- V ''' " '" Ttf PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER JANUARY 24, 1919 13 Grand Organ, 9, 11 and 4:50 Clilmta at Ftroke of Noon WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE Store Opens 9 A. M. Store Closes 5 P. M. WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Cloudy Bright Weather, With a Touch of Spring, Finds The Down Stairs Store Ready With New Fashions, Fresh and Charming- m l J '""""mI New Hats The Earliest Spring Flowers It takes only a sunny day or two to set them blooming in highways and byways, in trains and trolleys. They're spots of good cheer in a workaday world. Several Hundred Pretty Hats at $3.75 and $5 are all ready for Saturday, and what a fresh and Springlike show they make ! There arc little hats and big ones, hats of fine hemp and of coarse straw, hats with satin crowns and all sorts of pretty trimming ideas. Any woman who knows hats and their prices will pronounce these remarkable. Fifty New Hats at $9.75 We could only get fifty, though we wanted more, so good are these. They are trimmed with French flowers and queer little fruits or are quite severely tailored. Good Overcoats for Big Boys, Special at $18 Those will fit boys of 12 to 18 years and the 18-year size is bit? enough for many young men. They are of winter weight, all-wool mixtures in various shades of gray and brown. In ulster ette, they have belts across the- back, are double-breasted and are lined throughout. The pockets are deep enough to keep hands warm and roomy enough to keep a lot of things in. All have convertible collars that can be worn high or low. The minimum saving is $4. ((iallrrj-, Marktt) (Market) Fine Sample Skirts, $15 The materials, the lines, the color combinations all arc of the newest, for the skirts are just such things as the specialty shops are asking half again as much for. In most cases there is only one of a kind. Materials aie tricolette in navy, tnupe and black; baronet satin in plain dark colors and plaids; plain or satin plaid faille silk, or Miiart striped serges. One, as an example, is a glistening black baronet satin with an overplaid of bright blue, which is most effective. (Market) Sample Blouses of Georgette Crepe at $3.90 A lot of about five hundred has just arrived in time for Saturday. They are unusually pretty blouses of Georgette in white, flesh color, tan, navy and various pretty color combina tions. The majority of them show elaborate embroidery and beading, and many have round necks. Some tailored styles are of white wash satin. Good Corsets- Special at $1 (Market) Pink or white corsets in many models to fit practically all figures arc lightly boned or quite heavily boned. Bust lines vary from topless to medium-high. Bandeaux Special at 45c Bandeaux of pink basket weave have tape thoulder straps and fasten in back. 800 Brassieres Special at 55c This is a clearance of higher-priced brassieres and a few bandeaux. Most of them are white. Special Adora Corsets at $2 They are made of pink or white coutil to fit average to medium stout figures. For Heavier Figures An excellent model for average to stout figures is of pink-figured poplin with a medium-low bust which gradu-. ates higher in back. $2.50. (Ontral) Boys' Hats Special at $f Many of these aie half price. They are in-band hats with ear tabs and are made of corduroy, velvet and plu.h. The colors nre brown, green and black. In cluded are some little plush polo cap3. ((alter?. Market) Toilet Preparations of Undoubted Merit Castile soap, made of pure olive oil, is in large bars at $1.50 each. Almond lotion, so soothing to the skin, is 35c and C5e. Face powder and ouge are 25c and 50c a box. Cold cream is 10c and 20c the tube and 25c to 75c the jar. (Central) Fifty New Sample Suits in Spring Models at $32.50 4 These are beautiful suits for women. The materials are fine serges, tricotincs and a few Poiret twills, and almost all are in navy blue, with a sprinkling of lighter blues, tans and purple shades. The jackets are cut in all sorts of new ways some with straight box lines, some with a rippie. A number have pretty little vestees of silk or pique. All are beautifully lined. High grade suits in every particular, and marked at savings of $7.50 to $20. Sizes are principally 16, 18 and 20, and of most of the suits you will find but one or two of a kind. Other new Spring suits in a number of good models at ?25, $27.50, ?30 and up to $37.50. (Market) Neat Dresses for Wear About the House House dresses in good taste are made of durable gingham in stripes of pink, blue, lavender or black and white. The. collars and cuffs are of fresh, white embroidery. $4.50. Adjustable Dresses of percale in checks of lavender, blue or black on a white ground are $3. (Ontral) Special Curtain Net 25c a Yard St' Imitation filet cuitain net in ivory color is 40 inches wide at 25c a yard. (Clirktnul) White Bonnets and Coats for Baby Silk caps, begin at $1 for pretty bon nets of China silk, and go up to $2.75. Included are caps of poplin and crepe de chine delightfully adoined. Warm little coats of cashmere ate beautifully embroidered by hand. They ' f.rc in sizes up to 2 years in long or J short style. $8 to $12.50. Every one '- is lined; the better ones, in silk. 5 Capes of couluroy aie $G.5() and ft capes of cashmeie are $5 to ?0.50. j uotn nave noous. (Ontral) For Reliable Service Cotton Huck Towels Guest towels with hemmed ends are fully bleached. They arc 14x22 inches at 12ic each. Red borders lend a touch of gaycty to huck towels 17x30 inches. They are of excellent absorbency and have hemmed ends. 25c. Huck towels in a fine, firm weave have neat, striped damask borders. The ends are hemmed, and the towels are 19x30 inches at 35c each. Towels, 19x39 inches, with hemmed ends are 40c. Heavy towels, 18x36 inches, with hemstitched ends are 50c. Cream bleached towels in a terry huck weave with fancy colored borders and hemm'd ends are 19x37 inches at C0c each. (Clifttnut) Women's Cotton Stockings 18c, 3 Pair for 50c The feet and tops arc re-enforced and they are "seconds" with but slight imperfections. In black only Women's Cotton Vests, 18c, 3 for 50c Of white ribbed cotton with the nar row shoulder straps that most women prefer. These arc "seconds" but the imperfections are neatly mended and will not hurt their wear. Fleeced White Cotton Union Suits, Special at $1.55 White ribbed, fleeced cotton suits made low neck, sleeveless and ankle length. Sizes 34 to 44. (Ontral) The Redder the Better when it conies to beads. Bright, gay strands of red beads have arrived in various necklace lengths at 50c and $1. (Ontral) Smart Washable Gloves for Women Capchkiti gloves in ivory and tan have two-tone embroidery on the backs and one clasp at the wrist. $1.65 a pair. White leather gloves with a soft vel vety doc-finish are the kind that women are wanting now to wear with tailored suits. They arc outseam sewn and have one clasp wrists. $1.75 a pair. (Ontral) It's Good for a Man to Know There Is a Place Where Sound Clothing-Value Can Be Depended Upon It's good to know here is a store that you can trust unreservedly; a store where all wool means ALL wool; where tailoring is done with careful cutting and sound stitching, not with a pressing iron alone. Such a store is the Down Stairs Clothing Store for men. Here prices are low $22 to $35 for Overcoats, $22 to $29.50 for Suits yet quality is thoroughly good. Styles are not extreme, yet they are up to the minute in newness, offering a wide choice of seasonable clothing that will appeal to men and young men. Fittings for all regular sizes. Separate Trousers Natural brown corduroy trousers are $4.50. Mixed cheviot trousers, $6.25. -u-u&vtri- Striped worsted trousers, .$8.25. ((.aller.r. Market) Worth-While Shoe News for Men $2.1)0 for a pair of pood, serviceable shoes that you'll be proud of Mr. Man, what do you think of that? They are made of: tan leather, black patent leather, ' tan kidskin, black dull leather, and black kidskin. In the lot are shoes in lace and blucher styles. Of course, the price is special ! Boys' Shoes, Special at $2.50 a Pair Mostly all sizes from 10 to (5 are included. The shoes are of good, dull black leather. Saturday Specials for Men Blue Chambray Shirts at 51.25. Practical working shirts that have attached collars. A lot of Good Suspenders, toe. They are of strong elastic, in colored stripes, with leather ends. Silk Garters at 40c. Of sturdy silk webbing in plain colors. (tmller). Market) Men Like Buckskin Gloves for Their Ail-Around Durability ThciC buckskin gloves aro the kind that appeal to men for their good appearance and service. They are light gray or khaki color, outseam t.ewn, ut S3 and ffl.TTi a pair. (Ontral) Shirts for the Boy arc of striped madras in color combinations that boys like. They have neckbands or attached collars and are for boys of 7 to 1G years. S1.50. taller. Market) (rhe.tnut) Five U pecial the Cheery Pillow Slips of Wood Silk New slips of wood-silk tapestry are, in various gleaming designs of green, brown, gold, rose or blue. They will fit square sofa pillows and aro special at ?1.50. (C'lirstnut) Cotton-Filled Quilts Special at $3 Thick, warm comfortables filled with cotton and covered with fig ured cotton materials. They are scroll stitched and are just about half pi ice. People who run schools or boarding houses buy them a dozen at a time. (Clie.tnut) al of White Camisoles at $1 Flesh or white satin camisoles are very prettily embroidered by hand. Silk Envelope Chemises at $3 This i an odd lot of crepe de chine and satin envelope chemises in pink or white. The styles are various and every chemise is worth a good bit more. Some are slightly soiled from handling. Short Petticoats at 85c These arc made of white nainsook with flounces of embroidery or imita tion filet lace. Soft Nightgowns at $1 Nainsook nightgowns nre cut gen erously full. Embroidery brading edges the necks and the sleeves. Extra-Size Flannellet Nightgowns at $2.50 in sizes 18, 19 and 20 are slightly soiled from handling. Most of them are in plain white, but a few are in stripes. They have long sleeves and double yokes. (Ontral) Petticoats Special at 65c Purple Rroicn Rose Blue Light and Dark Green They aro made of rustly percaline with elastic at the tops and little ruffles on the flounces at the bottoms. (Ontral) SI j SI 2 S9.7.-1 $13.50 600 New Serge Dresses Made in Fourteen Ways and Marked at Savings of $5.25 to $8.75 2 models at $9. 75 4 models at $12 3 models at $13.50 5 models at $15 & h Fabric4 Gloves for the Kiddies Washable fabric gloves, woll made fand smooth fitting, like mother's, aro fttor children of ,6 to 12. 1A Gray, white and ivory color with one .'.Clasp at tne wrist aro ooc a pair, a eavier quamy in gray anu wnnc is Ec a pair. PA similar glove lined throughout silk is in gray at ?1 a pair. New Spring dresses, all of them, made in simple, wearable styles that will be a comfort and a satisfaction as long1 as the dresses last. Braid is the principal trimming, and it is used in many ways. Buttons and fringe, too, do their part for smartness. The collarless mode is much in evidence. The dresses are in navy, black, brown and green (a few in burgundy), and there are fittings in sizes 16 to 44. New Silk Frocks for Spring Taffeta, with its crisp rustle, seems freshest of all. Berufiled frocks and frocks trimmed with Georgette crepe or buttons are in Spring colorings at $16.75, $18, $19.75, $23.50 to $42.50. New black satin dresses, with collarless bodices, are made in becoming ways and trimmed with beads or braid. $25, $20.75 and up to $39.75. Lovely Georgette frocks trimmed with black or white beads or with iridescent bugles are in navy blue, pearl gray, black and many delightful pastel shades. $28.75 to $57.50. Charming evening frocks of satin, tulle and taffeta and tulle over silvercloth are in glowing colorings flame, maize, sapphire, turquoise, gold, light blue, pink and, of course, in white. $19.75, $22.50, $24.75 and up to $35. (Market) Frocks for Junior Girls Are Lovely Things Can it be because they aro made for youth? A dainty white net dress for girls of 14 to 17 is $12.50. It has a tucked overskirt edged with lace and the white satin girdle is trimmed with rosebuds. Dresses of crisp white lawn for girls of G to 14 are prettily trimmed with lace and hemstitching. Prices are 5 to $8.75. Tho frock sketched is of flesh-color Georgette crepe made over a white silk slip. The collar and girdle are of satin embroidered with wee blue and white beads. At $18.75. Wash frocks of chambray combined with plaid ging ham are for girls of 6 to 14, and are marked at S1.25 to S1.C5. . A Lot o Serge Frocks of which there are only one or two of a kind are for girls of 13 to 17 years. Special at 15. Coats in quite a variety are of velveteen, velour and mixed coatings in sizes for girls of 13 to 17. ?13.dU to $25. 1000 Pair of Children's Shoes, $2 Dull black leather shoes on sensible toe shapes arc worth a good bit more than this. They are in button style in sizes 8s to 2. 2000 More Pair of Shoes Have Been Added to the Children's Special Lot at $1.15 and $1.35 a Pair In the lot are shoes of black kidskin, tan kidskin and black patent leather some with white tops. Sizes 2 to 5 are $1.15 a pair; sizes 5 to 8, $1.35 a pair. Girls' Shoes Special at $2.85 a Pair They aie made of dull black leather in lace style. The toes are comfoitably wide and have double tips; tho heels are low. Women's Shoes of Unusual Value at $3,50 a Pair 400 pair are added to the lot. They arc of brown kidskin with welted soles and medium heels. The shoes already in the lot are made of dark gray kidskin with cloth tops; black calfskin; black patent leather with champagne kid tops; and of soft gray leather like buckskin. All lace high and have welted soles. Heels are high or medium. Special Evening; Slippers at $2.40 a Pair Dainty slippers of bronze kidskin are these, with attractive beaded vamps. The heels arc high and curved. Also slippers of gold and silver cloth, pink, blue, black or white satin. Not all sizes in all colors. (Chottnnt) Coats With Attractive Fur Collars Reduced Within Reach of Any Woman's Pocketbook Now $15, $16.75, $19.75 and $21.75 Kersey, velour and burella coats, all fully lined, are topped with shawl or cape collars of skunk opossum, near cal or coney fur. Now $25, $27.50, $29.75 and $32.50 Coats of good, soft velour with excellent silk linings have cape or snawl collars of nutria or sealene. In many instances they are worth more than twice as much as their present prices. Now $37.50, $45, $55 and $67.50 Some of our very finest coats aro included in this group. The materials are of tho best, and include silk velour, silver tone, pompom, suedo velour and broadcloth. They are beautifully lined with silk and nre heavily trimmed with fur of the best quality. These prices nrd but a fraction pf the actual value of tho coats. (Market) sM WAV a'r- fttstiC e the l;VUIMM it J J. (Cantral) frfkApT1 EJ i '.vri , -.' U .. . ft , J MT ,ywAfWWw os.tlV-.fr fr .VSCV-T" , i;. um
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