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Some of the Southern
Cornfields Are Full of Ears
One of the workpeople on the place of a
truck gardener jvas passing with a small boy
through the green aisles of the growing corn
when he stopped suddenly and said:
"Sonny, can't you hear the corn growing?"
"No, father," said the lad; "but," after
breaking off a leaf from the stalk, "I can sec it
grow."
It is easy to see the United Slates grow these days,
but watch it after the Peace Conference erects the
girders of a broa.d and firm platform upon which the
planks and spikes will rapidly follow!
If the half-Americans, who during the hostilities
of the war suffered agonies for their mother and
fatherlands, are of the belief that their old home
countries are better for them to live in than this, they
will naturally take up their beds and walk. ,
More than ever the United States must be for
whole-hear led Americans.
Uncle Sam is not a territory seeker, but soonerNor
later the United States must do what James G. Blaine
wanted to do thirty years ago acquire Mexico and
thereby do away with hiding places for enemies.
But the most important growth of America is
evident in other than physical ways. .
Its expansion of views, of education, its national,
.financial and religious statesmanship, arc marked and
remarked the world around.
The merchants of the United States and of
Philadelphia must broaden and rise to the
opportunity.
This Store grows and grows and grows.
Signed
Feb. 8, 1910.
LOVELY Hand,
E m b r o i dered
Waists
Three of them have collars of
the exquisite Philippine work and
two out of the three have cuffs
also. These waists were made in
the United States from American
patterns, and the price is $5.50
each.
A fourth style, made as well as
embroidered in the Philippines,
has embroidery and drawn work
on the. fronts as well as collar
and cuffs, and the price is $8.50;
while still .another, wrought in
a lovely rose design, has crocheted
buttons and costs $8.75.
A pale blue batiste has drawn
work and embroidery and tiny
creamy lace edging for $9.75: and
another, all-white with the finest
work and scallops, is $10.50.
(Third Floor, Central)
Foulard and Other New Spring
Silk Dresses for Young Women
ttITH their flowered de
f signs and lighter colors,
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the new foulard and
novelty silk dresses are quite
Springlike, but there are other
silks in plain colors and differ
ent weaves that are Spring
like, too.
Ruffled skirts, rows of tucks
and stitching, new necks, new
collars, much-draped skirts,
new style sleeves these are
some of the many things tho
new gowns will tell you of the
spring moaes.
(Second Floor,
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EORGETTE
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L white Georgette crepe skirt with
pink, overseas blue or black satin
tripes on tnc pieais.
Or all-whito skirts gathered
and trimmed with wide baronet
satin bands or many rows of
narrow baronet satin bands.
Some of tho newest arc flesh
pink or white Georgette crepe
skirts trimmed only with rows
of embroidered eyelets. These
are among the prettiest of all.
Such skirts vary between $25
and $28.50.
(Flrit Floor, Central)
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Corsets
. ' At $4.50 are models of coutil
-' r broche, designed for full fig-
' urest they have low bust and aro
heavily re-enforced over the
abdomen.
'i At $3.60 are topless L. R. cor
' sets with elastic bands; also
models' of broche with low bust,
', moderate length, and low-bust
' L. R. corsets heavily boned, with
broad clasps.
At f z.du are .u. k, corsets oi
Mod quality batiste in'flwh color
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SPRING Dress
Trimmings
Newest of dress trimmings are
embroidered bands in new designs
that are very silky and effective.
Done on fine net, the embroidery
is carried out in fine ribbosine
biaid, and usually two colors are
most successfully combined
often n dark color, and 'a lighter,
contrasting shade. Henna and
taupe; French blue and gray;
black and Copenhagen these are
some of the combinations. And
often there is the glint of tinsel
thread, too.
Another new trimming effect is
of silk floss the floss in feath
ery loops that are most effective.
In brown and gold and taupe and
henna combinations this is charm
ing. But there are many new silk
trimmings and novelties that you
should see for yourself.
(Slain Floor, Central)
They are delightful little
dresses to wear at once, if you
like dresses for afternoon
and informal evening wear;
many will be useful, for street
wear later on.
New blues, henna color, soft
tan and brown shades, roso
and gray shades arc among
the plain colors, and there are
many figured and printed silks
and crepes.
$30 to $65 and 14 to 20
year sizes.
Cheitnut)
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med Petticoats '
Fluffy things of nainsook, with
very deep flounces which have
on them more or less lace all
of the Valenciennes patterns, but
with meshes large and small.
Four styles at $4.50 to $10.50,
and every style but one has the
always wanted dust ruffle with
lace edge. (Third Floor, Central)
2000 Yards Navy Blue Serge
Special at $1.25 a Yard
Once more the opportunity comes to get this good serge at
this special price.
It 5s a fine French twill, in an excellent shade of navy blue
and just the right weight for Spring street dresses, skirts and
children's clothes. Tho width is 40 Inches.
(Watt Alili)
WOMEN'S Park
Brown Shoes
Special at. $8.50 .
1200 pair of high lace shoes
in a rich dark brown shade which
is very effective.
Ond style has plain toe and high
Louis heel.
Another has tipped too and
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Furniture Sale Goes Ahead Is the Greatest
of All Proofs of What Is
Behind It
Monday is a day of new beginnings. It is the day
when people "do things." It seems to be above all
days a day of action.
This is partly psychological and partly a matter
of convenience.
The Monday impulse, as we might call it, is one
of those things which keep the world going, ahead.
The place to see it .in action is in the February
Furniture Sale next Monday. -
It is such a usual thing for stores to harp on an
Library Tables
$17.50 for 46-inch quartered
oak table; Jacobean design.
$22.50 for a 45-inch mahogany
table; 'Colonial base.
$27 for a 40-inch quartered oak
table; Colonial base.
$27.50 for a 44-lnch mahogany
table; Queen Anne design.
$37 for a 44-lnch mahogany
table; William and Mary design.
$48 for a 48-inch mahogany
table; Adam design.
Charming
Gowns for
$42.50 to
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the fine lustrous smooth
silksbutthe effect of the tiny
or large printed figures is the
same that of extreme dainti
ness and lightness and gaiety.
One printed chiffon in tan,
henna and blue has droopy,
wavy sleeves' as graceful as
the sweeping finsot a fancy
goldfish.
A straight, long "blouse"
cut after the fashion of a
Chinese coat is of bluc-and-white
printed crepe and is
worn over a navy blue rajah
skirt.
A very quiet gown of white
striped navy chiffon-with many
straight lines has rows of
white satin buttonholes down
each side and has limitless
possibilities of usefulness.
A gown with extension
(Flrit Floor,
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UNNINGEST
Little Handbag
You Ever Did See
This tiny bag is just about big
enough for a woman to get her
hand in and is designed to hold
only her change and powder.
It is a round pouch shape with
heavy shell finish celluloid frame.
In tan, gray or black mocha,
' $7.50.
In navy, gray, black or brown
satin, $5.
(Main Floor, Cheitnut)
M'
ORE Spring
Gloves' for
Women
These, ordered months and
months ago, have just come in,
and they are of unusual quality
and workmanship for tho price.
They are genuine kidskins, most
carefully made, and in fashion
able colors and style.
There is white with black
stitching, gray shades, gunmctal
and brown shades.
They are ovcrseam sewn, have
2 clasps for fastening and have
Paris-point stitching.
$2.25 a pair. '
(Mala Floor, Central)
SAMPLE Negli
gees Special at
$10.75
They aro mostly crepe de chine
In delightful tints of pink, blue
or peach and some are black.
Many women, will be glad to
have them for warm weather
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$57 for a 60-inch walnut table;
Renaissance design.
$60 for a 50-inch mahogany
table; Colonial base.
$75 for a 48-inch mahogany
table; Chippendale design.
$80 for a 72-inch walnut tabic;
Renaissance style.
$96 for a GO-inch walnut and
gold table; Renaissance design.
$111 for a 58-inch mahogany
table; Colonial design.
$123 for a 50-inch lacquered
table; Queen Anne design.
Printed
Women
$115
pocket sides has its skirt of
natural colored rajah and its
upper part of rose or white
tub silk with white printing.
A navy taffeta with huge
white chrysanthemums has
white Georgette vest and
bands of white insertion.
A straight white Georgette '
has shoulders and apron front
and back of creamy taffeta
scattered over with tiny tomato-red
flowers.
A plaidcd and dotted chiffon
of navy and white has a piped
and scalloped short cuff of
taffeta.
A long tunic blouse of Chi
nese peony patterned crepe is
worn over a skirt which looks
very close about the feet but
is full enough in the back to
permit of free motion.
There arc literally scores of
these delightful things!
Central)
TTUCKABACK
- Linen Towels
Special at 50c Each
This means a reduction- of
almost one-third from the price at
which we have been selling them.
They are towels of our own
direct importation from a Scotch
manufacturer. All are of pure
linen with hemmed ends and come
in size 18x35 inches.
At reduced price, of 50c each
they arc very unusual indeed.
(Kir it Floor, Chritnut)
THERE nre few more pure and
refreshing smells in the world
than the smell of tho balsam pine.
A shipment of pine pillows that
should have been here in time for
Christmas has only just arrived.
65c each. (Second Floor, Cen
tral.)
HAND-EM-broidered
Robe
Patterns, $28.75 and
$33.75
Another new shipment of these
beautiful Chinese robe patterns,
and again at prices much less
than usual.
The hand embroidery is done on
net or the finest of mull or voile.
The designs arc wonderfully
.lovely.
The mull' or voile robes are
$28.75, and those of net, which
are frequenUy used for evening
frocks, $33.70.
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TRETTY Spring
Ideas
may bo found just now in tho
Art Needlework Store designs
for ducky little frocks for chil
dren, for instance. One model
is of unbleached muslin, button
ing down the sides and having
two fascinating pockets ending in
embroidered ducks. Besides which
Duck Sisters there are Mr. and
Mrs. Rabbit on aprons, and Mrs.
Goose on a bib, and a little goose
girl on another muslin dress, and
various other and more conven
tional MaiffRg on .babies' 'dresses
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increased volume of business that we are averse to
doing it.
What we should like everybody to know is that
in spite of the phenomenal business we have done
our stocks have only been touched. .
This Sale is so backed up with merchandise that
it is a Sale full to overflowing every day with interest
and opportunity.
From tens of thousands of pieces of furniture in
reserve we are constantly bringing in new things,
"mostly duplicates of the desirable suits and pieces
that people have already bought up.
$150 for a 54-lnch mahogany
table; Louis XV design.
$162 for an 80-inch figured Cu
ban mahogany table; Empire Co
lonial design.
Davenport Tables
$13.50 for a 51-inch mahogany
table: Queen Anne design.
$23 for a 54-inch walnut tabic;
William and Mary design.
$26 for a 62-inch walnut table;
William and Mary design.
$30 for a 04-inch Inlaid walnut
table.
(Fifth
NEW Cretonnes
Special at 55c,
60c and 75c a Yard
New Spring cretonnes, and just
when they are needed for slip
covers or the upholstering of
chairs and couches. They arc
alio lovely for curtains or porch
furnishings.
The patterns are really beau
tiful, being copies of French linen
designs, black, white or tan
grounds "with brilliantly colored
birds, flowers or floral stripes.
There is a saving of about 25c
a yard on these cretonnes.
(Fifth Floor, .Mnrkrl)
Men's Silk Half-Hose
"Seconds" at 85c
1200 pair of bkfbk, white and colored thread silk half-hose.
If first-grade goods they would cost you 65c to $1.15 more
a pair.
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The Philadelphia
Year Book for
1919
A guide informing, statisti
cal and historical, as to the
activities of this city and a
record of its progress during
the past year. As interesting
as it is useful and designed to
supply a very real need.
Compiled by Joseph Jackson.
Price $1.50.
(.Main Hour, Thirteenth)
A GOOD many officers are com
ing home with valuable pho
tographs which they would like to
file. Albums of many kinds in
the Camera Store. (Main Floor,
Chestnut.)
Extraordinarily Fine Lot of Wardrobe
Trunks at Special Prices
It won't be long now before you will see people at
the ticket windows people going traveling. Thousands
upo;i thousands of people declined to travel during war
time. They felt it was their duty to remain at home and
give up all thought of pleasure and -recreation.
But now they will be traveling again an immense
amount (of traveling and people will need trunks, and
above all they will ffit wardrobe trunks.
The best trunRJin the world for the money are the
Wanamaker wardrobe trunks in three styles. These are
offered' at special prices.
Wardrobe Trunk Special No. 1
Made of veneered basswood and covered with water
proof duck, very strongly constructed. Five drawers in
bureau section, hangers for suits or dresses in other
section,
Price $32.50.
Wardrobe Trunk Special No. 2
Veneered basswood covered with fiber. A trunk that
locks in three different places and is most conveniently
equipped with bureau section and hangers for suits and
dresses.
Price $47.50.
Wqrdrqbe Trunk Special No. 3
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$33.50 for a 61-inch mahogany
table: Queen Anne design.
S38 for a 56-inch mahogany
table; Queen Anno design.
$43 for a 46-inch mahogany ta
bic; William and Mary design.
$16 for a. 58-inch mahogany ta
ble: carved; Queen Anne design.
.f.")l for a 68-inch fumed birch
table with cane panel ends.
$06 for a 58-inch mahogany
table: Chippendale design.
$66 for a 66-inch mahogany
table: cabinet base.
$75 for a 48-inch mahogany
tabic; unippcmiale design.
Floor)
More Wilton Rugs in the Sale
Than on the Opening Day
It is most unusual for a sale to present better selection after it has been going
on for a while than it did in the beginning. Yet that is just the case of the Wilton
group, which is by far the most important group in the Domestic Rug Sale.
We started with four sizes in this group and now there are six. Fresh goods
have been coming in steadily to keep the variety of patterns good.
Savings range from a fourth to a third. -
27 x 54
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MONG the people looking
for furniture in this great
furniture - buying month
there are some whose houses
require nieces of peculiar decora
tive quality pieces with an air
of ago and peculiar charm.
The Little House is full of such
rare work, most of it from abrond
and some of it reduced for the
month of February.
(Fifth Floor, Chf.itnnt)
THE Hot -Water
Bottle With the
Longest Life
is, of course, the one of metal.
With the exception of tho $1.50
bottle, every one is guaranteed
not to leak during five years of
service.
Prices are $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3
and $3.50.
(.Main Floor, Chotnnt)
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$84 for a 00-inch crotch mahog
any table with rounded ends.
$102 for a 52-inch mahogany
table; Louis XV design.
$8.25
$14.50
8.3 x 10.6
9 x 12 ft.
, 4.6x7.6 ft., $24.50
6x9 ft, $48.50
ft., $57.50 and $67.50
$59.50 and $69.50
(Surnth Floor, Chmtnut)
The Blanket Sale Takes
in Several Hundred
Bedspreads, Also
The bedspreads come under three groups:
Honeycomb spreads in size 64x78 inches at $2 each, a saving of $1;
and in size 7-1x86 inches at $2 each, a saving of 50c.
Satin-finished spreads in sizes 72x100 inches and 80x90 inches at
$3.25 each, a saving of 75c. ,
Dimity spreads in size 72x00 inches at $2.25 each and in size 80x90
inches at $2.50 each, n saving of 50c in each case.
More than one thousand blankets arc marked at reduced prices.
There is a choice of several grades of white blankets with pink
and blue borders of mixed wool and cotton, all perfect goods of standard
quality, now reduced to $7, $7.50, $8, $9, $10, $12.50, $15 and $18 a
pair in single and double bed sizes.
Plaid blankets, mixed-wool filling and cotton warp, in a variety
of colors are $10 a pair.
Mixed-wool filled, cotton warp plaid blankets in pink and white art
$7.50 a pair.
All-wool plaid blankets, blue, tan and gray combined with white,
72x84 inches, are $20 a pair.
Gray blankets, 80 per cenfwool-filled, cotton warp, 70x82 inches,
are $10 a pair.
Savings on all these blankets range from $1.50 to $10 a pair.
(Sixth Fluor, Central)
plated mountings, with patented locking device. BurwM44
section equipped with five drawers, two of which mmi
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table; Hcppclwhito design; cabi
net base.
The inches refer to tho length
of the table in every case.
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