.- 'V 'v '-. '-. . K ,, 1 . ,V, ',., Ti , 1 li s i. , Y ', EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-,rHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 101D 4 '$$ rv w' Great Organ playa at 9, 11 and 4:60 rnmllUr Metodr nnrt l.rntft Clilmts at 11:55 WXNAMAKER'S Store Opens 9 A. M. WANAMAKER'S stori, closes g p. w WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Unsettled 1, il! 'if '." J 4 Convenient Store, a ComfoYtable Store, a Safe Store in Every Wa$! ,', ' -. .it : '1 . 4' :t I v St. ?. V I Ik If, IY- ft I l?C a 7 !' i i r ft . IS- & i, 2 rt 5 ? s r, it 4T . If p. i : or. -St There Is the Old Saying That "the Onlookers see more than the players." Applying this old proverb to this business, always branching out in every direction, naturally we need the help of "the onlookers." We shall be glad to have the best thoughts of our patrons and friends to '"improve the plans and methods of the Store and will take suggestions not as complaints, but " as evidences of good will and cooperation. Signed April 0, 1019. Bead Necklaces to Harnionize With All the Easter Frocks And that means quite a variety, as you may imagine ! But there are all the fashionable colors and shapes and sizes of beads in the Jewelry Store, and you may find some thing of the same color, something to add a distinctive touch, something to contrast or to blend With your new frock in the varied assortment that's here. Plenty of reds, blues, greens and ever so many more. Some are on silken cords, and some new necklaces have metal beads, too, and 'are finished-Avith silken tassels. 50c to $19. ' (Jenelry Store, Cheitnut and Thirteenth) The Time, the Place and the Easter Silks Less than two weeks to Easter, so thcilks for dresses, suits, skirts, waists and so forth must be bought very soon if such garnlents are to be worn on Easter Sunday. And the indications are that silks are increasing rather than decreasing in price, so that even the silks for Summer wear can be more economically bought now. ' The Silk Store is filled to overflowing with all the beautiful new fashion silks, including novelty sports silks, with every-day staple silks, a great variety of fine black silks, and wash silks of every kind and description. After making 'many comparisons, we feel sure there is not a worthy silk missing in the entire collection and certainly the prices, quality for quality, cannot be equaled elsewhere, 85c to $7.50 a yard. (Firat Floor, Chestnut) , Pink Rubber Corsets Once More Are Here' During war time, when rubber was so scarce and high in price, the corset makers stopped making these robber .corsets, much to many women's regret. They are the most comfortable of corsets because they are the most flexible and lightly boned. And they have the advantage of fitting into every line and curve of the figure, and offering adequate support. Women buy them for every-day wear, for gardening, dancing, sports and balfhing. Three models at $11, $18 and an all-silkr rubber one at $30. The two latter models ate the slip-over variety and have no bones, only satin strips. (Third Floor, Chentnut) . What Better Choice of White Shoes Could a Woman Want? Customers are surprised at the variety here. too plentiful elsewhere. At $4.50, white canvas high lace shoes with rubber soles and wdge heels. At $5.25, white canvas ox fords with white rubber soles and wedge heels. l At $5.50, white canvas ox fords with low or Cuban leather heels, white canvas pumps with low or Louis heels and white canvas high lace shoes with low leather heels. At $6, white canvas blucher oxfords with Cuban heels, white canvas high lace shoes with Cuban heels, white buckskin high lace shoes with 'rubber A Stands for April and April Means Awnings ' It isthe time to give the order to have the measure ments taken and the awn ings made so that they will be ready when needed. Besides which, most people like to choose the awning material when the assort ment i3 at its best, and that, ' , We will make the awnings . 0in our own good; thorough 'fashion and keep them until " you want them put up. ., A. 'phone call or postal is jhM- They soles and wedge heels and white calfskin strap slippers with Louis heels. At $6.50, white canvas pumps with Louis heels. At $8. white canvas oxfords with white leather soles and military heels, white canva3 blucher oxfords with while leather soles and Cuban heels. At $8.50, white canvas pumps with white leather soles and low or Cuban heels. At $9, white 4 buckskin .ox fords with white leather soles and low heels, white buckskin (Flr.t Floor, Market) New White and Colored Coats for Little Children Forthe very little toddlers of one and two years there are white corduroy coats, and as' these are washable, they are very practical for youngsters' wear. Some are plainly tailored, some have yokes and some are smocked, and prices go from $4.75 to $9.50. Other little spring coats for children of one and two years are of taffetas in white, pink or blue, of crepes do chine, of, serge and crenella cloth, in many styles, $4.75 to $30. New Spring coats for older caldron 2 to 6 years coats of blue serge, of English tweeds, of silks in Sprinfe colors, and of. other novelty materials, ore in tailored or more fancy styles, as well as regulation styles, and are $6.60 to $30 each. Mohair capes, in French blue, light weight and practical because they shed the dust, $8.50; broadcloth capes in pastel shades, $18.50. These are in 2 to 6 year sizes. (Third Floor, Cheitnut) f" Dress Trimming Remnants All the, fashionable colors are included, and in addition tp garnitures, ornaments and bands, thero are some tassels and t Fetching Afternoon Frocks for Women Prices $18.75 to $38.50 Hundreds of them have been coming in during the last few days fresh, pretty little frocks in so many different styles, that it seems as if almost anybody could be suited. There aic crepes do chine; and plaid silks and taffetas, ulonc or combined with Georgette; hatins, alone o combined; prettily figured fou latds and beaded cicpes. Besides the familiar tunic styles thotc arc apron fronts and bacls, pointed overskirts, draped effects, straight effects, tiny pleatings, tiny buttons and no end of other fnnfmriQ Alan tVio mnrm rt ..nlnra is as great as the range of styles. Prices $18.75 to $38.50. (I lrt Floor. fVnlrnll A Fine New Shipment of $16.50 to $50 Capes for Women Proving beyond all ques tion that the fashionable cape is within the reach of almost any woman who wants one, and almost every woman does want a cape these days. In all there is a choice of seven different styles of capes between these two prices. They are all either of serge or poplin, and the (Flr.t Floor, Easter Frocks and Coats for Miss Six-to-Fourteen Years Old New Coats to wear over the pretty frocks are rather simply made this year, and usually of serge, of roughish tweeds, shepherd checks in clear black and white or of wopl poplins. Sometimes they are wholly lined, sometimes half ljned. Collar in light colors (that are detachable and washable) brighten some, others have ties, and most all have pockets. $7 to $20, and light and dark colors. New Silk Dresses are of taffeta or crepes de' chine and are in dark or Copenhagen blue, or the pretty reseda green. Hand embroidery, smocking, tucks , and ribbon velvet make (Second Floor, Chestnut) say white shoes are none high-sltoes with rubber soles and wedge heels and white can vas pumps with Louis heels. At $10, white buckskin high lace shoes with white leather soles and military heels and white calfskin pumps with Louis heels. At $11, white buckskin ox fords Or pumps with white leather soles and low heels and white buckskin high button shoes with Louis heels. And a great many styles of sports, shoes at various prices not mentioned. r"3Cf iCilM 5W jW TJjJJCfl) yftf majority are dark blue or black, with a few in deer shades. Some are just plain capes, but mostly there is a loose sleeve or suggestion of wrap about them. The linings are of plain or fancy silk and they add much to the at tractiveness of these pretty capes. Braid or rows of but tons are the only trimmings. , Central) them more attractive, and the prices go from $17.50 to $25. Wash Dresses , are in white or colors and are as pretty as pqsies. The colored frocks are of sturdy ginghams, of cool linens, of cotton crepes, chambrays and voiles, and are in more styles than you can imagine. Smocking, hand embroidery and laces trim them, and they are in excellent styles for girls of these ages. $3.75 to $20. White dresses in tailored or other styles are of voiles, batistes and dotted Swisses and are dear little dresses that mothers will approve. $7.50 to $25. An All-Wool Dress v Serge Special at $1.25 a Yard Not only in navy blue, of which there is plenty, but also in tan, gray, green, brown and black. One thing that makes it very desirable for dresses is its soft finish and light weight. It is 40 inches wide and a more than usually good in vestment for women who can use this kind of serge. (Flnt Floor, Chratnnt) Short Petticoats Particularly good ones, ready the moment they're wanted. They are all finely tucked and one style has a littlo lace-edged frill j the others have small-patterned good embroideries. Prices $1.65 to $2.50. (Third Floor, Central) 12,000 Yards Printed Voile Special, " 18c a Yard Such a pretty voile as this has not been as low in price .for a long time, and it comes ' just in season for' women who need material for Sum mer morning frocks! Dozens of stylesvhght and dark colors anc ih large some and small deal being flowers and rs fig- mm w, wm Three New Books "The Day of Glory," by Dorothy Canfield, continues the story of "Home Fires in France." The author had unusual opportunities to see the work of Americans in NFrance. $1. "The Rising of the Tide," by Ida M. Tarbell. This is the first long novel by this author, and promises to be as popular as her other con tributions to ' literature. $1.50. "The Man Who Couldn't Sleep," by Arthur Stringer. Ten thrilling adventures of civilization. $1.75. (Main Floor, Thirteenth) Lilies and Daffodils Bloom on Easter Cards Every year it seems as if the designs were the pret tiest ever and this year they surely are. Beautiful hand - painted cards, quite different from anything here before, 50c to $2.50 each. Die-stamped cards, with Easter lilies and other flow ers, chickens and so on, $1 to $2.75 a dozen. Plain Easter cards with mottoes and no designs, 50c to 75c a dozen. There is still time to have one's name engraved on cards for Easter. (MHln Moor, Clienlnut) The Trees Are Budding and the Grass and the Summer Furniture Display Is ON THE Seventh Floor (Central) you'll find it outspread in attractive array, and the very sight of it seems to bring Summer time nearer, with birds and flowers and pleasant length ening a'fternoons spent on the porch. Here are the rockers, arm chairs, settees, davenports, lounges, tables, even swings,, arbors and rustic doorways all picturesque and prac tical. The floor samples number by actual count more than 1200 different pieces, in almost endless variety of styles made of reed, wil Fine Wallets for Men Answering the question o.f the woman who is looking for an Easter gift for a man. Three-folds, hip books and letter case3 of beautiful black seal, lined with the same leather or with tan or gray calfskin. Prices $8.50 to $13.50. ' (Main Floor, Chestnut) The Wonderful Easter Line-up of Boys' Suits Varieties, which mean choice of colors, patterns, fabrics, styles, are wonder ful in their scope". As for quality that is the distinguishing mark of Wan amaker boys' clothing, but this year it seems so much more pronounced. It is no ticeable all through the tai- Jonng, . even in the lowest- priced suits ; and in the (Second This Is House Cleaning . Time, and House Cleaning Time Used to Be a Terrible Time But now it is made easy and pleasant and a cheerful sort of a job with the various new utensils that have been provided by clever men who have found out ways to spare the busy housewife's strength and temper. Feather dusteis. Brooms. Chamois. Disinfectants. Silver polishes. Metal polishes. Cleaning cloths. Scrubbing brushes. Soaps, 'Paints for inside and out side of the house, for screens and for porch furniture. Mr. Man-in-Search-of-New-Clothes r a Word to You i Every store of men's clothing should be able to give at least one basic reason' why it expects men to deal with it although some might find it difficult. ', The basic reason why we have made it impossible 6f actual value that it is possible to give them for their money. This is a men's clothing store with such a rooted objection to things it isn't "' sure of that it will have nothing to do with them. The bedrock of the whole thing is i reliability, and we have reason to believe that reliability as yet is far from going out . of fashion. During this time of Easter outfitting it is counting for a great deal. I It will count for a great deal as long as the world lasts. f T4- la n lntirv ivirt oinnn Via mi a ninflitrin. afnin lonnmn fKn rtiof ofrkli 4 ifa Irinn I JU lO 1S1I lilllli; plUVb in reuauuiiics anu in iasmuii. .The service we are giving these Easter outfitting days shows how we hold our leadership. Suits $28 to $65; Spring overcoats $35 to $50. (Third Floor, Market) Men's Sturdy Hats of British Tweeds The tweeds are British, but the hats are American mode up here of fabrics we imported Handsome hats in grays, greens and browns and oh, how they will wear! Price $5. (MhIii Floor, .Miirkrl) Good-Looking Handkerchiefs for Men 75c Apiece have tapes above the narrow hems and are kinds that men will like for dress or general use. There aro six styles of tapes, and a man may have the hemstitchrd l"'m, or little roll hem, just as he likes. , Fresh and snowy and Irish. (Main Floor, Central) low, fiber, rattan, hickory and wood. The latter refers to the new white garden pieces of matured cypress ithat everybody is talking of, for owing to their size, their novelty and their beauty, they appear to be the most striking feature of this whole striking display. It is a charming and di versified collection, including garden chairs, tables, benches, settee, hooded seats, arbors, gateways mostly painted white and all very attractive. If you think of garden furniture as necessarily clumsy, angular and only (Seventh lloor, Centrnl) higher-priced ones it reaches a standard never before seen in boys' clothing. It is noticeable in the mod eling, in the trimmings and finish and detail of each gar ment. The prices could not be lower unless the suits were less fine and we wouldn't stand for that $15, $16.50, $18 and up to" $38, in sizes for boys of 8 to 18 years. Floor, Central) Tarine bags, 75c, $1, $1,25, $1.60. Tar flakes, 15c pound. Tar balls, 18c pound. Red cedar compound, 15c a box. Naphthaline and cedar, 35c pound.. Naphthaline and lavender, 35c pound. Quaker corrugated moth proof ( paier chests, . each big (Fourth Floor, MarLot) we expect men to come here for their clothes is because beforehand for them to get less than the largest measure $ blllO lllU .V Wllll OtWIC UV.(.UIIIC Men's London Topcoats for Easter ' (In the London Shop) A new shipment of those smait, loose-hanging toats that Kenneth Durward can make so inimitably. Of Shetland, Harris tweeds, homespuns and covert cloths in Lovat greens, browns, tans and grays. You won't sec any others just like them. Trico $47.00. (The (Inflerj-. Cheitnut) Men's Silk House Gowns for Warmer Evenings Plainly made, with good lines. Blue or lavender stripes of various kinds on white grounds, and collar, cuffs and girdle in solid color. Price $25. (Slain l'loor, Mnrket) half comfortable, come and see these beautiful pieces, of an'almost classic simplic ity, all of them repioduc tions of the types of furni ture which ornament the glorious green levels and slopes of the fine pleasurjl gardens of Europe. gap The cypress of which the furniture is made possesses a self-preserving property and is finished with no less than three coats of paint. Prices from $16 for a table to $123 for a double-seated hood. The collection of wicker furniture is wonder ful in its scope and diversity. ' Here is where cretonne up holstering reveals itself in Have You Seen tKie New Rainbow Rag Rug ? It is a charming thing in a very riot of Summery colors and you at once visualize it in a Summer cottage. In 9x12 ft size it is $25. This is only one of a host of rag rugs that are distinctly different from the usual run. There are almost as many grades of rag rugs as there are makers of them, and the finer makes, which we show, are as different from the others as silk is from cotton. Plain Centers With Fancy Borders 9x12 ft., ?23 and $38. 7.6x10.6 ft., $13.50, $14.50 and $20. 6x9 ft., $10.50 and $21. Hit-and-Miss and Colonial Effects 9x12 ft., $15, $17.50 and $18.50. 7.6x10.6 ft., $12 and $13.50. 6x9 ft., $9, $11 and $12.50. I 12x15 ft, $27.50. (Seventh Floor, Chestnut) Ever See a There are plenty of them wnue anu Drown ounnies $i 10 $a.ou. Chocolate bunnies, SOc each. (Down S(aln Store, Chestnut) Suction cleaners of every especially the Superb at $70, are very good at lower prices. enough for six suits of clothes, $1.50. ' Red cedar chests Each complete with castors, lock and key. 34x19 $15. 39xl9$19. 46x17 $24.50. 48x20 $25. 46x23 $33.50. 5424 $36.50. t Ret cedar shavings,' 35c pound. , :i ..a Mi bllU IIIOW ObVA UL A VO aillftU y m J. 4i ij. n Is Green Delightful .j? "' mu1 '" '", """ """," V?"? nil ifa nhfll'm an-! HnintmAflt i nis is a ciass oi iurniture? which pays a double debt ot'Mj sm nentlvtVlfi livincr.vnnm fiirTiJisiSl ture for Vint. wpAt.Vier? nnrl if &Ai is porch furniture of theJ finest tvne. This onllecHnriWa is particularly rich in three45pl piece living-room suit s, ' starting trom $81. All the other favorite, AS kinds of summer furniture fr1 are here hardy hickory. .' maple pieces so practical and' s inp.xnpnsitfp and in rliffpYpnt. V finishes; also fiber, rush and f crex pieces, making up a dis play which we believe is, large and meritorious be yond comparison. p, ? Pink Bunny? " in the Candy Store ! Also "gray, good kind. though we have some that We recommend... &fa '4 m v TTTi. - V r . i ' ifca t J i l . issl iLTfl &.t 1 ; ii : n --M WW o all' tVafcia Maary." v y, rwwaeft- M01 r-r r&'tps . v&'.. '"' nt$ffl aWKmmmm -mmm . .. rWiTO "" 1 i iW ' .f r..' i.' :v l 'l" tw. JK! - -. r" 'w ' ',.'' m mnmrs-., ; i wmsasjt
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