"yvrTF!' & u "- ' EmS -5RrT- EVENING PUBLIG t;ED01iR PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DEOEIVIBEH 17, 1910 Christmas Carel Singing at 8:45" and 5:30 Organ at 11 and 1155 Chimes at Noon WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 8:45 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5:15 WANAMAKER'S weAther Partly Cloudy tine Week From Tonight Will Be the Glad Christmas Eve t'T' "a. at "'A1 "ssiWff wf . ," V, f ) "I Love Christmas," the Lady ' Said, "Because I ltfvc to sec people happy. , "Look at that little chap and his wee sister as they gee their magnified faces in the mirror that queers their little bodies. They are almost bursting with the fun they give each other." That's" what Christmas is for, to make happiness for all around. In old times there were Christmas festivals, when jugglers, harpers, singers, masked neighbors, mum- tas,nicrs, went to every home in the village, played games and music, danced and told stories, and reveled in a simple meal of coffee, crullers and cross buns. Before leaving they trimmed the house with red berried holly and put wreaths of cedar and pine at the windows, and sang a recessional of their sweetest Christmas carols. It is possible to make a joyous Christmas indeed this year. Let us all do our best at this good job. Signed Pee. 17, IS 19. f For Women Looking for Coats Entirely of Seal or trimmed with black furs coats of the quieter, more conserva tive styles we have a fine collection of handsome coats, at reason able prices, when you consider the fineness of the skins and the care with which they have been made up. Hudson seal coats, in short or three-quarter lengths and Hudson seal, you know, is dyed muskrat, arc $275 to $525. Nearseal coats (dyed coney; and also in different and fash ionable styles arc $200 to $425. Coats with contrasting collars and cuffs of black fur glossy lynx or the fashionable skunk are $400 to $765. And all these, coats are richly lined with lino silks. (Heiond l'loor, Chestnut) fc Women's Wool Frieze, Goats Reduced to $10 to $25 Good, warm serviceable coats for rain or shine, and they are made TOomy enough to wear over a suit if one wishes. In the four groups, marked for reductions, there are five very pretty btyfes in soft brown, green, blue, purple mixtures and a few in Clack. New prices read $10, $17.50, $20 and $25. ' (First l'loor. Central) ,y Over From France Come Imitation Ivory Toilet Articles , Theye are particularly good imitations of the real ivory and uiesc are uic articles inosi. in ruqueai. Hair brushes, $3.75 to $9.25. Military brushes, $11 to $10.. Mirrors, $7 to $11. Combs, $1 to $3.50. Puff boxes, $11.75. Hair receivers, $1.75. Cloth brushes. $4.50 to $7. Hat brushes, $2.60 to $4. Shoe horns, $1.50 to $3. Nail files, $1 and $1.25. Button hooks, $1 and $1.25. Polishers, $1.35. (Main Floor, Chestnut) iw- Two Remarkably Good Winter Coats for Young Women ' These are the days a girl needs a good warm Winter coatl These two Coats arc unusually good values for their prices, and aro considerably tinder tho prices usually asked for such couts. AtJ16.50 are- two good styles, both of firm, all wool coating in dark colorings. Ono style has a fur collar which may be buttoned high; tho other Iihb' dollar of cloth in contrasting color. Both styles arc belted and nave pockets. (Second Floor, Chestnut) At $29.50 is a coat of soft, warm wool with reversible plaid back. It is made in a simple, practical style that is youthful and becoming and has the pretty plaid for tho I collar, cuffs and belt, which may be worn inside or out. Both in 14 to 20 year sizes. iif Glove-Silk Underwear for Intimate Gifts One of tho nicest things for a woman to give a dear friend. These garments are well proportioned, well tnado and serviceable. Vests plain, $3 to $8; embroid- ( First l'loor, Market) ercd, $4 to $6; lace trimmed, $4 to $7. Camisoles, $1,75 and $2. Bloomers, $3 to $13.50. Envelope chemises, $4 to $8. Combination suits, $0 to $9. Brassieres Good for Gifts Out of the scores of styles in tho Corset Salon we pick threes 'A pink silk broche diaphragm brassiere, very dimple and in good style, at $6.50. A pink poplin with satin ribbon Straps' at $3.50. And a pink satin bandeau at $3. I (Third Floor, Chestnut) f To Match Her Imitation Ivory Set 1 there are attractive oil lamps at , 2 to $3,75, - Or; you may have candlesticks, fl,25 to $2.76. And they are all complete, with vretter shades. Girls' Winter Coats of Worumbo Chinchilla $37.50 Doubt if jou'H find them any where else in town! Made just for us of the fine, soft Worumbo chinchilla, in dark brown or the navy blue. Made In double - breasted style with sturdy bone buttons, collars to button high or low and lined throughout. 6 to 14 year sizes, It's a new lot and usually they go out just about as fast as we get them. (Second l'loor, Chsstnup x "" """ """ mttt mi, fjere'a Jlotljmg uitt Hike JBtamoub Jetoelry THAT is, if you want to give something that is going to bring a great deal f pleasure to tho receiver and that is going to last for nil time to come. These are the favorito. forms that fine -diamond jewelry gifts are taking this Christmas. All the mountings arc of platinum and very handsome. Bar pins, cither bolidly paved with diamonds or in diamond mountings of exquisite delicacy. $250 to $1400. Brooches, carrying out beautiful open-work designs in dia monds, $330 to $800. Rings, set with all diamonds or diamonds and bapphires, $150 to $3600. La Vallicres, mounted with diamonds, $115 to $780. (Jewelry Store, Chestnut and Thirteenth) Sterling Silver Jewelry Aglitter With Rhinestones is going to help make merry a good many Christmases, judging from the way peoplo are choos ing it! The designs are prettier than ever, the jewelry well made and substantial, and here are some of the prices: Bar pins, $2 to $33.50. Circle brooches, $1 to $3. Veil pins, $1.25 to $7.50. Earrings, $4.50 to $22 a pair. Bracelets, flexible, $5 to $24. Rings, $1.60 to $14. Sautous', with rhincstonc slides, $1.75 to $5.50. (Jewelry Ntore, Chestnut and Thirteenth) Luxurious Carriage Boots Cozy affairs of black velvet, fur edged, lined with quilted white batin, soled with rubber and laced with cords instead of ribbons. They cost $9 in the Exclusive LitUc Boot Shop, (Pint l'loor. Market) 1 ' Silk Petticoats The Petticoat Corner' can .show Saint Nicholas hundreds of fasci nating styles and colors. , Taffeta, $6.50 to $13.50. i Silk jersey, $6.50 to $25. Mcssaline, $6.75 to $18. Evening petticoats, $13.50 to $25. (Third Floor, Central) Those Small Back Collars So Fashionable Now There aro new ones of net, daintily combined with imitation Valenciennes, filet or Venise lace. They make nice convenient gift3 to send women friends living at a distance and are only $1 each. (Main Floor, Central) French Spangled Scarfs Prettier Than Their Prices They aro pt chiffon, printed in colored flowers and spanlged in gold, but they aro only $1.50. Any debutante or young matron who goes out at all would bo more than pleased with such an addition to her evening gown. (Slain Floor Central) Inexpensive Waists Colored cottons pinks and blue, plain and figured two styles with embroidered collars, $3.85. White batiste with a great many very tiny tucks, $3.85. v Voilo with high collars and tucked fronts, $855. Cross-bar voilo with collars of embroidery, $3. (Third Floor, Central) LB, CORSETS are a good choice for some woman in the family who prefera tKis good make. They are in ever so many different models and materials plain fabrics, silk broches, fancy silk batistes and satin. Very often they are in the festive , and becom ing pink. Front-lace models, $2.60 to $13, back-lace, $1.50 to $12.50. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Women's Tape Handkerchiefs, $3.75 a Dozen Or 35c apiece, if you buy them singly. They aro of sheer and snowy Irish linen, with narrow hems and tapes above the hems. There are several good styles from which to choose and they are so attractive you'ro safe in choosing any one, or all I Vit aa UastAU'rt) Women's Winter Riding Habits People are actually giving them just as they do other wearing apparel for Christ mas. They are of heavy weight mixtures and tweeds in rich browns, greens, Ox fords and other colors, are all cut with breeches and fitted or Norfolk coats and all lined throughout and reinforced. Prices arc $40 to $85. (First Floor, Central) People Wishing to Give Furniture should be particular about two things to choose the right kind and to choose it at once. One word settles the question of when, and that word is NOW. Another word settles the question of where per haps we do not need to say it Wanamaker's The best furniture for gift-giving is tho furniture that is best for looks and tervice. Surely it is plain to every un biased mind that the best and larg est assortment of the best furniture for looks, for wear and for gift giving is here. Ueauty, novelty, convenience, service, solid worth all of these things you will see written herc in ten thousand forms in writing desks of many kinds, in tea-wagons and table nests, in chairs of quainl ncss, in sewing tables and sewing boxes in book-cases, in end tables of handsome outline and much useful ness, in tilt-top tables and muflln stands, in divers hand-decorated pieces of considerable charm and in great, luxurious uphostcred things chairs, rockers and sofas of which there is a wonderful choice. (Fifth Floor) "Marse Henry" An Autobiography By Henry Watterson Tlie famous editor and owner of the Louisville Courier Journal is the most picturesque figure in American journalism. He was issociated with Grant, Cleveland, Roosevelt and Wilson, and had for friends most of the celebri ties in our literary, dramatic and political history. He is tho last of tho great journalists of the Charles Dnna school. Two volumes, octavo, boxed, $10. (Main Floor, Thirteenth) M AHOGANY-FINISHED candlesticks, 7 and 9 inches high, are special at 30c and 60c. Also 50 short davenport floor-lamps, mahogany finished, solid mahogany and polychrome, are $15 to $40. Shades to go with them are $7.50 to $85. (Fourth Floor Central) Rich Gifts From the East Oriental Rugs Chinese in biiull and medium carpet sues and Af-Shira, and Mosuls in the usual sizes aro three groups of much interest to gift-seekers, or, for that mutter, to any one desiring a good-looking and dependable Oriental1 rug ut a distinctly moderate price. Chinese Rugs G3 ft., $70. 7.10x5.1 ft, $225. 8x5 ft., $160. 8.2x6.2 ft., $107. 7x4 ft., $160. 0x0 ft, $285. 10x8.3 ft., $.UG. 0.10x8.1 ft., $370. 8x5 ft., $190. 11.5x9.1 ft., $415. 12.10x10 ft., $585. 11.8x8.10 ft., $539. Af-Shiraz Rugs 4 to 1.3x5 to 8.8 ft, $85 to $1G0. Mosul Rugs 3.3 to 3.6x5 to G.C ft, $55 to $75. v (SeTenth'Floor, Chestnut) The Newest Handbags Are of Duvetyne Thill beautiful and fashionable fabric has been used to make some of the most charming handbags we have ever shown. It is the sort of material that lends itself well to such soft shades of tan, brown, taupo and blue as go well with winter furs, and Uiero are also black bags for those who want them. Deep pouch shapes, wide shallow shapes, small and largo bags. Shell or amber finish frames, metal frames and covered frames. All daintily silk lined. Prices $5.50, $7, $8.50, $10 and up to $28.50. (Main Floor, Chestnut) The Favor Women Show to Woolen Stockings makes these comfortable, healthful and serviceable hose fully as desirable for gifts as silk stockings. More and more smart women especially young women are w earing woolen stockings with low shoes in winter. Here is a wonderful assortment Wo know of no other to match it in the city. Some arc merino, which is part wool, and others aro all-wool. Black, 75c, $1.25, $1.35, $2, $3 and $3.50. White, $1, $1.25, $1.35, $2, $3 and $3.50. Colored, $1.25, $1.35, $2, $3 and $3.60. Heather and fancy mixtures, $4, $5, $6, $7.50 and $10. Kibbed black, white and tan, $3.50; clocked, $4. Ribbed heather mixtures, $3.50, $4, $G and $10. (First Floor, Mitrket) I If You Are Looking for Practical, Inexpensive Gloves stop a minute or two on tho West Aisle to see theso good kinds for women and men: ' At 65c a Pair re duplex gloves of mercerized cotton, for women. Thoy como in black, trray or tan and havo 2 clasps. At $1 a Pair are women's duplex gloves in white, buck, gray, tan or chamois color. 2 clasps, Or men's duplex cotton gloves in tan, chamois or buck. 1 clasp. The gloves are warm and comfortable, are washable and arc kinds usually sold lor, more, but this is a little clearnway. M IRRORS are among the distinguished gifts to be found in The Little House mirrors of good design, framed in antique gilt with painted decoration at top, or with blue glass inserts or some other point of interest. Prices are $90 upward. (Fifth Floor, Chestnut) To All Who Plan to Buy Pianos J You know the name of Chickering. $ You know the name of Schomacker. You know the celebrated name of Knabe. I A list of the greatest five pianos in America, or of the greatest eight pianos in the world, would have these three on it. & And you know the names of Emerson, Haines Bros., Marshall & Wendell, Lindeman and J. C. Campbell. All of them famous in musical America as pianos of honor and dependability. J These eight pianos are sold in the Wanamaker Store, and nowhere else in Philadelphia. If you are going to invest in a piano and the pur chase of a piano is an investment you should make your purchase with as much care as. you would make any other important investment Cfl One of the easiest things in the world to be de- ceived in is a piano. It may sound well when you buy it, but only an instrument of known reputation for worthiness can be depended upon. (Eryptlan Mall, Second Floor) Speaking of Our Men's Overcoats as Overcoats, Not as Gifts . we can say that no man who knows anything about clothing and clothing values today can hope to find liner ready-to-wear garments than these at the prices. It is hardly necessary to tell any man of intelligence that the two things that matter in men's overcoats are service and style and that these depend upon the fabric and upon the way it has been handled. The fabrics in these overcoats are fine woolens and they have been handled, that is tailored by men who know what cqrrect style and good workmanship mean in an overcoat for a man who wants value for every penny he pays. Regular overcoats in a full selection of double breasted, single breasted and conforming models at $40 to $90. Fur-lined overcoats with collars of Persian lamb, otter, beaver and nutria and linings of nutria, marmot and natural muskrat, $150 to $325. (Third Floor. Market) French Hand Embroidered Edges and Insertions Just unpacked and as beautiful and dainty as the last importation, which was a year ago. We expect those to be hero only a bhort time, for there arc many women waiting for this French embioidcry to make blouses, lin gerie, pillow covers, vests, chil dren's, garments and neckwear. They are of tho finest organdie and batiste, quite wide. The inser tions aro $2.25 to $9.50 a yard. The edges $2.85 to $7.50 a yard. (First Floor. Chestnut) ian&? One of tho particularly givable boxes of sweets is lhat five-pound box of Cameo chocolates, all be rib boned and ready to give, for $7.50. The chocolates aro the last word in deliciousness-vand live pounds is just a generous as3ortmentl (Main Floor, Chestnut) The Cold-Weather Baby Needs a Fur Rug So that ho may keep warm and cozy when ho rides out in his coach. Some of tho prettiest fur rugs aro of white coney at $32, natu ral coney at $34, beaver or ermine at $200. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Books of Music Give Much Pleasure . and for a long time after Christ mas, tool "Masterpieces of Piano Music," $1.60 a volume. Ethelbert Nevin's "Vcnezia" Is $1.15. MacDowclI's "Woodland Sketches" is $1. And there is a wide and gener ous assortment of bound volumes of music of the masters, between $1.50 and $3. (Second Floor, Market) The Most Popular Mother Goose Songs $1- is a collection of the well-loved rhymes, set to music and illus trated with attractive and modern pictures in color. (Second Floor, Market) A Hurry Call for Eiderdown for Wrappers Answered by a new shipment of warm double-faced eiderdown in light and dark colors, plenty of attractive patterns, 27 inches wide and 75c u yard. (First Floor, Chestnut; Men's Wear Was Never So Popular for Gifts There is always a great buying of men's furnishings for Christmas, but tliero never was anything to approach the demand for such goods this year. Presentb of fine wearables aro so obviously welcomo to men, and aro received and worn with so much satisfaction, that each j ear more and more women are converted to the wisdom of making sucli gifts, instead of frittering money away on useless contrap tions. Our stocks of men's wear aro very large, but they aro not illimitable. There is still excellent selection in most groups, but it will not get any better. (Main Floor, Market) Men's Plain, Practical Handkerchiefs $4.50 a Dozen The good, always useful, plain hemstitched kind, of which few men e cr get too many. Forty cents apiece, or $4.50 a dozen and of sturdy Irish linen, witli narrow, hemstitched hems. (East ana" West Aisles) Soft-Soled Felt Slippers Have the Call House slippers of felt with comfy soles or flexible padded soles art in more demand for gifts than any other kind this year. Probably because they are bo warm and cozy. Those for men arc in dark colors and arc $2.25 to $3.50. Those for women aro in both light and dark colors, some plain and others ribbon trimmed, and are $1.85 to $2.50. (Main and First Floors, Market) New Tea Napkins That Seem Made for Giving, $6.75 a Dozen They are daintiness itself I All of a fine quality of Irish linen, very neatly hemstitched and attractively boxed for Christmas presentation. Price $6.75 a dozen. (First Floor, Chestnut) liP'iliiWi ifj2 rrrf&' K 1 h&mLjy i&?;fs'BrwA XJgllLll AH New Quilts of Warmth ,and Distinction In tiio matter of beasonableness, nothing in the gift line Is better than a quilt, or the coiApanion gift of a blanket. There is a continuous incoming of new quilts to thia Bed Cloth ing Store, from our own workrooms, the latest arrivals beinc down-filled quilts covered with Japanese silk of tho best quality used in quilt making. Theso are in Copenhagen, pink, light bins, gray, goTd and green, and are priced at $22. , The same quilts, but with a filling of lamb's wool, are $20. We have a superlative choice of down-filled quilts, all mad extra long, seven feet, and covered in the finest quilt satin in roet' Copenhagen, light blue, pink, light brown and gray at $40 eack These arc one group in a particularly rich assortment of the finwt quilts to bo hud, (HUlli Floor, Central) M 'ffl a it 'I A ft V tfl Bt 5 jMamvcywwr, VHHfsui "Wet f s . y$ is i". vV n 'L i.'feyai (Wet ahi)
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