Women Will Never Wear Cotton While Silk Is Available So Says Prominent Charlotte Mer chant Speaking af Slump In Cotton Goods Charlotte Observer. When the textile manufacturers of this section produce a combination of cotton and silk in patterns similar u the higher-priced silk materials, they will hare no trouble intriguing mi- i lady, but women will never go back to cotton soeks and plain calico an 1 gingham dresses to please the textile manufacturers! That is the opinion of L. A. Doxey, Charlotte retail buyer of piece goods, who has been catering to women s wants in the way of dry goods for , more than a quarter of a century. 1 Demand For Silk Time was when women were will ing to wear the plain cotton gown, but j that was a long time ago—a verv long time ago, and now with the pop. j ularity of priee in silk materials, the demand for cotton dress goods has I been on the steady decline for sev- i oral years. Many textiles mills have seen the i trend of women's desires and have sought to give them what they want, 1 Mr. Doxey says, and as a result w.< men are looking with more favor than ever on the combination cotton silk products that are 1 ring shown on the market. A beautiful cotton-silk crepe is being shown in the small printed pat terns that are so popular in the high er-priced materials right now. Another Sample Another soft silken material, the base of whicn is cotton, is called j charmeusette. This material is ideal i for lingerie or draperies. It is shown' in all the pastel shades popular with silk piece goods.' There are many voiles on the mar- ! ket now that are a combination of i cotton and silk that are very sheer and durable. Some of the designs of these cotton silk materials that are now being pro duced are so similar to the silk goods now on sale, that the difference is not noticeable, Mr. Doxey pointed out. Women have got to be pleased. It is they who have to wear the material they buy, and the manufacturer can rest assured that women—women o*' good taste—are never going back to the coarser all-cotton stuffs again neither in hosiery, dress goods or lingerie, Mr. Doxey says. Learning Manufacturers are gradually learn ing that a departure from the old order of things is at hand if they are to sell their cotton materials. The more enterprising are not only manu facturing something new, but they are exploiting it, showing the advantages of the material and how it can best be made up, the piece goods buyer de clares. Only when manufacturers of cotton goods give v.omen what they de mand, '"ill they popularize their pro duct, Mr. Doexy asserts. Mooresboro News Of Events Of the Week (Special to The Star) Things are moving about as usual in our little town.. Mr. Bill Leister's nice house is nearing completion. Mr. W. W. Greene has treated h**, nice home to a new coat of paint. Mrs. Jimmie McCordwell and lit tle daughter, Lucy Lee, are here from Kentucky to spend awhile with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Green. Mr. J. M. Morris and daughter, Miss Clara and Mrs. K. H. Packer: and children spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. G. C. Newton near Hen rietta. " Mr*..Crowder Scruggs, of Fores’ City, spent a short while with his mother, Mrs. Toliver Scruggs, of th’s plp'-o. Mrs; Willie Harris spent the week end with her uncle, Anndrew El liott of the Pclkville section. A' number of Mooresboro people celebrated the Fourth of July Mon day; some went fishing, some to Chimney Rock and some to South. Mountain. Miss Flora Burris is home from Asheville where she has been working for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burris, of Asheville; - spent the week-end with their parents here. ** ** Mr. and Mrs. B. C. McCraw spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs C. C. McCraw. JAP SACRIFICES LIFE FOR BRIDE Evansville, Ind., July —William ldi, twbnty-two, Japanese waiter, sacrificed his life that his white girl bride might be happy. His body was found in a gas-filled loom here last nigbt. He had been dead apparently ten days. Two weeks ago ldi and Gladys Hines, nineteen, were married. A let ter found in the room told of a tragic tale of the barrier between Japan ese and his white sweetheart. “If you don’t give me $100 to^get the marriage annulled,’ it sad, ‘111 kill myself. Father says that >i * married a Japanese he would send both of us to jail. I don’t waat you to go to jail, sweetheart, and would die by inches if I had to go.’ The grass may look greener on your neighbor’s lawn because it needs eut ting. • T". > Our Annual Mid Summer July Clearance Sale MEN’S PIN CHECK PANTS 120 Pairs. Size 32 to 40 waist. $1.35 value, Spe cial during this sale— Pair— Begins Monday, July I2th i . i i 600 Pairs Men’s Heavy 220 Weight Suspender back triple stitched, full cut, 44 I yards to the dozen, indigo blue OVERALLS. SPECIAL DURING THIS SALE i 89c i This is a regular $1.50 overall for The Greatest bargain ever offer ed in Overalls in this country. MEN’S $1.35 STRIPED COTTONADE PANTS 120 pairs. Sizes 32 to 40 waist. Dark colors. Spe cial, Pair— 100 dozen “Red Star” Dozen. 27x27 inch ready hemmed Diapers, $1.75 One lot Men’s Wool Hats to close out at .. 75c 50c Brassieres Reduced to.. 10c 75c and §1.00 Camisoles, reduced to... 25c SPRING COATS TO CLOSE OUT Any Spring Coat in the house to close out atvoui $10.00 choice. | “Merricks” Best Six Cord Spool thread, all you want at, spool ....... One lot of Ladies All Wool Skirts that sold | for $5.00 and $6.00. Take your 75C j choice at .... ( 450 Men’s Work Shirts, GOLDEN RULE, dark blue, 75c quality, special 50c j during this July sale at, each. Men, you can’t afford to miss this bargain. -$18.75 AND $24.75 — Ladies All Wool Coat Suits to close out during this sale for .. $4.90 Ladies last color “HAPPY HOME” Dresses, special. -CORSETS $1.50 and $2.00 corsets reduced to.... $1.00 and $1.50 Corsets reduced ! to. 85c 95c 50c 10 PER CENT REDUCTION ON ALL SHOES AND SLIPPERS D^RIN<]_THIS f^LE* _ 10 PER CENT REDUCTION ON ALL MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS DURING THE SALE. __ w—ww. One lot Children’s ail leather $1.15 value, reduced to, , Pair_ Slippers, 28c -TRUNKS — New shipment of Trunks and Suit Cases at Bargain Prices. LADIES FILL STANDARD SIZE 18x9 INCH HAT BOXES Black enamel, leatherette bound, strong lock. Special sale A CL price All Voiles and Summer Dress Goods reduced for JULY SALE. Big lot 38 inch solid color, fine Voiles, Sale Price. QG** One lot Silk Rayon, 36 inches wide. . Reduced to, Q C ( Yard____ OJ C \ I BIG 10c COUNTER I 36-inch Cotton Serge 27 inch White Dimity 27 inch 25c Cotton Poplin 36 inch Curtain Goods One lot Outing 32 inch Solid Color Ginghams 32 inch Fancy Dress Ginghams 36 inch Blue Chambrav Yukon Solid Blue Cheviot for mens shirts 10c Big lot ladies white canvas slippers, pair 10c Fine Grade Sheeting--l"c j Ladies 25c Heather Hose ——-- 10c j Men’s Grey Work Sox -j