1 ' r1 i . .. i u twr 1 1 i 1 1 . . vrm7rrv v - .vwtf wM Vfi'ty&wtfyf,(r w . . u EVENING PUBLIC LED GEK-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1918 II 'I SHATTER MANY vu&witfi&-ww"' wfH,,Hl-'''(4pi)'tfw''irf'ii staartKa WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S ' WEEB GtOO Grand Organ nnd familiar sonfs. I Individual and Team Marks Broken in Hancock- Victrix Game TEN GOALS FOR BROWN Basketball records for the season were shattered In tho American Lensuo In last evening's Games at Traymora Hall. Team totals and Individual records fell before tlio wonderful shooting of the players who had a field night, and some wonderful shots wcro recorded. Tho work of the players, especially at ling distance, wna the best Been In the American League, and the efforts of the Individuals were applauded by tho big crowd of spectator Jimmy Brown was the'hlgh Individual scorer nnd ho boosted his total at the head of tho scorers by caging ten bas- for the Ecason, the best previous mark being by Bill Miller, of Dobson, who made eight In the opening game ngalnsi MldvalC. Top-Scoring Mark Tho high water mark for team totals was shattered by Hancock. The Cllrnrd avenue crowd ran up n score of 65 points against Vlctrlx. The previous best work In this department was by Dobson, who registered G2 points against Mldvalo. Hancock dropped In twenty-threo bas kets from tho field. Just one shy of tho number made by Dobson In the opening battle It looked for awhlto as If the best Hancock could do would be to tie the record of tho Falls crowd, but a field goal and a foul mado by Wlttlg In the last mlnuto gave the team a rec ord for the season. Cage Notes SWIil Cinror. manaMr of tho Sew York hip Inm of th Shipyard Luigue, nun Tranced to play St. Columba. champion of tho American League, on Saturday evening. In the Camden armory. fonroy hna a KOOrt line-up anil Ills Mat Includes Lonsr atreet. Lennox. Hyde, Falls, Donnelly. Mc Laughlin, Krnneman and niackburne Tho latter Is tho shortstop of tho Cincinnati Reds. ttobhy Wlnsltlll's star Hooknoocl outfit defeated Harrlsbur for the second time this season by the score nf 43-3V Itookwood'a line-up consisted of Dark. l'"ranckle. Hac fferty Deal and McCarter. Harcerty will play all ot the remaining games on Rook vrood'B schedule. SENATORS AFTER BARRY Griffith Offers Bert Shottcii for Former Mackman New York, Dec. 31. Exchango of "Jack" Barry, former manager of the Boston American League baseball club, or Jnflelder Harold Jnnvrln, for nn out fielder from tho Washington club, was discussed at a conferenco here yesterday 'between President Harry Frazee. of tho Boston club, and Manager Clark Griffith, of Washington. Tho deal was loft In ' abcyanco when Manager Orimth re turned to Washington last night, Grimth proposed to trade Outfielder Bert Shotten for either Barry or Janvrln, It was reported, but Frazso was unwill ing to accept Shotten. He did express his wllllngncsn to exchange ono of tho jnflelders for Clyde Milan. Manager Griffith also called on Lieu tenant John Lavan, former Washington shortstop and now surgeon on tho battle Rhlp Mississippi, and said Lavan prom ised to give a definite reply by January 15 ns to whether he would play profes sional baseball again or remain In the navy. BRAVES REPORTED SOLD New Owners Plan to Make Johnny Evers Manager Chicago, Dec. 31. Now owners for tho Boston Braves with a plan to make Johnny Event, former keystone king of tho Cubs, manager, to succeed George Stalllngs. Is tho big National League news of tho winter learned yesterday from an authentic Bource. In fact tho purchase of tho Braves has been con summated and the announcement awaits on tho getting rid of Stalllngs and the signing ot Evers to make tho story com- ' pleto and ready for the public. Tho new owners are Charles Daly, a Boston banker, and ex-Mayor CUrley, . nt ft.,. Tttih Inwn ThnHA twn will rnn- Mtjrol the club, tho former acting as tho presiueni. CALL CREWMEN MONDAY Wright Must Develop New Eights at Pcnn Joe Wright, Penn crew coach, Is pack ing up his effects nt his home, Toronto, Canada, and will leae there the latter part of this week, nrrllng at tho Uni versity of Pennsylvania next Monday, when he will Issue a crew call Imme diately. This Is tho Information contained in a letter from Wright received yes terday by Edward It. Bushncll, acting groduati manager of athletics. Wright will have a big Job on his handH because, he has been out of touch with Red and Blue athletic affairs nlnco rarly In the fall. 'Hie splendid crews ho built up last spring wera virtually split to pleccu by enlistments, A num . ber of tho veteran oarsmen will return to Penn, but not until next full, so that Wright will havo to begin all over again and turn out new eights from stroke to bow, , Won't Hold HenJrlrks to Contract &$- bt. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 31. Jack Hendricks. who Is under contract to manage the tit. Louis Nationals next season, will not he forced to fulfill his contracturnl obligations It he desires to ieavo the team, according to an opinion expressed by Major llruncn Hlckey, president ot the club, who is home today from Franco. Boston A. A. Meet March 1 llotlon, Deo. til, The Boston Athletlo As sociation announced today that it would hold lis annual Indoor athletics games March 1. 7 'he meeting will be tho first ot Importance a the East this year, Clay Turner Defeats Williams New York, Dec. 81. Clay Turner last night defeated Larry Williams, of llrldge- port, Conn . in the feature eight-round bout at the Armory A. A,, Jersey City. In Ilrldga- fiort rcceutly Williams earned tho decision n a six-round contest, ; Soma of tho High Lights of Sports World of tho Year 1918 Homo of the more notable perform ances ot the year 1018 In sports fol low! Andrew Miller's ltoamer estab lished a new world's record of ll314.ll for the classlo mile at Sam toga. Hprlngs. Charles 1'orea set a new world's murk of 34i30-0 for the flre-mlle run In Chicago, Jole Jtuy made s new Indoor rec ord of 3 1 01 for three-quarters of a mile In Madison Nquare (larilen. IMdle Collins plsjed In 473 straight games over a stretrli of three or foor years nnd so set a new buseball record, Ralph lie Talma biolie his own record foMen miles In an automobile and put the mark at fli07S-5. Ty ttobb led the Atnerlrnit T.engne In batting for the eleventh time In twelve years. Twenty-seven new swimming rec ords were established by men nnd women. Willie Ifoppe set n new world's record of 30 points nt tliree-eushlon billiards, Robert I.lndley Murray won the national luwn tennis championship, While Miss Molla Iljuratedt one again was virtually In a class by herself among the women. January Comes In in a Drift of White to the Down Stairs Store at Wanamaker's The White Sale Ushers in Thousands of Undermuslins- Fresh Whiteness Piled High .L-sslVSsSSi it I A ft rfot r wJJM Snowy Nightgowns 1000 pink or white nainsook slip-over gowns, all prettily made and trimmed, aro special at $1.50. About 400 gowns, trimmed with embroidery and lace, and made of pink or white nainsook, special at $1. 300 extra-size nainsook gowns trimmed with ombroidery are special at $1.50. 250 high-neck nightgowns of white muslin trimmed with embroidery are special at $1.05. 240 white flannellet nightgowns, cozy and warm for cold weather, are special at $1.85. Other dainty nainsook gowns with laces and embroideries and ribbons for trimming are $2 to $5. Petticoats Long white petticoats with embroidery flounces' are special at $1. Another lot of petticoats, special at $1.50, have deep flounces of embroidery. Other styles of pretty petticoats arc $2 to $5. Short petticoats with flounces of embroidery or lace aro priced from 75c to $2. Corset Covers 600 good nainsook 'corset covers, trimmed around tho top with neat embroidery, are 50c. Many other styles to choose from, all neatly trimmed, are 75c to ?1.50. There are thousands of these fresh, pretty garments that havo been brought In for this great semi-annual sale. We havo gone over them all, and wo notice particularly tho good styles, tho soft materials, tho pretty laces and the good finishing. As to prices it was a pleasant sur prise to see tho small prices marked on them after tho soaring prices of the last months. Among the various good things that ha id come in aro Envelope Chemises 700 soft white nainsook chemises in about a half dozen styles aro trimmed with pretty laces and ribbons. Spe cial at $1. 600 chemises of nainsook aro trimmed with lace and embroidered or candic medallions. Special at $1.25. Another 600 chemises, also of nain sook, prettily trimmed, aro $1.50. Many other lovely lacy styles at $2 to $3. Drawers 200 pair of white muslin drawers with em broidery ruffles are 50c. Other styles of drawers are 65c to $2. Combinations made of white nainsook, aro trimmed with rows of lace, embroidered medallions and ribbons, at $1.25 to $2. The Prettiest White of All Children's Frocks Sheer white lawn, closely woven, is used, and tho only adornment is feathcrstitching in contrasting colors, bands of colored lawn, col orful stitching, etc. They are all fresh from layers of white tissue. $2 and $2.50. White voile frocks aro smocked and embroidered in dainty colors by hand. $3 and $4. All for girls of 2 ycara to 6. (Central) Camisoles 600 pretty pink satin camisoles are trimmed with lace and all have ribbon shoulder straps at 85c. 600 pink satin or' crepe de chine camisoles, some plainly hemstitched; others lace trimmed, are $1. Other dainty styles, and many of them, aro $1.25 to $2. Bloomers 300 flesh-color batiste and knitted pink bloom ers have clastic at the waist and knees at 65c. Lovely pink satin bloomers with hemstitched ruffles at the knee at $2.85. Another stylo with lace-trimmed knee ruffles i is $3.50. These havo avcrago and low bustlines and good hoso supporters. Both are of white coutll. White Sateen Petticoats or white lustrous cotton with colored figuies have clastic at tho waists and deep flounces. $1.60 Others priced $2. Extra size white sateen petticoats at $2 and $3. (Central) Special Values in the Corset Store 600 Corsets at 85c 800 Corsets at $1 aro mado in two models. One is topless with elastic inserts; tho other has an average bust. One is made of white coutil and the other of white batiste. Two Models at $1.25 One is of attractive figured pink poplin with elastic in the top. Tho second is of whito coutil. Special Corsets at $1.65 These two models of pink batiste or cbutil repicsent unusual value. Both allow for fullness An Exceptional Lot at $2 Included ato two front-lace Royal Worcester models of pink or white coutil. Three models laco in back. Ono is of plain coutil, another is of lovely figured pink broche and the third is of pink coutil with deep clastic at the top and bottom of each side. Two Gossard Models at $3 v which is vory special arc mado of whito or flesh coutil. They laco in fiont. Ono is extremely long for slight to average and full figures. 1000 Brassieres and Bandeaux at 35c There aro two styles of bandeaux and five btyles of brassieres with a choico of front or back Undermuslins for Children Are Special, Too Neatly hemmed muslin drawers in sizes 2 years to 12 aro 25c a pair. Some with ombroidery or lace edging arc 35c and 50c a pair. Bloomer drawers nro 65c a pair. Diaper-drawers in sizes 1 year to 4 years aro trimmed with lace or embroidery at 50c. Drawers with straight or bloom er legs for girls of 12 years to 16 are trimmed with laco at $1 a pair. Princess Slips of fine muslin are trimmed with beading and laco or embroidery. For girls of 2 years to 6 they aro 75c. Princess petticoats in sizes 1 year and 2 years are trimmed with embroidery at 65c. Combinations aro trimmed with lace at the top nnd at tho knocs for girls of 8 years to 16. $1.50. Nightgowns for children of 4 yeais to 12 nro mado of white muslin with high or V-necks, trimmed with tucking and embroidery. $1.50. (Central) It 's Fairly Snowing Waists at Special Prices 500 Sample Waists at 85c You will find nil sizes in this manufacturers' sample lot, but not every size in each style. Included are waists of whito or striped voile; some aro trimmed with lace or embroidery. ' 470 Sample Blouses at $2.25 i For an examplo of unusual valuo in tho Down Stairs Store look over these blouses the first thing in tho morning. Lovely voilo blouses are trimmed with fine lace, some are embroidered by hand "and many have crocheted buttons. There are innumerable styles, but not every size in each style. At $2.50 Here are waists of organdie, figured voile, etc., as well as tailored blouses of fine chambray in various colors and fine stripes.. Also blouses of blue Japanese crepe aro exactly half price. At $2.75 Collarlcss blouses of blue or pink checked voile aro finished with hemstitched whito or gandie. Fine Blouses at $3.25 Some of batiste have colored collars or whito collars with colored frilling. Included aro tho moro frilly voilo blouses in many models, some of which slip over tho head. A Group at $3.50 Tiny tucks, hand embroidery and good laco all enter into the making of lovely blouses of voile. Some arc slip-over models, while others have high necks. Tub Silk Blouses at $4.75 Neat, white, black nnd flesh tub silk blouses arc box-plcatcd down tho front. Many Sheer Batiste Blouses Will Be Found From $3.25 to $5.75 500 Georgette Crepe Blouses at $3.90 Thcso aro sample waists beautifully beaded or embroidered. They button down the front or are in slip-over utylc. Colors aro flesh, white, tan, navy bluo and various suit shades. A Sample Lot of Georgette Crepe Blouses In Extra Sizes $6.90 Sizes run from 44 to 54 but not in every style. The blouses are beaded, embroidered by hand or neatly hemstitched. Many are in flesh, white or navy blue and some combine navy bluo and tan. (Market) Men's White Sleeping Garments Special Plain whito muslin nightshirts of good quality are $1.35. A lot of pajamas of fine white muslin or whito madras, some of them plain, others trimmed with bands of color, all well mado and finished. $1.85. (Oullrrr. Market) fastenings 400 Brassieres at 55c Three models aro trimmed with laco or cm broidery. All of them fasten In front Four Styles at $1.50 Somo of thcso brassieres aro exactly half price. Ono stylo ia made entirely of lace, another is mado Of lovelv nlnlc Kilt In. nnrl nn nn. (Central) 70 Styles of Women's Coats Between $25 and $50 in the Reduction Sale In many instances you savo as much as $14.75 on a coat, and in all cases the saving is well worth considering. Styles aio good and includo coats with bands of fur about the bottom as well ns with fur colPars and cuffs. Plenty of coats are here for women who havo their own furs. From $12.75 to $25 Somo of the coats at $12.75 and $15 aro fully lined. Other coats between $12.75 and $25 are plain or arc trimmed with fur or fur cloth. You Will Be Wise if you look in tho Down Stairs Coat Store before going anywhero else. You will come back. (Market) $1.15 $1.65 83c $1.85 1500 Girls' Tub Frocks at Less Than Wholesale Prices, 85c, $1.25, $1.45, $1.65 and $1.85 Think of itl Complete, well-mado wash dresses for school girls of 6 years to 14 aro mado in many, many styles nt these prices. The materials are plain color lineno or rep, plaid, checked or striped ginghams and chambray and gingham combined. You must sco tho styles to appreciate the little niceties of certain individual touches. It really would not pay to put off getting school frocks when you can got such nice dresses as these for so littlo right now. (Central) Marquisette Curtains Special at $1.90 a Pair While or cream curtuins of marquisctlo are hemstitched and edged with imitntion Cluny lace. 200 Pair of Real Cluny Lace Curtains Special at $5 to $12.50 a Pair They are made on finest French cable not with wide insertions and edging of gonuino Cluny lace. Most of them arc in ecru color; somo that are 3 yards long aio in white at $7.50. Tho prices aro $5, $6.60, $7.50, $10 and $12.50 a pair. Scrim Special at 25c a Yard Whito or cream scrim is 40 inches wide at this price. (Chestnut) A Stock of Sheets and Pillow Cases at Special Prices Sheets and pillow cases of good, sturdy muslin aro hero to replenish your supply. And it will pay to replenish it now at theso spec a p muslin aro 54x00 inches, at $1.55; 63x00 inches, $1 05 and $1.80; 72x90 inches, $1.00 and $2; 81x90 inches, $1.80, $2 and $2.25; 81x99 Inches, at $2.25. L.n- , , , Hemstitched sheets, 72x90 inches, at $2.35; 81x00 inches, at $2.50: 81x99 inches, at $2.95; 00x108 Inches, $3.25. Pillow cases, in standard sizes, aro 35c, 40c, 45c, 60c, 55c and CHemstitchcd pillow cases, 54x382 inches, at 95c each. Hemstitched bolster cases, 45x72 inches. $1.50 each. (Cliestnut) A Lot of House Dresses Special at $2.50 Thoy aro fresh and now and as pretty as houso dresses can be. Mado of plain color chambray, plnid gingham and figured percale, most of -them havo contrasting collurs and cuffs and they aro all well made. 500 Fine Serge Frocks Average Half Price at $10, $12.25, $13.75 and $15 (Central) SPECIAL Half-Linen Kitchen Toweling 19c Yard A full-bleache'd, heavy qual ity that is 17 inches wido and has a blue border, (Chestnut) Generous Bungalow Aprons Special at $1.25 Enveloping aprons of sturdy percalo in stripes of gray-ana-white, bluo-nnd-whito and plok-nnd-whlto and piped at the neck, alcoves, pocket and belt with whito. (Central) pK $10 $12.25 A half thousand good, now frocks for women and young women wero bought much under prico and nro boing sold on tho samo basis, though many nro in Spring-like Btyles. There are many stylos to choose from, most of thorn in navy blue, but somo in red, green and brown. Just such frocks as business women and girls or schoolgirls will want, for thoy combine good style with real service. Braid forms the trimming on many of them, whllo others havo rows of buttons, fringe and tho like for ornamentation. Tho ma jority of them are collarless, but some have white satin collars. Two styles are sketched, (Market) 5000 Pair of Women's Shoes at $2 a Pair In Eight Styles There are almost all sizes and widths in tho lot. The shoes are mado of black calfskin nnd of black patent leather with leather or cloth tops in laco and button styles. Tho solos aro welted and tho heels nro curved or straight. 2000 Pair Women's Felt Slippers, Special at 65c a Pair These are in old rose, pink, lavender, gray, bluo, black and wine. Tho soft insoles aro quilted. 300 Pair of Children's Red Felt Slippers Are 45c a Pair, Sizes 5 to 2 400 Pair of Children's Shoes, Special at $1.35 a Pair Tho shoes are mado of black kidskln, tan kidskin nnd black patent leather. Some of them have whito tops. The soles are turned and tho shoes havo wedge heels in sizes 4 to 8. 800 Pair of Black Shoes for Girls, Special at $2.85 a Pair Excellent, sturdy shoes of dull black leather with low or medium heels, lace high and have doublo tips, in sizes 2 to 7. (Chestnut) White Materials by the Yard Many Special 10-yard pieces of 36-inch long cloth arc $2.25 and $2.85 tho piece. Striped outing flannel, heavily flcoccd, is 27 Inches wldo nnd spe cial at 32c a yard. Sheor, chocked lawn in half-Inch checks, is 27 inches wido at 22c a yard and special. 27-inch striped lawn is special at 18c a yard. S p e cl a 1 Mercerized White Voile. 39-inch width, 35c a yard. 44-inch width, 55c a yard. (Central) Fresh, White Pique Skirts, $3 Tho material jb of tho fine, evenly woven quality that you would choose in making a skirt yourself. It iff inSlmedium wale and clear whito. Tho skirt Is simple gathered all around tho waist under a wide, 2-pioco belt. Tho pntch pockets are pointed and have oval flaps. Tho skirts are oasily worth half again as much. (Market) White Stockings, Too, Are Special At 30c a pair, seamless white mercerized cotton stockings aro re-enforced in tho feet nnd gnrtor tops. (Central) At 45c a pair, full-fashioned stockings of fine whito mercerized cotton aro excellent quality. Rugs A Clearance at Much Reduced Prices y Averaging tho prices, thoy are much below the present wholcbalo cost of the rugs today. In somo instances the quantities are limited, so we give them here. You ace, in this, as in all other Wanomakor advertising, all tho facts are yours. Willow Grass Rngs 67 rugs, 27x54 inches, $1. 40 rugs, 86x72 Inches, $1.75. 80 rugs, 4,6x7.0 feet, $3. Japanese Straw Rugs in Herring-bone weave. 6 rugs, 8x10 feet, $5. 93 rugs, 9x12 feet, $6.75, Colonial Rag Rugs 10 ruga, 9x12 feet, $10. Heavy Wool-and-Fiber Rugs 6 rugs, 7.6x9 feet, $9.75. 15 rugs, 8.3x10,0 feet, $12. Tapestry Brussels Seamless Rugs 20 rugs, 8.3x10.0 feet, $24. 3 rugs, 9x9 feet, $21.50. 16 rugs, 0x12 feet, $26.60. (Ch.stnut) Wool Velvet Seamless V Rugs 8 rugs, 8.3x10.6 feet, $31,50. Wilton Rugs 14 rugs, 8.3x10.6 feet, $52. 16 rugs, 0x12 feet, $50.75, Fine Body Brussels Rugs 5 rug, 6x6 feet. $15. 2 rugs, 6x10.6 feet, $27.60. 2 rugs, 6.0x12 feot, $31.60, 2 rugs, 11,3x15 feet, $67.50, -i: ) is! 'vl i 1 4 n '-I 1 I -m i -.i i 'i a m ..i 0 i m i i 1 1 'fr. TTTt?" n p 11 .!? ,i.t
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