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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 WOMEN’S APPAREI IS THE MOST PRACTICAL OF ALL GIFTS Short, Medium and Long Lengths COAT SUITS $35.00 original values, several styles and materials .... $13.50 $37.50 to $39.75 original values, now .$15.00 $42.50 to $45.00 original values, now $18.50 $60.00 Yelutena Suit, now $35.00 $95.00 and SIOO Chiffon Broadeloth Suits velvet trimmed $35,00 $47.50 and $42.50 Chiffon finished Broadeloth Suits, now .. . . $30.00 $5.00 PUSSY WILLOW Qli CREPE BLOUSES AT *P A new shipment of the charming Blouses so well suited for Christmas giving, is just in. They are again.priced at the usual figure $3.90 Christmas Opportunities in Furniture HUNDREDS OF GIFTS THAT ENDURE Gifts in mahogany, golden oak, early English, Fumed oak, bird’s-eye maple, white enamel, brass, wicker or a score of other finishes and materials. A ROOMY ROCKER A MORRIS CHAIR A SMOKING STAND A SEWING TABLE A TELEPHONE STAND A MUSIC CABINET I Smefers I Telephone Stands, early English <f»o to C or mahogay, with seat tRQ V * PEDESTALS, golden oak, <j»o CA to $1 A or mahogany <SIU TABORETS, solid ts» A to mahogany w * vvl 30 FREE SURETY COUPONS To Everv Visitor in The Store THURSDAY Apply Stamp Desk , First Floor. MISS LILLY HILL WRITES OF WAR TIMES IN EUROPE. Miss Lily Hill of Paris, formerly of Augusta and Orovetown, writes most Interestingly to Mrs. George J. Bald win, of Savannah, of the French and Belgian refugees who aro being cared for in Paris and of the splendid work that is being done by the American Red Cross nurses and hospital work ers. Friends of Miss Hill will remem ber that she has a school for American girls in Paris and she -with Miss Leila Holl were In Switzerland when the war broke out. Miss Louise Mays and Miss Eleanor Hill were with them but they returned home, and Miss Hill went back to Paris in order that she might do what she could In helping the Belgian refugees and wounded soldiers who are being brought In from the front. She is at present working in the bandage room of the American Hospi tal. Miss Hill writes: "I have taken several afternoons off from the hospital work to look Into the refugee matter. First, I went to a large music hall, in which there are about 300 refugees. I found the con ditions quite good. The place was beautifully clean, quite well lighted and heated, a general air of peace. I talked to the head man, who took me through the building ht-> self. The men and women all sleep in the same great hall, the women on one side, the men on the other the children be tween The babies have a separate room, and they are under the 'are of two Red Cross nurses who are helped by the most Intelligent mothers. Society LONG COAT SUITS. Copies of Latest Paris M0de15529.75 $29.75 original values, various styles and materials now . .$13.50 $59.00 and $62.50 imported copies in fine broadcloth, now .. $30.00 $79.00 original value Longcloth Coats, with short effects, made in fine buckeye cloth, now .. $35.00 Other fine Suits for afternoon and street wear, original values of $129 to $159, now— SOS and $79 “I saw a charming baby girl, 18 months old. with a bullet hole through its foot. During the bombardment of the town (have forgotten where; the mother of the baby. In whose arms the child was held, was instantly killed, as well as a little girl who stood clinging to the mother’s skirts. These people are all given three fairly good meals a day, are clothed as far as It Is possible to rlo so, and are helped to find work. They seemed to have a large supply of women's clothes. In the vestibule I counted about thirty men and women waiting their turn to he given warmer clothes and perhaps the hops of find ing work. They were all very silent and very sad. "From there I went to St. Sulplce, and In the old seminary I found 425 refugees. The conditions there are far sadder. The building is very old, very dark, very cold, very forbidding. But everything possible Is being done to at least give these people a bed and food There, too, they need men's and boys’ clothes. The families are each given a separate cell, and they all eat in the big dining hall. There are 225 children among the 400. "Then I went to a small hall where the very young babies are kept. Their condition Is good, hut they need warm blankets etc. In all these places I found attractive French women giving (heir entire time to the care of these refugees. Mad Peltier a charming young woman, lives in St Sulplce with the refugees and really J can scarcely h more utterly unselfish and finer sacrifice. Rome of us Americans are giving an afternoon tea party, or Ladies’ Writing Desks, in golden oak, ma hogany or birdseye fA to d*OC maple $ I’DU Sewing Tables, solid to mahogany «P 0 Dinner Gongs and d*y| CA^°^XC Chimes sl3 Costumers . $250 ° $12.50 Wine Cabinets and Cellers A to golden oak and mahogany. . SJ. v Smoking Stands, early English <|*o to (J*t Q or mahogany Serving Trays, solid dj At° A mahogany v 4 * «y * v Candle Sticks, solid to mahogany, each $0 Shirtwaist Boxes, fA to d*A matting Tea Wagon, solid ma- Cl A C*JA hogany, willow or oak .... ROCKERS, upholstered <f»g to d»| r willow «])0 «pl«s ROCKERS, solid <J*r to d»or MORRIS CHAIRS, upholstered leathertte, golden oak or mahogany, dJ'T fA to <f*OC for $1 *DU 4>4«iD Wither Thanksgiving Day, to these St. Sulplce refugees. I talked to many of the wo men and found that most of them had arrived in Paris from their bombarded town on foot, with their children cling ing to their skirts, or in their arms. "Another afternoon I visited a soup kitchen where soup is given every day to 2,000 people. The lady in charge, who not only gives all her time, but helps with the actual cooking, told me that among the people who came regu larly for soup are several people of evident refinement. "I also visited the Belgian consul, and asked him what he thought of the suggestion to transplant some Belgian refugees to America. He seemed very interested and said he had heard noth ing of It, and told me to go to the fom I te-Franco-Beige, 4 Rue Edward VII. Said he was sure that many families would be glad to accept. There are dozens of other places to visit, which I h ope to do later on. In the meantime, Gelett Burgess and his bride called on me with a letter of In troduction from the new manager of the Century Magazine, Mr. Doty, and 1 find that they are eager to be put into the way of writing interesting war articles. 1 have promised to take them around to all the refugees’ places and also to go with them to see the ruins of Seulis. In addition to the refugee places I've already visited, there are at least a dozen more. Mrs. Burgess writes under her own name of Loomis She Is to appear In the century In December, I think, In an article written during the first few days of the war. "Dr. Gros, one of the heads of the Ambulance American Hospital, told me that he would take me in his car some time to visit a hospital at Font* eney-sous- Bols The conditions there are very bad. The men are obliged to return to the front with their uniforms over their naked bodies. At first It hap pened often, but now I believe condi tions are better. "One splendid thing to do Is to give THE AUGUSTA HERALD., AUGUSTA. GA. wooden legs to the French soldiers. The English government gives every man who has lost a leg, some sort of a leg. The French government gives nothing. A good leg can be got for 300 francs. I can buy a complete un derclothes outfit for one Belgian hoy and one Belgian man for SO. The French women, or many of them, are doing their part, hut (he things to he done are rn ore thnn I can take time to write about. Trains passing by, filled lo the utmost with wounded men going south, are to be met; the men j fed, rebandaged, cheered up and sent | on. The widows and orphans of Bel gian soldiers are to he looked after. 1 At 168 rue de la Tour, not far from me, a house is full of these poor crea tures, They need everything. When the refugees arrive by wagon or train they mUHt be met at the station itself j with hot coffee and bread. They ar- Irive famished and exhausted. The wounded are coming Into Baris faster than ever. One hospital one day re ceived 750. "This Is the coldest November I have ever spent In Barts. The men in the trenches are suffering torture. "I see Mrs. H. Bayne Whitney In and about the hospital every day. She | is simplicity Itself. She dresses just as we all do, in uniform, and she Is prac tical, sensible and devoted. She and her fifteen nurses are making all their bandages, compresses, etc., to take with them. They are planning to leave Paris at the end of this week to go to Roisson. which Is the farthest point to which they are allowed to go for the present. "I am sending a copy of the Figaro with Maeterlinck's article on Flanders. America Is doing magnificently. We all realize it and are proud of it. Italy and Spain seem to be doing nothing. The Americans In Baris are working like mad. Business men who for the i'me being are forced to stop their or /-• ary work, are nursing in the wards, doing the most menial service. "Every day and every hour I nee WHITES GROCERIES "More For a Dollar Than a Dollar Will Buy Elsewhere” SURETY COUPONS WITH GROCERIES COFFEE .. .. Rio, lb 19*’ E. C. D„ lb 29'- Bourbon Santos, lb. . ■ 25*-' Mocha and Java, lb.. .-38*1 PURE LARD Size 5 78*1 Size 10 81 55 Size 20 82 95 BUTTER Surety, best creamery, lb 38C EGGS Guaranteed strictly fresh, doz 38*1 SNOWDRIFT COMPOUND Size 5 54*1 Size 10.. 81 08 Size 20 82 15 FRUIT Lemons, doz 15*1 Oranges, large, doz.. .19'' Grapefruit each s*’ Apples, fancy, peek.. - 330 Fresh Cocoanuts, each . . .s*l Cranberries, quart.. .. IOC devoted workers, French, American, English, Swiss and Dutch. Every body talks to everybody. For the mo ment there is no class distinction, rich and poor work side by side, each one giving all he or she can. I spoke to a sad little woman today on the street. She said her husband was a prisoner in Germany, but that was all that she heard for seven weeks Mile. Rogler has not yet heard a word from Lise In Lille. A man was brought to the hos pital yesterday. They counted 100 wounds and then stopped. It's hard to believe that human flesh could stand such gaping wounds.” HOME OF YoUr^bUsTnESS When a man or woman asks me an impM tlnent question, he or she Is very noor annihilation, says Barbara Lee In (ti New York Press. If I were a rave lady, the awful thing would happen at the question mark; but With the ages of civilization at my hack and a veneer I all over me 1 am obliged lo look rriy po lite, surprised scorn. Need I aav that i 1 do not answer?’’ alie. asked, and then | goes on to say: i “I object to tiny one's asking me why ! I spend my time with such and such a I man. Now. there must tie a vie’y good j reason why I rlo It, and my time and • Its disposition are strictly my own nf i fairs. I am not threatening to break up j happy homes or hopeful heart* or the social scheme In general. But the truth ts Incontrovertible that per sons appeal ! differently to other beings Because a j well-meaning, candid questioner cannot see anything worth while In one of my 1 friends Is no excuse for an Impertinent j protest. possibly another questioning one asks the same explanation about my I objector. The trouble with this brand ' of thfrst for knowledge Is the the ques j tlon Is a thin form of voicing dlsap -1 proval. The remonstrating friend is not 111 a receptive mood. Be is not open 'minded arid willing to he convinced. "Why do you spend your time on that man?" Is another way of saying, 'You are a fool and I am dslappolnted In you for liking one whom I dislike.' "When some one asks me which of three men I love 1 am tempted to biff Special Christmas Reduction on FUR SETS Black Fox Muff, satin lined, (POO FA down bed; $35.00 value .... «pZ«^*DU Black Fox Muff, medium size, down bed, puffed ends, fine lining; (Pi C A A $22.50 value, for tPID.IJv/ Black Fox Muff of extra quality, hand somely lined; $47.50 value, $32.50 American Fox Muff, full, fluffy fur and very glossy, down bed, fancy pleated lining; value $67.50, $47.50 Striped Jap Mink Muff, handsomely lined, protected edges; (p *1 fA $67.50 value, for ip 4 ! I .SI/ Moline Set, large, flat muff, fancy put fed edges, flat collar; Q PA $27.50 value, for «P1C)»«)U Plucked Beaver Muff, large size, fancy puffed edge, handsomely d*| lAF lined; $19.95 value Cat Lynx Muff, head and tail, new mod el, finely lined, $29.50 (P|A CA value, for RICE Fancy Head Rice, 10 ilia 04*1 DRIED FRUITS reaches, 3 lbs 25*1 Apricots, 2 lbs 35' 1 Prunes, 2 lbs 27*’ Apples, 3 pkgs 25*’ Raisins, layer, lb TO 1 ’ Figs, layer, lb 18*1 Dates, l-lb pkg 14*- Raisins, cluster, pkg.. 23C Raisins, seeded, l-lb., 2 pkgs 23* : Currants, l-lb., 2 pkgs..2s*l Dates, loose, lb 12*’ Raisins, Sultana, l-lb pkg 19*’ Dates, Dromedary, pkg 10*1 Crystallized Cherries, lb GO* : Crystallized Pineapple, lb 48*' Crystallized AprlcotH, lb 08*' Shelled Nuts, Walnuts and Almonds, lb.. . 72*1 Walnuts and Almonds, lb 24*1 Almonds, paper shell, lb 24* : Brazil Nuts, lb 18*1 Sable Raccoon Muff, made on large, full down bed, four skins, double-hand pockets; $42.50 value, $*)Q 7C Kit Fox (Coney) Muff, large and flat, made on down bed, fancy (t»A PA shirred ends; sls value, for . . ipl/’DU Black French Coney Set, large flat muff, fancy scarf; $13.95 value SIO.OO Lipsic Lynx (Hare) Set, long fluffy fur, very soft and glossy, fancy muff, head and tail trimmed; shawl trimmed to match; $22.50 value, (jj-j rj Golden Mouflou Set of extra fine qual ity, large muff handsomely lined with satin; long straight “throw” PA scarf; $33.50 value, for . . . . «p££*DU Kit Fox (Coney) Set, flat muff and large shawl collar, saVt* Cl 1 QC lined; $17.75 value, for ... .ip 1 i.*/J Grey Mouflou Set, with flat muff and large scarf; $22.50 d»| F A A value, for <PID«UU CHEESE Cream, lb.. 20* : FLOUR Golden Harvest, 24-lb sack.. 95*' Self Rising Jersey Cream, 24-lb sack 90*1 POTATOES Irish, peek 30*' CANNED VEGETABLES Peas, sifted, 6 cans.. 75*' Tomatoes, No. 3 cans, 6 cans 53*’ Corn, Sugar, fi cans.. 48'’ String Beans, li cans.. . 45 Sweet Potatoes, No. 3 cans, 3 cans.. .. .. 29*’ Beets, Baby, 2 cans.. 29’ Asparagus Tips, Robin Hood, 3 cans 551- Tomatoes and Green Peppers, 2 cans 29* : Lima Beans, 3 cans. . 37C L.ve Hominy, No. 3, 3 cans 27*’ Pumpkin, No. 3, Van Camp’s, 3 cans.. .. ..25*1 Spinach, No. 3, 2 cans. 25’• Tomatoes, pulp, 3 cans.. 14*’ WHAT BETTER Christ m 2 s Gift Than a Sub scription to Some Well Known M a lazine. Attractive Club Rates Here . ill in whatever that ts. It Is such a wicked, scheming, malicious question. The unsuspecting Innocent might reply tYankly, truthfully—and then what a toad world, my master! I hive never known a reply to on Impertinent ques tion of this kind to treat Itself kindly. Before the sponsor can tie sorry, the 'admission,' the public confession, tile free offer of a heart, are on the way. Ira me Gossip putting the lever to the highest notch. ‘A lie travels a league whhe truth Is putting on his boots,’ soys the old copybook adage. I would like to throw one of the books after the questioner. “lias any one ever risked you why you have never married? I have heard that propounded again and again. I have seen the blush of embarrassment on ono woman s face equaled only by the blush on the listener’s cheek when she said truthfully that no one had ever asked her. I remember one Impertinent woman who asked and was floured by the reply: ‘Your husband Is the end to whom I owe my freedom.’ Embarrassing for all of us. ’’Generally, a woman turn* coward when asked about her blessed sing e uess. Hhe smiles and lies. The subject of Ideals of marriage is too big to be explained to the small mind of a ques tioner who Is generally married, by the way, and who pities all who are In the frying pan. I wonder If she ever know* how often she turns the knife In the woupd? So many reasons exist for a woman’s remaining unmarried, and so Intimate are they, that I wim-e when I heal’ a woman asked the tactless. Im pudent question. “When any one pries Into my hank account I object from ocver to 'over. It is absolutely my own affair. If I have been n spendthrift, I will keep that fact to myself. If I have been provident, miser y even, It is my own affair. If the money Is mine. There Is a dead line in ihe question field and It is dangerously near to the dnllav mark. ”Hlmllariy*do I refuse to answer ques tions about my earnings. If they are more thin you suppose or greater than I am worth, then I am clever to hoodwink Hie business world. if they are less than I am worth, I will keep the fact that I am a fool of the first water to myself. If I earn what I deserve, that Is my concern. ’’Many women ask others about their THREE Pecans, paper shell., lb— 25*’. 30* 40* and 60*1 Mixed Nuts, lb.. 20*1 HAMS Swifts Premiums, 1b... 19C BREAKFAST BACON Laurel Strips, lb 24*1 Majrst. Strips, lb 29*1 PLUM PUDDING R. and H., No. 3 55C No. 2 35*1 Individuals IOC MINCE MEAT Surety Brand, Jar 43*1 and 73C CANNED FRUITS, No. 3. Peaches, 3 cans.. 70*1 I’ears, 3 cans.. . 68*1 Apricots, 3 cans.. . • 69*1 Cherries, 3 cans. . . • 75C Plums, 3 cans 65C Apples, No. 3, 3 cans.. .-27*1 Peaches, No. 3, 3 cans. 27*1 Blackberries, No. 2, 3 cans.. 27*1 Pickled Peaches, No. 3, 3 cans. . 99C Pineapple, sliced or grated. No. 3, 3 cans. . . 040 Pineapple, chunk, 3 cans 50*1 age. Now. I don't care a flicker of my eyeiash about that, question. But It Is an Intimate one and most women ars foolishly sensitive about It. They have an Inalienable right to keep It to them selves. The withholding of the Infor mation harms no one. ■’To he equally rude with impertinent quest loners you should say clearly, forc ibly, yet politely, ‘None of your busi ness, Miss Blank.’ The sentence Is a little frazzled grammatically, but It la the retort courteous, the biff polite, tha sugar-coated conge that Is unanswer able. "It has been used for ages by humsn beings of all ages. It Is equally clinch ing In the schoolyard, the college or the forum of the world. Be sure you ars right, then give the only answer that crude, crass questioners deserve.’’ Roads Blown Up By Turk General Petrograd. The correspondent of the Bourse Gazette in Tiflis states General Handers l’asha, German mil itary officer In command of Turkish troops, on arriving at Erzerum, order ed the German engineers to blow up ill roads and mountain paths leading from Hassan Haiti to Erzerum. ’Has nan Hula lies on the direct line of tha Russian movement against Erzerum. It is elghtee. miles east of that city nnd twelve miles west of the main I Russian position at Keprlkel. Do your Christmas shop ping early and avoid the rush. There's no time like the present. It will pay to say "I saw it in The Herald.”