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Saturday Holiday
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closed Today WANAMAKER'S Store Closed Today
WANAMAKER'S
WEATHER
Fair
AT WANAMAKER'S NEXT MONDAVI
The Wanamaker Store Is Closed
This Saturday, Giving Its Em
ployes a Restful Holiday. They
WillBeFreshenedandJleartened
and Alert Monday Morning, to
Serve You Quickly and Well, With
Beautiful New Goods That Have
Appeared A 11 Over the Store. And
Not Only Can You Choose From
the World's Loveliest New
Things, But There Will Also Be
Opportunity to Secure Advan
tages in a Number of Excellent
Special Sales, Both Upstairs and
in the Down Stairs Store.
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Just Doing Life's Plain Work
as It Comes Along
filling each day full of the best things we
know, to please the good people who come
to us, and trying all the time to make sur
prises in selections and newnesses, and to
present them with proper courtesies, care
ful not to miss new and better turns of
service, such a storekeeping as we do is,
as is often said, "a pleasure to everybody."
Signed
September 14, 10JS.
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Let All Women Who Love Beautiful,
Things Make Their Plans to Attend
The Wanamaker Showing of
Millinery for the
Autumn and Winter
Next Tuesday and All Next Week
Women's New Cloth Dresses
Are Wonderfully Distinguished
The first thing that will impreBs you when you sec these
new frocks is their distinction of style and their pronounced
individuality. There is small chance of your finding one
L duplicated.
All arc long, loose-line models and many arc in coat effects, rang
ing from little bodices to long coats in mandarin style.
Almost all have sashes that tie loosely around the waist and belt
the coat in to conform more to the figure. These sashes are in different
widths and many are fringe trimmed.
Fringe is also used as trimming on the dresses, as arc braid and
ailk and wool embroidery. Some of the best models have panel backs.
Materials are serge, ' duvctyne, Poiret twill and broadcloth, and
same of tho dresses are fur trimmed.
Colors are the new brown and wine shades and other dark colors
appropriate for Fall.
Prices, $50 to $225.
(First 1'ioor, Central)
Splendid Choice of Young
Women's New Winter Suits
There is an amazingly varied choice, with suits for all needs,
from the simple sports model to the atti active fur-trimmed and
elaborate suits for better wear. - X.
Burella, hopeacking, broadcloth, bilvertone velours (and these are
no pretty!) and duvctynes are the materials of fashion this Autumn.
As to colors, expect to find the new biowns Havana, beaver and
leindeer shades many blues, taupe and other shades.
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Coats are longer; skirts are narrower; fur is often
tued for trimming; buttons and buckles and belts arc
on many coats.
$30, $32.50, $39.75 and on up to $60 and 14 to 20 year sizes.
(Second Floor, Clieitnnt)
Many Schoolgoing Girls
Ask Us for Regulation Suits
Girls going away to boarding school and college find the regu
lation suit such a comfortable, practical edstume that we have
no end of requests for suits in both linen and serge.
Blue serge regulations in blouse style arc $25; in Norfolk
style are $30. '
Linen regulation suits, in blouse style, $15; in Norfolk style,
$16.50.
All are made in our own workiofems, and the materials, the '
workmanship and the finish are first class in every way.
14 to 20 year sizes.
(Second Floor, Chestnut) .
New Crepe Blouses, Each With
a Fashion Feature to
Delight Women
On a $5.50 blouse it is the pretty braid binding and the new
ambjoidery it is an effective combination. The blouses are in flesh
color -and white.
Just tucks for trimming has the next blouse, which is also $5.60,
k' but it is the way tney matce me coiiar, cujis ana vest that you'll like.
There is white or flesh-color crepe and navy blue with a bisque-
j colored vest and collar.
f A "third waist is too pietty for words; it has that new round
t necU. which is so ryouthful and attractive, a wee and closely pleated
fe frill around the neck and then rows of beading between tiny tucks. It
t comes in gray, bisque or navy blue and the beading is in white and a
lighter blue. $9.85.
Miiiru iioor, lenirmj
New Fashions Mean
New Corsets
f Every woman who makes any pretention to being well dressed
j knows that her corset is the beginning of the whole matter. And
V thousands of women know that for them, the L. R. Corset is the best
f- choice.
. The new L. R. corsets are here; there are models for all figures
and corsets for all needs. They come in white and in flesh color, in
"' batiste and in broche( .and the prices range from $1.50 to $12.
, ' , New fairy brassieres include two new models one bandeau of
''- 4Mak.ealered broche. .hooked in front and With "ribbon shnnlrW rni
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We Will Show You Loveliest
New Silks in Greatest Variety
at Prices Not to Be Matched
Where else will you find such silks as at Wana
maker's? Look cast, west, south and north and tell us if you
can find anywhere
such wealth of variety
such standard of quality
such littleness of price
New things are opening every day now, and w c arc
ready for every woman to come and choose.
We arc receiving daily new crepes do chine at $1.50, $1.75.
$2.25 and $0 a jatd.
New satins de chine, 30 inches wide, in all the best and,
panted colors, at $2 yaul.
Lots of new Gcoigcttc crepes at V- and JSL'.'-T. a van! 10
inches wide.
Plcnry of black taffeta,-, at S1.G5 and $2 a Mild.
Black satins at $2, $2.50, .$:, $:J.50, $3.75 and $1 a yaid.
Black crepes de chine and nictcois at $1.50, $1.75. $2.2"..
$2.75. $3, $3.25 and $3.75 a yard.
Fancy checked silks at $2 a yaul.
Colored Japanese habutais a't $1 and $1.10 a vard.
White-habutais at $1, $1.10, $1.35 and $2,a yaul., , ,
White washable satins, imported and domestic, at $2 a aul
White bioadclolh, washable, at $2 a yaul.
Pink wash satin, for tindoiuear and dieses, at Rl.50 and S
Honan pongees, washable, at $2 a yaul.
The largest and the newest nricly in the United States of
washable tub Filks at $1.25 a yaul; Japanese, $1.50; American.
$2 and $2.10 a yard.
(I lrt l'loor, ( lic-tnut)
Here's a Special Lot
of Pretty Trinkets
.Wlilto Biatlualctl bead necklaces,
Cue
.Voselty bead ncckUco 23c in ?1
Slltci-platcd pondei boxe. :3c to
73c
Utoochcs ami bai pm, clien led
setting-, 25c.
Jeweled broodies .mtl bat pins,
:3 c.
Gold-filled bracelet" 73c
Collar pins. 13c run
Hat pins, 13c inn
(Kant Al.k-i
300 Umbrellas
Special at .$2.50
They liae "ample handle". That
accounts for the etj low price Wo
had sonic like tliem tho other da
and the uhnlc lot found new
ownrri in one dm" I'lentv of
people bouslil tliem for holldav
BlflM
SIM; nnd lotion cun Uionc
p.ir.iRon frntiira with , Iplu nlw and
fci.cs fol women and men
lllr.l Me)
600 Yards of Real
Filet Lace
'I In" "-pcoi.il litle loi con
sists mo-ll of cdRe-i fioni 1's
to :! !ncliei wide and tlicj are
from in to 1'3 pei cent lcs than
their lcgular pMies
(Met Me
Irish Point Curtains
a Year. Late
We epcrted them n car ago
they ha jiiit armed
In eomeciuenee thej ,ue marked
at labt j ear'H pi ice which malte
tliem more intere'tln- to women
who aie ualtinp- for iust siuli cur
tains to use In then home
Clood rniality. atli.uthc drsifiiis
t3, Jfi. ',; 30. JS 30, M0, M"30 and
$13 pill
And lace uitain pi ices are still
soimj up wie women will waste no
time hi seeing these'
(I'iflli l'loor, MurLct)
It Is Economy to Buy
Silverware Now
Here is a list of beautiful things that arc lemaikablv good value
at tho prices marked, and that certainly will be maiked at higher
jijcc3 iwci uii. ji juu ivaw uny nci'ii ui iuuic blivcr, 1111 It HOW.
Silver-Plated Ware
l.lraio-iilate tt.i tti , 3 piece, Jl
Sterling Silver
Steillns: sihet tea sets, 3 pieces
J1SJ to 11-00,
Meat platteis. U03 t6 J 1 10
llread trays, 51C to ?100
Vases, ?4 to $140
Centeiplcces, $44 to J420.
Candlesticks, 17 to $1:5 pair.
Teaspoons, 517 to $29 dozen.
Dessert spoons, JS1 to 540 dozen.
Dessert forks, J34( to 540 dozen.
Tablespoons, J46 to $54 dozen.
Dessert knives, 534 to $44 don.
Dinner knives, $32 to $48 dozen.
(Jewelry Store. Muln l'loor, Clieitnnt)
W.itfi pilLheit, So to !", cn.li
IS.iMntr dMius. St! to J 11
Hioul tiajs. $J30 to 511.
-Meat platters. $12 to J2J.
'ase, $4 to J23.
T aspoons, $1.30 to $7 dozen
Dessert spoons. $7 50 to $13
doren
Dessert forks. $7.50 to $13 dozen.
Tablespoons. $9 to $14 dozen.
Dessert knlics, $15 50 to $18
dozen
Medium knives, $16 to $18.50
dozen.
Some Notable New
Knitting Bags
Of black Aehet and black and
na. "III. in :i medium lonnd shape
Tlie cU.t Imbs aio plain and tho
silk mined
I.inliiK" aie of Inffota silk in con
trasting brighl colors and the bafjs
are light In m eight
A feature that will interest manv
voincn is the stinns, two-knob
frame that docs not come open
easily.
$3 for the silk; $6 Tor the lehet.
(Main Floor, Cliesiunt)
A Most Remarkable Sale of
Underwear and Hosiery
Nearly All Under Half Price
5976 Pieces of Underwear for Men, Women and Children
J 1,820 Pair of Stockings for Mcnand Women
Get your Winter supplies at once,
and save! save! save! The under
wear is mostly Fall and Winter
weights, and should go out with a
rush. A size missing here and there,
but all sizes in the lot.
And please bear in mind that, as
tonishing as it may seem at this time
of merchandise scarcity, the majority
of these goods, both hosiery and un
derwear, are less than half price.
Women's Silk Stockings
1080 pair at li.'ic "seconds" of silk hosiery
usually two or thicc times this pi ice. Incom
plete lots.
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Men's Half Hose
811) pair at (i.'c ".seconds" of black, white and
colored thread silk, full fa.shioncd.
600 pair at 18c. " pair for fJOc ".seconds" of
black mcicfiicd cotton, all si.es but lOlL-.
8100 nail- at l.'ic black, nay nnd jiuv eolton.
Women's Underwear
720 combination suitb at GOc ".seconds" of Fall
weight libbed cotton, Dutch neck, three-quarter i
sleeves and ankle length.
1800 combination suits at .Sl.l.'i cxtia hize,
S1.23 Fall-weight white cotton, sleeveless and
ankle length.
720 combination suits at SI. 25 "seconds" of
sleeveless, knee and ankle length bilk-and-wool.
210 pair bloomers at $1.30 crepe dc chine and
hubutai silk.
(Hf.l .Mile)
Men's Underwear
ISO shirts and drawers at 51 two-thirds, wool
in tan: small and large sires only.
fiOO shirts at Si "seconds" of army standard
half-wool, long-sleeve shirts.
21(i shirts and drawers at 51 "seconds" of
ineiino outside and cotton inside.
720 union suits at Sl.To "seconds" of merino
outside and cotton inside.
(Mnln l'loor, Market)
Boys' Underwear
(80 union suits at .Tic, 8 for SI white cotton,
hort-slcec and knee-length suits. 8 to 14 year
sizc.
(I Ir.t I loor. Market)
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Hand-Embroidered
Madeira Linens
Skillful, p.itiint linmlf li.nc iiim
finished this new shipment of (Inch
hand-workcil linens Tlic.i ,ne
loveltei tlmn eei. nnrl woitln to
Brace the table of a Mne In" the
fce of piesent londltlons wc arc
cry lucky to be -ible to set tliem.
13-pIcco sets, $3 30 to J23 a set
Tea or lunch napMns, 5C 73 to
522.50 a dozen
Dollies, "Oc to S2 each.
Centerpieces, IS to 36 Inches,
4,B0.
Oval bread trayi. 33c to 75c.
.Scarfs. J2.25 to $6.75.
(First rioor, Cliettnut)
Men and Women Can Get
Their New Winter Shoes
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a special saie is going on mat brings tnousanas or good, sound durable :$
shoes, in excellent styles, at prices that, in every instance, for men and women's AM
shoes, are at least $2 less than the regular selling prices. , s$
But these are things that are going very fast. Great numbers of peop? jM
are taking advantage. Come Monday if you want to be sure of your share iv'"i
the great advantas
Blouses Specially
Designed for
the Schoolgirl
Simple, youthful models that am
ro becoming; and so hard to And
They come In lingctle, crepe de
chine and Georgette crepe, and are
tilmmed with various sizes of tucks,
a touch of lace or a bit of embrold
ciy. 3 to 10.
.lo for the younir tlrl i a jiew
ulilpment of unuiually loirlj silK
undertklrta. There aie jerse top-,
with tafTeta bottoms, others all-taffeta
and all-satin, and the colom aie
excellent. They are 3 3 and 36
Inches In length and aro priced from
S3 to $10.50. Black sateen, $l,u to
?3.
Schoolgirls' bathrobes hae just
como In a variety of Interesting de
MKns. Silk klmolioi, embroidered In Jap
anese desltms, are priced from JU.on
to $14, and are charming. Those of
Jap crepe In nlmost tho same de
signs are $2.75. and some dear little
hlgh-walgted models of mercerized
crepe are only $5.
(Third Floor, Chestnut)
Charming Little
Chinese Mats
For $25 to $35
Uttle enough for such beau
tiful Otlental weaes as these.
In sizes :xl ft. io 2.6 x 4,t ft
Blues, vellows, tniw and pinks,
til the cffectle designs that are
one of the features of Chijiese
lugs.
(SeTcnth Tloor, Chestnut)
Splendid New Wilton Rugs
At Remarkable Special Prices
This is a lot conti acted for last April.
Prices on lugs have increased very much since last, April.
Uut these rugs are to be sold on the basis of their Apiil cost,
which means a saving of $20 on a 9x12 foot rug, for instance;
ptoportionate savings on other sizes.
The rugs aie in two grades, with prices a.s follows:
221,-ix3G inches, $3.30 and $7.73.
27x54 inches, $8 and $11.50.
36x63 inches, $12 and $17.50.
8.3x10.0 feet, $66.50 and $94.50.
9x12 feet, $C9.50 and $97.50.
(Seventh Floor, Chestnut)
Fine French Kid
Gloves
have just arrixed fiom oveiseas.
Thev are as flne In quality and
workmanship as of old, and aie
welcome indeed to the woman of
discerning taste They are two
clasp, oerseam semi, and come, in
black and white and the best shades
of gray, tan, brown and mode. $2.25.
(Mala Floor. Central)
Men's Shoes arG.90 a i
I new lot fine, genuine Cor- .
dovan shoes, straight lace i
1 and blucher.
Men's Shoes at $.1.7.1 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 $1.6.1-brand-new
lot 1500 pair of
tan shoes, guaranteed all
side leather, blucher lace.
Medium weights, for dress '
and heavy weights for out- i
door wear.
Women's Shoes at $2.50
1500 pair button and lace I
shoes, various styles, sizes j
incomplete.
Women's Shoes at $1.40
800 pair of Shoes, nearly all
kinds, at less than half price.
Broken sizes.
Women's Shoes at $6.75
a few pair of tan calfskin
high lace shoes with Cuban
heels, sizes incomplete.
Women's Shoes at $.1.50
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
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Gray Shoes,,
$a
a brand-new lot . .vm
fine, high-cut lace shoea in -;
mmir nnthAt ontvin wifh "
may ii;ti isi lci. t ouiiic TVAbii
cloth tops. High Louis heels.
Women's Shoes at $6.75
brand-new lot of hiffh-cutyis
tan kidskin lace shoes, lonsr 1
vanin and walkiner heels. wl
Womens' Shoes at $5.75
special high-cut lace tan kid-
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black leather blucher lace Ms?!
shoes in sizes 2Vi to 51;. 5-",fa
just tne shoes to wear to
school.
(Jlen's and Bojp,' Shoes, Slain Tloor, Starket)
(Women's Shoes, rirst Floor, -Market)
A Beautiful
Collection of
Six-Inch Ribbons
At 75c a Yard
This is a special nuiuhase of new
moire, and faille ribbons that would
sell ror more than twice this price
orotnaruy.
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Fluffy Ostrich
Collarettes
At $2Half Price
Just such comfortable thlnjra as
n woman loes to put around her
neel: before she takes her furs out
of storage.
In navy, sand, black-and-white
and brown only.
(Slain l'loor. Central)
Rich Satin-Lined
Marabou Scarfs
At $2.50
A lemarkable special price for a
compaiattvely small lot of scarfs
mac are not to De duplicated.
What on Earth Would Such a City
as This Do Without Dusters?
-fcnd where on earth could the wonderful housewives of Philadelphia ever get the good
reliable kind of dusters they demand, at low prices, if it were not for the
Wanamaker September Sale of Housewares?
For it is in this particular sale that they can get dusters that are really and genu
inely good. Books could be written about the goodness and badness of different sorts
of dusters. But not necessary. We aro careful to have only the good kinds. Prices
are considerably lower on most kinds during the month of September.
Turkey feather dusters, made of split feathers, soft and pliable,
and unlikely to be dropping broken feathers all around, as so many
dusters do, 50c, 60c, 95c, $1.25, $1.60 and $2.50.
AVool Wall Brushes, made with long and short handles, for dust
ing furniture and woodwoik generally, as well as cleaning down
walls, 90c, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $2.50.
Chemically Treated "Dustless" Floor Dusters, cotton, 80c, 90c
and 51.10.
Dustless Dusting Cloths, two for 40c.
Dustless Yacht-Slops and Dustless Floor Slops, 80c.
fciyeeptnr musiies, mixed bristles, $1.25 to $2.60.
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(rourth llaor)
Hand Dusting Brushes, 55c to $2.60.
Household "Sponges," velvet, 35c and 50c; wool, $1 and $15
White Cotton Yacht Slops, 40c to $1.
wisn .uops, ijc ana ioc. ,.
Scrubbing Brushes, for linoleum, 12c; for general use, 18c. tsg
Flake While Soap, very good for hard water, $8 for case et;itH
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