ZY?T .t Li Hq routs robber o TRICKED Hi ! , Lockod Out, Barks Un- Man Holding Up His Mistross Floos Refuses to take rings A robber who wan looWnjr for blft MI held up Mrs. II. I. Taylor at her urn In Blackwood, N. J., and after Jhtiinin eeveral dollars at the point . revolver was frUhtened off by tho tafklnf of an Airedale do. The hold !p occurred yesterday. The mn nrst coaxed the dojc outRido ,t, Trd and locked the gate so that ("could noli re-enter. He then covered lis far wit1' n handkerchief and cn infi the house. 'I want all your money and jew iry." he said as he prcsed tho re wlvcr aisainst her. VMrs. Taylor gave Mm what money she had In the drawer, f a buffet and Rtartcd to remove a wcddJDtr and signet rings from her fin iatT The man said he would not takq these, hut ns tho remainder of Mrs. Taylor's Jewelry was In a safe deposit ttult of a hank that was all she could jire him. He was about to search the houso vben the dog started barking furiously. 1'tarlns discovery, the bandit backed Dress Shoes of Tan or Black Calfskin Worth $7 or $8 Hundreds of men ench week como hero and buy these shoes. They find our special selling plan tho direct answer to tho high cost of footwear. Genuine, honest built shoes. Mado to stand hard wear without any sacrifice as to appearance. Broad Munson Last or English Toe Models Then ahoes ar not the or dlaary heavy worklnir aon, On the contrary, they ara ,. , - medium In weight. .atlUh In Jr appearance and bull! to wear in winter weather. Their noire are of solid oak leather and Fill aive you tlio old true near you always ex pected In a pair of ehoes. DcCMttr&Companu 1211ChejtnuV SttW Downstairs Store for Men Take Elevator 3 i . i- (r PCKv!WskJ0V 1 , 10 Above Cost w ! f Mil W..1L.. men a mii iicavnci s E HARLINGTON'S 17 1 1 26-28 Chestnut Street Spe i t i aai values and Infants' Garments for Saturday Winter Hats for girls and boys; velvet, beaver, vclour, serge and plush $1.00 to $5.00 Values $6.00 to $15.00; sizes 2 to 6 years. Bloomer Dresses of plain chambray with round flat collar and cuffs; finished with white pleated ruffle; sash and patch pockets of self material Special at $3.85 Sizes 2 to 6 years. Chambray Dresses in pink, blue and tan; pleated organdie collar and cuffa; finished with a touch of hand embroidery and ball fringe. Also Gingham Dresses in a variety of color combina tions; several models Special at $10.50 f Sizes 6 to U years. ' " Serge Dresses for spring in several attractive models; some hand-embroidered in colored wools, others trimmed with ribbon $6.50 There are just 72 of these Dresses, and $6.50 is LESS THAN HALF OF THE REAL VALUE; sizes 8 to 14 years; every mother who wants a good, serviceable all-wool serge frock for her dauohtcr should sec them Saturday. Girls' Polo Coats, good looking, soft and, warm; only 16 left to be 'closed out at the special price of $14.75 Former price $25,00;, size 6 only. W out, through o rear' door and escaped J Ho wore a bluo chinchilla overcoat and a gray cap. The man entered the house shortly after II. I. Taylor, husband of Sirs. Taylor, left for bis place of butfness ai xv aoutn jrourtn street, this city. 11 Fined for Violating Sunday Law Eleven down-town merchants were finod. and more than thirty discharged with warnings by, Magistrate Carney yesterday at the Fourth and Snyder Avenue police station". They were charged with violating the Sunday law nrnMkWln thn trannEnif mn.m a -ft.. t'iHIUiilu, vmu mcfiiii!. v)if wi mures. V Pollco of the district under Lleuten-t ant uausewine have been for some time trying 10 orcax up the practice or var ious morchants downtown of keeping fJT. AJU UUUUUt Miairaiiiinm m The First Brick House in Philadelphia WHEN William Penn first came to America, in 1682, he built the beau- I tiful old house that now stands in Fair mount Park and he built it of common brick. William Penn knew that for beauty, per manency and value in a house there is no ma terial equal to brick. Wo nake this best of all materials for building and we are going to tell you some of the reasons why Philadelphia's beau tiful houses of today should be, like William Pcnn's, built of brick. JOH T. nTHND KS-T.. yOth and Clearfield JOHN II. KAItl.KV Nicctown I.ane, and R St. KIIANKFORD nMCK WOMvS Torresdale Avenuo kvitstonk imin; co. tlodfrey near Sim md St IMUe north pim.A. nmrK woiiks niolnc Sun rnd Luzerne V. SinTTHR'fl SONS Nlcelown Lane and ( St. II. M. & C. U SINKlt Church und Tacony 'A n 3 "DUII.D WITH UntCK IT LASTS 'A j L r'ORKVEn." M n ! i ? in uinarens EVENING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Strawbridge & Clothier Shopping News for Saturday Saturday's Showing of Spring Millinery Will be Charming hero and there; odd ribbons in frills and flutings; new embroideries, and Cellophane, the new polished material that i3 finding its way into so many fashionable Hats. x Two Thousand Ready-to-Wear Hats iw.iA11st.ira' 8tw-and-crepe, straw-and-satin, fine and rough m -n8' an2nc shaPcs nntl shades and good effects of tho season. Prices if J.00 tO !J7.95. . Strawbrldre Clothier-Second Floor. Market Street. Weat So Many Innovations in Women's New Sports Coats Tan velours and soft camel's-hair cloth, with collar and cuffs in contrast; and heather-mixed jersey cloths, fancy mixtures and black-and-white checks, in innumerable simple but distinctive styles featur ing tho smartest of leather belts. Velour Coats, $22.60 to $55.00; Camel's-hair Coats, ?C5.00 and $75.00; heather-mixed jersey Coats, $37.50 to $55.00; checks, $22.60 to $55.00. New Coats for All Practical Wear These include the serges, poplin3 and twills, in navy blue and black; and velours, silvcrtoncs and Bolivias, in the various shades of nnd fcr.HAy I"5 Coats' Dolmans and Coats with capes. Prices $30.00 to $165.00. Remaining Winter Coats Greatly Reduced Not many Coats, and only a few of each kind und styla but all ifci,1!?8, V11-2? to,60.00. At the higher prices, some silk velours and a few high-grade plushes. The Sale of Shoes for Women Tho great Clearance of Shoes which includes lately arrived spe cial purchases, as well as muny discontinued lines continues- In this Sale arc SKocs for MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, but the specific descriptions for to-morrow will bo confined to these four EXTRAOR DINARY lots of ohocs for women: J. J. Grovers Sons' Kid Shoes for SJioes for tender feet. Black inclj leather military heels. Others of finest blHck glazed kid, welled Wrtes, 19 -inch Cuban heels. Also a very dcsirablo lot of black kid nnd patent leather, and dark brown and field-mouse shades. An avernKO saving of more than one-third choose for $8.95 u pair. Pumps and dQ o C Oxfords J'$y.yO Exclusive Banister models; welted and turned soles, leath er military or covered Louis heels. An average saving of about one-third. Pumps at $8.95 Of patent leather and black gun-metal calf; hand-turned soles, covered Louis heels: some with circular vamps and pointed tongue effects. Also turned-sole Oxfords of dark tan calf- Exceptional at $8.95. -- Strawbrldje The Ability of Most Men Nowadays to Recognize a "Sound Investment" When They See It Is One Reason for the Unparalleled Success of This Great I U "(.VIA Vv " 1 LEDGER - PHirADELPHI, ImfDlT, FEJBRUARY 27, 'B20 Especially tho collection vrom $8.oo to ?i&.oo, which is beintr augmented bv some of the brightest, loveliest crea tions, fresh from our milliners' hands. New, closo, soft roll brim and little ribbon Hats. New beret-crown effects nnd rather flexible Sailors, some edged with pretty Httlo ribbon tabs. New Hats that turn back from the face, new Pokes nnd Mushrooms, and fine, feathery straws with visor-likc brims. They're lovely, and so many of them I Note tho new reds-v spark red, cerise, tomato, encrry and flamingt) there is one entire case of theso shades. And the new browns and blues and greens 1 All so springlike with their wee CttwIhM Mfi.lai.1 fmm..!Lrt &i.t.1 1 mm Strawbrldg-e & Clothier Second Floor, Centre Soft - sole Women j $8.95 glazed kid, lace, turned soles, 1U- Pumps andfrn q Oxfords JP.tfO. Tho Oxfords of chestnut brown and mahogany calf; black gun-metal calf; black glazed kidskin and patent leather. Smart styles in tips nnd perforations, sonic plain vamps; welted soles and leather heels. The Pumps dainty turned-solo models; brown nnd mnhogany calf, black domino calf, patent leather, gun-metal, black glazed kidskin. Save one third to nearly one-half. fc Clothier Hlghtli ami Fllbrt Streets Clearance f Clothing . Never before in the history of this Store have we sold so much Men's Clothing in February as we have sold this month. And never before have we had for tho last day of February such assortments at reduced prices as we have for to-morrow. Practically all of these CLEAR ANCE SALE PRICES are less than present wholesale value, and men are realizing the full significance of that fact. THE SAVINGS AVERAGE MORE THAN ONE-THIRD. Winter Overcoats, $33.50, $38.00, $43.00 Men's and young men's listers and Ulsteretlfcs. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoats in tho lot at $43.00. London Overcoats Reduced to $68.50 Besides the imported Coats aio some Stein-Bloch und Hart, Schaffner & Marx models, le duccd to $68.50. Winter Overcoats. $18.50, $23.50. $28.00 Chiefly in plain, practical mod els. Less than wholesale values. Hart, Schaffner & Marx and "Alco" Suits, $48.50 and $59.00 Some of our finest Suits added I to these price - groups. The prices are less than we would have to pay for theso grades to-day. Youthful nnd conserva tive styles, smooth nnd unfin ished worsteds, tailored. all beautifully SV-. TWENTY-EIGHTH Spring Gloves WOMEN'S Two-clasp French Kid Gloves, 'in black, white and colors, pique-sewn $5.00. MEN'S Smart Mocha Gloves, in gray $6.25 and $7.25. CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' Tan Capeskin Gloves, strap wrist, P X M sewn, $3.75; one clnsp, in brown, piquo and PXM sewn, $3.25; one-clasp, tan and brown, ovcrseam-sewn $3.00. fltrawbrldje' Clothier Aisles 12 and 13. Market Street A Gay Note of Color Characterizes Many New Separate Skirts The joyous coloring of spring is the keynote of muny of tho new Plaid nnd Striped Skirts. Box-, side- or accordion-plaited styles, also plain tailored models. Smart black - and - white check Skirts, $7.50 to $20.00. Skirts of hand some, distinctive plaids. $15.00 to $36.00. Gray or Brown Tweed Skirts $12 Poplin Skirts $12.00 to $22.50 Silk Skirts, fancy weaves, or crepe Georgette $20.00 to $40.00 Rtrawhrldire ft Clothier Second Floor. Filbert Stre-t Muslin Underwear Many Dainty Styles Kinds of dainty undergarments that women like for practical wear, including ENVELOPE CHEMISE of flesh-color batiste, some with ribbon shoulder straps, $1.00 to $2.50; NIGHT GOWNS of plain or figured Windsor crepe, $2.50 to $3.00; PAJAMAS, one or two-piece styles, of crepe, $3.00 to $3.75, and BLOOMERS of ba tiste, jersey cloth, crepe or satine, 65c to $2.60. Flrsh-color Washable Satin Bod ices $1.50 to $4.75 Boudoir Caps, exquisitely dainty $1.23 to $7.50 StrabrtdE Clothler Third rioor. Weat Silver-Plated Mesh Bags, Special, $9.00 A small lot of silver-plated soldered Mesh Bags with five-inch frame excellent valuo at $9.00. Strawbrldte Is Clothier Able 9, Market Street Crepe Kimonos Special At S2.95 A pretty adaptation of the graceful Tapancse Kimono. Made in the stylo sketched, of fig ured crepe, rose-, pink, light or Co p o n h n g e n blue grounds. Much under price $2.93. At S-1.50-I.png Kimonos, accordion plait o d from a yoke, trimmed with plaited satin rib bon. Of crepe, fig ured in lovely pat terns. Another of our excellent val ues $1.50. m V Straw brldsre t Clothier Third IMoor. Flllxrt Strtet. West Satin Gloria Umbrellas, Special Women's styles with wrist cord or ring in bakelite-top handles, special at $6.50. Men's Umbrel las, with hook or crook hardwood handles, special at $7.00 Str.iwbr1dt ft Clothier Alnle 7. Market Mreet Winter Suits, now $28.00 and $33.50 Men's and young men's Suits, including manj of fine, smooth finished worsteds. Great values. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Young Men's Suite, Reduced to $38 Handsome Tweed Suits, in single-breasted and double-breasted modelih Less than ptesent whole sale value. Fur-lined and Fur-collar Coats BUY NOW at the reduced prices. Fur-collar Overcoats, now $33.50, $52.50 and $07.50. Fur lined Overcoat s now $87.50, $127.50, $167.50 and $215.00. Trousers Reduced, $4.75, $6.75, $7.25, $8.35 An extra pair of trousers will nracticallv double the life of t your suit. Exceptional values. Strfttvbrldge Clothier Second I'loor, nat BUSINESS To-morrowLast Day of Febraairy Sale of FURNITURE TO-MORROW will be a very busy day in the Furniture Store. It will be the last opportunity to select from our entire stock of Furniture at the special February prices. The assortment is wonder fully varied, considering the unprecedented business of the month, and every suit and piece is marked at a substantial saving. Our stock was selected with good taste and discriminating judg ment to begin with; therefore, our customers may choose with sat isfaction, assured of artistic design, excellent quality and excep tional value. And perhaps just what you need will be found among the numerous odd pieces to be closed out at HALF PRICE. y Btrawbrldge & Clothier I'urnlture. Third I'loor. Metal liedaleads and Deriding. Fourth. Floor Among the Moderately-Priced Suits and Dresses for Spring An excellent showing of moderately-priced garments, that for style distinction give no indication of their moderate pricing. Suits, from $42.50 to $50.00 Well-tailored Suits of mon's-wcar serge, in black and navy blue; also smart vclour checks in two-tone effects. All in belted styles, box-plaited, side plaited, slightly gathorcd, all having fine tucks. Suits, from $52.50 to $65.00 Mcn's-wear serge, wool poplin, Poirct twill and tricotine, in black and navy blue; also homespuns in gray, bluo and brown. Belted, semi-belted, some on rather close-fitting tailored lines. One attractive model is stnartly slashed at the sides and finished with flat silk braid. And, of course, all the new ideas in pockets and collars and vestees are shown. Outing Suits, $32.50 to $40.00 Of jersey cloth, in plain black, navy blue, brown and tan; and heather mixtures in green, brown, blue and Oxford gray. Norfolk, pinch-back and tucked effects, also models with the smart flared peplum. $a VStrawbrldge & Clothier Second Floor. Centro Serge Dresses, $16.50 to $17.50 Straight-line models with tic sashes and long tailored sleeves five different models, one model with pockets. All beautifully braided. Jersey Cloth Dresses, $25.00 A coat model, trimmed with rows of buttons; a blouse model with softly gathered peplum; one in straight-line effect, and another in over-blouse style with narrow twin belts. Very fashionable Drese.s yet very serviceable, being practically unerushablc. Navy bluo, Pek.n blue, russet, brown, beige, gray and taupo. New Taffeta Dresses, $22.50 Some with short pannls on the skirt, and one straight-Mil- model most effectively trimmed with buttons. Some with crepe Georgott sleeves'. - V Straw brld( Oolhi-r Second Floor. MbiIpi m-p.i We've Sold Many "Hope" Chests of Cedar Lately A sure sign that spring and June are not so far off to some. Incidentnllj, for bride or bride-to-be, a Hope Chest of fine, scented cedar is one of the mot practical gifts we know of. We select our stock of Cedar Chrsts with the fact in mind thnt they are to be handed down us heir looms and, therefore, insist upon lasting quality in every essential of wood and cabinet-making. They come in natural, mahog any or walnut finishes, and aie variously priced at $15.00. $2:2.50, $25.00, $.10.00, $37.50, $45.00, $50.00 up to $75.00. Ptra brldie ft ClothlT Third floor. Centra New Springtime Fashions in Misses and Litt'c girls, big girls and their bisters that hac just grown up, will find an array of new Apparel awaiting them to-morrow, in the Mis.es' Apparel Section. Just a few of the smart new Garments; Misses' Jersey Suits, $29.50, $35.00 In brown, green or blue heuthor mixturc.t and plain shades. Jackets with pinch-back, plaited or with inverted plait. All with the smartest of belts, pockets and collars. Misses' Tweed Suits, $45.00 to $59.50 In lovely bhades of green, brown and tan. Knch model beautifully tailored and charactciizcd by some distinctive featuie in cut or trimming. Models with tuxedo, notched or convcittblc collar, as well as Norfolk styles. Misses' Serge Dresses, $22.50 Smart Na; Blue Serge Dresses, one a straight- , line, belted model, tucked and braid-hound. The other model "in the embroidered Russian tunic effect, sketched. Misses' Taffeta Dresses. $25.00 V 'it Of na y blue or Copenhagen blue or taupe taffeta silk. New st lc features lace collar on the draped waist, short sleeves, full skit t. Girls' Spring Coats, $22.50 to $49.50 Designed just for girls of 6 to 14 years. Regulation Coats of navy blue serge; Coats in plttin, box or belted styles, with pique or silk collar; models of fancy mixtures or velour checks, and, of course, smart Coats of polo cloaking. New lengths, new styles, new shades. Intermediate Girls' Dresses Regulation Dresses Belted waist-line model of nav blue seigc, with all the niceties of tailoring and embroidery so important to the correct Regulation Dress. Full box-plaited skirt. SiV.cs 10 to 10 years $29.50. Wash Dresses Never weie there such becoming models for girls of 12 to 16, so often hard to fit. Dresses of chambray, linene, plaid ging ham and fabrics in combination, in newest designs and colorings $7.50 to $10.75. . straw bridKe S. Clolhln Second Floor. Market Street HOURS, FROM NINE TO FIVE-THIRTY the 0TTT jS ilpirl V jLJ IS! 'am thm Lii ilai I " " '" ' l . fLHIarllI II ,i( f Cotton Waists Scores of Smart Models At Sl.G.") White hatis-te with corded collar anil cuffs, or trimmed with pink or blue lawn or checked oile. At $2 25 Waist- of sheer white voile, prettily trimmed with laec and cmbroitleiy; with flat or roll collars. At SII.95 Dainty models of voile, lace- a 11 d cmbrniilery trimmed; somo hand-cmhioiilercd. Extra-size Cotton Waists Refined, slenderizing modcN of voile and batiste, prettily trim med and finished with flat or roll collar $3.00 to $15.00. Strawbrldie A CluC ! Second Flour. 'cntr Girls' Apparel 'W n New Fiction Fairfax and His Prid Of absorbing interest, this novel by the author of "Big Trcmaine." An intensely American story $1.75. In the Shadow of Lantern Street By H. G. Woodworth. Good reading; a story that leads from Orient to Occident $1.76. Green Rust By Edgar Wal lace. A powerful mystery btory, $1.60. Strawbrldre ft Clothier- Second Floor. Filbert Street. Weat Boys Will Approve Hats and Caps in Spring Styles New styles, new colorings in well-made 'Hats and Caps. The kind that boys know are right: Hats of tweeds and fancy fabrics $2.00 to $4.00 Fell Hats, spring models $5.50 and SG.00 Wool Serge Tarns. U. S. Navy w oven bands $3.00 and $3.50 Leather Tarns, black or brown SM.00 Spring Caps, new pattern, new fabrics $1.50 to $2.50 Strawb-ldee Clothl r Smnd Fluor, ltlbert Street. Kaet The "Piano" Record Is the True Test of Tone. Hear One Plafed on Cheney PHONOGRAPH Hi for? the advent of the Client y Phonograph the as sertion whs made that piano music coild ifvcr be repro duced with absolute fidelity. One of the most striking nronfs of the importance of the acoustic inventions em bodied in the Cheney is its ability to reproduce the viry quulity and timbre of piano tone-. Far from rcsmbh"t a harp or banjo, in the Cltencv n piano -oiinds like ( jiuim. You can make this demon stiatio" vmir-'lf at any time in our I'iiino Store. In the -ame w.i, the Cheney imparts reaht ft ml nchntm of tone to all recoids. vocal or iivitrunientnl. Cheney cabinet", bj the way are masterful interpretations of old Kutrlish period-, execut ed by skillful craftsmen. Prices, $115 to $600 Convenient terms of pny ment can be arranged. Mi an I" flu" ct i mti r null Hour est New Baby Coaches To Promote Baby's Health and Comfort New Coaches of retd or wood-und-reed designed for baby's com fort during the long days spent chiefly out-of-doors. In white, iTn.v.'crcHm or ivory shad, nicely upholstered, with all denes for babv's comfort. All eouipp d with 'eversible '.'". I'ricis from .'12.50 to S74.50. Ne (lo-Carls from S:.0a to SJ9.00 Children's Wooden Chairs and Rockers, with rattan seat.s, are $1.50 and S3.50 ' s rh r .lee lo le fourth Kloor Centre American Tires Have Stood the Test of Winter Service Skidding on slippery streets, crunching through f'-ozm snow and ice, have proved the meiit of many u tire during the lust few weeks. American Tires both cord and fabric have Rtood up well under the giinding wear and tear of w inter (service. Therefore, they merit the consideration of every auto-owner who? tirrs have proved unequal to the tost of hard service. American Tires, by tho way, are not limited to any par ticular mileage they are guaran teed to give full satisfaction re gardles1" of tH-nnv traveled. All sizes of WEED CHAINS and extra links for those already in service. rj Stranhnaze 1 Clolliier 1'iiurlli rieorv o a -V w 1 fl 'I vf .'1 &- f -T -w v; fi..tfr&tf.jtt,, rf fSPtKW- .kAwG&A3!sgi
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