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WANAMAKERS
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WANAMAKER'S
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STAIIT THIS STOBY TODAY
T) 1TA never seemed to havo very much
v extra money about her, and yet
he had unlimited accounts everywhere.
RulU could not help observing this
fact, as so often when they had been
shopping together something like the
following happened.
Hita would buy the most expensive
lingerie, her shirt waists were tho envy
of Huth, -who could afford one perhaps,
a season, where Iiita bought four or
five of the most expensive. They did
not shop wildly, but they never "went
downtown without spending some
money, and a morning would pass very
quickly wandering from shop to shop
It would be Hlta who would suggest
staying downtown for lunch.
' "Oh, what's the use?" lluth would
1 remonstrate. Lets go home and
f hato n bite of something out of the
t Icebox, just the two of us."
W "My clear, 1 haven't a thing In the
h house."
"But I have."
J. "But it will be late by the time we
$ get homo and I'm starving. Wouldn't
'n you like to lunch downtown?"
I "Of course, I'd like to, but it's
t expensive."
"What do we care; we don't do it
i often."
,4 And then would romp, nn altercation
Ht about the place. Iluth -would suggest
uue 01 me icaruums, uuu xvuu huuiu
make a mouc.
"O, no, dear, let's go to a regular
place."
Ami they would end by lunching at
one of the hotels at a table by the
window, and Hita would assume the
airs of a queen with the waiter, and
they would have a wonderful time.
Ituth loved It, she loved luxury as
much as any one. She loved the atmos
phere that an expensive hotel always
exuded, she locd the music, the thick
table linen, instead of the doilies of a
tearoom, the great napkins which she
loed to rumple up, the music, the
people at the adjoining tables and,
, most of all, the air of well being that
swept over ber as she looked about
and felt herself one of the crowd.
They would cat what Hita called
a light lunch, mushrooms, perhaps on
toast, with n salad and some coffee
and pastry. Their check was never
less than $1, nnd llita would invariably
fumble in her purse when the bill was
placed by her plate and then look
across at Buth with a deprecating
mile.
"My dear, 1 haven't brought enough
with me. I want this lunch to be
mine, but if you'll just lend it to me
until we get home. T was sure I put
that extra money in."
"Let's have it Dutch," Ruth would
insist, "then you'll have enough."
fully. "N'o, I want to treat, you set
tle up and I'll pay you. forjthe entire
thing later." Which she noer did,
aud Ruth knc,w she didn't inteud to.
Rita always conveniently forgot. Of
course, this didn't hnppcn every time,
rand wbeu it did happen there was gen
lernlly some new way In which Rita
managed it. Sometimes they ate at a
tearoom where the check for the two
' of them was not more than a dollar
, and a half, nnd then Rita would make
a great flourish of paying half the
chcck. But this wasn't often, and It
neier evened matters up. Itufli thought
of those things often. Once, nt the end
of the week, she had been woefully
short on her allowance nnd had been
forced to borrow fiom Scott. She
hated to do this; -Scott was more than
fair iu his allowance to her, but she
told him the truth and just how it
happened, bdiI instead of sajing any
thing Scott laughed.
"Rita is the most depciidpnt person
1 have ever known. She is the kind
of a woman that n man simply feels
responsible for."
"Why, Scott, what do you mean'"
"Well, there nre vornon who go out
on their own and take responsibilities.
You, for instance: you're dependable.
1 hut Rita, ncter, she ought to have a
' man tugging after her on every oc
casion," 1 Ruth remcmbcied that nnd thought
fi of It a'ftcrwaid. Scott in a way had
condoned Rita's1 act, and .vet hadn't
t- she herself condoned things from Jtita
often? She was always excusing ner
to l.rrsnlf. slip HIW always 88 willing
'is Scott hnd been to remember only
her good points.
Ruth often wondered what Dan
thought of his frholous, fascinating
wife, lie was one of the most uon
rommital men that she had ever met.
Tin .. n irAnd fun. but there weic depths
"nf reserve in him and often he would
'.become silent and almost moroe. with
apparently uo provocation. Taken all
f In all. bowcor, they were both at
'. tractive, nnd Ruth and Scott found
r themselves more interested in the pco
V pie who occupied the apartment next
V door than tliey ucrc in any owicr ui
I their friends. Somehow the. Whitinores
S were so accessible and they liked doing
r IDC same tilings, aim ura ,uuiu uu
" arranged at .the last moment without
t planning in ndvancc. Ruth found her
I, -...if ,l-nlni drm-n- other engagements
V and liking to do, it.
l "We'd love to, but wo have an en-
V gagement with the WliltmoresJ came
i to be quite a slogan on her lips.
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In the next Installment Rita. Whltmore
Is strangely m stenous.
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'A Pretty Siifiimer Dress
"It Avery good way to make a summer
S llk underskirt with an over section of
' '" o ttiMr fnlirlc milte wide nt the hliis.
' suggesting the newest Xouis V Bllhou
i t 7't, because of the tcant undcr-
i, skirt, not out of.tnc picture wnen ai
",' most every one else is wearing the nar
iMw silhouette. A famous French
n-1 dressmaker recently put out a frock
h Of IMS sors aim increoj- iimnr u urvmra
- hiti "et il 8 not a difficult thing to
' ' 3k and it Is one that ls sure to lend
' Mtsolf to the sheer, crisp printed organ -
' dies, of summer combined witn taneta
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rfta aaw oj xour ptock
,'tt you want to make the' new frock
Silfcldedly French, look to the back of
I. The French woman always pays
much attention to the detail of the back
of hVr frocks, She realires that she Is
not a. paper doll with A negligible back,
A simple chemise; frock with a very
t!)u, front might show' considerable
krtMing.ln, tUback arid the, effect would,
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Tlioiuisaiiids of New Summer Dresses Full of the Spirit of Jmee
Have Come Flockliw to Waoamaker's Dowra Stairs Store,
$7.50 U $7.50 $16.50 $12
$7.50
$16.50
Beginning the Month
Anew With Heaps
of Fresh
Uniiderinniiuislues
There are undcrthings of most
every kind among: these. The
materials are notably good and
much care has been given to the
making and trimming.
Corset Covers
of soft white nainsook, trimmed
with good embroidery or lace, are
38c, 50c and 65c.
Envelope .Chemises
in rather plain styles, trimmed
with neat edges and embroider
ies, are $1 to $1.50.
Pretty Pink Bloomers
One style has ruffles stitched
in blue and little blue bows. It
is 85c.
Anther has satin' ribbon edg
ing the ruffles and is ?1.
Straight Chemises
of white nainsook are 85c and
$1 ; of white crepe, $1.50.
White Sateem Petticoats
at $!
There is elastic at the waist
and a deep ruffled flounce.
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for Little Folks
Dear little bonnets of white
lawns have much puffing and
pretty lace or embroidery trim
ming them. They have big,
wide strings to tie 'neath the
chin and are for little ones up
to 2 years. 50c to $2.
(Central)
It is 40 inches wide in black,
navy and many other fashionable
blues, taupe, flesh, white and a
host of bright shades. $1.85 a
yard.
Georgette crepe, JO inches
wide, in a great many attractive
all-over printed designs, is $2 and
$2.75 a yard.
Printed Chiffoo
A new shipment of all-over
printed chiffons, 40 inches wide,
brings them in black, taupe,
brown, navy, Copenhagen, Alice
blue and rose with white and in
Copenhagen with gold. $1.35 a
yard.
(Central)
Clhairm5inig Whfite Skirts That
Briinig Vacation Days Very Near
The skirt store is one of the summenest
places in the whole Down Stairs Store and it
is radiant with Summer whiteness. Table after
table is piled with pretty things and in racks
and cases you will see summery skirts of soft
organdies, silks, flannels, serges and all manner
of materials appropriate to June.
Prices begin at $2 for a good knockabout
skirt of white lincne.
At $3.75 there is a variety of pretty skirts
of smooth white gabardine and corded pique.
The white organdie skirt that is sketched
on the left is laid in tucks and marked $5.50.
A lustrous sateen in crepe weave is called
country club cloth and is used to make the
other skirt shown in the sketch. $5.75.
For large women needing extra sizes there
is a new white pique skirt with slash pockets.
In 31 to 36 waistbands at $3.
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FECIAL:
for HoinnieKeeper
36-inch white cheesecloth, 6c a yard.
36-inch bleached muslin, 22c a yard.
36-inch unbleached muslin, 19c, a yard.
45-inch pillow-case muslin, 35c a yard,
32-inch feather-proof ticking, 39c a yard.
Cottoo Dainnisks
Square hemstitched cloths or round scalloped ones
measuring 58 inches are $1.
Hemmed, mercerized napkins, 18-inch size, 12V&C
each.
Hound quilted table pads, with small irregularities
in the stitching, are $2 for the 48-inch size and $2.50
fpr the 54-inch size.
Kitchen Crash
Half-linen crash, in a cream white with a blue
border, is 15 inches wide at 22c a yard.
iTowels
Cotton huck towels measuring 17x30 inches are
18c each ; 18x82 inches, 20c each. ,
Turkish towels, .variously striped and bordered
with pink, blue or yellow, are in a number of weights
and sizes at 18c to 60c each. These prices are just a
fourth less than the regular prices.
' Summer Beddings
Cotton-filled comfortables covered with printed
material are $2.50,
Quilts filled with wool mixed with a little cotton
are covered with figured cambric and have:plain sateen
borders, They are ppecial at $8.50.
White cotton blankets for double beds are $3 and
$4 a pair. ,
81x90-inch sheets, $1.50 each.
45x36-lnch pillow cases, 30c each.
, " Mattress Pads
Are a Third Less
because the quilting shows here and there Borne small .
irregularities, But you will sleep .fust as soundly on
these pads and save quite a little sum. Prices vary
with the sizes from 20c for the 12xl8-inch size to $2.45
for the 48x76-inch size.
(Chfntnut and Cfntral)
Voile
Dresses
The voiles Btart with hairline stripes
in lavender, pink, plain white and
Copenhagen blue trimmed with white
organdie. These are $6.
More voile daintiness in pink, blue or
lavender has one-inch tucks trimming
the bodice and skirt. $8.50.
Six distinct new models in voile in
dark and light browns have broad taf
feta sashes and silk buttons and col
lars of embroidered organdie. One
dark dress is trimmed with navy blue
Georgette crepe. Special at $12.
French voile dresses, in white and
light blue, are daintily trimmed with
bands of lace and satin girdles, and
are $15.
Satin-striped voiles, in gray, light
blue and lavender, effectively combined
with white voile, are special at $16.50.
Champing
A tucked frock of checked organdie
at $7.50 is sketched. This is in pink,
blue and lavender.
Another checked organdie with a
white organdie collar and loose three
quarter sleeves is $10.50.
StMrdier
Frocks
of linene in coat effects have em
broidered collars and cuffs. They are
in rose and Copenhagen blue at $7.50.
One is sketched.
of plaid gingham start as low as $4,
as you will see in the sketch. These
dresses have ruffled peplums and white
pique collars.
(Market)
Dresses of
Silk
Airy, flowery Georgette crepes, com
bined with navy blue taffeta, make
effective Summer frocks that are suit
able for wear on the street. They are
in various patterns at $16.50.
Other Georgette frocks in a wide
range of Summer colors, some of them
beaded, some trimmed with heavy silk
embroidery, are priced $25 to $4.50.
New crepe de chine dresses, in navy
blue and taupe, are embroidered about
the girdles and bodices with tiny black
and steel beads. Another model has a
vest of pleated Georgette and a girdlo
handsomely embroidered in silk 01
beads. $32.50.
Beautiful gowns of tricolette and
Poulette are in navy, Copenhagen and
black, cut on loose lines and hand
somely trimmed with silk-embroidered
bands and heavy fringe. $42.50.
SPECIALS
35 wool jersey frocks, mostly
one or two of a kind, have been
taken from our own stocks and
reduced because sizes and colors
are broken. They are now $15
and $16.50, and the minimum
saving is $8.50.
Serge Dresses
in navy blue and black are made
with Georgette vests or are
trimmed with silk braid. They
are special at $12 and $16.
SO Taffeta Dresses
are mostly samples, and they are
in navy, gray and tan, beaded or
combined with Georgette crepe,
at $15, which means savings of $5
to $8.50.
A Host of New Sunniinnier Blomsei
In a Humming Jimme Sale
2000 BSouqcs at $1 and $1.25
Fresh lingerie blouses of voiles and novelty
materials in white, colored checks and in white
trimmed with color.
1500 Blouses at $2 and $2.25
There are frills and round collars, bib effects
and deep collars on these blouses of white voile.
Embroidery, tucking and laces trim them.
Distinctive Blouses at $2.50 to $5.75
Dozens of new and interesting models are
among these sheer and pretty blouses of batiste
and voile. Some are trimmed simply with very
fine tucking, some are frilled and here and there
you will see wee bows of black ribbon.
500 Oeorgette and Crepe de Chine
Blouses at $4.90
The ciepes de chine are made with square necks,
trimmed with tucking and are in flesh and white.
The blouses of crepe Georgette arc in plain
pastel colorings and in figured patterns. One
model, of French inspiration, is trimmed with rib
bon and has half sleeves.
Youthful Waists for Young Qirls
Girls of fourteen years to sixteen often have
difficulty in finding suitable things when they begin
wearing separate blouses. Here arc simple and
pretty blouses of sheer batiste and voile in great
variety at $3.25 to $4.50.
Waists in Extra Sizes
are of voiles, amply cut and simply trimmed. In
sizes 44 V4 to oVA at $2.50- to $4.75.
In the Little Gray Waist Shop
Delightfully sheer and dainty is a white organ
die blouse with little sprays of hand-embroidery
and a touch of black ribbon. $5.75.
A tailored waist of washable white satin of
good quality is excellent for sports wear. $5.75.
Frilly blouses of figured .Georgette are airily
charming. $6.75.
A new Casaquc model of figured crepe in rose
and blue is bordered with plain white Georgette
and marked $7.50.
(Mtrktt)
Women's Washable
Leather Gloves
at $11.35
which is one-third less than
regular. They make excellent
gloves for traveling, as they can
be so easily cleaned.
In ivory color with either self
stitched or embroidered backs in
contrasting color. They have
one clasp at the wrist.
(Cntrl)
Silk Stockings
$1.25 a pair
Cordovan, medium gray, black
and white are the good colorings
to be had in these. They are of
even grade, well re-enforced,
with seams in the back.
(Central)
Delightful Vestiogs
of Creamy Tint
Ecru, as you may know, is
having quite a vogbe this sea
son and wonderfully soft and be
coming it is. These are of row
upon row of shirred net and lace
or wee puffings and tuckings and
are priced from $1.25 to $5.75 a
yard, recording to their elabora
tion. Plenty of dainty, whits
vestings, too, of course.
(Can(ral)
Sifik Remnants
Desirable lengths for many
purposes are to be had at nriccs
much less than regular. There
are all sorts of silks both plain
and fancy, as well as a good
assortment of silk-and-cotton
materials, in light and dark
colors.
(Ontral)
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White Shoes
and Oxford Ties
High lace shoes of buckskin
finish leather, with welted soles
and high heels, arc $4.7o; with
medium heels, $4 50.
White buckskin - finish leather
ties, with turned soles and high
covered heels, are $5.75; pumps
I in the same style are $5.40, and
white canvas pumps $4.
women's snoes
Special at $2.50
They are of ivory or gray kid
skin with cloth tope to match,
welted soles and high covered
heels.
(bhrntnut)
News for Men!
Blue Serge Summer Suits With
two Pairs of Trousers
$32.50
To the many men to whom a Summer suit means
blue serge this is news worth cheering about.
The serge is pure wool and true blue, and it isn't
the least bit afraid of Summer showers or Summer
suns. The coats arehalf lined with mohair and are
cut single breasted with or without the waistline. And
there are fittings in all regular sizes.'
Suitsslike these can be worn all Summer, traveling
or staying home. Two pairs of trousers mean a lot of
wear, you know.
(nallorjr. Market)
A June Sale of
light, SMirninnier Wraps
To Wear With Dainty Frocks
These pretty things are all
new and were bought for much
less than we would have had to
pay earlier in the season. They
are all capes and dolmans of the
type that every woman needs all
summer long, for motoring at
night, to wear to summer dances,
in fact, each one has endless
summer uses. Their prices are
a third to a half less than usual.
Beautify! Silk Wraps
Fabrics Sheer and
White organdie, 40 inches wide,
is special at 30c a yard.
Other and better qualities of
white organdie, all 40 inches wide,
are 50c. 65c, 75c and $1 a vard,
and a 46-inch Swiss one is $1.25.
Lovely voile, in lacy looking
grounds with small embroidered
figures scattered about, is $1 a
yard and 40 inches wide.
Delightfully soft and sheer
chiffon voile, 85c and $1.10 a
yard, is 38 inches wide.
Sheer and fine batibte, 40
inches wide, is special at 29c a
yard.
Also specially priced are some
striped nnrl plaid lawns, 27 inches
wide, at 19c a yard.
22-inch birdseye cloth of ex
cellent quality in ten-yard pieces
Is special at $2.15.
(Central)
Vacation Dresses
Brown or green chambray
dresses with plaid collars, cuffs
land pocket trimmings, pleated
in front and with belts, come in
10 to 16 year sizes, at $3.75.
A khaki dress, for the girl
who is going camping this sum
mer, is made in regulation style
with black tie. " 10 to 16 year
sizes, $6.50,
(Central)
and Scrim Curtains
Marquisette curtains in white,
cream or rcru, with hemstitched
borders, 2M yards long, are
$1.50; with a valance, $1.9(1 a
pair,
Lovely airy scrim curtains,
with valance, are $1.50 a pair.
They come in white, cream dr
ecru color,
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A little lot of white, cream or
ecru marquisette curtains with
3-inch hemstitched borders. Spe
cial at $1.65 a pair.
(Oheitnm) I
Trim New lioiuisedresses
for Warm Days
Some are quite pretty enough to be iworn on
the porch and outdoors, as well as in the house.
A plain blue chambray dress with a collar
and cuffs of white is $1.50.
And there arc many others in similar styles
on up to $5.50, where you will find an attractive
blue or pink and white checked gingham. The
collar, cuffs -and tops of the pockets are of
white organdie bound with gingham.
Another, very cool and pretty, is of white
voile dotted with navy blue or black and
trimmed with white organdie and frills of voile
and a little black bow. $6.50. This is sketched.
Thousands of Fresh, Clean
, Aprons fron 50c to $2.50
Big aprons and little aprons from a tiny
white tea apron to a big cover-all. bungalow
apron are ready for the summer campaign.
They are of white lawn, gingham and per
cale with bibs or without.
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Of soft satins and moires, pret
tily lined with silk and trimmed
with tassels and fringe. They
arc samples and there are few
alike.
Wool Dolmans $25
Of silvertone, gabardine, duvet
de laine and velour lined
throughout with soft, figured
bilks. Many are samples and
all are much underprice.
Of Satin and Taffeta
$22.50
Capes, coats and dolmans in
dark colors that you will find
wearable on many occasions. All
are prettily lined.
At $110.50
Serge, velour and poplin capes
and dolmans in a gathering of
many colors. But few wraps of
any one style.
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At $111
A serge cape in black and
navy from this group is pictured
on the left. It is bound with
braid and the yoke and front are
lined with silk.
At $10.50
The other cape sketched is
from this gathering. It is of
serge with a silk-lined vest of
tan or rose velour with pearl
buttons.
(Market)
Smart Summer Suits
Women who would rather wear a suit then anything else will
like these cool new models for Summer.
Linene suits, trimmed with white pique and pearl buttons, are
in box or blouse styles at $7.60.
Other linene suits, some a combination of blue coat and white
skirt, or in Copenhagen blueor rose, are $10.
Linen in brown and light blue makes some charming plain
tailored or braided suits at $16.60, $18 and $20.
Navy Blue Silk Sui?P
are of taffeta, poplin or pongee in attractffe models at $32.50 to
$39.60.
All the Cloth Suits Are Reduced.
Five groups of suits, of some of which there is only one or two of
a kind, are of wool poplin, serge, check velour, tweed, wool jersey,
gabardine and tricotine, and are now
$16.50, $20, $25, $35 i pd $45
(Market)
Pretty Undermuslins
for the Little Qir!
Good underthings made for
girls of 2 to 16 are trimmed with
pretty embroideries and lace.
Princess slips in a variety are
$1.25 to $3. They are of soft
white nainsook trimmed with lace
and embroideries and ribbon-run
beading. 4 to 16 year sizes.
Nightgowns in slip-over styles
are quite plain or prettily
trimmed. 4 to 14 year sizes at
$1.25 to $2.60.
Combinations are $1.25 to $1.75.
They have the straight or bloomer
drawers in 4 to 12 year sizes.
Drawers in bloomer or straight
styles are well made and prettily
trimmed. 50c 'to $1 in" 2 to 12
year sizes.'
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FIRST OF JUNE RUQ SPECIALS
for Summer or All the Year Round
Special Prices on Year-Round
Here are some excellent Colonial ratr rues.
just unpacked, that are marked at an average
oi one-mira less wan regular,
18x36 inches, 45c
24x36 inches, 70c
25x50 inches, 90c
27x54 inches, $1.15
30x60 inches, $1,45
36x72 inches, $1.90
4x7 feet, S3.G5
6x9 feet, $9.7
8x10 feet, $7.7.'
9x12 feet, $9.75
9x16 feet, $16
12x15 feet, $2t
Japanese Matting Rugs
The last shipment of these popular rugs that
we had did not last very long and this is a
new collection in blue, green, red or brown, 9x11
feet, $4.50,
Rugs in Room Sizes
8.3x10.6 feet seamless tapestry Brussels
rugs, $22.60.
9x12 feet Axminster rugs, $31.50.
8.3x10.6 feet Wilton rugs, $57.50.
z 9x12. feet Wilton rugs, $69.60.
Gingham Rag Rugs
24x36 inches, $1
26x50 inches, .$1.23
30x60 inches, $2.25
6x9 feet, $7.60
8x10 feet, $13.50
9x12 feet, $16
Wool and Fiber Rugs
The largest showing -we have ever had of
these rugs is here now. All are fairly priced
some are one-third less than regular,
Cx9 feet, $7.50, $9, $9.75 and $11.50.
7.6x9 feet, $13,75.
8.3x10.6 feet, $10.60, $14 and $17.
9x12 feet, $11,50, $16 and $18,
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