WT7STRS" f ?- .w;9"v V-jTOST'W'1? ry r aw r - ' jV 3. i evenin& public ledger Philadelphia, Wednesday, January 8, ioio .7 Brand Organ, 9, 11 and 4:50 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Store Closes 5 P. M. WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Cloudy Store Opens 9 A. M. Chlmrt t Stroke n( Xoon "he Cheerfulest Place in the City on a Frowning Winter Day jrwh?xi VwfVffJi ic'-"4 1 Not- Since Abraham Lincoln Fell Asleep has there been in this country such a sorrow as on Monday when the messages came from Theodore Roosevelt's silent home. Like a flash of lightning, it touched the whole world. The immeasurableness of the loss to America and the world at this time is beyond human thought. These are days of revelation. A man may be bigger than his words. It were well worth while to seek for the real secret of Theodore Roosevelt's masterful greatness. Was it in the fact that no insincerity lurked behind his ever-welcoming smile? Signed 'Jan. 8, 1010. ? jhuuafi. rpHE Women's Fashion Salons will -- make a little exhibit tomorrow of the new riding clothes for Spring. The new riding coats and breeches, hats and boots are very interesting. (tint Hoor, '! ftnut) 75 Beautiful Bolivia Coats Specials at $57.50 Every one in the first shipment (which came not long ago) bold for $10 more, and they were well worth it. There is no fur trimming, but the large collars may be made to button up to the neck if one wishes, and the coats themselves are warm and also light in weight. Almost all the good colors in plain bolivia and brown and oxford in the "frost cloth," which is a bolivia with a silvery finish. (First 1 loor. Central) Young Women's Warm Winter Coats at $20 This is the opportunity for girls and young women who have l)een waiting for just such a chance to get a good Winter coat at a reduced price. These coats are of soft wool velour or pompom cloth in brown, taupe, myrtle green, navy, burgundy or black ail fashionable colors of the Winter. Made in new and good style, the coats are lined throughout and many have large fur collars. 14 to 20 year sizes. (Second Floor, Cliratnut) New Cotton Voiles Quite English in Pattern Really very good American, however, and particu larly nice for 45c a yard, 38 inches wide. There are the prettiest of plaid checks and tiny flowered or all-over designs, such as one finds in English-made goods. Many of the printings are in colors. They are all new 1919 patterns and intended for Spring frocks. (First Floor, Chrntnnt) More and More Blankets and Quilts Five new lots just opened. New white blankets of California wool, with mixed wool and cotton filling, double-bed size, 70x82 inches, pink and blue borders, special at $12 a pair. New crib blankets of California wool with mixed wool and cotton filling, 42x60 inches, very good at $7.50 tt pair. f ip. new llllb ijiajr mumuuoi umuncwi uiiv; nui iiuiuii with dark gray borders, 64x84 inches, special at $10 each about 80 per cent wooL New boxes of wool-filled quilts, covered in sateen, finished with plain borders and backs and having figured tops, special at $10 each. New cotton-filled blankets, our own make, covered with the best grade of silkoline, patterned with all-over floral designs, pink, blue and yellow, remarkably good at $4.50 each. " SME OF THE MOST DEUGHf FOL IHJJNERT FOE SOUTHERN WEAR is the collection we have to show you in the Gray Salons. The hats are very new and are very smart and not difficult to wear. The shapes are rather youthful, there are large and small sizes, and all the fashionable colors. Quite new are the large hats of soft, rough straws with wreaths of tiny flowers. Ribbon hats are charming one of pink is quite large of brim, with a rounded crown and a straw facing. Another ribbon hat is in a new tarn shape, with a feathery arrangement of the ribbon, fringed out. Small hats, in two-corner shape, are another Spring newness of lustrous, fine straw they have ribbon loops for trimming. A little toque has a foundation of straw which is almost lost sight of in its surrounding arrangement of little loops of satin ribbon. There arc hats for all occasions for morning, after noon and dress wear, and you will enjoy seeing them all. (Srcoml 1 loor, thmtnut) COME women are going South to meet Spring. Some women are awaiting Spring here. White Silks are being bought by one and all, and in such quantities as we have rarely known white silks to be bought before. It is very significant, in view of the fact that the.se are the days when warm weather fashions are being made. Every kind of white silk being used for blouses, skirts, sports suits and dresses from a 1.25 white Japanese habutai to a $4.50-a-yard white satin, for a ball gown or bridal costume. (Ilr.t Floor, Chestnut) Undermuslins for Large Women in This Sale of White And some of the undermuslins are silk, too, to use a Hibernianism silk crepe do chine nightgowns, pink and priced at $13.50 and $13. Others are beautifully hand-embroidered night gowns, of white nainsook, the work on them being the riE:acteristic dainty and solid sort of the Philippines. These are $3.85 to $9.50. Then among the various white cottons, amply cut and daintily finished there are Nightgowns at $1.50 to $3.50. Corset covers, 75c to $1.75. Drawers, 85c to $2.85. . Short skirts, $1.25 to $2. Long skirts, $2.50 to $5. Chemises, $1.25 to $2.75. All these garments, by the way, will be found at the regular counter for extra sizes, where someone who understands the measurements is in attendance. (Third Floor, ( rntral) White Sale Corsets Madame Lyras made of pink broche are wonder fully good for $3.50. American Ladys a new model intended for average figures are $2. L. R. models for average andy plump figures are $1.50 and $2, and one for slender women is $1.50. While pink bandeaux are uncommon at 45c. (Third Floor, tliratnut) Children's Undermuslins in the White Sale II It'll; art! lllKlllKUtYiia ill- 91.UU iui iiiakauwc, ui, soft cambric, with stitching in delicate colors: and others, a bit finer, at $1.75, with smocking and-jjttle colored posies embroidered on the front. For $3 each there are hand-embroidered gowns, and at $3.25 high waisted gowns with dainty embroidery insertion, rib bon run, and tiny tucks. 6 to 14 year sizes they are. And of sof, flesh-colored batiste and in new styles are nightgowns at $3 and $3.75 these in 10 to 14 year sizes. One woman bought twenty of these the other day for her little girls! Bloomer drawers, with hemstitched ruffles are 50c; with little embroidery ruffle, 65c, and with scalloped ruffle, 75c. Others are up to $1.25, and all are in 2 to 10 year sizes. , (Third Floor, Chntnut) New and Eretty Are These Women's Handkerchiefs which are just out of their boxes and just down from the stockrooms. They are of sheer and snowy Irish flax, with, the tiniest of hems and a dainty, hand embroidered design in one corner. '$1 for six handkerchiefs. ' ' (Wt A(U I Of Glorious Saruk Carpets a Fine Choice at Notably Low Prices "What's in a name?" A good deal, once it has made certain things famous. Saruk is only an obscure Persian village, but its name is linked with probably the greatest triumphs of Persian rug-weaving. In Saruk rugs are the two things that go to make real worth fineness and substance. They are marvelously substantial and at the same time they are exquisite. It is well to let everybody know of the large choice of high-grade Saruk rugs that we are showing at prices remarkably low, considering the quality and the rates prevailing at wholesale, which in many instances are higher than we are asking. 12 x 9 ft., $468. 12.2x8.10 ft., $535. 11.8 x 8.4 ft., $442. 12.6x9 ft, $569. 12.3x8.4 ft., $307. 12.7x9 ft., $515. 12.1 x 8.9 ft., $535. 12.7x9.3 ft, $576. 12.5x8.10 ft, $547. 12.8 x 10.1 ft., $469. 21.7 x 13.8 ft, $2885. (ScTfntli Floor, Central) 11.7x8.8 ft, $449. 12.4 x 8.2 ft, $452. 11.5x8.8 ft, $437. 11.10x8.8 ft, $569. 12.2 x 8.8 ft, $475. 11.6x8.9 ft, $555. 12.7x8.7 ft, $557. 11.9x8.8 ft, $545. 20.7 x 13.8 ft., $2150. 21 x 14 ft., $1575. The Hurt Book Sale Is On And that's about all it is necessary to say to book lovers 1 However, we will add that there is a little of virtu ally every form of literature, that there are some very fine things in the collection, that the books are easily arranged for customers to look them over, and that the prices are very low in consideration of the hurts. And the hurts are slight. (Mnln Moor, Thirteenth) Little Mouse A Spanish iron table, very narrow and with a hardwood top, would be charming in a bay window to hold potted plants. The excellence of the hand-forged iron work is very noticeable. An interesting console, Italian in design, has a lacquer decoration representing the Bridge of Sighs all in mellow old colors. Other fine hand-wrought lamps of Spanish design are copies from originals in the Hall of the Hispanic Society of America, New York. (Firth Hoor. hmtnnt) f" Luxurious Boudoir Sets to Tempt a Woman's Fancy They are veritable jewels of enameling, tyie enamel ing being done on sterling silver, gold plated. One set is in the loveliest tint of rosebud pink. .iother is in blue and a third in white with gold deco- "rations. The designs on these various sets are exclusive and, if one wishes, each piece may be bought separately. Mirrors are $140, hair brushes $85 to $95, combs $28 and' $35 and the other pieces of the set in propor tion. (Jewelry Mora, Chmtnut and Thirteenth) New Shipment of Overnight Bags Smart, high-cut, narrow bags that can be extended to accommodate everything a woman needs for an over night visit. Made of black enamel fabric in a shiny finish that r resembles auto leather. Light in weight but very service able. Unfitted, $6. With white celluloid toilet articles, $14. (Main Floor, Ctieitnnt) A MAN who has eaten them declares that the men's 75c luncheons served in the Tea Room are the best for the money in the city. (Klfhth Floor, Cheatnnt) WANAMAKEP. Diaries arc still to be had at 10c each. Find them lerever there is a pile of red books. "Fine Weather" for Boys' Warm Overcoats and Mackinaws And the fine overcoats and Mackinawa that the -weather calls for are here in ample choice, all of them made of the best materials that go into such garments, all of them cut, modeled, tailored and finished in the most expert fashion and priced on the lowest basis, quality considered. . . Mackinaws, $13.50 to $15, in sizes 8 to 18 years. Overcoats, $13.50 to $25, in sizes 3 to 10 years, and at $22.50 to $35 in sizes 11 to 18 years. Boys' Winter suits of finest grade, $18 to $30, in sizes 8 to 18 years., Most Important News to Men is this announcement that we have just received some of the finest new ulsters in the world. Great, big, heavy heather mixtures, with inside plaid backs and skeleton silk linings. The kind of coat that will stand by. A little shorter than the old-time great-coat, but with a power of warmth and durability. We do believe they are the finest we ever saw. At $100 they are low-priced when you con sider the good that is in them. (Third Floor, Market) 1140 Pair of Men's Good Shoes at Average Half Price This is a disposal of a large lot of excellent shoes of all styles. In so varied an assortment you may not find your size in every style, but you can probably find it in a style that pleases and it will be well worth the search. $2.75 $3.60 $4.40 Those are the prices for business shoes,, dress shoes and work shoes that were regularly twice as much. Patent leather lace, black and tan calfskin lace and black calfskin button shoes from the leading factories of the country. (Mnln Floor, Market) Three Fine Specials in Household Linens We have taken out of our regular stocks these three groups of the most desirable and dependable grades of household linens and marked them at large reductions from our own regular prices: 100 dozen heavy Scotch flax full-bleached napkins, 24x24 inches, now $7.75 a dozen, a saving of $3.50 a dozen. These are our own direct importation from one of the foremost manufacturers in Scotland. 300 yards of heavy, full-bleached Scotch double damask table linen, 72 inches wide, now $3 a yard, a saving of $1.50 a yard. Full-bleached Irish table linen, all pure flax, 70 inches wide, now $1.50 a yard, which is less than it could be imported for today. (Flnt Floor, Chntnut) Save a Fourth to a Third on Fine 9x12 Ft. Domestic Rugs We mention the 9xl2-ft. size in particular because this is the size most in demand. Here are the groups in the Sale: Anglo-Persians, $84.50. Other high-grade Wiltons, $72.50 and $78.50. Wool Wiltons, $57.50 and $59.50. Body Brussels, $47.50. Axminsters, $36.50. Other-sizes, from small rugs to extra large rugs, at proportionate savings. (Kerenth Floor, Chrntnnt) If Your Hands and Face Chap and you Buffer the discomforts, caused by cold weather and biting winds, some of these good Queen Mary preparations will surely help you Queen Mary Witch Hazel jelly is fine for chapped hands and lips, 25c a bottle. Glycerine and Honey jelly is another help, 20c tube, Queen Mary Honey and Almond cream is 35c. Queen Mary Cucumber cream, 50c a bottle. A Fine Sale Right Now of Famous White Mountain Refrigerators Going from $16.75 for a good, small-family re frigerator to $80 for a porcelain-lined refrigerator that calls for 220 pounds of ice at a filling and that gets full value out' of every ounce of it. There are about 18 different styles and sizes in between, and all the prices are 20 per cent below regular. (Fourth Floor, C.ntral) HUlH.nr, Cfcf(at y J ? i iil - .. 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