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Eight and Fifty Years Ago
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Levicks, forty by fifty-five feet in size, and the
initial step of this business was taken on the spot
where the Schuylkill Bank had failed and where the
Levicks later on were closed up by the Civil War.
It was 4i verv little store, occunvinir two stories.
,. with a small stock of clothing paid for, which took
all our capital and left us only a large stock ol
enthusiasm and courage, surrounded though the
location was by well-known stores with large stocks
of goods. The two bosses and- the one employe did
all the work for this new store and had time to spare.
. Alexander T. Stewart, thirty-eight years earlier, began
in New York in a similar way, with a small stock, doing all
the work himself for a long time.
Sons of poor men we were, and there were others on
the same long, long trail toward making ajiame and a
reputation; and we wish "Good Luck" nowe the boys,
today just beginning to travel that same old well-worn
trail.
Franklin was a .journeyman printer and son of a
tallow-chandler and soap-boiler.
Oliver Cromwell was the son of a London brewer.
Shakespeare was the son of a wool-stapler.
Robert Burns was a plowman in Ayrshire.
Ulysses S. Grant was a tanner.
Commodore Vanderbilt was a ferryman.
Abraham Lincoln, a farmer's son.
General Nathaniel P. Banks said he graduated at a
university which had a water wheel at the bottom and a
bell at the top.
Some one has said, "Not many nobles are called." He
did not say, "Not ANY," but "Not many."
From the once little bush, down the street
still in my brother's family in the Centennial year
we came into the sheds vacated by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, owing to the break-up of the four lovely
squares located and named for William Penn, the
founder of Philadelphia, whose name was taken
down to accommodate the city hall.
Some day, not far away, Broad street should
be restored; Market street, so woefully hurt, should
be spliced together again, and we should have a new
city hall commensurate with the city's needs, if it
takes theWhole of Washington Square, which was
once a graveyard, or of Logan Square, now that
Fairmount Park and the boulevard plans have
drawn our great park closer to the city.
It is a timely moment for the formation of a
well-digested plan and a movement to make a new
Philadelphia, to stop the wastes of public money, to
reduce the taxation and to compel the razing and
rebuilding of East Market street.
Old men sometimes have a second youth why
not old Philadelphia?
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Foulard, Taffeta and Georgette
Crepe. Frocks for Women
Prices $32.50 to $47.50
Foulard alone, foulard" with Georgette crepe or taffeta; Geor
gette crepe, printed and plain but especially printed, alone or with
taffeta; taffeta alone you will see few dresses prettier or more
generally useful. A great many are carried ou iir navy or black
with white, and these arc amonir the smartest; some are of navy
or tan or bluc-and-white or green-and-black checked taffeta" and
these arc positively quaint and consequently charming.
' Prices arc $32.50 to $47.50.
(first l'liior, Centriil)
Lovely New Commencement
Dresses Are Here
Already girls are looking ahead to graduations and thinking of
commencement gowns, so wo have brought the new dresses in, and
L here they are; ready to try on.
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't Some aro quite fluffy with laces and ribbons, others are very
y teimplo and girlish. There are styles to suit all types of girls.
They aro such dresses as may be used for Summer wear after the
H & important event, and many may be tubbed when they need it. ,
i -Pricoa start at $lf5.5Q and go on to $35, and there are H to 20
year, stjw.
TIE HAY SALE
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belongs on the shopping lists of any
women who see reason for making their
money go as far as possible and that
means practically all women. Women who
are getting together trousseaux, women
who are laying in supplies for their chil
dren, women who want good, everyday
undermuslins which give a full money's
wor,th.
Here is lovely hand-made, hand-em-broidered
lingerie from the Philippines
garments priced at $1 to $6.75, and really
marvels of daintiness and perfection.
Here are domestic undergarments such
as pink batiste nightgowns and chemises,
pink silk camisoles, pink crepe de chine
nightgowns, plain hemstitched petticoats,
high-necked nightgowns a collection as
good as the utmost care can make it.
Prices all through the Sale are 10 to
33 1-3 per cent less than regular, with a
few as small as 50 per cent less.
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.Mnrkrt 8trr-t Outposts and Third Floor, Crnlrnl)
Kindred Garments in
the Sale of White
For tomorrow we have plenty of
Sample negligees at $5.50 to $25.
Silk petticoats at $3.85 to $0.50. Almost all
kinds.
Kimonos at $2.85 colored Jacquard cottons.
White aprons at 18c to 75c.
House dresses at $1.85 and $2. Mostly ging
hams. Cotto petticoats at 85c and $1.
OVst Aiiilr, Mark! Strrrt Out pout nml
Third Tloor, Central)
Thousands of Waists
in the Sale of White
Georgette crepes and crepes de chine, mostly
in light colors, $3.85 to $5.
Cotton veiles, lace trimmed, white organdies
and novelty cottons at $1.85 to $2.85.
Plain white batistes, white voiles, plain or
with a little color or trimming, dotted Swisses
and colored voiles, $1.50 and $1.05.
White voiles, many machine embroidered, $1.
(East and H'Ht Alain)
(Mnrkrt Mrcet OutpnMs)
Corsets in the White
Sale
L. R. corsets at $1, $1.25, $2.50 and $3 a
very considerable variety of styles most wanted
for the Summer season.
Warner Rustproof corsets at $1, $1.50 and $2.
Wanamaker Specials at $1.25, $1.50 and $3.
Some pink coutils among them, also a front-lacc
model.
American Lady corsets at$2.50 and $3.50.
Kabo corsets at $2 and $2.50.
(Third Floor, Chestnut)
Prices in the White Sale
On Regular Sizes
Nightgowns, $1 to $6.75.
Corset covers, 50c to $1.50.
Drawers, 50c to $1.85.
Chemises, 85c to $2.75.
Combinations, $1 to $1.05.
Short petticoats, 05c to $1.50.
hong petticoats, $1.25 to $3.75.
On Extra Sizes
Nightgowns, $1.65 to $2.85.
Corset covers, 65c to 85c.
Short petticoats, $1 to $1.65.
Long petticoats, $1 to $5.
Combinations, $1.50 to $2.25.
Drawers, $1 to $2--5
New White Pique Coats
Join the Children's
White Sale
$5, $0 and up to $8 is the way prices go on
these coats, which are in 1 and 2 year sizes,
are of fine white pique and arc hand embroidered.
There aro several styles suitable for little girls
or boys.
$12 for children's white cashmere coats, silk
lined and hand embroidered. These also in 1 and
2 year sizes.
75c for children's khaki overalls, in 2 to 6 year
sizes.
$1.25 for slipover pajamas in 4 to 12 year sizes.
$1.50 for nightgowns of white madras, in 4 to
10 year sizes.
$1 for white madras creepers, in 1 and 2 year
sizes; $2 for others of colored crepe.
$2 for colored crepe rompers, and $1 for white
or colored rompers in three styles 2 to 5 year
sizes.
$1 to $3 for long white petticoats, 32 to 30
inch lengths.
75c to $2 for nightgowns in 1 to 10 year sizes.
35c to 85c for drawers, 2 to 16 year sizes.
75c to $2 for Princess slips, 2 to 16 year sizes.
(Third Floor, Chestnut)
The New Summer Fashions
in Silk Wraps
One stylo ia a graceful draped cape of black satin, and it may be
worn on the reverse side which is of satin in another shade; $65.
There are lovely silk poplin coats, tailored models, with pleats and
belted; $67.50.
Fine black silk moire capes with vivid-colored linings, $67.50.
New long coats with cape sleeves, roll collar and colored silk
linings, $87.50.
Also' some most attractive silk faillo cape coats with inlaid moire
collar and crossed straps ending in tassels, $97.50.
(First Floor, Central)
The Best Specials We Know
in White Wash Silks
These particular values are so good that wo have not been able
to find any adequate comparisons elsewhere. And this means that,
as far as possible, women should buy now for future needs because
prices are continually risinir.
Newly imported Japanese habutais, better even than the ones we
have been selling at the same prices, 85c, $1, $1.35, $1.65, $1.85 and $2
a yard.
Japanese white wash satin,l yard wide, $1.75 a yard.
Domestic white wash satin, 1 yard wide, $1.50 a yard.
(First Floor, Chestnut)
Women's New "Fashioned"
Stockings at
Old-Fashioned Prices
By "fashioned" stockings we mean those that are knitted to
shape on the looms the better kinds.
No other kind of hosiery is so scarce just now. The absence
of skilled knitters and the recent strike have so curtailed produc
tion that prices have risen. But here are some that were pur
chased over six months ago, and marked at the old prices.
75c-a pair for fine lisle in black, white, mahogany, chestnut,
brown, Piping Rock and field mouse.
85c a pair for mercerized lisle in black, white, tan, mahogany,
chestnut, brown, navy, tan, nickel and field mouse.
$1 a pair for a few fine black, mercerized lisle.
85c a pair for lislo and $1 a pair for mercerized lisle 'in
black, knitted extra wide.
(First Floor, Market)
Good News of a New Lot
of Mocha Handbags
The demand for these soft and beautiful bags i3 hard to keep up
with and new arrivals arc always welcome.
These aro in brown, beaver, gray and 'mouse and are all of fine
quality skins.
Chiefly door-top styles, at $10 and $15, though at tho latter price
there is also a two-compartment stylo"1 which ia virtually two bags in
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More Good
Specials" in the
Handkerchief
White Sale
$2.75 a dozen for women's
one - corner hand - embroidered
handkerchiefs. Pretty design,
real handwork and sheer,
snowy linen are their chief
points of interest.
$4.50 a dozen for men's plain
h e m s t i t ched handkerchiefs.
Both kinds notably good for
the prices'.
(West Aisle)
If You Are
Entertaining for
"The Boys" Just
Home
the Candy Store has plenty of
patriotic favors and novelties to
give the proper finish to the affair.
Uncle Sam snappy bonbons,
$2.50 dozen; extra large size, $1
dozen.
Patriotic place card with favor,
mounted on chocolate, 20c each.
Uncle Sam Kcwpio dolls, $3
each.
Flags for the table, 15c to 40c
each.
Ships tied on cakes of chocolate,
60c and $1.25 each.
Drums for salted nuts, 15c and
30c each.
Patriotic candies in jars, 30c
and 60c.
Patriotic stick candy, 40c lb.
(Down Stairs Store, Chestnut)
one iid which has a regular frame top.
Charme d'Amour
People who liko a bouquet odor
will be pleased with this delicious
scent. '
Extract, $1.25, $2.50 and $5 a
bottle.
Toilet water, $2.50 'and $3 a
bottle.
Faco powder, $1.50 box.
Sachet, $1,50 a package. v
Talcum po.wdcf j; 75c a box.
(Haiti Floor Chestnut)
A Trio of New
Books
"Victorious," i,v He gin aid
Wright Kiuiirinaii. ?1.75. The
firvt big novrl if America's par
ticipation in tho wot Id war, and
onp of intciiM uitoK it.
"Dickens, linn (,) Know Him."
by Richard Htnton. $1.50. An
original and illuminating piece of
litetnrj criticism.
"Tin- Sjmlinlisi MoM'inent in
Literal uir," liy Aithur Symons.
$3. Beginning with Balzac and
ending with Mactorliiick, Mr.
Sjmons lios us the sustained
cour.sp of the mmement, "leading
thiough beautiful things to the
eternal licautj." The volume ia
enlarged and icwscd so as to be
practically a new contribution.
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DINNER-SET NEWS
EXTRAORDINARY !
150 New American Sets at the Lowest
Prices in Three Years
$10, $lp50 and $15 a Set
1'iist tif all, c would advise everybody desiring one of these
icmiirkable sets to lie here a.s cnily as possible.
These mo a new purchase of sets, some of 100 and some of
112 pieces, in both bolder and spray patterns. There is hardly
any need to point out what an opportunity they present to summer
home furnishers; and even if not needed until Juno or July, it will
ceitainly pay to buy now, because there is no likelihood of apothcr
such oppoitunity in u good while.
The make-up of the sets is somewhat diffeicnt from our
usual combination, but this is immaterial in view of the extraor
dinary lowness of the prices.
(I'mirth I'lonr, (lie.tntit)
Fashion Waits on the Young Man
It is the royal prerogative of youth to lead the fashion and to command it.
As men get on in years, their styles have a natural tendency to become
standardized, or stabilized but youth is always yearning for novelty and variety
and individuality in the style of its clothes.
We can tell our young men friends that the more of these qualities they
like to find in Spring suits, the better they will like the Spring suits that we have,
to show them.
To anybody who comes into this store of men's clothing with open eyes
and open mind, it will be as clear as anything can be that in our stock of young
men's suits there is all the variety, all the "difference," all the novelty and all the
individuality, all the vim and swing and dash and buoyancy that the heart of any
young man can desire.
And it is all backed up with the soundest of woolen fabrics and hand tai
loring of the most workmanly kind.
The prices $28 to $50.
(Thlnl rioor, Market)
May Time Is Camera
Time
People use cameras when the
apple blossoms are out who don't
use them at any other time of
year. Here is a folding camera
which makes a picture the size of
a post-caul, has a single lens and
costs only ?9. With a double lens
it is $10. Both styles use the
sland.ud loll film.
(Main Floor, Che(niit)
Saturday Will Be
Straw Hat Day
Men who are leaders will start out with new straw hats in
the morning. In order to do that they must get them tomorrow.
And men who are leaders will wear Lincoln-Bennett and Red
leaf London stiaw hats, shown only at Wanamaker's. These hat
aro famous not only for their fine fashion but for the superior
finish, which keeps them clean much longer than other straw hats.
Lincoln-Bennett straw hats, $3.50, $4 and $4.50.
Bedleaf straw hats, $3, $4 and $5.
(Mnln Floor, Mnrliet)
Ready With New
Wash Suits for the
Boys
Ten tables are pretty well
beared with them, and there are
cases filled with them.
"Oliver Twist," junior Norfolk,
Middy, short Russian all these
stjles arc here in such standard
washable fabrics as chambrays,
linens, kindergarten cloths and
striped galateas in an ample as
sortment of color effects tans,
hi on ns, grays, blues, blue, and
white stripes and so on. Collars
on many suits are neatly trimmed
with white and colored braids.
These are the best modeled and
most leliably-mado suits of the
kind to be had anywheic for the
money $3.25 to $6.50, in size
3 to 10 years.
(Seeond rioor. Central)
Men's Fine Spring Shirts With
Separate Soft Collars
Shirts and collars are made of an excellent grade of woven miVfras
in good spring and summer weight. v
The majority of tho designs are hairline stripes and tiny checks,
though there aro otljcr striped patterns, too.
' Well made throughout, on Wanamaker specifications.
Price $3.50.
(Mnln rioor, MnrUet)
Men's Oxfords to Suit
Every Purse and Taste
A man can get a pair of good-looking, serviceable shoes for $5.50,
or he can pay $15 for a pair of extremely smart and elaborately
pel f orated cordovan brogue oxfords. And thcie are many prices
between.
For young men there is an excellent selection of cordovan shoes
on narrow-toe English lasts and in brogue styles. Also some shapely
shoes in black and tan calfskin.
For moie conservative men thcie aie round toe and wide too
oxfords of black and tan calfskin and black kidskin.
(Mnln I lour, Mnrket)
Now We Have Some Fine Single Pieces
of Furniture at One-Third Less Than
Regular Prices
These are part of the .$50,000 purchase of bedroom and dining-room furniture
which we secured to sell at one-third below the standard prices. The great bulk of the
purchase is made up of complete suits, but a number of individual pieces have come
along to supplement the assortment, and these are now on sale at savings of one-third.
They are of the same fine quality as the pieces comprised in the suits, which is
very high praise for them.
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.For the Bedroom
$58 for a mahogany toilet
table, Georgian style.
$78 for a 48-inch figured ma
hogany chest of drawers.
$11.50 for a figured walnut
somnoe, Queen Anne style.
$90 for a walnut chifforobc,
Louia XVI style.
$60 for a full-size walnut Led,
Louis XVI style.
$20 for an enamel somnoe,
Louis XVI style.
$60 for an enamel full-size
bed, Louis XVI style.
$19 for an enamel bedroom
chair, Louis XVI style.
$13.50 for an enamel bench,
Louis XVI style.
$14.50 for an enamel chair,
Louis XVI style.
$105 for an enamel dressing
table, Louis XVI style.
$11 for an Adam minor, in
mahogany, 24x40 inches, oval.
$10 for a plain mahogany
frame mirror, 22x33 inches.
$9 for a Jacobean oak mirror,
22x35 inches.
$10 for an English oak mirror,
29x34 inches, carved oval frame.
$11.50 for a Jacobean oak mir
ror, 20x32 inches.
$6.75 for an enamel and deco
rated mirror, 14x26 inches.
$19 for a carved English oak
mirror, 32x40 inches. t
$12 for a Colonial mahogany
mirror, 18x33 inches.
$7.50 for a walnut mirror, 20x
32 inches.
For the Dining Room
$65 for a 42-inch slatted ma
hogany china closet, Ileppel
white. $114 for a 52-inch figuied-
( Fifth Floor, Chestnut)
panel mahogany china closet,
Georgian.
$121 for a 48-inch figured ma
hogany inlaid china closet,
Georgian.
$67 for a 39-inch Sheraton in
laid mahogany china closet.
$114 for a 4G-inch figured
panel mahogany china closet,
Sheraton.
$77 for a 54-inch inlaid Sher
aton mahogany extension table.
$108 for a 54-inch extension
table, Georgian.
$124 for a 48x62.inch- oval,
table, Heppclwhite.
$83 for a CO-inch inlaid ma
hogany extension table, Shera
ton. $40 for a 42-inch mahogany
server, Queen Anno style. i
$95 for u.48-lnch inlaid mH ,
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