J.li nSvBBW ,nV3 t; 1 , 1 .4 i w 4 ' '. yti M rium t ri EVtftflNG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1920 &tf 9, ) tv se iJf- Great urgan piayo ai y, xi, 11:55 and 4:50 Chlmei At nnor, ill i. rm WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Cloudy and unsettled Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S w One Thijig Upon Which All Real Americans Agree Is That Prices Should Be Kept Well Within the In the Boyhooil, Days of Some of Us Still Living much of the monfey in circulation was ftps, levies and shillings, which , were circulated, respectively, as six cents, twelve cents and a quarter of a dollar. The copper cent, a big, Jieavy coin, was proposed in 1782, by Robert Mojris, Ihe financier of the Revolution and the founder of our first bank, the Bank of North America, still in successful operation. The cent coin appeared in J.1T92 and received its name from Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independent i. These first cents bore the head of Washington' on one side anal a chain . of thirteen links on the other. Much of the history of the nafiions of the world is' preserved in the coins ttyey issued. Many of-the.'children of our first customers, their father's, are-sending the writer almost every week gifts of copies they preseived of our first advertisements and cards and pictures we issued when there was little advertising done in Philadelphia. Signed QM WMuXimA June 15, 1920. I Lovely Tricolette Wraps for Women $150 to $350 Wraps no two of which arc alike except in being chiiming and luxurious looking. , For instance, theie is one light tan cape of tricolette and) duvctyne combinedj there is another model of tan with bands of brown e'Aibroidory and a rich kolinsKy collar, and another still of navy tricolfl to lined with peianium crepe which glows through the navy. Other writ's again are trimmed with brushed wool or moleskin fur. Prices arc $150 to $350, and the 20 per cent deduction obtainh. (First Floor, Central) Women'sIGingham Dresseu Cool and Crisp Priced at $20 to $55 Scores of them, gay and quiet in color, large and small in cheats, elmple and smart in line. You may have them with surplice bodkl's and extended skirts, or with loops of white braid for trimming, or wifcH wool stitchcry, or pique bindings or lingerie collars. Or you may havi chambray dresses with pleated frills of. checked gingham. ' Prices are $20 to $55, and the 20 por cent makes them smaller. (First Floor, Central) Women's Light Oiled-Silk Raincoats From London (In tlte London Shop) mi hfiSe rJncoats arc mada in London,' of a fine, light-weight Japanese wied silk. They give uncommonly good protection against lain, yot are comfortable on warm daye, a thing which cannot be said of every Made with raglan shoidders and with or without belt. In bottle green, blue, hrown, purple and yellow. v rnce (jb, minus 20 pen cent. (Tim Gallery, chestnut) r- Hundreds of Cool, Pretty trash Frocks for Girls ' $3.2$, $4 and $5 m t(!esh! pJettj: U,tt,e ccfton ocks, brand-new and well made, ,?;J i Just sult?d to eUds who wear 6 to 14 year sires. The ri "?s aro Bd- the drewses have been carefully made, and the Prices are surprisingly mocfcrate. check'snd'2'! "d ginghani aml cnambray dresses in plain colors, as uoi! !! are lhc,ss.es of "nor ginghams and solid-colored linenes, ... . wmc uainiy cottjon voile frocks. u d are lincne, :n atti active stvles. And remember 1 rt'er! (Heroiull Floor, Chestnut) nm lln.Mn !..t.. i .. ... do? nt7 """'' K'Knain ana noveuy cotton nrcsses m a uozen atti active styles. And rnmnmliii. U..A .i.. o ..... . . prices ffnu'n . i i . in,e "" per cent reduction brings tne . ..., inuVill lUWt Worn en'S CiOOd Silk SWlrinde at $1.,65 a Pair -A'yffxiafi - with llben2oTe'r1co1ntVnLrCCwR!nize lis Bi a """"kably low price, and it u I'l-r cent less at time of purchase. (Wmt Aisle) V Worn en's White Shoes at $5.25 lu Average Half Price 20 ne, ," "nd pair, all priked very low. vet vnrv nnlr fn We White buZ,.JraCted from ih prlco nt time of Purchase S1" h,Bl? "on-Bh'W" with Louis heeln. ' "lB Canvas nnmni .ui. m,l .... - For caiv V v v mmiwry orwiuis fteeiu. i h mitt frKVn rj !lS? VWjwHifcSMatUJt Mta K " WMJ People's Reach THE Offering for a limited time of practically our entire stock at a deduction of 20 per cent from regular prices has given, rising costs their one real setback so far. , t A sawing of one-fifth on practically everything sold in the Wanamaker Store is a thing of tremendous significance: It has proved sufficiently strong to shake to its foundations the fabric of high prices, and it has proved sufficiently; appealing io find sympathy and support from the best business minds of the wliole country. But its real significance must be judged by what it means to each and every individual, and that is something for each and every individual to say. Everybody is wishing for lower expenses. This store is working' for that end it is actually doing something to bring prices to lower levels. Put the fact squarely before your mind that you can buy practically anything in the entire Wanamaker stocks at a saving ,of one-fifth and ask yourself what does it mean to you or to your home. Beautiful Engagement Rings In VnuBual and Artistic Designs Though most peoplo prefer the conventional solitaire, it is by no means necessary to fol low a conventional design, for just now the Wanamaker Jewelry Store is showing some exquisite rings, solitaires, all beautifully mounted, and in charming designs. They are all in platinum, of course. The single stone in the center is decorated with smaller, sparkling iewels of the highest quality and the effect is most pleasing. One may choose fronva num ber of settings the low crown, the bezel, octagonal, scxtagonal or square. Prices begin at $365 for a charming ring and go on up ta $4450 for a perfectly hand some piece, with'a very large and unusuallv brilliant stone. And wc might add that this is a particularly opportune time to purchase diamonds, which show no signs of lower ing in nrice for years to come, and with the 20 per cent deduc tion are "of particular interest. (Jewelry (More, Chettnut and Thirteenth) To Counteract the Sun or rather trie gun's ravages in the form of tan and freckles the , Salon de Beaute has a most ex cellent treatment. Also it makes a specialty of scalp and facial treatments, of manicuring and shampooing. (Third Floor, Chentnut) Concerning Cool Waists A tailored striped dimity, $3.50. A batiste with lattice-work beading, tuxedo collar and long sleeves, $4.50. Batiste' with lattice beading and picot edge, $4.50. And two styles of batiste with hemstitching and three-quarter sleeves, $5.50. Please keep in mind that yie 20 per cent to be taken off makes these prices very trifling. (Third Floor. Central) Children's Bathing Suits A new shipment of one-piece wpol bathing -suits for .little girls anVl boys has just been unpacked. Trvre arc pretty lose and China blue, shades as well as darker colons like maroon, navy, gray and darkblue. $3JCJ5 to $4.502 to 8 year sizes. And there is also the 20 per cent deduction. '(Thlrd Floor. Cheituut) V 25c Handkerchiefs for Wo men Some arenombroidered in white and some in colors, but they arc all In the nwch-liked one-corner embroidered .jtyle which is always popular. The designs are attrac tive, there is really a surprising variety, and Q5c is very little to pay for them There is the 2i per cent deduc tion, too. v OVe'H.ll- cent to tWShoe . v. -v i T,rT " ;;.4ua Wwl?xii . It's Not thtf High Cost of Living Which Worries Mrs Moth ' It's the chilling thouuht that all the furs in and arounT Philadel phia seem to be comlrts into tho Wanamaker Fur Storagys Vault! Wjse women and nwn, too are realizing that it's unnecessary to worry over fur -wraps and win ter clothes when they .may be safely cared for all throiteh tho summer and early auturnn (aa late as you lik,e) beyond retch of KiCrtKV, burglar or fire; andVat a IV CrtFf H";,5SlL.. 4! An Important Sale of Used Oriental Rugs "Used" means that they have done service here in the Store in merchandise displays. But they are in remarkably good condition, not one of them being damaged or seri ously blemished, while many are almost per feet. Customers will please ask the salesman to point out any existing defects. All the prices here quoted are exceptionally low, and are subject to the 20 per cent deduction as well. Kazak, 0.2x3 ft., $155. Mahal, 18.8x14.5 ft., $875. Anatolian, 8.11x6.8 ft., $297. Kazak, 6.10x3.9 ft., $77. Shiraz, 7.4x4.7 ft, $97. Beluchistan, 4.3x2.2 ft., $25. Ghorovan, 4.6x6.2 ft., $115. Kazak, 8x5.3 ft., $225. Kermanshah, 6.4x4.3 ft, $85. Saraband, 16.7x2.11 ft, $165. Mahal, 10.4x7.4 ft, $127. Mahal, 13.6x7.4 ft, $175. Mahal, "10.3x7.3 ft, $127. Anatolian, 17.7x10.11 ft, $535. Mosul, 10.1x3.8 ft, $155. Beaded Handbags at Special" Prices Two good styles, one with cov ored frame and the other with shell-finish frame.. Both roomy, well-made bags in a .variety of pleasing colors with a predomi nance of the favorite blue, and each bag having purse and mirror. The covered-frame style is $16.75 and the other is $19.50, both of which prices are much less than regular. Yet 20 per cent will be deducted from both at the time of purchase. (Mnln Floor. Cheotnut) Mahal, 13.2x7.4 ft, $175. Carabagh, 12.7x3.5 ft, $157. Anatolian, 11.10x8.3 ft, $465. Foroghan, 16x6.6 ft. $129. Mahal, 11.8x9.10 ft., $215. Anatolian, 10.3x7.11 ft., $372. Bokhara, 9.8x8.2 ft., $105; Anatolian, 10.2x2.8 ft., $125. Anatolian, 13x10.2 ft, $598. Kermanshah, 14x9.6 ft, 665. Anatolian, 12.6x9.1 ft., $550. Chinese, 8.2x6.2 ft, $175. Laristan, 20.4x11.9 ft., $750. Laristan, 15.9x10 ft, $525. Kftzak, 6.9x4.6 ft., $95. Hamadan, 13.3x3 ft, $165. (Kerenth Floor, Chentnut) Mosul, 5.11x3.1 ft, $45. Mosul, 5x3.9 ft, $57. Mosul, 5.11x3.4 ft, $49. Mosul, 6.6x4.5 ft., $72. Anatolian, 4.4x3.8 ft.. $27. Mosul, 5.8x2.0 ft, $5". Mosul, 6.1x3.3 ft, $49. Kermanshah, 5.10x2.10 ft.. $85. Chinese, 11.11x9.1 ft, $485. Anatolian, 12x8.5 it, $445. Chinese, 10.6x8.3 ft, $285. Shiraz, 8.1x5.2 ft, $97. India, 15.6x9 ft, $295. Chinese Mats 3x2 ft., $17.75. Women's Becoming Sports Hats of . Imitation Panama $5.25 With three good shapes from which to choose, womon will not find it difficult to select becoming hats from this group. The hats are all of imitation Panama in the natural color, and they are light in weight, which means they will be cool and comfortable for Summer wear. There is a sailor shape, a mushroom 'Style and a hat in the regulation Panama style. Some are trimmed with light, some with dark silk bands or bows or scarfs. They are specially priced and with 20 per cent still to bo deducted are very inexpensive indeed for such millinery (Second Floor, Chestnut) A Little Sale of Imitation Ivory Toilet Articles "Seconds" at 25c to $4.50 Spread out on four Aisle tables to-morrow you will see these good toilet articles, which the careful maker labeled seconds. They arc seconds, but the flaws are very slight, and there is nothing to hurt their good service to you. At these prices they arc just about half the price ordinarily charged for firsts and the group includes Combs Hair receivers Brushes Puff boxes Mirrors Cloth brushes Nail polishers, Pin boxes Military brushes Bonnet brushes, Trays Prices begin at 25c for combs and go to $4.50 for tho largest mirrors. And there is the 20 per cent deduction to be reckoned, as well! IWt Mule) Bungalow Aprons Made with low necks and short sleeves and attractively trimmed with rlcrac braid. They are of good cottons in plain colors and plaids and there aro many pretty colors from which to choose. $3.50 and there is the 20 per cent deduction, too. (Third Floor, Central) Brilliant Arrival of Gold Decorated Glassware There has never been such a de mand for this ornate ware as we have been experiencing, and by good fortune we have been able to keep our supply well replenished with new lots, latest arrivals com prising Candy jars, $3.75 to $13.50. Relish dishes, $7.50 and $9. Bowls, $4 to $7.50. Footed jelly dishes, covered, $6. Butter ball dishes, $4. Sugar and cream sets, $6. Bonbon dishes, footed, $3. Flower vases, $3.75, $5, $6.50 to $20. Many other pretty articles are also shown, all of them of partic ular, interest to gift-seekers and all at the deduction of 20 per cent (Fourth Floor, Chettnut) Just Received A New Bathing Corset "La Nymphe" ideal for bathing or even swimming, being made of rink rubber, with very low bust, short over abdomen and medium long on hips. The price is $4.50, and the 20 per cent deduction makes it smaller. (Third Floor. Chestnut) hfr j I Uuv 'WBBLBw i , ;z i fl W ja rBflEHHfliHB Now Is the Golden Hour to Get a Piano or Player-Piano With One-Fifth Off the Price We have 70 fine new Emerson and Lindeman player-pianos at prices going from $750 to $1150 and 20 per cent to come off. We have 60 new upright pianos, Emerson and Lindeman, at prices going from $500 to $675 and 20 per cent to come off. And we have 25 pianos and player-pianos that have been used various good makes taken in exchange -with prices going from $175 to $600 and 20 per cent to come off. When you can get good instruments at these low prices, when you can get 20 per cent off the price and when you can get exceptionally favorable terms of payment Then's the time to buy. It is only at Wanamaker's that opportunities of this sort are to be had. (Kryptlun Hall, Sn-ond Floor) Fine Hand-Braided Rugs for Colonial Furnishings These are the better grade of hand-bi aided rugs and no floor cover ing harmonizes better with Colonial furnituir. The arc oval in shano made of cretonne, gingham and wool cloth, and aic in a an?tv of sIzm Among them: J 236jn., $5 niN5Jin..S13 25 .jix43 in., $8 37x62 in S 36x60 in., $12.50 42x72 in.'! $12.50 2o38 in., $10 31xfirt m , $30 51x84 in., $46.50 All these prices ubject to the 20 per cent dedurtion. CM-emHi Floor, CMfMnul) White Corduroy $2.25 a Yard One of the standard materials for women's skiits, coats and suits and for children's coats, especially for wear at seashore and moun tains. It is of the wide-wale sort, is a yard wide, and is $2.25 a yard, minus the 20 per cent. (First Floor, Chut nut) Beautifully Fine Napkins of Irish Linen in a choirr of riped and Of heavj, full-bleachod, double damask floral patterns, rich, tasteful and loelv. In arn, weave, bleach, finish, these are goods of splendid nualitv All are so constructed as to allow one inch in the length so that when they aro hemmed they will be exactly squaic. n n Size 22x23 inches, puces at $17 r)0 a dozen, le-- 20 per cent. (FMt Floor, ( hfMliilt Voile Smocks are probably the simplest, coolest garments a girl or woman can possibly wear. These are white, with V-shaped necks and blue and red stitching, and are priced at $3.50. Tho 20 per cent will be taken off. (Thinl Floor, Central) Cool Clothes for the Boys More Cotton 'Crepe Kimonos aro hero from Japan. They aro of the striped white and colored per suasion, embroidered with birds and flowers, and may bo had in pink, rose, gtay, bluo and lavender ewes, xor ,ou or rather for that sum minui tho 90 for cfcat. Wo have washable Norfolk suits in a particularly good choice, in linens, crashes, Palm Beach cloths, cool cloths and some of pongee, in sizes for boys of 8 to 17 years, at $10 to $20, minus 20 por cent. Washable trousers for chaps of 6 to 8 years are $2.25 to $4, less 20 per cent. Washable blouses a large as sortment, including sports models at $1.50 to $2.26, less 20 per cent, in sizes for boys of 7 to 15 yfears. Other washable blouses with or without collars, Jn 7 to 18 year sites, are 11.00 to 82.25. I We Can Show You 100 Dining-Room Suits and Hundreds More Back of Them the deducZoT2O0 perte "' "" f f"rni""" 0" ,hC!"' """ " S'"'J'ert " As a collection they are unequaled ; they aro unique. In quality, looks and desirableness, they are uniformly up to a very high stand ard otherwise they would not bo here. They are mostly adaptations, or interpretations Tho designs are in srood tasto. of the recognized periods. The choice of types and grades is wonderfully broad and interesting. r d mnrilT hUndrCd3 Md hUndredS f ,,v,n ieccs in .wjr uimuuk bume oi me nnest specimens of upholstered anywhere. tapestry, furniture to bo found And they include a large variety of the good-looking, practical medium-priced . of 20 per tTfJlTtl a choice of t a deduction pieces. 2P pig c.ent frojn.the.pricef.eyeryino;, 31 K tit ' I 1 II , I i IV M I J IL 'aTHvtn .rcs&vEW?, ..Aa Hi . j.
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