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PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,- SEPTEMBER 12, 1918
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Great Organ Plays
at 10 and 4.25
Kir Chimes at Noon
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WANAMAKER'S
Store Opens at 10
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closes at 4.30
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"Are You Looking frr
Somebody ? " A
It was an oldish man standing in the t
Courtyard of the Store, where the big
eagle stands guard over the great organ,
and he was gazing up to the galleries and
staring with wondering eyes at the im
mensity of ' everything about him, when
one of the floormen said to him politely:
"Are you looking for somebody?" And
this was his reply: "No, I am just look
ing around about. and thinking what a
fine place it is and how we, who worked
in the old Grand Depot, helped to make
it."
Continuing, he said: "I have great
pride in it," and with tears in his eyes,,
added, "I was one of the first boys who
worked here forty years ago,and I am
glad, to think how hard we all worked to
make a great thing like this for Phila
delphia." It is with geat thankfulness that
many, still living, who worked for us
come in to enjoy what has been wrought
out by so many who have been faithful to
the principles we sought to establish.
tSigned fy jMj
12, 1918. V
September
Sncxpensifac tfta in Sterling
dilber for the September Pribe
As a bridal gift, silver is always acceptable and
always in the best of taste, especially useful odd
pieces.
Cake knives, $5 to
$5.60.
.Cold meat forks,
$5.50 to $8.
Gravy ladles, $6 to
$8.50.
Cream ladles, $2.50
to $3.50.
Berry spoons, $7 to
$9.
Sugar spoons, $2.50
to $3.25.
Butter knives, $3.75
to $4.50.
Sugar tongs, $2.25 to
$5.
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(Main Floor, Chestnut)
For Brisk Autumn Days Women's
Soft Wool Blouses
They have just- enough weight and warmth to make
them 'comfortable these chilly Autumn days. "
These are brand new and all of light weight, pretty
woolens. There are white grounds, with colored stripes
combination stripes and cluster effects.
The pink and blue striped woolens are particularly
pretty. All are simply made, with new collars.
$5.50 each. ,
(Third Floor, Central)
Beautiful Two-Tone Six-Inch Satin
Ribbons at $2 a Yard
' Some of the. loveliest things that, the Fall season has
brought into the Ribbon Store, all in contrasting colors;
light and dark combinations. Delightful for sashes and
girdles.
(Main Floor, Central)
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, Fine Fancy Ribbons
Special at $1
These are various lengths of fine ribbons, 7 to 9
inches wide, and at $1 a yard they average half price.
1 1 Mostly dark, fancy warps, brocades and metal ef
fects, suitable for bags and fancy work.
(Main Floor, Central)
Some Rathe Remarkable
Handbags
These are large, roomy bags of velvet or silk,
some with tassels, others without.
The silk bags are in black and navy and the
velvet-bags in these same colors, besides taupe and
brown.
The remarkable feature of the bags is the
i xrames, wnicn are oi a metai resemunng suver, ana
are excellent imitations of the he.avysterling silver
( frames on expensive handbags.
The price on these bags is $12.50 each, and
only an expert can tell them from silver frame
models several-times that price.
(Main) Floor, Chestnut)
The Dearest Suits for Little Boys
Manly suits that are boyish enough to please the
small wearer and picturesque enough to delight his
mother's heart.
They are charmingly designed, many of them copies
of suits the old masters used in their portraits, and'
others cut along the .lines of the French artist and peas
ant smocks. And for little lads whose fancies are sea
gala.? there are sailor faults and middies.
iTfcey come in pique, rep and chambray, and.the Lord
rBJfrtorfy,modU have little velvet troWrs and Jackets.
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FASHION
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Charming New Millinery
Around the $10 Mark
She is a singular woman these days who is not
greatly interested in the question of a new hat!
Whether it is a hat to wear with her new tailored
suit, a hat for business or one for wear ever day or
for war work, she wants to find the one that is the
smartest and the most becoming and the most
reasonably priced for the purpose she has in mind.
The workrooms have been buzzingand needles
flying here's a whole new collection of fetch
ing new Winter hats and not one is over $101
There aro new broad-brimmed dark velvets,
poke shapes and mushroom brims, with lighter silk
facings and demure and, simple bows for trim
ming. There are new dress 'hats in new shapes a
rich purple panne velvet with a draped crown, a
picturesque brim and a pretty edge of fluffy ostrich
in purple.
Plenty of small velvet hats some trimmed with
chenille and beads; some with flowers; others with
ostrich effectively arranged.
Hats for young women, for older women and
for matrons hats in black, in purple, in blue and
other good colors. And an amazingly varied and
attractive collection of new Winter styles.
(Second Floor, Chestnut)
Hundreds of New Fall
Suits for Women
Every day sees new lots unboxed and the racks
are groaning under them.
Women passing through the city on their way
from the shore to homes beyond Philadelphia are
buying them and wearing them away. They are
just the sort of thing a woman wants for traveling,
being inexpensive, yet good style.
Plain-tailored and belted styles of a variety of
fabrics, including velours, poplin, burella, duve
tyne, broadcloth and so on.
Colors are black, brown, navy, gray, plum and
mixtures of various kinds.
Prices, $42.50 to $60.
(First Floor, Central)
Warm New Topcoats
and Smart New Dresses
for Young Women
One accompanies the other this Winter.
At this time of year the average girl wants a
fetching new frock of serge or of the soft wool
jersey. It may be simple enough for business or
war work or smart enough for better wear it may
be for both! The new dresses are so attractive
for with fringes, new round necks, much embroid
ery, fascinating sashes and braids and buttons they
are as becoming and new as can. be. $30 to $75
and in taupe, blue, brown and other fashionable
shades.
Silvertones, broadcloths, Bolivias and velours
are the fabrics most used for the new coats, which
are in 'newer and more varied styles than ever.
There are cape coats, fur-trimmed coats, belted
coats and straight coats, in the new beaver shades,
reindeer, new blue tones and other colors that are
popular this Winter. They are well made, beauti
fully' lined throughout and range all the way from
$27.60 to,$175.
Both coats and dresses are in 14 to 20 year
sizes.
(Second Floor, Chestnut)
Ruffled Organdie Sets
Special at $1
This special price is due to the fact thafc-it is a little
lot, and that there are only a few colors. These are
nearly all in white.
Each set consists of collar and cuffs, and there are
plenty of. good styles. ,
(Slain Floor, Central)
Figured Mesh Veils, Ribbon
' Bordered, at $1
A special price for beautifully made veils
that
come in black, navy, brown and taupe.
You cannot find the like of theni elsewhere at the
price. .
(Main Floor, Central)-
The Autumn Chill Brings Women's
Flannellet Nightgowns
Their soft warmth is most acceptable these chilly
nights.
Plain white, flannellet gowns, $l!50 and $1.85.
Striped flannellet gowns, $1.50 to $3.
Extra-size .nightgowns striped effects $2 to $2.25;
white $L85 to $2.50.
And theo are collarless as well as Wgh-neck gowns,
(Third Floor, Central)
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New Outfits for Maids
Hero is a new shipment of the practical mohair
dresses which so many maids and mistresses like.
Black, or gray mohaitv-simplc but well made, and
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Thousands of Pairs
Men and Women in
Sale at New Low
We bought in some large, new lot? at a purchase months ago under
most advantageous conditions and reduced some of the lots jn our own
stock so that people coming in on Friday for their shoes will find ample
choice of splendid Winter shoes at lower prices undoubtedly than equal
qualities can be found for elsewhere.
On every pair of shoes advertised here for men and women there is a
saving of at least $2, and there are also excellent savings on shoes for girls
and boys.
Men's Shoes at $6.90 a new lot fine, genu
ine Cordovan shoes, straight lace and Blucher.
Men's Shoes at $5.75 a new lot of standard
U. S. Marine Corps shoes in black at a lower
price than the Government pays for them.
These are splendid out-of-doors and business
shoes.
Men's Shoes at $4.65 brand-new lot 1500
pair of tan shoes guaranteed all side leather,
Blucher lace. Medium weights for dress and
heavy weights for outdoor wear.
Women's Shoes at $2.50 1500 pair button
and lace shoes, various styles, sizes incomplete.
Women's Shoes at $4.40 800 pair of shoes,
ORANGE incense cones, burnt in houses that have been
closed for the Summer, will banish the musty smell
and leave the air fresh and fragrant. 25c ajfrox. (Main
Floor, Chestnut)
SILVER tops for milady's handbag arc one of Au
tumn's smartest fashion notes. Really lovely repro
ductions of old Dutch silver ones are eight and ten
inches wide, with quaint scenes and heavy hand chains.
$35 to $41. (Main Floor, Chestnut)
AN exquisite gift for a bride or for the only girl is a
tiny hand mirror of silver gilt, with a lovely little
bouquet of roses hand painted on the back. $40. (Main
Floor, Chestnut)
Thousands of Fresh
Handkerchiefs and
Read the Prices!
New shipments of kinds that people want for
use not only now, but all the year round, so you'll
be wise to stock up for months to come
Men's Handkerchiefs
$1.50 for six; and $2 for six; for men's initial
handkerchiefs good, firm linen, pure linen, too,
and with a clear, easily read letter in one corner.
These are exceptional today for these prices.
$5.75 dozen for men's plain hemstitched hand
kerchiefs of pure, snowy linen of unusual quality;
quarter and naif inch hems.
Women's Handkerchiefs
$5 dozen for tape border handkerchiefs, also
plain hemstitched all with tiny, daintily done
hems.
(East and West Aisles)
A New Counter in the Glove
Department
At which can be found such gloves as arc particularly
suitable for Fall and unusual in price.
$1.50 one clasp, outseam-sewn capeskin; tan only.
One clasp, pique sewn, washable leather, with doe
finish; white only.
$1.65 one clasp, outscam sewn, washable leather,
with doe finish; white, with black stitching.
$1.75 one clasp, outseam-sewn capeskin; tan only.
One clasp, pique sewn, washable capeskin; ivory.
Two clasp, overscam sewn, glace; black, white, tan
or brown.,
$1.85 one clasp,
cordovan or ivory.
pique sewn, washable capeskin;
$2 two clasp, overseam-sewn kid; black, white, tan,
brown, gray, black with white stitching and white with
black stitching.
One button, washable capeskin, outscam sewn; ivory.
One button, overseam sewn, washable leather with
doe finish; white only.
' (Main Floor, Central)
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The Sweet-Toothed Members
of the Family
will appreciate a box of fresh,' delicious caramels, 60c a
pound, or assorted chocolates, mostly with nut centers, at
' $1 a pound.
(Down (Hairs Store, Chestnut)
20 Good Reasons for Participating in
It is the Greatest of all Sales of Housewares providing hundreds of opportunities
such as
$10 on a kitchen cabinet.
$10 on electric vacuum cleaners.
$10 on a Wanamaker-standard sewing machine.
One-fourth on refrigerators.
$1.25 on a case of soap.
One-third on bathroom furnishings.
One-fourth on table and kitchen cutlery.
One-fourth on soft, fluffy feather dusters. .
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nearly all kinds at less than half price. All sizes
in one kind or another.
Women's Shoes at $.6.75 a few pair of tan,
calfskin, high lace shoes with Cuban heels, sizes
incomplete.
Women's Shoes at $5.50 several thousand
pair of new shoes just in patent leather, lace,
with black cloth top and black kidskin, lace and
button, various toe styles.
Women's Gray Shoes, $7.75 a brand-new
lot fine, high-cut lace shoes in gray leather,
some with cloth tops. High Louis heels.
Women's Shoes at $6.75 brand-new lot of
high-cut tan kidskin lace shoes, long vamp and
walking heels.
(Men's and Iloys' Shoes, Main Floor. Market)
(Women's Shoes, First Floor, Market)
100 New English Dinner
Sets Enter the
China Sale
These sets were expected some months ago, and
since they have just arrived, we put them into the
sale at prices which mean substantial savings.
There are 7 different patterns, none of which
has been seen before, and they are beautiful pat
terns, too.
Prices are $32.50 and $35, which means a sav
ing of $7.50 to $10 on each set.
The $32.50 sets have gold-traced handles and
the $35 sets have coin-gold handles.
Other English dinner sets in the sale at $25
to $75.
Many beautiful French china dinner sets .are
in the sale at $47.50 that we should like to call
special attention to. These are 108-piece sets of
first-quality china with dainty floral border decora
tions, gold edges and coin-gold handles.
These sets were ordered a long time ago and
can be sold under the benefit of early prices. China
of similar quality bought today would cost you
about twice what we are asking for these sets.
Other French china dinner sets, $25 to $150.
Japanese dinner sets, $20 to $50.
American dinner sets, $13.50 to $40.
(Fourth Floor, Chestnut)
Hemstitched Linen Sheets
So Sweet and Clean
This is probably the scarcest merchandise in the
linen market today. We wouldn't have had any to sell
at anywhere near these prices but for long-standing
orders. These goods were bought two years ago.
Made from a good quality of Irish linen sheeting
and carefully hemstitched.
Single-bed size, 72x90 in., $16.50 a pair.
Double-bed size, 90x99 in., $20 a pair.
(First Floor. Chestnut)
Kitchen and Glass Towels
Special at 50c Each
200 dozen of them, all made of pure linen. An old
purchase just taken out of bond for selling when the
market is almost without all-linen glass towels. Most
glass towels today are all or part cotton and higher
priced than these.
These are of pure flax, taped, hemmed and ready for
use. The word "Kitchen" or "Glass" is woven in each
one.
Sizes 22x34 and 24x34 inches.
Price, 50c each.
(First Floor, Chestnut)
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Women's Good Umbrellas at $2
Of good silk-and-cotton material, with a silk tape
edge. Close-rolling umbrellas, with eight ribs, paragon
frames and carved mission wood handles.
All in 26-inch size.
(West Aisle)
Sale of House furnishings
One-fourth on old-fashioned iron frying pans and
griddles. ""
One-fourth on dustless brushes and cloths.
One-fourth on aluminum cooking tensils.
One-fourth on pure-coated enamelware utensils,
$1.25 on a clothes wringer with a three-year guar
antee for service. ,
One-fourth on white, pantry ware.
One-fourth on household brushes.
(Foerth Floor, CoBtra! and Mark)
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Prices
Women's Shoes at $5.75
lace tan kidskin with cloth tops,
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Boys' Shoes at $3
a splendid lot of beyi'-.sl
dull black leather Blucher lace shoes in sizes 24
to 51. Just the shoes to wear to school.
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Shirts, $1.50
Near Present WholesatS
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Cost
It is a fact that we have just bought some per-jl
cale shirts of the same quality which cost us al&'
most as much as we are selling these to you 'lor. "r
The fabric in these shirts is 80-square percaltv,
which is very different from the ordinary Servile.
The Government is taking almost all the 80-sqliara-i
percaie uecause oi its great durability wniuv'J
seems a nrettv frond reason whv men who wsnf 'tA,
make their money go farthest should wear shirt,
of this material. Particularly as they are such $
handsome shirts. ' s
Neglige shirts with
tached, others separate.
starched cuffs, some at-
About 110 dozen at $1.50.
Plenty of Those Unusual
65c Ties
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These 65c neckties of ours are becomlne famous.
Men who get them can see that they are the same
sort of ties thnt are being sold about town for half :
again as much. A splendid new assortment in for,
today.
(Main Floor, Murket)
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6000 Pair of Men's
Merino Half Hose
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Seconds" at 50c Pair 3
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It does not seem likely that there will be much
wool hosiery for civilians this year; so much of it
is needed for our soldiers.
These 6000 pair are the half hose rejected by''
Uncle Sam as not quite up to specifications, but
the slight flaws in them are not of a kind to inter- ,
fere with their wearing qualities.
Merino is part wool and part cotton, and these
will make splendid Winter socks to men who work'
or play outdoors. Some people will buy them to -,
give to relatives ana menas going "across." ,
50c a pair for 6000 pair.
(Mnin Floor. -Murket)
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Men's Fall Soft Hats j
From Our Italian Allies:;
Men who like light-weight soft hats will appfsf,
ciate these that have just come over from Italy. "g
They are in jaunty shapes and the colors areV
tan, brown, black and green. , - jf
Price $4. r.J
N. B. Sunday is the last day fdr"l
straw naist
(Main Floor, Market)
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One-fourth on Conner-bottom wash hailers. S '$
One-fourth on coffee percolators, chafing .dishiiji
5 o'clocK tea kettles. , ,.
One-fourth on pie and pudding dishes for "
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