OCR Text |
Show truth 4 THE SOCIAL SWIM. the storm permitting be more s and a trifle less proud of him in his slavish attitude, and he will appreciate the matter more in the future. g.a-ciou- Theres at least one army officer . does not appreciate the value and the eternal uses' of the telephone. The story goes that he recently had a phone placed in his quarters with the idea of communication with his friends. Now whether1' the chief has given the fact away or not, no one knows, but there seems to be an opinion prevalent that the phone is a company one and kept exclusively for the use of the men in quarters, and the various maidens at the city end of the' line. Being a bachelor himself, the officer has been very lenient toward the feminine portion of those who have called him by day or night "to answer the phone. With visions of a fair acquaintance at the other end of the' line, (the officer in question has many of them), he would step to the instrument and in his very best murmur gently the customary voice . .Hello." In response came the question, Are you the captain of ComYes. Well, Im pany Blank?" dt SKirts-9- 8c Vp to $1.75 Kinds. n. Bargains that will be best appreciated by the men who secure them. Shirts made of best madras, pretty colorings aud pattern desings white grounds with neat figures or stripes and the tan, blue and others; plain bosoms and plaited bosoms. The best making that go into a. shirt. Every size. $1.25 $1.50 and $1.75 shirts, Monday April 1.3th and week 98c. 3Iens store removed to front entrance 3th So. . Mary. Hansen, and Still another Englishman is to get one of the fair girls of the city. The marriage of Miss Bertha Carter and Thomas Griffin is to take place the last of the month. The wedding will be a quiet pne of the church kind and will be in nowise a social fiinc-tioHowever a great deal of interest clusters around the affair, as the brides parents are among the older residents of the city, and, although the ?irl herself is not so well known in social circles as some others, there are ew who are more especial favorites Mens Madras and Percale :han Bertha Carter. It speaks well or the groom, too, that she has recently spent several months among he military set on the Coast, and yet eturns heart whole to her allegiance. dt Walker Bros. Dry Goods Co. Id like to speak to Private Larsen. All sorts of requests of this., kind have reached him- since the hello- machine was in place, and he has, finally .decided to have it removed to the company quarters. So far he has administered no reprimands, but., has given Private Larsen a twelve hours, leave of absence that he and Mary might discuss the matter in a wireless fashion. Just how long - - Two of the former belles of the joining the military, and will be additions to society during their stay. city are back this week surrounded dt by flourishing families ,and are wela to word the wise is sufe They say variecomed by friends of the ty. Mrs. T. A. Baldwin, who is bet- ficient, but the great difficulty is in ter known as the beautiful and dash- knowing who are the wise. Now if the hell pialntain his saccherine disposiand who was prob- girl for whom this is intended is wise, tion under the circumstances, is the ing Aggie Judge, will make the chains, in which she ably the most popular of those popular she question his friends are discussing. girls, is down from Montana, and has holds the young man a little less in the Judge mansion a evidence. Some men do" not object to Today promises to be a dry and already given look with her two babies. being exhibited in chains, but they thirsty day at the Country club. The habitable are few and far between. And the hostess for the day is to be Mrs. Mont She will remain some time, and may return of their mother great majority of men would rather no Ferry, than whom a more popular hos- wait for the one saw the links till they fall as tess would be hard to find. She is one and sister from the Orient. Bessie shackles from them at the altar. So who does not fear to trust her charms Wilkes Styer is the other, who comes tomorrow to when he accompanies you her husbands post to a comparison with those of the home from spend the summer. Both of them from church in your new gown, and girls, as evidenced by the fact that have but added to their charms in all things are propitious, the gods of she will be surrounded by a bevy of the prettiest bachelor maids in the club, who will assist her in serving 9 tea. The Sherman girls, Miss Dooly, 9 9 Miss Burke, Mrs. McClure and Miss Si 9 9 Mary Lou Anderson will be among tif 9 the number, and it is safe to say there Si 9 will be something doing around the Sr 9 tea table. The girls will all wear SrSr 9 r 9 their swell gowns and as an 9 inspection drill the opening will al- SrSr 9 most rival the millinery display tomor9 9 BIG SALE OF CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES. row. It is planned to have a mock Sr 9 tournament between the principal Sr 9 comedians and the new cleek (which Sr Sr Grandest values ever offered in this department for two reasons: 9 9 in the skillful hands of the printer be- Sr reason to our The first patrons being give Sr spring 9 came a check a week or so ago) is 9 Sr g second reason the is to get our customers ac9 to be used by "Bobble Harkness. bargains; new the with location Sr on main the floor. All who 9 quainted dt dt departments 9 Sr 9 None too scon the season of peni- A appreciate big values in good goods will not fail to be here Monday. 9 9 tence is over, and at the butterfly SrJr White curtain loops, finished with Irish point lace curtains, with 9 Sr two tassels, per pair 5c plain centers and fancy border 9 stage in the game of society the gay A 9 Sr patterns, per special, Dotted and curtain pair $ 6.75 9 figured'printed girl, who has languished in retirement Sr Swiss, full yard wide: 20c is the 9 Fine Irish point lace curtains in (from noteriety) for forty days past A 9 Sr Monday only, per price; regular beautiful full size for patterns, 9 will emerge tomorrow in all the love- Jr yard 10c largest windows, $ 4. 75 9 per pair Sr head Easter liness of the 9 A 20c grade curtain Swiss, 40 inches Full 4 size Tapestry table covers, 9 Sr different a dozen The patterns gear. daily society reporters, Sr wide, 9 pretty fringed edges, come In 9 who for the past six weeks have Sr to select from, special, per yard. 1 2Ac blue and gray mixed floral patSr New art and terns worth plain figured, 11.50, special.. burlap, only, 1. 10 9 9 sought in vain for something which A in choicest and print colorings 9 Kherbela 4 A covers, size, was not too informal to print will Sr 9 15c beautifulTapestry ings, per yard oriental patterns, spec9 a Sr Ruffled Swiss window curtains, one be- kept busy from now on with 9 1.00 Sr 9 string of gayeties, and the welkin (?) Sr yard wide and two yards long, Oriental couch or table cover, ex91 50c will resound with what the tyro calls Sr per pair quisite design, worth $8.50, Sir And the Sr .mirth and satisfaction. ; special $ 2.75 9 Nottingham lace curtains, full S will all be 9 of heart the affairs 45 Inches wide, A and spring long Cross yards India couch covers. 9 stripe busiA resumed in order, Cupid having 1.00 full couch size i ...... 9 pair per A $ 2.25 9 ness at the old stand some time ago. A Extra grade white Nottingham lace Flemish couch drapery, extra full 9 results of A 54 Everyone is waiting the sizBi beautifully finished and full by long yards curtains, 9 A now and hopsome.of his .labors just rich in design inches wide, special per pair . . . .$ 1 .60 A $ 5.25 9 will be cases of 9 a number, that ing. June. before for "print ready - old-tim- out-doo- . house-cleanin- far-fame- d 8-- 8-- I ; - - dt dt The swell set is to add a really new girl to its coterie this season in the person of Miss Jessie Fox, who will make! her debut in. local circles this spring. Miss Fox has been in boarding school and college during so many years that she has been quite out of the home set to which she will doubtless be an acquisition. No doubt the Fox ranch will be a popular place this summer, and many or the young men will be making bids fdr favors in the form of invitations to that delightful spot. dt dt And so there is a possibility of the for the Amelia Palace being summer. If Colonel and Mrs. Holmes return to the city there will no doubt be a great deal of entertaining up around that vicinity, as all the families recently established in the flats are celebrating their advent into .real life by a series of events. Then, too, the city is displaying more and more its charms as a summer home, and people are always ready for a summer frolic supplied by the well known hostesses. dt & Theres nothing the boys have- enjoyed so much for a long time as listening to D. H. Peery, the returned missionary, discoursing on the appearance of D. E. Burley clad in the leis re-open- ed - of the natives. As yet the other misno reference to the has made sionary took in the decoration, but part Peery there are a few who have received letters and things from wise ones on the spot, and they can show a few of the things in black and white. it dt The friends of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Fischer are rejoicing over the recovery of the latter from a very serious .operation. The matter has been kept quiet, but the beautiful young matron, who is numbered among the married belles of the city, has been alarmingly ill at St. Marks hospital for nearly two weeks. dt dt his Benner X. mark Smith has returned from an eastern trip, and, although it has been observed that he wears & hat two sizes larger than that former ly covering his noble brow, no results are forthcoming from Mississippi-Doubtles- s there are attractions nearer home, and he is one who does not fail to see them. dt dt .Speaking of military capes it ha been noted during the past two weeks that one girl has discarded the cape |