J 'jrt,!HPrq kh wiwppwipi ij(iwrt.i mt ftuwyyvry " i- --n - tj--' - t rtrfjMiiyi-s ' vt "? PF71 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER--PIIIL,ADELPHIA MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1919 7 Organ Hay.9, 11, U:B5 WANAMAKER'S I Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S I Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S I Chlmn at Koon . -1MW-1MMM-.- . MM- .,... ---MM. Fashions for the South Forecast What Spring Styles Here Will Be m I b Whoever Climbs Must Reach Up to Take Hold of something above to help to climb higher. In physical climbing, the mind, feet and hands must go together. Mental climbing requires the concentration of all the forces of mind and heart, and the appropriation of a fixed amount of reserved time. A merchant must be a climber. Not to climb is, to stand still, lag behind and fall out of the race. " A store must mount upward; and to do that, it must have a store ladder, as there is no back-stairs door, nor short cut way to success. The ladder rungs are in part: . Integrity 2. Knowledge 3. Application 4. Plan 5. System 6. Energy 7. Perseverance 8. Patience 9. Unconquer ability MJkAMddim MM s - zm This ladder is in daily use in this store. Signed M Dee. S9, 101V. Furs Never Seemed More Beautiful than thev do this season many people have told us. And they say that when they 'come to our Fur Salons. Certain it is, though, that the skins are always of beautiful quality, that the fun are most 'carefully made up, skins matched and blended with the greatest cave, and the fur fashions are more attractive than ever. The assortment of fur coats is wonderfully fine. And there is a remarkable collection of fur scarfs and fur sets. And you may be perfectly sure that every fur you buy m the Wanamakcr Fur Salons w tiue to name. (Second Floor, Chestnut) Women's Warm All-Wool Goats From $35 to $75 Very likely they are exactly what many wonlen are looking for to fmish out the Winter. silvcrtoncS( boiiviaB and pcnchbloom coats among them, none are fur trimmed, but there are about fifteen styles altogether in smart tailored models. They are all silk lined and also interlined. Earlier in the season the prices were much more. (l'lrnt l'loor. Central) That Woman Who Likes Jade will be interested in some new lovely green jade necklaces that have just arrived in the Jewelry Store. They are ?30 to ?90. (Jewelry Store, Chestnut unit Thirteenth) THE Easiest Way to Make a Che mise is to buy one of the pretty lace tops, ribbon lun and with straps already in place and to attach it to the material. They are also used for making camisoles, $1.25 to $1. (Main l'loor, Central) Slipper Buckles for New Year Gifts One of the nicest-things imag inable to give a woman or girl on New Year's Day. We have a beautiful collection of slipper buckles of rhinestoncs, cut steel, jet, enameled metal and so on at $1.25 to $75 a pair. (First Floor, Market) SOMETHING New Lace Rufflings Wide or narrow Valenciennes lace, already gathered onto in sertion and most convenient for making collars and cuffs or trim ming dresses or underwear. 75c to $1.85 a yard. (Main rioor, Central) FOR New Year's in the Candy Store Jack Horner pies, airplanes with 12 favors, $15. Largo bonbon pies, with 12 fa vors, $10. Snapping bonbons, GOc to $3 a dozen. Horns, 20c each, Smaller pies with 12 favors basket shape $3. Baskets for holding salted nuts, 0c and 25c each. New Year's novelties, mounted on cakes of chocolate, 20c each. Place cards with paper caps, 20c each. Assorted hard candies, 80c a pound. Salted nuts, $1.50 a pound. Glace nuts, $2 a pound. Assorted caramels, $1 a pound. Mint wafers, 80c a pound. (Down. SU'lm Hoi; Cheitnot) CREAM Wool Suit ings for the Shore or the South There is just the degreo of warmth needed for the tailored suit or the dress for early Spring and many of these fine all-wool cream suitings are being used for skirts. Serges, $3 to $6.50. Tricotines, $7. Jersey cloths, $4.50. Broad cloth, $6 and $G.50. Gabardine, $G a yard. (First Floor, Chestnut) SOMETHING New in the Matter of Blouses Anticipating, it may be, the Spring suit with which they will be worn later on. A black silk fish net over white chiffon, tho long rover collar and cuffs embroidered in silk braid, $18. A dark brown or navy blue over blouse with coid to tie at waist. It is embroidered in self-colored bilk and gold thread, $18. (Third Floor, Central) TAME Extract is a delightful perfume at $1.25 and $2 50 the bottle; Ayame toilet water, $2.50; face powder, 50c; talcum powder, 16c, 25c and 50c. (Muln Floor, Chestnut) SILK and Other New Petticoats All for Girls For everyday, practical wear, there are few skirts more useful than the one of black sateen. We have some well-made ones at $2.25 that are in different good styles. For better wear there are skirts of taffeta, shimmering and lustrous; petticoats of silk jersey, many with silk flounces, and others wholly of jersey, and petticoats of lustrous messaline. These arc flounced and ruffled and made in any number of attractive fashions and are $0.75 to $10.50 each. 32 to 30 inch lengths. (Third Floor, Chestnut) H AVE You Ever Tried Skis? A wonderful sport, when you get the hang of it and you can soon do it. Skis are hero now at $8.50 to $15 ft pair. (The Oallfrr, Central) First Sfcewiig of Spring Grams for Southern Fashions and Paris has been thinking and planning some delightfully novel ideas. They are presented for the first time in these charming Amer ican frocks. Perhaps it is not quite right to say tiey arc American, because in so many cases every bit of the materials of which they are made came from Paris ; the marvelous hand embroidery is French mid, most important of all, they carry out the latest Paris ideas in the way they are made. As for colors, they are what the French call "the flower colors," almost indefin able tones and very beautiful. A brilliant nasturtium yellow, mauve, blush pink, rose, pistachio green, horizon blue, apricot and white are most prominent. There is everything the woman packing her trunk for the South will need frocks for every hour of the day. And there are also the newest fashions in semi-formal and evening gowns for women here in Philadelphia. Among the new ideas are ribbons interlaced to form the bodice of an evening gown, tho skirt part being of the ribbon loops and ends over chiffon. Bowknots and flowers made entirely of picot-edged ribbon on an evening gown of pale green net, beaded. Cascades of crystal beads on Georgette crepe frocks. Or hand-beaded work com bined with drawnwork. New wool tricotine dresses in light colors for example, the palest pink, hand embroidered in cornflower blue. (1 irit l'loor, Central) Before the Robins Come the Early Spring Hats to Put in South-Going Trunks For the sunny South, with blue skies overhead and the northern Winter forgot ten, were these lovely new hats planned. They hint at the new Spring millinery fash ions, and will be of interest to all those women who like to see new fashions, whether they are going south or slaying at home. There are yinyham new and airy hats of malinc charming hats of colored organdies fetching new morning hats of straw hats, of course! straw hats trimmed ivith silk and scarfs to match silk hats in charming new nlodels. Many are flower trimmed, and you will be interested to see some new millinery trimmings and such bright colors as nasturium shades, and morning glories, and orchid colorings. (Sctond l'loor, Clieatnut) New White Silks Ready for the South White Japanese Fugi silk is a lovely soft weave for entire dresses and blouses. $2.25 a yard. White American broadcloth, a heavier quality for sports wear, blouses, dresses, skirts and so on, $3 a yard. White jersey silk, $3 a yard. White novelty sports silks, $6.50 a yard. White sports silks with colored stripes, very much in fashion and washable, $4.50 a yard. ; (Flrat l'loor, ( lu-tnut) The Young Women's Salons Present New and Lovely Gowns and Suits for the South Tlie New Morning and Jftemoon Dresses are perfectly delightful in style and in coloring. There are fine voiles and organdies in exquisite shades delicate pinks and canary tones shimmering taffetas and radiant new sports silks in new colors and weaves. Skirts are ruffled quite often, sleeves are .surprisingly short very frequently, and there are any number of new ideas as to collars and sashes and bodices. They are de lightfully feminine, often quite frilly, and are all becoming and wearable styles. With these gowns are some handsome new evening dresses filmy chiffons, usually, in delicious greens and pinks and other shades, with new draperies and new trimmings and new lines. 55 to $12514 to 20 year sizes. New Sports Clothes Neiv Sports Suits are a group worth particular mention. These are of wool and silk and satin glistening, lovely colors and equally attractive fabrics. There are separate skirts, two-piece suits, suits with sleeveless jackets, and suits with scarfs and hats to match. These are $35 to $125 and 14 to 20 year sizes. Lingerie and Party Dresses for Girls Exquisite new hand-made drosses of chiffon and organdie and crepe are in un usual and exclusive styles that will delight mothers who are in search of such things for their little daughters of 6 to 14 years. $32.50 to $67.50. (hi'iond lloor, Chestnut) With Such a Stock of Men's Overcoats As We Have Now we certainly can look Winter squarely in the face. Let any man who feels that his overcoat is not Winter proof come in and look over the stock that we have to show him. It is the best selection we have ever had at a corresponding season, notwith standing the record business that has come to us. The regular, standard types of overcoats are here at their best double breasted, single breasted, ulsters and box styles and conforming every model any reasonable man can wish for. These are in the typical overcodtings of fashion rough cheviots in a great choice of smart and favored shades and patterns. They are priced at .$40 to $90. Fur-collared coats of fine overcoating fabrics dark greens, grays, browns are $125 and $150. Luxurious and trustworthy fur-lined overcoats are $150 to $325. (Third l'loor, Mnrkrt) HAUFFEURS' Capp Lamb of Persian may be found in tho Men's Hat Store for $15, which is a remark ably low price for them. They are in the popular round shape and of an excellent quality. 51nln l'loor, Market) EN Who Want Except ionally Fine Woolen Underwear will be intcicsted in this lot of Kedlcaf London underwear. It is made of an unusually fine (rode of wool and is in three w eights, the lightest weight having long and short sleeves. Price $11 a garment. (Mntu l'loor, Mnrkrt) LAID Blankets and i i n w -e ,, j j j u in x y Sightly Made with varying percentages of wool, up to all-wool. Plaid patterns, mostly of the block type, but there is one dis tinctively Scotch plaid in the col lection. Colois all thiougih. are pink, blue, lose, delft blue, tan, gray, yellow. Prices $10, $12, $16, $18 and $20 a pair. Those at $18 a pair aio 95 per cent wool, and those at $20 a pair all-wool. (MUli Floor, Ontrnl) Tf INE Cut Glass in a - Handsome New Pattern Low in Price In gencial outline the pieces aie hexagonal, the pattern being a combination floral and miter design exquisitely done. Prices are exceptionally low for such beautiful goods. Tall footed compotes, $3, $5 and $7. Bowls, $6 and $8.50. Sugar and cieam sets, $6.50. Nappies, $3.75, $5 and $7. Small dessert dishes, $2 and $3. (l'ourtli lloor, Chestnut) If Nobody Gave You Any Handkerchiefs and you find your handkerchief box almost empty, it's easy to supply all your needs in the Handkerchief Store. There arc all kinds hero plain hem stitched, practical sorts, initial handkerchiefs, colors, and won derful embioideries and real Jace ones. 25c to $35 apiece. (Jlnln l'loor, Central) SPAT Pumps That Young W o m c n Will Like Having the extremely long aiups and nanow toes that so many girls want, and with a choice of high or low Louis heels. Patent leather and dull black calfskin aie tho leatheis used and the pumps aic unusually good look ing for so moderate a pnco as $7.50 a pair. Spats to wear with these pumps, $2 to $5,50 a pair, 1rt l'loox, MarUt) K THE Hot-Water Bottle Is Much in Request During the Cold Weather and this little note is just a re minder that we have a most excel lent assoitment of all tho good kinds. They como in all tho desir able sizes and ate all of rubber. Each bottle is guaranteed for service, and prices go from $t to $2.50. (Main rioor, t'htntnul) RIB Blankets for Babies to Snug gle Under White, with pink and blue bor ders, and some without borders. Some cut and bound separately, s-omu boxed, all made and sold in pairs, and woven with a proportion of wool, according to the pi ice. 36x51 inches at $6, $7.50, $0 and $1 1 a pair. 42x60 inches at $7.50 and $16 a pair. (Sixth lloor, C'lirbtnut) BOYS' Overcoats for the Depth of Winter Everybody knows what the "depth of Winter" means and wo want eerybody' to know that the depth of Winter never found us ready with a laiger or more varied htock of boys' overcoats than we have just now; all-wool, well put together and in the best models of the day. In 11 to 18 year sizes at $18 to $40. In 3 to 10 year sizes at $15 to $40. Plenty of others at vaiious prices in between. (einncl lloor. Central) Men 's Fine London Overcoats just such as are being sold today in Bond street, are ready here in the London Shop. You may look all over America in vain to sec the like of this collection, for the importation is our own. There is a great vanety of materials of distinctive patterns, such as lush fnezc, Scotch tweeds, Shetlands, Harris tweeds, Saxony and Vienna finish cloths, and the tailoring is in every respect superior. Prices go from $57.50 to $135. (London SIioji, The Callerr. IheMnot) Men Gaily Going South for Golf will want the new golf outfits. We have the right things at mod el ate prices. ' , London golf suits, with knickerbockers or long trousers, $35 to $80. Golf stockings, $3 to $10 a pair. Golf gloves, $1.50 a pair. (The Oullery, Chrntnut) Leather Reversible Coats for Young Men and Girls Good tan leather on one side and gabardine on the other. Made in a smait style, about three-quarter length, with slashed pockets and belt all aiound. These coats are fine for skating or for general school wear, being waim and durable and particularly well adapted for rough weather. Puce $40. (Ihe Gnllerj, Chestnut) A Woolen Novelty for Women consists of a combination scarf and hood that has many uses. It may be woin with the hood turned in, as a regular scarf, or the hood may cover tho head, for bkating or iriotoring. Price &22.50, m the London Shop. (The (lallerj, (hrntmit) Fine Suit Cases Because of the unubual interest in luggage just now it seems fitting to call attention to some handsome unfitted suit cases for men and women. The women's suit cases are of dull black, long grain and shiny black leather, moire silk lined and with sliiircd pockets. They are 22 to 24 inch sizes and arc $28.50 to $35. The men's suit cases aie of tan cowhide and English pigskin in the natural color. Prices go from $19 for cowhide to $70 foi pigskin. (Main l'loor, thettnut) English Dinner Sets In Large and Fine Selection Our stocks of English semi-porcelain dinner sets of 107 pieces at $35, $37.50 and $50 aio remaikably large and excellent, the quality of the wares being the finest turned out by the potteries and the patterns handsome new border designs of distinctive merit. Quite a few people are investing Christmas money to real advantage by buying sets of these attractive wares. (lourth lloor, (hentnul) Axminster Rugs in Unusual Assortment Because of its beauty and sen ice the Axminster nig is the favorite of many people. 0x12 ft., $50, $60, $63.50, $67.50, $68 and $78.50. 8.3x10.6 ft, $48.50, $50, $52.50, $00 and $70. 6x9 ft, $30, $36 and $41.00. 4.6x6.6 ft, $16.50, $19.50 and $22.50. 36x70 in., $10, $10.75 and $11.50. 27x54 in,, $5.75, $6 and $7.75. (.Seventh Floor, ( hrslnut) Why Not Buy Your Columbia Grafonola at the 1919 Price ? Most popular three models of the famous Columbia Grafonola are the E-2, 42 inches high, .with cabinet for 75 records; the F-2, of the same height, with 47 record compartments and record ejector, and the H-2, 46V-J inches high, with 47 record compartments and record ejector. Their respective prices for the remaining two days of this year are $100, $115 and $140. The manufacturers notify us that prices will advance materially after j January 1. This notice, therefore, is to enable our customers to take advantage of the 1919 prices and buy now. We have a good number of the machines on hand and can make prompt deliveries. (Second Floor, Central) n 'm ,VI AM 1 ft ' & u, ,'. !2 u-. vM ,.l!i3Wv s V flugfrnnafe- ft"- , ..v - - . Snal7fc. , i . . . j&l , ft& xk
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