The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], March 08, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

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Tomorrow An, Extraordinary Offering of Strikingly Smart Spring Modes
? Tailored Suits, Costumes, Dresses, Dancing Frocks, Blouses, Separate Skirts and Coats
Showing the Trend of Authentic Fashion in Models That Are Most Popular in the Fashion Centers of Two Continents
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1 ailored Suits
T*hat smack with smartness. Gabardine
serge, wool crepe, checked and fancy r
worsteds. |
Popularly Priced';
at $12.50, $14.95, $25 & Up to $851
Spanish coatees, etons, semi-pony jack-1
ets and coats with the “1830” back, in'
black, blue, green, black and white
Tango, copper, grays, browns, tans and
other new shades.
You’ll find models here that are exclu
sive, and that give that distinction re
quired by women of style.
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Geographically, 3000 miles divide Birmingham from Paris, but in a fashion way Saks cements these two style centers together. However,
there is a remarkable difference in prices—Saks Gowns and Suita, which are true reproductions of the French models, are priced at mere frac
tions of the Paris dressmakers’ (quotations. This makes it possible for American women to have Parts fashions at prices that merely cover the
value of the materials. It is style that makes prices toe the mark in Paris.
unarming aiiK uresses
Of plain or two-toned Taffetas. All modes of
| New York and Paris reproduced for Saks by the
best dressmakers in New York.
Popularly Priced
} $14.95, $19.95, $24.95 & Up to $125
* Presses that have the now guimpe bodies of fine
•J laee, veiled witli chiffon, and effective overwaists
^ with the charming suspender front.
The dress with Calotte Skirt, the new idea of nar
row lines to thv foot.
The Press with the Wiehelien (Jape of net.
The ('allot Suit of silk witli Coat of embroidered
net.
And hundreds of others that you should see.
New Spring Blouses That
Are Special in Every Sense of the Word
, Special in the very choice character of their designs—special in the exquisite
manner of their making—special most of all in the very reasonable prices at
which they are marked for tomorrow.
Voile Blouses, surplice Voile Blouses, with in- Voile Blouses, hand em
. collar and lapel of hand serfs of Princess lace broidered and with
, S’" $2.95 $3.95 $3-95
Imported Novelty Voile Blouses, with Fine Voile Blouses, front and back
hemstitched collar and cuffs of fine hand embroidered, and trimmed with
hemstitched Gladstone collar and inserts 0f wi(je flat QP
cuffs of fine QP yaj
organdie..’' " " ' ’ .. . ,
Crepe de Chine Blouses, with broad Crepe de Chine Blouses, with high
.collar and long sleeves, finished with ™ed Medici, collar and pleated
fine self color knife pleating. Black, Oriental lace front. M tote, flesh
.$5.95 “.$5.95
Blouses of Persian sat- Blouses of Organdie Blouses of imported
in. Hemstitched should- and filet, with inser- Georgette crepe, front
ers and Pierotte collar tions of Venice and Or- hand embroidered in
and Q QP gandie (fcO QP two tone O QP
cuffs . panels.effects
Saks’ Blouse Shop—Second Floor.
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Silk Hose to Match Suits and Dresses
'' Phoenix \ 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 a Pair
Guaranteed I In black, white, tan or any of the new spring
HOSe . shades. New ones given at our hosiery coun
4 Pairs Guaranteed to \ ter in exchange for those that fail to weai
Wear Three Months / according to guarantee.
TODAY IS GO-TO-CHURCH SUNDAY
Coats This Spring
Are Radically Different
The Balmacaan Leads in Favor
Today the modes? show accentuated hips and the drape oi‘ a
former season has now been transformed into a flare, of
which innovation we show some distinctive examples.
All Are Reasonably Priced
$10, $12.50, $14.95, $19.95 & Up to $45
Eponges, Waffle Cloths, Crepe Cloth, Golfine, Checks, Un
cut Chinchillas and all the new English mixtures.
Ideal Coats for Sport Wear, for Autoing, Street or Dress.
Very Special Tomorrow
Nightgowns at $1 to $3
Made on charming lines and trimmed with embroideries, such as are sel
dom to be had at these prices.
$1.00 Nightgowns, with round or V neck, and sleeves trimmed with em
broidery edging and ribbon drawn.
$1.50 Nightgowns, with square neck, and sleeves trimmed with eyelet em
broidery insertion and edging.
$2.00 Nightgowns, two styles with Val laces and Swiss embroidery, and
one style with fine embroidery.
$3.00 Nightgowns, of very fine quality natnBOOk. Trimmed with fine lace
and embroidery, in many styles.
CLOTHES THE WHOLE FAMILY
Corset Demonstration I omorrow
And all this week, by a New
York expert, of the famous
Binner Corsets at $5 to $13.50
In the New Spring Models
We have assembled a complete display of
Binner corsets in the newest models and
materials, and at a full range of prices. Aud
the woman who seeks a corset of unusual
merit at a popular figure cannot possibly im
prove upon these. Materials embrace silk
brocade and batiste, suede, half silk elastic
and brocade, as well as imported coutil.
We cordially invite you to visit our corset sec
tion, and be fitted to the best possible advan
tage.
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Miective 1 hough Inexpensive Dancing brocks
Specially Priced $13.50, $19.50 and $24.50
A fortunate purchase of about 60 garments at a price, allows
us in making you the three prices above to offer you three
racks of dresses that are priced at a saving equal to $10 on
either of the three prices. These are all in the very newest
spring ideas—and are of taffetas, colored crepes and combina
tions of crepe de chines and taffetas. In all the popular evening
tints.
TODAY IS GO-TO-CHURCH SUNDAY
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PARCEL POST IDEAS
Thinks Efficiency of R. F.
D. Service Is Threatened
)• WEIGHT TOO GREAT
Committee Does Not Object to Fifty
Pounds, But Thinks 100
Pounds Is Carrying
It Too Far
,f ^ Washington. March 7.—(Special.)—Sen
-stor J. H. Bankhead today issued the
following statement in which he explains
his position toward raising the weight
limits for parcel post packages;
•■My attention has been called to a
Washington special in the Birmingham
T.pdger of the ISth ult., entitled ‘The
Parcel Post Is In Grave Danger From
Senators.’ This article is greatly exag
gerated and wholly misleading. Neither
Piles Quickly
: Cured At Home
Inetaat Belief, Permanent Cnre—Trial
Package Mailed Free to All
la Plata Wrapper.
I
MW cases of Pile# have been cured b;
a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remed;
without further treatment. When 1
proves Its value to you. get more fron
rour druggist at 30c a box, and be sur
you get the kind j-pu aak for. Slmpl;
fill out free coupor below and mall to
day Save yourse! ’rom the surgeon’
knife and its P" * the doctor an,
,^J|his hills. ..ad ,
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• I ft /*an using Cu U COUPON
I | * lit. dishing with th !
I *7,-,Ifflyl.-.3 theC’utic COMPANY. 402
~ (i I m s a day »nd alhMlch. Kind
,.,1 . ... tiro woe s Pyramid Pile
' W.ni Co mo rhall. Free In
| I:/ rouble. (Sigm ^
j Cuiicura Soap ‘
fir f)c. a re sold even !#>##•••«'•••#••
J. ej 9 5i mailed free. ’
C tress post-card “C
j tJTMea who sb
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of the senators mentioned had the re
motest idea in any way to restrict the op
eration of tlie parcels post as It now ex
ists. On the contrary the purpose of the
amendment referred to was intended to
strengthen/ and make sure the future
usefulness of the system.
“It must be remembered that the R. F.
D. service was authorized about 16 years
ago, after many years of debate and dis
cussion in Congress. The whole purpose
of this service was to benefit and put tha
fanner in touch with fchfc mail service,
the expenditure for wnlch has grown
from about $14,000 at that time to more
than $60,000,000 at present. The postoffice
department estimates the expense for
conducting the R. F. D. service Is more
than $35,000,000 In excess of the revenue
derived, which, of course, must be paid
out of the treasuiy of the United States.
There can be no just cause for com
plaint at this deficit in the postoffice de
partment, as It is the only great govern- j
mental agency which reaches all the peo
ple and Congress' has repeatedly shown
a willingness to iheet this situation with- I
out complaint. Tho appropriation In the
present postoffice bill for ''rural delivery
service Is more than $64.000,(roO. I hope it
will be extended and improved, and i 1
shall make no complaint at the cost, be- j
cause it serves a largo class of our peo- j
pie who are entitled to its benefits and
conveniences.
Adjunct to Rural Service
“The parcel* post was established two ■
years ago and only after years of study j
and investigation of Its operation in *
other governments where the average ]
weight of parcels was 11 pounds, while1
the rates are considerably higher / than
those fixed in our present system. It was j
inaugurated os an adjunct to the rural |
delivery service for the benefit of the!
same class of people that the R. F. I>. j
service was intended to serve. Its orig-J
inal purposo was, primarily, to afford the
rural population means with which to
procure and deliver promptly at their
doors, at a nominal cost, small packages
which are almost daily needed, without
paying exorbitant express charges, and
for which they are required to go to the
express office. So it was that the weight
of the package in our parcels post was
fixed not to exceed 11 pounds. It being
a new service it was thought best to give
the Postmaster General discretion to
change the rates, zones and weight lim
its, if he thought, after a thorough test
and investigation, it was wise to do so.
Exercising this discretion the weight
limlt^was raised to 30 pounds and the
zones and rates were changed. Very
soon thereafter the weight limit was ex
r tended to 60 pounds and the zones and
r rates further modified. We are operating
l the parcels post now under an order of
i the Postmaster General fixing the w’eight
1 at fjO pounds. I do not object to this. I
1 think it would be unwise to attempt to
■ interfere with present conditions; cen
* tainly not until after a fair opportunity
I had been given- to test the efficiency of
the system. What I do object to is fur
. ther extension of the weight limit.
“T very much fear that a weight limit
of 100 pounds would greatly embarrass,
handicap and perhaps destroy the effi
ciency of the rural delivery service. R.
F. D. carriers as a rule are equipped
with a light one-horse wagon which they
are required to provide at their own ex
pense and are often loaded to the limit.
I cannot Imagine how the R. F. I>. serv
ice can be improved and extended if the
carrier is required to haul all kinds of
merchandise up to a vvjgght limit of 100
pounds. Five or 10 100 pound packages
might jfrgytenderad to * him, which may
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consist of stoves, kegs or nails, furniture,
sewing machines or any other article the
wholesale and dlstrloutlng merchant
might choose to ship by parcels post, it
loes not requlrft a genius to determine
what the effect would be. The rural de
livery was never intended to benefit the
wholesale merchant, and they should not
be permitted to impair or destroy eithei
t)f these agncles for good to the common
people in order to increase their profit*
nt the expense of all the people.
“I believe the time has come when th€
farmers arid those who use the rural de
livery service must decide between n
continuance of that service in Its pres
ent efficiency and the parcels post should
the weight limit be extended beyond 5<
pounds. It was never intended that tht
rural service and the parcels post should
he used except for the benefit of th<
farmer by bringing him in close am
constant touch with railway mall distri
bution from postoffices where mail is de
livered from the railroads, and enable th«
public to send and receive by mail pack
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oox of Kellogg's Banitone Wafers, I
F .T Kellogg Co., 2308 Hoffmastc
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The regular *1.00 size of Kellogg
Sanitone Wafers Is for sale In Blrmfnf
ham at Adams Drug Co., 1901- 2d ave
tveryr Chain of Drug Stores; Dewberr
Drug Store. 20S1 3d ave,; Norton's Dru
Store. 1930 2d ave.: John V. Parker. 19!
1st ave.; Patton-Pope Drug Co., 300 I
20th st.; Gunn Drug Store, 3d ave. an
20th st.; Eugene Jacobs’ Drug Stor
1905 2d ave.
No free boxes from druggist*
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ages that could not be transported other
wise except at larger expense and great
Inconvenience.
To Prevent Further Increase
“It must not be forgotten that the
amendment, proposed by the committee
does not In any manner affect present
regulations governing parcels post. The
committee did not attempt to change the
rates, the xones, or the present weight
limit They did seek, however, to pre
vent further change in weight until an
opportunity could be given to ascertain
wliat the efTect on the R. F. D. servloe
would be. I do not object to changing
the# xones. or the rates as they exist at
present, or to an Increase In the weight,
If It can be made without too great a loss
In revenue In foreign countries where
the weight limit for parcels post Is above
11 pounds they are carried on govern
ment owned railroads and by govern
ment owned express on magnificent dirt
roads. Resides the parcels post is not
operated in connection with the mall
service. They are separate and distinct.
My chief concern Is that the rural de
livery service and the parrels post serv
ice as they are related to each other may
be further perfected and extended with
out destroying the efficiency of either.
“I have been a friend of the R. F. t>.
f service since its organization. From time
to'time I have co-operated In securing an
increase in the carriers1 salary1 to an
amount that was just and reasonable,
* and in tbe postoffice appropriation bill
which passed the Senate yesterday I
succeeded in having Incorporated an
amendment Increasing their salary on
standard route ft 24 miles to $1200, In
spite of the opposition of the postoffire
department. In the future, aa In the
| past. I shall Insist that these valuable
public, servants shall receive such com
* pensatlon as is adequate to the service
I rendered.
j "It has developed that this special from
Washington to which I referred was a
conspiracy organized her# and Inspired
by the wholesale distributing merchants,
and syndicated to newspapers all over
the country to discredit the committee
and make It appear that their efforts
were In the Interest of the express com
panies. This suggestion Is so ridiculous
that I do not car# to discuss It.
“in conclusion permit me to say that as
long as I have the honor to represent
Alabama In part. In the Congress of the
United States I will never lose sight o(
that large class of our people who are
directly Interested In the rural service
and the parcels post In connection there
with."
I JUANITA ~
A Love Song of 50 Yeare Ago
i. in the soft twilight, or as the deeper
' shadows gather, the song of “Juanita"
1 always seems to soothe. The gifted au
' thoress of this popular song was Mrs.
* Norton, a granddaughter of the t'amoui
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, born In Eng
r land In ISOS. She married young, bill
e it proved an unhappy union, and a dl
0 vorce stilt followed, In which the com
t poser of “Juanita" vindicated herself ant
led in a crusade against the almost bar
y baric disabilities which English law ant
y practice then Imposed upon an Engtlsl
il wife, becoming virtually the founder o:
0 the militant suffrage movement in Eng
r land today. Her song* of “Bingen or
the Rhine" and “Juanita" were the moe
* popular. She died In 1ST7 and lived t<
* hear the echoes of her plaintive “Juan!
1 ta" come to her from nearly every civ
v Illzed country In the world.
g This celebrated melody is to be founi
* In "Heart Songs"—the unrivaled son<
j collection now placed before Its readen
l by this paper—at practically the cost o
' printing. The coupon elsewhere In to
day's Issue explain? the generous offer.
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BIRMINGHAM’S NEW “CITY
BEAUTIFUL” DEPARTMENT
For Information or Help or Advioe, Address City Beautiful De
partment, City Hall
wiiue inis is one oi me
perfect lawn, It Is to be regretted that It
Is not more generally used. The answer
is they are too expensive. Wall, ao they
are to most of our people, or at least
they do not feel Inclined to invest so
much money In one. It Is a common prac
tice In many cities for such a roller as
will suit for lawn purposes to be owned
by a block, or two blocks, as the case
may be. In this connection, It could be
carried from one lawn to the other by
the men employed to look after the lawn,
or from necessity. The best form of roller
do this work themselves, for exercise,
or from necessity. The best for mof roller
Is the water 1mllast roller, which can be
weighted with either sand or water to any
desired weight. In the early spring and
I
late Hummer or early fall. These are much
easier to bundle, being fitted with ball
bearing*. The city beautiful department
can give information about these rollers.
Trim the Trees
If you haven't trimmed the low hanging j
limbs from your trees on the sidewalk, do
not delay It, as. after this cold spell, and
liberal fall of snow, all manner of hardy
vegetation will start into growth. Unless
you wish your tree* spoiled, or completely
ruined, do not permit the **good old cullild
man" to persuade you he know* it all,
unless, perchance your trees are Uurollna
poplars; then It doe* not matter who trims
them, as they would stand a chance of
being killed perhaps. There are several
competent people and Arms located hi our
city to whom such work should he given,
if you do not understand it yourself.
Jf you have either ornamental plants,
snruDP or canna beds on tnis little lawn
strip, they should be well worked arounct
and fertilized. If the shrubs were not
trimmed last year Just after blooms had
disappeared, they should be trimmed back
Into reasonable bounds, cutting out all
weak or dead branches. The working In
of a handful of bone flour around cacti
plant—not too close -would greatly In
crease the quantity and quality of bloom.
There are non-blooming shrubs, but th«
bone Hour will not Injure them unless you
foil to use it.
A Negative Case
From tile London Sketch.
The Vicar—Why don't you comb youp
hair before coming to school?
Tlie Boy—Haven’t got no comb, sir.
The Vicar - Why don't you use youp
father's comb?
The Boy—Father hasn't go no comb,
sir.
Vicar—Well, how does your father comb
his hair then?
The Boy—Father hasn't got no hair,
t.rudual Relaxation
From the Washington Star.
“How arc your new year resolution#
holding out?”
“First rate. By amending them front
time to time I rnay make ''em last all
year.”
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‘aV.‘ ’ ’ ri-' ‘' 25c Tube Rexalt Tooth Paste, 04? « III
Skin DiMppwmng 5 T , „ h |!()tll , ZOC II
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