FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1010. ---- Alkali in Shampoos Bad for the Hair If you want to keep your hair look ing its best, be careful what you wash it with. Don't use prepared sham- Poos or anything else, that contains 00 much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, ruins it. The best thing for steady use is ust ordinary mulsified cocoanut ofl (which is pure and greaseless), and i8 better than anything else you can use. i One or two teaspoomfuls will cleanse the hair and scalp thorough- 1y. Simply moisten the haid with water and rub it in. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing fevery particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive ofl ~The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves the pealp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and. essy to manage. : You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a few ounces will supply every mem- ber of the family for months, and li achievements by wedding a man who l| bas much to offer her besides a title ii and a leading position in English | society. I will be pleased to give you | estimates on all kinds of new and repair work in the care pentering line. I assure you that all orders will receive prompt and person- al atteations ; Overton Aykroyd 21 MAIN ST. PHONE 1070 . Do It Now Send us your hair or felt mattress to be renovated and recov- ered. es Br Tie SO inte mattresses at modern ocest. Oall or phone. j' cumstances. At all events, Mrs. As- § tor has now ji of the most cultivated homes of phere of devotion a j family, He selected the most beau- ~ | 8nd--the daughter of Edward 8. Wil- | Miss Willing's 7 2000000000000000000000000¢ | J. J. Astor's Ficst Wile Now Lady Ribblesdale, Has Had Romantic Career F000000000000000006000000 ITH the nidrriage of Mra Astor to lord Ribbles- dale, the ecurtaln now THE DA ie spent jaomey on others. They had it that the lovely bride was not in- iulged in a' private bathroom in the Southern hotel where they stayed on their honey\woon, but that she was obliged to wilk the length of the suite to a bath at the end of the hall, "However, she accepted her role, and ia an incredibly short time was letter perfect in the part of sub- social leader, with her famous mother-in-law as chief, After her son, Vincent went to goes up on the fourth act | school the younger Mrs, Astor took of a striking 1ife drama, in which a Woman, long accounted the most Beautiful in America, arrives at the greatest social heights, Lady Ribblesdale's first husband was Johm Jacob Astor, ome of the richest men in the world. Her wealth, beauty and' distinction finally made her not only a leader of New York's four humdred, but in Londen society as well, with King Edward as guest at more than one of her entertainments. } Theres was a momentary darken- ing of the social skies when Queen Mary showed her disapproval of the Astor divorce, but that was perhaps before she upderstood all the cir crowned her social From her early childhood in one Philadelphia, Ava Willing's extra- ordinary beauty attracted interested attention. She grew 2 in an atmos homage. And when John Jacob Astor began to look about him for a wife, he fol- lowed the custom of the men of his tiful and distinguished girl he could ling of Philadelphia, connoisseur in objects of art and descendant of an old and "roud Quaker family. It i= the first act of the drama we gl through the eyes of a Kansas J woman, who was invited to a luncheon baek in 1890 in Phila delphia. At her side sut Ava Wil. ling, then a girl of twenty. "She was the loveliest creature 1 ever had meen," the Kansas City woman said. "It wasn't merely that ber features were regular, her cotor- ing rich and harmonious. It was rather the regil way she carried her- self, and the way her head was set on her shoulders. I cannot deseribe it adequately, but at all events her Appearance gave me a new standard of feminine beauty. "1 saw her three years later at the Chisago ' Ne a. and the change in her Was. pathetic, She was in a wheel chair and husband was walking beside her. But Mrs. Astor looked anything buf]. happy. She was still lovely, of course, but the warm interest in life that had shone out of her expressive was gone. She looked sibly sad and forlorn. It occu me then that millions Badn't meant much to Ava Willing." It was not surprising that some of Battie ob'u' wilebflancel a rmial lis prinesly fortune and the hat his bride wonld have an opportumity to succeed his as leader of ; What Ava Willing thought may. Periage be riad Detesce ius mak} hat Gonduet, Gossips said John Jagob |: « vn 0 on the job all the time EO RILIABILITY. On. sehedula te - and at a low cost of operation. . VER HEAR OF A REO stopping 4 %ave on the initiative of the driv- d ©? The Reo is as reliable as the suninitsorbit. ~~ P orter 'ot soft arinke. We deliver to her William her little daughter, Alice Muriel, now | 17 years old, and went more than once for a summer or winter in England. Sometimes her husband went with them, but not always, and finally there came a sumnigr when he left them in Europe and came to Amer- ica, took his son out of school and went salling with him on the yacht Nourmahal for parts unknown. It was said he didn't wish Vincent to be humiligted by the -announce- ment he knew was coming. Three days after they départed, Mrs. Astor arrived in. New York: and the suit for divorce was imm ely brought. After the separation, Mrs, Astor went back to Philadelphia, taking her little daughter, Alice Muriel, with her, and leaving the son, Vin cent, then 17 years old, 10 the care of his father, Little Alice~~she is called Muriel now -- wrote to her father that her mother was very sad, and the colonel showed the letter to many of his friends. But the ted reconciliation did not take i Mrs. Astor, who had been a great social success in England, and had won the friendship of King Edward, returded there, only to be snubbed by Queen Mary. Mrs. Astor decided to return to the United States, bit did not stay long on this side, restiessly moving from one place to another, then re to England, taking some great hovse In Grosvenor Square, only to give it up in a day or a week and take an- other, She had her private fortune, left by her father, and she received an alimony variously stated as from $60,000 a year to $360,000. Meanwhile, two pretty young girls were being prepared by a clever mother, so goes the story, for soelal conquest, She was a méther from whom much ¢an be learned by those who wish to become learned in such natters. She had decided that her daughters looked better on the tennis tourts than anywhere else. She made ther: lefirn tennis, andlto play the gar * so well that they could look well while playing it. It is said she designed that the older one should eatch the eye of John Jacob Astor, the tennis loving divorced one. But it was not upon Katherine Force the millionaire's eye fell with favor, but upon her younger sister, Madeleine, who even then-was 6d-10 be. ehgaged to who.is now. her hus- uggested New York's exclusive set. ss. ok | 36 inch Herashaki Wash Silk, © 300 All summer Dress Goods and Suiti Fst By oak oH Great Stuumier Sal-> This sale is the semi-annual opportunity for all departments to clean out all broken ' lines; odd assortments; odd sizes; in fact, all merchandise requiring reduction for imme- diate sale. Many of these bargains offered on Saturday and through the month are now actually lower than present wholesale prices. For the sake of space and uniformity we have compressed values that deserve a big spread into these small lines. Read every one-- each line tells of a splendid saving. x SALE COMMENCES AT 9.00 PROMPT ON SATURDAY ET Unusual Hosiery Values Boys' and Girls' Buster Brown Hose 50¢ pr. Boys' and Girls' Ribbed Hose, special ca isaennnse es s3 pairs for 98c. Ladies' Black, White and Colored Hose sain viniainitians soos x 24 pairs for 98¢, Ladies' fine grade Lisle and Cotton Hose, in black, brown, grey, champagne and cream ............. 3 pairs for 98¢c, Ladies' fine Lisle Thisad Hose; black, white, ey and nigger brown; special .49c¢. pr. Men's Black and Colored Socks 4 prs for 98¢ Ladies' Black and White Lisle Thread : Hose ... x.....; 38c. pair Children's Brown and White Cotton Hose . . 3 pairs for 98c. Ladies' White Silk Hose at . 49¢. and 59c¢. pr. Ladies' pure Jilk Hose; special price cee os. $1.50 pair Look At These Wonderful Values At Js ® 5 0 8 0 00008000800 hp , Oc Pops Drapery Count 6 yards fine Needle Cotton, whiteand YA sen... . 6 yds. for $1.00 itched Table Napkins, ° pexdozent;..................8195 420) ieces fanc Plaid Gi hams . .29¢. yd. |" 49 Hicces 60¢: V ancy Dress Voiles . . 39¢. yd. "22 pieces fine Longcloth and Needle : Cloth ve. 22¢. yd. "he Ese ss : "10 pieces Jute Roller Toweling, very . "3 3c Sto! 33 36i } tne ran 196 yd aist or Dress Silk, in Copen, Meds a Fase es 'Shan and Pink, reduced to .69¢. yd. - Silk, Crepe de Chene, in nearly all Colors ..... iia. 31.49 yd. - Best quality, wide, Silk Poplin, black and colored ii 8139 ve. specia coos 91.25 yd. Ewe ewes RSE mA eee esa es ph : at re fl 'Wide Pailette Dress Silk, black and colored .............00.... 8225 yd. Large All Over Print Aprons .s Lavine +896, 50 doz a els special « « . 25¢ pair yds. fine, White Crepe Voile, 48 90 yas. Sine 50c. yd. INCE ry ae nae $1.00 yalue in Silk Wash Crepe, in all Lo COloN Lu iiss 0% yd at spe-~ cial prices, for this Clearance Sale. hoi WE .B¢. each at, in all shades . , Sc. ball Ese ania Ladies' Cotton Drawers, r The Values In Our Ready-to-Wear Section Will Command ' Attention and Create Quick Sales Ladies' fine Cotton Night Gowns craananases.98c, $1.49, $1.75, $1.98 Ladies' 'fine Cotton Petticoats 98¢., $1.19, and $1.50. 10 doz. Print Wash Waists ..........98c. Indian Head Wash Skirts, value $1.98, for. n ne + 980 Ladies' fine Crepe and Cotton Prin- cess Slips ............98¢c. and $1.49 Ladies' Crepe Corset Covers . . . .3 for 98c. Children's Gingham Rompers 20 cvesiis for 98c. and 75¢. Ladies' Print House Dresses $1.69 and $1.98 Ladies' fine Cotton Corset Covers Children's fine Embroidered Voile Dresses, all reduced for this sale. Ladies' Middy Waists . . . . $1.25 and $1.49 Children's Cotton Drawers . . . . . . 28¢. pair Ladies" Silk Poplin Dress Skirts .'. . . . $5.49 Children's Gingham School Dresses aie s. for 98¢., T5¢. each, 89¢. each Girls fine Gingham Dresses, at special sale price. . . Ladies' Voile Waists, $1.25, $1.49 and $1.98 Fine Silk Waists in black, white and TARO os, ea $2.98 Silk and Crepe de Chene Waists, specialat ...................§298 Crepe de Chene Camisoles, in pink and white, for... cui... ... $1.69 . 69c¢, for 50c pr. Children's fine Cotton: Night Gowns Children's Middy Waists ...........50c. Children's Middy Skirts. ...........758¢ "8 wm me es ane oats "Ladies' fine Cotton Drawers . . . 2 pairs 98ec. Money Saving In Our Boys' And Men's Section Men's Negligee Shirts . . . . .98¢c. and $1.49 Boys' fine N ligee Shirts . .69¢. and $1.39 Boys' School Blouses. . 2 for 98¢., and 75¢. Youths' Work Shirts, special at . . . ..$1.25 Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Draw- Boye: cd Balbrisean Dain SB ys awers . ; ; Boys' Wash Suits, reduced to 75¢., $1.25, $1.49 and $1.75. ; ig Men's Work Shirts; blue, khaki and Crasamanasseas ys $1.50, $1.98 tweed . Boys' Short Trousers in heavy . Mens Blue Duck Overalls and, $e red "4 at 9. ain - a TE. Bixee ne gous x