EVENING LEDGER-PHJJvADULJL HI, U1 :' ' V, JUNE J, 1917
Many of the Thousands of Extraordinary Values in
Strawbridge & Clothier's Greatest Anniversary Sale!
This wonderful
Sale has been in progress for three days, and thousands have participated in' its benefits. No specific descriptions, no prices have been printed until
ncement of the event brought throngs of customers. But to-day we begin to present the news in detail, and here's a partial list of the exceptional values
now the mere announcement
for to-morrow:
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Women's Suits and Dresses Unusual
We began the Sale with hundreds of Suits and fully 3000 dainty
Dresses large purchases and reduced lots. All notably under price:
$15.00 Beach Cloth Suits, now $12.75
$20 Mohair Suits, black, navy, $15.00
Silk Poplin Suits, black and navy,
$22.50
$27.50 Serge and Gabardine Suits,
$19.75
Black, navy blue nnd some other colors.
$30.00 Serge and Gabardine Suits,
$21.50
Black, navy blue and a pretty shado of jrray.
$35.00 Smart Cloth Suits, now $25.00
Serce, poplin, Rabardlno and Polrct twill, In
black, navy blue, Bray and tan.
Silk and Net Dresses, White
SILK DRESSES
$13.50 Silk Dresses $10.50
$17.50 Silk Dresses 813.75
$22.50 Silk Dresses S1G.50
$30.00 Silk Dresses $25.00
$35.00 and $37.50 Silk
Dresses now $30.00
$47.50 to $60.00 Silk
Dresses now $40.00
$75.00 lo $200.00 Dresses
now $50.00 to $125.00
mono an new nnu appropn
ate for every occasion:
$7.50 Dresses
$9.75 Dresses
$13.50 Dresses
$15.00 Dresses
S20.00 Dresses
$22.50 Dresses
$25.00 Dresses
White Dress Linens
All tho popular weaves and textures for
shirt waists, skirts, suits nnd other summer
apparel:
50c Linen, 36-inch 35c a yard
75c Linen, 36-inch 60c a yard
85c Linen, 36-inch 65c a yard
$1.00 Linen, 36-inch 75c a yard
85c Linen, 45-inch 60c a yard
$1.00 Linen, 45-inch 75c a yard
$1.25 Linen, 45-inch 90c a yard
$2.00 Linen, 90-inch $1.40 a yard
59 y Aisle 12, Centro
Children's $3 Sweaters, $2
Silk-fibre Sweaters, in beautiful colorings;
white silk collar and belt. Sizes 1 to 4 years.
Children's Woolen Sweaters now $1.00
Seconds of $1.60 to $2.60 qualities, but bo skill
fully mended that thero 1b no Impairment In wear
ing Summer weight : In white and colors Sizes
1 to 6 years, but not every size In every style.
38c Soft Cambric Slips now 30c
With lace-edge on neck and sleeves.
Infants' 75c Nainsook Dresses 50c
Embroidery yoke, nnd lace-edReU necK
Ri.i.v.;i : others without yoke, nnd tucked
and
and
feather-stitched.
$1.35 Dainty White Dresses now 95c
Somo of sheer lawn, made In Gretchen and long
walste styles, and trimmed with lace or embroid
ery Others of rep. In plaln-tallorcd style, with
belt Sizes 2 to 4 years.
$1.75 White Lawn Dresses now $1.35
In long- and short-walsted styles, trimmed with
lace and ribbon. Sizes 2 to 6 years.
Princess Slips special at 75c to $1.50
Children's and misses Slips, of Boft white cam
bric ; trimmed with lace or embroidery ; 0 to 14 yrs.
Children's Cambric Drawers 25c to 50c
With ucks and embroidery. Bloomer styles, In
sizes 2 to 6 years; straight Drawcrs.Hn sizes 4 to
12 years. 55 - Third Floor, West
Silk Stockings at
95c a Pair
Seconds of $1.50 ,
and $1.75 Grades
TWELVE HUNDRED
PAIRS of Women's Stock
ings (Kayser's) of thread
silk of excellent quality, but
slightly irregular in finish.
Blnck, white and colors.
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$4.00 Dress Forms at $3.00
j II I away In a small space. Latest model, sizes
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$37.50 Smart Cloth Suits, now $27.50
Serge, poplin, gabardine and Tolret twill, In
black, navy blue and other colors
$35.00 to $37.50 Silk Suits $30.00
$45.00 to $47.50 Silk Suits $37.50
$67.50 to $75.00 Silk Suits $45.00
$85.00 to $97.50 Silk Suits $60.00
$100.00 to $115.00 Silk Suits $65.00
$125.00 to $165.00 Silk Suits $75.00
B5 - Second Floor, Market Street
and Colored Cotton Dresses
DAINTY COTTON AND , COTTON DRESSES
NET DRESSES In coior3 and whito and
Seven hundred of these coiors combined:
$7.50 Dresses now $5.00
$8.75 Dresses now $6.75
$9.75 Dresses now $7.50
$13.50 Dresses now $10.00
$12.75 Dresses now $10.75
$15.00 Dresses now $12.75
$20.00 Dresses now $16.50
$22.50 Dresses now $18.75
5o Second Floor, Centre
now $5.00
now $7.50
now $10.00
now $10.50
now $15.00
now $18.75
now $20.00
$76,000 Worth of Linen at $61,000
Including 800 pieces of Table Linen, 3000 dozen Napkins, 1800 Table
Cloths, 1000 dozen Towels, 200 pieces of Crash Toweling, and $9000 worth of
Fancy Linen. Prices are, in many instances, less than present wholesale
value:
$1.50 Bleached Table Linen, 70-lnch $1.25
$1.75 Bleached Table Linen, 70-inch $1.40
$2.00 Dleachcd Table Linen, 70-inch $1.50
$2.50 Bleached Table Linen, 72-inch $2.00
$1.25 Linen-filled Damask, 70-inch $1.00
$4.50 Linen Napkins, 22-inch $3.75 a doz.
$5.00 Linen Napkins, 22-inch $4.00 a doz.
$6.00 Linen Napkins, 24-inch $4.80 a doz.
$7.50 Linen Napkins, 24-inch $6.00 a doz.
$2.25 Lincn-flllcd Napkins, 18-inch $1.85
$3.00 Lincn-flllcd Napkins, 20-inch $2.35
$4.00 Lincn-fllled Napkins, 22-inch
$3.50
FANCY LINENS 85c to $2.00 Chiffonier Scarfs, 70c to $1.50;
Dresser Scarfs, 80c to $1.75; $1.25 to $2.50 Bureau Scarfs, 90c to $2.00;
Scarfs, $2.00; $1.25 nnd $2.25 Pillow Shams,
In the Department of Household Cottons
Many exceptional values in Cotton Damasks, Napkins, Table Cloths, Scarfs and
Pillow Shams. For instance, 3600 Lace-Trimmed Scarfs for dressing table or bureau,
regular 50c quality, at 38c; 45c to $1.25 Cotton Damask, 38c to 95c a yard and scores of
other opportunities. tt Aisles 11 and 12, Centre
Boys' Clothing Save
We have provided for the entire summer
wardrobe of the growing boy. Examples:
$7.50 Norfolk Suits, of Mixed Cheviots,
sizes 8 to 18 years $5.75
$12.00 Norfolk Suits, with 2 pairs of Knick
erbocker trousers; 8 to 18 years $8.75.
$8.50 Blue Serge Suits, fast-dye, all-wool
fabrics; 7 to 18 years $6.75.
$1.00 and $1.50 Wash Suits, samples;
sizes 3 to 6 years 75c
$2.50 Wash Suits, 3 to 7 years $1.35
$1.25 Khaki Knickerbockers 95c
75c Khaki Knickerbockers 50c
K Second Floor, Filbert Street. East
A Great Sale of Books
Tho most interesting Sale of Books we
have ever planned. We have been gather
ing exceptional lots for months. We can't
describe them in detail, but you cannot
visit the Book Store without finding many
of the Books you want, at fractional prices.
One notable feature of tho Sale is
The Century Dictionary in 12
Volumes, for $24.00
This wonderful encyclopaedic Diction
ary, bound in buckram an unusual oppor
tunity. Standard Books in Sets at Great
Reductions, and Miscellaneous
Books by Thousands at
Half Price and Less
;;; - Second Floor, Filbert Street. East
Sample Lots of Women's
20c to 50c Neckwear, now 12c
A special purchase, at a great price-concession,
of a manufacturer's sample lots of
Neckwear, consisting ot separate Collars,
Sets and Vestees, in, various Bhapes; somo In
white and some in colors.
B Aisle 12, Centre
100 Women's $5.00 to $7.50
Silk Parasols, now $2.50
Taffeta in black-and-white combinations,
flowered and ribbon effects; also colored
moires. Eight-, ten- and sixtcen-rib shapes,
some with shirred edges. One of a kind.
Q Aisle 7, Market Street
33,000 Silk and Cotton Waists
Remarkable values special purchase from fifteen successful manufac
turers. Full lines of sizes in practically every model in some instances
Waists up to size 50 included. Many of the famous Royal Waists among these:
75c Waists, 50c $1 Waists, 75c Waists, special, $1 $1.85 Waists, $1.35
$2.00 to $2.25 Waists $1.65 $3.75 to $4.25 Waists $2.85
$2.50 to $2.75 Waists $1.95 $4.75 to $5.50 Waists $3.95
$3.00 to $3.50 Waists $2.35 $5.75 to $6.75 Waists $1.95
All in the latest desirable styles. Tailored, semi-tailored and elaborately trimmed
models of cotton voile, batiste, sheer lawn, fancy corded weaves, handkerchief linen and
pure Irish linen; of crepe de chine, English tub silk, colored stripe tub silk, crebe Georg
ette and China silk; full-length or three-quarr sleeves. y second Floor. Centre
Women's Coats Special
A vnriety of kinds, from the Poplin Dress
Coats to the Tourists' Coats of linen:
$3.75 Coats, $2.75 Natural-color Linen
Coats, nearly full-length nnd belted.
$13.50 Coats, $10.00 Smart models of
various high-grade mixtures.
$15.Q0 Coats, $10.50 White fancy
weaves, cords and chinchillas. Made in sports
style.
$15.00 Coals, $13.50 Of black-and-white
checked materials, and poplin in dark
colors.
$22.50 Coats, $15.00 Of pongee, in
black, blue and brown; lined throughout with
pcau do cygne.
$25.00 Coats, $20.00 Black-and-white
checks, nnd poplin3 in dark colors; beautifully
lined throughout. & - Second Floor. Centre
CQ OK Cillr T;ofa 59 as
TUB SILK PETTICOATS made with seal-
loped flounce, finished with small ruffles. Street
and evening shades. Excellent value-$2.85.
e, cn c: t44. ci nn
S1.50 Satine Petticoats $1.00
WHITE with floral design, with clastic
waist-band,
$1.00 Satine Petticoats 75c
BLACK. Made with plaited flounce, trim
med with ruffles. 32 - Third Floor, West
$4.50 Linen Table Clot's, 72x72 inches, $3.50
$6.00 Linen Table Clo'is, 70x70 inches, $4.25
$7.50 Linen Table Clohs, 72x72 inches, $fi.00
$5.75 Linen Table CM he, 72x90 inches, $4.50
$7.50 Linen Table Cloths, 70x88 inches, $5.75
$6.75 Linen Table Cloths, 72x108 ins., $5.50
$7.50 Linen Table Cloths, 72x108 ins., $6.00
$9.00 Linen Table Cloths, 72x108 ins., $6.50
$11.23 Linen Table Cloths, 72x108 ins., $9.00
$2.75 Lincn-fllled Cloths, 68x68 inches, $2.40
$4.25 Lincn-fllled Cloths, 68x104 ins., $3.60
$1.00 to $2.25
$3.00 Sideboard
90c and $1.40.
Thousands of Rugs Under Price
Standard weaves and summer Rugs, in a remarkable wide variety of
styles an3 sizes providing for every individual need. .
PRAimn orass nucs i axminsteu nros
$9.50 Rugs, 9x12 feet $7.85 $25.50 Rugs, 8.3x10.6 $21.00
$7.50 Rugs, 8x10 feet $6.35 $28.50 Rugs, 9x12 feet, $24.00
$5.25 Rugs, Gx 9 feet $4.50 I $32.50 (Fine),
$47.50 Koyal Wilton Kugs, 9x12 feet 539.75
$41.75 Royal Wilton Rugs, 8.3x10.6 $36.50
Rugs in Large Sizes
9xi5 Fnirr
10.6x12
$46.75 Wiltone Rugs $35.00
$89.50 Lyons Plush $75.00
$61.00 Royal Wilton $47.50
$45.00 Brussels Rugs $30.00
$45.00 Brussels Rugs $35.00
10 6x13.6 FHKT
$69.75 Royal Wilton $55.00
$63.00 Brussels $45.00
$46.75 Wiltone Rug $35.00
$61 Royal Wilton. $45 & $50
$98.00 Saxony $73.50
$103.00 Fine Wilton $77.50
11 3x12 FEET
$43.50 Axminster Rug, $37.50
$26.75 Tapestry Rug $22.50
$46.75 Wiltone Rug $37.50
$110.25 Saxony $83.00
$98.00 Saxony
$47.50 Hartford-Saxony Rugs, 6x9 feet, $35
$1.00 Dress Flouncing, 75c
Embroidered voiles, Swiss and batiste; a
variety of beautiful patterns ; 42 inches wide.
50c Embroidered Flouncing 32c
White voile embroidered in all-white;
others embroidered in a combination of
sports colors; 40 inches wide.
3 y Aisle 12, Centre
$1.00 Smart Silk Bags, 85c
Two thousand large Moire Silk Bags, in
black, white, green, navy blue, Copenhagen
blue, brown and gold; finished with large
silk tassel.
Mail and telephone orders filled while the
lot lasts. B' Aisle 0, Centre
$23.50 Go-Carts at $18.00
Pullman Go-Carts, well made, comfortable
and attractive in appearance $18.00.
$7.50 Stroller Go-Carts or Chairs, $5.65
Four-wheel handy and practical.
$5.00 Two-wheel Sulkies now $3.95
Babies' $4.00 High Chairs now $2.75
Of attractive golden oak.
$1.25 Collapsible Safety Gates 85c
X5 Fourth Floor
Men's$25, $27.50
H. S. & M. Summer Suits J
The smartest of new styles from Hart Schaffner & Marx, including
the trim-looking youthful effects as well as the always desirable conservative
models. All sizes in regular, stout and short proportions $19.75.
$20.00 and $22.50 Suits $11.50
Chiefly youthful styles, including the
new Norfolk models. All regular sizes.
Men's $15.00 Suits now $11.50
Youthful and conservative styles; all
sizes in regular and stout proportions.
Men's $20.00' Serge Suits $16.50
WITH TWO PAIRS OF TROUSERS.
Of all-worsted, fast-color serge. All sizes
in regular, stout and short proportions.
$6.50 Rubberized Raincoats $1.50
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1.2o Plain White Pique Skirts $1.00
$1-75 White Linene, with pockets, $1.35
$2.75 Fine Wale Pique Skirt
Various $3.00 to $5.00 Skirt
$2.00
$2.50
-$2.75
$3.75 White Gabardine Skirt
$5 Plain and Checked Mohairs $3.75
In this lot at $3.75 are also Skirts of vari
ous other materials.
-a -- Second Floor, Centre
Muslin Underwear
A quartette of unusually good values, each one
worth coming for to-morrow
51 Crepe de Chine and Satin Bodices, 65c
Daintily trimmed with lace
$2 Crepe de Chine Bloomers, now $1.65
In flesh color Excellent quality
$1.25 Pink Batiste Envelope Chemise
85c
With embroidery medallions, lace-edged ; lower
edgo finished with lace
$2.00 and $2.50 Night Gowns $1.25
Of soft cambric and nainsook Many In Um
pire style, lace- and embroidery-trimmed
--- Third Floor. West
$3.00 House Dresses, $2.00
SIX HUNDRED striped Voile Dresses in
various colorings, suitable for porch and
house wear. Made with white vestee, collar
and cuffs, and ruffled pockets.
$ - Third Ffoor, Filbert Street, West
$35 Liberty Bicycles, $26.50
Built by the manufacturers of the Colum
bia Bicycles. Frame enameled in black or
colors; equipped with coaster brake $26.50.
$3.00 Puncture-proof Tires, $2.20 each
r) y Fourth 'Floor, Market Street
RAO RUGS
$10.00 Rugs, 9x12 feet $7.75
$10.00 Rugs, 8x10 feet S8.50
$7.50 Rues. 8x10 feet $6.50
9x12 $27.75
$82.50 Fine Wilton Rugs. 9x12 feet $65.00
$74.75 Fine Wilton Rugs, 8.3x10.6 $60.00
One or Two of a Kind
FEET
11 3x13 6 FECT
$110.00 Fine Wilton $75.00
11 3x15 FEET
$123.00 Saxony Rug $98.00
$56.25 Brussels Rug $15.00
$76.50 Royal Wilton $65.00
$60.00 Wiltone Rug $15.00
$130.00 Enclish Wilton S85
Hug $73.50
$44.75 Koraban Scotch-weave Rugs, 6x9 $25
r5t fourin Floor, weft
50,000 Yards of Silk in the Sale
High-grade, dependable Silks, suitable for suits, waists and dresses
for the summer and for wear next season. Every yard at an exceptionally
low price:
4,000 yards $2.00 Fancy Suiting
Silks, $1.35
$2 Navy Blue Taffeta, yd. wide, $1.25
$2.00 yard-wide Black Taffeta, $1.25
$2.00 Navy Blue Satin de Luxe, $1.25
$2 Crepe de Chine, black, colors, $1.65
$1 Washable Japanese Hahutai, 75c
$1.25 Satin-striped Shirting Silk, $1.10
$1.25 Wash Japanese Shirting Silk,
$1.00
$2.00 White Crepe Georgette, 40-in.,
$1.65
$2.00 Black Crepe Georgette, 40-in.,
$1.65
$2.50 Heavy Black Crepe Meteor, $2
$1.50 Black Peau de Cygne, now $1.10
$1.65 Black Satin Messaline, now $1.25
$2.50 Black Shantung Pongee, now
$1.65
$1.75 Striped Suiting Silks, now $1.25
In navy blue and black, with white stripes.
One yard wide.
50c Assorted Chocolates, 39c
Two thousand five hundred pounds of
f theso popular Chocolates for this Sale, told
throughout the year at 50c, now 39c a pound.
S. & C. 30c Assorted Chocolates' 25c a pound
60c Assorted Jordan Almonds 10c a pound
45c Chocolate-covered Nougat 35c a pound
30c Chocolate Spanish Nougat 25c a pound
m Dasement
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET
and $30
$19.75
$3.50 and $1.00 Trousers $2.95
Also $5.00 Trousers at $3.75: and
WHITE FLANNEL TROUSERS at $5.00 a
pair.
$20.00 and $22.50 Suits $17.50
Silk-lined Suits, in youthful styles; all
sizes in regular proportions.
$30, $35 and $10.00 Suits $23.50
Silk-lined Summer Suits from Hart
SchafTner & Marx; chiefly youthful styles,
in har.rtsomc tweed and homespun effects.
All regular, sizes in the assortment.
B Second Floor. Hast
Woolen Dress Goods
Thousands of yards of Black and Colored
Dress Goods of the highest quality. Hints
$1 Plain and Fancy Mohair, 68c a yard
Principally striped effects , 42 to CO Inches wide
$1.25 All-wool Black Crepe, 38-in., $1.00
$1.50 Cream Storm Serge, 52-in., $1.25
$2 Sports Fabrics, 5 1-in., $1.50 a yard
In light-color striped effects.
$1.75 All-wool Colored Serge, $1.50 a yd.
Medium weight. 4t inches wldo Street colors
- Aisles G and 7, Centre
Thousands of Fresh
Corsets Many at Half
Up-to-date models and a model for al
most every figure included in these lots:
$13.50 and $15.00 Jessica Corsets, $7.50
Tin op styles, for average and stout figures
one model with graduated front clasps. Sizes 22
to 3G, but not all sizes In each model.
$5.00 Smart Set Corsets, now $3.00
For slender nnd average figures. Of beautiful
hroea le material, low bust, long oer the hip,
well boned throughout
$5.00 to $10 Bien .Tolie Corsets, $3.50
Of plain and brocade material. In pink and
white: ery low, medium or high bust, long and
medium-long oer the hips. All sizes, but not
in each model
$3.00 and $5.00 Stylish Corsets, $1.50
S & C Special and other well-known makes.
Of plain nnd brocado materials; low or medium
bust, long over tho hips
$2.00 and $2.50 S. & C. Special, $1.00
Of batiste and coutll ; low or medium bust,
long or medium-long oer the hips.
$1.00 and $1.50 S. & C. Special, 65c
Of batiste and coutll ; low or medium bust,
long ocr the hips , well boned or with free hips
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The Prices of Some Nemo Corsets
Will Increase Monday, July 2
Nemo Self-Reducing Corsets, Nos. 300,
318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324 and 326, will
be $4.00 now selling at $3.50.
Nemo Self-Reducing Corsets, Nos. 506,
508, 522 and 523, will be $6.00 now at
$5.00.
Buy now while present low prices pre
vail. 50c to $3.00 Brassieres 25c to $1.50
Tansy and W II Hrassleres, In arlous styles.
J y Third Floor. Market Street. West
A Sale of Toilet Soaps
Soaps of tried excellence, bought in large
quantities, nnd sold at considerably less than
present regular prices. Thrifty customers are
buying a year's supply:
10c S. & C. Peroxide Bath Soap 5c
10c Olivilo Soap, well known Gc
15c bar Green Olive Oil Soap 35c
15c bar Floating Castile Soap 38c
irr - Filbert Street Cress Aisle
$1.50 Black French Silk Voile, $1.00
$2.50 Italian Black Satin, 36-in., $1.85
$2.50 yard-wide Faille Francaise, Gros
de Londres and Satin Souple, all
colors, $2.00
$1.75 White, Ivory Chiffon Taffeta,
$1.25
$3 White Wash Japanese Shantung, $2
$1.25 Black Tourist Silk, 27-inch, 75c
$1.25 Black American Pongee, now 75c
$2 Black Crepe de Chine, 40-in., $1.65
$1.25 Lyons-dye Black Japanese Silk,
90c
$2.00 Ecru Chinese Shantung $1.25
$1.75 Heavy Black Satin de Luxe,
$1.25
$1.75 Wash White Satin de Chine,
$1.35
$2.25 and $2.50 Crepe Georgette, $2
In uhte. black, nnd more than one hundred
different shades.
Remnants, at Half Price and Less
- - Aisle 6, Centre
Save on Bedfurnishings
35c Muslin Pillow Cases, 45x30, at 25c.
90c and $1.35 Sheets, 81x90 78c and $1.10.
$1.85 Crochet Bed Spreads, 78x88, at ?1.C5;
$4.00 Marseilles Bed Spreads, 80x90, at $3.25
and scores of other attractive values, in
cluding Six Hundred $2.00 Cotton-filled Silko-
linc-covered Comfortables, now $1.65
t- Aisles 11 and 1Z, Filbert Street
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