&' n' V ' "t:1 . i -?.. ITZX. t 'I i. y . .5 i t lit i hi in LU (li)MiHl . . ... ... . ...tt .... ji-. irTuZ nini-u nt. ft. 11. 11 i55 (.v . . urg " "j-js "' o WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Rain WANAMAKER'S Store Opens nt 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 Clilmot nt Noon Housewives Will Come From Far and Near to Partake 4 4 1 H As wr- if R. ! www v-jry it 1 '!! In the Wanamaker Spring The Influence of a Good Picture Is Not to Be Forgotten Almost every day for many years a man I know spends a few minutes looking at a steel engraving, which has never lost its powerful impressiveness. It js a famous old picture, known as The Iron Worker and King Solomon When the Temple at Jerusalem was completed the King gave a feast to the Artificers employed in its construction. It had been given out that the particular craftsman who had done the most to complete the great structure should be seated next to the King. On unveiling the Throne it was found that a blacksmith had usurped the seat of honor on the right of the King's place, not yet awarded, whereunto the people clamored and the guards rushjed to cut him down. "Let him speak!" commanded Solomdn. "Thou hast, O King, invited all craftsmen but me; yet how could these builders have raised the Temple without the tools I have furnished?" "True," decreed Solomon, "the seat is his of right; all honor to the iron worker!" This is the Jewish legend of record. Some of the boys who last week built the snow houses began their careers as builders. Many of the young lads who got their education as mechanics, graduating in the past twenty years, have taken their places as craftsmen and have high seats among the able builders of bridges, railroads, machinists and in the great construction work of the war. This Nation will be proud of the Williamson School boys. Ptb. Si, 1920. Signed' fW Crisp Dotted Swisses;FineVoiles and Cheery Ginghams Make the New Cotton Frocks for Young Women And so attractive aic they, many young women arc buying them now to wear indoors for morning and afternoon. Early though it is, there are scores of new frocks here, all in the de lightful new fashions for the Summer of 1920. Ever so many new plaid and checked ginghams fill the cases clear red and white checks, pretty plaids in blue and green and brown and violet and rose effects. Usually they have short sleeves, and often they arc trimmed with snowy white pique collars, cuffs and wee estb. They start at $9.75 and go up to $25, and at each price the frocks arc unusually good. For afternoon wear there arc many new voile dresses theso in plain colors and white sun set, lavender, pink, bluo and other delicate shades. One dress at ?18.50 with white col lar and cuffs, hemstitched and tiny tucks on the blouse and skirt. And at $25 is a charm ing littlo dress made dainty by the use of lows and rows of nanow, creamy Valenciennes hie on the collar, vest and cuflfb. . And there are dotted swiss in' white with colored dots like that ono of white and French blue, and the strips of whito organdio for trimming, as well as coloied Swisses with white dots. They arc all fresh and now and pretty as posies. $18.50 to $45 and 1-1 to 20 year sizes. (Second l'loor. Chestnut) Women Are Buying These Shoes for a Long Time in Advance In the first place, they are cWcfly shoos of staple styles which will be as good a year or two henco as they arc today. In the becond place, they aro among tho finest shoes made for women. In tho third place, the savings on them rango from $2 to $G a pair on today's prices; and prices will go still higher in tho Spring. Altogether there aro nearly fifty tlift'cicnt styles in tho disposal, a third of them low shoes. All leathers and practically cveiy tpo of shoe a woman could want. Special at $12 a pair. (Flrtt Floor, Market) Many Women Find the Pretty Marten Furs Quite Becoming and like to wear them not only now, but later on when such small scarfs as these will be just tho right weight and size. Some are one-skin scarfs, and others arc two Bkins. There aro stone, Jnpaneso and baum marten too, and pi ices go irom $55 to $250, which is very much less than the early-season prices. (Second Floor, Chestnut) Women's Good Winter Coats at $10, $25 and $50 tin Tlie bcbt PFrtunity that has como for many days Sov women who ?? Us. a good warm practical coat and who want to pay a very small j-w jur ii, i mcv am uniila of Hin n rest kind for motorincr. riUinK or c.Uom?.n wh() aro obliged to bo out in all weathers and they aro origuMl S nro mrvc,oua,y amaN in comparison with what they w or M ?1?7T thvcc tailored models in fricrc in brown, green, Burgundy TV11 ro l"lf lined. gray SU0l0 cloth 8po'rts coats wlth c"omois lininB in Cltncr brown ler.D.uti'50,efe,mino leather coats, glazed or dull leather, thrco-qunitcr "Km in mahogany, gray or black. Lined with sucdo cloth. tho cro Persia, China aid India Seen Side fey Side , b tie Oriental Ew Me Saruk and Kermanshah, Mahal and Kurdistan shed luster upon this event, tho luster of their incomparable Persian colors. Tho distinctive weaves of China in their pronounced shades of blue, ecru, golden tan and pink, make a study in contrasts. In between como tho India pieces, in dark warm shades, particu larly of red, bluo and tan. It is a fascinating collection, made up exclusively of rugs lately brought from tho East. The prices arc substantially below today's rates for weaves of this character. Tho India carpets aro the best group of the kind shown in Philadelphia in years. India Rugs ll.llxll.l ft., $705 11.8x8.8 ft., $587 11.10x9.3 ft., $685 12.6x10 ft., $775 12.11x10 ft., $885 11.1x9.2 ft., $975 14.10x11.5 ft. $1155 20.1x11.9 ft., $887 20.5x12.2 ft., $1500 15.9x10 ft., $785 13.2x8.1 ft., $689 13.10x10 ft., $985 1 1.2x10 ft., $985 1611.2 ft., $1197 20.7x12 ft., $985 18.3xM.l ft., $1887 (betcnth Floor, Central) First Spring Styles in Derby Hats from London We have just received our first Spring shipment of tho new derby hats from Lincoln Bennett & Co., London. Inasmuch as Lincoln Bennett sets the men's hat styles in Lon don, tho correctness of these fashions is absolute. Word of tho anival of these hats is all well-dressed men need. Price $10. CMiiln rioor, Murhrt) A Few Fine Spring Suits for Women Novelties showing the new bolero and .short jackets with heavy embroidery, the new flowing sleeves, the accordion pleated skirts, the satin pipings and braid bindings, the bias folds of self-material, and other novel features. One delightful three-piece suit has a long, full satin blouse, which shows beneath the short, heavily embroidered and flaring jacket. The fabrics of these attractive tilings arc navy and black tricotincs, serges and gabardines. I Prices $55 to $225. (First Floor, Central) Flexible Bracelets, Glistening and Graceful All the short sleeves that Dame Fashion i-. bringing into vogue mean that many more oppor tunities to wear such pretty brace lets as these. They are of sterling silver, and aro most fascinatingly set with rhinestones, or sometimes rhinc stoncs combined with imitation sapphires or emeralds. There aro square and oval and round effects and the designs arc very pleasing. Prices btart at $6 and go to $21. (Jewelry Store, Chestnut nnil Thirteenth) Women's Riding Boots for Spring arc of black and tan Russia calf, English cut, with soft toes and tho broad, flat hrels which aro in greatest favor just now. They may be found in the Exclusive Littlo Boot Shop, price $32. (First Floor, Market) Exquisite New Silk Handbags Tho charm of these bags is in tho material of which they arc made. These aie French fancy silks in truly beautiful designs, some hand embroidered. Black, navy and brown are the basic colors, but these arc re lieved by fanciful patterns, often in brighter colors. Frames are covered and havo fancy clasps. Each bag has innei frame, purse and mirror, and linings aro of daintily col oied silk. Price $20. (Mnln rioor, Chmtnnt) New French Gloves to Accompany Her Spring Suit They arc of real French kid hkin, these now gloves, and havo the line tcxturo and finish which a woman always looks for in liner gloves. There aro Springlike browns, pretty beaver and all-white. They all havo Paris-point em broidery. They are pique sewn, fasten with two clasps and arc $3.75 a pair. (Muln Floor, Cmtrnl) Men's Initial Handkerchiefs $5 a Dozen Men like this handkerchief be Lauso in addition to being of gen erous size, it is marked with a script letter in one corner. The linen is of good quality, the handkerchief is well made, it is finished with narrow hem and hemstitched. (Wct Alslo) White Cotton Waists Wo have more of tho batisto waists with tiny picot edges, price $3.85. Of imported voiles with hand cmbroidcry and lace edging at $3.50. Of madras tailored, with Peter Pan collars, at $3.50. Batisto with lattice beading or rick-rack edging at $3.85. (Third Floor, Central) Those Porto Rican Silk Slips hand made and tho perfection of simplicity may now bo had in pink as well as white and black. They havo hand-drawn flat bhouldcr i straps and hand-drawn hems, and aie great favorltos already. Their price is $12.50. (Third Floor, Central) New All-Wool Homespuns, 54 Inches Wide, $3.75 Very special and a most popular material for Spring buits, skirts or capes. It is in the real homespun weave and the colors aro soft gray or tan shades. (l'lrttt Floor, Chextnut) rpHE Silk Stocking Shop J- has received a few silk stockings from Fran c e openwork style, black and white, price 8. Also Ameri can sports hose, heavy, in the cordovan and navy colors so much wanted, price $8. (First Floor, Market) The New Spring House Dresses Are In and thoy aro so attractive women like them for morning and after noon dressos, and later on for poVch frocks. There aro many new stylps, all the dresses are carefujly made, and the assortment is wido and varied. There aro chambrays, percale und cjiughams and in addition to btriped, checked and figured effects there are plain colorings, too, with plenty of pinks, blues, violets, giccns und tans from which to choose. $3.85 to $7.60. (Third Floor, Central) Kabo Corsets Discontinued models in bioken sizes and more than a dozen styles. Tho materials arc plain white cou til and brocho; also pink figuied batiste. Prices aro $2 to $7.50. (Third lloor. Chestnut) Huckaback Towels Exceptional at 85c A reservo purchaso recently un bonded und marked to sell at to day's wholesulc cost or less. Of heavy, Scotch huckaback, sizo 19x38 inches, hemmed 85c each and very unusual at the price. (Ilmt Floor, Chestnut) Umbrellas Recovered Wo can show you all tho favorite shades of taffota for tho coverb gamct, black, navy, green, brown, king's blue, purplo and black. Somo aro plain and somo have broad btitin borders tho latter being uncom monly .pretty. Plain covers are ?7.D0j bordered, $8.50. (Muln Floor, Market) Sale of Housewares We have been told by both manufacturers and cus tomers that this is a Sale without a peer in America. The collection of new, first-grade, specially priced housefurnishings, comprising at .the outstart 80,525 articles, is something the like of which has not been seen elsewhere in America. The thousands and tens of thousands of articles that you see on the Fourth Floor make a great exhibi tion and yet these are only the samples of the vast stocks from which deliveries are made. It is an educational tour to walk among them and to see what devices the clever brains of men and women have evolved for modern housekeeping. Nearly everything that used to call for much hard work can now be done by inexpensive machinery. There are great numbers of new devices among the goods here and they are all of first grade, all new; they include no trash, no job lots, no overlots, no hard selling merchandise. Refrigerators Bathroom furnishings Aluminum utensils Brooms, brushes, chamois Ash sifters Galvanized garbage and ash cans copper bottom boilers and tin- Heavy wash ware Dress forms Enamel cooking utensils. Old-fashioned iron utensils Woodenwaro Feather dusters Cleaning cloths White porcelain kitchen tables White pantryware Washing machines lop All at savings of 10 to 33. per cent. (Fonrth Floor, Market nnd Central) There's an Early Buying of Lighter Weight Rugs Many people are already an ticipating their floor-covering necd3 for spring and summer, so as to be bafo from any further advance in prices. Rag Rugs 9x12 ft., $12, Slo, $16.50 and $2G. 8xl0f ft,, $8.75 to 19.50, 7.0x10.0 ft.. $13. 6x9 ft, $5.75, $8, $10.75 and $13.50. 4x7 ft, $6.85. 3x6 ft., $4.35. 30x60 in., $3.15. 27x51 in., $2.50. Fiber Rugs 9x12 ft, $18.50. 8.3x10 6 ft, $17. 7.6x10.6 ft, $15.75. 6x9 ft, $10 and $11.50. (SoTeuth Floor, Chestnut) Armure Door Curtains Are Rare at $7.50 a Pair Especially this very pretty qual ity, but there aro now only two colors left Copenhagen blue or old rose anil hence the pi ice has shrunk. They arc er; popular all-the-year-round curtains. They havo a silk finish and are medium in weight. (Fifth Floor, Slartet) For a Couple of Hundred Men We Have Fine Ulsters at a Remarkable Price $47 These are a lot of coats that were originally priced $18 higher an exceptionally large saving and as real as it is large. Style, service and value for the money are the things which men look for in over coats. All three are combined in these. They were among the best coats of the season at their original price, and a man will search far and wide to equal them at $47. Real ulsters, with belted backs and convertible collars in fine all-wool fabrics light and dark grays, tans and heather mixtures. (Third Floor, Slarkrt) A China and Glassware Sale of Real Helpfulness The customers' advantage in this Sale is as real as the best of merchandise at substan-f tial price reductions can make it. Every dinner set and every piece of glassware in the Sale will make good that statement. If your home is in need of new dishes or glassware, or both and what home doesn't need some now is the time to buy them. ' Now is the time to choose a dinner set when the best sets from French, English uj American potteries are being offered at reductions of 10 to 33 1-3 per cent. - - Matf This applies to every dinner set in our stock, including many open-stock patterns. There is a magnificent choice of cut glass all of our own fine brilliant kind at reductions of 20 to 33 1-3 per cent from our own regular prices. The assortment of pieces embraces a, full selection of articles from bonbon dishes to lemonade bowls. Inexpensive light-cut glassware is here in a fascinating choice of well-executed designs at very low prices. The goods are fine, the savings real and the time is now. (Fourth Floor, Chestnnt) Time Is the Only Thing the Wanamaker February Furniture Sale Is Short Of Tp HIS Sale has four more days to run. - It cannot help being' a great sale up to the last clay and hour, because the goods 'are here to insure that it will be such. No store in the world ever sold as much furniture in a similar space of time as we have sold since this sale began, and still there isn't a gap on the floors not a noticeable void anywhere. As a matter of fact, there is little or no noticeable difference between the floor stocks today and those of the opening day. Frequently within the past few weeks we have said that this was the Sale with tho goods no doubt that is something which might be claimed for an ordinary Sale in a certain degree and up to a certain point, but there comes a time which shows up like a flash how much there is behind a claim of the sort or how little. Today, within a few days of the end of it, we can say more emphatically than ever that this is the sale with the goods and plenty of them. The floors are filled, the warehouse is filled; there is nothing to have any doubt or anxiety about, but TIME. i That is the only, thing that is running short. Everything else is abundant. Up until Saturday evening all the furniture will continue at February Sale prices. After that, every piece of furniture in our possession will be marked at the regular higher figures. You can save by acting quickly. Once this Sale is over, it will be a long time before you will again have the same opportunity. 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