C w T J v. V f- - v. "iff ' . ' -W EVW TUESDAY, APBHJ 27, 1020 IT, (t WEATHER Showdra Band at 9; Organ at 11, WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Cloaca at 5 11:55 ana i:ou Chime at nbnn The Best News (or People Who Buy With Discretion Li ' 4i "' rt. . """ . -" T7m m " This Is the Anniversary Birthday of General Ulysses Simpson Grant A Story for Boy s who was nicknamed "Useless" when a schoolboy. Born in a two-room cabin, in 1822, when he was 7 years old that small bqy's love for horses made horsqs love him, so that he could manage the team that hauled the firewood for the farmhouse and his father's tannery. In one of his own memoirs he wrote these words: "When I was 17, 1 did all the work on the farm that could be done with horses, ploughing for corn and potatoes ;. tended the cows and sawed the wood for the house." And He Attended School, Also He is said to have been a short, stocky boy, with brownish hair, freckled, and had gray-blue, kindly eyes. He loved animals and made pets of them so . that they did anything he, wished. In his boyhood he was a little man of vhom his father was proud, because he was always doing something useful, instead of being "Useless." When he was on his way to West Point Military Academy he spent several days in Philadelphia, and in a home letter he said he "saw about everything in the city, which was kept so clean," that he wrote "that it looks as though it were fixed up for Sunday." He reached West Point on the 26th of May, 1839, and slept oh the floor in an upper .room of , the old north barracks. The Vest Pointers, seeing his name ' registered "U. S. Grant," jollied him and renamed him "United States Grant" and "Uncle Samv Grant." The boys, who made up their own beds, scrubbed the floors and . cleaned up, had no thought that that stubby, silent chap among them was to be a President of the United States fpr eight years, two terms. After the war General Grant lived in Philadelphia in a house on Chestnut street above Twentieth or Twenty-first, and with a friendship for the writer, stopped almost every morning on his way to see and talk about this curious old Freight Depot Store. Mr. George W. Childs and Mr. George H. Stuart, his intimate, early friends, often came with him, and they had much to say . in praise and encouragement of what was going on here. Idle as he was at thattimc, he was half ready to come in with us and be the commander-in-chief. Our boss was particularly proud of General Grant's good will and his prophecies of the future of this business, which meant so much when the young fellows needed friends for the new enterprise. This piece is written mainly for the growing up boys who will, by any by, begin new and better things in their home cities. Signed April'27, 1920, ; v QMfhmAfa MNE French. Scents and Pow ders for Much Less An interesting collection of,finc French pcTfumcs nnd fuc,c pow dent, many fragrant nnd ilcliciotis scents, usually one and two of n kind, nro now marked $2.25 to $20, which is much, below the usual price. (Went Alit nnil Muln l'loor, Clirntnut) ARIS Sends New Collars Made of "Antique" Laces Laces in clever imitation of antique designs with motives of hand embroidery introduced and perhaps aft" edging of Valenciennes lace. " They arc all in the becoming cream color and it is interesting to note that, there are every one of the fashionable shapes collars for square and round neck gowns, others with long pointed fichu ends and still others that are straight. Prices arc most moderate. $2.50 to $6 for collars and this includes some sets. Guimpes, $12 and $12.50. (Main Floor, Central) DAINTY Little .Silk Bags in Two New Styles One stylo is round, with covered frame, and is made of attractive checkered silk in blue or brown. Ithas inner -frame, is prettily silk lined and is $3.75. The other style is a somewhat larger bag of blue or brown moire silk, with covered frame, and with ruffles down the center. This is a double bag, opening into two separate compartments. The price is $6.50. .(Main Floor, Chestnut) WOMEN'S Washable Silk "Shirts" Which arc so much liked to wear with bloomers are more like short, straight chemises than any thing else. Here are two crepe de chine styles and one satin style at $3.85 and one charming satin affair with lace at $5-50. (Third Floor; Central) WOMEN'S Smart, New Pumps With a Hint of "Brogue" Not tongue pumps, for it isn't that kind of a brogue, but smart, low heel pumps with long wing tips and perforations, after the manner of the brogue footwear ' so much in fashion. Nut-brown 5uss'a calfskin is the leather uscu and tiny leather bows add an ornamental touch. Price $12 a flair. Flrt Floor. Mnrket) WOMEN'S Pumps, Spec ial at $9.25 The Exclusive Little Boot Shop is clearing out oil of a certain style of pumps with turned, soles and 2-inch Louis heels. They are in patent leather, tan Russia and black Russia leather, and very de sirable. (Flrt rioor, -Market) N EW Lots Added to the Silk Stocking Specials $1.50 a pair for .women's black and white, full fashioned thread silk stockings with mercerized tops and soles. All sizes. $2.25 a pair for women's black full fashioned thread silk stock ings with mercerized soles. All sizes. (West Al.lt) F. IVE New White Cotton Waists Checked and dotted voiles, with three quarter sleeves, $2.85. Dotted Swiss with lattice-work beading, $3.85. Plaid voile with collar and cuff trimmed with real picot edging, $3.85. Lawn with dots blue, rose or heliotrope $3.85. Batiste, embroidery trimmed, $7.50. (Thlril.Floor.Centrnl) tJ?JSl Vv BEAUTIFUL Plaid Skirts, Special at $28.75 Exactly the same skirts and inudo by the same manufacturer as wo have in everyday stock for a good deal more than this price. This being a very special little lot. All nro pleated in 'some new form or other. Tho material is a fine all-wool worsted with vc lour finish and tho colors aro lovely soft blues and greens pre dominating. Thoy aro so skill fully blended Hint thoy will go with almost any color, (il Floor, Central) k v L xrf I If -1 '1" ii ' New English Sports Suits for Women in the London Shop Suits of cheviot, Shetland wool, homespun nnd Saxony cloths, in gray and brown chiefly. There aro three styles ono with a box coat, one with a straight coat which has slashed pockets and one with n Norfolk jacket. They are in sizes 14 and 10 for young girls, and 30 and 38 for women. Prices .are $75 nnd $85. (Hnlnvny (lolltry, Chrfttnut) 60 Women's Spring Suits Reduced to $50 Each , This means a saving of $25 or so on their early season prices. They nro admirable suits, of tricotine, poirct twill, serge, gabardine and checked worsted, in navy, black and tan tho checks, of course, being varied. They arc in severely tailored, braid-trimmed and em broidered styles, nnd there are all sizes in the lot, so that everybody can be fitted. (1"lrt Floor, Central) i Women's Fine Bolivia Wraps at Last Are Reduced! Wo have taken some of our most beautiful models in' Bolivia, all wool, of course, nnd some made from tho softer, silkier imported wool, and made the prices much lower. ' Mostly thoy are the graceful, enveloping dolman fashion. One resembles a cape with long pointed flap pockets ending in ornaments. Another,. a very new style, has a blouse effect in the back. However, all arc quite recent arrivals, some having been here only a little over a month. There are all the fashionable new colors and the changed prices read $75 to $160. ' (Flrnt Door. Central) Leafy Lanes Are Inviting Girls Who Ride This is such a delightful time of the year that it's a pity to miss any of its beauty by not riding if you can. Here are plenty of well - tailored, trim and good-looking riding habits to add to your pleasure for any girl feels better when she knows she is looking well! Riding habits for young women who wear 14 to 20 year sizes, arc of tweeds and ox fords, in Norfolk and plain tailored styles the coats arc all protected with rubber lin ings, too. $10 to $60. (Riding habits for younger girls of 8 to 14 years arc in good styles, and different col ors, $45 and $50. (Hecond I'lour, Chestnut) Cotton Frocks Crisp and Loyely and New For Young Women Hundreds of new and charming frocks, are here. What will you hnvc?' Cool dotted Swisses, some with white and some with colored dots, $27.50 to $45. . Gingham frocks in checked nnd striped effects and many colors, $12.50 to $32.50. Voile dresses in enchanting colors such as sunset, shell pink, pale blue, delicnto greens and white, are in styles as pretty as their colors. $18.50 to $40. White organdie dresses for commencement needs and other occa sions, nro $25 to $37.50. A few exquisite organdie frocks in pale colors like lemon nnd baby blue, are trimmed with much sheer and filmy Ince and arc $05, nnd a flame-colored frock, quite new and entrancing, is S37.50. 14 to 20 year sizes. (Meroiu Floor, Clientnut) 2500 Pair of Women's Fabric Gloves at $1.30 to $1.65 a Pair These arc in just tho styles women arc asking for now At $1.30 a pair are chamois lisle gloves in slip-on style, with turn-back cu(T, lace edged in white, beaver, and chamois color; or duplex gloves in slip-on style in white, mastic or beaver color. At $1.50 a pair arc slip-on duplex gloves, with lucked wrist; xwhitc with black embroidery, and mnstic color. At $1.50 a pair, 8-button duplex gloves in white, white with black, beaver and mastic color, and the same style in 12-button length is $1.65 a pair. All these gloves are washable, of course. , . OVet Alslr) Little Children Must Have Spring Coats and Hats For warmer weather is just around the comer and they wilt surely bo needed right nwny. Tho coats nro beautifully made garments, tailored with as much caro as mother's and father's clothes. Thoy nro of blue hcrgc, mixtures, silvortones, poplins and tnffctas. Plenty of suitablo styles for tho tiny boy. $8.50 to $48. The hats to go with these coats aro quite boyish In character in solid colorB or two-toned effects, $2.25 to $16.50. These are especially for boys. ., Girls' hats, tailored shapes with streamers and many others up to tho frillicst of lingerie affairs, $2.75 to $18.00, Any Man Needing a Good Suit Will Find It Here He will find a variety as full and satisfying as any; man can desire in regular suits of fancy mixed f abrics, cheviots and worsteds; also in blue serge, as well as jaunt ily modeled flannel suits, in sports styles, built for free- dom, fashion and comfort. Every one of these suits is warranted to carry the most that any man can obtain for the money in basic qual- ity of fabrics and tailoring, fineness of fashion and all round excellence. Prices $45 to $80. (Third Vloor, Mnrket) M EN'S Colored Handkerchiefs, 75c Apiece You've no idea how good look ing they arc till you see them I One design that many men vtill like is in block effect blocks of violet, tan, green or rose color alternating with white, and fin ished with a white hem. But there nro many others just as at tractive. They're all Irish, of course. (Taut Alule) "Leader of Men" by Robert Gordon Anderson is a little book an impression merely of Theodore Roose velt, but a great many people will delight in it and wish to own it. Price $1. (Main rioor. Thirteenth) TMITATION Ivory - Toilet Articles, 7c to $3.10 Included in this group arc hair brushes, mirrors, combs, salve jars, tooth brush holders, mili tary brushes, frames and "shaving brush holders, and prices begin at 7c for combs and go to $3.10 for a pair of military brushes. (West Alilr) npO Get Ahead of -- Father Moth and All His Children the best plan we"know is to bring or send your furs to our Fur Storage Vault for no moth ever gets a wing inside the door! Fur coats, fur neckpieces, muffs, overcoats anything in fur you wish to have protected against moths, fire or burglars will find a welcome niche in the Wanamakcr Fur Storage Vault. If you send us a postal we'll be glad to call for your things. (Thlril Floor, Central) BEST 50c Bath Towels We Know Of In the old-fashioned honey comb weave, which means fric tion for a good rub down, com bined with unusual strength and wearing quality. Woven of line, firmlynspun California cotton yarn and extra strong in the lower warp, which is tho foundation of a towel. - Size 19x35 inches, every towel with hemmed ends, price ."0c each, at which price we don't know their equal. (Klrit rioor. OheMmit) PRINTED Calico, .- Special at 28c a Yard "Old-fashioned calico" many women cull it nnd it is a delight for inexpensive morning frocks. This is an extraordinarily low price for such a good quality. With pretty gray, dark blue or white grounds, printed with tiny all-over figures in color or black. The width is 21 inches. (Klrt l'loor, Cheitniit) A LITTLE Clean up in the No tion Store Brought These to Light Snap fasteners, 3c a curd, 30c u gross in black or white. Lingerie tape, 20c 25 - yard pieces, in light blue only, mer cerized; each piece with a bodkin. Linen tape, Gc and 8c a piece silver flax tape, in four widths. (Main l'loor, Ctntrnl) Sizes 2 to 6 years. , J (Thlr.lirioortCBMtmiO S T ETITIA Corsets In a now shipment of Lctitins there are models for many differ ent types of figures. Ono for slight figures is of pink batisto and has its topless upper part finished with elastic, $7.50. f)nr fnr nvnrftiTn wnmnn io if sink coutil. tonlcss and houvilv iboned, $8.50, The New Arak and Mahal Carpets From the East arc typical of the best rugs of this class now being woven. In the general strength 'of their color schemes, particularly in their depth and richness of tone, they reflect something of tho boldness of the weavers and their virile conception of beauty. Deep shades of red, blue and green aro set off with touches of ecru and other lighter shndes of varying intensity. The Araks arc Mahals of tho finest types, but both ruga aro of tho same family and they are at once substantial, serviceable nnd rich and effective ns a furnishing nsset in dining room, hall, living room or library. Prices range all the way through a largo choice of carpet sizes from $287 for a piece 10.5x7 feet to $1575 for a piece 20.3x13.5 feet. (Snentli J'loor. Central) A FEW interesting water colors have just been hung in the Picture Store pictures by Carl Weber, F. F. English, Alexander Bower, W. S. Buck land and F. Van Vrieland. They include landscapes with aninials, a Dutch scene or two, two or three bits of Avoodland, and three marines, and their prides are $50 to $375. (Fifth rioor, Mnrket) A Sterling Silver Dish for Asparagus or Ice Cream It is really such a useful shape that it can be used for many other things besides. For a bride, going to housekeeping, it makes a particularly nice present. The dish is shallow and has an extra perforated bottom for asparagus and this is taken out when it is desired as an ice cream dish." Louis XVI pattern, 5-iOO. Hnrcwood, $325. I'ompeian, $295. , Vitruvian, $320. (Jewelry Store, Cliehtnat anil Thirteenth) NOTHING is better for a modest wedding-gift than a Wallace Nutting picture, framed in antique gold or mahogany. The Picture Store has them for $3 to .$50. (Ilrth Floor, .Market) A Little Lamp Special The Oriental Store is clearing out a little miscellaneous lot of lamps, some reduced, at $5 to $15; and some special at $12.50. They include figures in porcelain and lacquer, brass, Buddhas, ono bronze figure and some pieces of the five-color porcelain. They arc all of the one and two light variety and are without shades. (Fourth Floor, Chestnut) SOME very uncommon lamps made from the stems and leaves of the Florida palm may be seen just now in the Lamp Store. They are for floor and table, arc limited in number, and cost $25 to $65. (Fourth Floor, Central) Japanese Straw Rugs ' 9x12 ft, $11.50 ' lly a piece of gicat good fortune we procured these ruga at such an advantage that we can sell them at this very low price. Domestic grass rugs of similar quality would cost you from half again to twice as much. These Japanese rugs arc excellent for porches and summer cottages. They nro well made, durable and in a great variety of pleasing designs nnd colorings. (.Tteiilti l'loor, Clirntnut) Good Bicycles Are None ' Too Numerous this year and as there has been a greater demand for them so far than for many a year, it is well to make selection now while tho assortment is good. Columbia bicycles of nrious models, for men, women, boyn and girls, $ 10.50 to $77.50. Continental bicycles, S 10 to $-18. Men's America nnd Coaster bicycles, 20 and 22 inch frames, $40. (Ouller.T, Juniper) New Colored Glassware of ' Much Charm In glassware tho charm of color seems to speak to one with n particular force. It is especially pronounced in this notablo iiqw showing of pieces, in looking at which one's eyes arc mado to sparkle by what .seems a veritable dance and interplay of amber, eclcbte blue, royal purple, aquamarine, topaz, cafcitc, gold-lined, judo given, pink or blue. The pieces aio rouiiotC3 bonbon dinhce flower bowls . iiiil bowltt flower runes iccd-lca acta Prices go from $1.50 for a flower vaso to $20 for an aquarium, 10-inch size. ' (Fourin Floor, Chutnut) baskets nitndlcHlicka uquariumn jam jars trinket boxes Kt 'ii 10 a a ,i 3 fl 1 j 11 i M "mmmmmmmmmmmmwmm (Third l'loor, Chetlnul) - ' - -' t ', k W Vail .1, ,.- VI V'i ) w, n , .x -. v. '. ,t .. - ..., -,': ,. . ,f Si.Ti. -.t.r'V. , iVidu teA & f.,Uhr .iivn 'jv istd.i u ;,?'
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