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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 191S
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WANAMAKER'S
Store Opens at 10
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closes at 4.30
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Store Open Monday, Sept.
2nd, Labor Day, as Usual
Since 1914 on Labor Day
it has been usual to close this Store, though there
is no law requiring it.
As Closing on Labor Day
Is Optional
this year we will
Not Be Closed on Labor Day
Monday, September 2, deeming it to be
A Duty to the Public
to not deprive them of two days' shopping in the
same week ,now that we have taken from them also
two and a half hours of each day
By Opening at 10 A. M.
And Closing at 4.30 P. M.
Our good workers, having the whole of Satur
day, will forgo the Labor Day holiday, as many of
the mill-workers, mechanics and artisans are doing
to continue the production of articles required by
war. .
Signed
'Aug. 22, 1918.
There Is Still Excellent
Opportunity in the August
Sale of Pianos
A better collection of new reduced instruments and a better
collection of used instruments taken in exchange than can pos
sibly be found elsewhere.
It is undoubtedly a fact that you can any day buy a better
piano at Wanamaker's for less money than can be found else
where in Philadelphia.
The sale includes upright pianos, player-pianos, grand
pianos, player grand pianos, electrically controlled reproduction
pianos, all at prices substantially below regular.
We can probably arrange to take in a used piano that you
have on hand and apply it as the first payment on a new instru
ment. In any case, we will make the terms so convenient that
your pocketbook will hardly feel the drain.
(Egyptian Hall, Second Floor)
Clearing Away Fine Coats
Duvetynes at $85 : Tricotines at $50
Of the duvetyne coats there are just thirty-five each
a treasure to the woman who knows how the price of this
lovely wool material has gone up by leaps and bounds, until
now it is almost prohibitive. Each is of the same weight as
the duvetynes coming into our Fall stock, and the styles are
correct for Fall ; also the linings are lovely. There are beige,
tan and Santiago brown shades, besides deep blues and black.
The new price $85 means a saving of ?40 to $60 on each coat.
The tricotine coats are odds and ends, fancy and plain, in excellent
tan and navy shades, besides black, and they were made by a man whose
idea is first to turn out a good piece of work and only second to sell it.
The price on these is $50 a saving of $25 and $35.
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j Everything Used in
Making Good Mattresses
Has Gone
And the tendency of the market is like that of the sky
lark, higher still, and higher.
At the close of the August sale all our mattresses will
have to go, not only up again to what they were before the
sale began, but they will have to go higher.
This is a condition over which we have no control,
although we sincerely wish we
Wo can only give timely warn
ing that the days of this August
mattress and 'bedding sale are
wfeSsjing away and that once
Tjyg&gjjgHi passe(j many and
rflSnya day will run before you
will have the same fine assort
ment of standard quality sani
tarv mattresses, pillows, bolsters
(Sixth Floor,
Bracelet Watches of
Distinction
A useful and attractive acces
sory is the wrist watch! For the
woman who is doing war work
and for the athletic woman in
dispensable! Whether morning,
noon or night, the touch that com
pletes the smart costume.
$25 to $75 Swiss movement,
14-kt gold case, 16 jewel, ribbon
bracelet with gold clasp.
$30 to $95 with 14-kt. gold
bracelet.
$14 to $30 silver bracelet with
Swiss movement.
$45 to $150 14-kt. gold brace
let, made in America.
(Main Floor. Chpitnut)
.Week-End Goodies
For everybody to enjoy
Chocolate - covered marshmal-
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R jiows,i fat ones, fresh, too, 40c
"Yiuiifia crcuiu biuiuiiub,
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could prevent it.
and bed springs to select from at
the same remarkably low prices.
In the face of these facts it
should be easy for you to judge
what is best for you to do.
All our mattresses, pillows and
bolsters and several good makes
of springs are in the sale at
August reductions.
Cheitnut)
Men's Linen
Handkerchiefs
$2.50 Dozen
What with real linen becoming
more scarce and such handker
chiefs as these not easy to get, we
are all the more pleased when we
can announce a new shipment.
Every thread is linen, the
handkerchiefs are snowy and
new, and they are the kind that
we've discovered ten out of ten
men want the plain hemstitched
sorts.
$1.25 for 0; $2.50 for dozen.
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Two New Books
One by Melville Davisson Post
Is entitled "Uncle Abner, Master
of Mysteries." Uncle Abner js as
distinct a creation as Sherlock
Holmes and as delightful. $1.50.
The other is by H. C. Wltwer
"From ,Bebl to Bodies" and
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ON THE AISLE
570 Pieces Glove-Silk Underwear
. for Little
Odds and ends, and sizes 34 and 36 chiefly.
Suits, $1.85.
Vests, $1.15.
Bloomers, $2.
This is half the original prices, and women who know values
will appreciate these.
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300 Women's Summer Dresses
Reduced Now $3.75 to $25
Light and heavy linens, chambrays, organdies, ginghams
and voiles, besides a few cotton tissues, a good many white
nets and a few mussed Georgette crepes it is a miscellany
which it's well worth a woman's while to look over.
About all the colors are in it, from flesh-colors to the
dark blues that are so firmly fixed in favor; and there are
checks and plaids and pretty figures and dots. Also the
styles are both simple and fluffy.
At $3.75, $5, $7.50, $10, $18.75 and $25 some people
are going to buy for next year.
(First Floor, Central)
First of the Boys' New Fall
Suits Are Here
The Boys' Clothing Store1 is ready with an early showing
of boys' fine woolen suits for fall, in fancy mixtures and
blue serges, all in the Norfolk style.
It is as excellent an introductory exhibition as we have
had, and it will certainly repay mothers on theif way home
from the shore to come in and see it, and bring their boys
along also.
In tailoring, style and finish
our boys' suits reach a standard
that is always exceptionally high,
and this season's collection arc on
a par with any wc have ever had
and in somerespects a little finer,
(Second Floor.
Note the Good Choice of
Mo suls and Beluchistans
In the Oriental Rug Sale
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(Sorenth Floor, Cheitnut)
New Cretonnes, Gay in Color
and Rich in Design
Give your furniture new life fbr the winter, and make your home
bright and cheery with these lovely cretonnes.
Because it's been so hard to get material from overseas we have
copied the French and English designs, and you .'ill .agreo with us
when you see these lovely combinations of pinks and grays and blues
and purples and reds that the best, after all, is made in America.
There are many dainty designs, too, in flic paler shades which are
suitable for bedrooms.
50c to $1 a yard.
(Fifth rioor. Market)
Good-by to a Lot of Women's
Summer Suits at Half
Oddments to be got rid of in a hurry, but such good odd
ments! A few light-weight and light-colored jersey suits, a few
of Milanese silk and silk fiber; a few of linen and pongee.
$7.50 to $35 are the prices.
(Flrit Floor, Central)
Wonderfully Smart
New Autumn
Bags
Brand new, just out of their
boxes. Bags of charm in velvet
and silk that spell durability and
give the very necessary chic ef
fect to the costume of the well
dressed woman.
Somo are roomy shopping bags,
others are smaller and moro
elaborate.
The frames are Imitation tor
toise shell and a white metal.
Wonderful copies of sterling sil
ver frames. ,
The materials are the finest
silks and chiffon velvets.
The colors are blue, taupe,
brown and black in velvet Black
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notably in the details of style and
finish.
The fancy mixed suits are $15,
$16.50, $18 to $25.
The blue serge suits, $12 to $25.
Both groups in sizes for boys
of 8 to 18 years.
Central)
Generally speaking, rugs' of
this character are now very
scarce and high in price.
For that reason we are the
more glad to have such selec
tion to offer in this sale at
much less than the regular re
tail prices.
It is safe to say that there
is no such choice of these rug3
obtainable elsewhere at such
low pi ices, or, in fact, at high
er prices.
The Mosuls are $27.50 to $45,
in sizes 3x5 ft. to 3x6 ft.
The Beluchistans arc $29 to
$40, in sizes 2.6x5 ft.
There is also a very inter
esting group of Dozarts (largo
Irans) specially priced at $65
to $95, in sizes 4.6x6.6 ft.
Chinese rugs, carpet sizes,
are in the sale at $125 to $485.
Small Chinese pieces at
$22.50, $25 and $35.
Mahal carpets, $150 to $387.
All are new purchases,
shown in this sale for the first
time.
White Blouses With
Black Bows
It is a French trick to use a
note of black with white when
one wishes the white to look its
coolest.
One of these new blouses has
tucked and hemstitched cuffs and
collar, and its finish is of the best.
Tho price is $4.50.
The other has a sailor collar,
long sleeves and veining, and
costs $3.50.
Both arc of sheer lawn.
(Third Floor, Central)
Bloomers for
Bathmg Suits
Made perfectly plain with rub-
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Is Still Good
for a Man's
Straw Hat
For any straw hat in
our store.
The sale has been
fast and furious, but
there are some remain
ing, mostly in the
smaller sizes, not many
in the medium size
hats.
(Main Floor, Market)
JAPANESE bedroom slippers
of quilted cotton, embroidered,
come in lots of colors and are
only $1.50. Slip-ons in cases for
travelers, $2.50. (Fourth Floor,
Chestnut.)
PARIS sends a novel lingerie
set of handkerchief linen with
broad stripes of blue nnd white,
and pale pink ribbons run
through it. The French Room
has it. (Third Floor, Chestnut.)
PEOPLE like those fine Japa
nese lamp shades of silk
mounted on strong wire founda
tions. Oblong or square, with
cut corners. $2.50 to $15.
(Fourth Floor, Central.)
RAVENSCOURT pottery from
England is a newcomer and
very beautiful. The shapes are
absolutely simple and of a classic
severity of lino, and tho color is
exquisite. Prices from $1.75 for
a tiny square tray to $15 for a
vase that might have come out
of Greece. (Fourth Floor, Chest
nut.) AFTER your pet canary moults
give him a tonic. "Song Re
storer" is 15c a box. "Bird Bit
ters" and all other bird comforts
are also here. (Fourth Floor,
Central.)
A SHOWER BATH in cool
weather is more invigorating
than one in hot. Bath sprays,
65c, 85c, $1.25 and $2. (Fourth
Floor, Central.)
LAUNDRY and housecleaning
soaps can well be bought by
the box. Queen soap is $7.75 for
100 bars; Pearl soap $10.75 for
100 bars, nnd Oleine $8.25 for 72
bars. (Fourth Floor, Central.)
ONE quart of liquid bluing can
be made from a little 10c bot
tle. Tho same bottle makes a
half pint of excellent ink. (Fourth
Floor, Central.)
SEPTOLA is a general house
hold disinfectant which it is
well to keep on hand. 25c to $3.
(Fourth Floor, Central.)
OVER a dozen novel sweaters
in the Sweater Store show the
latest ideas of Paris in regard
to what a sport coat should be.
They are of wool and artificial
silk, and cost $5 to $25. (First
Floor, Market.)
y0 YOU love that delicious
L-' odor of oranges? There are
orango cones for burning which
suggest the frngrant groves of
Florida. 23c a box. (Main Floor,
Chestnut.)
A DOLL-LIKE hat for some
precious baby is of pale pink
net with streamers of blue velvet
and one silver rose only, set
jauntily on the brim. (Third
Floor, Chestnut.)
DO YOU know what sport pet
ticoats are like? They are of
cotton crepe, heavy, in colors and
stripes. $1.85. (Third Floor,
Central.)
A PORCH set of wicker in pea
cock blue is so very lovely
that you will be quite as proud
to own it as the gay peacocks
which adorn the cretonne cover
ings. (Seventh Floor, Central.)
A WISE labor saver has in
vented a round funnel, espe
cially good for preserving. 60c.
(Fourth Floor, Market.)
A DUSTLESS floor duster! No
more dust flying when the
cleaning goes on and incident
ally no moro germs! $1.25.
. (Fourth Floor, Market.)
A LUMINUM knitting needles
are so light why, you don't
even know you are knitting! Just
think of the socks and sweaters
you can make without thinking.
25c. (Main Floor, Chestnut.)
EW gold-filled brooches are
really like the miniature pins
. of our grandmother's day, for
there is a place for the treasured
picture of that boy in the service.
(Main Floor, Chestnut.)
You Must Have New Shoes; Why Not
Buy Them When the Prices Are Low?
In our summer sale
more. Besides, there is a
These savings represent actual reductions from the retail
market prices of these shoes today.
The reductions are larger than usual, and the retail prices
are undoubtedly lower than they will be on the new season's
shoes.
If you want new high ehpes or Jow shoes for present
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Now in This August Sale
And Now Means Immediately
August days are rap
idly running out. If you
are going to take advan-
tage of opportunities
that may not present
themselves again in
many a day, you cannot
hesitate much longer
you must matfe up your
mind at once.
Let us again make
it perfectly clear
that we do not say
this because we have
furniture to sell.
It would hold true if we had no furniture at all.
But the truth of it must have a special meaning for you, in view of the fact
that in this Store during these remaining August Sale days you have a stock of
furniture to choose from with which no other stock comoares. and. notwith
standing the continuously
incomparable collection at
prices.
We also want to emphasize the fact that there is only one thing limited in
this sale, and that is TIME. The time is limited, but it is ample for those who
know how to use it and opportunities are practically unlimited for those who
mean to take advantage of them. We are glad to feel that the closing days of
the sale are the best proof of the things we said about it on the opening days.
We told you we had such a stock of furniture as rio
a stock of unprecedented
our word, for these are
we told you and which are now here to make this as
at, tne una .as it was at uie
$30 for a 5-foot mahogany dam
ask upholstered settee.
$39.50 for a 63-inch mahogany
tapestry upholstered settee.
$40 for a 72-inch mahogany and
cane settee.
$79 for a 6-foot settee, enam
eled and decorated, and uphol
stered in damask.
$131 for a 6-foot 6-inch daven
port in fine leather, with loose
cushions.
$140 for a 7-foot brown leath
er davenport. The front columns
are of mahogany.
$175 for a 7-foot brown leather
davenport, with heavy rolled arms
and back.
$64.50 for a 6-foot davenport,
upholstered in tapestry. Has
William and Mary base.
$80 for a 6-foot 6-inch tapestry
davenport, with three loose cush
ions and wing sides.
$96 for an 8-foot tapestry dav
enport, with rope edge at the
base.
$108 for a 7-foot davenport,
with 3 loose cushions and high
- back. ,
$36 for a 6-foot settee, with box
spring seat, upholstered in tapes
try. $13 for a mahogany and tapes
try arm rocker.
Women's Fine
Sports Shoes
The ideal walking shoe for
early Fall is made of tan Nor
wegian calf with wing tip and
perforations and lJ,i-inch heels.
Price $12.
In the Exclusive Little Boot
Shop.
(Flrt Floor, MurUet)
School Girls'
Blouses
Especially adaptable aie these
new models for the girl of the
in-between-age who is so diffi
cult to dress becomingly.
The prices are so reasonable
now that it is a good time to lay
in a supply for the whole school
season, especially as we never
know these days when our source
of supply will be curtailed.
The material is of the softest,
whitest batiste.
The trimmings aro tiny tucks,
hemstitching, beading and but
tons. $3 to $5.
Sizes 32 to 36.
(Third Floor. Chtttnut)
of shoes are thousands of pairs for men, women and boys
large collection of children's
upward tendency of costs, you can choose from this "
reductions averaging 30 per cent from our regular
magnitude and variety. These are the days that prove
the days which bring out the great resources of which
commencement.
(Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doors)
Living-Room Pieces
$18 for a mahogany
rocker,
with tapestry scat.
$22.50 for an enameled and
decorated arm chair, with damask
scat.
$30.50 for a mahogany high
back wing rocker, upholstered in
plush.
$31.50 for an English-stylo fire
side chair, upholstered in lavender
and gold.
$39 for a mahogany Queen
Anno fireside chair, with blue
plush scat and back.
$52 for a mahogany Queen
Anne high-back chair.
$63 for a high-back wing chair,
upholstered in tapestry, with
loose cushion scats.
$70 for a deep-seated curved
back lounging chair, upholstered
in blue and gold.
$10 for a spring seat mahog
any arm rocker, upholstered in
damask.
$12 for a mahogany high-back
arm rocker.
$18 for a loose cushion mahog
any arm rocker, with cane panel
and high back.
S10.50 for an arm rocker in
mahogany, with high spindle
back.
$15.25 for a Windsor arm chair
in mahogany.
(Fifth Floor)
A Little Group of
Dark Silk Dresses for Young
Women at $25
These are late summer models
chine and lustrous satin dresses in
They are in perfect condition,
Quite a variety of styles and
not only now, but all through the
14 to 20 year sizes.
And $25 each.
If You Are Just Starting on -Your
Vacation
you are just in time to get a V
New Wardrobe Trunk
at a Reduced Price
We have a fine new lot at less than regular figures.
$25 for steamer-size wardrobe trunks.
$32.50 for travel-size wardrobe trunks.
Each kind has large bureau' section, and they arc splendidly
well-made trunks.
(Fourth Floor, Central)
shoes at substantial savings.
wear or to put away against
do well to buy now.
Men's low shoes, $4.90,
Women's low shoes, $2.90,
Women's high shoes, $2.50, $2.90, $4.40,1 fft.7JL
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$21 for a high-back arm chair
on the old English pattern, with
spindle sides and curved arms.
52o ror a singie-aoor manogany $
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DOOKcase, in uninese Vnippenaaie. ,jg
$36 for a double-door mahogany ,S
bookcase, with round Colonial col
umns. $61 for a double-door mahog
any bookcase, with slatted doors,v
Adam design. k!
$89 for a Chippendale mahog-C'
any uoukcu.sc, wun &iaiicu uoura
and ball and claw feet.
$108 for a 3-section mahogany
bookcase, with slatted doors.
$24 for a 5-foot davenport ta
ble, in William and Mary design.
$29 for a 5-foot 6-inch mahog-s,
any davenport table, Georgian
style.
$29.50 for a 5-foot 6-inch ma
hogany davenport, Adam design.
$42 for a 6-foot mahogany dav-,
enport table, with curved corners
and a shelf.
$41 for a 5-foot 6-inch mahog
any davenport table, fith large
drawer, yueen Anne design.
$66 for a 5-foot mahogany dav-3
enpoit table, with ball and clawiT
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and are attractive taffeta crepe dei
dark blue and black.
but broken as to sizes, hence thea
just such dresses as will be practical,
autumn ana even later.
(Second Floor, Cheitnut) 'Yg
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