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Daily British Whig (1850), 31 Mar 1917, p. 8

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PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. S Right If you will drop in we can show you how you would look in one of our handsome spring suits or overcoats. The garments of your choice, and it will require but a moment. We are ready to dress every man that comes to us as he should be dress- ed. Here you can "try on"' dozens of suits and overcoats until you find the fabric, pattern and cut that precisely suits your taste, type, and temperament. Suits, $15.00 up to $25.00 Top Coats, $12.00 up to $22.00 Livingston's, If Off Your Route, It Pays To Walk. To-Night Gloves tor Easter BEST QUALITY IMPORTED F RENCH GLOVES; genuine kid, every pair fully guaranteed; black, white and the new shades of tan and grey; all sizes from 53 to 7}, at less than manufactur- er's present price. $1.50 a Pair. » ~~ CHAMOISETTE GLOVES; white, tan, and natural; the washable kind, at 75¢, 90c and $1.00 a Pair. -------------- LISLE THREAD GLOVES, in black, white, tan and greys, all sizes at 50¢, 60c, and 75¢ a Pair. MEN'S KID GLOVES; Pent's best Eng- lish make in heavy Cape Kid and grey suede, the last for some time at this price. : $1 50 A PAIR nn CHILDREN'S KID GLOVES | pointed him to the R.S.A. staf], : summer business, | months after reaching Canada, dur | Ing the winter of 1915-16, he re- [+ || mo ews. | | MILITARY ~ CIRCLES. Soldiers social hour 'ing 8.15 Lantern song | Special music | Stephen, St. service Andrew's church, | 'Lieut. Willoughby, {cer of the 23 hays been | Ambulance Corps, Kingston He | | being replaced by Captain 'Grant, M. { Ib, Kingston | Capt. E. Campbell, Cobourg, wa lat headquarters on Saturday Major G. 1. Campbell, C.R.O., i {expected in the city this evening andlor Paul Herve, Jean Briquet, the garrison | English version having been made by will take charge of the { church parade to Sydenham Stree | church on Sunday morning. | mont Each of the five selected regi- {ments will have otuer regiments to} ye, tiful music, it has a story that atsist in bringing it up to strength, | with my the 15th Regiment, ments; the and 46th Regiments. ada. The military the medical hospital at Whitby, which is hardly what he locked for. HRN The Late Mrs, George C, Chapman. The death occurred at Seeley's Bay, on March 25th, of Mrs, George C. Chapman, following a stroke of paralysis, Deceased was seventy- three years of age, and was born at | Berrytown, Deceased was an Angl- can in religion, and is survived by | her husband, two sons and two , daughters, George H, Chapman of Hamilton; John Chapman of Lecd:; Mrs. Henry Willis, of Seeley's Bay and Mrs. Charles Sweet of Ganan- oque, The funeral took place on Tuexdy March 27{h, to St. Peter's Church, at Seeley's Bay. Rev. H. Smith, cf Lyndhurst, conducted the service. The pallbearers were ¥. W. Young, J. Blair, J. C. McKinley, W. J. Raney, H. Moore, A. Leadbeater, CAPT. WILLIAM SMITH NOW WITH THE R. 8. A. Returned From Front Twice Because of Rheumatism-- Will Be Instructor. Another returned officer hag been (appointed to the instructional staff of the Royal School of Artillery in the person of Capt. William, Smith, son of Mr: T. G. Smith, 109 Gore street. Capt. Smith. was one of the (first Kingston officers to reach the front, and spent several months in {action hefore heing declared medi cally unfit and given leave of _ab- 'sence to eome to Canada and re- Leuperate. Rheumatism was the 'cause of his disability, and in a few covered sufficiently to return. The rigorous climate in France however, brought back the oll trouble on his return, and for the second time he came back. In spite, of persistent efforts to allow him 19] 'make another attempt at the front, the miliary authorities decided that he should remain here, and have an- where his overseas training 'and ex- ' perience should be of great value. There's a Long, bong Trail. The big number sung by over 5.- 000 British soldiers as they waited for death on the mined steamer Tyndareus. Hear it at the College Book Store. A Meeting of Dentists. At a meeting of the Kingston Den- tal Society, held Thursday evening, it was decided to make a moderate in- cresae in fees for professional ser- vices. It was pointed out that fees for some operations are lower than they were twenty-five or thirty years ago, and much lower than in many other cities and towns, This action was considered imperative owing to the great increase in cost of living and in everything pertaining to the practice of the profession. Customers will greatly oblige by returning all kegs, cases and bottles at once, as all empties have to he overhauled and repaired within the next month in order to handle the ~-Bajus' Brewery. Canadian Casualties. Died of Wounds--E. Cotey, Lind- say. Wounded--J. R. Lane, North Au- gusta; J. A Harstone, Peterboro; Ross Hart, Camden East: M. J Mec- Auliffe, Omemee; E. F. Post, Have- Seriously IMB. Pickford, Co- bouts. : 'Vogue; Harper's Bgzaar, Delineat: or, Modern Priscilla, work, Fashionable Dress; oh The Sunday even- vddress by"Rev. J. W. medical, offi- | Of all the productions mad# this sea- th Forestry Battalion, | son, ferred to the Field] the distinction of having the longest The 14th Regiment will be backed entirety that so impressed itself in lin the new Canadian Defence Force its long run in New York. | by the 4th Hussars dnd 47th Regl- and Lieut.-Col. W. Y. Mills will have {the three mentioned units to work Belleville, takes in the 16th and 49th Regi- 41st at Brockville the 49nd, 56th and 59th Regiments; the 43rd Ottawa Regiment the 5th Dra- guons, and the 57ta Peterboro Regi- ment the 3rd Dragoons, 40th, 45th According to information from Ot- tawa there is seme mix-up as to what position Capt. Edward Ryan is to oc- cupy in the Canadian Medical Ser- vice. When Capt. Ryan left England he understood he was to look after all the shock cases returning to Can- hospitals were then under the control of the Hospi- tals Commission, but since he left work of the hospitals has been transferred to the Army Medial Corps, and Capt. Ryan is sla- ted to command No. 2 Convalescent To-night 'The Girl Who Smiles." | 2 "The Girl Who Smiles' direct | from its successful run of 200 nights at.the Longacre Theatre, will appear at the Grand Opera House go-night. "The Girl" Who Smiles" enjoys S|run to date on Broadway of any of then. Although commonly described as a musical. comedy, it is more than that. It is a fight operetta in a class $| with "The Chocolate Soldier," "Ha- vanna' and a fit successor to "Alma," "Adele'" and "Tue Midnight Girl™| S| which was written by the same auth- tl Adolp Phillip and Edward A. Paulton. | It will be presented by thé same wonderfully balanced company in its The re- markable thing about The Girl Who Smiles" is that independent of its in itself without music would be an exceedingly interesting play. i "In Walked Jimmy." ! The grand old game of bluff play- ed right up to the notch by a clever young man who possesses '"'a heart full of love, four dollars and thirty- seven cents and two neckties" ig the medium for introducing "In Walked Jimmy", the four act comedy which brings George Summers and a high class company of fifteen people to] the Grand Opera House on Tuesday | evening April 3rd. i Jimmy, full of sunshine and "pep" to say nothing of a few ideas on the management of a baby shoe factory has been dispelling gloom for a whole season, and still there are a few peo- ple who have never made his ac- quaintance, More is the pity because Jimmy is worth knowing. Jimmy manages everything, Even Old Sol is on hig pay roll, ready at his beck and call to turn on the sunshine in great golden floods whenever gloom threatens to get the upper hand. Described as " a comedy with a j | f purpose' this play from «the pen of Mrs. Ronie H, Jaffa, a clever Cali-| fornia playwright is guaranteed to| please. | At Griffin's. | Again last evening our splendid | programme was viewed by a large and 'interested audienc2, who com-| mented favorably upon the excellency of the bil in general, and the feature attraction "Great Expectations," in play, being an adaptation of tha novel by Charles Dickens is sufficient evi- dence in itself that the picture is one which is sure to please young and old alike. The two youthful favor- ites Louise Huff and Jack Pickord, wha are starred in this production, have done much to make this picture thre great success it is, and are given ample opportunity to display their splendid artistic ability. The thrill- ing enisode of "The Shielding Sha- dow," which 'was shown again last night, is of more than usual interest, and is surrounded throughout with mystery and intrigue, The picture programme is nicely rounded out with a "Mutual Weekly," showing items of interest in all parts of the} world. * In addition to the above picture programme the management also have a splendid vaudeville act, very novel and entertaining, which con- tributes to the general succesg of our "programme, This bill will be shown for the last tine this evening. Mary Pickford Coming to Griffin's Mary Pickford's appearance is al- ways one of charm. No matter whether she is in rags, the silk ki- mona of Butterfly, the riot of colors of far gway India, the worn-out home garments of Tess and the Foundling, or the clattering wooden shoes of | Hulda, there is always the same charm, the same sweetness and the winsomeness that makes her so ap- pealing to everyone. In her latest Arteraft picture, "The Pride of tae Clan," to be seen in fais eity shortly, ! she portrays the Scotch lassie, and; when clad in kilts and with her gold- en hair thrown about her gracefully poised head she is more beautiful thah ever. It is a character t holds out every opportugHy To the star for making it one of the most popular parts she has ever created. In other words it is an ideal Mary Pickford part, and that is just what all of Mary Pickford admirers want, At the Strand. The principal role in "The: Last of the Ingrams,'" newest Triangle play, which will be seen at the Strand for the first three days of next week, Is allotted to Wm, Desmond. The story hug to do with one Jules Ingram, the last of a family of well-known set- tlers in a bleak Cape Cod community. Jules has inh®rited a genial and lov- omy Led 5 JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. -- Women's Prettiest NEW EASTER CLOTHES : Are Now Ready. Easter Coats, Suits, Dresses, which are dis- tinctively individual. These new styles have just arrived in time for Easter buying. You may select any Suit, Coat or Dress tonight and have it ready for Caster. even if not ready"to. buy. > LaidlawsEaster Kid Gloves Our tested French Kid Gloves for street and dress wear, in tans, shades, black. $1.50 pair. The "Brabant" greys, white, navy, mode A high class French kid glove in shades of tans, black, white, greys, modes. $1.75. All fresh new stock just received from France.' Easter Handkerchiefs Dainty novelties, 25¢ to 75¢." Fine plain linen, 5c to 35c. Fine sheer linen, |5¢ to 25¢. Easter Veilings Smart black veilings in a number of new Easter Neckwear = meshes. Just received many novelties. , them tonight. Come and see John Laidlaw ing disposition from his French mother, but his inhospitable sur- roundi depress him so thoroughly |= that he becomes a drunkard just to|S= be different from his neighbors. Mercy Reed, a girl who has made one great mistake which has led to her astracism, shows her sympathy 'with Jules when his home is sold at auction. They become friends and in facing the abuse and hatred of their fellow , finally achieve a victory that leads to the better things of life. Mr. Desmond ig ably sup- ported by Margery Wilson. Comedy reels and polite vaudeville will also hold the boards. LATE SOCIAL NEWS. Miss Mavis Soutter, St. Catharines, the guest of PA and 'Mrs. W. P. Anderson for several weeks, is "amin Go Rissoh. on Jlondar. hie 8 Kingston to ht Se: = 'with her Sranamatber, Mrs. Hubbell. Bagot st ise 1 Doris Brown is visiting herli cousin, Mrs. Millan, and Miss Ruts Hubbell, in Ottawa, is returai Monday to her home in Kingston A colored woman sentenced to or urriveq at the peni A peat College Book Store. LOTELY WATERFRODE n and women with NEOLIN very Satishuctory and is ABSO- TR i A

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