Gloves, Auto Gloves and fine grades of Dress Kid Oloves, in gray, tan, black: and white. Men' Silk Fibre Hoe A splendid quality worth 26e per pair. Special 1 A Saturday, at XvC Men's Flannel Shirts Samples that are worth up to $1.60. Special Sat- g (( urday, at S1UU Men's Sweater Coats Another big purchase of samples from a high grade maker. They are fieavy ribbed stitch with large ruff neck collars. V neck style. Also fine ribbed coats with ruff neck and Byron collars. All sizes and colors. Worth up to IS.60, but because they are samples you can buy them for $1.95 We Are Omaha Agents for the Webber Hand Made Sweater Coats For men. Special values offered here now at U.98 to 10.oo. And Also For Munsing Union Suits For men fl-OO to $5.00 . Men's Fine ShoesBest for Dress and Wear We carry complete lines ot all styles of Hurley Brothers and Fell's Fine Shoes in a full range of sizes, 8 to 11, and all widths AA to E. Also Henry Cort's Hand Mad Shoes for men in all the latest models, tans and black. Imported leathers. Button and lace. Also gray cloth tops. A dosen or more of the new Lnglish flat lasts including the new Stil ettoare here for your selection, per pair- The Best Shoes for Boys With guaranteed tips and soles. They are ruade of strong, yet soft and pliable leather. Eacallent fit ting shoes that will give the foot a neat appearance. AU stses 1 to 6V4. Per JQ A O pair ,JOstO $5 to$7 L .LaS Mai Floor Vw More Get Your New Hat Saturday lirandeia Stores have the Bwellcst line of new fall Hats you ever saw, ready for you ricrht now'. Even' smart, ex- elusive shape, Fhado and fini The "Sterlinff" at $3.00 inn. Exclusive with na, is a hat not to be found elsewhere in Omaha, Wilson's English Derbies. Made exclusively to our order. Best English Hat rnado for $2.50. "Brandeis Special" Soft and stiff. Tlifl best Hat sold in Omaha for $2.00. The Famous John B. Stetson Soft and Stiff Hats 1 are here iu all tho newest fall and winter styles at $3.50. , r -a, Special Lots at Bargain Prices Saturday Sample lines English cloth and wool felt hats, and plush hats for fall and winter. $1.00 and $1.50 values in one big lot Satur day, at 50c Sample lines of Men's fall and winter Caps Silk lined, fur inside ear bands. Values up to $1.50. In two biff af..... 50c and 65c "The Store for Boy" BRAN DEIS A Mothers, Attention! Special for Saturday Only ? wn Pa Irs n( f 9 'j w.v vruny Lined rantg llie best fabric obtainable for wear. That will make .tho parents happy. And as they arc "nappy new Norfolk model, very neatly tailored, the boys who wear these suits will ho happy 3 loo. They are actually $3.00 suits that we put ou Special sale Saturday for $3.65. ? Balmac&an Hats at $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Men's Mark Russian ftqnirrw! Fur Caps- $2.50 values. Saturday , $1.50 Boys' Hats and Caps Beys' aad Chlldrsa's Caiaohllla Cape In hrown, gray and RC blua lalut. Saturday.... UQw oys' Caps Fur Inside 9 Cm' bands, tOc values, Saturday, sVOO' OhlaoUUa "Bah-Bak" Kate tiuilde pull down bunds, f 1.50 vnl- fj I flfl -lies. Saturday, at W llVU, f Mr? I The New Oliver Twist Suit for Little Fellows New Military shades in pants and shepherd chock worsted blouse. Eton collar in material to match the yr pants. It is a very snappy model. Special, at pZ) i - r . . . , VfTiVivivryiVsVswannjuun Boys' Mackiliaws Tie little fellows Ilae these warm and comfortable looking coats. We are showing the great est assortment la this city 37 different patterns la all new shades. Saturday we offer some very special numbers do TC Ic ar.-wool plaids. atI00 Chinchilla Overcoats Caps to match, drays snd bluea. A 18.60 value, spe- t A mv BOYS' SWEATER COATS Now Located in Boy' Department on the Second Floor By far the largest stocks in Omaha, and because we do an immense business in boys' apparel, our prices aro also by far tho lowest in Omaha. Wo have just received a largo shipment of sweaters for little chaps 2Y to 8 years. They are plain and fancy in different styles that will appeal to the youngsters. Priced very specially qq s i gQ JUt IU l.aJO for Saturday, at Sweaters for Boys 8 to. 18 Kvery shape and style you rosy wan tie her. Heavy tope stitch, alt wool in gray, marooa. blue, taa with large ruff neck collar. Usual $4.00 quality offered here at. . . $2.98 Large Bargain Tableful of Sweaters for Saturday Different styles and shades. None worth less than $1.50. Moat of them are worth $2.00.' QQ YcAJr choice, at uOC clal Saturday, for.