'I " i, I - I '11ll' A, ' ;" v",B 1 4" - - - j - t ", 1 i ,n ' - . EVENING PUBLID - LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, "FEBRUARY 'I 1D1S 7 V! r UM Grand Organ, 9, 11 and 4:50 Cltlraet at Stroke et Naon WANAMAKER'S Store Opens 9 A. M. WANAMAKER'S Store Closes 5 P. M. WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Rain V ,?1 -. v I n. 1 IW f k Ltf The February Furniture Sale Reflects the Our Understandings Operate Best With Eyesight "There's nothing like seeing a thing with your own eyes" is a common remark. f- The brain and the eye seem to f liave an instantaneous telegraph .! 1 -l. An. communication m oruei- tu u what Alexander Graham Bell has struggled to do for years in improving the telephones that the speakers at the wire may see each other's faces as well as hear each - other's voices. The world of invention is moving on vigorously in these days of special needs for im- 'nrnvpniPTifs- siihstitiitinns and duplications. I It is a mistake to suppose that a house of business like ours will in, wartimes simply "mark time." Like other soldiers on the field, we must march forward or die in the attempt. jkmaJ ISigned Feb. i, 1919. Quaintly Embroidered Silks, Straw Faced, Make the New Millinery There may be nothing new under the sun, but clever milliners cer tainly manage to vary the old! The newest hats for dress and formal' wear are of roughish straws, in dull, coppery browns and greens, rich blues and beauti ful mahogany shades, with tops of glistening, lovely silks, embroid ered in novel fashion. A seargreen taffeta has white water lilies in flat embroidery and a most bewitching bow in the back. Another, charming hat has an underbrim of mahogany, a top of white silk and queer, unusual em broidery in black silk. And. there are ever so many more -all new and different and delightful. $20 to $30. (Second Floor, Cheetnat) A Word About Waists The kinds that women are freshen ing their Winter suits with. Pongee silk, natural color and tai lored with low collar and little hem stitched frills, $5.50. ' Soft taffeta waists, of black, taupe or blue, with white and black striped collars of the high-low persuasion, $6.85. rcenrcrette crene in white or pale tpink, big collars, of imitation Venise, f $9.85. . Georgette crepe in Nattier blue, navy and pale pink, $13.50. (Third Floor, Central) Every Young Woman Needing Georgette or Chiffon Frocks should see some very lovely ones that have just arrived in anticipa tion of parties, small informal dances or just quiet evenings at home. t They are in shell pink, pale blue, white or champagne made in pretty youthful styles with a lot of beading, Embroidery, lace, tucks, or it may be narrow moire ribbpn put on as tucks. Such moderate pricings as. $20 to $55 and sizes 14 to 20 years. (Second Floor, Clieitnut) There Are Models for All figures in Letitia Corsets When the Letitia makers planned fhee' good corsets they took into con sideration most every type of woman, 'so'thafc it is an unusual woman, indeed, who cannot find stays to suit her jn the .Letitia collection. Letia corsets, topless, and with low "and .medium bust, well boned and of goa materials, $5.50 to $10. At $3 and $3.50 each are Letitia spe- ciali 'in fldDT color and white. jXtl) and $5 are LsuFilette top- Mtmu ior swnaer ngures ana Etm. m ,HMJNW. The emphasis goes on the "silks," not on the "sale" in this ALE OF for it is the silks themselves that have made the sale. People came in expecting to buy enough for a skirt or dress, and they bought two or three times the amount they had intended just because it was the more economi cal thing to do. Consequently, many silks are gone entirely, some are in such small quantities that we prefer not mentioning them, but the very best fashion silks for Spring, on which we anticipated the demand, are here in plentiful assortment yet. Please remember that everv yard of these silks means a saving of from 50c to $1.75 a yard. 'Pink and blue checked sports silks and others in darker colors, in borders or stripes, one yard wide, $2 a yard. They are usually twice this. ' Printed foulards (the best values in the Sale, we believe), high grades, French and American, $1.65 and $2 a yard. Some should be double. Plain-colored satins, $2 a yard, were $1 a yard more in regular stock. Plain Georgette crepes, $1.65 a yard, and printed $2 a yard. Checked and striped louisines and taffetas (the latter mostly dark green with white and black stripes), $1.75 a yard. Black satins, $1.75, $2 and $3 a yard. Crepes de chine, $1.55 a yard.. Crepes meteor, mostly in Gobe lin blue, $2 a yard. Pink or white wash satins, $1.75 a yard. (Went Alnle and l'lrn Floor, Cheitimt) i A Handbag to Foil a Highwayman In view of the numerous hold-ups now going on throughout the city, this new envelope bag is worth seeing. It is a large, square shape with a secret pocket in the flap which will hold bank notes unfolded. J The price of this envelope book in either dull or shiny leather, moire silk lined, is $7.50. A similar book without the secret pocket is $5. (Main Floor, Chettnnt) Women's White Shoes for Southern Wear The Exclusive Little Boot Shop has ' White sports styles, both high and low. White reignskin slippers. White kid slippers with French heels. (Flret Floor, Market and Jnnlpor) Women's Wash Gloves Special at $1.65 a Pair We had gloves like them a few days ago and they went out in short order. These are of washable glace, the skins of excellent quality, and the gloves full-pique sewn. They have one clasp for fastening, and come in a soft cham pagne color, tan shades and pearl color. You'll agree that they are excep tional for $1.65 a pair when you see them. (Wait AUIe) ' . . Women's Woolen Sports Hose f Seconds" at $1.65 These are the kinds of stockings that so many smart young women have been wearing with low shoes on the street. They are in heather mixtures, tan and oxford and, though second grade, their defections are scarcely noticeable and will not affect their wear. If first grade they would cost yod over a dollar more. 600 pair at $1.65 a pair.- (VVeit Alile) Bloomer Chemises Do you know them those fetching little garments without the sign of a waistliip? These are made of pink crepe de chine for $5, or wash satin for $6.75. They have soft self-folds for decoration at their tops and nothing else. Crene de chine nightgowns, Empire style, have round or square necks' and ' aft M . rwa LI Interest in the Things of the Home OUR experience, so far, in this February Furniture Sale is that there is a new and wonderful interest in the things of the home a very natural thing, keep ing the first few years in mind. , . The people want BETTER furniture, not necessarily costlier. Especially do they want furniture of a more inspiring type. They are finding the furniture they want in this Sale. For this Sale is made up exclusively of furniture that people want, and it brings furniture of that kind in unparalleled choice and at prices as low as it is practically possible to have them. Of both bedroom and dining-room suits of any grade, from the lowest priced kinds, that are-dependable, up to the most sumptuous, we have a choice that is not less than three times larger than any other variety available to the people of this community. , The assortment of medium and low priced suits in pure period designs is' by far the largest ever seen in this city. Naturally, we show a selection of very fine suits that is entirely unrivaled. Another outstanding characteristic of this Sale is the wonderful selection of distinguished-lookinglndividual pieces of hall, library and living-room furniture, chairs, rockers, settees and benches of many uncommon and interesting kinds. New Silver Mesh Bags to Go With Spring Suits A new feature is the plaited silver chain, and some of the pouch-shaped ones even have silver tassels made of the links. The frames are engraved or engine turned and quite narrow. These sterling silver mesh bags are favorite gifts to a young girl, $29 to $44. (Jewelry Store, Cheetnnt and Thirteenth) "Number Seventeen" By Louis Tracy This is a detective story told by a master of the art and filled with enough exciting incidents for several books. Price $1.50. (Main Floor, Thirteenth) Is There Anything Like the Real English Grenadines ? With their lovely silvery effects of gray-and-black stripes and (in a few cases) checks, they make the most distinguished-looking dresses for Spring for women of conserva tive taste. The importation is a very new one and, of course, now is the best assortment. They are silk-and-cotton, 38 inches wide and remark ably, brilliant. Prices $1.50 to $2.25 a yard. (First Floor, Cheetnnt) "Gym" Suits for Girls and Women Of black storm serge with cotton warp, $4.75. Of black all-wool storm serge, $5.75. Of heavy blue all-wool storm serge, $7.50. Black sateen bloomers, full pleated, $4.50. All-white middies, well made, with braid on collar and cuffs, also with lacer. $2.25. (Third Floor, Ventral) s Women's Special Brown Kidskin Shoes At $5.75 are high lace shoes of soft brown kidskin with tan cloth tops and low walking he'els. At $6.75 are high lace shoes of all brown kidskin with Cuban heels. (First Floor, Market) Hemstitched Curtains $1.50 and $1.75 a Pair Not only is this less than the present wholesale price,' but these curtains are scarce. At $1.50 a pair are plain hem stitched voile curtains. At $1.75 pair are plain hem stitched marquisette curtains. (FltHv-FUor, Market) (Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Floor.) Such a Fine Lot of Chinese Weaves as Are in the Oriental Rug Sale The Chinese predilection for ecru, golden tan,. peculiar blues and pinks is remarkable. Their way of utilizing these shades in the making of rugs is more remarkable still. The remarkable part seems to be in the relative proportion of the different shades. Nowhere does an ecru figure show up more strikingly than on the blue ground of a Chinese rug. Similarly as to blue figures on grounds of ecru, tan or burnt orange. The Chinese rugs in this sale suggest these things. They are an interesting group, and, at the prices, very unusual. Carpet - size Chinese rugs,' 10x7.4 feet to 12x10 feet now $197 to $395. Smaller pieces from mats 1.6x2.6 feet, $11.85 to $15.50. Other Chinese pieces 3x3 feet approximately, now $22.50 to $27.50. (Keienth Floor, Central) Mattresses Pillows Bolsters Springs All Reduced in (Sixth Hour, iiiiiuiiijttiiiiiii Domestic Rug Prices That ' Tell Their Own Story " If you know anything at all about present - day rug values you know that you save a fourth to a third on every one of the fine domestic rugs in this February sale. Wilton Rugs 9x12 ft., $57.50 to $79.50. '8.3x10.6 ft., $55 to $77.50. 36x63 in., $14.75. 27x54 in., $8.75. 22i,x36 in., $6.25. (SerenlU Little Girls Still Wear Gingham Aprons We had some made In our own work rooms. They are of clean blue-and-white ginghams of sturdy weave. High-neck, long-sleeved aprons, in 1 to 6 year sizes, are $J. each. Gintjharii aprons without sleeves, in 8 to; 14 year sizes, $1.25 to $1.50 each. New and This is our twice-a-year bedding sale, held in connection with our half-yearly Furniture Sales. It brings a choice of all the mattresses, pillows, bolsters and springs in our stock at reductions from -our regular prices. Every piece of bedding in the sale is guar anteed for cleanliness, quality and service. the February Sale Cheatnut) i Axminsler Rugs 9x12 ft., $89.50 and $45. 8.3x10.6 ft., $37.50 and $42.50. Tapestry Brussels Rugs 9x12 ft., $29.50. Floor, Clientnut) Some Much-Wanted Laces With Special Prices Real filets, which are mostf popular for Spring dresses and undervcav jAr to 3 inches wide, 55c to $2.25 a y.ord. Novelty flouncings for dance frocKiF'' or Summer gowns embroidered net or imitation filet, 18 to 27 inches wide, 50c to $1.25 a yard. Wonderful Wanamaker Windows Thirty-one of them! They arc always worth looking at, but never so much so as during this Febru ary Furniture Sale the furniture itself never was quite so beautiful. Start at the corner of Juniper and Chestnut Streets and go around with the Taker of Notes. The very first Chestnut Street window shows n fine dining-room suit, in Jacobean style, of antique finished wood, the scats and backs of the chairs upholstered. In the next window is the furniture for a luxurious living-room antique walnut mirror, sofa, console table and wing chair, with covering of gray-and-bluo brocade. Next to this comes a bedroom suit of creamy gray wood, charmingly relieved by a Persian rug with delicate blue and rose coloring. Thpn a little window with dark lacquered furniture, and its mate showing a group of peculiar grayish walnut a console table and two high-backed chairs with scats of tapestry. Beyond this is a dining-room suit of dark 'mahogany, upholstered with blue haircloth, and set upon a lovely Persian rug. Last comes a library table, desk and side chair of dark mahogany, also a tapestry-covered davenport which it would be a joy to sink into, and a tap estry hanging, soft and gray in tone, on the wall. Now turn up Thirteenth Street toward Market. More dark lacquered furniture lamp, sewing table, armchair, cabinet, even a slender, tall screen. The chaii covering is of brocade with green spark ling daintily through it. Beyond this is the simplest of refec- toryxtables with an enticing luncheon for' one upon it, and rush-botfomed chairs, enameled in black and green. A Gothic oak cabinet, an oak table and silver-oak armchair, tapestry uphol stered, have their color charmingly ..brought out by a jar of apple-green porcelain on the table. A group in which a blue satin chaise longue with a French cover of la.ee, an enameled toilet table with two mirrors and an enameled toilet table chair play the leading parts, is luxurious enough for the- background of a Madame Recamier. A low Chinese screen, carved and gilded, a colorful lacquer cabinet, a brown mahogany desk and high-backed chair make a group that should find a corner in some library; while the window next it altogether of red lacquered pieces, even to the tall lamp shows how right children and men are In their love for red! Before we turn the corner just note the depth and breadth of that antique mahogany armchair with the flag bottom. Now for Market Street. Who was it that said blue was tranquillizing? The householder who buys this dining-room suit all in blue enamel will have a chance to prove it. Even the Chinese rug on the floor is blue and cream. Quaintness and old-timeyness are the notes of a bedroom suit, with its canopied bed in purples and yellows and its bi aided rugs repeating the same hues. Another dining-room suit in walnut and blue brocade has the cozy round table and china closet which would be a joy to some Februaiy bride in her new home. Two fetching small gioups are ono with an Adam mirror, fernery and escri toire, and another with some fine walnut pieces, both given value by the exquisite Oriental coloring of the narrow Persian rugs. A living-ioom suit all in walnut and gold is full of dignity and grace of line; and a dining-room suit of the same wood is relieved by pieces of green Venetian glas.a among the smaller furnishings. The straw-colored and blue bedroom suit in the comer should find a home in some quaint cottage with lots of roses peeping in at the windows. Now around Juniper Street. The very first window has pieces of black lacquer, nnd the chairs and ottoman are covered with black sateen piped with vellow. Nothing could be more perfect with the Chinese accessories. Next to it aie good examples of enam eled furniture dull green and tan odd, distinguished, likable things. Next again shows in almost solitary pride a wee sofa in dull, dailc rose the kind of sofa a woman with tinv jewel-like rooms to furnish would fall upon with, glee. Chairs of mahogany of most graceful design occupy another window, and there are Persian colors in the striped silk of the chair seats to echo the colors in the Persian rug under it. Italian walnut chairs, decorated; a red embroidered love-seat; some Jaco bean pieces are in the next again, and hero we are back at the Juniper and Chestnut Streets comer, where Charles, II easw chairs in led velvet and a richly wrought console with iron has com plete the story. I But linsninng as they are to the laver ' of beautiful homes these windows- an nothing compared with the three grt floors of furniture! . , ii s . H l 1 ..V K. r1 Kl JiS M 'xl .13 s Vi (SI .-n. a Hi -1 i V r 9- t , '?&, ( . caettaut) .Wfc (We.t Aide) V "ti) V J! at l-l I ', V ?'."' W""?J : ' .&' .1 t, n a )
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