v ' &' ws '1h Q; $'iXimi& &UGftST 10 1020 : 1 1 i " . v. ogtanttf at 9, 11, 4:50 ,."'jt WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S WEATHER ' Thunder Shotoera " 'US ' UK. with Clilmn Store Opens at 9 Store Closes at 5 Wn Hour t Noon W ' lL a Furniture Sale as This Could Only Come From i-.w X..U, 'K v J n- t, i ' I, I, -- !l. nriran P H Stea-.fih. l a i It Is Perfectly Fair and Natural for Customers to ask the question, often spoken to our salesmen and their chiefs, Having the Right Goods at the Safest Low Prices . i "When it comes to furniture the Wanamaker Store surely has the goods." "Do you think Furniture will be any lower soon?" There can be but one honest answer to this question and it is this that our kind of furniture is scarcer and the good cabinetmakers are fewer than before the war; and, still further, the price of furniture-making timber "on the stump" is higher. Going over the facts plainly in our May and June campaign to knock down all prices, all our furniture was included at 20 per cent off usual prices. That Notable Campaign Ended and every piece of furniture went back to normal prices. The August Sale Came On As has been our usual custom, some of our regular stock of furniture was marked down 10 per cent for the August Sale, or more, in a few cases. Then, again, our buyers went out to the factories and bought up good lots, up to our grade, at 20 per cent off and 25 and 30 off, which we priced according to costs and so marked the present figures upon which we are now selling our usual full quantities. You see, we know the makers of our goods, and we can safely insure 1. Quality of material. 2. Quality of workmanship. 3. Reasonableness of prices. Therefore we believe that we have the bottom prices on our goods, say for the next twelve months, save and except in cases of bankruptcy, when goods are thrown upon the market to settle an estate. Please take notice we are not in a hurry to sell our present collection of high-grade cabinetmakers' pieces, and while we feel we can guarantee the prices for the quality, we are sure we cannot now replace anything we sell at present prices. We are freely recommending patrons and the public to not buy any furniture in a hurry, as there has been much stuff thrown on the market put together for urgent advertising of August sales. We do not believe we have a piece of uncertain furniture on our three floors. Signed Augwt 10, 1020. QM fmrnfo A Miscellaneous Group of Women's Summer Dresses Prices $5 to $50 Three racks are loaded down with odds and ends of the season pnghams, voiles, novelty cottons and so on, mostly mussed, but all well worth lookintr over. In fact, some women buy them by twos and threes. , One rack is marked $5. ' One is marked $10. The third has dresses at $18.75 to $50. (Flrat l'loor, Central) Every White Cotton Skirt for Young iWomen Is $3 Yu couldn't beirin to find rWn Pretty styles for anything like this price earlier in the season. And the reductions como in WW time for young women on wr way to tho shore or moun ttns, whore nniniA , t JJer .and a plentiful supply of white ub skirts will bo needed to no with them. Mostly gabardines and trico- "UKO, 0 tn Of. J . measure. waist School Day 8 Are Near and Clothes Should Be Marked Cash's wovon names are so inexpensive and so easy to sow on that nearly everybody uses them. An order takes four weoks. Rush orders of ten days aro charged 50c extra. Names on black or white tnpo in colors, $1 for thrco dozen. $1.50 for six dozen and $2.25 for twelvo dozen. Initials, two letters, COc a gross. Three letters, $1.50 a gross. Four letters, $2 a gross, and 5 letters, $2,25 a gross. (Main l'loor. Central) That is the way most people who know much about furniture and furni ture sales express it. This is no new thing as regards the Wanamaker Furniture Sale. It is the regular thing, only in this August, 1920, Sale it seems to stand o.ut more clearly and unmistakably than ever. The Wanamaker Furniture Sale is one of Philadelphia's greatnesses,, and it is the only Sale that has become something of a national institution. All of which is very well, and something one might reasonably be proud of, but in the building up of it our chief thought and purpose has never been to make something bigger and greater and more wonderful than anything else of the kind in the country, but to make a sale to which you and everybody else could come with conhdence of finding m it the furniture you wished for at the safest low prices. No matter what kind of furniture you are looking f or,.provided it is very good and worthy in design and construc tion, you cannot fail to find it in the Wanamaker Sale at the safest low price, no matter how many other places you might search in vain for it. ' That is why so many people who have tried the thing out say that "when it comes to furniture the Wanamaker Store surely has the goods!" (Fifth, Sixth nnd Seventh Finer) IWrvl -. ,'iij,vJtt4iBiitBMWi'1sS(,IS,-''" ' For Women Who Wear All-Black tho Little Salon of Mourning Ap parel has just received several styles of crepe de chine afternoon dresses entirely black, and priced at $36 to $75. Black faille and moire silk hand bags are also here among tho accessories of dresses and are priced at $7.50 upward. (Third Floor, Central) 35 Women's Silk Coats Down to $75 Each Coats, wraps and capes, to speak precisely tho graceful garmonts which meet so many different needs. They are of radium silk, of taffeta, of satin and tricolette, and tho majority of them aro black, a few boing blue and taup'o. A few have brushed wool collars. Tho present price $75 means a substantial saving on the original prices. (l'lrt Floor, Central) Before -the -War Prices on Thousands of Pairs of Shoes Men's Shoes at Half Price and Women's Shoes at Average Half Price Low shoes for wear now, or all year round, for that matter. High shoes for the coming Fall and Winter at prices which will be hard to duplicate later. Values so extraordinary that people are laying in supplies for far in advance. t Not all sizes in every style, but something desirable for every one. Men's Shoes at $4.75, $7.75 and $9.75 Both high and low shoes in the first two groups and the latter containing all high shoes, from the leading men's shoe factory in the country. The variety through out is large and the styles are all new. (Mnln Floor. Market) Women's Low Shoes at $4.60, $5.60, $7.60, $7.75 and $9.75 Oxfords and many styles of pumps in patent leather, black and tan calfskin, black and colored kidskin, black suede, white buckskin and white canvas.. High and baby Louis, Cuban and military heels. j Women's High Shoes at $7.60, $7.75 and $9.75 Plain black and tan calfskin and gray or brown kidskin lace shoes and lace and button shoes of various fine leathers with fancy tops of leather or fabric. All styles of heels. (First Floor, Market) Knife-Pleated Serge Skirts, All-Wool, Special at $9.75 Really, it seems too good to be true, but tho skirts aro here to provo it! Tho sorgo is a nice, sturdy quality that will stand lots of hard wear, and the knife pleating is deep enough to hang well, and it goes all around the skirt. There is a separate belt with button and buttonhole. They come in navy bluo and black, and that means that thoy will look well with any kind of a Fall coat. (Kimt Alule) Specially Low Prices on Black Enamel Suit Cases Newest development in the busy disposal of fine luggage is the lowering of prices on two excellent- groups of black enamel suit cases. One model, with leather corners, good catches, cretonne lining and shirred pocket in lid, size 24-inch, is $0.75, which is remarkably low. Another model, also with leather corners, but with tray, short straps and tan fabric lining, is in two sizes, 24 and 20 inch, at $10.00 and $11.50. (Main Floor, Chestnut) A FEW Chinese grass and peel chairs are still to be had for a third less in the Oriental Store. They are arm, rocking a n d straight chairs all very desir able for both living rooms and porches. (Fourth Floor. Chrntmit) 500 Lingerie Waists Going at $2.25 Little surplus lots from va rious manufacturers a few of this and few of tho other. Tho materials aro organdies, batistes and voiles; with long and short sleeves, roll and sailor collars or no collars at all; all of them, of course, aro white. (West Atilo) Persian Patterned Kimonos Cotton challis, made with coat fronts and kimono backs, and all of Persian patterned material, in pink, rose, bluo and lavender ef fects. Prlco $1.85. (Tlilrd Floor, Central) Exceptional Opportunity in Carpet-Size Oriental Rugs We havo a miscellaneous group of odd Oriental rugs in car pet sizes which we havo marked at exceptionally attractive prices. The choice of weaves, colois and patterns is very good and likely to just meet the requiicments of quite a few people on the watch for an Eastorn carpet at an advantageous price. Anatolian, 12.3x9 ft., 5025 Saruk, 12.7x8.7 ft., $745 Mahal, 12.3x8.9 ft., $407 Kermanshah, 13x9 ft., $875 India, 12.5x9.2 ft., $485 Mahal, 13.2x10.4 ft., $735 Kashgar, 12x9.0 ft., $975 Chinese, 12.2x9.2 ft, $435 Anatolian, 12.0x9.1 ft., $445 Anatolian7l3xl0.2 ft., $598 Laristan, 13.10x10.1 ft., $765 Scrapi, 12.7x10.3 ft., $865 Serapi, 12.4x10.6 ft., $800 Kermanshah, 13.5x9.6 ft., $887 Kermanshah, 13.6x9.6 ft., $600 Mahal, 18.9x13.5 ft., $1185 Small Oriental Rugs DaghcBtan, 3x5 ft. to 3.10x 5.6 ft., $90 to $180 Kazak rugs, 4x6 ft. to 5x8 ft., $175 to $205. (Seventh Floor, CheMnut) Cretonne Pillows and Scarfs Make a Porch Inviting And tho porch, be it remarked, is tho place one lives these days. Round cretonne covered pillows that can be used to sit on or as back rests aro $2.75 to $4.50. Pretty cretonne scarfs for the porch table aro from $1 to $2.50 with many prices in between. (Fifth Floor. Mnrket) All Our Men's Tropical Suits Lowered in Price Just When Needed Most Speaking of things happening at what the man called "the zoological moment," could anything have come along more opportunely than the clearance sale of all our men's tropical suits? Along comes a spell of intolerable weather almost at ' the same time. It is a mighty good thing for a man to enjoy maximum of cool comfort on a sweltering day at a substantial saving that is what he can do if he takes advantage of this cleai; away. All our tropical suits ai-e in it, marked down to $20, $25 and $30, the savings ranging from one-fifth to almost one-half. Palm Beach, breeze weave, mohairs, tropical worsteds and silks, all sizes. (Third Floor, Market) All the Men's Sennit Straw Hats at $3 Beginning tomorrow we have marked every man's sennit (stiff brim) straw hat in our stocks at $3. Former prices were a third more to twice as much. Among them are the fine Lincoln-Bennett and Redleaf London straw hats. (Mnln Floor, Market) Now Is the Time to Get Office Furniture Now when our entire stock is being olTcrcd in the August Sale at 10 to 33 1-3 per cent less than regular prices. All our office furniture is of standard grade and our stock at the present time is exceptionally large, the choice of desks being, we ara told, the best to be found anywhere. Standard goods in full choice at sure savings that is what the opportunity amounts to. (Third l'loor, .Market) "s. Women's Union Suits at 50c Are Half Price 2400 light-weight ribbed-cotton suits in low neck and slcovciess stylo with lace, shell or tight knees. Sires 36 and 38. All first quality. OVt Alule) Mattresses, Pillows, Bolsters and Bedsprings at August Sale Prices All our stocks of these goods aro offered in tho August Sale at reductions of 10 to 20 per; cent from regular prices. You can now nave mattresses, pillows and bolsters made up in any stylo or size desired from your own choice of any materials in our entiro btock at August reductions. . "Honeycomb" Bath Towels for Extra Service, 75c Each These aro towels that are much favored for their fine service qualities and arc woven to with stand wear. Known as "honeycomb" towels becnuso of their peculiar cellular construction, they are excellently blenched nnd finished with neat blue borders. Of good absorbent cotton, size 22x45 inches, moderately priced at 75c. (First l'loor. Climtnnt) ' i i i i w ', Good Practical "" Linen Towels 85c Each Huckaback weaves, of pure Scotch linon, made to give plenty of good practical service, size 18x30 inches, finished with hem med ends and very reasonably priced at 85c each. (V'jtti floor, Glieitnut) You Might as Well Camp in Comfort "Roughing it" is ull right if it is not too rough. If you are going camping you will enjoy it the more by having tho proper equipment. Tho Sporting Goods Store can outfit you right. Wall tents, $22.50 to $40. Closo-tp-nature open-air houses, $00 to $110. Combination tent nnd bed for motorists, $60.50 to $150. Canoes, rowboats and small boat supplies. Camp furniture, compact cooking stoves and other'' cooking outfits. Firearms, fishing tackle, flashlights. Camp clothing, blankets, bathing suits. Automobile lunch sets, tires, tubes and other accessories. (Tlie (Inllcry, Juniper) -a "tt t" m (rl (Swn4 ior, ohwtaut) (Kitt Floor, Cheitnut) I J13 ' I 'f $ k '.) V immm f"(i ufc.KjW.4V -38' i25Wfc-l3 4JI&&&&
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