t f. "i', ' A''V -f1 f -V . 4 f '' . "l '' III 4 y i J EVENING, PUBLIC LEDGEKr-HILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 1, ' 1&20 r l; i 'A3, Band Plays at 9; organ at li, WEATHER Fair WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S Clitmei it Noon M The Month of Blossoms Finds the Great Store Happily Abloo -4-il V t,r- The Brambles and Bushes Along the Country Lanes arc having a fine time in being let alone to grow as they please, while the grape vines and certain other plants are all the time being "cut back" to improve their qualities. Even to be transplanted safely, a lovely tree a few days ago had to have much of its former beauty destroyed by the gardener's knife. You remember how long it took and how much chiseling there had to be to square the big stones to fit into one another, to make this building according to tne architect's blueprints. Whatever is done these days within our big house has to be shaped a long time ahead and be properly pruned to be fit to fit into the needs of our patrons. J GREAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING Where Shall I Go to Get a Piano? And the answer is best found in these facts : A greater choice of pianos can always be found at Wanamakcr's than at any other store. Many of the world's famous pianos can bo found at Wanamakcr's exclusively, in Philadelphia. Every piano at Wanamakcr's is marked at exactly its selling price no one can come in and buy it any cheaper than you can. Any piano that you buy at Wana- (Krrptlon Kail, maker's, no matter how low the price, is an instrument of reliability, bearing its true name. You can buy any piano in the Wana maker Store, even the lowest priced, on . convenient monthly terms. And whatever piano or player-piano you buy at Wanariiaker's you get more musical value for every dollar than you can possibly get elsewhere. These arc proven facts. We have right now an especially fine collection of small grand pianos. Second Floor) Signed .tfcyWfl. Qdfy, Women Are Beginning to Ask for Black Silk Coats When the weather really gets warm, such a coat proves its usefulness over and over again for afternoon and evening over one's prettiest frocks. Being all black, even to the linings, any one of these styles is suitable for mourning wear. A good-looking stylo in black taffeta, unlincd, narrow strap belt at $30. Also in navy blue. A handsome black silk poplin, silk lined, with long scarf ends finished with brushed wool, $135. Two models in black silk radium, both silk lined, one at $125 and the other, on the wrap order, at $150. (Flrtt Floor. Central) Women's Summer Dresses- Fresh, Crisp, Lovely Prices $17.50 to $200 Scores of them are ready In tho Wom en's Fashion Salons tho prettiest work of American designers and some imported pieces. There aro charming chiffon voiles some oddly trimmed with beading handkerchief and other linens, hand-cm-broldercd; soft, fino ginghams with novel wool embroidery, organdies with rick-rack edges, batistes with heavy bands of dcll cnto embroidery and many other such things. They aro qulto as bewitching in cut and color as they are in trimmings thcro aro the square necks, the short, sometimes puffy sleeves, the light littlo bodices and full skirts which have such a charming quality of qualntncss. A few all-white gowns are in tho group and prices run from $17.60 to $200. (Flrit Floor, Central) The Wedding Gift for a Colonial Home Might well bo one of the quaint banjo clocks which go so well with mahogany furniture, chintzes afWfrthcr Colonial furnishings. Small banjo clocks, from .$12.50 to $14. Medium size, from $21 to $25. Large size, from $41 to $175. Some have luminous dials. (Jewelry Store, f'limtnnt and Thirteenth) Women's White Buckskin Oxfords The Exclusive Little Boot Shop has just received white buckskin oxfords with nar row toes, straight tips and military heels covered with buckskin. Price $17 the pair. (First floor. Market) Transparent Black Hats Airy and Summer -Like It is just such black hats as these that well dressed women like for more formal wear. They aro hats which may be worn for afternoon or evening, and arc all in black, so that they will add a touch of dis tinction to any color costume. All tho hats aro rather large, with broad brims and rounded crowns. Some aro of delicate hair, somo arc of hair covered with maline, somo of black net nnd black lace but they nro all charming. Hero and there you will rec a gleam of jet, occasionally feathers aro used, and some times littc flowers and roses of shiny black braid. You will find them quite smart, quite becoming and not two nro alike. Prices start at $24. (Second Floor, Chentnut) French Beaded Handbags, $10.75. $11.75 and $15.75 A new shipment of some bags that always go out with a rush. These arc in designs and colorings appropriate for Summer use and arc very much finer than most inex pensive beaded bags. In fact, you cannot get domes tic models anywhere nearly so beautiful for such low prices. Draw-string styles in sev eral sizes and some in cro chet effect. (Main Floor. Chestnut) Good Style and Quality Are Cleverly Combined in These Dresses at $38.50 for Young Women Possibly there are a hundred dresses in the group a group made up of dresses bought specially and passed on to you at the same rate of saving at which wo bought them. Two Models in Taffeta, $38.50 arc of that soft, lustrous taffeta which is so popular for Spring and Summer dresses. There are dark blue, a lovely Copenhagen, brown, black and gray. One model has an accordion-pleated skirt in three' tiers ; the other has a square neck, short sleeves and new long tunic effect gathered on at the hips. A bit of creamy embroidery at the neck and sleeves gives just the touch needed. A Few Beaded Georgettes, $38.50 nre in white and flesh colordresses to wear afternoons and for informal eve ning use. They are of good quality Georgette, thickly beaded in attractive designs, with many round white beads. All are in 14 to 20 year sizes. American Dinner Sets Have Been Coming in at Quite a Rate Several notable shipments have lately been received bringing a most attractive choice of new shapes and decora tions. These latter are mostly of the standard conventional border type, well established in popular favor, and excellent copies of French and English patterns. All have gold edges and traced or gold handles and com prise either 106 or 107 pieces. Sots with traced handles are priced at $32.50, $33, $37.50. $-10 and $55. Sets with coin gold handles and priced at $30, $C5, $40, $42.50, $45, $50 and $67.50. The new shipments also include a lot of "little dinner sets" in a selection of five border patterns, price $15 per set. Just now, when so many Summer homes arc to be furnished, these arc of very timely interest. (Tourtli Floor. ChcUniit) (fircoml Door, Chf(tnnt) In the Juvenile White Sale aro hundreds of snowy littlo Rarmonts, all at such interesting . ....... u ...it uU iuinm lur uiyiiiK m oujumva lur auiiiu iimu Nightgowns, $1 to $3.25; 6 to 1G years. Drawers, 35c to $1; straight nnd bloomer legs; 2 to 12. Princess slips, $1 to $2.50; 2 to 6 years. Nightdrawcrs, $1.25 to S3; 2 to 10 years. Girfft' lilnnn.Avn Ol I- rnr. A in in "Tr.'1"" l lo "! fvnnnnr-e 41 7K in. Q 7R. 1 and 2 year sizes. Bloomer dresses, $3.25 to $3.75; 2 to C years. Smocks, ?2.25; white with nnt.iHnl nfllinf r?At D it 1 aT tuiuitu iiimiuiunji u bu xi Roys' suits, $2; 2 to 5 years. Middy im jamas, $2.25; C to ' 10 iu years. years. Fine Hand-Made Clothes From the Philippines Chllllrntl'a ilknoftnH fiK. 1 T!1. 0 a CO white nnd colors; 2 to 0 year Petticoats, $2 to $3.50; sizo3 8l"8. up to 2 years. , ,"af, dresses, $3.2G to $0; Drawers, 85c to $2.25; 14 and infants' sizes up to 2 years. 16 year sizes. (Third rioor, Cheitnut) New Perfume Bottles That Will Make the Scents Last Longer because they give out but a drop at a time, aro among the new things in the Por fumc Shop. The bottles arc attractive in themselves. We have filled somo with Rose Spccialc extract, $6.50, and some with Princess May Bouquet, at $6. Bottles filled with Charmc d' Amour nro $7.50. Charmo drAmour toilet vatcr, in regular bottles, $3 and $6; face powder, $1.50, (Main, Floor, Chtjtnut) ttOTOE gX&IK .Tfa-auwy amox? tfy. OllUiJniaSiZXEliBQVj Women's Newest Sports Wear In the London Sweater Shop This little corner in the London Shor, which gets so many beautiful and unique things, has JU'A unboxed some smart, new garments from French and American makers. The French Goods Arc Wool scarfs at $20. Artificial .villc and tinsel .... ..... sports dresses at $165 and Wool skirts at $10. cnpes nt ?185i The American Goods Arc Reach dolmans at $."0. Flannel skirts at ?2."i. Silk skirts at $50, $55 and Silk .sweaters at $75. $60. I'ongeo sports suits at $100. ( rim Onllery, ( lirMnut) Pretty Plaid Skirtings at$l and $1.25 a Yard As an experiment and for the benefit of those who do not want to pay as much as all-wool plaid skirtings cost, we bought these cotton plaid skirtings. They arc wonderfully popular and new shipments nre arriving all the time. In tho finish, colors and designs of the most expensive all-wool plaids and they may be pleated in any way. Also, being light in weight, they aro particularly nice for Summer, All nre one yar4 wide. (Vlrnt Flarv'Olialnut) Men's Summer House Gowns New From London Beautiful, soft, cool silk gowns in Persian patterns at $60. Solid-color satin gowns with contrasting color collar and cuffs at $50. And at $27.50 are some handsome Roman stripe gowns of a mercerized fab ric that can scarcely be dis tinguished from heavy silk. (Main Floor, market) New Books of Interest "The Explorer" by W. Somerset Maugham, $1.90. Unique among this writer's novels in that it combines keen character analysis with the light, sparkling brilli ancy of his dramatic come dies. "Time and Eternity" by Gilbert Cannan, $1.90. This is a tale of three exiles an Englishman of birth, a Rus sian Jew and a girl from South Africa and very dif ferent from most modern fiction. "The Loom of Youth" by Alec Waugh, $1.90. A story of youth by youth. "Trimmed With Red" by Wallace Irwin, $1.75. A comedy of the bond-slaves of freedom. (Main rtoor. Thirteenth) Some Very Good Napkins Just Opened, $13.75 a Dozen Irish goods, of heavy, full bleached pure linen in a choice of five rich-looking designs, chiefly floral effects. They arc of exceptionally fine texture and beautiful in appearance. Size 24x2-1 inches at $13.75 a dozen. " (I'lrt rioor. Chettnnt) Scotch Linen Towels Good and Sturdy 85c Each Of pure linen, some with hemmed, some with hem stitched ends. Bought on the spot and marked at a moder ate price considering their reliability and the state of the market. 18x35 inches, and 85c each. (first 1 loor riiretnnt) Finer Quality Bed Muslins Liked by Good Housekeepers Really good investments, too, because they wear so ell and the prices aro mod cr:.t in comparison with to day's values for exactly the same grades. Pillow Cases 12x36 inches at 7.V. 45:3G inches at 80c. l.'ix38V.j inches at 85c Sheets M.!0 inches nt 52.10. MxPO inches at P2.75. (VJxOO inches nt $.'!. 72x0!) inches nt $n..'.0. 0099 inches nt $1. POxlOS inches nt ?1.25. (l'lrt floor, ClirMnut) ft & '' Snj A v7?i. 5 ) , IAft i 'ji-SiVt t 'J n Of The May Sale of White Is Now in Full Swing And we are quite free to confess that it is one of tho best Sales we ever prepared, quite apart from being the most welcome. We began to work on it as soon as the January Sale ended in fact, some of the good merchan dise ordered for the Winter, but not finished in time, was the foundation of the May Sale. Whenever we could find undermuslins of the requisite quality and moderate enough in price, we bought them. And the result is a Sale which surpluses even ourselves a trifle it ig so good! Here are some of the high lights: Philippine nightgowns and envelope chemises in many patterns. Porto Rican nightgowns and chemises. Novelties with hand-made lace and embroidery. Chinese silk nightgowns antf"chcmises mar vclously hand-wrought. Quantities of inexpensive domestic garments, such as $1 nightgowns; 85c corset covers; $3.85 nightgowns of pink batiste, hand-embroidered ; crinkly crepe pieces, heavy pique petticoats and petticoats double-paneled. Extx-a-sizcd undermuslins, as dainty as anything in the entire Sale. Please note that these undermuslins average 10 (o 33'i per cent less than regular. Priccb On American Undermuslins Nightgowns, $1 to $6.50. Chemises, 85c to $2.85. ' Corset covers, 85c to $1. Petticoats, $1 to $5. Camisoles, $1.50 to $3.85. On Philippine Embroidered Garments Nightgowns, $2.50 to $5. Chemises, $2.50 lo $3.85. Waists also are in the White Sale prices ranging from $1.65 to $8.75, the styles including cottons both tailored and lingerie and mostly white ; and a great many Georgettes light-colored, white and dark, beaded and embroidered nnd lace trimmed. (.Main rioor. Knsl and e .lnle; Third rioor. ( rntrnU Kindred Garments among which arc sample negligees at half; hnui dresses j at $2.G5; negligees of crepe de chine at $0,83; whito i voile break last coal.-, at S3.83; white aprons at 35c to ! $1.S5; silk petticoats at .$,' to SG.sr,, and cotton petti- ! coatb of many kinds at SI to $3.85. : (Miiln I Inor, Mnrl.ct nnd )) cm AUIe) . Blouses and Lingerie From the French Room I Tailored and lingerie blouses at $5.50 to $16.50; lingerie both French and Porto Rican the French in- eluding some very fine tilings reduced. lKnt Aln nnd Third 1'loor. flirtniji , Corsets i Corsets of the well-known L. R.. Parisienne and Letitia makes, at prices running from $2.50 for an hA iu .pi i iui it urn- l u ihiuniiu. (Third I loor. hestniil I J. The Buying of Summer Rugs Is Going on Briskly It is conducted chiefly by people who have learned that under present murkct ' conditions it is advisable to make selections while selections are good and nricos no i higher than they arc. f i i Japanese Rush Rugs 9x12 ft.. $20.50 to $t8.G0 6x10 ft., $22.50 to $27.50 7.0x10.6 ft., S 12.50 (3x9 ft., ?13.C0 to $21.50 Grass Rugs Frojn 0x9 ft., nt $10, to 12x15 ft., at $40 Fiber and Woolen Fiber Rugs i-rom oxu jw, nt $ta, to 12x15 ft., at $84 (Horeutli VInor, OhMtnut and Central) Ran Runn 9x 1 2ft., $21.50 to $15 0x9 ft., $14 to ?ld.00 7.6x10.0 ft., $10.75 to $20.50 Colonial Rag RugsSpecial 9x12 ft., $14.50 8x10 ft,, ?,a C0 0x0 ft., $9.25 Woolen Fiber RitgsSpccfat ' v.i4i It., JJZJ.DU j ui :s. i ij s n j-i ui I 'SIM i ,tf & : . . !f.1 Si I '&! Al j 4 '' 4 t ,$ W Is i i 1: 1 I iV.t I TT" '
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