S&-TKTT, -j-ftMT- yt&r. TTfl " , 4 5 , jft - $ V , EVENING , PUBklO LEDGERHILADI3LPHIA, 'WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1920 7'v ..i n 11 11 KK WANAMAKER'S Store Opens itt 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Cloudy and Warmer and 4:50 New Year Is a Right Lively Youngster at Wanamaker's J r $W(pXV fte To Make These Little Top Corner-Pieces Compliment Ourselves is farthest from our intention. Indeed, to be frank about it, the writer would regard it as an impertinence upon the public if such were a fact. Plainly speaking1, while there may be a touch of selfishness in everything that most of us do, in this particular matter of store making and keeping the theory and practice observed here is off the beaten track and, though original with ourselves, can be copied arid imitated anywhere and everywhere. If what we are doing entitles us to distinction, it is because we are doing something more than the commonplace. Copyists of Raphael or Murillo were often disappointed in their efforts, because they only" copied what their eyes saw. and could not catch the spirit of the master painter. It is not difficult to see figures and imitate colors of a picture, but the other something in the painting is often beyond analysis or possibility of transier. Signed Jan. 7, 1020. QM jhrnafc. Nearly Every Woman Wears a Little Finger Ring Which rocs far to bhow how juch they are in fashion at the resent time. And it is surprising hat extremely pretty rings may had at compaiatively incx- tensive prices. They aie all mounted in (old with scmipiocious 14-kt. stones (often the birth-stone is chosen) and many are quite new. Rings with topaz, $8 to $47. With amethyst, $12 to $53. With green tourmaline, $8 to $48. With aqua marine, $18 to $48. With coral cameos, $18 to $38. With blood stones, $9 to $10. With sardonyx, ?u.uu co $iu. wnn jacic, $14 to $54. (Jrnvlry htore. Chestnut mid Thirteenth) Fresh Georgel e Waists Lovely thincs and verv uncom- I in white and nink. Aior, .i, ; ion for their prices. There are two I , . i , yles at ?15 and one at $22.50; and nu-enioroicierai; and the finest is kth of the three styles may be had ! trimmed with real filet besides. (Third I'lnor, Central) Beaver Is One of the Most . Fashionable f "Small Furs" and There A e Hundreds of Pieces in tl e January Fur Sale Soft and furry and warm. the beaver is one of the most popular furs of the Winter. Its lovely golden brown is as pretty as it is becoming, and women like to use it on top coats, to finish suits, and to use for whole coats. Our col lection of beaver is most com prehensive and every piece is now a third below the usual price. Beaver collars, chokers, shawl collars, throw ties and stoles in many styles, all of that rich brown that is so lovely, are now $33.25 to $116.50. Beaver muffs to match the neckpieces, $43.25 to $63.25. Beaver coats, $450 to $600. BUT THERE ARE HUN DREDS OP OTHER FURS, TOO skunk, mole, nutria, racoon, Hudson seal (dyed muskrat), squirrel, fox, wolf and sable $26.50 to $500. AND A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF FUR COATS in all the fashion able lengths and of all the fashionable furs, $123.75 to $712.50. (Second Floor, Chestnut) k Bit- of the E Oriental. ast on tie Seventh F oor in tie Sale m Varieties in this Oriental Rug Sale are as pleasing as the values are exceptional. Persia, .India, Asia Minor, China contribute to it hand 'somely, indeed gorgeously. The diversity of weaves, color effects and decorative concepts of the weavers in these several countries as they reveal themselves in this collection makes a remarkable study in con trasts. In the new collection of .$80,000 worth there are roughly eighty large carpet pieces, presenting a very fascinating choice for anybody , desiring a vrug of carpet dimensions. Chinese, 6x9 to 15x20 feet, $275 to $1575. Khiva Bokhara, averaging 8x11 feet, $275 to $295. India rugs, 6.6x9.9 to 10.3xl4x.3 feet, $395 to $785. Kermanshahs, 9x13 to 11.4x16.9 feet, $685 to $1095. Serapis, 8.10x11.9 to 14.10x22.11 feet, $675 to $1785. Saruks, 8.5x11.9 to 20.7x13.8 feet, $675 to $3375. Mahals, 9x13.5 to 13.5x18.6 feet, $385 to $1185. Bijar, 11.2x18.1 ieet, $1975. Among the smaller rugs are Kazaks, 3.6x7 to 5x8 feet, $200 to $275. Mosuls, 3.6x6.6 to 7 feet, $49 to $75. Kermanshahs, 4.2x6.6 to 5x7 feet, $175 to $295. Every rug in the collection is priced substan tially below today's market value. The display of these weaves fills the central space on the Seventh Floor, Juniper Street side, with color and beauty, and, more- important still, with good investment opportunities. (Setenth Floor, Central) Some of the Finest Women' s Shoes in America at $12 a Pair This disposal of over 2000 pair of shoes is in the nature of an experiment. We are curious to see if the 'demand for. them at $12 a pair will indicate a real desire for lower prices on fine footwear. These shoes were contracted for eight months ago. Bought in today's market there isn't a pair of shoes in the lot that would normally sell within 50 per cent of our new price. AH are fine in fashion, material and workmanship, and there are these styles among them : Brown glazed kidskin lace shoes with tops of bronze satin, brown cloth or field mouse gray glazed kidskin; all with covered Louis heels. Brown glazed kidskin button shoes with brown cloth tops and Louis heels. Gray glazed kidskin lace shoes with Louis heels. Patent leather lace shoes with black satin tops and patent leather button shoes with gray glazed kidskin tops, both with Louis heels. Black calfskin lace shoes with dull matt kidskin or fawn-color tops and Cuban heels. All dull matt kidskin lace shoes with plain toes and Louis heels. Nut brown cajfskin lace shoes, some with fawn cloth tops and all with Cuban heels. - (First Floor. Mnrket) C1HOCOLATE mugs of Oriental crackle pottery are timely for cold-wjeather lunches and junketings. Prices are 35c, 50c, 65c and 75c each, in the Oriental Store. (Fourth Floor, Chestnut) A Real Lace Collar Makes All the Difference not only in the becomingness, but also in the entire look of a gown. Many of the smartest new Spring frocks are intended to be worn with these short real lace collars. There are beautiful real Irish collars, both the heavy Irish and the "baby" Irish, edged with foot ing, for only $5 each. Real point Venise collars, very dainty and lovely, are $10 to $20. Main Floor, Central) Rather Sensational Low Prices on Some of Our Fine Street Dresses for Young Women Now $20 to $75 Beautiful, fine dresses of velvet, of fine serges, of velveteen, of tricotine, of Poiret twill, of wool jersey and of the fashionable duvetyne dresses that we do not believe will stay here very long when young women who know values see them ! Often there is but one dress of a- kind. lnat means that you have a wonderful selection from which to choose dresses of the newest and most charming Winter fash ions. They are in dark blues chiefly, some "lacks, a few browns and other colors. Some are embroidered, some beaded, some braided, some trimmed with a touch of fine lace, some with scarcely any trim ming at all, but made distinctive by their good lines and smart cut. BJ Jr Any young woman who can wear 14 to 20 year sizes and has need for such a dress will find it very well worth her while to come in and see these. (hecond I'loor, Chestnut) Nev Woven Cotton Tissues Show Seventy-six Patterns Just as pretty and Spring-like as they can be, and they are among the lirst summer cottons to be asked for when Spring dressmak ing starts. The color combinations, too, are unusually dainty, and there are many variations of plaids, checks, stripes and also plain colors. Many have a crossing or design of silk in the weave. All are 30 inches wide and 60c a yard. (First I'loor, Chestnut) nusually Good Handkerchiefs for Women $2.65 a Dozen The !,; 1. , .... ... . . . !,,, sir" pineal everyuay Kinu a woman likes to see plentv of eSi L 7 . mi llandken:hicf box. These aie of Irish linen, medium sm, ana neatly hemstitched with narrow hems. Men. if yoTi am l '" inJolibl ink' c,carly 'M,i satisfactorily, for Me a Mi'l Aisle) For Women Wanting Coats 4 to Wear With Furs furioialts,mo,very handsome untrimnied Winter coats here best invp . n they wouUl have L"ost earlier, and they are the w nvcfctments many women could make. bloom nvn1. ,th,e.r? ute b0ft lovely velours, silvertones, peach then nt,ii. "i i bhvm a11 uro a-wool. They are silk lined and styles ' ut not a11 faizcs are t0 be hatl 5n any of the many Prices are now if50 to $110. (Tint Hour, Central) frish Hand-Embroidered Bed Linens New and Exquisitely Fine lJ the X$tbi!aloi bcu.utv of lheir li'ind-embroidered floral patterns eePine ch.Mi. ' . e datess of the linen these pieces are fit for a royal inSso7pUpLa1s new 8 they are dainty, and to any woman who loves 'U be a real de?! "lit y ,n tho (h"essinB of a hed and bedroom they 111 niM;ti..- . .. ' . ' its, ,un w the hand-enibroldered pieces) thco are ulso some plain If mbrEPV?"t'? '1 mice fr01" ?32.50 each for tho, plain to $65 for ll-l.n i l'mb"lercd in doublcbed sizes. ;5 each. "ncn bliuurcs, 45x4G inches, aro $37.50 and 54n54 inches 1,50 ' $5a p"fr-pmbroII"cd "ncn Allow cases, Mftx'M inches, are Vil .Floor, Che.tnut) Handy Around the House Cape Cod fire-lighters are perfect fpr people who love really-truly log fires, because they do away with the bother of kindling wood. They come in the oiiginal style at $4, the tray being $1 and tho torch $1.50 extra. In mission style, complete with tray, at $8 for iron and $10 for hammered brass or copper. The Savo air moistener is a neat, inexpensive device which can be filled with water and hung behind the radiator where it cannot bo seen. Prices $2.50 and $8. Fresh air is one of the necessi ties for health, and one of the best ways to secure it is by means of sanitary cloth window ventilators. Prices are 50e to 85c, according to bize. A few cold days have a very 'definite effect on a coal pile, but a Wanamaker Rotary ashsifter saves bo much of the unburnt coal that it quickly repays its cost $3.50. (fourth I'loor, Mtirliet) NcW Spring Voiles in the Darker Printings One of the nicest tilings about these voiles is that they may be made up right now and worn even before tho Spring comes, and when it finally does arrive they are equally as nice for street frocks. The new printings are very at tractive and there is a great deal of variety in the designs, which are on dark blue, tan, Copenhagen and lavender grounds. The width is 42 to 44 inches and the moderate price, 85c a yard. inrai jiuor, uniiiuuii Thousands of Balls of Fine Sweater Yarn at 30c a Ball It is of the best quality wors ted, this pretty yarn, and the prices would be more than this much again if we had all colors, which we haven't. Put those wo have are particularly desirable for sweaters and scarfs and all the other pretty things women like to make and wear Light and dark old rose French blue Light tan Old gold Kelly green Each ball weighs lg o.unces, and there are eight balls in a box, though the balls are sold separately, of course. Fpr sweaters with &leees it will take from 12 to 14 balls; for slip-ons, from 0 to 7 balls; for sports scarfs, from 8 to 10 balls; for Tarn O'Shanters, from 4 to 5 balls. (Second Floor, Central) IM1 I W 4. I IU1 " 'HI Jm 1 -' ife JS: J II II New Fiction "The Boardwalk," by Margaret Widdemer, being a collec tion of short stories very charmingly told. Price $1.60. "The Talleyrand Maxim" by J. S. Sletcher. A detective story, with character sketches of quaint English country folk. Price $1.75. The Hurt Book Sale is still going on and there are good pickings in it. (Slain Floor, Thirteenth) Never Before Was a Sale of White So Welcome The garments are made of fresh, snowy nainsook, cambric and under muslins; they are properly and amply cut; their trimmings are refined and good, and practically none of them cost above $5. And even these small prices are 25 to 33 1-3 per cent less than regular. When you consider these simple facts, is it any wonder that thousands of women are laying in supplies for the next months? Nightgowns, $1.50 to $3.75. j Camisoles, $1 to $2.25. Envelope chemises, SI to $2.85. ' Corbet covers, $1 to $1.G5. Straight chemises, $1.25 to $2.75. Petticoats, $1.50 to $5. (Third rioor. Central) Certain Corsets in the White Sale About ninety-six discontinued Letitia models, all broken sizes, go on sale tomorrow morning also a few Letitia specials. Prices arc $3.50, $4 and $5.50. L. R. Corsets, broken sizes, are $1.50 to $3.50. Warner's rust-proof corsets of pink material, with low bust and long hips, $1.50. (Third Floor, Clipstnut) Interesting Items in the Juvenile White Sale arc the Princess petticoats at $1.25 rutlles, aro in 2 to 10 year sizes, and to $3.50 and in 2 to 14 sizes, and in many dainty, pretty styles, all prac tically made. Muslin drawers, with embroiderv (Third 1 lot Linen Napkins, $6.75 and $7.75 in the White Sale These were bought direct off the looms in Ireland from one of our most dependable suppliers, and are just such goods as a good linen btoro is always glad to have for its customers. They are of heavy full-bleached, pure flax damask sizes llH&xlOVs inches, at $0.75, and 21x21 inches, at $7.75 a dozen. Ordinarily we should have maiked them at a materially higher price, but we bought them to advantage and they aro priced accordingly. (rlrnt I'loor, Chestnut) G5c to SI. Nightgowns, in G to 14 vear sizes are $1.25 to $2.50, and made with round necks, lace and embroidery trimmed, or sometimes shirred or stitched in pretty colors. '. (hestnut) i?y in There Must Be a "Best Everything The objection to the word "best" in advertis ing is in its misuse, not in its use. For example, there are good player-pianos, there are better player-pianos and there are best player-pianos. And the best are the Ampico reproducing pianos In fact, Ampico reproducing pianos are in a class by themselves because they reproduce by a method radi cally different from that of other player and reproducing pianos, and notably superior. The sound of a note is reproduced by the vibration of the piano's string, rather than by pressure on the key. In this way the sound is echoed as long as the note "sings" and does not end when the finger of the artist making tho roll is removed from the key. Ampico reproducing pianos are associated with the Chickering, Schomacker, Haines Bros., Marshall & Wendell and the celebrated Knabe, and will be found at Wanamaker's only, in Philadelphia. The price range is extensive. (Egyptian Hall, Second Floor) A . Afternoon Tea Cloths and Napkins New and Dainty Tea cloths of finely bleached Irish damask, 45x45 inches, at $6.50 each. Companion napkins, sizo 15x15 inches, $9.75 a dozen. (First Floor, Chestnut) In several pretty designs on nicely finished cloth, free of dress ing, neat, dainty and inviting for the afternoon tea table. Dainty Little Silk Handbags at $5 Each Not so very little, either, but so very shapely and graceful, in their round pouch effects. ' Made of good moire silk in black or gray, and with attractive metal frames. " (Main Floor, Chestnut) Umbrellas for Women and Men at $2.50 Apiece Thifa is somewhat below the maker's usual cost, but these aro the result of a fortunate purchase. The covers are of American taffeta, which is all cotton; they have taped edges, and are made on strong paragon frames. The handles are of plain and carved mission woods. , (Muln Floor, Market) New Hand-made Caps from Manila For Philadelphia Babies They were made just for us and to our order and have just ar rived. They are of fine white stuffs, with hand-done scallops and delicate em broidery in unusually pretty de signs. Several pretty styles, some with turn-back front, some with scallops next the face, some with many fine tucks. And even the strings are embroidered! $1.50 each. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Aluminum Serving Trays to Sell at About One-Half These are light, durable, oval-shaped trays in three sizes 20 inch, $2; 22 inch, $2.25; 24 inch, $3. (Fourth Floor, Market) A Good Overcoat on a Man Is Much Better Than Shivers or a Shabby Look bo it will be to your interest store ot mens ready-to-wear clothing to find out what you can get in this standard For, after all, the making and selling of men's clothing, like life itself, is largely a matter of standards and living up to them especially living up to them. This was a standard store of men's clothing from the beginning and long before there was any other. It has never lowered its colors and it is the standard store today. Translated into service this means a whole lot, but to the man who needs an overcoat just now it means that we can fit him in one that he cannot improve upon at the price no matter where he triesnorth, south, east, west. $40 to $90 for regular styles. $125 to $150 for fur-collared overcoats. $150 to $275 for fur-lined overcoats. ( (Third Floor, Market) Spring Fashions in Men's Shirts Handsome new shirts oPan excellent quality of woven madras in unuaually pleas ing striped designs and a variety of colors. v ' 8 Pleated-bosom shirts with starched cuffs. Price $4. (Mln I'loor, Market) A clean and fresh-looking lot. v n - k rvli s vl P a i-t !H I' i, -,7 "JU (.k v. ' " 1I.L. s" V.- P. I. '-. ,T. "
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