'- J u, ,jirmfrN public ledger Philadelphia, Tuesday, novemb.er ioit) T ,' r8'"' !af !!."' "" V WANAMAKER'S st.oj-.ti WANAMAKER'S st-a .. WANAMAKER'S cZm, " Wanamaker's Has Been Elected as the Store That Will Serve the People Best fir to ! The Morning Star Makes No -Noise in Its Rising At no time is there anything more beautiful in the heavens than the glory of the early dawn when the waning moon, the morning star and the first rays of the rising sun appear together in a clear sky. All great developments of ideas come modestly and silently to fruition without blare of trumpets or pomp of praise. To be' sensitive to inspirations and sensible to modest endeavor, to encourage honest intention, to further true patriotism in national, state and city-wide advancement of the public good, is to help the start and finish of great things. ISignecfl Nov. 4, 1910. jkmtl w Black Lynx Furs Lustrous and silky and very luxurious in appearance, not to mention being becoming to all ages and almost to all types. There are little choker collars, muffler collars, small and large shawl collars, big animal skins and stoles of varying length and breadth one short, broad stole is arranged so that it can be worn as a. cape if desired. Prices run from $42.50 for a little animal scarf to $265 for a cape-stole. Muffs to match may be had at $65 to $150. (Second Floor. Cheatnut) Every Woman Apparently Wants a Woolen Scarf At least that is the way it seems to us from the number wo are sell ing' these days. They are one of the good, sensible fashions the sports suit has pade popular. We aro even celling a number to women who want them for warmth in the house. The new styles are in the pret tiest colors, with camel's-hair, brushed wool or Angora finish. They aro $7.50 to $22.60 the lat ter price being coatees with long ends and pockets. (Main Floor. Central) Fluffy Ostrich Feather Trimmings Are Quite the Fashion Debutantes like them to trim dance frocks and party dresses and matrons and older women find them useful to add a lovely touch to evening gowns. .All the lovely colors of the season are here soft shell pinks, coral and flame color, deep rich purples, canary, tho fashionable henna, turquoise blue, green Bhades, taupe and grays, and black and white, of course. There are several widths, the ostrich is soft and curly and most effective, -and the prices by tho yard are from $2.25 to $3.50, and the soft pompoms aro $2.25 each. (Main Floor, Central) ( BRASSIERES o f Many Kinds Literally scores of styles may be seen in the Corset Salon tomorrow. Those of mesh are $2.50 and $3, and poplin cost only $2? others of hand embroidery and real filet cost $40. In between come plain materials; broches and tricots; laces of many kinds; eyelet em broidery both machine and hand; and silk. The majority of these brassieres are priced at $2 to $10; the finer novelties are $22 to $40. (Third Floor, Cheatnut) PRESS Boards to Renovate Your Old Velvets No wise woman discards her old velvets these days especially when velvets are so much in fash ion for hats and gowns and wraps. She simply uses a press board and makes them like new I Here are press boards in three practical sizes 0x18 inches, $9.50; &c24 inches, $20; 10x30 inches, $34. '?& ,(Maln Floor, Centrnl) PUR Cloth Neck- pieces Are Most Comfortable Now And they aro in such pretty, be coming styles that more women than ever before are wearing them this year. ' ' Some aro straight, others are capo effects and there are imita tions of karami, mole and seal plush, $5 to $27.50. (Main Floor, Central) S to Silk Waists Some dark striped messalines have just been received and are made with low collars and high low, and with "skirts" below the waistline. Price $5.50. White habutai shirts, extra heavy and very serviceable, are priced at $10.75. (Third Floor, Central) -fcTEW Oriental -L Looking Scarfs Are "Tied" Dyed That is, knots are tied in them before they aro dipped in the dye, making a curious but very pretty effect. They are tho softest silk and come in pastel coloringspurples, browns and greens, orange, yellow and so on.1 Quite novel and de lightful for gifts, $10 each. (Main 'Floor, Central) TERRY Bath Robes for Women Enough for three hundred women and priced ai $3.85. They arc of good weight, clean in color, being pink-and-white, lavender-and-white and black-and-white, and alto gether remarkably satisfaptory. Kimonos lately come are of Japa nese silk mado up here. -The color schemes aro all of the dark Oriental type, and tho kimonos are bordered with satin ribbon, $7,50 is tho price. (T(ilrd Floor, Central) New French Gloves for Women So famous is the French glove for its fine skin and its excellent fit and finish that most women prefer it to any other kind. These new gloves havo not been here long, and nre just tho kinds wanted for this Autumn and Winter. $3 a pair for "French kidskins in white, tan, black or gray over seam sewn and finished with two clasps. $3.75 a pair for tan, gray, black, whito or brown gloves, pique sewn, with two clasps. Tho skins in every pair are soft and flexible, nnd the gloves will be a pleasure to wear. (Main Floor, Centrnt) cm TTTfTTM rtvYKvlTiraTMTCTR A TT fMSTRTrfclrTI TREASURES OF IS FULL OF ST TIE FIRST of all, of course, tho mar . velous ancient and modern, jades, rock crystals, lapis-lazuli and agates; the ceramics and embroid eries which are a delight to all lovers of beauty and connoisseurs of art. But wo should like to mention to day a few of the modern objects of particular interest to people ar ranging their houses for the Win ter. These arc The jardinieres of powder blue with medallions, of crackle ware, of black and white hawthorn and of five-color ware. They vary in sizo from one to hold a five-inch flower pot to a huge floor jar. The vases and jars, which can be mounted for lamps, as well as used for their original purposes blue and white and black and white haw thorn, five-color ware nnd others. We made a particular efTort to get pieces which are copies of the good old work. (Fourth rioor, Cheatnut) A Special Sale of Young Women's Winter Coats Just When They're Needed! at $29.50 to $38.50" Hundreds of fine Winter coats of good, all-wool materials, in new and desirable styles. $29.50 for wool velour coats in brown and blue, well tailored; collars to button high, belted all the way 'round. $32.50 for excellent coats of an all-wool mixture in brown and heather; slit pockets, button trimmed; also brown, blue or gray velour coats in becoming styles. $35 for plaid-back coats in brown, tan and gray coats for cold-weather wear, because they have plenty of warmth. $38.50 for dress coats of silvertone velour with wide fur collars ; Pekin blue, brown, reindeer and navy blue, finished with pleats in the back and belted all the way around. All these coats are much under the usual selling prices and all are in 14 to 20 year sizes. (Second Floor. Chestnut) More of Certain Sports Coats That Were Almost Too Popular There were not enough to go around in tho first shipments and sev eral women left orders to be filled as soon as we should get any more. They aro the soft, delightful suede cloth, lined to the waist with chamois and as warm as toast on a cold day. Also when motoring you can button the big roll collar up tight around the throat and fasten the cuffs over. They are three-quarter length, double-breasted and have a belt with a large bone buckle. In beaver, leather, mole and dark brown, $47.50. Scarcely less liked are these $57.50 camel's-hair coats, of which there has also arrived a second shipment. A seven-cighths-length sports model, belted in the natural tawny color. These, too, are very warm and unusu ally good values at $57.50. (First Floor, Cheatnut) This Will Be a Winter of Home Delights There will be more entertaining at home than there has been in many a year. And more people will find time to get acquainted with their families and learn that no pleasure equals that which can be found in a happy and congenial household. The Player-Piano Will Help It will not be necessary to go outside the home for music. With a very few exceptions, you cannot hear as fine music in pub lic anywhere in Philadelphia as you can have in your own home. A player-piano or a reproducing piano will play for you any thing you like, from the music of the masters to the latest comedy song or dance. . 4 Chickering Schomacker Emerson Lindeman Knabe Haines Bros. Marshall & Wendell J. C. Campbell These are the eight famous pianos sold at Wanamaker's and at Wanamaker's only in Philadelphia. They are in both player and reproducing piano form and there are a great many differ ent styles. Prices range from $600 for a player-piano mado in the same factory that makes tho Angelus and go to $3300 for a superb Chick ering or Knabe Ampico grojl.reproducing piano. And any in strument may be bought on convenient terms. (Egyptian llnll, Second Floor) Velour and Silvertone Suitings Are Decidedly Favorites Most women choose them for suits and a great many for coats. These aro all-wool and of the finest quality. They are 54 inches wide.- In plain velour, the prettiest colors are tan, beaver, dark brown and navy blue, from $5 to $6.50 a yard. In silvertone velour there are dark blue, Copenhagen, oxford, mahog any, tan, green or brown at $5 and $6 a yard. , (Flrat Floor, Cheatnut) New, Warm, Winter Coats for the Children Hundreds of coats all brand new, all in those heavy Winter weights which mothers like to have for their children when cold north winds blow. Cheviots, silvertone velours, soft woolly chinchillas,' plain velours and lustrous broadcloths arc the materials; the colors arc dark, mostly, and the styles aro most varied, but always attractive and suitablo for children. Many coats havo fur collars, some havo collars edged with fur, but every last one has a good warm lining and an interlining as well. $12.75 to $652 to 0 year sizes. (Third Floor, Cheatnut) Tho bronzes for book ends and paper-weights elephants, tigers, rabbits, frogs, wrought with the peculiar Japanese feeling for ani mal life. The lovely apple-green porce lains for lamps, flowers and deco rative use. Tho cloisonne enamel incense burners, bowls, ginger jars and to bacco jars. On all these modern things the prices aro very moderate. ftfje Cftrfetma Carb of Itfng George V Has been reproduced by permission and replicas sent us from London. It is a booklet with a beautifully colored scene of General Maude's entry into Bagdad. Also we have just received replicas of tho Christmas cards of the Queen of England, tne Prince of Wales and Queen Alexandra. They are part of a new importation of very pretty English Christ mas cards all in the form of booklets, and nearly all with calendars attached. Some are hand-colored, COc to $3 each. (Jeuelry Btore, Che&tnut nnd Thirteenth) When Wintry Winds Blow It's Time for Fur Millinery Brisk winds and cold Novem ber days furnish just the setting for these lovely fur hats all of which have the charm of new ness in addition to their other attractions. Not very large in shape, tHcy have smart lines that promise the becomingness the well dressed woman requires ofWicr millinery. Hudson seal (dyed musk rat), soft gray moleskin, nutria and natural gray squirrel are the furs, and they are used alone and with the rich brocades that are so much in vogue this Win ter. Prices start at $25. (Second Floor, Cheatnut) BEAUTIFUL New Handbags of Silk Duvetyne This l-ich fabric should not be confused with cotton or wool duve tyne. In tan, brown and blue, with shell-finish frames of the finest quality, it makes very distinctive handbags. A bag in an oblong shape is $15. One in a deep pouch shape is $20. "(Main Floor, Cheatnut) JAPANESE Quilted Vests Indispensable to a great many women, since they may be worn inside an Autumn coat before time to put on Winter things, and in side fur coats after the bitterest Winter cold has come. All white, all black, black-and-white, and black-and-purple, with sleeves and without. The first cost $3.50; the second, $2. (Third Floor, Cheatnnt) TF A MAN will read at the break fast table ho might as well do the thing thoroughly give him a rack to rest his newspaper on. Brass racks, $2.50; nickel, $2.75. (Fourth Floor, Market.) A SANITARY metal hot-water bottle and bed warmer has a flannel bag and a 3-pint capacity, $1.75. (Fourth Floor, Market.) pAME TABLES of the folding type arc 30 inches square and have covers of leatherette, $2.75. (Fourth Floor, Central.) pUTLERY of the better sort is scarce at the prcseijt moment. Steak sets of knife, fork with stag handles are $3.50; others up to $9.50 a pair. Beef carvers are $5 to $15 for a set of knife, fork and steel. (Fourth Floor, Central.) QOLID brass umbrella stands with handles, $4.50. (Fourth Floor, Market.) TT7HITE enameled shoe-polishing ' ' boxes arc indispensables to good grooming and good housekeep ing, $3. (Fourth Floor, Market.) rpHE curtainless shower fits the faucet on the bathtub, and no tools and no mechanic are required to install it; moreover it gives the exhilarating needle-shower effect. $7.50 and $15. (Fourth Floor, Market.) SMOKERS' articles, such as metal stands, smokers' kits, cigarette sets, ash trays and smokers' lamps, will be found all together in one spot. (Fourth Floor, Central.) L ONGCLOTHat $2.25 a Piece This is a reduction over the usual price of this longcloth and it is a well-worth-while saving for women who are in the habit of buying this quality for underwear. It is a particularly popular weight for Winter undergarments and it wears and washes very well. 30 inches wide. (Flrat Floor, Cheatnut) Time to Put 'Em On! Warmer underwear in cotton, wool or silk that is made righ't and fits right. Men's underwear, $1.25 to $18. Women's underwear, 75c to $18.50. . Children's underwear, 50c to $12. (Men'a, Slain Floor, Mnrket) (Wnmen'a and Children', First Floor, Market) We Can Put the Right Overcoat On Your Boy If his ago is anywhere from 11 to 18 years we can fit him in a double-breasted, belted-all-round coat, with ' convertible button-up collar, a coat made of a fine, warm woolen overcoating, in a gray, brown or greenish mixed shade. For the coat of this type that wc can put on him tho price may bo $25, $28, $30, $32, $38 or $40, but it will be as low a price as a coat of such quality can be regularly sold for. If your boy is anywhere from 3 (Second Floo to 10 years we can fit him in a coat at $16.50, $18, $20 and up to $40, and it will be as fine a coat as the money can buy at retail anywhere in this country. If ho wants a Mackinaw, and is 8 to 13, wo havo here a good choice of these warm and handy garments that boys like so well, especially for skating and other outdoor sports. These are in brown, blue and gray overplaids, all made with large button-up collars, and rea sonably priced at $12, $13.50 and $15. r, Central) Cut Steel Beads 75c a Bunch Use them for makjng the fashionable flat chains, for tho equally fashionable bags and for trimmings for gowns and blouses. (Main "Floor, Centrnl) Fine Warm Winter Overcoats for Men Each garment of the best grade that any man can now regularly buy at the price $40 to $100. (Third Floor, Market Men Who Prefer Shirts With Starched Cuffs will find that we have provided some, of an unusually fine quality of woven madras and in an unusually good-looking lot of pat terns. White hairline stripes on dark grounds and larger colored stripes on white grounds. These shirts all have plain bosoms, which may be worn soft or with a little starch in them. Price $3.50. (Main Floor. Market) ' Men's Mackinaws and Sheep-Lined Overcoats are splendid for their warmth and durability. For men and boys who are outdoors much in cold weather they cannot be excelled. Mackinaws with large shawl collars, in various colors and styles men's sizes, $10.50 to $20; boys' sizes, $14 to $16. Sheep-lined moleskin coats with large shawl collars men's sizes, $16; boys' sizes, $12.50. Sheep-lined vests, $6.50 and $8. (The tlallerj. Juniper) If You Want a Thanksgiving Dinner Set Now, Is Your Opportunity We have some hundreds of American dinner sets, all new from the ' potteries, which we are selling at large reductions from the regular prices. They are by far the best and most unusual sets of the kind we have had in a long time. On one group, which we are selling for $25 a set, there is a saving of almost 40 per cent. These are sets of 100 pieces in three attractive border patterns with coin-gold handles. The other sets in the new purchase are priced at $25, $27.50, $32.60, $35 and $37.50 a set, otherwise one-fourth less than today's regular value. All the sets in this group are in open-stock patterns. Taking this collection as a whole, it is probably safe to say that it is as good as can be found at the prices today in America. (Fourth Floor, Cheatnut) V w 1500 Yards of Irish Double Damask; Genuine Stuff at $5 a Yard New goods of the good, old quality. Real double damask, every thread pure flax, finely bleached and in a beautiful satin finish. The width is 72 inches. At $5 a yard these goods represent the highest standard of value regularly obtainable today. As a rule, damasks at the same price are not as sterling in character as these goods at the present time. There is a rich assortment of floral and striped designs that will do credit to any dining table. In the same purchase there are napkins to match the linen at $15.75 a dozen, 24 inches square. The best purchase we have received in many a day. (Flrat Floor, Cheatnut) Linoleums and Plain Carpets These are the better grades, which particular people want. "' Inlaid linoleum, $1.75, $2, $2.50, $2.85 and $3,50 a square yard. Printed linoleum, $1.25 a square yard. Plain heavy chenille carpet, 9, 12 or 15 feet wide, $13 a square yard. Three-quarter widths, $3.35 to $5.25 a yard. (Seventh Floor, Cheatnut) Vacuum Carafes at $4.50 These carafes, which are in heavy nickel cases, will keep liquid hot or cold and are a great convenience in many ways. $4.50 is much less than their regular price. (The Gallery, Cheatnut) Quilts and Blankets "Good and Plenty" The cold wind blew in more lots of quilts and blankets, one of the new arrivals bringing eleven boxes of wool-filled quilts; some covered with figured cambric and finishetTwith a border of plain sateen'to sell for $10 each; the others, covered in a choice of four patterns of figured sateen and bordered with plain sateen, are priced at $13.60 each. New blankets have come in to sell for $10 a pair in double-bed size, woven of wool and cotton in wWte with borders of pink or blue. Another new lot is composed of whito wool and cotton blankets of a finer grade, with borders of old rose or of blue, double-bed size, price $15 a pair. The low-priced stocks have been replenished by the arrival of a lot of part-wool blankets, size 60x80 inches, with borders of pink and of blue, and these are among tho lowest-priced part-wool blankets in our stock, $7.50 a pair. Both in quilts and in blankets our assortments are very large at all prices, tho blankets at $7.50 to $46 a pair, lamb's-wool quilti $1Q to $67.50. down-filled quilts' $12 to $45. those at the last named u price being filled with fine eiderdown. In between, both in blankets and quilts, we have any number ' of different grades to select from, at as many different prices. 4 (Sixth Floor, Ccat'rnl) M SI -a I fii I l u 1 :4 V I' , -v-v- " "r f ft T r v.,.,. a t 7 V' K A'i 1 1 W' rl's , -X, Jl -ii. ,'k. .! t&j
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