-i jj 4ti "'-' KXSSS3S3KS2?,- EVEX1XG PUBLIC1 LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, L019 Organ playa nt 0, 11, 11.55 and 4.50 Clilrre h( Nnmi WANAMAKER'S ja Store Opens !) A. M. WANAMAKER'S Store Closes 3 l M. WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Fair ' VJ mmzz wmsmms& ilium wpwr & WW- i. if kt' Opening the Great May Sale of White at Wanamaker s Tomorrow Part of a Conversation With Henry Ward Beecher adding to a question printed yesterday: Question "What plan would you recommend to a young man for preserving the results of his reading' Have you yourself pursued any method to develop the power of retaining the subject matter you read which is a very important thing? Have you any plan for marking books, journalizing, or copying the pith of what you read?" Mr. Beecher's answer: "No but I think a Commonplace Book a very good thing indeed. I would advise every young man to get into the habit of keeping something of that sort. The great point is to read nothing without reflection. Dr. Macauly, who used to n preach in New York, told me that when he was a boy at college he began to read enthusiastically, but that, at the foot of every page, he stopped and obliged himself to give an account of what he had read on that page. At first, he had to read it three or four times before he got his mind firmly fixed. But he rigorously compelled himself to conform to the process until now, he said, after he read a book through once, he could almost, recite it from the beginning to the end. "It is a very simple habit to form early in life and is invaluable in acquiring accuracy and thorough knowledge of the material with which a man has to deal." Success in one's life work often turns on small and simple things. Two little incidents in the life of the writer,, when a boy, created the foundations for this business. If Mr. Beecher's conversation here given is useful to any one, we shall be glad. Signed April 30, 1010. ljmil Luxury Tax The war luxury , tax, in effect tomorrow, imposes 10 per cent tax on the excess above certain designated prices on goods classed as luxuries. The merchant must collect this lax at the time of sale. All gooda subject to this tax are designated by a small red ftickeu attached to the price ticket and showing the amount of the tax. Please note that our advertised prices do not include this tax. New Tub Frocks for Girls and Juniors Literally hundreds of them fresh, new, pretty frocks, in styles tirctticr than most dressmakers would think up; in styles just suited to the ages of the girls who will wear them. Fine ginghams, sturdy linens, gay figuied voiles and .sheer lawns in delicate colors', as well as fine white organdies and voiles are in cluded in the new cottons for Spring. Plenty of blues and pinks and gieeno and tans; new ideas as to cullars and belts and sleeves and pockets; many with colored stitching I'nnd done, too; many with pleated frills; some with white blouses and colored skirts. There are dresses for morning and afternoon; dresses for, all the times girls of 6 to 17 years need crisp, new tub frocks. $6.76 to $20 for the colored dresses; if 12.75 to $30 for the finer digandie dresses. (Second 1 loor. Chestnut) New Crepes de Chine for $1.65 and $2 a Yard Although we have been selling a good crepe tie chine for $1.G5 a yard, this new shipment is an even better quality and in every way more desirable and there are all the newest colors light and dark Shades", also white and black. It is 39 inches wide. The ?2 crepe de chine is a heavier and finer grade, 3 inches wide, and there are, likewise, all the b,est colors, including white an'd black. Note We have just received more of the beautiful sports satin for skirts. In several exquisite light colors, special at $3.50 a yard. (I'lrat Floor. Cliealnut) Women's White Low Shoes in Many, Many Styles White buckskin oxfords with Cuban or military heels and white or oak leather soles and heels, $9, $10 and $11. White canvas oxfords with Cuban or low heels' and white or oak leather soles and heels, $4.50, $6 and $8. White buckskin pumps with low heels, $10 and $11. White calfskin pumps with Louis heels, $10. White canvas pumps with Cuban, low or Louis hecls,'$5.50 to $9. And a great variety of sports shoes of white buckskin and canvii-i t $4.50 to $10. tanvas (Firm Floor, Market) Hundreds of New Pillows Dressed in Summer Coverings Pillows for cottage living rooms and bedrooms, for porches ha'm mocks, canoes and every other purpose. And there are many nebnle who stay in the city all Summer who like a few attractive pillows to make the rooms look cooler and more livable. New round calico-covered pillows, $1.25. New cretonne pillows with tucked corners, $1.75, and square ones, $3. V New oblong crash pillows with bordered pattern, $2.50. New 'round plain-colored poplin pillows, $3. (Firth Floor, Market) " Silk Handbags of Some Note ,'. Made of fancy black moiro or black silk with dashes of "whit they, are distinctive. w,m TlE feel that we have a right to be proud of it for several reasons. Getting a White Sale together was harder this year even than last. Cotton was so clear that we waited till a month later than usual to place our orders till a moment when yard goods had dropped sufficiently to make a definite difference in the prices of made garments. Embroideries were scarcer than ever for threeor four years ships have been carrying other things than embroideries. Labor has been the most serious question of all. But obstacles were made to be surmounted, and so here is a White Sale of thousands upon thousands of garments, snowy white, well-cut, desirable in every way, and priced at 10 to 30 per cent less than regular, and, in some instances, at 50 per cent less. In fact, now that cotton is going up again, some of the manufacturers would be glad to buy the undermuslins back. Please note That this Sale has in it a very large number of hand-embroidered, hand-made gar ments from the Philippines things so exquisite and so small in price that they come as a positive joy to women who have hitherto felt they could not afford such fine lingerie. Imagine corset covers with lovely hand work with and without peplums for only .$1 and $1.50; and drawers, chemises, combinations and nightgowns at prices in proportion the highest being $6.75. There is actually one style of Philippine nightgown for $2.65. That there are more pink batiste nightgowns and chemises than ever. That there are plenty of pink crepe de chine chemises at $2.85 to $5. That there are pink silk camisoles at $1 to $2.75. That the "bread-and-butter" domestic undermuslins include such asked-for things as perfectly plain hemstitched petticoats of sateen; high-necked nightgowns; petticoats with double panels; and drawers with eyelet embroidery; besides the thinner and more trimmed pieces. That there is a large collection of undermuslins at $1, and that prices generally run from $1 to $5, excepting in the case of the Philippine garments. These new things will be found on the East and West Aisles, on the Cross Aisle, in cer tain Market Street Outposts and on the Third Floor, Central. 5500 Waists in the Sale of White All new home being samples and some little surplus lot.-; till at smallcr-than-normal prices. 1500 waists at $3.85 to $3. Georgette ciepes, both plain anil picttily printed, and crepes tie chine, tailored and embroideiod. Mostly delicate light colors. 000 waists at $1.83 to $2.83. Cotton voiles with lace, novelty cottons with wash satin collais; white organdies, .-.elf-striped, with colored collars. ' 1800 waists at $1.30 and $1.63. Excellent plain white batistes, with lucking; white iles with coloted stripes or lace decoration, dotted Swisses with a little color; so'.id colored voiles with white plcatings. Xcuily all these waists come below the belt. 1600 waists at $1. Voiles all-white, machine-embroidered ami colored; some of the last having their color in checks. Ktist and Vt el ihlf hiiiI Mnrkrt Mrert OiltpuM) Hand-made French Blouses for Girls in the White Sale. It is not often we can get fine hand-made blouses for girls, and so to have them, and at special prices, is very good news indeed. Just two styles, one of batiste at $8.50 and another of fine white oile at $12.30; both with many tiny tucks, some hand embroidery and drawn work. They aie in good taste, are quite unusual for their piices, antl come in sizes 32, 3 ! and 36. ClRiril lloiir, Clirstnilt) Negligees, Petticoats, Aprons and Other Such Things 500 sample negligees at a third and a hall" less $5.30 to $25. (j'eoigctte ciepes, ctepes de chine, nets oer silk, fringed charmeuses. satins a little of everything in fashion this scasou. (Mot Alnlr mi, i 'Ihlril I lour, (ml rail 500 silk petticoats at $:).85 to SG.50. Samples mostly, including 1 mescalines, taffetas, jei.-ey silks and jerseys with taffeta flounces. 1 tf.t lklrl (100 kiiiunos at $2.85. JacVuard cottons in io.-e, pink and Gobelin blue. (t)uliip,t, lHrkrl Mrerl) .'10(10 aprons at 18c to 75c mostly white; latge and small. IOutni,l, Mnrkrl lrrl I 200 boudoir caps at $1.50. Samples; lots of dainty things among i them. (Oulpixl, Murkfl lrrrl 1100 dressing sacques at $1.85. Heay Japanese ciepe, American cut in Japan. Blue, rose, gray and deep blue, all hand embroidered with most fetching flamingoes. (Outpiihl, Mnrkrl Mrrrl) 800 house dresses al $1.85 and $2, Mostly ginghams, half a dozen styles. ( I'hlrcl I'loiir, Outrun 800 cotton petticoats at 85c and $1. Dark and light colois. (WfM A Mr I Good Corsets in the White Sale I,. lis first of all discontinued models at $1, $1.25, $2.50 and $3. These include open-mesh, coutil and batiste; some of them in pink. Then Ametican Lady corsets all sizes in this gioup, topless 'jjnd low-bust models at $2.50, and a low bust of white broehe at $3.50. Kabo corsets at $2 and $2.50. Warner Rust-proof corsets at $1, $1.50 and $2. Wanamaker Specials at $1.25, $1.50 and $3. (Third Floor, Climtnilt) Alto C. B. "seconds" at 85c. (Hnt AUIr) Mosul Rugs 40 and $57.50. For practical service Mosul rugs are the most popular of Orientul weaves. We are showing an excellent assortment in ecru, dark red, blue and greqn colors and in conventional designs. Considering how hard it is to secure rugs of this type, we have marked them at moderate prices $40 to $57.50 for size 3.6x6.6 feet. (Srttntli floor, t'lirhtiiul ) Here's a New Shipment of Imitation Ivory Toilet Articles From France When it come to the making of these tine white toilet ai ti des of imitation ivory, the Flench certainly have the pioccss down to a fine ait. This new shipment, just unpacked, is excep tionally lino. Hair blushes aie $3.75 to $9.25. Hat biu.-dies. $2.60 and $4. Puff" boxes and hair receiv ers. $ 1 to $7. Combs, 75c to $2.25. I Military brushes, $12.50 to Clothes brushes, $1.50 to $7. ' S1G a pair. (Main I loor. t limtnut) Mirrors. $7 to $12.25. New and Fashionable Ribbons Two-toned moire ribbons, in lovely colors and combinations, two inches wide, 00c a yard. Glistening satin ribbon, six inches wide, in light and dark shades, $1.15 a yard. (Main Floor, Out ml) White Sale Prices On Regular Sizes Nightgowns, 85c to $6.75. Corset covers, 50c to $1.50. D r a w e r s, 50c to $1.85. Chemises, 85c to $2.75. Combinations, $1 to S1.65. Short petticoats, (5c to $1.50. Long $1 to $3.75. Nighlgowns,- to $2.85. Corset covers, (55c to 85c. Short petticoats, SI to $1.65. On Extra Sizes $1.05 ' Long $2.50 to $5. petticoats, petticoats, Combinations, $1.50 to $2.50. Drawers. $1 to $2.25. Staple Undermuslin Materials in the White Sale Kinds that women find so well woith while to buy by the piece because it i so much more economical that way, and now, in the White Sale, the pi ices aie cen lowci. These savings tome at exactly the light time for making up Summer lingeue, and they aie ciy substantial indeed. l.ongcloth, 10-yaid pieces, 2, $2.2-5, S2.75 and $3, 3G inches wide. Nainsook, 10-yaid pieces S2, $2.50, $2.75 and $3, .'St; inches wide. ( I'lrM I loor, ( hi-tnim I This Is the Handkerchief Sh op 's White Sale Special 2400 Snowy New 'Kerchiefs, $1.75 a Dozen They'ie foi women, are of firm and snowy linen that is every thiead linen, and aie newly come from Ii eland. You'll look long and far to find their equals at the price. (Hl ilr) White Sale Bed Muslins Bring Most Welcome Savings Particulaily to the many women who have been waiting for just such a going down of prices befoie filling in the arious articles they need. Theoo aie some of the good values; with one oi two exceptions all aie standaid makes. Pillow Cases 42x36 inches at 25c. 45x36 inches at 28c. 12x38 's inches at 40c. Bolster Cases 12x72 inches at 65c. (I'lrM Floor, (limtnut) Sheets 54x00 inches at 85c. 51x108 inches at $1.75, 72x99 inches at $1.50. 72x108 inches at $1.75. 81x90 inches at $1.25 and $1.50. 90x99 inches at $1.75. HUxlUS inches at $2. New White Wash Skirts in Twenty-five Styles We planned this brand-new shipment at this time becuuse every woman wants all the tub skiits she can have to take away with her and it means a good deal to, be able to choose from such a large assort ment. The best manufacturer we know made these skiits. There are such materials as tricotine, shrunken gabardine, pique, -linen, ratine, imported Cossack linen and impoited Ottoman cloth. They are the . last skirts of Ottoman cloth and Cossack linen wo shall probably have, as there is no mpie of these two fabrics. Beautiful pearl buttons are used in the most novel ways as trim mings; In solne cases the skirts hutton down the front, in opiers down' rHtb&SwewH" back, JL'berei .,are, $pecfal style oven for larger, womwu A Bigger, Better Sale of White Sale Garments for Children .Substantial, well-made little garments of many kinds, many made just for us and a(l selected with the greatest care all clean, fresh, new and at prices that represent the utmost value for the sums mentioned. Nightgowns, 75c to $2 for 1 to 4 year sizes; $1 to $2 for U to Long white petticoats, $1 to $3; cambricjafnairisook, lace and 16 years; cambric and nainsooks, with good embroideries, some embroidery trimmed; of white sateen, with doubtejpaheV$2; all In 32 smocking and colored embroidery and stitching. to 36 inch lengths jr?i k , W Philippine nightgowns. $3 and $3.25; two good styles, dainty, I r , , S " , . ., ,&, . ; , and hand made; 6 to 14 year sizes. Camisoles, $1 and $1.25; o flesji-colorcd batinj 32 to 36 inch Drawers, 35c, 45c and 50c for 2 to 12 year sizes; 50c to 85c 'ZC3' ' for 14 and 16 years. White dresses $1.50 to $3.75 for 0. mqnlhs, 1 and 2 years; $2.75 tp Bloomers, 50c to $1.25 white and flesh, and qf crepe, muslin $5 for 2 to C year sizes; and there is a remarkabVe variety and assort aim uavisie. Princess slips, 75cr 85c and $1 for 2 to G year sizes; $1 to $2 for 4 ff o in .yer,ir, ir, sties. ment. loonier dresses, rS.5Q and i$3,75: of striped perwi'aJl5'' biaywQlLmadc, in pleasing new styles; q.to6,yeftfj6Mf:'VJ'"ii0 ' "3 1 ft '! 41 T m i MA m 1 as rra i ts, m I ' . i ... .1 M m jm .m S'' LJ JBILL (Third rluor, ' a ' J,''tiWt r.vVUia's jiiliuXi,A .t.ULJV,! -..' :VMlrittUijV,U'V .d3BB 1 fitiifiUu, 1 W'siJi! .1-Jkiii- WikLLim&Mi rSJ? A i!V(rt,.l!&Jttr'
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