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in Silk and Dress Goods Tomorrow
an Informal Showing of the Richest, the Choicest, the Finest Fabrics for
Costumes, Gowns, Tailored Suits, Skirts and Coats
Tomorrow you will be given an early glimpse of the coming fashions in Silks
and Dress Goods. The entire range has been covered—from the serge for the
plain tailored suit to the most exquisite silk for an elaborate evening costume.
It will, indeed, be a most comprehensive fashion exposition—a perfect
revelation of completeness. It will interest the practical. dresser as
well as the one seeking the most ultra style touches—the innovations.
Our large and varied assortment includes everything. There is nothing missing—you will find on
display the most fascinating weaves of the leading mills of Europe, as well as the beautiful fabrics of
the weavers on this side of the water. All the newest fabrics, all the latest colorings, all the newest
ideas. And you will be most gratifid to buy, knowing that our prices are much less than usual for
fabrics of similar quality and style in other stores.
Initial Showing of Glorious blew Silks for Fall
from France, Italy, Switzerland, Japan and America
Awaiting vou here are new Silks for beauty, for fash ion. for quality, for novelty and for charm unequaled in the
history of the W. <4 M. Store, and practically every novelty silk shown is without a counterpart in San Antonio.
For these wonderful fabrics we have gone to the most celebrated weavers to select the designs and colors. There
are exclusive patterns for street drives. reception gowns and evening costumes. Probably the most exquisite Silks in
the whole collection are those embroidered all over with tinsel or with deep borders of gold and jet.
Then there are the bordered Silks and Crepe de Chines. Chiffons with embroidered borders and Satins with
ombre backs, besides the Velvets, imported and domestic, new plain and fancy Silks in coronation purple, American
beauty red. French tints and street shades, and the Wedd ing Silks and black Silks of all descriptions.
19-lnch Messalinas, In new combination
striped effect., full range of colorings, In
narrow, medium and wide stripes. 50c.
19-lnch Plain Messalines, in 60 new fall
shadings, for street wear. French tints
and evening shades. 50c.
24-lnch Silk Crepe de Chines, in fully
60 new shades, in light, medium and dark
tints. 73c.
24-inch hair Une Striped Surah, with
assorted styles of hair line stripes, in all
new fall shadings. 81.no.
27-Inch solid color Heavy MeMiallnaa,
In 28 new fall shadings and black and
white, for dressy gowns and shirt waists.
Me.
75c Black Crepe-de-Chine
Special, for Monday, a Yard V
Black Crepe de Chine, warranted all pure silk, a heavy
quality. 24 inches wide, for dressy gowns and shirtwaists.
A Monday special at 59c a yard.
We Announce for Wednesday and Thursday
September Twentieth and Twenty-first
Our Formal Opening Display of Fall and Winter Millinery
All the newest things that Paris has to send. The richest, the finest, the most exquisite models of the
great master milliners. It will be a typical W. & M. opening—that means everything.
mH AGAINST
SWIMMING POOL
TOR CHIL0BEN
jfiefuses to Consider Plan to
Build One at San Pedro Park
Without Any Cost to City,
i
*WOULD SPOIL THE PARK’*
i
'H'hat Is What the Mayor Says,
i Engineers Say It Would Add
to Beauty and Save Money,
Beosnse he says It will "spoil” San
Pedro parte Mayor Callaghan last
week refused to consider a suggestion
that The Light secure public subscrip
tions of 81000 and build a swimming
pool 120 feet long by an average width
Of thirty feet, to be free for the use
the children of the city.
• The mayor did not ask, or give op
fxnrhutlty for, an explanation of the
plans. "No. It would spoil the park.
Besides, what would become of my
ducks cart there?" he said. Alderman
Wlckeland, sitting near, took the cue
.and echoed "No.”
Suggested by Picture.
The idea was suggested to The
/Light by a number of citizens, who
'took the accompanying picture in
which children are shown endeavoring
to enjoy the benefits of a swimming
(Pool in the walled-in hole below the
WE can name 1OO reasons why you should have
a bank account. Can you give one good
reason why you should not have one ?
Better come in and start an account. We will be
glad to see you.
The EMMET BANK
(Unincorporated.)
224 West Commerce Street
THO8. L. CONROY, Preet. E. J. McdQRMICK, Cashier.
J. FRANK GALLAGHER, Asst Cas\
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SUNDAY,
lake. Almost any day boys can be
found in this hole and after carrying
rocks from Myrtle street, a block
away, and damming the outlet to the
hole, they are able to obtain about
two feet of water in which to splash
and play. The hole is small, how
ever, a dozen boys crowding it
By request, Messrs. Whlteaker &
Washington, civil engineers in the
Moore building, visited the park, made
a survey and drew a plan for a swlm-
20-1nch Fancy Persian Messallnes, with
all the new combination colorings, cor
onation tints, etc. *1.00.
36-Lnch solid color Satin Messallnes, tn
every wanted color, light medium, dark
and black and white. 21.00,
20-inch Fancy Novelty Press Silks, in
rich, new patterns, for dresses and shirt
waists, in new fall combination tints. 21.25
24-lnch Fancy Side Band Effects, In as
sorted new styles, for shirt waists and
tunic effect skirts, all colorings. 21.50.
22-lnch two-toned reversible Duchesse
Satin. In all the new reversible combina
tion shades. 21.50.
MAKING THE BEST OF FACILITIES
$1.00 Black Messalina Silk
Special for Monday, a Yard A
An extra fine quality of black Messaline, 36 inches wide
and warranted to be all pure silk. Our regular $1 quality.
Special for Monday 79c.
ming pool to be 190 feet long, 30 feet
In average width and having a gradu
ated depth of from one to four or five
feet, so that all sizes of children might
be accommodated. The pool was to
have a concrete floor and rubble ma-
Bonry walls. Its probable cost would
be 31000. which it was purposed The
Light should raise by popular sub
scription.
Would Not Injure landscape.
In submitting the plan Whlteaker
& Washington stated that 'it was en
tirely feasible and could be carried
out without injury to the landscape
or any of the park trees. On the con
trary, they said, the pool "would add
to the beauty of that portion of the
park, fill a useful purpose and would
be in perfect accord with the civic
Improvement plans being urged by
our progressive citizenship.
It was proposed to construct the
pool in the vacant space between the
present lake and Myrtle street, using
the ovirtow from the lake, which
now is drained off in a narrow ditch
with rubble masonry walls and which
the engineers say is in bad state of
repair. Tho plan, as outlined by
Whlteaker & Washington, included a
sand filter for tho water oomlng from
the lake and a drainage valve at the
Myrtle street end of tho pool, so that
43-lnch wide Fancy Mosw*1h>e Fkmne-
Ings, in novelty striped bordsva street
wear shades only. 21.75.
4 8 -Inch wide Crepe Meteor, ter dressy
gown*, street wear shades, evening tints
and black and White. *2.50.
38-lnch Black Satin Duchesse, war
ranted all pure silk, twilled back for tail
ored suits and separate skirts. *1,50,
43-lnch wide Black Italian Satin, the
finest of silk weaves, for tailored effects
and street wear, or calling gowns. 24.00.
43-inch wide Black Wool Back Satin,
heavy satin luster surface, for tailored
gowns, long coats and separate skirts.
22.50.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
BUSINEES PIONEERS OF SAN ANTONIO
NO. 5
S. RABE
8. Rabe, the curio man, pioneer In
his line in San Antonio, started in
business at his present location on
West Commerce street. In 1883, on a
small scale, gradually expanding,
until now he carries the largest stock
of Its character In the south.
Mr. Rabe Is a German by birth, but
is proud of the fact that he is nn
American by choice, and often jok
ingly says that he is a better American
than those born’ here, as they are
only citizens through accident of birth,
while he is one from choice.
The curio business in San Antonio
is a product of environment, and is
made possible by the immense num
ber of tourists visiting the city each
winter. Almost every city of size In
tlie United States has its curio store
or stores, but it Is claimed that the
business done in San Antonio in that
line exceeds that of any other city
approximately Its size. The business
here has grown from Itlneront street
hawkers peddling Mexican goods to
the present pretentious stores In
every section of the city.
Mr. Kabo wan the first of them to
see the possibilities in this Une, and
established a small shop, now one of
the beat known of Its kind In the
United States. He counts among his
customers some of the most noted peo
ple of this country and Europe, and
does a large mall order business.
The markets of Europe and Span
ish-America furnish his stock, and
every year Mr. Kabe makes a trip to
Europe, where he visits all of the
great curio fairs and sales, buying a
little here and there, and choosing
only the very best. He makes a spe
cialty of antique jewelry, this stock re
ceiving most of his personal atten
tion. Finely wrought gold and silver
find an eager purchaser in him-
Exquisitely wrought chains of IS
to 24 carat gold can be seen in his
show cases. There are necklaces of
old Russian workmanship as pliable
as silk, and yet the eye is unable to
distinguish where the links join, so
carefully did the goldsmith work. It
it could be emptied when not in use
and be at all times kept in a clean
and sanitary condition.
Would Save (tty Money.
Besides giving Inestimable pleasure
to tho youngsters of the city the pool
would be a direct saving, as by Rs
construction repairs to the present
ditch, which must be made soon,
would not then be necessary. There
1b at present no free public swimming
pool in the city and one would be
more than welcomed by ths boys and
girls, especially during the hot sum
mer months, when a plunge in the
cool, pure waters from the San Pedro
springs would be a priceless boon.
But ths mayor says "No,"
New Fall Dress Goods Here fdr Earls Selection
Women Who Love the Beautiful Will Want to See Them
Early foreshauowmgs of the new most favored fabrics may be gathered from the notable assemblage
of foreign and domestic Dress Materials already gathered in the Dress Goods Section. Besides the unusually largg
variety of staple cloths many new weaves have made their appearance. j
You will at once be struck by the dominance of rough fabrics—they hold first place for tailored suits and top
coats. In the exclusive patterns for tailored suits you will find no two of them alike—there are the boucle effect*
and basket weaves, homespuns and cheviots, the reversible suitings, pencil stripes and shepherd checks, as well as the
broadcloth novelties. Priced from $12.50 to $40 a pattern.
It is a commanding exhibit— interesting in its variety and doubly interesting because the fabrics are good.
64-lnch reversIMe back Fancy Suitings,
solid shade on one side and novedty
striped or checked on the opposite, tar
tailored gowns and auto coats. *5.00.
* 66-lnch black and white shepherd
check Tailored Serges, In small, medium,
large and broken checks, for tailored
suits. 22.50.
52-lnch reversible back Fancy Suitings,
solid shade on one side and novelty
stripes or checks on the opposite. 23.00.
52-Inch Satin Prunella Cloth. In the
light pastel shades and street wear colors,
for tailored suit& 22.25.
52-inch Fancy Wool CraOh Homespuns,
In early autumn tints, for tailored suits
and auto coats. 21.50.
AH Wsol Challies at 59c and 65c
That Have Just Walked In
Some are in bordered effects: others in stripes, Persian
designs, polka dots, novelty checks and various conven
tional designs; all of them are 27 inches wide.
Is stated that such wares are not made
in these days and they are becoming
rarer each year. He $lso carries a
large stock of finely cut cameos worth
their weight in gold. Some are carved
In semi-precious stones, some in
Ivory and some in shell. Opals is one
of his specialties, and he carries the
Mexican and Hungarian product in
prices all the way from five cents to
several hundred dollars each.
But the most interesting thing in
the whole store to some would be a
plain leather-bound blank book con
taining simply names and addresses
scrawled In all manner of handwrit
ings. A casual observer would pass the
book over as uninteresting, but turn
the pages and read and you will find
among many others the autographs
of Richard Mansfield, Helen Gould,
Dorothy Sherrod, Lillian Nordica, Mrs.
J. Quincy Adams. Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee,-
Mrs. Edward Wcyerhauser and Mrs.
Edward F. Swift. It is the one thing
in the store which is not for sale.
A crusty old scientist of Vienna is
trying to make women believe white
garments are the hottest and least
adaptable for summer weather.
' ALAMO PLAZA
S. RABE.
64-lnch Fancy Basket-weave Home
spuns, in all the new fall color combina
tions, for tailored suits and separate
skirts. 21.50.
62-lnch Navy Blue French Tailored
Serges, extra firm weaves of medium
weight for tailored gowns. 22.50.
64-lnch Navy Blue Clay Worsted, for
tailored service gowns; a dustproof cloth.
*1.75.
64-lnch Fancy Crash Homespuns, In all
the new fall combination colors, for tail
ored suits and skirts. *1.50.
44-ineh Vlgoroux Mixtures, In all the
new two-toned combinations, for tailored
gowns and Skirts, *1.50.
FEATURES OF RAILROAD
MANAGEMENT IN JAPAN
Sentiment Is Turned Into Revenue By
Japanese Railroad Mana
gers.
"Japanese engineers favor the Eng
lish type of locomotives principally
because the center of gravity Is con
siderably lower, and they feel it 1b
safer on their curves with the narrow
gauge. I understand,” says a writer
In the Railway Age Gazette, "that the
most satisfactory’ locomotives ever
operated in Japan were built in
America from English designs. That
first order of fifty locomotives was
followed by orders for some five hun
dred of the same type and they proved
very satisfactory. Locomotive and
car works have recently been wim>-
llshed and much new work is done
at home.
"Station platforms in Japan, as in
England and Europe, are level with
the car steps. The station master is
quite a dignified official, has a uni
form and carries a sword on special
occasions. The uniform consists of
the ordinary regulation blue, with gilt
buttons and gold braid, and a bright
scarlet band around his cap. He is
rather a showy individual when he
gets it on, and as he walks along the
platform things move. When there Is
a celebrated dignitary passing
through, such as the emperor oc a
member of parliament, he buckles on
his sword.
“About 130 pounds of free baggage
We Give Away
Absolutely Free of Cost
The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, in Plain
English, or Medicine Simplified, by R. V. Pierce, M. D.,
Chief Consulting Phvsicien to the Invalids’ Hotel and Sur
gical Institute at Buffalo, • book of 1008 Urge pages and
over 700 illustrations, in strong paper covers, to any one eetxfing 21 one-cent
stamps to cover cost of mailing only, or, in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps.
Over 680,000 copies of this complete Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth
binding at regular price of $1.50. Afterwards, one and a half million copies
were given sway a- above. A new, up-to-date revised edition is now ready
for mailing. Better send NOW, before all are gone. Address Woxld’s Dis.
rBNSARY Medical. Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR. PIERCE’S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
THE ONE REMEDY for woman's peculiar ailments good enough
that its makers are not afraid to print on its outside wrapper it*
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THE ONE REMEDY for women which oontems no atoohol ew*
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French Chiffon Broadcloths $3.00
That Are "New Arrivals
Satin surfaced Chiffon Broadcloth, from France, in
pastel tints and colors for street wear, as well as white
and black. Sponged and shrunk; 52 inches wide.
MtPT. IT. Wit
4 2-Inch Storm Serges; tn 26 new Ml
shades and block, for tailored suits and
skirts. 75c.
66-lneh Cream Pastel Tailored Serge,
extra fine and firm weave for tailored
gowns and evening costs. *3.00.
56-lnch Cream Self Striped WMe Wada
Storm Serges, a dustproof cloth, for tail
ored softs and separate skirts. 22.23.
44-inch Cream Tussah Royal, a crisp
weave cloth, sheds dust readDy, for tail
ored su Itn and skirts. S2M.
f
42-lnch cream Bedford Cords, for tail
or-made suits, separate skirts and coata
at, the yard, 21.50.
la allowed on each first class ticket,
and baggage wiM be delivered by sta
tion porters within a radius of fbur
miles at 2 1-2 cents a piece. Trains are
in charge of a guard. Tickets are
punched when passengers pas*
through the wicket on the platform,
and given up when passing out at
destination. All tickets are good tor
stopovers at moat stations within the
limits of expiration date, all that 1*
pecessary being to show your ticket
to the collector at the wicket and ne—
out. ,
"Special platform tickets are Issued
at one cent each to accommodate
those coming with or to meet friends.
In that way they take advantage, in
a financial sense at least, of the fMl
ngs of the people, which in Japan
lead them to appear in large numbar*
when their friends !«ave or when they
wish to welcome some one coming It
s own recollection that w»en t
left Kure, the naval station, home
ward bound, upward of a hundred ap
peared. and lined up on the platform,
to say good by in their best English,
it is considered a mark of very ireSt
disrespect in Japan not to go td the
station to see your friends off.’’
Approves Supreme Court RUI,
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 16.—Governor
Colquitt today approved the bill
passed by .the legislature for the re
lief of the supreme court. It pro
vides that the court shall hear argu
ments upon applications for writs of
error before granting them. This I*
the last act that rested on his d—U
Acid Destroys Negress' Sight.
VICTORIA, Tex., Sept It. — While
Hannah Ransom, a negress, was re
turning from church some one threw
acid in her face. The acid totally
destroyed her sight. The acid throw
er's identity is unknown.