-yvtst&ti" 1 1 11 llWU III'ltMl III fill IM1IIII1II l EVENING PUBLto LEDGERPHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY,- FEBRUARY 28, 1919 awpiHIWV'T-"' r"",'' v wr--ws?r v-"ww '"JWmjS'r wnrj-- - - wjwir-" '"7?!$ f M9'11 WANAMAKER'S , Store Opens 9 A. M. I WANAMAKER'S I Store Coses 5 P.M. I WANAMAKER'S I S I Familiar Melody and Chime at noon I I i ft r (t -' '. V L M if Mi fi Tomorrow Comes the Great Day in the Sale of China It Is an Old and True Proverb That Every Man "hath a cricket inside of his head and makes it sing just when he pleases." Charity does not always begin at home, but a personal confession is good for the soul. The ancient proverb is exactly true as to this business venture. Each day reveals something new about it and not a day passes that somebody does not write a letter or call to ask. questions about its beginnings, its history, who owns it now and how it is conducted. So the cricket sings and sings on! It has something new to sing about every morning. Signed Feb. 28, 1019. tyjkwl 2400 Waists All Specially Priced in a Spring Sale 700 Waists are priced at $5. They include Georgette crepes in white, flesh-color, bisque and blue; beaded, braid trimmed and embroid ered. Also tailored wash taffetas, crepes de chine and striped tub silks the last very pretty indeed. 1000 Waists at $3.85. Georgette crepes and crepes de chine, in white, flesh and other light colors. Some of these are tailored; the others embroidered. 700 Waists at $1.65. Samples of voile and batiste waists, mostly white, a few in color; some trimmed with linen, pique and madras. (rait and ffmt Alain) SprmfaJ Fashions and Fabrics iff "Every Woman I Meet Is Wearing a Pretty New Spring Hat exclaimed a woman who came in for one for herself. And it docs seem so judging from the number of fetching new Spring hats that one sees on the street. Hundreds of New $10 and $12 Hats have just come in hats of straw and hats of silk and straw and hats of satin and straw. They are in the new small and larger shapes; are in all the new colors and ever so many charming styles. And with all the variety and number from which one may choose, it will not be at alt difficult to firfd something that is most becoming. (Second floor, Chettnnt) Spring is Here, Say the Young Women's Salons and look what they have to show you Smart new suits dress suits with the new straight-line jackets, dark suits with bright-hued vests, country suits and sports, suits of roughish tweeds and Springlike "checks, $27.50 to $99.50. Charming new afternoon dresses of soft Springlike foulards, or glistening satins, new printed crepes and other silks in charming styles and becoming colors, $30 to $65. Spring coats' and dolman capes in many styles and suitable for general or better wear, $25 to $75. All in 14 to 20 year sizes. Sports skirts of wool plaids, and the new silk dress skirts in " light and dark colors, $16.75 to $25, 34 to 37 inch lengths. (Second Floor, Cheitnnt) Women's Country Suits Jersey and Tweed Nothing is more practical and generally useful than such a suit and very few women feel they can do without one in their Spring wardrobes. The coats have the "high-set" sleeves which give a trim look to the shoulders, and also have belts, backs with inverted pleats and plenty of pockets. The jersey .cloth is in rookie brown, oxford, heather tones and Pekin blue; the tweed is mostly in browns and grays. Prices arc $27.50 to $45. (First Floor, Central) Spring Plaids to Make the Fashionable Skirts Pleated skirts and gathered skirts, full skirts and more scanty ones all are made of the pretty wool plaids this Spring. New materials for these skirts are here and there are largo plaids and smaller plaids and tiny checks. Colors are bright or more subdued green and blues and violets and browns or mor.e demure tones and combinations. Velours and plain worsted fabrics, $5.50 and $6 a yard, 54 Inches wide. (Fint Floor, Cheitnnt) Ready for the Women Who Are Buying Low Shoes And there are hundreds of them! 'But not so many that we have not enough oxfords and pumps for them, and in all styles with Louis, Cuban or low heels and plain toes or straight or indicated wing tips. Patent leather, black, tan and mahogany color calfskin; black, tan and brown kidskin, and white buckskin and canvas. Prices $0 to $11 a pair. Spats to wear with these low shoes are $2 to $5.50, We have a little lot of black satin spats special at $2.50. (Vint Floor, Market) The New Spring Silks Are Here Now Some have just come some aic barely out of their wrappings. These are the new and fashionable silks and satins for Spring and Summer the lovely weaves for gowns and blouses and lingerie and men's wear. Such silks arc not easy to procure but these were pur chased months ago, when silks were lower than they are now, and consequently they are of especial interest not only in point of fashion, but as to price as well. There are New printed radiums New foulards New plain satins New taffetas for Spring New crepes Georgette Theie aro colors for street, afternoon and eening wear and the assortment is remarkable for its comprehensiveness. Aaces start at $2 for a fine satin and go on up to $7.50 for a noveltyxsports silk. Also These Special Silks Double-width foulards', $1.65 a yard. Checked and plaid sports Shantungs, $2 a yaid. Striped and plaid taffetas, peau de cygnes and louisines, $1.50 a yard. Plain white sports satin, washable, $3 a yaid. Genuine Chinese Shantung, 65c and 85c a yard. White crepe de chine, $1.50 a yard. White satin de chine, $1.50 a yard. (Flrtt Floor, Chestnut) Paris Has Some New Ideas as to Garnitures and Collars ideas lately expressed, and just come to us by recent steamer. The garnitures and collars are extremely new and different. Done on fine black net, they are in new, though somewhat con ventional shapes the deep back square collar, and round and pointed effects. The net, however, is just the background for the French idea of soft wool embroidery, combined with cljenille or gleaming beads. And some are worked out in jet beads'. Use them on your new spring gowns and blouses you'll need little else for their adorningl (Main Floor, Central) For Her Ears High in fashion are the close-fitting earrings 'some small, some large, and in different styles. Imitation coral, lapis lazuli, pearl or novelty earrings are much worn 'just now with the new small hats. BOc, 75c and $1 a pair. ' (Jewelry Store, Chettnnt and Thirteenth) To Give Your New Suit an Air of Distinction Add a Handsome Vest or a waistcoat, as some women call them. Smart women wear them under dark suits to add a note of brightness or with plain suits' to relieve the severity. The vests themselves are beautifully made of rich brocades in gorgeous weaves, or of glistening sports silks and satins, and ore fashioned in various new ways. Some are straight fronts to show only as the coat is opened; some have revers, some collars', too, and some even boast pockets. Occasionally they are wholly of brocade; sometimes brocade and satin combined. There are dark colors and light colors, and others all in gleaming white. $6.50 to $12 each. (Flril Floor, Central) Dainty Kimonos $3.85 and $4.50 This is a surplus lot from'one of our good makers, silk muslin kimonos in such pretty colors, as rose and Copenhagen blue. The styles are good and somq are fringe trimmed. (Kait Al.le) Silk Petticoats at $3.85. and $5 They are of taffeta good lus trous silk in several colors. Ever so many styles nnd all exceptional values at the price. (East Altle) . First in the Field With the Finest Spring Suits for Boys The new Spring suits for boys aie here. We believe the showing is by far the largest in Philadelphia and the suits are certainly the fines of their kind. The surest thing about them is that th'e'y will give back worth of service and value for every dollar they cost. In modeling and tailor work they are as nearly perfect a3 ready-to-wear suits can be. . Many of them, being full Ijned with alpaca, can be worn now. The others aro half lined with the same material. There is a good selection in fancy mixed grays, browns, greens and shepherd checks, some suits being made with patch, somo with vertical and somo with flat pocket3. Sizes for boys of 8 to 18 years; prices $20, $22.50, $25 and $28. (Saeaat Floor, Geatral) Handkerchief Specials Women's handkerchiefs, $3 a dozen and you save exactly $1.20 on each dozen. Sheer Irish linen with tiny hems and revering above. Dainty 'as can be and in good taste. Men's handkerchiefs, $3 a dozen these ''at a saving of 60c on each dozen. Plain' hemstitched kind, and of good Irish linen. OVe.t Altle) Short, But Sweet Candy News Chocolate-covered nougat, fresh and delicious, 50c a pound. Cream-covered caramels, 80c a pound. Delicious assorted chocolates, $1 a pound. . Novelties for March 17th are mdy.- s ,.. New Plaid Skirts for Spring $16.75 and Special Just one style a full ,box pleated model and a style that women especially like. These are skirts for sports wear and skirts to wear under fur coats. Plenty of the light tan and brown effects; also pretty blue and gold combinations and overseas blue combined with navy blue. Plenty of sizes but only fifty In all. (Flrtt Floor, Central) Women's Undermuslins Specially Priced Samples and little odd lots of envelope chemises and night gowns, all at prices decidedly talsw regular. . Now is the time to buy china. There are more reasons for this than y6u w ould have time to read if we printed them. They are chiefly market reasons, arising out of industrial conditions, the law of supply and demand and what not. But they all point to one thing, that is what w e ha e stated at the beginning now is the time to buy china. The first day of March, 1919, w ill find our Spring China Sale thor oughly reinforced and going nhcad full tilt. It is as new as plenty of new goods can make it. It has been invigorated by New French dinner sets. New Amercan dinner sets. New Japanese dinner sets. New American cut glass. All of these goods are marked at 20 to 50 per cent below our own lcgular prices. The average saving on them is 33 1-3 per cent. The dinnerware is exhibited on one long continuous counter in the center of the China Store, where you can see it to your own best udun tage. It has neer been so easy to make intelligent and satisfactory selec tion from a stock of dinnerware, because the display enables ou to see at a glance our entire assortment of patterns in French, English, Amer ican and Japanese wares. The values are extraordimny. Thu qualities are the only kind we can afford to handle or that anybody who knows the difference can afford to buy. The cut glass comprises a beautiful assortment of new pieces, all of good clear crystal in well executed, well finished cuttings. Now is the time this is the day to buy china, and when we say china we also mean glass and related wares. (Fourth Floor, Hrk M- Dinner Services 20 to 50 Per Cent Less Than Regular Prices Japanese dinner sets, $35, $42.50, $50, $60 and $75 a set. French dinner sets, $40, $65, $75, $90, $100, $140, $145, $175, $200 a set. English dinner sets, $22.50, $25, $27.50, $30, $32.50, $35, $37.50, $40, $45, $50, $65, $75 and $100 a set. American dinner sets, $17.50, $20, $22.50, $25, $27.50, $30, $32.50, $35, $37.50, $42.50 a set. Cheitnut) All the Rest of Our Men's Overcoats Go Into a Sale a March Clearaway 1800 Men's Spring Shirts Special at $1.65 We are able to sell them for this low price because they were made of odds and ends of the manufacturer's materials. But they were made over Wanamaker patterns they are not a "job lot." Chfcfiy madras and all soft-cuff negligee style. The variety of designs is good and the shirts are all desirable. 1800 New Spring Neckties Special at 65c Made of a good grade of silk and in the new designs for the Spring of 1919. Ordinarily they would be half as much again. (Main Floor, Market) A PAIR of beautiful hand wrought iron gates which arc to be placed in Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge, may be seen just now in one of the Chestnut street windows. They have just been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, and were designed and exe cuted by Samuel Yellin. X7ISITORS to the Store cannot help being impressed by the splendid space given over to the store of carpets and rugs of all kinds. Here one may buy any thing from the humblest rush or rag mat to the finest Axminster in a flood of light. (Seventh Floor, Chestnut.) SATURDAYis the day of all others that women choose for their manicuring and shampooing and general freshening, and the Salon de Beaute is one of their favorite places to come to for these things. (Third Floor, Chest nut.) WHEN the small child's hair needs cutting it's well to re member that the Little Hair Cut ting Salon is very fresh and clean and the children enjoy it. (Third Floor, Chestnut.) Newly Come Into the Lamp Sale aro brass candlesticks and lamp shades. The first, our own stocks reduced, are all candlesticks im ported from Japan, in several different styles and finishes. Their new prices are $1 to $7.50 a third less than lcgular. The lampshades are samples and no two alike; sizes are 8 to S4 inches; prices $1.60 to $28.50. Still a pretty good variety of floor and table lamps in the Sale. (Fonrtb Floor, Central) Something like 300 fine Winter overcoats remain and are finally marked at two disposal prices. $28.50 for staple, silk-lined overcoats, fine, fashionable new town ulsters that have been $10 to $22 higher. $18.50 for good, sound, durable, all-wool, hand tailored overcoats that have been $12 and $14 higher. Now is the time to choose for next Winter, for if we take the manufacturers and wool 'merchants at their word there will be no more low prices in a long, long time. (Third Floor, Market) Spring Styles in Umbrellas There's fairly a riot of color the new Liberty blues, rich pur ples, plenty of taupes, deep dark African brown and Irish green are some of them. They are of lustrous, firm silks and quite often have satin borders. All are in such comfortable sizes sizes that will swing on one's arm and clear the ground at the same time. And most all have handles that permit them to be carried easily leather loops or silk cords or rings. There aro ever so many rings, too bakelito and imitation shell or amber. Quite offen the tips match the handles, and the ferrules match the tips, so that they aro par ticularly effective. $5 tefl& each. March, March, Forward March in the Great Spring Sale of Housewares This sale, never successfully imitated, unique in mercantile history, takeB a fresh start tomorrow, with price savings of 10 to 50 per cent. Here are some of the goods in the greatest and most valuable collection of housewares in the market. Highest grade aluminum cook ing utensils. Enamel cooking utensils, p quality. Heavy, well-made tinware. S White, pantry utensils. America's best cutlery. Genuine Russia iron roasting and baking pans. Old-fashioned iron frying pans. Waffle irons, ovens, etc. Willow clothe baskets. Bathroom furnishings, white and nickeled. Coffee percolators. Chafing dishes. Casseroles. Baking dishes. Chamois (the famous Wana maker kind that does not be come hard). Brushes by the thousands. Sponges. Scales. Meat juice presses. Vacuum cl-eaners (electric and hand operated). Porcelain top kitchen and bed room tables. Cedar chests. Clothes lines, not affected by ueather. Kitchen cabinets, the better kind. Dress forms, adjustable at H points. Much hardware. Vapor bath cabinets. Electric irons and electric room, heaters. m Woodenware ladders, pastry and ironing boards, kitchen, tables. Sewing machines, foot and elec tric power. Wardrobe, steamer and dress trunks. K (FaarUi Fleor Central. Jaa Market) . J Brown Soft Hats That Men Will Find Hard To . Equal Designed to be worn Fedora shape and with a flattish, braid-bound brim and silk lining. They are one of the best-liked hats we have shown for many day, and the maker is kept busy keeping up with the demand. A new lot in for tomorrow. Price $5. (Main Floor, Market) Back to the Comforts of a Union Suit "One of the best things about getting back to civilian clothes,'' said a soldier the other day, "is getting back to the solid comfort of a union suit. Very few men who have, ever worn union suits will be satisfied with two-piece underwear again. Union suits in all weights nnd sizes, $1.25 to $15. (Main Floor, Market) ?l J M "VI H (1 fl a to Mi jL '- m&wK . VT A. M t - ...aJfci'rt. - .i- s 0 H j o i umr- i . " T
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