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EVftNI&G' PDBLIO LT3I)feK PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920
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Band and organ ht 9;
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WEATHER
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WANAMAKER'S
DOWN STAIRS STORE
WANAMAKER'S
N TENEMENT FIRE
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Fresh, Delightful Easter Fashions in Women's Hats,
Dresses, Coats and Suits in Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store
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MANY ARE RESCUED
pllnd Woman, 80, Is Carried to
Safety- Nearly 150 Endan-
gorod In Midnight Blaze
DUE TO DEFECTIVE FLIJE
Thrilling rrscur fcaturfd ft fire in n
(fuctnent house nt 1128-30 Bainbridjjc
,lrrd when the lives of almoit 150 per
rons were rnuangerca and the residents
forced to Occ in their nlghtclolhcs.
The fire occurred nbout midnight lnnt
night. Forty fnmlllcs occupy the 00
rooms of the building, nnd a panic ch
ain! whan the Arc alarm .wag rounded.
Mrs. Jacob Seed, eighty years old
nnd blind, who had rnrricd hor two
trundchildren from the fourtU to the
third floor, was rescued by William Bo
rirth. formerly n special policeman of
the Second and Christian dtreets sta
tion. Tho woman had fainted. Bozartb car
ried her out. The children held on to his
coattails, and, following his admonition
to cover their heada to prevent being
burned, were led to safety.
Other families were led to the street
by firemen. The blaze, which was
rinsed by n defective flu nnd confined
1o the lower floor, filled tho house with
usioke, but was soon extinguished.
T. C. DAVIS ESTATE $200,000
Merchant Names Wife and Kin Ben
eficiaries Other Willi Probated
More than $200,000 is bequeathed to
the wifo and kin of the late Thomas 0.
iDavis by bis will, admitted to probate
May. Mr. Davis, who was a piomi
bent merchant and manufacturer of this
rity, died March 10 in- his apartments
kt tho Wellington, Ninetenth nnd
Walnut streets.
Other wills probated included Alfred
Stelnhauser. C422 North Fifth street.
SlB.lOOj Charles F. Worster. 7222
Bingham street, $13,800; Annie F.
Boyer, 403 South Forty-flrst street,
50900. and Isabella II. Wright, 101
Ea&t Willow Grovo avenue. $4400.
An inventory of personal estates was
made in the following cases : Margaret
Y Tway, $71C3.00; Annn 0. Irwin,
.113,158.81 ; Martha Mcli. Long, $32.
000, and.Gcorge T. O'Kcefc, $53,685.35.
Letters of administration were granted
executors for the $5000 estate of Ilan
nnh McGarvey, 2210 nittenhouse street.
PLEADS FOR BABE IN VAIN
Two Women Held In Ball on Shop
lifting Charge
Plea that er husband and baby were
uniting for her at homo tailed to save
ii woman arraigned beforo Magistrate
IVnnork today charged with shoplifting.
Sim was held with another woman in
WOO bail for further hearing April 0.
Mrs. Katharine Koch, twenty -six
j para old. of South Fifty-fourth street,
nr.ir Morris, entered the pitiful plea.
Hr companion was Miss Margaret
Ailon, twenty-four, East Wnlnut
Isno. near Grrmantown avenue.
Albcrtlne Stcinle, n clerk in n depart
ment store nt German town avenue and
Coulter street, testified that she saw tho
two women pick up some pocketbooks
rtul leave a More with them late yes
tcrtlav She said nho summoned Kuth
rrinf Goodshnll, another clerk, nnd they
followed the women to the street. They
brought them back into the store nnd
railed n patrolman. Miss Goodshnll
lorrobornted Miss Steinle's story.
SEEK CHILD AND MOTHER
Woman Said to Have Been Seen In
Auto With Missing Daughter
Cltj police are searching for Mrs.
Spencer Hibbs, mother of Catherine
Hibbs. twelve years old, who disap
peared from the home of her father
at Hulmevillc, near Bristol, nbout 0
o'clock Wednesday.
Sergeant Parker, of the state police nt
Lnnghorne, said that Mrs. Hibbs wax
teen in nn nutomobllo with a child
rassiag the constabulary headquarters,
about forty-five minutes before ho was
notified that the child was missing. Tho
ear was traced toward Philadelphia us
far fls the Boulevard, where tho trail
was lost. Parker believes that the
woman lives in Gcrmnntown.
Mrs, Hibbs has been divorced from
the father of tho child for threo years'.
The father obtained custody of Cath
erine and provided for her.
OH, NIYSYOW HOPE FLIES
O'j-Cont Sugar and 26-Cent Butter
but Visage of '91
''We have no bad debts to make up
at the expense of our cash customers,"
is a statement contained in a clrculnr
issued by James Doak. a grocer, 1803
Passyunk avenue, which then states,
"How h this for n tumble?" The fol
lowing prices nre quoted :
Best granulated sugar, J?V6 ceuta:
best creamery butter, 30 cents; good
putter, 25 cents; T.ily White flour, per
barrel, $6,25; best Rio coffee, per
found, 25 cents; best .Tavn coffee, 32
fent ; beit tea ynu ever drank, 50 cents ;
best headlight oil. per gallon, 5 cents.
Grocers and dairymen shown this cir
cular were amazed until they learned it
was a relic unearthed by a printer who
was forced to move on nccount of the
exorbitant 'rent demanded by his land
lord The circular was printed in Au
gust, 1801.
DEMAND FOR JAZZ KEEPS UP
Music Stores Depleted of Snappy
Compositions
, Many music stores are jnzzles both in
""'way of record nnd sheet music.
The demand for tlinso .lagged airs
which go with snanplug fingers nnd
shrugglu; shoulders has swamped the
talers. Many of them said so today.
Attempts; to appease the jazzites with
slow, dreamy nirs which carry tho idea
t spring romance and tear drops about
"oy-hnircd mothers who nro forever
sitting by windows looking for long-
lort form nrii In vnln
Severnl dealers bald today that their
wxxrk of records and sheet musie were
jnMiesf-. Hut they prouiisa to hnvo n
uw supply on' April 1.
MANY HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Navy Yard Car Jumps Track After
Passing Over Trestle
A crowded south-bound navy yard
r ran off the track this morning
jwroty feet past tho trestle over a
toirty-flve-foot cut near Pollock ave
?n- The rear truckn tlew off tho track
!?t " 5ar' Vh,oh ls 8ad $ have been
loin at a high speed, stayed und
WffiPM for a considerable K'Cance.
The crowd was alarmed hyMfvnear-
ft,"0 Jhe cica')0 fr0M Plf5o' off
? it,JNrt!L and half dozily ben
$8 $5 . $:, $3.75 $4.85 $R
2000 Charming Easter Hats
at $3.75, $4.85, $5 to $9.50
Seeing them till as they pop out of their tissue paper wrappings und round boxes,
seeing the hundreds of individual styles, one thinks:
"Surely there is a becoming hat here for every woman; be she very young, of middle
age or over, tall or small, dark or fair!"
And so there is! Prices are remarkably low and styles delightfully charming.
Tailored and Sports Hats
dark and light, little and big, begin at $3, and choosing seems almost unlimited. .
Hats for the Kiddies
and their Easter hats arc every bit as important! are tailored and trimmed ih great
variety for girls of all ages, from the 6-year-old to the almost-ypung-lady girl. $1.50 to
$9.50 and upward.
(Market)
1200 Pair of
Women's Easter
Gloves, $1.85 a Pair
(A Saving of Over a Dollar on Evory Piir)
Smart, light-weight gloves of glnco lambskin arc
in 2-closp style, ovcrscam sewn, in black, tan, gray
and white with self-color Paris-point stitching on the
backs or in bind; with white and white with black
stitching.
(Central)
200 Fine Spring Skirts
Special at $17.75
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Sample Georgette and Hand
made Lingerie Blouses at $5.90
The Georgette blouses nro in flesh pink and white nnd aro
trimmed with tucking, laces or with bead3 and embroidery. You
may choose from V necks, convertible collars or short-sleeve
kimono styles.
A Few Crepe de Chine Blouses
in pink and white arc among these. They nre pin-tucked and
have V necks.
The Hand-made Blouses
are of sheer batiste and voile, trimmed with hemstitching, drawn
work and dear little hemstitched ruffles nnd frills. High necks,
square necks and V necks offer an interesting choice. All of these
blouses have close-fitting cufTs.
As all of these blouses are manufacturprs' samples there aro
not all sizes in every style. Of course, the qualities are unusual
at the price.
(Market)
Women's Silk
'Stockings
$2.15 a Pair
Full-fashioned stockings
black and colors.
black, all-silk "seconds."
black, navy, cordovan
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dark gray silk with mercerized
cotton tops.
Fancy Silk Stockings,
$4.25 a Pair
Beautiful, black, all-silk stock
ings, with lace insteps and fronts.
(Central)
Delightful plaids, checks and
stripes aro in soft, flannel-finish
serges, whipcords and velours.
Most of the skirts arc pleated,
some with very fine knife
pleat3, some with wide box
pleats. In the skillful blending
of the colorings, though, lies
the real charm of these Spring
time skirts.
Other pretty Spring skirts
in plaids and plain colors are
here at $4.85 to $35. Silk
skirts are $5.75 to $37.50.
(Market)
1 000 Corsets, Special
at $1.65
Pink coutil corsets for slight to average figures
have insets of clastic at the tops.
At $2.50
Figured rep corsets and plain coutil corsets arc in
models for slight, average and medium-stout figures.
Brassieres at $1
Pink or white brassieres of firm material trimmed
with lace arc in all sizes, beginning ut SO.
(Oiitrni)
Women's Easter Coats Full of Charm and Freshness
300 Coats in Five Materials at $19.50
You Realize It Yourself! Now, Eh?
The Winter Suit Is Looking Pretty Shabby
Men '$ New All- Wool Easter Suits
at $35 and $42. SO
Putting it off and off, but Easter's only another Sunday away and
you want to give the new suit a try-out before then !
It's not playing fair with your pockotbook to take a chance with
a not-sure suit, and you don't save a penny, anyhow! Wanamakcr
.suits are genuinely good, through and through you may be certain
that they are all-wool and in correct fashion.
At $35 and $42.50, the semi-conservative suits are mostly single
breasted, with some double-breasted suits among them. You can de
pend upon the style, workmanship and material and be sure that the
price is right, which is "worth something; isn't it?
Spring Overcoats
are $25 to $49, in styles for men and young men.
All-wool trousers are $9.75 to $12.
And a raincoat you might as well finish the job and complete the
Spring outfit in tan or Oxford may be anywhere from $10.50 to
312.50 a good one.
Hosiery and Underwear for Men'
25c a pair for black, cordovan and natural color cotton half hose,
of unusually good quality.
50c a pair for heathey-mixed silk-and-lisle half hose, "seconds."
65c a garment for good quality balbriggan shirts and drawers.
The shirts have long or short sleeves, the drawers aro ankle length,
second quality.
SI for white woven madras athletic union suits.
Of Course, a New Hat, Sir !
Men's Fine Soft Hats, $3 to $6, arc in the season's good shapes and
shades; the $3 hats are special and are to be had in a good shade of
brown.
(Ouller.r, .Market)
All the Dresses That Women
Could Want for Easter!
Priced Especially Low $12, $15, $18.75, $20, $25 to $45
$17.50 $23.50
t Smart littlo sports coats of vclour, silvcrtone, wool jersey, burella and polo
cloth aro made in many, many pretty ways. Some aro plainly tailored, others are
trimmed with brushed wool and nearly nil have narrow belts of self material or of
leather.
At $22.50 to $35
Here nro long nnd short coats of
tricotinc, tinscltone, goldtonc, vclour,
jersey and polo cloth. They arc in fresh
spring tans, wood browns, many de
lightful blues and grays.
At $39.50 to $49.50
Long coats and sports coats, dolmans
and capes make up this collection.
Thoy nre of tricotincs, tinscltoncs, Bo
livia, illama and goldtonc and are pret
tily Hncd with soft silks.
547.50
$29.50
At $55 to $185
Soft, luxurious mntorials such as camels' hair, duvetyn, fortunit, Roliviu and
m on arc used in thu coats and wraps in this group.
Most interesting are the sports coats and capes of, fine Poiret twills, jrabar
dines nnd covert cloth.
The Coats That Are Sketched
Beginning nt the left, there is a navy blue serge cape, accordion pleutcd, after
tho new 'mode, and topped with a collar of blue satin. .$t7.50. i
Next is a sports cont of silvcrtone in a tan shade, with a tucked bafck und a
narrow leather belt. 517.50.
The third coat is also a sports coat of tinscltone which can bo had in tnune or
brown. It Is half lined. 523.50.
On the right is a full-length coat of French blue vclour, half lined. It is illus
trative of the coats of serge, vclour and poplin that can be had at this price. ?2!).50.
(Market)
Taffeta at $15 quite a saving on every
pretty frock in tho lot! The styles are
suitable for young women who wear
sizes 14 to 18 and the dresses arc mostly
in navy.
Hundreds of New Taffeta
Dresses,
$22.50, $25, $29.50 and $35
For young women there is an unusually
large variety of models nnd colors
most of them quite new and different in
style. Coatee bodices, short-waisted
frocks, ruined or diaped skirts, etc., and
there arc other styles for more matuir
women.
A hpecial group at $3" in compiiscd or
taffeta Eton frocks with pleated Gcoi
gctte vests.
Other taffetas, including many copie
of French models, are ?07.50 to 559.00.
Very New and Smart Eton
Frocks, Special at $18.75
. Of lino serge in rookie, plum ano
bronn, the skirts aro accordion-pleated
and tho di esses have vests and sashes of
self tone satin.
Other Eton models of fine twill seigcs
and tricotinc, some with handsome moire
or striped silk girdles, aro specially priced
at 519.50, 522.50, 525, M7.50 to S 19.50.
Navy Tricotine Frocks
Well tailored as tricotine frocks can ,-o
well be arc also specially nriccd. SI 8.75,
520, 522.50 and 525.
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Wool .Jersey and Serge Frocks
At M2. tli dvobPn are of navy surge,
embroidered w ith bvaid.
At $15. $10.50 and 518, thoy are of wool
jeiBf in tan, Pckin, navy and Copenhagen,
mostly straight-line models, braided ovem-b-oidcrec1.
Women's Easter Footwear in 47 Styles
at $3.90 and $9.90
Many people have told us I hut wo have tho largest and most attractive assort
ment of low footwear in town and that tho prices are great surprises the delightful
kind.
At $3.90 At $7.50
Gray kidskin Oxford tics.
Black patent leather pumps.
Rlack calfskin pumps.
Shoes of black kidskin or pat
ent leather, some with gray kid
skin tops.
Almost all sizes in each style.
At $5.40
Oxford ties of black or tan
calfskin with welted soles.
Pumps of black calfskin or
patent leather.
Women's white canvas Oxford
tics with welted soles and me
dium heels are $G a pair.
At $6.50
Alack calfskin Oxford ties
with welted soles and medium
heels.
White ennvas pumps with
welted soles and medium heels.
Tnn calfskin Oxford ties with ,
imitation wing or straight tips
I and medium heels.
I Pumps of black calfskin or
I patent leather with turned soles
I nnd high, covered heels.
At $8
Hluck calfskin nnd tan calf- !
skin pumps with imitation wing
tips and medium heels.
At $8.25
Black kidskin ties with inuta-
one-oyclct ties and plain pumps
with high or baby French heels
and turned soles.
Pump's at $9 and
$9.50
Broiuo kidskin with high
heels nt $9.
Fieldmouse or" brown kidskin
with high heels ut ?9.n0.
Tan calfskin with bnbj
French heels at ?9.B0.
At $9.90
I Pumps of black calfskin and
tion wing tips nnd medium heels. 0,"'rc".?. ,.
calfskin.
One-cyolct ties of brown kid
skin or black patent leather.
Instop ties of black patent
leather, black calfskin, brown
kidskin nnd black oi brown
suede. '
At $8.90
lliogue pumps and Oxfords
with wing tips und perforations.
Whito leather Oxford tics.
Black calfskin and patent
leather high-tongue, pump-style.
In the Children's Shoe Store
White Leather
Resembling Buckskin
Shoca, sizes fi to 8, In laco
style, $4.25; button, $2.75. 8Vi
to 10V4, laco style, $5.25; but
ton, $3.25. 11 to 2, lace stylo,
$D,00; button, $.1.75.
Black Patent
Leather
Slioch, button style, sizes i to
8, $4i 8 to 10'6, $4.50; 11 to
$2, $5.60. '
Laco stylo in girls' sizes, 2V6
to 0, aro $0.00.
(Clieninut)
Black Dull Leather
Shoes, laco style, size fc ft
f HZ'' 8Vi,t0 10V4. S4.7S: 1 w4
$5,75. Girls' sizes, 2Va to G,
$0.90 n pair.
Girls' Oxford3, 2V to 7, uro
$5,40 u pair.
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Hundreds of New Suits
Lined Up for Easter
Many Jersey Sports Suits
$25, $32.50, $35 and $37.50
I Suit, in portf styles or styles
l for street Wear arc in heather
mixtures of greens, Copenhagen
or navy blue and brown.
Fine Tailored Suits of Tricotine at $48.50
Half a doen models, handsomely ombroidcred or braided- coatt,
are beautifully lined with flowered silk and many have novel silk vests.
Ono is sketched.
Also in the group are some fine silvcrtone suits in navy or Copen
hagen blue and brown.
Navy Blue Serge Suits
At $25 various models with
rippling coats that are braid or
button trimmed,
At $35 a navy blue serge suit,
attractively braided and trimmed
with buttons, has the coat lined
with flowored silk.
Tweed Suits for Young
Women, $29,50
A 'box-pleated sports model in
brown and green mixtures has a
narrow leather belt. Sizes 14 to
18,
Other tweed suits for women
and young women arc $23.50 to
J? 0.
(Market)
(Market)
What Lovely Easter Clothes
for the Younger Girls
Taffeta Frocks
Kuhtling ajid fresh, these typical Springtime drcsscb aic in plain
colors or in stripes. S'ome are made with high waists, others are
trimmed with hand-embroidery or with little pleated frills. In rose,
"a,yy ad CPmhngeti. they will fit girls of fi to II years, at S12.7G,
SlS.oO, Slo, $10.60, $18.70 to $25. '
For junior girls there are new tnfTcta divssc in Uclgian blue,
Copenhagen, navy and brown nt $15, $22.50, $25 to S!J7.50.
Junior Sports Suits of Tweed
Excellent at $25
Simple, practical suits of brown or green twecd. mado with a
-mail little jacKet that Is lined with flowered silk and has H leather
belt.
Other Spring suits in sergr a'e
Tub Frocks
Clean, fioh ginghams nnd linencs make the most piactical kind
! ""SrA1?85- Plaid B'Bhuis nre trimmed with plain matorials.
$0 to $10. 7o. 8 to 14 jear sizes.
For littlo Kra who wear six-eai size there nre some- remarkable
'ittle fiocKs of gingham and chambray at $3, $3.50 and S4.60.
Top Coats for Juniors
Polo cloth .ind twecd are mr-de into shoit jporth coatb or Ion-
rums, will l u i'u-
rellu coating,
lour, hilveitip e
lour, silvortone
and navy serg"
show a variety tl
moit as great. In
11 to 17 vear
Mze.s there are
dozens of pretty
things at $15,
19.60, S22.60 to
$75.
Coats in
Smaller
Sizes
Tweeds, nolo
idoth, silvcrtone,
checked vclour.
silk poplin and
burella coatings
nro in light
Spring colorings
in 0 to 14 year
sizes at $12, $15,
$10.60 to $25.
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