55J35!I5S!!c??5?T!T!SS?TIT?Si! 'v.5?S54Wr,V.,iiV 'iift'Vt't'yritip 3pwFrwf EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGERPHlEADELPHtA", ' MONDAY, 'AUGUST 25, 1019 - ,o.'j i 1 -i, -i4jj Gimbel Brothers Store Iloura: 0 to 5 Closed Summer Saturdajs Gimbel Brothers For Tomorrow Tuesday Munda, August 25, 1919 Gimbel Brothers Subway Store Sale to Lessen Living Costs End-of-the-Month "Rally 'Round the Purse!" Gimbels 750 Yards of Navublue Tricotine at $1.50 a yd For suits, capes and sklrta 54 inches wide. Special, at $1.50 a yard. All-wool Black Serge, 36 inches wide, special at $1.25 yd. Black and Whito Checks, wanted patterns. 42 inches wide, special at 88c yard. Globflt, "Subway Stort" 4800 Women's Embroidered Handkerchiefs, at 3 for 25c Fancy handkerchiefs with embroidered corners, beauti ful designs, 3 for 25c. Glmbfl'. "Subtvay Store" Making both ends meet is a serious proposition these days of;' Let the Subway Store help! it is headquarters all year 'round high prices, to many a household provider. for good medium-priced goods at lowest prices. But it has made The Family Purse has to be considered and helped in every way possible. special preparations for this month-end Sale to Lessen Living Costs, i and every item will be a helpful purchase. 300 Women's and Misses' Georgette Silk or Satin Dresses JL ill vHa ' At S16.S0 U To Sell at the Low Price of Good news to those with dresses to buy to start the new season. Choice of a dozen fashionable models. Of beaded Georgette, Georgette-and-taffeta and all satin. Long Russian lines or the modified Empire style. With turned up ruffling, flounces and oer-skirts. Many with sashes or wide girdles. And the new lace Bertha collars that define the round neckline. Choice of navy, brown, taupe, French blue and black. Women's sizes 30 to 44. And for misses 14 to 18 years. Also a Group of New Silk or Satin Dresses at $16.50 Just unpacked. Of taffeta or satin. More than six popular models to choose from. A Clearance of Women's and Misses' Suits at $10 Every one worth double and some triple. Of serge, poplin, checks and mixtures. All are nicely lined. With lapel collars, belts and the majority with pockets. Some arc trimmed in silk braid and buttons. Just the suit for present wear. All sizes for women 36 to 44 misses' 14 to 18 j ears in the lot but not in all stj les. 14.7S At $14.75 New Fall Suits, $25 For Women and Misses The advance guard has arrived. Specialized at 525 are new suits of poplin in two fashionable models. With convertible collars, trimmed in braid and buttons. In navy, burgundy and black. New Fall Coats, $25 For Women and Misses Si new models to choose from. Of elour and silvertop. Stunning loose back and the popular belted models. With large collars, of course! In brown, navy, green, taupe, burgundy and black. Tub Skirts to Go at 65c and $1.55 Less than half price Of cotton gabardine and lincen (cotton) in the styles that have pioed good sellers. Now at B5c and $1.55. -filmbeN, ' bubicay Storr 900 Girls! Tub Dresses For school uc.u. A dozen effects e models. Ga plaids and plain colors. For ages 6 to J 1 eai s. . (ilmbfli, Snbuav Stora ' $1 and $1.S5 796 Men's and Young Men's Suits at 88 Three-piece Suits, Light Color 136 Three-piece Suits, Dark Color H dT I WO Priestley Cravenette Suits U 260 Fine "Cool Cloth" Suits I 702 Ptthn Rinrh Rutin. Titat Mnh All Rto .Suitable weights foi fall. In -worsteds, cheviots, tweeds and casbimcros. 92 Tropical-Weight Suits at $5 C Ineflv small sfres for voting mm. Mmbrl. 'Subuay Store" $10 ''Mi Georgette and Crepe de Chine Waists at $3.85 Save $3 to $5.50 Nineteen styles sizes 36 to 40. Fhc hundred samples besides sizes 38, 40 and 42. Beaded, embroidered, braided, fiilled. With smart collars oi smart collarless necklines. Thirteen Colorings: White, pink, navy bluf, black, sunset, peach, Hydrangea blue, pink embroidered in blue. Peach combined with blue white, with blue or toarose or orchid. At $3,851 i Glmbeli. Subuau Sloir 250 First-quality Dinner Sets, SO pieces, at $8.95 Open'stock pattern from one of America's best makers. A complete set for six persons. Blue bird decoration with a garland of roses. Great value at 58.95 a set. And 50 pieces in a set. Set consists of six each; dinner, tea, soup, bread and butter, dessert 1 " . .n.l. h nn t- ilifili nnnti Iln. i . t- n 11 n rtialt saucers, tea cups ana saucers. jhu tutu uii man, uiai s" v.,.,,,, covered vegetable dish, sugar bowl, cream jug and sauce boat. guarantee back of every set. The Gimbel liinbtlo. "iuliuau Store $20,000 Worth of Sewing Machines At Reduced Prices .r 51 ''LLARDS the famous Domestic Company's make ,c -i?1, substantial savings. The makers' name speaks for lt selt. Inese aie high-grade products. They could not be sold at these low prices except for a foitunato purchase. Willard Cabinet Machines, Special at $39 Handsome golden oak cabinets aie included in this lot. When closed they lesemble attractive music cabinets. A wonderful con enicnce when space is at a premium. Willard Sewing Machines, Special at $33 Unclosed in a handsome loui-drawer case flttith apron front, with all the newest attach ments to be found only in high-giade machines $2 Cash and $1 Weefclu Brings any machine to youi home without eUia charges of any kind. Free instructions at jour home if you Iic within city limits. 10-year Gimbel guarantee against any mechanical imper- ieCtlOllS. lllmbfln, kuluau Stoic" Rug Sale in the Subway Store, Savings Average Third to Half High-giade Aitiiitbter Bugs, all the wanted sizes, unusually attractive line of beautiful oriental effects. !K12 ft., $32.30: 8.3.10 6 ft.. $31..".0; 7'i:x9, S2!U0; 0x9 ft., $22.50; HiMJM: ft., SI 3.25. Seamless Tapestry Brussels Bugs. Alex. Smith's and other well-known standard makes: 9x12 ft, $21.50; 8.3x10.6 ft., $22.50; 7.C9 ft., $19.75; 6x9 ft., $15.75. Seamless Wool-face Velvet Bugs, fine, hcay quality; variety of oriental and nll-oer effects. 9x12 ft., $31.50; 8.3x10 6 ft., $29.75. Tapestry Brussels Bugs, oriental effects. Also pretty Chinese patterns in rose and blue. 9x12 ft., $16.50. Heay Mottle Avmlnster Bugs, extraordinary bargain. Hit-and-miss effects. 912 ft., $21.00. Just half price. Two carloads Linoleums included in this Floor lowering sale. Hundreds of full rolls and thousands of squaio ards in remnant lengths, up to 100 square jaids of a pattern to match. Arranged as follows: Best quality New Process Floor Cocring, two yards wide; ariety of Linoleum designs, full rolls, 40c square yard. Long lengths, two yds. wide, 35c square yard. Shorter lengths, one to two yards wide, 25c. Please bring measurements. None to dealers Wonderful bargains. Best quality Gold Seal Congoleum. three yards wide. Ihiee good designs in full rolls; as many yards as jou desire, at half price 50c square yard. Slight factory seconds. Inlaid Linoleum, colors through to the back, va riety of patterns, slight seconds, full rolls; of the "B grade, at $1.35 square yaid. Best "A" srradc Parquetry, at $1.85 square yard. Glmbfli. "Suluoi Stort" $33.00 VjjL 439.09 Children's Cute Rompers at 85c Of chambray and striped ginghams, beach and bloomct styles; sizes 2 to 6 years. Price, 85c. (llmbN, kubu.au Store Men's Neglige Shirts at $1.35 Printed- madras neglige shirts, soft cuffs, splen did values. Lay in. a supply at this price, which hardly covers the cost of material. Sizes 13 to 17. Men's Suspenders at 48c. Glmbtls. Subway Store" Drapery Remnants at 10c to .2 ea. A Third to Half Less Than Regular 3500 mill ends and remnant lengths of Fancy Colored Scrims, Cretonnes, Sash Lace and Marquisette; desirable lengths. At 10c to $2. 980 Dozen Window Sfhades at S5c. Worth one-third more. Of oil opaque; wanted colors, mounted on spring rollers. Complete with fixtures, ready to hang. Size 36x72. Mmbrlf, Subicau Store' Win. Rogers' Silver plated Table Flat Ware at 12c to 25c A new and dainty pattern. Tea Spoons, 1 2c. Table Spoons, 25c. Medium Forks, 25c. Dessert Spoons. 25c. Orange Spoons, 18c. Silver -plated Knives, 30c. Glmbflt, "Su&uai Store" Popular-make Corsets at $2 Adapted for various figures. Low and medium bust. Specially priced at $2. Brassieres at 50c; daintily trimmed with lace; hook front. Perfect fitting. oi,,w. - ., ,. Boys' School Suits at $6.99 and $8.75 300 Boys' Wash Suits; many styles; all Sizes 3 to 8 years. Values average double, at 85c. , ,. , , . Bogs' Norfolk Suits; medium and dark colors, extra well-made, good styles' and pat terns. All sizes 7 to 17, at $6.90. 200 Bogs' Norfolk Suits; with two pairs of lined knickers, ledium weight, dark col ors, extra vlue3 for boys 7 to 17 years, at $8.75. GlmbeU. "Subu.au Storo" Special Luncheon, 60c Roast Premium Ham Champagne Sauce Candied Sweet or Mashed White Potatoes Garden Spinach or Com on Cob Mexican Salad Roll and Butter Fresh Peach Ice Cream or Pie Quaker Blend Coffee Iced Tea or Milk. tilmMi. "Subway Etort" and .-inttfx Dairy Lunch Mattresses of Felt and Cotton at $10 Covered m good quality ticking, packed in individual cartons msuiing sanitation. Special at S10. Save $4. Combination Mattresses of stiiped rattan, felt top, bottom and sides, coeied in cxtia heavy tickjng. A wonderful .ilue at $7.50. Pillow and Bolster Sets, at $5. Save $2. Special, $5. While Enameled Bedsteads, post effect, heavy fillers at head and foot, 4x6, 4x0 and 3x0, at $5. Save $2.50. Iilmbelp, ' Subway Store Remnants of All-Silk Fabrics at $1.38 yd. Save nearly $1 on every yard. Only a few hundred yards left. Navy taffeta and other weaves in the lot. Mostly a yard wide. Silk Mull for lining purposes, at 5Sc yard ; 36 inches wide. With the price going higher every day this is a bargain. Rich Black Taffeta; yard wide, at Sl.85 vard. worth almost that wholesale. Nubuny Store Women's Collarless Vestees, $1 New! Made of lows of not puffing combined with tows of lace in beautiful patterns. At $1. Save 0c. GlmbflH, Subuau Stole 10,000 Yards of Heavy Union Kitchen Toweling at 16c yd. t This is at less than today's mill price. ou save 12c on every yard; not over twenty yards to any one customer. Brown and bleached; some have blue border. This is the best toweling bargain of the year. Won derful value at 16c a yard. 700 Elaborate Lace-trimmed Scarfs; a manufacturer's clean-up lot of odd laces, at 85c each. You save 35c to 65c on each scarf. The best lot we ever had at the price. WOO Dozen of 18x18 Hemmed Napkins at $1.85 Dozen These are mill "seconds" ; but nothing to hurt the wear or looks. Excellent for restau rants and hotels. At $1.85 a dozen. 3000 yards of 72-inch satin-finish mercer, ized Table Damask at $1.05 yard. This is less than today's wholesale. OUulwlf, Subwau btort" Women's White Lambskin Gloves at $1.68 One-clasp, pique sewn and two-clasp over -seam. Purchased quite some time ago before prices had advanced, that's why this special price $1.68. Buy now for fall wear! Glmbeli, "Subwav Store" 2000 Pairs Women's Summer Shoes at $2.95 Two to three dollars a pair less than the regular values It is hard to say where shoe prices will go next season. Better lay in two or three pairs Patent leather Oxfords, patent leather Pumps, gunmetal Oxfords, gunmetal Pumps, Hack kid Oxfords and black kid Pumps, white canvas Oxfords and Pumps. Light leather soles, high curved heels. Sizes 2i2 to 7. Sale price $2.95. Misses' and Children's Shoes at $1.95 High lace and Uutton shoes in gunmetal leather. Patent leather low shoes. Sizes 5 to 2" Boys' Shoes at $L95 High and low shoes. 'Patent leather, gunmetal and .tan. Sizes 10 to C'i. At $1.95. Men's Shoes at $1.95 High laced shoes in black gunmetal deather and white canvas. Broken sizes. At $1.95. ' i " flhnfolt, "Subtoau Siort" 1 J2.20 1000 Sample Undergarments and Clean-ups of the Season at ISScHo $2.95 Pink Batiste Bloomers, at 45c Elastic at waist and 'knee. White and Flowered Sateen Petticoats, at 75c Fitted lop and tailored flounce. Half price. 300 Special House Dresses, at $2.25 Neat striped ginghams, high neck, loflg sleeves and pocket, gathered back and belted. Finished in cnamoray to matcn. l.ikc sitetcn. Glmbfll, "Subway Stort" J 100 Pairs of Plaid Blankets at $5.95 pair All are double-bed size and in wanted designs. Sale price, S5.95 a pair. Satin-finished Bolster Covers, half-price and less ; mill clearance lot. Price $1.25 each. Clearance lot of Seamless Sheets, save one-third and more. Mill sec onds. Double-bed size. Sale price, $1.28 and $1.18. Scalloped Sheets, 81x90 inches, at $1.75. v Scalloped Pillow Cages, 45x381 in. at 12c. Bleached Pillow Cases below to day's wholesale price. Sizes 42x36 and 45x36 inches. Sale price, 28c. 5000 yards in useful mill lengths of Muslin, Cambric and Shrunk Muslins; 36 inches wide. Sale price. 21c yard. Remnants of Terry Robing. Suit able for towels, average size 17x36 inches. Sale price, 22c each. Half price. 100 Dozen Seamless Sheets "single bed size, 54x90 inches. Limited quan tity to each purchaser. Sale price, 75c. Glmbeli, "Subway Stort" Linen-finish Beach Suiting at 35c yd. Unusual value for this excellent quality of linen-finish (cotton) Beach Suiting, used very much for children's wear and skirts. 35 inches wide. Special, at 35c a yard. Thirty-two inch Striped Gingham, at 25c yard. Excellent qual ity of Seersucker gingham hi just the wanted stripes. Makes ex cellent house drosses and is used very much for petticoats and nurses' uniforms. 38-indv plain-color Dress Voile, at 18c a yard. In nickel, hello and blue only. Remarkable value, at 18c yard. v Glmbtlii, "Bulwav Stort" Women's Knit "Bodice" Union Suits at 75c Loose knee, luce-trimmed; regular and extra sizes. Specially priced, 75c. Women's Knit Union Suits, hemstitched yoke, tight knee, regular and extra pizes, at 85c. MtlmbtU, "Subwau Store" Women's Silk Stockings rienty of colors. Mill irregulars. at $1.15 Men's fine Sheer Gauze and Medtum.welght Socks, 0 pairs for ?1. Mill irregulars. Glmbeli. Subwau. Slori" 12 Rolls Toilet Paper, $1 Waldorf brand, made by Scott Paper Co. "Boh White" Toilet Paper, 12 rolls for 50c. Olratl, "Subway Store" GIMBEL BROTHERS MARKET ; CHESTNUT : EIGHTH AND NINTH V '1 . .IIW h, r ts -1 r A ;p "a f t r v. y i iJ 3M fi-i l" .- .. J-'X !&$:. i ..!?. -, M ii ...
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