BY13NmG XaUDGBB-PHItJADELPBlA; FRIDAY, IOEMBBB 1D16 Ul- bjl Wlit&&eit&&mty Ginibel Brothers II Store Opens at 8:30 Gimbel' Brothers II Friday, December 1, wie Gimhel Brothers II &or tfto a tf II Gitnbet BrotherM it iii i11 niKimiim ..n. 1 Gimbels The Store of Santa Claus Gimbels 'Kt 1 m s t&r i A Whole Acre of Floor Space Given to TOYS and SPORTING GOODS Santa Claus is here and nothing that this store ever docs should lessen your faith in Santa Claus, be you toddler or thirty or eighty-one. Some wonderful things cannot be seen by human eyes heat, cold, air, for instance and so when it is desired to make the mind sec by picture it is necessary to use something to represent the real but invisible thing. Now, there is another very wonderful thing the most wonderful thing in the world, except life itself, and even life would be a poor thing without it. That thing is Love and for many hundreds of years the love that prompts the heart to giving at holiday times has been made real to people in the shape of bantarLIaus. . (' k- r 7) Believe in him; tell him your longings, and in the full knowledge that to quite the extent: of good judgment he will bring you gifts. Love that forgets to be vjy MuS sensible does mischief and Santa Claus is not that sort. Every Santa Claus you see is real: and represents people with kind hearts. a . iuc uutt vjuiiucuiiuia x iiuuutipwu, iuv jluiiv auu mi ivuun.i:i: will sen Uliuiu.oi u iiuiiiuu uuiuua wuuu ui iuya unu &puiuug yuuua uunilg liiu uuxc.uiEcC v f i weeks and several million dollars' worth of other beautiful and desirable things. $&g'&&' We believe the chief reason for the very great business here is that Santa Claus controls shoppers and warns them to buy at stores where they get best values' and For most dependable goods. It wouldn't be a Love-gift, a Santa Claus gift; at all, if the goods were faulty or of a cheating sort. the Children s Pleasure 1 he general enjoyment ot the loy btorc; riding on real I Anj fnr lhe Grown-um-All the bcautv-of fhe Srnrc nnd the full lcnnwlcdirc .that -- w-- - - y -....,- --- - ..- w - -.v..-r. i- -mmm-rm live Shetland "ponies ; talking with Santa Claus; seeing the Electrical Show "Winter in u ownzcriaiiu.f rourmnoor. Gimbels lead in value-giving. Gift Suggestions in Jewelry Christmas Stocks at Their Most Varied Best With gold bracelets enjoying a perfect furore due, perhaps to the fad lor taking gloves off at dance or theater or opera. Gold Bracelets ;t Nethersole style (which is bangle) at $3 to $15; in secret lock style, at $6 to 133. Va riously plain (mighty stunning when they're initialed), engine-turned or engraved English fashion. Flexible style at $7.50 to $70. Gold Lavallleres popular as ever , in endless stone-set styles! At $3 to $12.50; diamond-set, at $7.50 to $70. Stone-set gold Rings at $4 to $28, with a beauty of a topaz at $22; an aquamarine at. $28; a tourmaline at $25. Hat Pins the head of gold; a few stone-set at $1, $1.50 and $1.75. Strings of gold beads at $3.50 to $18, tiny ones for wee folks; grad uated and bigger ones for grown ups. Gold Lofgnons at $12 to $2.5. Gold Bags in green and'ellow . gold at$40 to $225. Lingerie Clasps plain, engine turned or pierced at $1.25 to $5.50 a pair. Gold novelties begin, with a pow der-box at $8 and range coin-holders, bonbon-boxes, vanity cases nnd the like up to card cases at $115. Gold Brooches mostly in the fa vored torpedo shapes at $2 to $19. Gold bar-pins at $2.75 to $10. Handy Pins at $1 to $16 a set. Gold Jewelry Men Like CufT Buttons in English, green and Roman gold at $1.75 to $15 a pair. Tie Clasps to match, at $1 to $17. Cigar Cutters plain, cnuine turned or engraved at $2.75 to $8.50. Scarf Pins at $1.75 up to diamond set ones at $110. Match Safes at $14 to $25. Pen-knives at $3.50 to $22.50. Pencils begin with "Magic" styles at $6 and go to "Magazine Pencils" at $18. Fountain Pens at $21 to $25. Belt Buckles at $7.50 to $18. AValdcmar vest chains at $6 to $38. Stone-set Rings at $6 to $26.75. Gimbels, First floor. For "Him" or "H er tf A Desk Set Distinctive in shape nnd color tints. For instance, some Desk Sets of metal that simulate leather. Brown and green col orings. Desk pad and five pieces the ink-well is bcll-sliapcd choice at $15. Desk Sets of black glass with trimmings of brass that create a rich appearance. Desk pad and eight pieces at $40. Oxidized metal polished in ma hogany color forms this unique Desk Set. Desk pad and six pieces for $12.50. A beautiful Desk Set of burnished brass "is outlined in black lines to give contrast. Desk pad and eight pieces for $30. Gimbels. First floor. Toilet Sets'' Somei Stone-Set Are New Arrivals Those seeking the new' and dif ferent in, toilet sets should sec these jicw arrivals; -pf .rare beauty. Not many of a style which adds to their charm. Brilliants outlined in gold lines decorate this imitation tortoise shell Toilet Set. Fifteen pieces to set manicuring pieces in cluded, at $50. k Toilet Sets of ivory grain, inlaid in blue or lavender border design, with gold lines. Twelve pieces. At $30. Swaski design in colors border these ivory grain Toilet Sets at $18. Toilet Sets of ingrain ivory with raised two-tone color border outlined in gold bcadiug, at $15. Other novel Toilet Sets touched with black or colors, at $10 to $50. Gimbels, First floor. Hand-Bags Make Favorite Gifts Leather hand-bags, in all the fashionable leathers, begin at $1 for envelope-style (almost a large purse) and qn through a wealth of fascinating "dress" and shopping styles up to $35. ' Novelty Bags at $1 to $50 include sober-colore'd bags with just a few beads, and go tip to bags "done solid" in beads, in Egyptian, Indian or French designs, Crocheted Bags in color and ribbon Bags among them. Plumage-trimmed Bags at $10 unlike anything ever seen! Steel-beaded velvet Bags at $1 to $30. Silk Bags, at $1 to $40. Velvet Bags, at $1 to $35. Children's Bags at 25c, 50c, 65c and $1 Modeled on grown-up styles. Some are even fitted I Men's Purses and Pocket Book at $1 to $8.50 Including three-folds and letter-cases, bill-books and tray-puriei; plain and gold-mounted. i Big Bags and Suitcases : For Either Men or Women i Traveling Bags, at $5 to $30; fitted, at $17.50 to $50. Suitcases, at $5 to $22.50; fitted at $20 to $60. Auto Luggage in overnight and traveling sizes at $2.50 to $12. Gimbels, First floor, Regular Section, rm T w' B Trustworthy, Beautiful Furs Specially Bought Which means a saving on every piece. And that means: a finer gift for your money. Beat of All, the "Specials" Arc All SucIfFavorite Furs as These Black Fox Sets full-haired, fluffy, black as night; in varied styles at $25 to $95. Black Fox Muffs-big and stylish at $14.75 to $45. Black Fox Neck Pieces open animal or doubled at $14.75 to $67.50. Red Fox Sets all the preferred shades, clear to darkest "Kamchatka red" variously at $29.75 to $87.50. Red Foic Ncck-nleces at $10.75 to $39.75. Gimbels, Fur Salons. Third floor, and some on Aisles, First floor. Taupe Fox Sets at $67.50 to $125. Poirct Fox Sets at $55 to $135. , Wolf Sets any of the four favorite gray tones at 55. Moleskin Coat at $325 with a great border, a deep collar and beautiful cuffs of skunk. Natural Mink Coat at $675 with a border that is a real fringe of mink tails and sable paws! Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Coats at $139; the bor ders of skunk. . ,. . Gimbels, Fur Salons, Third floor. Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Sets at $45 to $137.50. Mink Sets to $55 to $169. Sable Sets at $210 to $675. Broad Tail Persian Coats at $550, hand somcly trimmed with Kolinsky; handsomely lined with 80c gorgeous striped silk. Hudson Seal Coats at $255 tmtrimmed, yet one of the handsomest of all. Nearseal (coney) Coats at $70 to $139 plain or trim med with skunk-opossum. Natural Muskrat Coats at $75 trimmed with nearseal. Fur-lined Coats, too, at $55 to $75. Gimbels, Fur Salons, Third floor. Silk Stockings A Gift That Pleases Women And Gimbels' silk stockings arc most plcasfng. Ready to meet any holiday gift demand. Any suitably boxed. Silk Stockings in black; three pairs prettily boxed for giving at $3.45. Select from 100 .shades, also gold and silvert at $1.15 a pair. Phoen,lx Silk Stockings for those who prefer them, in black; two pairs in box for $1.60. Single pairs at 80c boxed to your order. Black Silk Stockings, firm and flue quality, at $1.50 a pair. As many boxed as you fancy. Daintily embroidered white silk stockings, beautiful designs, at $2.50 a pair. Novel are the white embroidered silk stockings with black beads dotted here and there, at $3 a pair. Gimbels, First floor. - Underwear For Women Of Glove Silk Suggests Gifts for Home Folks And you'll find such a gift very acceptable. These in a pretty pink tint. At $2, Glove Silk Vests, with em broidered yokes; hemstitched tops. At $2.50, the well-liked Kayser glove silk Vests, banded or picot edge, with ribbon run through. Flcttr dc lis, grapes and floral designs form the the yoke. In Camisoles plain banded tops, at $1.50. Trimmed styles filet, Val and shadow lace yokes; some have rib bon straps, at 51.35. $1.50 to Sl.'JS. Swiss Ribbed Vests with yokes of crochet lace, at 50c, 75c and $1. Lace in pin wheel and other ef fective designs. -Gimbels, First floor. Gold-filled and Plated Jewelry At 50c, in imitation sapphire and jade effects. And the balls arc as big as the tip of your little finger. Close fitting at 50c in amethyst effect; imi tation jade balls, with the chain pass ing through a pearl, at 50c Cut jet at SOcr-and jet's high in fashion again. Imitation jade and sapphire ball drop earrings, the connecting chains strung through five "pearls," at 75c. German silver Mesh Bags, mounted on dainty new frames, at $5.25 to $14. Gold-filled secret-lock Bracelets, at $2 to $5.50. Bar Pins -newest designs, stone set, at $3 to $24. Sterling silver Photo Frames, oval and square shapes, at $2.50 to $16. Ostrlch-fcather folding Pans, at 31.73 to $12. Gimbels, First floor, Regular Section. Give Slippers Whether it be boy, girl or adult recipient slippers will be appre ciated. So serviceable! These for Men Felt Comfy Romcos. at $1.50, $2 and $2.25; also low-cut at $1.50. Kid or calf Romcos, at $1.75 to $3.50; also low-cut, at $1.75 to $3.50. Fine Kid Traveling Slippers (in cases), at $1, $1.50, $2 and $2.50. These for Women Kid low Boudoir Slippers, with or without heels, at $1.25 and $1.50. Comfy felt Slippers, at $1, $1.25 and $1.50. Felt Juliets, at $1, $1.25'and $1.50. Quilted Satin Slippers, at $2. Velvet carriage Boots, at $4, Gimbels, Second floor, and some in Special Section, First floor. From One Girl to Another A Gift of Crepe de Chine Underwear would result in real happiness to the recipient. Such dainty styles at Gimbels many new trimming ideas exploited. Envelope Chemises; new models, very lacy; some have ribbon shoulder straps, at $2 and $3. Camisoles at $1 and $1.50, with deep yokes of lace and embroidery, ribbon straps or sleeve effect of lace. Nine Women Out of Ten Want Fur-Trimmed Coats Literally thousands at Gimbels to choose from, between $18.50 and $250. Finest French, English, Scotch, Irish and American made fab rics wool velours, bolivias and bolivia-wcavc fabrics, silk velours, silk plushes, broadcloths, tweeds, Baffin fabric-fur, Tyrol woolj J?ar- disc plush, satin, chiffon velvet, ustratcx-fabric, broad tail-fur fabric and satin. The Favorite Trimming Furs Natural Raccoon, Skunk, Dyed Opossum, Skunk-Opossum, Kolinsky Mole, ' Molin Beaver, Hudson Seal (dyed Muskrat) The Moat Fashionable Colors In the cloths: gold, brown, green, blue, taupe, burgundy, pfnrn and blaclc some of the handsomest are black. In the silk plushes and silk velours black. In the Paradise plushes and chiffon velvets all the gayest, love liest colors of the rainbow. Prices $18.50, $25, $29.75, $35, $39.75, $45, $49.75 to $250 Q From the Philippines Nightgowns and Envelope Chemises of fine lingerie material, exquisitely hand embroidered. And every stitch done by hand. At $1.95, $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95. VvOmen S Tweed Big, loose affairs, in brown ot C . .tO,3'7C gray toncs! wtn b' pockets and VsO&tS at 4ZJ f u very big convertible collars. Vv Ool Plush Two styles one a straight, loose f m. diQ Cfi model ; the other scmi-bcltcd. One style LOatS, p 1 0.OU plain ; the other trimmed with fabric-fur 1 -Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floof. ' Gimbels, Second floor. Holiday Handkerchiefs boxed are the universal gift. Assortments, at Gim bels, never better! Hints Linen initialed, For 75c and $1.50 box Women 0fLinc,embroid ered. Box of three for 50c and $1; box of six, $1.50. F Linen, initialed, box Or of six for 90c and $1.50 Men aml S3 lVien Gimbels, First floor, Regular Section. Boys9 Overcoats Blue Chinchilla Junior Model at $12 Blue Chinchilla Ages 12 to 17 $6.50, Value $8.50 Smart double-breasted styles in these blue Chinchilla Overcoats ofc $12 for boys 12 to 17 years; convertible collar, belt back, worsted body lining. And the junior Overcoats for boys 3 to 9 years, arc in the polo model; double-breasted, convertible (button up to neck) collar; at $6.50, valuo $3,50. $10 for Hoys' Norfolk Suits, ages 8 to 18 years; single- or double breasted; fancy tweeds and velours, in gray and brown stripes, plaids wd overplaids. $6.50, value $8.50, for Boys' Norfolk Suits, ages 6 to 18 years; extra pair of full-lined knickerbockers; patch pockets and three-piece belt. Boys' tan Raincoats, at $3.75, $5 and $6.50; -with sou'wester hat to match. Guaranteed a new raincoat for one that fails. Slip one into the boy's "atock ing"l 6 to 18 years. , Boys' Washable Suits at $1.50, $2.25, $3. up to $5; new 1917 models, many with hand-embroidered collar; ages 3 to 10 years. Boys' Blouses at 50c, 75c and $1; ages 6 to 16 years, Gimbels, Third floor We're Already Busily Selling Gloves for Christmas Gifts And these are the gloves oftenest chosen for womcu Mocha Gloves at $1.50 in typical mouse gray. Washable Cape Gloves at $1.75 pearl-white, tan and sand colors; stitched black backs. French Kid Gloves at $1.85 White and white with black backs; UUek with white backs. Motor Gloves at $2.10 to $5. Duplex Gloves at $1 Wonderful for wearl White, blackppnsee, brown.' gray, biscuit. Washrttc Gloves at $2.25 Mocha,' in sray, white, mode and pongee color. 41 If It's For a Gift, We'll Box It Gimbels, First floor, Heffular SeCtlorw Gimbels Subway Store The Most Interesting Week-End Shopping Place at Low Prices in the City Give a Woman or Miss a Raincoat An unusually fine readiness canton-cloth, poplin and bonibarine cloth; tan, blue and gray. At 2.95, $3.95 to $5.95 very specially priced. Sizes 14 years to 44 bust measure. Girls5 Kaln Capes pretty styles with plaid silk hoods; nvy, red and tan, at $1.95 and $2.95, Women'a and Misses' $15 to 520 Coals Special at $10 and $13.75 Pebble cheviot', wool plushes, corduroys, xibelines and two-tone boucles; also mixtures stylish, jip-to-date models; sizes 14 years to 44 New Dressea at $5.95, $6.95 to $12.75 Women's t Misses' For evening and street wear. v Girls' Wash Dresses percale, gingham, linccn and rep; daintiest new colors at $1, value $1.50. .,.. Glfls' Coats zibeline, boucle, mixtures and (weeds: sizes o to 14 years, at $3.95 to $7.95. Gimbels, Subway Store. 500 Dressy Silk Waists, $2 to $3 Each Striped tub silks also, bruisels net and Jiabutal silk walits. Dear knows, these wanted silks are in such demand! These are $J and ?J.V5 values. $3 (or new crepe ue unine wanis $2 for new $3 lingerie Waists, with lace and embroidery trim-ming. 8n-I1 at SI ttncrerle and lemU tailpred Waists in the season's smartest styles, Including lace trimmed styles. Gimbels, Subw3y Store. Gloves Specials Women's one-clasp tan cape Gloves, at $1. , -t , Women's Duplex Gloves, at $1 washable. ' Children's tan cape, fleece-lined, at 65c. Gimbels, Subway Store. Kimonos and House Dresses Special at 85c Made of neat figured flaniiellet, Women's 756 Flannellet Petti coats at 50c. Neat stripes of pink, blue or gray. Extra sizes included. Women's $1 and $1.25 sateen petticoats at 65q to 85c. Pretty colors; good style, Maker's clear ance. Gimbels, Subway Store, The Gimbel Subway Store is not a mere other place to sell costly goods and it is not a place to offer trash. Every family needs a proportion of inexpensive, trustworthy goods and is well served when such goods are in good form and style and especially low in price. That is the Gimbel idea of a Subway Store. Women's $3Jand $4 High Shoes at $1.95 Present marltot values prohibit repetition when these are gone. This is manufacturers' accumulation Qf surplus stocks; some "factory hurt." Many styles, including patent-leather, black calf and black kid; button and lace; plain or tipped; cloth or kid tops; leather "Louis," Cuban and military heels J also low heels for crowing girls' $1.95. wPlenty ofsalespeople to care for you promptly no waiting, Gimbels, Subway Store, Sale for Men and Young Men Suits and Overcoats at $12.50 Each Hut there arc only a few hundred at this low price. We have made an advantageous purchase from a prominent manufacturer his surplus stock) Every man tomorrow m much less tha man (or young man) that needs a suit or overcoat can get it in the Gimbel Subway Store, Men's Clothing Section, at than regular prices. Gimbels, Subway Store. i Gimbel Brothers g3'?KSK I Men's Shirts "Dollar" Grades at 70c New colorings In percale; soft or stiff cuffs; sizes 14 to 17. Boxed ) Suspenders at 35c, 50c and 75?. rtltt Combination Sets at 50c..-75c and $1. r - a ( Mufflers at 50c, 75c and $J. for Men ) silk Four-ln.hand at 50c. Glmbeb Subway Star ; , , Boys' Suits and Overcoats J Specials K - Norfolk Suits with extra knickers at $5.75. All-wool cheviots jym dark mixture and diagonal weaves: good models for ages 7 jp 18 ysar And both pairs of knickers are full-lined I Overcoats and Madtinaws at $3.95 to $7.50. Chinchillas, tweed aa4 Scotch plaids. New models for ages 3 to 17 years, Giwoels. Subway Sw. ,,;, ', ,'"',',", , . ,,: ,,.",,, t-,,. :m,,riff.1JaW7B)iBaJ jVigggfo frVwl;VjiwA qtoift.EartaterfiiJa ' a r
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