WWW 1 - ' ' " . , " - I EVENING PUBLXO LliDGElWPHlUADELPHiA', IWRStiM, ' FEBRUAKY 12, 1120 4i Vl . ., 4 n -., ... ,.,. TJanu una vibuh m. j uuu uv ;iu WANAMAKER'S Organ nt 11; (Jhimcs at noon , Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Fair h '- "I ? fjry3 The Best Break of the Season in the Men's Clothing Market To Many Americans Today, the 12th of February, the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln is the greatest day of the year, excepting none other than the one morn when the little Son of Mary was born in the stable sheds of the Bethlehem fields. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, was born in' 1809 near Hodgen ville, Kentucky; the most unlikely boy ever to have a thought that he might become President of the United States. In 1816, when Abe was seven years old, his parents moved to Spencer . County, Indiana, and when Abe was twenty-one years old his father took up an uncultivated, unfenced portion of ground in Decatur County, Illinois, and young Lincoln, always busy about something useful, cut down the timber and split it into rails to fence in his father's property, winning the nickname of "Abe, the Railsplitter." In 1832 he served as Captain of Volunteers in the war against Black Hawk and the Indians. , In 1836, after the war, he studied law, was a' Congressman at Washington in 1846, and in 1860 was the choice of the people as the Republican President of the United States. Because of his human spirit and plain back woods honesty,' from the logvcabin he went to the White House at Washington. With his simple manners and good humor, his life stands out in the past like the figure of Moses, leader and law-giver. It ended in 1865 at Washington, and will always be written in tears because of the deep feeling caused by his assassination; and the remembrance of the high impulse of his patriotism quickens the heart beat of every American, as no other name will in all time. Some one writing of him said, "He stood like a giant girt with the strength of the Almighty." After the Holy Scriptures, the Word of God, every boy and girl should read the life of Lincoln, and if the great United States could stop every wheel and all work on the 12th of each month in services commemorative of Lincoln's life, it would heal our differences, revive our patriotism, destroy Bolshevism, and Lincolnize our nation. Signed Feb. 12, 1020. 9. jhmafe. TEE one silk most women are thinking of for their most useful of all Spring dresses is Ft MM There is no getting away from the fact that it is the most economical silk in the long rim, not only because it wears so well, but chiefly because it can be used upon so many different occasions and it always looks well. The new Spring foulards are unusually pretty the majority being in the conven tional dark blue or black with designs that are decidedly new in printings of white or colors. There are also brown, taupe, gray, Copenhagen and white foulards for those who want something different. They are 40 inches wide and $4 and $4.50 a yard (Flrat rloor, Chestnut) Camel's Hair Sports Coats Lead All Others for Spring " 'Which means that more women are buying these coats than any Mhcr kind. So far there arc two now Spring styles, both in the pretty, natural color. One is a short 36-inch model with raglan shoulder, inverted pleat in the Kick narrow ptran belt nnd a nrhed collar. It looks exceedingly well with the new plaid or striped skirts, and is $57.50. The other is three-quarter length, belted, with the sleeve and snpulder in one piece, and, like the shorter model, it has amber-colored rontons. The price is $75. (Flrot Floor. Central) New Lingerie Waists ..jSonle are from Porto Rico all hand mado and some hand embroid ered and priced at $7.G0 to $19.50. feome from tho Philippines batiste with hand embroidery and $12 50 W at ?8"75' Voil with hand embroiderv nnJ drawn work at American lingerie waists mostly of-voile at $3.85 to $22.50. (Third Floor, Central) "We Will Have to Get New Shoe Customers Next Fall" (hi. Scvcra,1 ,r tno assistants in our Women's Shoo Storo mado "us remark the other day, and we asked them what they meant by it. Why," they replied, "so many of our regular customers are stocking up in advance in the sale of shoes at $12" fmcRtVlfnJt's truc Wo"10" who are accustomed to wearing tho Pair . tcal rccKntee nt once tho wisdom of buying soveral a nnu y l"? sumo Hnoes aa tney hove teen paying $2 to $6 SDrhf--'""? for' T,ho rciar Pri3 will be still Higher thTs ' n ne Vs loy w5U bo next fnll! low &' "ro n11 fiWcs '" tho sn,0 nnd all fino styles. High and hoes-LoAir .U"d button shoes. all-leather and "combination" p' J'oul3i Cuban and military heel shoes. extraordinary opportunities. (First Floor, Market) FWITUEE OF rHARAlT in 4 M IIP FINENESS I iffilf ALED SELECTIOIS AT GUARANTEED SAVIN These A re the Marks of the February Sale T we have laid for a moment afford to adapted as perfectly as JLmuch stress on tne iorget that the sale ae- .much stress on the quality of the furni ture offered in Wana maker Furniture Sales, it is because the maintenance of high quality means more to us than even it does to our customers and it certainly means a great deal to them. But even if they could stand fora low ering of it we never could. We can never pends upon the goods, and of course, the goods depend upon us. All that the Sale means to us is bound up in the quality of the goods we put into it and for our own inter est, if we had no higher incentive, it behooves us to keep it a sale of unquestioned quality first, last and always. We like the idea of a Furniture Sale The Quest Is for Better The world is always character. We are ab- growing better, whether it knows it or tnot, always looking for better and more beau tiful things, looking sometimes no doubt in wrong directions, but always learning and eventually coming upon the thing it wants. Our own belief and experience tells us that there is not one home in a million in which furniture of character would not be preferred to furniture that lacks solutely certain that you yourself, for in stance, want furniture of character for your home. It is just be cause there are so many like you that fur niture from Wana maker Sales has found its way into so many homes in so many states of the Union, and even in foreign lands. There is no substi tute for character in merchandise or in men, and furniture to pos- (Flfth, Sixth nnd Seventh Floors) can be to the require ments of every home aspiring to stability, permanence, sightli ness, service and beauty in the character of its equipments. We have reason to believe that this is such a sale. Precisely because it is a Sale of that sort in its character, it has inevi tably become a sale without a rival in vol ume of business and wide range of service. Things sess character must be sound and dependable in wood and workman ship; it must be mod eled with true judg ment af ter the best old standards, it must pos sess the essentials of service and the ele ments of tfeauty. It is a good sale that b r i n g s an unrivaled stock of furniture of that sort at guaran teed savings from regular prices. The proof that this is such a sale is here for all eyes to see. Real Amber Beads Are Noticeably Fashionable If one happens to have a string left over from childhood's days, so much the better. But there arc many women who Haven't, and such women are coming in to tho Wanamakcr Jewelry Storo for amber necklaces. Twenty-four inches is the most desirable length, and thero are neck laces of amber beads here starting as low as $13.50 and going up to $52. (Jewelry Store, Chestnut nml Thirteenth) """ The Sale of Pictures at 25 per cent less than regu lar prices will continue all through February; a re minder 'of consequence to the people who are buying in the February Furniture Sale, and wish to get all their furnish ings at once. Both oils and water colors are included. (Firth Floor, Market) J AMPS and lamp-&-J shades are among the objects which the Little House has reduced for the February Fur nit u r e Sale. Some very uncom mon and charming things will be found among them. (FlrtU, Tloor. Chestnut) Layettes Which Include Everything the Little New Babies Need are one- of the specialties of the Wanamakcr Infants' Wear Store. Scouring tho world, as wo do, from Paris to the Philippines and Japan, for fino hand-made things, and the homo' market for the other ' garments, wo aro able to pro vide in remarkable variety and a most comprehensive assort ment everything tho baby needs. Layettes of thirty-two pieces are $35, and still finer layettes are $50. (Third Floor, Fine hand - made layettes start at $75 and go on up, $100, ?160, $200 and Up to $2000. Bassinets, cribs, screens and wardrobes, in the newest and most modern designs for the nursery, have a Salon devoted to their showing. You may se lect whatever you wish and wo will have it trimmed, to your order, in our own workrooms. And our own capable assist ants aro glad to be of service and offer any suggestions. Chestnut) " In Reply to Requests for the Finest Serges there have recently come some very beautiful all-wool serges in navy and midnight blue in 54 mch width. Some are in the heavier weight for suits and coats, others are lighter weaves for dresses, skirts and children's frocks. They are $4 and $5 a yard. (First Floor, Chestnut) Here's the Strap-Wrist Glove Again For Spring Women's fine quality capeskins, attractive tan shades and Spring all washable. They aro in the br&vn- , ' . u l i xt. 1.1 ! i 5" the pair and this is quite a smart length, have strap wist conservative price, judging from fastening and come in pearl white, the latest quotations we've had. (Main Floor, Centrul) All-Black Parasols They aro as much wanted in winter as in summer, and the assortment is pretty good just now. Wo have them of black taffeta, of gros-grain and moire, plain and tucked and bhirred, and the handles aro of the smooth, black sort, with rings or loops. Frames havo eighteen, ten and twelve ribs. Prices run from $5 for tho plainest taffeta to $35. (Main Floor, Murket) The Newest Leather Girdles are Long and Narrow and they uro to bo worn loose about tho waist, and tied. Of soft, fine leather, tho girdles are plaited, nnd held together at intervals by shiny metal rings, ami finished at the ends by long leather tassels. There is a lovely French blue, u soft gray, n pretty tan and a ucoper brown shade. iu.2( each, A New Lot of Hat Boxes of Black Enamel Somo aro square, some- are round; all aro light in weight but strongly made, tho squaro ones having leather corners.. All have gay cretonne linings. A box 18 inches square, with mo hat form, is $9. A similar ono that is deopcr, with two hat forms, four shoe pockets and a tray, is $15. 18 and 20 inch round boxes, each with two hat forms, are re spectively $12 and $18. (Mnlu Floor. Chestnut One Thousand Wanamaker Winter Overcoats and Ulsters Tomorrow at Reduced Prices $30 $40 $50 Hi " dppJ v We have come to the timewhen we can make a clean sweep of all the overcoats and ulsters in our Men's Cloth ing Store. This is the one important Winter sale of overcoats in Philadelphia; Thousands of men haive been watching for the announcement of it but there are only about 10(M of the coats: ! With little regard for their regular prices, we have marked reductions all the way from $10 to $25 and have put the whole lot into three price groups $30, $40 and $50 These are the lowest prices that have appeared this season for overcoats of the quality of these the lowest that may be seen in many a day; They are all-wool overcoats every one of them: That means genuine warmth and genuine durability: They, are hand-tailored overcoats: That means shapeliness that will endure. They are overcoats safe to buy now, to wear until the5 robins sing, and then to put away for next Winter, when they will-be all ready, fine and new, at a far lower price than next Winter is ever likely to see. i There are all sizes and all good fashions, but the men5 on hand first will have the most to pick from: . , (Third Floor, Market) Men's Fine Tweed Hats in Alpine Shapes . Excellent hats for rough weather and handsome enough for sunshiny days. . The tweed is an excellent qual ity, in homespun effects, and holds its shape well. Prico $4. (Main Floor, Market) Men's Tape-Border Handkerchiefs $10 a Dozen Men of fastidious taste will ap prove the fine quality of the linen and the attractive stylo of these handkerchiefs, which are in sev eral designs, with tapes above their hand-done hems. Wo'll mark them for you, If you wish, at a moderate tariff. (West Aisle) Men's Shirts With Scotch Madras Bosoms and Cuffs Wo have these shirts only on rare occasions, as the soft cuffs and pleated bosoms -are made of short ends of tho fine Scotch madras used in our Custom Shirt Shop. The sleeves and bodies are of solid color material in contrasting or harmonizing colors. We make these shirts in our own factory, and we do not know of any other shirts of equal quality at the price. A great many men are always on tie lookout for this notice, and you must come in early if you want good belection. y Prico $5. (Mioln Floor. Market) Every Piece of Office Furniture Reduced in the February Sale To men of good business judgment it is hardly necessary to say that the opportunity to select any piece of office furniture in ouir entire stock at a reduction of 10 to 33 1-3 per cent is something worth looking into. The opportunity is now. (Third Floor, .Market Now Is the Time to Look to Your Bedding Needs You can always buy good bedding in this Store at fair prices, but only twice a SngTat0 red'uSVrS f ttresses' P"l lers and bed celebra&tniSre1!13 b n connection with our ,. a ThpJ?hrualy Beddin Sale now going on comprises twelve or more different grades of hair mattresses and twelve grades of felted cotton mattresses, besides a con- aiderablo assortment of willowed cotton, fbss and other mattresses, aU at reducttaS from our own regular rates. ' rmucuonii We are making pillows and bolsters from eight different grades of clean feath ers at reduced prices and wo offer seven different kinds of upholstered box lrr and fifteen different kinds of steel spiral springs. ujinoiswrea dojc bpruigtf For such another opportunity you will have to wait at least six month -in,l as the market now stands, perhaps longer. monuis and, (Sixth Floor, Chestnut) ' .i Ml il m 1 4 M "1 (Mln FIoqV, central) T $ i"W., f' feiNBfeff
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