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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEE-PHILADELPHIA', THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920
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Organ plays at 9, II, 11:55
WANAMAKER'S
WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5
WANAMAKER'S
WEATHER
Fair
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Store Opens at 0
Ik Chimes at Noon
The Wanamaker Great February Sale of Furniture
Ends Saturday
Other Folks' Burdens Often
? Help to Break Mother's Back
i It is well to keep close watch upon runners-in,
Iho bring their neighborhood and family tales to reel
tfiem off to whoever has a listening ear.
It is the first impulse of a woman's' heart to try
(o offer 'first aid to the injured and to worry if she
ginnot do some little thing for every form of
suffering.
j Physicians say we should try to put up the bars
against a special class of retailers of accidents,
sicknesses and gloomy events. Shut off the visitors
who tell their own woes over and over again.
These big, wide avenues of the Store present
pleasing things to talk about and everybody is
welcome to come every day and bring the children.
Signed
feb. SS, 1920.
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Afternoon Dresses for Large
Women
Jerseys, taffetas, Georgettes, crepes de chine, of the proper
weights and styles for early Spring. The colors are mostly navy
and black, with a few browns; the dresses are some of them simple
and some not so simple, and the sizes 40 to 60.
Prices are moderate $32.50 to $95.
(Flrnt Floor, Central)
For First Spring Suits Many
Young Women Choose
Wool Jersey
They are so extremely practical it is easy to understand why the wool
Jersey sports suits are so much in request. They look well, are becoming;
they do not rumple and are useful for wf ar in all sorts of weather
The new models for Spring are rather simple and plainly tailored,
with just enough pleats and buttons and belts and pockets to make them
attractive.
Good colors, too heather mixtures, blue shades, brown tones, light
s and greens are in the collection.
Prices begin at $29.50 and go to $42.50, and there are 11 to 20 year
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(Second Floor. Chestnut))
1 A Few Fine Fur Coats
are still to be had at their late-season prices in the Fur Salon.
; For instance, there are three attractive little Hudson seal (seal
dyed muskrat) coats with heavy trimmings of gray squirrel. Their
prices are $450, $525 and $543.75.
Three gray squirrel coats, 30 inches long, are $393.75 to $513.75
A coat of mole and Hudson seal (seal-dyed muskrat) is $450.
A Hudson seal (seal-dyed muskrat) and opossum coat, 41
inches long, is $562.50.
A taupe nutria, 30 inches long and trimmed with broad band
of opossum, is $525.
(Second Floor, Chentnutl
Jade and Ruby Newest Colors
in Mocha Handbags
Among the most notable of the new Spring handbags are two deep
pouch bags of fine mocha in the very fashionable colors of jade and rub.
The jade bag has an ambor-finlsh celluloid frame and the ruby bag has a
wine-color frame. Both daintily silk lined and containing purse and mir
ror. Price $26.50.
Somewhat smaller mocha handbags in tan and brown, with covered
frames and fancy knobs, $20.
(Main Floor, Chestnut)
Women's Winter Coats at
$35 to $85
Some With Fur
Collars
Wonderful values for tho
woman who Is willing to offset
the fact that she is getting a
handsome coat a bit late in the
season with the fact that the
price is so very much less than
she would have paid earlier.
There are beautiful wraps and
coats of tho finest bolivia, evora,
Unseltone and brushed wool.
These are without fur trimming
and some are light enough in
weight to be worn for several
months yet.
The, fur-trimmed coats ure all
f velour, and there are some
even at $35.
(First Floor, Central)
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Women's Finest Dress Shoes
in the $12 Disposal
for Sx tne est 8tyles in the country. Four of them avo been selling
w 7 more and two for $6 more. All aro high shoes of the sort that
wmen want for Easter wear.
tm Patfnt Ieather and black glazed kidskin lace, with d .11 matt kidskin
MPs and covered Louis heels.
All black glazed kidskin lace, with Cuhnn leather heel-.
Ai?utent leather and black glazed kidskin button, with dull matt kid-
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(Fint Floor, Market)
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Skating Is a Great Indoor as
Well as Outdoor Sport
and fashionable women, taking it up, are coming
in increasing numbers to the
Women's! lonfaon &fjop
for imported sweater - coats,
tarns and hosiery.
Here is a list of some of the
things most liked:
The knitted suits with ribbed
skirts and plain coats the latter
having ecarfs'and cuffs of con
trasting color. Price $75.
French skating coats of heavy
jersey, their collars, pockets and
cuffs trimmed with plaid. Price
$45.
Tan jersey sweaters, with set
in sleeves and delightful blue-and-red
collars, $45.
English slip-ons, done in cable
stitch, in rose, yellow, brown,
Copenhagen and tan, $20 and
$25.
Fair Isle coat sweaters in gay
patterns, $35.
Slip-ons with round necks and
long sleeves, severely simple,
$10, $15 and $35, tho finer ones
being hand made. Another hand
made style which is an immense
favorite has a tuxedo front and
costs $35.
English and Scotch wool
sports hose, stripes, plaids and
jacqunrds, $6, $7.50 and $10.
English silk hose, heavy
ribbed, navy and tan, $8: pur
ple, gray and brown, $12.50.
Silk and cotton sports hose in
heather, mixed reds, greens,
browns and yellows, $0.
Fair Isle tam-o-shanters,
$4.50.
Women's Lovely Smock Suits in the
London Shop
time.
There is hardly any limitation to a Wanamaker Furniture Sale except
A distinctive style that is
charming on younger women in
particular. Extremely graceful
garments in their long, loose
lines.
Some of the suits aro jersey
cloth, ornamented with silk
braid in contrasting color.
These are $110.
Others arc of colored silk
with filet trimming or white silk
with black embroidery. These
are $150 and $185.
Separate silk smocks trimmed
with contrasting color braid
navy on tan and white on shell
pink or turquoise blue are $85.
French white flannel sports
suits trimmed with black or
navy silk braid, $150.
Find all these things in the
Little Hosiery and Sweater
Shop.
(The Gallery, Clint nut)
This will be a Sale of unlimited opportunity until the end, and the end
comes Saturday evening.
These last two days Will show what we meant when we emphasized the
point that this is the sale with the goods.
We now have on these floors what can be truly described as a magnifi
cent collection of furniture for all rooms and requirements.
The Fifth Floor is as beautiful and bountiful in its assemblage of living
room, library and hall furniture as it was on the opening day of the Sale. Today,
as on that day, it is unmatched by any exhibition of this class of furniture
in America.
The Sixth Floor, devoted chiefly to bedroom and dining-room furniture,
is abundantly filled.
In the warehouse there are large reserves to call upon, chiefly duplicates
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It is almost a marvelous thing to have such a stock after a period of un
precedented selling, but the Wanamaker Furniture Sale has become something
of a trade marvel, and this February Sale is the most marvelous one we have ever
held.
Tomorrow and Saturday will-be two of its greatest and busiest days, be
cause people know that the opportunitie s presented in these Sales are real and are
always eager to take advantage of them before the curtain rings down.
(Flftli, Sixth nnd Seventh Floor.)
The French Dinner Sets in This
China Sale Are Believed
to Be Unequaled
Roughly, they are marked at to
day's cost.
Prices at the potteries still show
a tendency to advance. Consider
ing this outlook, tho sets in this
Sale have an investment value.
Compared with prevailing retail
prices for sets of the same grado,
'they afford savings of 15 to 25 per
cent.
The selection of patterns in theso
(Fourth Floor, Chestnut)
French sets is particularly beauti
ful and believed to bo the largest in
Philadelphia.
For fine, gold encrusted French
sets of 106 pieces the prices aro
$190, $200, $225, $250 to $350.
Lower-priced French sets in an
attractive diversity of decorations
arc in the sale at $35, $40, $45, $65,
$75, $85 and up to $175 a set of 100
or 107 pieces.
Silver-Plated Mesh
Bags in New Shapes
If die is fastidious about all the
little details of her costume, the
well-dressed woman is quite likely
to need a new bag to carry with her
new Spring gown or suit.
These dainty bugs are alt of fine
silver-plated meshes, and in the
new lohg, narrow shape or the
shorter, wider shapes. Some have
narrow engraved tops, some have
tho strap handles and some the
always-liked chain handles.
Prices start at $6.50 and go to
$32.
(Jewelry More, Chentnat and
Thirteenth)
Washable Spring
Gloves, All for
Women
Women who have been shopping
about have told us that wo have
the best assortment of fabric
gloves in town. Just now we have
a now and fine collection of chamois
lisle gloves in tho fashionable
lengths for short sleeves.
$1.50 a pair for the 8-button
length and $1.75 a pair for the 12
button length in white, pongee,
mastic, beaver, gray or brown.
Of course, they are all washable.
(Main Floor, Central)
TITOMEN who want large
W sized seersucker petti
coats for common wear will
be glad to see some just ar
rived in the Petticoat Store.
They are gray and white and
bluentnd-whitc striped and
cost only $IJ0.
(Third Floor, Central)
More Checked
Worsted Skirts
Special at $9.75
The lines are now nnd very good,
and tho subdued colors and tan
background make them go well
with any kind of a coat, and es
pecially with the fashionable polo
cloth and camel's-hair coat3.
They aro plain in front, with two
slit pockets, habit back (hollow
pleats) and groups of largo but
tons. All aro tnn, with small over
checks of dark and light brown,
green or blue.
(First Floor, Central)
Chinese Weaves of Quality
Very Low Priced in the
Oriental Rug Sale
It is a long time since we have had a collection of Chineso rugs
of as excellent quality in weave, texture and color to sell for such
low prices.
Conservatively speakjng, they are marked anywhere from 10
to 33 1-3 per cent less than the prices generally prevailing for rugs
of the same class.
The selection is quite attractive, embracing a variety of shades
chiefly blue, tan and salmon pink, and thero is a diversity of char
acteristic Chinese patterns to select from.
Carpet-Size Chinese Rugs
11.8x10 ft., $473.
11.5x9.1 ft, $460.
10x8.3 ft., $392. -10x8.2
ft., $397.
12x9 ft., $575.
12.3x9.3 ft., $595.
12.10x10 ft, $575.
12.2x9 ft., $689.
11.11x9.1 ft, $487.
12x9.2 ft., $457.
10.11x6.11 ft, $375.
10.1x8 ft, $340.
11.10x10 ft, $593.
12x9.3 ft, $587.
12x9 ft, $697.
15.8x9.11 ft, $787.
Small Chinese Rugs
2x3 to 8x5 f C"$18.75 to $35.
The Sale is rich in other Eastern carpets at specially low prices,
notably Persian, Saruks, Kermanshahs, Araks, Kurdistans and
India cat pets.
(Seventh Floor, Chestnut)
Crisp Fresh Waists
Batistes with finely tucked front
frills and collars, $9.75.
Voiles with pleated front frills
of a novel sort, and much Valen
ciennes edging, $5.50.
Tucked batistes, one stylo with
lattice beading and one with picot
edging, $3.85.
(Third Floor, Central)
Plenty of
Underwaists
Drawer bodies for children of 1
nnd 2 years are 65c each.
Other drawer bodies in 2 to 14
year sizes are 75c, 85c and up to
$125.
Corset waists aro in 21 to 28
inch sizes and in many styles
$1.50 to $2.60 each.
They aw all brand-new, too.
(ThlratVloor, cheitnut)
Paris Fashion
Cables Say Laces
for Spring Frocks
Margot laces aro among thoso
that promise to be particularly
fashionable. Their finenoss
recommends them to women who
want to carry out tho new effects
of laco and taffeta combined, for
example.
Margot fiouncings in cream
and white aro hero from 15
inches wide at $2.25 a yard up to
40 inches wido at $9.75 u ynrd.
Many bands match the fiounc
ings; they aro 4 to 9 inches wide
and 75c to $5.50 a yard.
(Stain Floor, Central)
Crown Edge Moire
Ribbon
The crown edgo is a different
color und gives it a decorative
effect. It is much wanted for neck
ribbons, millinery, sashes and
other Sprinc uses.
Many colors in' nil tho various
widths, inch wido at 40c a yard,
1 inch wido at 60c, 1 inches wide
at 85c and 2V inches wide at $1.16
a yard.
(Main Hear, Central)
500 Yards Blue Wool
Serge, Special at
$3.75 a Yard
There is such a difference in even
the all-wool serges that we feel
like laying particular emphasis on
the fact that this sorge is mado of
the finest all-wool and it is unusu
ally firm and close in weave.
It is 48 inches wide and it comes
in the most desirable bhado of navy
blue. Just exactly tho right weight
and color for street dresses for
Spring and Foil.
(First Floor, Clientnut)
Women's 35c
Handkerchiefs Make
a Bright Spot of
Color
in the Handkerchief Shop, with
their varied hues and pretty de
signs. Thero aro rose pink nnd French
bluo, navy bluo and emerald green,
tan and, brown Bhades and lilac and
violet colorings. Usually thoy have
white borders or whito hems, or u
touch of white in addition to the
color, and tho patterns aro mobt
pleasing.
The linen is Irish and sheer, and
women will like them for Spring.
(Wett AlsUV
New Books
"Basil Evcrman," by Elsie Sing
master, $1.90. A talo of contem
porary life, fresh, authentic and as
profoundly moving as tho best of
the novels now coming to us from
England.
"The Scarred Chin," by Will
Payne, $1.75. An excellent detec
tive jstory which has already won
popularity under the title "Black
Sheep" in the Saturday Evening
Post.
(Main Floor, Thirteenth)
Old-Fashioned
Candy, 30c a Jar
Littlo fairy sticks, but in old
fashioned flavors like lime and cin
namon and lemon and peppermint,
and good as they can be. 30c a jar.
Assorted chocolates, in delectable
variety, are 80c a pound.
Assorted caramels, all flavors,
are $1 a pound.
And the favors and novelties and
bonbons and candies for St. Pat
rick's Day are ready now.
(Down Htnlr Store, Chestnut)
First Word of Men 's
Spring Overcoats
J It is good to read or to say or to hear that word
Spring. Yes, we know all about the harsh days that may
still be lingering around, but Spring is coming in spite
of them.
J Our Men's Clothing Store is prepared for both sea
sons ; that is to say, it has many excellent Winter over
coats at reduced prices, but its face is turned toward
the Spring, and today we announce that the first of the
new Spring overcoats for men are ready. They are good
to see, because they suggest the glorious Springtime and
because they are really good in themselves.
CJ Standard Spring style, in knitted fabrics, rough itfiev
iots and Scottish effects in herringbone patterns, grays,
greens, browns and heather mixtures.
3 Good as can be at the prices, $45 to $75.
(Third Floor, Market)
Men's London Caps of
Distinctly New Shape
The visor is inclosed in the top, doing away with the double flap in
front and giving the cap a jauntier appearance on tire head.
Lincoln-Bennett, of London, made the caps especially for this Store.
They aro chiefly of Harris tweeds, in good designs and colors.
Price $6.
(Mnln Floor, Market)
Half- Yearly Saleof Wanamaker
Certified Mattresses, Pillows,
Bolsters and Springs Ends
Saturday
(Sixth Floor, Cheitnut)
March Winds Play Havoc
With Some Skins
Witch hazel jelly, 25c a tube.
Glycerine nnd honey jelly, 20c a
tube.
(Main Floor, Chestnut)
Honey and almond cream, 35c a
bottle.
Cucumber cream, 50c a bottle.
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Every Woman Knows
that something has got to be done about the servant
problem.
A Declaration of Independence
is tho solution adopted by many a good housewife.
She simply stops trying to got cooks and washer
women nnd finds out tho easy way to do her own
woik.
The Spring Sale of Housewares
is tho great ally of the housewife who is thus
struggling for domestic independence.
Its 80,525 Speciallu Priced Articles
are like 80,525 allied soldiers sent to tho rescue.
And if they aro wisely chosen nnd wisely used
they will win the battle.
There's nothing liko a bright, efficient kitchen
to make family life a success and homekeeping a
pleasure.
Tho Spring Salo of Housewares brings overy
sort of helpful thing at a special price, made pos
sible by great purchases.
Ubo this occasion to get in gleaming, new alumi
num ware, enamel ware, galvanized waro and every
sort of waro that brightens and revives tho kitchen,
and to get every sort of article needed to repair the
losses and breakages of the Winter.
Bring in visiting friends to sec how wonderful
the showing is.
(Fourth Floor, Market
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