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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1917)
Sunday, May 27, 1917- -BURGESS-NASH STORE NEWS FOR MONDAY- -Phone Douglai 137 Burgess-Nash Standards Are Never Lowered COURAGE TO STEER STRAIGHT is about the same these days in seamen, land-lubbers and business. With courage in the right, with initiative in every plan and action, with confidence in the present, with faith in the future, this store is exerting every energy to be a worthy unit of the great Army of Serv ice, steering straight in its course to be helpful to its patrons, each individually, all collectively. To keep the pulse of the na tion's business normal, every thing must go on normally. The nation's industries and the business subsidiaries of industry are vital arteries of the nation's prosperity. . Already the country is prov ing that it can stand the shock, easily by perserving our affairs as usual buying what we need saving as we always have by eliminating waste by keeping business going as usual. The Very Silks You Want Most Are Underpriced Here Monday THE weaves, patterns and colorings that are in greatest demand this season are included in this offering for Monday, Pretty New Silk Poplin, $1.19 36 inches wide, in a complete line of pretty street shades for dresses and suits, such as green, old rose, Copenhagen blue, nut brown, nickel gray, wistaria, gold, navy, black and white. This is not a slimpsy light weight quality, but a nice weight, firm, with a high silk lustre. Specially priced for Monday, at (1.19 a yard. Imported Pongee Silks, at, $1.25 in the natural color, all pure silk with smart sport figures and stripes, with the very newest color combination so much in de mand for sport skirts and jackets, 32 inches wide, special, $1.25 a yard. English Corduroy, Special, at, 79c New welt cord in all the wanted shades for snort skirts and suits, including white, sale price less than cost of manufacture, 27 inches wide, 79c a yard. Clearaway of Fancy Silks, at, $1.49 A large bargain square of 86-inch stripe check, plaid silk, in taffeta and satin for smart skirts and suits. This lot contains wonderful values, on special sale Monday, at $1.49 a yard. Special Value in Black Silkt 36-inch black chiffon taffeta, special, $1.19 a yard. 36-inch black chiffon taffeta, special, $1.4S a yard. 36-inch black chiffon taffeta, special, $1.89 a yard. 40-inch black silk falleur for suits, $1.95 a yard. 40-inch black silk crepe de chine, $1.45 a yard. Bun.n-Na.li Co. Main Floor Bleached Union Linen Table Damask, Underpriced at $1 Yd. HERE'S a good serviceable damask, especially desirable for everyday use, full bleached, union linen of good weight and fine quality, pretty range of design selection. Very special Mon day, at, $1.00 a yard. Glass Crash, at, 12Vac Yard New 'Crash towels will brighten the gUssware and make you proud of your pantry. For Monday we offer fine bleached glass crash, with neat fast colored stripe, at 12He yard. I Burftu-Nuh Co. Mala Floor A Clearaway of Books Of More Than Ordinary Importance AN opportune time to make choice selections for your library, as well as for graduation gifts. Leather Bound Edition of Myrtle "(Td Rose and Silver," "Lavender and Old Lace" and nearly all the rest, some slightly hurt, others in perfect condi tion, special, at, 98c a copy. Illustrated Gift Books, at, 50c Beautiful edition of illustrated gift books, drawings by Henry Hutt and well known artists, 50c. The House Keepers' Scrap Book, 50c Each one boxed, appropriate gift for a bride, cloth edition, 50c, full morocco, 75c. Van Dyke "Unknown Quantity," 50c A beautiful graduation gift. The Commencement Book, 25c This onenumber, for the girl or boy graduate, 25c. Other Splendid Book Specials We have gone through our stock and picked here and there a book that was a trifle worn and put it in this sale, including 1916 edition, automobile, blue book, 98c. Mark Twain's "The American Claimant," 75c. Cranford, half leather, 50c. Lowell's complete poems, leather, 75c. Marden's inspiration books, 50c. Mark Twain's "A Horse's Tale," 25e. Riley's "An Old Sweetheart of Mine," and other books of Riley's, full morXjcco, 98c. ' "The Bells" and other poems, handsome edition, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, $1.98. .... "My Country," a handsome illuminated book, 60c. Whittier's "Snow Bound," gift edition, at, 50c. Gift edition of "Hiawatha," 60c. Stoke's Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians, 50e. Little gift book, each one wrapped ready to mail, 25e. Burfeoi'Naih Co. Fourth Floor VlWother Do You Own a Liberty Bond? WILL be the question the peo ple soon will be asking each other. Everyone who can save at least $50, will want to answer YES. We will be pleased to accept your subscription. Full Particulars at Liberty Bond Booth Third Floor. Red Cross Work OUR Art Department is showing special exhibit of comfort gar ments, officially endorsed by the Red Cross. We have engaged a special teacher who will instruct you to make these garments. - The instructions are absolutely free. Here's you chance to "do your bit." Complete assortment of yarns, needles, knitting cotton and other materials. Buraa-NanCo. Third Floor - Bed Spreads Priced at $1.50 AN item that will appeal to every woman who is placing her house in order for the coming season. Heavy crochet bed spreads, large double bed size, hemmed; very specially priced for Monday, at $1.50 each. Buri..-Naah Co. Main Floor Make Your Home a Real Delight A Place of Comfort, Rest and Pleasure HOME is a haven where the weary and the worried are at peace, at least it ought to be, and it would be if the home-builder realized how much well made and well de signed furniture tends to that end. ' Beautiful New Reed Furniture Grace and beauty, "strength and comfortableness are the attributes of the fashion able reed furniture which everybody now-a-days buys for porch, lawn" or indoor use. There's an infinite variety of patterns and colors and all of them are lovely. Ivory Enamel Reed or Fiber Rockers with cretonne upholstery; prices range $10.00 to $40.00. Fiber 3 -Piece Suites, ' at $42.50 to $60.00 In the popular frosted brown finish and cretonne upholstering to match. Jap Cane and Grass Porch Furniture Rockers, chairs, settees, etc.; big range of se lection, priced at $5.00 to $12.00. Lawn or Porch Swings, $2.50 to $21.50 Consisting of canvas, fibre or wood; a very com plete and well selected line. This Oak Porch Swing, for Monday, $1.75 Similar to illustration, made of solid oak, complete with chains and hooks, special, at $1.75. BurM-Naah Co. Third Floor' ' , Special Sale Reductions Women's and Misses' Tailored Suits $19.50, $24.50, $29.50 and $39.50 OUR own inimitable suits, models typical of Burgess-Nash, mannish suits, made of triootines, serges, gabar dines, Scotch mixtures, tweeds, silk taffetas and silk poplins, in a large variety of styles and colors, espe cially blacks and navys. Every suit most exclusive and out of the ordiriary at the price Monday. AFTERNOON and EVENING COATS and CAPES Silk and Wool $19.50, $22.50, $24.50 and $29.50 ADAPTATIONS of only really imported models for evening, sport or afternoon wear, not one model, but many for choice, every one of which you'll find most moderately priced. Silk Jersey Sports Coats $12.00, $14.00 and $17.50 SPECIAL values, smart, just receiyed ; models in light and dark shadings that are the rage in New York. They fill the desired wants of so many occasions and at the lowness in prices, nothing that one can offer so ef fectively fills the place as one of our silk jersey sports coats. EXTRA SPECIAL ATI Unusual Collection of . Evening Gowns $29.75 EXCLUSIVE styles, beautifully developed in , brocades and silks, as well as chiffons and nets and laces. Just the kind of frocks you will need for your summer sojourn. A most comprehensive selection of models for your approval. Never have we been able to offer such values; they are wonder ful, at only f 29.75. Summer House and Porch bresses $10.00, $12.50, $14.50, $16.50 COTTON voiles, Imported Anderson ginghams, simply wonderful, the ma terials, the combinations, the styles, the kind that any woman or miss feel correctly dressed when wearing. i i Exclusive Burgess-Nash Coats Adapted for Storm Protection, Motor Traveling or Street Wear $10.00, $12.50, $22.50 and $25.00 SILK texture, mannish covert, cravenette, English tweeds and mixtures coats, convertible collars, tailored pockets, belted, loose and semi-ntted coats that are absolutely correct. High Art Novelty Show Pieces Reduced 50 Per Cent- THIS includes our entire stock of the higher quality gar ments, including: . .. Gowns Dresses Wraps Coats Individual, distinctive pieces that will appeal to any wo man who enjoys wearing a dress, or wrap, that is "different" from her neighbors. An opportune time to make selection for the many Sum mer functions. BuriMl'Naak C. S.m4 FImt Wash Goods, Pattern Lengths, at $1.45 A FULL dress pattern, 6 yards in length, of pret ty flowered, stripe and fig ured voiles, in a large assort ment of colors; special, at $1.45 a pattern. Wash Goods Dress Pattern, $1.95 Full dress pattern, six-yard lengths, of voile, 40 inches wide, in white and colored grounds of all the new figures, flowers, plaid and stripe in all wanted shades. Dress Patterns, at $1.69 and $1.95 Full skirt pattern, 3 -inch length, of gabardine and beach cloth, with the very smartest fig ures, stripe and plain shade, for the much wanted sport skirts; all 36 inches wide. Burfaao-Naah Co. Main Floor Clarke Rotary Sewing Machine $24.75 FOR Monday the Sewing Machine D e p a rtment otters an unusual buying op portunity to the woman who wants a well made, fully equip p e d and guaranteed sewing machine at a small outlay. The Clarke Rotary is a sewing machine that we can recommend to our patrons, and Monday we offer it at the special price of $24.75. $1.00 Down, $1.00 Weekly Another special is a new Drophead Sewing Machine, at $12.75 with all attachments; a very spe cial value. We have needles and parts for all makes of machines. We also rent sewing machines at a reasonable charge. Burf...-N..h Co. Fourth Floor DOWN STAIRS STORE Great End-of-the-Month Sale Monday and Tuesday A SENSATIONAL two-days' selling event of fare importance an outpouring of ex treme values in seasonable and trustworthy merchandise that's wanted and needed in every home, affording saving possibilities of the most unusual sort. No mail or phone orders accepted. Here is but an idea: , r r Mina Taylor house dresses (seconds) , at . . . 89c ( , . Women's white sport skirts, gabardine or linen $1.00 Children's gingham wash dresses, special, at '., .59c . Women's sport coats, plaids, stripes and checks.. . . . .$3.95 Embroidered Swiss dress flouncings, 27-inch.. . . '. . . . . . ,39c; Swiss and nainsook embroideries, widths to 6 inches. ... 4 5c Shadow lace flouncings, 18 inches wide, at, yard. . . . .15c . Pink coutil corsets, fancy embroidery trimmed ...... .79c Pink basket weave bust conf iners, 34 to 38 size 39c Fancy trimming buttons, big range for selection, dozen, 5c . Machine silk thread, in all new shades, at, a spool 3c Moire ribbons, 3 inches wide, staple shades, at, a yard, ,8c Glazed earthen yellow mixing bowls, 8 to 12-inch, 5c to 29c Men's work shirts, several styles, very special, at . . 50c Men's athletic union suits, of nainsook, knee length. . !59c Men's knitted union suits, J sleeves, f inseams 50c Men's Rockf ord style -hose, white heels and toes 5c Solid gold shell rings, assorted styles, very special, at. . 10c Hand bags of walrus or seal pressings, 12-inch size .... 59c Solid gold top hat pins, engraved patterns, pair . .10c Embroidered table centers, size 30x30-inch, at 25c Embroidered scarfs for dresser, buffet or library table, 29c Bleached bath towels, size 18x42-inch, good weight,.. . 12Jc Felt table padding, 52-inch, for dining table, yard. . . .23c Bleached pillow tubing, 42 or 45-inch, good quality. . . .21c Children's white cotton sox, with colored tops, at, pair, 10c Women's lisle thread hose, black or white, at, pair 15c Women's fiber silk boot hose, seamless, in colors. . .29c -Women's white cotton union suits, Monday, special. . .39c Wash goods, in skirt pattern lengths, 3 J yards, for $1.00 Women's sample gloves, silk, chamoisette, lisle thread, 29c Women's muslin underwear, gowns, drawers, etc., at. .45c ' Women's inuslin underwear, corset covers, drawers, etc., 19c Crepe tissue toilet paper, good size roll, at, 10 for.. ... .50c Big Wonder triangle oil mops, ready for use, at . : . 19c Big Wonder cedar oil polish, quart can, special .25c; BURGES s-Sta G "EVERYBODY.? 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