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1/ THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD ! VOLUME XXXXV BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1915 sin urn NX i sixtiox NUMBER 113 ' ** We Close on Saturday Night at 9 O’Clock “*B \'cy Manton Patterns | Ask for Brown Trading Stamps. They Are Worth Money to You I I ..Hi 'l Store News Our linen buyer, Mr. ^ A. T. Sumner, left for New York market Saturday. Before leaving Mr. Sumner secured several large contracts for liouse | hold linens for hotels aud state institutions. , With these large orders it will enable our buyer to secure ; our regular line at a - better advantage- We ? intend to add greatly , o to our already strong | linen department; our aim is to make it up to the minute in ev ery respect. Our ef forts in all we say x and do will always be directed to achieve gx-eater things for our trade. Ginghams at 5c Dress Gingham—this is an extra good value; pretty checks, plaids, stripes and solid colors of all shades; 8c. value; a good, substantial wearing material, fast col ors; new, clean goods right # from the mill; no old soiled goods; price P* per yard. $1 Birdeye 75c \ 27-inch Bed Diamond Birdeye Cloth, in 10-yard \ sealed packages; standard quality; worth 7^/* $1.00.' Bolt.< $6.50 A1J Wool Blanket $5.00 Large 11-4 all wool Blankets, weight 4 1-2 lbs. Come in plain colors, checks and. plaids; soft lambswool finish; the best Blanket value in town for the money.; worth (ftp aa regular $6.50, at, pair . ipD.UU $1.50 Table Cloths 98c Scalloped $1.00 Sheets 69c Ten dozen Hemstitched 81x90 linen finished Scal and Scalloped Table , d Sheets, nlade of Cloths, made of heavy mercerized satin damask, 9'4 round thlead 8heet' assorted floral patterns. ing; looks and wears like These Cloths are worth real linen; neat seal regular $1.50. d»-| lopc-d edges; Special ...... vA.vv 98c value.Ot/C Toilet Goods at Reduced Prices Palmglive Soap, pr 4-oz. bottle of Hydrogen J Peroxide for . Bourjois Luxus Vanity Powder nr with Puff at .. LiOC 4711 Lilac and Violpt /IQ Vegetal, special for . 4t/C Ed Pfnaud's Beautevlva Face aa Powder, per bottle . OoC Waldorf Toilet Paper, a per roll . 4C Daisy Rubber Gloves in all -t q sizes, special at.At/C i Colgate's White Clematis Soap, OQ 3 cakes in box, per box ...£\)C All Ivory Goods in best quality at reduced prices 18 Yards Bleached Do mestic for $1.00 18 yards of yard wide, soft finished Bleached Domestic, full pieces, perfect goods, no dressing; worth regular 9c yard. A limit of 18 yards to customer, for.V Qheen Pr< >s. ffi Fall Millinery | PJ Modifications—and absolutely cor- 8| hi rect—of the best examples of au- Lj jO thorities whose skill and daring M Ea have lifted them to a high point in m the millinery world. New notes ap- |jj p pear everywhere in the shapes and ^ L trimmings—new novelties that will J gR jump into popular favor at once. P This is our first announcement for W P Fall, 1915—the most satisfactory O showing we’ve ever made this early ftp Hb in the season. You are very welcome M to it whether to look or to buy. jjr $5.00 All Wool Blanket $8.90 10-4 all wool Blankets, weight 4 lbs. Come in plain colors and assorted checks and plaids; warm and downy; an ideal Blanket, for hoys and girls going away to school; a good d»Q Qfl $0.06 number. Pair. 17VsC Hemstitched 75c Table Linen Cases 121/2c 58c 45x36-lnoh Hemstitched Ton Ploce8 of Onion I .In Pillow Cases, large Pn an<l heavy mrrcerlzod hems, linen finish, neat Sa"" ,,amnsU- f,4x7n in' spoke hemstitching; a ' 7^ good 17 l-2c "| O 1 _ number. p^r) value, each .... 14 2 L Yard .t)OC New Dress Goods and Silks Winsome—most effectively so—are the new weaves and colorings comprised in f f 4 . i " j ^ the generous stocks of dress fabrics for ^W^TWm the fall and winter of 1915-1(5. Lot the ***** pride of all loyal American women grow /3U*^*irwi ^ apaee as they look upon those new fab- ^ ries made in the U. S. A. They are of wondrous beauty in weave, pattern and Timm am only a few American coloring. Placed side by side with for- manufacturers who can produce cign looms they easily take first place, "10 ,n,ly Kronch llnpa iu thelr for superiority is evidenced every- ('orspts- The n"‘kcr* of where " Vida have succeeded remarkably _ _ lu designing a garment that the ^_ most particular woman can wear, —__ __ __ ,l.a Vida Is being worn by women i* all | \ 1 fj (jIqY'PC who formerly paid from $16.00 to $26.00 for their Corsets. Despite the fact that war is raging in the section of Europe where all foreign kid ,f you arP wpari,1R hlRh prteed, gloves are produced, we are able to place imported Corsets, you should on sale Monday morning 100 dozen two- hav® a mtlnR of nur nPW ftt" clasp Kid Gloves at, , pa niodfila of ,A Vlda to abnw you per pair . Dl/C Us bpau,lrul »»”'*• (Ordinarily sold at 89c) (Corset Dept, 2d Floor) f Embroidery Sale Monday Embroidery Edges and Insertions, up to 10c and q ** 12 l-2c yard (soiled); to close out, yard .OC i ' 45-incn Organdie Embroidered Flouncings, $1.25 and nn j | V .39 alue. Sale price, yard .OOC I I j 18-inch Embroidery Flounce for making JQ _ j ;] children’s dresses. Yard ..rrJ/C ! Heavily Embroidered Petticoat Flouncings, qr _ 18 inches wide, at, yard .OdC Chiffon Embroidery, 18 inches wide and dainty pat- nr „ terns; 59c and 09c value. Yard ...ODC Ladies' Muslin Skirts 98c . New Skirts with deep flounces, trimmed in lace, rib i*. bon and embroidery—others with plain tucked flounces—made of good quality of Qfi/» muslin, full width and all lengths.wOv Bungalow Aprons 49c . New lot of Bungalow Aprons, made of gingham and percale—all the new styles, including open down back, open down front and several other styles; trimmed in braid and con Wasting colors; worth 75c. Special .. New Skirts $5.98 See ilio now fall models in Ladies' and Misses’ Skirts. The styles are prettier than ever before. Nobby | belted effects with shirred waist QQ Children’s New Fall Dresses $1.00 Full line of Children’s Fall Dresses—all new fall styles; made of gingham and percale; stripes, checks and plaids, liny the children’s school dresses now and get the first pick; age 2 to d*-| aa 14 years. Special .«PA*UU Children’s Drawers 12 Pair $1.00 Another lot of those Drawers—made of host quality cambric, with hemstitched tucks, cut full sizes; ages 2 to 12 Monday special, aa 12 pair for.«pA*UU (Only 12 Pair to Customer) Last Call on Silk Petticoats Panamas • $1.19 ! »« Valuta Mow *1 A sale of Silk Petticoats In all the $1-001 |S«S ■ : .. $1.19 The Best Wearing on Earth ( .munsing Union Suits 1 Every school boy and girl in s town, all the grown-up folks, *• too, ought to wear the sen | sible, serviceable, satisfac ? torv, perfect fitting, popular priced Munsing Union Suits. No other underwear will wear longer, wash better or tj fit and cover the form more 1 perfectly. Prices are reason I able. In fact, Munsing Un t derwear, on account of its 1 usual durability and wash I ability, is the most economi | cal underwear you can buy. Wintry days dll find you snug and warm in Munsing Union Suits. "derwear Department —Second t',,' } ) ^_____ New Novelties Special for Monday Silk Cords’and Tassels, all colors; fP^ Children’s good School Hose— -| A _ 10c quality. Each :.Dv “Wunderhose” brand. Pair. -LUC White Golfine Belts, new and P A „ Closing out balance of Ladies’ Pearl Silk up-to-date. Each ..«.. DUC Fancy Hose; $1.00 and $1.50 fiQp White Kid, Patent Leather, Kid and Ore- ?aal‘ties’, at ............ • ■ • • ■ tonne Trimmed Belts; regular Vh,ldren S Sch°o1 Handkerchiefs, QC 50c value. Each ...... .^DC *** ... .. .... . *Dt ..... ^ „ Ladies’. Pure Thread Linen Hem Silk Girdles, all black, gold and black; mil- stitched Handkerchiefs, each .DC e^c^' ^"1 00 Ladies’ “Kayser” Chamoisette QQ/» $1.95 and... Gloves, 8 and lft-button. Pair .... Dt/C Stickerei Braids, pink, light blue, -I A„ Novelties in the Newest Pall Neckwear and red and navy. Bolt. AUl/ Hosiery en Rros. - I 50c Crib Blan-1 35c Bath Tow-1 ket 39c els 25c ,)<Jx4()-inuli Crib Blankets, Large 24x48-iucli bleached <*ome put up in dustproof Batii Towels, new cadet box, assorted nursery pat- weave; will absorb water terns for baby carriage like a sponge; made in a robes and bed; regular 50c southern mill; regular rbcr.39c ;s;.r' 25c Fine Values for Monday Brown Linen—30 inches wide, heavy quality; a good, substantial and durable wearing fabric; good for thousands of purposes; a*-* oo plenty here for everybody. 15 yards for . . . JpA.UU White Flannel—Just for (lie advertisement it will give us, -j r? you take advantage of il, good weight. Special, per yard.._ADC Viyella Flannel—Neat stripes and checks for baby coals, etc., also i solid w’hlle. Viyella does not fade or shrink and is iJO a 76c value. Our special, per yard ..OOC Whltj Flannel—Splendid quality, 27-inch, half wool; the most used quality lor infants' wear. Per yard .&OC ' .Ml 32-inch Anderson's Gingham—William Anderson Is known to make the best nnd prettiest gingham in Hie world. We have his entire -| (J line; get your school dresses now. Per yard .. Extra Special 3b inch Cuting—Something new—Outings previously sold here were only 27 Inches wide, neat stripes and checks; -a xv 10c value*. Special, per yard .AUC 36-Inch Percale—Dross and shirt patterns; 15e quality; 1 A ‘ ' beautiful palterns. A special good bargain, per yard . AUC Dress Gingham -27 Inches wide, all kinds of pretty patterns, large and -J small plaids and eilecks, stripes and solids; 1A IK * good washable fabric. Per yard ..Al/CT '■v-lfl