Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 99, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 September 1920 — Page 5

CHICAGO HAS BOOKSHOPS ON EVERY CORNER Little and Big, They All Are Doing Thriving Business. MANY WOMEN OWNERS By FREDERIC J. HASKIN. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—lnteresting little bookshops hare been springing up in Chicago of late, as thickly and quickly as mushrooms. The fact that they are all thriving, although distinctly of an advanced and highbrow character, is a pleasing comment upon the Chicagoans’ taste and wide-awakeness. It may be that the influence of the war, which gave every one the incentive to read more seriously than before. Is still lingering, and that people are turning from the countless war books they have perused only to indulge their newly acquired habit in more general reading. Then, again, it may be that Chicagoans have always hungered and thirsted for good books and the new bookshops have only brought this longing into prominence by satisfying it. Women have good reason to be proud of the part their sex plays in the development of literary Chicago. To a casual observer it appears that a large percentage of the little book shops are run by wftmen. This supports the theory of Marcella Burns that running a bookshop is peculiarly a woman's job, needing, as it does, a personal touch and understanding as well as business ability. And Marcella Burns ought to know because she rups one of the largest book departments in the city for one of the largest department stores. A few years ago Miss Burns undertook the management of the very small and undeveloped section typical of the department store and made it. by her own energy, combined with vision, into one of the most satisfactory bookshops in Chicago today. It is an amusing sidelight upon the rapid advance of wonrmn in industry

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to note that the man who was her boss before she got this Job is now working for her in tho capacity of assistant. One of Miss Burns’ most successful innovations was to make the head salesman of each section the buyer of that section also. She felt that not only was the salesman well fitted for this duty, being in close touch with the public and thus knowing the demand, but also he would take a much keener interest in selling the books he had chosen himself, to vindicate his judgment. "Besides,” says Miss Burns, ‘‘he has the fun of buying the books and selling them, too, and doesn’t get into a rut.” Another of her novel touches is the book “fair” which is held every fall. It is sometimes like a county fair except that instead of farmers coining from miles around to exhibit the largest turnip or pig, publishers come from all over the country, or send their representatives, and exhibit, each In his little booth, the various books, old manuscripts and other interestinb objects of his business. There are speeches by well known authors, there are the originals of illustrations, there are demonstrations of printing methods. In fact, the public is taken into the heart of the publishing businegs, and shown how much work and talent go into the making of books, with the result that one looks at them with new respect and interest. Fanny Butcher’s book shop, a very small one of an entirely different type, has the distinction of being the only book shop run by a critic. It does not appeal so much to the general public as Miss Burns’ venture, but it probably appeals more to book lovers. Miss Butcher has been a critic and book reviewer for five years. Last spring it occurred to her that her wide knowledge of books and constant association with them might be of value to the book buying public in another capacity. So she and another girl not long out of the University of Chicago started a modest book shop. “It wasn’t started with a commercial purpose,” said Miss Butcher, “but it has been very successful commercially, in spite of the fact that I knew hardly anything about business when we began. “The nicest thing about the shop, I think, is the way it seems to attract the authors who go touring through our midst. Many a literary light who has called has finished his visit by helping me dust books.” Miss Butcher's guest book contains I

such names as Maurice Maeterlinck, W. B. Yeats, H. L. Mencken, Frederic O'Brien and Edna Ferber. Carl Sandburg has inscribed along with his name this appropriate sentiment: MEN OF FAME COME HERE. “Next to a real restaurant, what is more holy than a real book shop? May the spiders be a long while getting this one of F. B.’s.” Next to Miss Butcher’s shop is the children’s book shop, devoted exclusively to good books and constructive toys for the young Chicagoan, and showing that Chicago is going in for culture from the ground up, as it were. This shop is three years old, and is run fly Louise Douglas Hyde, herself the mother of three children. Only good books are sold here, so the busy parent who has no time to censor his offspring's reading turns to it with relief. The shop itself is a charming place, artistically decorated by Genevieve Stump. Everything is upon a small scale, even to the low door by which you enter, so that the child feels that here is really a shop meant for him. A book shop far removed from these in character, but also run by a woman, is the Radical book shop, one of those laidmarks of liberalism which nearly every city cherishes. This shop with the radical name has for proprietor a gentle-voiced little lady, Mrs. Udell, assisted by her daughter Geraldine. Its history I* an interesting example of the idealism, which however much

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we may disapprove of It, we can not help but admire. Four years ago Mr. and Mrs. Udell started their shop In a chubby hole'on Clark street, with no money to speak of but a great deal of faith. For two years they struggled along, selling books and pamphlets treating economic and social subjects in an advanced way, and eking out their income by running a laundry agency in the shop. In times of great emergency they sold one of the valued books from their private library, "feeling like cannibals when they did so,” says Mrs. Udell. BACKED B 1 AUTHORS. Two years ago, just when they were beginning to glimpse some success for their long struggle, Mr. Udell died, leaving Mrs. Udell, who is blind, alone in the world with two growing daughters and no money. But the many friends wbieh the little shop had gained, rallied to its support in this crisis Two of them, Therou Cooper and Sherwood Anderson, organized the Co-operative Book Stores Company, nearly every regular customer of the store took one or more shares in it, and the Radical book shop now occupies a quaint and colorful corner store. The fact that Sherwood Anderson is one of its backers gives it dignity even In the eyes of the conservative; since his book, "Winesburg, Ohio,” has been called one of the greatest in a decade by critics here and abroad. Recently the Co-operative Book Stores

Company started a second shop in the downtown district, called the Walden book shop. Both these stores are tun on a co-operative basis —that is, if you buy a book there you are given a slip of paper, upon which you write your name and address to leave with the shop. Then at the end of the year a certain percentage of the profit made on the purchase of your book is returned to you. So far the percentage returned to purchasers has been so low as to be negligible, but, as the shops are already paying dividends to the stockholders, it is to be expected that their customers will soon be surprised by substantial results. ITCH All Druggists are authorized to refund the money if Dr. Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil falls to cure the Itch no matter how severe the case may be. It is a Healing Antiseptic of the highest quality, recommended by every druggist. 30c per bottle.

Until 6 O’Clock Saturday You Must See the New Middy Dresses They’re far cleverer than any we’ve shown before. There are two groups of them —one having skirts of chambray buttoned onto a white blouse of Lonsdale jean, with collar and cuffs to match the skirt. These collars and cuffs are trimmed with white braid and there’s a black silk tie and an emblem on 1 the left sleeve. Skirts are box pleated and in blue, green and brown. IJ ’ The other group is similar in style, but the material makes rrUir 1 them distinctive. The pleated skirts, collars and cuffs are of I \ X V®* pin check ginghams in pink and white or blue and white, W while the blouses are of white Lonsdale jean. Sizes 6to 14. JL JL And the price is so very reasonable —they are only— P *5.95 Gingham Dresses, $3.95, $4.95 and $5.95 No sooner does one unusually clever model catch your eye than you are attracted by another equally as pleasing, so interesting is the assortment. There are plaids and stripes, checks and plain ginghams, all of substantial quality and in every 1 wanted coloring. Sizes 6 to 16 years. Regulation Flannel Middies, $1.95, $2.95 Middies, $10.95 and $3.95 Flannel middies are now here in the All-white middies of Lonsdale jean desired shades of navy, red and green with white-braid trimmings on collars with white braid trimming. Sizes up and cuffs, in all sizes, to 20 years. —Pettis Junior dept., second floor. I J These Are the Stockings to Buy for School Wear / offiu Boys’ Heavy Stock- Misses’ Stockings, 86c y ings 65c Mercerized lisle stockings of )h2|2f fine finish with extra spliced Fast black stockings, extra heel and toe, in black. tSL spliced at toe, heel and knee to insure long wear. Children's Sample ® Stockings, 39c v Children 9 Socks, 29c Both fine and heavy ribbed f M White socks with fancy con- stockings, extra spliced at M A m tresting tops, in good range of heels and toes. Regularly Bizes these would sell at 50c and 59c. T WW m Boys’ Stockings, 39c, 1 Y6U/ JL l(Z( Misses’ Brown Hose, 50c 3 Pairs, sl.lO A special purchase of misses’ Good heavy weight stock- Does she want a dear, litflne gauze stockings in cordo- ings, reinforced at heels and tie, trimmed hat of velvet van. These are of durable, toes. These are slightly irreg- like the one sketched above? long-wearing quality. ular. -Pettis hosiery, street floor, aisle fire. If s0) she is Sure to find One in our charming collection for the miss of 6 to 16 years. /’>! ell >ITI • They are priced from $4.98 Children s Underwear m upward. ■a/f-J WT * 'LI. Beautiful beaver sailors lvildseason W ClffiltS with upturned brim and band 0 and streamers of ribbon, are Boys’ Nainsook Union Children’s Waists, 39c shown in black, taupe and Suits, 79c Fine gauge taped cotton brown, and are priced unMade full, V-cut neck, sleeve- waists, with taped buttons and usually low ST A less and knee length styles, metal tubes for supporters. at with closed crotch. _ . _ , Children s Taped Union There are felt sailors, too, Boys Porous Mesh Suits, SI.OO in brown, tan, blue and Suits, 95c Very fine quality taped with black; priced AJ AQ Short sleeve and knee length taped button's, in sleeveless or from §3.49 to style, in ecru color. knee length styles. millinery. —Pettis knit underwear, street floor, aisle five. second floor. Sampeck Triple Service A I ) UITS Stand the Test Sampeck suits are built for t^le k°*’ s “ will be boys,” and they’ll stay with him through the roughest sort of Sale Os Children's In C ut, material, and W W tailoring these suits exE Jp ys cel, and there is nothing Jg Jg jLtf to equal them for wear. fil The Pettis Boys’ Clothing SecChildren’s patent colt or W tion is featuring Sampeck suits, gunmetal button or lace J§ reasonably priced from shoes, spring heel, sizes 54.?.S 4 .?. $5.45 $ *32— Misses’ lace shoes in patent colt or gunmetal; sizes _ 111/2 fiJA Boys School Caps , $2.00 to 2 Vvetlv Splendid caps in smart checks or in plain colors, to match the boy’s suit. Misses'tan calf lace boots; _ , sizes 11 Vi tel* fi?A Boys Blouses, $1.45 to 2 Well made blouses of good madras and percale, in stripes and— Pettis shoes, street plain colors. AU sizes. .. .... _ floor, east aisle. —Pettis boys clothing, third floor. mms Dm goodsca *nrTTEL FTE.W 3-rpi=ag e. snr. less _ L ' ' '"' 11 ""aMT** ~

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