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APBAHAM «- STRAUS,
To Static Kinder. ai»d Dwellers In New .Trr— v Tho Bowline —-n Subway station is but C'j minutes to th» A £.%^^*v £t*« 0 M»«"
BrookJTu Bri-Ice Mativi 5» minutes. This is the STORE ACCOMMODATING— the only »tore with direct enrraiw* from th« Subway ooia irom uj> •«•
£r» :. town ctatlon*.
The Budget of Monday's Great Values.
125,100 Yards Guaranteed . Silks— Less Than Mill Prices.
Women's $1.00 American Taffeta Umbrellas, 58c
Men's $1.25 and $1.50 American Taffeta Umbrellas, 76c.
Women's $2.75 Pure Silk Umbrellas, $1.47.
Men's and Women's $12, $15 and SIS Umbrellas, at $8.34.
$1.69 io $2.25 All Wool Co?tume Suiting-, 69c. a yard.
3,000 Boxes of Initialed Writing Paper, 10c. a box. N"ot
more than 12 to a customer.
$10.00 Mercerized Arm-are Tapestry Portieres,. ss.3s.
7,000 Handkerchiefs for Men and Women, 7c. and 10c. each.
$1.00 Belts at 39c.
Cotton Fabrics, Thousands of Yards-
All New.
Men's $30 to $45 Suits to Measure at 318.00 and $23.50.
Above 42 breast measure, additional charge for material
necessary.
Mm'«= . C AOO Winter Fhoes at $2.19.
Rousing Values in Groceries Start the New Year.
$45,000 Stock of F'!r-= .-it 50c. on the Dnliar.
BROOKLYN
NEWS
I.OSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
The Post-Christmas Christmas—
a Drop (o Drink.
Hare th>u iv\o thousand liitie r.">s "J"'* l * irls ° r
Brooklyn had two CMtstmases. where they were
«.'i!y looking for cue this winter. They wtre th*
-x)'r youngsters who to-jk part in the Sittig Christ
inas Tree So<:iety affair. The organization for the
1-j"=t spventeeii years has provided Christmas Joy
J r a great camber of little rues. The last oele-
I=tsUo& -was to have be«?n held cti Christmas a.t the
Fultca Theatre, lul there v ,!g a hitch in the pro
r .«nai find the affair -was postponed t:ntil last
".v^Jnesday. the results were worthy of the
delay. TL« chfldrea begun gathering at the thea
tre before 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning, gaxhed
In ■ *.? fce^t. Excitement ran to high that tlie
t-^rviccs cf *ixty poiicemen were required to keep
order. Captain Becker, of the lwth precinct, was
1n rh&rgß. lie had with him the reserves of sev
eral sta'Jorti. The men seexaed to eruoj r th- ir
vcrk. They certair.ly did not prevent the children
i:i~m tnaklxisr &■ noise. At 10:^ o'clock th^ orchtc
tra t-truck u> and the entertainment beean. There
wr,. songs, tricks, acrobatic Btunts. etc., u!l r^f
v. i.ich amused the youngsters greatly. The feat
ure, however, was the a;'p<i.ra.ne«» of Uie tr<-e. With
tanta Claus 021 band in all 2:is regalia,
The tree stood at the rear of the stage, and all
«bcv:t i.i front v/cre stacks of presents — a sight
that troueht 6crca.ms of delight from the cxpec
■tJiiit crowd. The distribution of the presents was
•*--.£ier than might have seemed possible. Thachil
«::<ti were marched upon the stage, ar.d as they
j. asset! eaci tittle giri received a, doll, candy, pop
■sea and a. pair of mittens, £.nd each little boy got
the esir.?. with the exception that the doU gave
place to a. present more likely to please tha mala
; heart.
r Along toward Z o'clock New Years morning a
man v.e&xlag a tiigh. hat and otherwise formally
garbed got as a Flatbush avenue car tx Nevlns
[•trcet. The car was crowded with the merrymakers
on their way home from. Manhattan Bad el&ewhere.
(The attention of the crowd was attracted, to the
.t.' -a- comer by a&i v Lie between hlia and th« con
] Sector, who for some reason or other considered
I him &n undesirable citizen.
"1 aint— hie— irstoshicated"' tha baan declared
. reproach'ulljp to the conductor and the passenger*
[about him. "Doseherknow. I'm on tl.e worr
' wagon."
■ Tbe conductor finally softened end the nadessr
-«.bie mad* his \pay unsteadily Into the car, where
|sjsana cm rave turn a seat
k Under Ms arm tha newcoa^er carried a bos
Nrhica appeared to contain a huge .'-alt ehaker with
'* nickel top. As 8008 as he got settled In Us
teat net removed the object from the box and it
could th€& be seen to be a handsome tin organ.
The men glanced. Hi«jut on his sinking fellow pas
■MOgcra asd took & little handle out of hla pocket
sw£ Insert It In v. hate in the side of the tin box.
"Lea have a 111 musish." te proposed, solemnly.
He then began to turn the handle. At :in-t only
& whirring sour^canie from the box, tot followed
the tun«. It waa "The Old Oaken Backet.*' H*
played it through In ellence, and when the verse
•was ended and the whirring noise began again, he
removed, the key and put It Into his pocket and
the organ back into the box.
• -;«n'n*en." Ke said ifhen. gizi:.g up into the
Caces about feira, **thaah my favorite shong. Worr.
wcrr «verysrtiere. an* not a drop to drink— hlc!"
That there- ere corns people who do not forget
avers has been the experience of Justice G. B.
ran 'Wirt, of the Gates avesua municipal court,
nd the clerks under him. Just about four years
to the Justice and the clerks raised a subscription
a save - ••Countess" Caroline O. yon Bchlmon
ichw&cdorf-H*ckler. v.ho said she -was of the Aus
ri&s c ability, froze being dispossessed from her
at at No. CUt Fulton «reet while a heavy enow
all was Ml progress. Tie countess said she was
he daughter of an Austrian general and a per
"Mi friend of the Kiapreas E'.lz&beUi, for whom
f vu lafly in -waiting. Her father lost ail he
.s 4 through reckless Investments at the time of
h« Mesas world's fair. He and her mother
iio£ swW iLftf-r. leaving her without funds, as her
iusbcr' tad s£s9 died pcsnlleas. She refused aid
ram her relatives and the government and went
o work ta Vienna as a bookkeeper. Her family
Ad fiie&ds considered her conduct disgraceful to
icrscif sWd to them, and anally she came to 1 '
Lmerica. £&<s ttszxx here as a teacher of music.
isiglng. langusesst and fancy sewing. A couple of
■care later sic got Into financial difficulties. It
r .m en X>«cemb*r S that her landlord asked Jus
toe «>* V.'trt to give him a dispossess warrant
or ber. "TThea *£* appeared in court in response
g £&« ft"Mft the s.'. -•* waa failing heavily. The
Sjsnsn b*6 wIUX her TiTsTimfUfn. her eon, sot
MB.fciM'i (W rmtrrs but then oxOj^thlrteea years
Brookl un A dvertisements.
Notions and Sewing Needs—A Great
Sale.
98c. to $2.50 Tucked Nets at 69c. to $1.79 a yard.
Men's $18 to $20 Suits and Overcoats, $12.50.
The Linen Sale Greater Than Ever.
Annual Hosiery and Underwear Sale Continues.
Women's Woolen Glove? at 25c a pair.
Women's $3.00 Goodyear Welted Shoes, $1.98.
Loom Ends of Beautiful Ribbon*; at 3c. to 24c. a yard.
Misses' $22.00 Caracul Coats at $14.98.
Marvelous Values in Muslin Underwear
Sale.
Women's $30.00 to $100.00 Suits at $19.75 and $24.75.
January Clearance of Women's Coats.
Women's $15.00 to $20.00 Raincoat? at $8.95.
n's $30.00 Broadcloth Dresses at $15.00.
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
Personal Paragraphs About Well
KnoTcn Borough People.
Mr. and lire. Robert Vidand. of No. 161 J.jrale
mon sireot, pave a dinner at the Hamilton Club on
Thursday evening for their daughter. Miss Mary
Vidand, v.ho was home from Smith College for the
holidays. The table appointments were In red, and
cover? were laid for sixteen. Th« guests were Miss
Winifred Lotman. Miss Catherine Barrel!, Miss
Eleanor Ttk-s. Miss Porothy Abbott, M M HII
Chapman. Mi?s Dorothy Sutphln. Henry Sut}>hin,
Zab Mayhew. Harold Van Nostrand, Dexter
Wheeler,. Alexander Morris, Timothy Spellman end
Erring Vidand. After dinner they adjourned to
tlie Primrose Dance, at the Heights Casino.
The wedding of Miss Mary Ten I~y,-k Litchfleld
and Richard Lawrence Walker, Jr., 1 ok place on
Thursday, evening at the home of the hritle's par
f-r;t.<-\ Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Lltchfleld, N'n. :■:,
Clinton street, at I o'clock. Only relatives and a
few close personal friends witnessed the ceremony.
which was performed by the Rtv. Dr. C Canjp
bfll Walker. The bridesmaids werew e re Mis* A. Made-
Una. Dickie. M:*s Para G. Wa!k<-r, Miss Florence
N. Valentine and Miss Anna C. Smith. Robert L.
"Walker iva? the best man, and serving us ushers
were Francis A. Weatbrook. George H. Roberts.
Jr.. Frank M. Wright. Edmund C. Litelifleld. Bob
ert 3. Litchfleld and Charles Walker. Mr. Walker
Is the son of R. L. Walker, of No. Z2 Cambridge
Place.
An engagement announcement of decided iiuerest
to a large number Is that of Miss Nan Lockwood,
daughter of Mrs. Jacob W. Lockwood, of No. IB
South Portland avenue, and James W. Wilson. pun
Of Mrs. John J. Wilson, of No. Llll Dean 6treet.
Mr. Wilson Is a veteran of the Spanish war and
one of the oldest members of Squadron C, then
Troop C. Miss Lockwood's Bister, Miss Isabel
Liockwood. a few years ago married Dr. Nathan T.
Beers.
Of interest to the older residents on the Height*
'* the announcement of the engagement of Misa
Marion Louise Ford, daughter of Mrs William F.
Ford, and Charles Campbell Goffe. of ManhaUtn,
The Fords formerly lived on Garden Place, but
now make their home In Stamford. Conn. Miss
Ethel Christmas Ford marrlod George Al«ton Jen
kins, and lives at Shlppan Point, Conn.
Mr. ;:in! lira, Jo«; t-' Kelsoy, of i-'iushjng, have
I cards for tiie marriage of their daughter,
Miss lilizabeth Black Kelsey, and William Edward
Grohen. It Ip to bo a homo ceremony on Tuesday,
January '.':. Miss Kelsey is a graduate of Packer
an'l A<J>jlj»hl, and later studied abroad. Her fiance
is the eon of Mr. e;id Mrs. Edward A. Grohen. of
Germantown, Perm., and a graduate of the Uni
versity of Pennajrhraata. lie is a member of the T
old. Tlie Justice and the court clerks were much
moved by the woman's plight. Mr. Van Wart
headed a. subscription for her and the boy. and
enough -money was raised to satisfy the landlord
and to leave some over for the Immediate necessi
ties of the pair. Now the countess has a dress
tuaking school at No. 1&6 Broadway.
A few days ago a crate reached the clerks. In
elde was a letter to them and the justice which
bore the seal and the coat of arms of the Yon
Schimon Schwandorf -Hecklers. The letter con
veyed the best wishes of the countess. The crate
contained a quantity of cake, wine, cigars, etc.
The contents were later returned to the donor, not
because of a lack of appreciation on the part of
tlie clerks and the justice, but because of the ob
ligation that they are under to accept no gifts,
even from those whom they have befriended and
even in th« Christmas season
Detective Stats, of the Brooklyn detective bu
reau, had an experience the other day that made
him the butt of the Jokers at Police Headquarters
for a while. He and Detective Christian were sent
out as plain clothes men to run down the overcoat
thieves who have been troubling the Fulton street
restaurants for the last few weeks. The men sat
down at a table in a restaurant near Myrtle ave
nue. When they got up to go without having seen
anything to arouse their suspicions In the actions
of any of the patrons. Mr. Stats found that his
overcoat wa» gone. The waitress Bald that two
young men had taken seats at a table on the other
side of the hatrack and had gone out hurriedly
when they were through, but she had not sus
pected them of stealing. When the detectives went
to the manager, he told them to "tell their
troubles to a cop." After he found out that they
were "cops" themselves ha consoled them by tell
ing them that he had heard of one case where a
stolen overcoat had been recovered In a nearby
pawnshop a few days after It was taken from a
rack to the restaurant*
N-EW-TORK DAILY TRIBTNK, SUNDAY. JANUARY 3. 1909.
Brooklyn Advertisements.
Square, of Philadelphia, of th« Ben-ix Arts Society
of New York.
Miss Bessie Ma: Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse L. Hopkins, of No. 234 Berkeley Place, i
was formally presented to society Tuesday after
noon. Christmas greens were used In the decora
tions, and the table appointments were in red. Mis.
Hopkins was gowned in gray chiffon cloth, and her
daughter wore white satin, with silver embroidery.
Receiving with them were sirs. Edward Irving j
Hopkins. Mrs. Kings! ey Swan, ne* Miller, Miss I
Mildred Bedford, Miss Marguertta l>u Mary, Miss !
Edith Qaynoi Miss Gertrude Gaynor, Miss an c
Van Camj>*n. Miss Ethel Palmer, Miss Katharine
Kennedy, Miss Dorothy Peters, Mas Elsie Young,
of Brooklyn; Mies Catherine Purdy and Mi.«* Claire j
R. Renwick, of Manhattan A limner dance fol
lowed for the receiving party. The tn**ii preseat
were Seneca Eldredge. Edwin Bigelow, Wllmot
Smith, Charles Warden. Preston Ward, Kingsley
Swan, Walter McCaffrey, Keith McVaugh, Harry
Ernst, and Georsje Harder, of Brooklyn; Irving Kl
dredge. Brock Hughes an i James Putnam, of Man
hattan, and Robert Chapln, of Providence.
Only relatives will witness the marriage <>n Sat
urday, February 13, 6f Miss Hertha Wur.-trr.
daughter of Frederick H. Wurster, of No. 170 K"i
ney net, and August Si ■■Merenberg. but invit i
tlona to the reception followlag ■will be more *■ »
eraJ. Mr. Bchlerenberg is tlia son of the late Ki
doiph Sch!er<?nh<-rt:, of Bonn, Germany, and Hvei
at the Deutscher V'ereln clubiio-jse. In .".^ih .«ft>t-t.
Manhattan.
A home wedding on Wednesday evening i.ext will
be that of .Mi.-.- Kmlly Whitehouse, il:i>:n!it.'r •>.*
Mr. and Mrs. Bamue! B. Whitehouse. of N>>. is \
Hancock street m:<i Walter Randall. Miss Mary
Smith and Miss Edna Burr «..' attend the bride,
..: : Robert P. McAlarney. ..f Manhattan, •.%!!! ect
iis Ue^t man.
Miss Dorothy ... .-. ••■ ■ an the i mt of honor at
a '*::.:.<*: given on Wednesday ewMm; by Mr. a..J
Mrs. J. Remsen Ditma at their home. No. SO
Washington avenue. The other guests \-<ia Mia?
Lillian 6crymser, Mlfs Mildred Zellhoefer. Mies
Edith S:nlth, MiSS JaJiet DeLong. Pel McKee.
James Wool«y, I'iurk I<uiHnt. John Watson ». :.<}
Curl Watson.
Mrs. Sidney Laniei Smyth. Miss Smyth hi. a M!>»
Marian Smyth will be at home on Wednesdays,
January 13 an.l L' 7. at No. M Kast •■;■. street.
Mi and Mrs. Frank Edsoa Foster, of .'•>■ IHI
Avenue '.. Manhattan Terrace, have announced •■":
erjgagenuint of their daughter, Miss Marjory Anal
tage Footer, to Herbert Foster Franklin, »on of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Franklin, of Prospect
Park South.
Cards Lavs been issued lor Wednesday from i
until 7 o'clock, by Mrs. Edward '. .. £ldr«<ic* ai.d
Miss Mellnna Eldredge. Miss Edith Vollmer and
Misa Hael Carpenter will receive »..:. them, and
assisting will be Mrs. Duane Cooper, Mrs. Henry
Burn, Mis. George Robinson, Miss Gladys Bali -
Mi*s Wlnona McßrlOe. Miss Lucy <ian. of Brook
lyn; Miss {Catherine Tupper and Mrs. Wain. >f
Manhattan.
At the niasQuerade ball which Mr. h:A Mis.
Kingsity Swan are to give at the Pouch 'Jallery m
Thursday, January 21, the hostess will be assisted
In receiving by her mother, -M: Alvah Miller,
Mrs. William Kinsley, Mis. William N. Dykman.
Mrs. William Tyson Hayward, Mrs. Jesse \.. Hop
kins, Mrs. Frank U. Snlffen, Mrs. William B.
Davenport, Mrs. Homer A. Lattln, Mrs. Frederick
Haight, Mrs. Cromwell ChUde, Mrs. Alfred Thayer.
Mrs. Nathaniel Lyon, Mrs. Frederick 11. Bedford,
Mrs. William J. Taylor, Mrs. Mortimer .J;:yif-r. J ;:yif-r and ,
Mrs. Eugene Button.
Miss Nora Pinkney, daughter of Mr and Mrs
Charles Wall Pinkney, will m.-ko her debut on '
Saturday afternoon between the hours of 4 and T.
at the Plnkney home. No. lay Harrison street.
Mrs. William Mason and Mis. Robert Mallory
were the Joint hostesses at a dance given in
honor of Mlks Pauline Mason and Mis* Eunice i
Mallory on Tuesday evening. The walls of the !
tennis court of the Heights Casino \ver« deco- |
rated with evergreens, with occasional clumps
of polnsettia Interspersed. Christmas trees par- \
titioned off a third of the court for a supper room. j
Receiving with the hostesses were Mr. and Mr*.
Francis H. Bouthwlck, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
, Phillips Cotton, Miss Holmes and Mlps Corinne j
Switzer.
I
Miss Rita Mac Belden and Miss Clara Le«g j
Belden, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Belden.
were presented at a dance at their home. No. Ml
Eighth avenue, on Friday evening. Ropes of i
smilax festooned the celling and walls of the
drawing rooms, and the light was furnished by
hundreds "of tiny red incandescent bulbs in th» j
foliage. Miss Be.den wore white satin and crys- j
tal, and Miss Clara Belden was frocked In white |
net over silver. In the receiving party were Mrs. {
Alfred Goodwin Belden, jr.. nee Sweezey; Miss :
Olga Doughty. Miss Winifred Tate, Miss Cath- j
erine Anderson. Miss Ethel Bond. Miss Janet !
Burns. Mies Ade'.e Jones. M!«s Sabel Williams
and Miss Elsie Smith. I
In compliment to Miss Clara JiiUwurth, whose
wedding to Chester Adthur Bentley Is to take
place in St. Matthew's Church, on Thursday,
January 14. a tea was given on Wednesday by
Miss Adele Stirling Martin, who is to te a brides- j
maid, at he* home. No. 201 Washington avenue !
In the receiving party were Mrs. Martin, Miss
Florence Martin. Miss Marguerite Nix, Miss Es
telle Conselyea, Miss Louise Simmons. Miss Rath i
Crombie, Mies Mart* Adams, Miss Mlnaie Major*.
Brooklyn Advertisement*.
__ *+ ml *u*^\S\^><**i^* AA^VS«VW>. #*W^»^»»>^>^^^^ -'-'■Si-S^^-^v^s— >^ «^^
I Beds, Bedding, Springs and Couch Sale.
This $6.98 Deep Side Couch,
Complete, for $3*98.
Made of heavy angle iron, National wire spring, with Bagdad
mattress and bolster.
Th<- above Couch*, deltrcred in King*. Manhattan and the Bronx Borough* only at inrse pi™
Other Iron Couches.
Rrgulariysß9B, for $6.98
Mattresses.
Cotton top, any si/^. rrp-:!arly $2 ° 4 , at $1.98
Cotton top and bottom, any size, ref
$3.98, at 52.93
Hair top and bottom, any &->f. rr^~. '■
$4.98, at $3.98
Fiber combination, fl
at 95
Imperial co?nb : r size, r«
$6.75, at 54.98
Cotton, any size, rrc I • $6-50
Felt, in layers, any i ! $8.98,
ar $6.93
$40. Value Royal Wilton Rugs, 9x12, for $27.50
1 Miss Emily Burrows nnd Mrs. f3*or«« Ross Me-
K>e.
! Tuesday, January 12. is the date announced T»r
I the annual midwinter dance ;>t 'he Mansion
Hou<e.
The annual Christmas fa ..f lhe i'atkT alumnai
wan heia on Tuesday afternoon. The library was
decorated with greens and polnsettia, and the
! table appoint were In i— 1. Mrs. William 11.
! Zlegler. president of the association; Mius Perkins
and Miss Burns vice-presidents, assisted by »
member of ea< h ■ last received the j:uest.«. Dur
! ing the afternoon the Woodman <'!.'»ial Club, with
|H. Huntings Woodman at the [.Mno. -nn?
i Christmas carols.
An "f/oit .....;■ . . borne wemen lv tlie
j borough to arouse lnteres>i In th>- work of the
; Antl-Vlvisectlon Society. To this end Mi.** Mary
i Hathaway Baldwin, of N.< 397 Clinton •venue, has
i Invited MISS I>!ar>a l'.--h . X president of the Man
■ Irnttan branch, to k*"- - «" Informal talk ut her
. home on Tuev,i..y afternoon, w'a-n I!.'- purpose <>f
j the association will be explained. It is particu
! larly desired that tin i lergy und pityslclanK of the
i borough will interest -■ L-mseives t:i the movement.
SOUTHAMPTON SOCIAL NOTES.
Southampton. Long Isiaiitl. Jan. 2 »siw. Ial).-N>w
; Y.ar'.M Hay brought many visitors to the Meadow
1 ••"K.b. Among the club's irue«itu were William Mail
! rice, Mr. ma Mrs. Ueorg<s A. Crocker, Hldney U
CHUPXH OF THE ASSuMPTIO N, YORK AND JAY STREETS.
One of the landmarks that ere to make way fop the new Manhattan Bridge.
Smyth. Alfred E. Schermerhcrn. O. D. Munn,
James G. K. Lawrence and Adrian H. I^arkln.
Mr. and Mr?. R. H. Williams spent New Tear's
Day in Portland, Me.
Francis Burrill Hoffman and son and John W.
Kllbreth were patrons of the Claridge.
Frederick Flettman, who had been hunting at
Southampton, has returned to the city.
Miss Dorothy Bchieffelin, daughter of Mr. an .
Mis. George R. Schieffeiln, has been visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Amslnck at
their country home, In Summit, X. J. <
Mrs. Margaret C. Williamson, of Newark. N. J..
has been visiting Mrs. George H. Drew at the
Claridge.
SOME ODD FACTS IN GEOGRAPHY.
New York is usually thought of as being directly
west from London. It is. however, despite Its far
more rigorous climate, nine hundred miles nearer
the equator than is the British capital. The bleak
coast of Labrador is directly west of London. The
same line passes the southern part of Hudson Bay
and Lake "Winnipeg; on the other side of the con
tinent it touches the southern extremity of Alaska.
and continues through the centre of the Isthmus
of Kamchatka, and Siberia and Ruusia, to Horn
burg. It is astonishing, likewise, to reflect on the
fact that Montreal, with Its winters of great
severity, is three hundred and Ofty miles nearer the
equator than Is London. Montreal, Indeed, Is on
the same degree of latitude aa Venice. Another
Illustration of the unexpected in contrasts is found
in a comparison of St. John's. Newfoundland, with
Paris. .Paris has a winter of comparative mildness,
while St. John's is a region of bitter cold and fogs,
with drifting Icebergs along it* coast. Yet St.
John** la oca h«n4r«^ x tallt«;nsas«c-.tii4 8.44*1-*-.—
Brooklyn Advertisements.
This $8.75 Twin Divan Couch,
$4.98.
Made of heavy angle iron. National wire fabric, complete with
Bagdad mattress and bolster.
Regularly $12 75, for 58.93
Fancy cotton, any size, regularly 512.7r»,
at '. $9-50
South American hair, any size, regularly
$22.50, at " $15.98
Steel Springs.
$2.50 value $1.69 $3.75 value $2.49
$4 75 value 53.50 $5.°S value $4.50
§9.98 value . $7.505!2.75 value 59.98
Box Springs.
$10.98 value, at *"- 98
$12.98 value, at 59.98
514.0S value, at $12.75
$16.75 value, at 513.98
Fourth Floor.
OLD F.AXDMARK TO GO.
Catholic Church of the Assumption to
Make Way for Bridge Approach.
In s few months Brooklyn will lose another old
landmark, in the Roman Catholic Church of the
Assumption. York and Jay streets, which i* to
U- raz»d to make way for the approach of the ii-w
Manhattan Bridge. The building was erected in
•VIJ and is ihe fourth oldest Catholic church in
the borough. The older churches . — — M -'
Holy Trinity. C.erman. In M..niro?o aveaiM built
in lvll the rit. James Pro-Cathedral In Jay street.
built in 1822. and ih- Church of SS. Peter ami Paul,
in Wythe avenue, hulit in IM7.
TV." cornerstone <.f the new Church of 'a* As-
Bumption. which i- m \* erected at a cost of
i;> [„ Cranberry street, near Hicks street, and
running through n. Mlddagh street, was laid »
couple of weeks Tlie property of the old
cliurcli la free from debt and Is value! at tl».ft».
Only part of the plot wUI be taken by tbfl city.
but the property will he spoiled in so far as us
present uses K o by the new plaaa. At present the
parish ha» nfty-five hundred parishioners. It is
presided over by Father VV. J. Donaldson and two
asslßtanta. The building tan accommodate one
thousand person*. The re lor an.l his a^tsta:,'?
live In it building kt N... lo I'ivsi-ect street
Tlie new fci'-e <ost Wi.M. Facing Craaberrj
street the church will be b-illt. and to the rear
and facing Middagh street the rectory will be put
up. The excavation for the foundations of the
lit*- church began last July and. It la expected, the
new buildings will be ready for use next July. The
architect Is F. J. Berlenbaoh. Jr.. and the John
H. Parker Company has the contract.
The new buildings will be of white brick, with
stone and terra cotta trimmings. They will be In
the style of the Italian Renaissance. The church
building will be 63 feet wide and 150 feet deep.
It will be surmounted by two towers. There will
be three front entrance* and an entrance on the
yard at each side. The woodwork will be of oak.
The altar will be of marble. In the basement there
will be an auditorium with seats for on« thousand
persons. It will be used by the Sunday school and
for meetings.
The rectory will be a feet wide by S3 feet dsep
and three stories high.
RHODE ISLAND "OYSTER FARMS.
Oyster cultivation in Rhode Island Is a big In
dustry prosecuted in a big way. and it is an in
dustrj". that Rive« excellent promise of beoomlnir
more important to the state than any other fof
In it hundreds of thousands or dollars have been
invested: invested not from a speculative motive
but from ■ wise appreciation of the tremendous
Jute 0 " I**"1 **" ot Rhode Island as *« oy.ter producing
To all latent* and purposes Narraganaett Bay is
one hug-e oyster farm, over IS.COuT acres of Its
waters being under cultivation. It seems Impos
sible for the layman, travelling over the bay's ex
pansive waters on summer excursion or business
trip, to realize thnt from twenty to flftv feet under
the <snrfac« of th» iva^M which hurl themselves
against the steamtr's prow there are laid out in
mechanical regularity farms as large as or larger
than any of tnose on shore.
A Rhode Island oyster farm, ranges In size from
the oaa of two or throe acres to that of many
kundr*ds.--iCatlona4 Uf>«a«tn% °** oy
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Brooklyn AdvertitemenU.
sc* fare via subway
express to our stores
saves you many dol
lars* Test it!
Regularly $18.93. for J14.93
Choice of Brass Beds.
$2475 value, for : $16.75
525.98 value, tor 522.50
$.36.75 value, for $29.93
542.50 value, for $35.00
Iron Beds.
52.9S value, at Sl.9t
$.}.9S value, at $2.69
$5 .75 value, at $4.50
$8.50 value, at 85.91
Box Couches.
Regularly $10.50. at $7.50
Regularly $1258. at $193
Re gularly $16.50, at $12.75
Reztilarlv $17.75. at $14.53
SMOKY FIREPLACES
sUsBE TO DRAW OR NO CHARQZ.
I it Q'rcnt and MMM '1»
P«f«r<-r.c»» — Tm. XT. A»tor. Jo» H Cbo«t«. inuf»»
:a«r Reid and many otbar pr.jm!a«ot p»«pl«
JOHN WHITLEY. * .
Engineer & Contractor.
tli rulton St., Brooklyn. N. T. Tel«phoa« :*:» SMB>
This *dvcrtl>enieat appear* Sunday aalr
XATIOX AL Gr AND NEWS.
Another will t*» L<?M iterilj for a lieu
tenant co!on<-l of the t»th Regiment, and at tMs
time, urilt-ss ore of the car.dUat** receives th»
number of v >;es MCMMI f> *I**ct. th* -•;••• of
the ballot bum b« rep.->rt-Hl t'» th» Governor. " v "- 9
will then n.:tk an ariv..lntnj<»r.t. According to t£»
military law. a candidate tv> > — t>et»cl itj;:-*; have i
majority of th<- votes ca-t. N<.n» r,( th-» f^w -ardt
ciates bad the re<iu!re<l majority at t'. ..i a t *;^ct!on.
Th»«re !s conr-Ut-ritb'.e speculation as to wfcether my
Of the . ard!»!atf>3 will withdraw fror" ti* Se'<*. tut
It is sa'J to b*- crrtnin t::at Li-nireriaiiT. Cteoßy, of
th« £>th. an.l Lieutenant H. II Ros*r«. Jr. or th»
Kirst Brigade staff, will rrmata in itm fl*»M *«*
i:i:sk*> Increased ?!Tiir:« for tlie majority. It t« a;?o
saM thut a dftrk hor?* 1 may appear In the Seld f>n»
tho regimen*.
A re \ ie • of li.c J^u Kt-Rlmfnt will be h-:> in the
armory on Monda: «-\v>nir,sr. J«:iu*ry :?. Tlw cc
castoa win be kr.o en a* •"Wtsrrr.r.s' Xisht," »h*«
th«» m^ml.frs of ti.r lArfrndoni Association, whic!»
!s composed «j' former members of thsr —3 will
re. i*-w th'r acttve command, yuar' rmaJKK 3er
bt-ar.r Suln., ot Company C. i-.a* w: - tli» cv?Ua.'«
vfTi-rt.l Ly ti.e XulUmu! KlKf A«oi iat:».: :-r armory
eiiuotin*. lit >i.-.s a!-.. »«q the flr»l ; :!*« »n th«
cun*olaUon match. O»»U»n«l MotchUa uas »ppdta*"
»-il Lieutenant Fir. l 5." Cailalian. ••' Ccmpanj H.
kU:! 6 - ailjutbul uf :!,r- :J !?atr:. : ;-:
a:r Henry M tv.:air. cvmmaitltng the Qu««t"i
u»n Klf!^!«. ••* Toronto. :..-.- accepted th« inviJatSM
of Colonel Stoßf-s. { zl^ Reglsnent. to revi^.v
t>;e command ..•: SatKrJar nighr, January ;•>. Th»
Non-commisstouet] offlcr:3 v: it* '.Ith Ki»siraf"' £
l;.'\f i-«?ife> :r<l thrlr arrarK«-ni»-nt3 -••: t::- *>«■' T ;»
be h-1.l at the armory on Satunla; :.:;;ht. January
». Th-re »m l»c a promroa.i. l«aU of Ulirt] ;•■--*
ttr.J it band :i:v> : ■ »: tiam-fi :r.:.^i' ••< i .»*-:ity-ftv»
pitit-r. TI: ■ ;:;:>..!. fa ;.. :•■ >p«-cia!ly Jr*wrat«l «s4
th»-!r wll! ;.<» ;i military rcan'i ;it :.iuiri $!;t. ft 1-*1 -*
C(.n:nifttt-e !:: •;!: ;r.i,-- i:k!:»I's |'omm!»'ary Sets** s1 *
K. J. Lbughtln. First Sergeant i. B Corrisan. Fi*t
Serseant Fr^-il V.- k ur»j I>rui!i Major W. Martin.
Tiifre is a movrjrent ««n f.->-.t i:i t!:- *'•'■'■ ?■*%'••
n.«*ns 10-)!;:ng to«.«:.! »h* j>artlr!?ation of Ik* re;
rat-ni in the ir.ausitrai iirtr.:.'.^ in Waging:-'" " a
March 4. A ranvata Is : > ?>r mad* a::^ns rS *
liieinlirts to tiru! o :t i.ur; r!.:ir>y can h« relict Op«a
to go. provided tt.e rxpens la not i::»rr than ST.*
a man. TIM regitr.fiit can obtain thf us* »'* r ' : *
armory of th<- sth R*eun*ct »f Baltimore, in whi.Ji
to reiiiain on the nigh: *.; March ;:. and thla * U
save a great U>-al cf exr^r?** and ji?o - .:i'e th* tJ**
of trie I: ip to the lueinlirr" ->f the IT:U.
A re\lew of t!>e Tl'.i rtegiment win be oeM >«^: *
ti:r.<* In the present month a:-.«l tl-.e **t* »«H S«
officially announced in a f^w days. The Verer^a
hikl Active L-.-agu.- elected lb« fwn««ln« orflcfJ*
for the ensuing year: President, Kobert M< Les'»i
first Tice-president, P. W. I>ra!v«»: >c. «.-:.<i y;***
president. Robert F. Ferguson: aecretary. Viil'our
F. Brown, aud treasurer. John i>. I!oCmlre.
Now that James T. Ashley, of tlwi 13ta
Uegiment, l.as been unanimously e!e»te.l .•««■■
colonel the next election of special interest w!ll t«
that for major, mad* vacant by his advancement-
For this office It 13 exp-cted that CaptaTn 3Ma»r
Grant •will be tho choice.
WEDDING CUSTOMS.
The custom of throwing a shower of rfc« ***
newly wedded couples comes to us from India. ***
originated In the Idea taut rice was an emblem of
fecundity. IsM Hindu bridegroom, at the closs
of the marriage ceremony, throws three handful*
of rice over the bride, and she repltcj by throwte*
th? same over him. With us th- rice is thrown bf
outsiders. The "old shoe" custom is «ener^i»
supjosed to come from the Hebrews, and Is sup
posed to have originally Implied that the parent*
of the bride rave up a!', authority over her. Tt»
Germans had long ■ custom, which r^sa?* r., r
have not wholly given up even now. of P{»*r;»
the groom's shoe on the pillow of he bridal £«<*•
end In Anglo-Saxon marriages the father s»*T
a »ho« of th? bride to the bridegrtcrn. who tottCß»
her on the head with It to r*-mini h»T *»»"
now master. The wedding ring was uswWJJ
tnc aucient Hebrews primarily with the Idea t.»
the delivery of a ring conferred power on _»g
recipient, aria thus the wife, wearing her tosMsa
ring, shared his authority. The ring In the^ ««*~r
espousals was a pledge of loyalty, and tB * # •-'
that it should be worn on the third ftnser <« *»
left hand because -a r.etve connects this cs^
with the heart' originated with the *~~Zit*
Orange blossoms were worn by brides «- rnoa ?Ji,
Saracens because they were held to 9jr 7^ e
fruitfulneaa; the very general use of the— » -. §
In Eurose and America for bridal adornme-* #
comparatively a modern custom, lhe usej"!],*
bridal veil Is a r. Me oi the tar -off time w "f?.Sl
husbar.d «a.i not allowed 1© see his brides I**
after marriage. . „ ..„ — _**■«
It is said to N* a curious fact that the «■"■ ,J
cake, that elaborate, indigestible com ??,,nc3v.
indispensable at the modern marriage <^;-i£ te r.
la th«* direct descendant of a cake made "JVjaj*
flour and salt, of which, at the Roman nj? ll^
weddings, thm married couple and the ' uto |
partooJc a* to* tiBM of th« signing « c "• w
*-Tb« Kessoitc«;er.
