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B1ECIA
ON MONDAY
The great Sale in honor of the Fifty-first Anniver
-of the establishing; of the Strawbridge & Clothier partnership, enters
uron its second week. The first week of the Sale has been an almost phenom-
, enal success a most gratifying demonstration of the prestige and good standing of
the Store. We take it as a real compliment that this building was thronged with customers
the first three days of the Sale, solely upon the strength of our statement, without details or prices, that
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; ATTRACTIVE VALUES described here will not appear again. But please remember, also, that the Monday morning
papers will have equally interesting news of the great Sale.
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I Wonderful Values in Women's
Inexpensive Summer Frocks
Such Lovely Frocks at little prices white, colored, printed,
checked, with a good sprinkling of the smart new plaids and novel
ties, and many simple Silk Frocks that are just what women want for
much wear in summertime. SEVERAL THOUSAND, including
HUNDREDS OF STYLES, will be in readiness on Monday:
Hosts of Cool Summer
Frocks $12.75 to $19.75
Striped, checked, dotted and
novelty voiles, including foulard
patterns in dark colorings, par
ticularly striking designs in
black-and-white. Also plain-colored
voiles, white voiles trimmed
with lace, all-white' novelty voiles,
white and colored organdies.
Beautifully tailored ginghams in
exclusive patterns, and smartly
finished with patent leather belts
and exquisite collar and cuffs, also
smart Frocks of the fashionablo
New England prints.
Japanese Silk Dresses
now $9.75 to $19.75
Three models in the simple,
practical styles' that so many wo
men like for traveling and much
general wear some relieved by a
little touch of white at the neck.
Hundreds of Summer
Dresses $5.00 to $8.50
White voiles, lace-edged and
, lace-trimmed, figured voiles with
crisp white collars, smartly tail
ored ginghams in plaids and
checks a wonderful variety, and
every Dress under price.
A Variety of Smart
Gingham Frocks $9.75
Charming frocks for porch
rear end for mornings out-doors.
Checks, stripes and plaids, in
practically all good color effects.
Lovely Sheer Summer
Frocks now $11.75
Lace-trimmed white voiles,
checked, striped and dotted voiles
in lovely fresh colorings, charm
ing checked tissues and crisp new
'i organdies in dainty shades.
New Models in Taffeta
'- -Dresses now $25.00
Three new models, featuring
itraight, tunic and flounced skirts.
Black, navy blue, French' blue and
taupe in the collection.
Taffeta and Crepe de
Chine Dresses $22.50
Ten different models, some in
simple tailored styles, others with
sheer sleeves and various little
trimming touches that make them
suitable for afternoon wear.
$$ . Strnwbrldire & Clothier Second rioor. Centre
Golden Special Monday
More Than 3000
Bleached Muslin
SHEETS
Much Below Value
At $1.65
Ono of the most attractive and practical of thu Golden Spe
rials of the month will be this remarkable purchase of fine bleached
muslin Sheets one of our own famous S. & C. standard brands, in
the most desirable size, 81x90 inches. The present value is almost
one-third more than the special price $1.65.
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Misses' Wash Dresses, $11.50
Charming New Frocks of plain-colored cheeked and figured voiles,
some with white organdie vestee and collar, some with tucked waist
and plaited frills; tunic and peplum skirts. Sizes 12, 14 and 16
years. Very -exceptional value at $11.60.
ufcPECIALV
Wash Dresses $13.50
Crepe-trimmed figured voiles,
embroidered poplins, neat tailored
linen with embroidered collar
and cuffs, all fresh and new and
dainty. Sizes 14, 16 and 18.
New Smocks now $2.65
Of rose and Copenhagen blue pop
lin, with white collar and cuffs, and
of white beach cloth with colored
trimming and smocking. Sizes 12 to
20 years.
Wash Skirts $3.85
Of gabardine and surf cloth of
excellent quality. Some in fancy
belted styles with novelty pockets,
others tailored and trimmed with
buttons. Lengths 33 to 38 inches.
Misses' Suits Reduced
Shepherd checks, navy blue and
black, serges. Belted, boic and blouse
Btyles, many with fancy vestee ami
collar. Sizes 14, 16 and 18 J16.00
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Great Values in Rugs
in the Anniversary Sale
Tt is safe to say that practically every floor covering need can
be filled at a worth-while saving in this great Sale. The collection
at leis than regular prices is unusually extensive in character. Here
are a few examples of the values to be found in the special depart
ment of Lower-Priced Floor Coverings
Heavy Grass Rugs, 9x12 feet $9.25
Japanese Matting Rugs, 9x11.8 $4.75
Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 9x12 $13.75
Axminster Rugs, 9x12 $24;50 and $28.75
Axminster Rugs, 6x10.6 feet now $15.75
Seamless Tapestry Brussels, 6x9 $7.65
Congoleum Rugs, seconds, 9x12 feet $9.95
Heavy Axminster Rugs, 27x54 inches $3.75
Heavy Shirvan Rugs, 36x63 inches $2.90
Rubber Door Mats, 14x24 inches now 50c
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$3 - Btrawbrldte & Cloth!er-Sonl Floor. Mariet Street
1250 Felt Mattresses
At Anniversary Savings
They are from one of the finest manufacturers in this city and
are now to bo sold at much below regular prices:
250 Felt Mattresses, special at $23.50
With Imperial edge 55 pounds. (Double-bed size).
500 Felt Mattresses, special at $15.75
With roll edge 50 pounds. (Double-bed size).
500 Felt Mattresses, special at $13.75
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House Dresses Unusual
The House Dresses and Porch
Frocks which almost every woman
needs are here in the Anniversary
Sale at much below their usual cost.
Special at $1.35 Of blue cham
bray, fastening down the entire front
with hirgo pearl buttons.
Special at $2.65 Of Unene in
rose, Copenhagen blue and green,
made on straight lines box-plaited
igfcning down the
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ockets, and shawl
terial.
$4.65 Of dainty cot-
and tissue ginghams in
striped and barred effects in various
pretty colorings and in cool black-and-white.
Various models, soma
with round neck and ruffling, others
with collar. The sketch shows ono
of the good styles.
Sizes in all from 36 to 46.
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1,000 Embroidered
Swiss Collars
A delightful lot of one thousand of these cool,
crisp Swiss Collars, in roll, square and Tuxedo
effects, daintily embroidered. Just what you would
be most likely to choose at tfie regular price, 'to
wear 'With summer wash frocks, and these are
MUCH UNDER PRICE, a.t 25c.
?- y Strnnbrldct k. Clothier AU1 13. Mlrket Street
Petticoats Specially Priced
Saline Petticoats, special at 85c in white,
made with tailored flounce
" .. Taffeta Petticoats, special at $3.95 In white.
Double panel back and front. Full flounce finished
with hemstitching.
i $9 Btmwbrtdee ft Clothier Thlri Floor. Weit
Filet Camisole Lace
Less Than Half Price
The much liked filet mesh in the, filmy,
shadowy effect uo dainty, 10 inches wide, with
beading top for ribbon special at 40c a yard,
less than half price.
A manufacturer's overlot. Not likely to be
secured again at such a price. Share. this ex
traordinary Anniversary Sale saving.
Bmirnriun n Clothier JUtlo is, Ceoto
A Remarkable Lot of
Men s Neckwear at 65c
Hundreds of fine Four-in-hands aro marked
at this unusually low price for the Anniversary
Sale. All are of new fabrics and correct patterns
and the value thus presented is worthy of im
mediate attention.
K ; StniwbrldM & Clothier Alilt 1. Mirkt Strut
Porch Swings, Special, $2.95
Dark Flemish-oak finish, complete with' chains
ready to hang very unusual at $2.9C.
Children's Lawn Swings $3.60
For porch or lawn in summer or in play-room
during the winter months.
Children's Express Wagons, $1.75
Well made and attractive in appearance.
55 V Strirbrld Ic Clothier roorth Floor. Cmtrt
Fibre Rugs Monday
Reduced One-Third
Rugs made from long-wearing fibre, in a
variety of Oriental patterns and colorings, suit
able for any room in the home- On the Filbert
Street Cross Aisle, First Floor.
Fibre Rugs, 24x48 inches 85c
Fibre Rugs, 30x60 inches $1.25
Fibre Rugs, 36x72 inches $1.75
Also about 1500 S. & C. Standard Prairie
Grass Rugs, in many small sizes, at exceptionally
low prices, of which these are a few
Grass Rugs, 18x36 inches 30c
Grass Rugs, 27x51 inches 85c
fitrmbrlde. fc Clothier Filbert 8treet Croti Aisle
Electric Floor Lamps -
Handsome nps with dignified stand in mahogany-finish,
coi, to with 24-inch shade, in old rose
or old gold wit., heavy 4-inch" silk fringe, wired for
two lights special at $30.00. Worth a third more".
In fact, the shade alono is worth very nearly the
present price of tho Lamp.
J y Stranbrldia ft Clothier Fourth Floor. Etit
1 Stationery June Savings
Special at 25c a Box Lawn-finished Paper, 24
Sheets and 24 Envelopes, white or tinted.
Special at 60c Anniversary Lawn Paper, 102
Sheets of Paper and 100 Envelopes. White only.
' Special at 75c Cabinets of fine white or tinted
Paper, 24 Sheets of Paper, 24 Correspondence Cards,
48 Envelopes to match.
. - Stravbrtdxt. 4. Clothltrt-Alilt 10, Centre
Hair Goods at Much
Less Than Usual Cost
A saving of almost one-half on some
of theso Hair Goods and substantial
savings on the others. Carefully select
ed; fine and high-clcss in evepy respect
one glance will tell you they are of
superior quality.
Gray Switches and Transformations,
SPECIAL AT 51.95 each
Soft and fine, a good color, and Leautifully waved.
Gray in these good true shades is diflicult to get- A
remarkable value at $4.95 each.
Special at $2.95 Wavy Switches, 24 inches long.
Special at $3.25 Transformations in all-around
and three-quarter sizes.
y Strawbrldso & Clothier Pint Floor, Bilcooj
Philippine Night Gowns
Anniversary Sale planning brings these fine
beautiful Night Gowns, hand-made and hand
embroidered Special, Now, at $2.35
They are in sleeveless style, scalloped around
neck and armholes, the front hnnd-embroidered in
various charming designs, and with wide eyelets
run with ribbon to give the becoming Empire effect-special
at ?2.85. S-. StrarM,, i. Clothier
French balon. Thlrtl 1'loor. Wcit
Small Boys' Middy
Suits in the Sale, at $4.35
They arc well made, of blue Palmer dlpth, with'
white braid-trimmed sailor collar, and with chevron
on sleeve. Sizes 3 to 8 years $4.35.
Boys' Gray Crash Suits $5.75
Smart) sizes for boys of 8 to 15 years.
Covert Cloth Knickerbockers $1.50
A desirable fast-color washable fabric, in gray or
tan. Sizes 7 to 18 years.
tli y Btriwhrldio & Clothlr-Sonl Floor, Filbert Strttt, Kilt
Wee Folks' White Dresses
Samples, at Great Savings
The most charming little Frocks of fine white
fabrics, trimmed with dainty laces and embroid
eries, in the most unusual and distinctive ways.
Some have touches of handwork. We have rarely
seen lovelier trimming effects.
Special at $1.95 to $5.25
The finer samples from a high-cass manufac
turer. Only one and two of a kind. Slightly
rumpled. Sizes 2 to 6 years. An extraordinary
opportunity to get Dresses of the better sort at
lowered cost.
Strawbrldxo Ctothljr Third Floor. Wett
Undergarments Under Price
An exceedingly pleasant way to
economize is to get such pretty Un
dergarments as these at the re
duced prices the Anniversary Salo
brings.
Envelope Chemise, special at
$1.35 Of nainsook trimmed with
lace, embroidery and hemstitching
or scalloped edging. One is
sketched.
Night Gowns, special at $1.93
Of nainsook in several charming
styles with trimming of lace, fino
tucking or embroidery medallions
and lace. Among the styles are
both the quaint Empire and sleeve
less effects.
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Sports Satin Jo.W
Four thousand vards of this fashionable, highly de
sirable, glistening Sports Satin at a price which means
several dollers' saving on a skirt alone. It is 36 inches
wide, fresh, new and is not surpassed by any value in the
great Anniversary Sale of Silks. Four thousand yards,
at this price, won't last long-
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Serge Capes at $15.00
Women who require a light wrap for summer, some
thing practical enough for summer outings and travels,
should see these Unlined Serge Capes. They are made
with fullness from yoke in the back, are trimmed with
rows of braid and buttons, and finished with a braid-trimmed
collar. Very smart and an excellent value.
Vest-front Capes of Serge
now $13.75
Well-tailored, all the edges finished with tailored
stitching. Made with vest.
. Strawbrldcx 4 ClotM.r Hfcond Floor, Centra
26c
4,000 Yards 38-inch
Plain White Voile
A remarkable purchase of fine, even-weave,
perfect-finish plain White Voile one of the sea
son's most popular dress fabrics. Also well liked
for summer curtains, because of its daintiness
and fine laundering qualities. This price is less
than the wholesales price asked by the manufactur
er for this quality for next season.
StraitbridKe & Clothier Alilo a. Filbert Street
Ribbon, Special at 35c
Five-inch, fancy-edge Taffeta Ribbon, .with just
the required stiffness for hair bows and sashes. In
pink, light blue, cardinal, mais, Alice blue, navy blue,
old rose, white and black.
Si Htriwbrldn & Clothier AUI 11. Market Street
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Men's and Young Men's
Suits in the Sale at $25.00
Smart single- and double-breasted styles, including many
of the WAIST-SEAM efects so much desired by young men
this season. Th'jy are faultlessly tailored, of neat grays,
browns and other desirable mixtures and plenty of ALL
WOOL BLUE SERGES. The savings average fully 25 per
cent $25.00.
Palm Beach Suits, Special at ' f
$13.50 and $15.00
All unusual values at prices which are several dollars
less than what other stores are asking for identical grades.
The variety of different smart styles includes many of the
waist-seam effects favored by young men. In new Palm
Beach shades, $15.00; conservative grays and natural colors
?13.C0.
Men's. Separate Trousers Under Price
Of neat striped worsteds, at savings of 25 to 50 per
cent ?3.50, $4.75, ?5.75 and $7.75.
A small but good lot of Men's White Flannel
Trousers remarkable value at $7.75.
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10,000 Yards 38-inch
Printed Voiles
Secured for the Anniversary Sale, at a great price
concession, from a manufacturer who was closing out this
season's stock. The lot Includes HUNDREDS OP PAT
TERNS checks, challis and foulard effects, plenty in,
black-and-white, navy blue-and-whlte, pink-and-white and
crrecn-and-whitc. A savincr of ONE-THIRD AND MORE.
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