rw, 'tr"(f , "lit j U tlj '".' -. -IB Organ Progrriii' at 9, 11, 4:0, 4 WANXMAKER'S - WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S WEA' Store Opens at 9 Store Closes at 5 Thunder ".adBJrok. "' s rok. of the Ilonr at oon 7e PZace to Fmrf ie Best Furniture at Safe Low Pric Is Where There Is Most of It In the i MCi", tl ''si. P 2H X .- XNat. ,-4 S rw'f ' x ft' "-Hev c sh i WBJ3 W $ ffliiiw Wanamgker August Sale THE furnishing of your home is your own particular problem, and the one thing that matters to you is to know just where you are surest of finding the kind of furniture that will best serve and satisfy you at as low prices as qual ity will permit. ' Now just as surely as that two and two make four, you are surest of finding the furniture you want in the Sale that holds more furniture of the picked and chosen kind than any other two or even three sales combined. The Wanamaker Sale is pre-eminently the sale of varieties and quantities that is a fact which cannot be gainsaid. It is essentially the sale of sound values because the savings which it affords are based on the sound foundation of quality in the goods. It is pre-eminently the sale f oryou. The stocks, comprised in it are typical of the best and most beautiful furniture made in America. They are typical of all that is finest in the designs handed down by the greatest masters of cabinet work the world has ever known. Standard Furniture, Novel Furniture, Beautiful Furniture All Apart from the wonderful showing of bedroom suits of fine standard types, such as Sheraton, Chippendale, Louis XVI, Queen Anne, Adam and such, the stocks this year are remarkably rich in suits of novel and charming lines, many of . them decorated with admirable taste, and cleverness. r K The Fifth Floor exhibition of living-room, library, hall and drawing-room furniture is just as gracious and beautiful today as on the day the Sale began, and that is saying much. Copy of a Letter Doctor Benjamin Franklin Wrote to a Lady in Paris "This is again Wednesday. I ree'd, my dear friend, two letters from you and I am spending this evening in writing to you. "You love stories and you will excuse my telling you one of myself. "When I was a child at seven years old my friends, on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. "I went directly to a shop where they sold toys, and being charmed with the sound of A WHISTLE that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I volun teered all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family, who told me I had given for it four times as much as it was worth. "This impressed me so that it always continued in my mind, so that whenever I was tempted to buy anything I said to myself, 'Don't give too much for the whistle.' "As I grew up and observed the activities of men, I met with many, very many, who gave too much for their whistles. "When I saw an ambitious man courting" favors and doing things to gain them I said to myself, " 'This man gives too much for his whistle.' "In short, I conceived that great part of the miseries of mankind were brought upon them by the false estimates they had made of the value of things. "Adieu, my dearest friend, and believe me ever yours sincerely and with unalterable affection B. FRANKLIN." Did you ever see the newspapers so full of schemes to sell and such urgent argument to hurry up buyers? - Isn't it worth while to stop and consider that it is the man who owns something , who wants to get rid of it and that you may "pay too much for your whistle" if you don't look out? (Fifth. Sixth nnd SeTtnth Floors) Signed" August 11,1020. Qtifatofa n mi n -zyfLJ-f v. . j: "Brilliant" Is the Word, Describing Many Fall Hats Women's Fine Summer Suits Cleared Out at $18.75 to $50 100 or more of the prettiest of our Summer suits sold down to broken sizes; and now to be hurried out while there is still time, to wear them. Ihey include tricolettes in one and two tones, and all delightful in -color, taffetas, a few wool jerseys and some fine novelties of many materials. The tricolettes and jersey3 are sold at the first price $18.75; and the other suits go nil the way up to ?50. (First Floor, Central) Such sparkle and glitter as they show and such bewitching shapes! For the woman who wants something to brighten an otherwise too somber cos- tume, they will supply exactly the right touch. Picture a vivid flame-colorad hatter's plush, softly draped to bhow the many lights and having both brim and crown embroidered in turquoise blue with tinsel thread. (Spoon J Fluor, Chestnut) Or if the long-pile French plush is the material, shiny celophane cloth is woven in with it to give the desired glitter. Sometimes, as in the case of a smart little close fitting turban, celophane cloth, folded into many loops forms the brim while the soft top is of panne velvet. Pricings are within the limits of $18 to $$7. Mr. Business Man a Word Your office equipment is an im portant part of your earning or productive facilities. Is it up to date? If not, ou,r office furniture serv ice will help you. It can be of special helpfulness now. All Our Office Furniture Is Reduced 10 to 33!3 Per Cent in the August Sale. We have a particularly large and well-picked stock, all goods being of standard type. The assortment of desks is be lieved to be the best in Philadel phia. Why not select when selections arc so good and prices low? (Third Floor. Market) An Unusual Disposal of the Very Fine Suits and Golfing Wear in the Men's London Shop The Men's London Shop will make a clearaway of all its beautiful Summer suits, golf suits and white flannel trousers at savings of 20 to 30 per cent. The three-piece suits are of fine worsteds, cheviots and tweeds and some extremely handsome imported. fabrics, such as Shetlands, blackthorns and chadda cloths. All beautifully tailored and in the best fashions. The new prices are .$40 to $85. Tropical suits of pongee, crash and mohair are now $15 to $32.50. Golf and sports suits of distinctive design are $25 to $65. , Golf knickerbockers are $6.50 to $13.50. White flannel trousers are $15 to $20. An opportunity for a man to get outfittings of the finest sort at the price of ordinary garments. ' (The Oallery. Chestnut) Extra Deep Suitcases at Exlra Low Prices Fetching Blue Taffeta Frocks ,Come for Young Women They are so pretty and the taffeta is such a soft fine quality that we wish all those who have been asking for blue taffeta dresses could Me these new arrivals. Imagine a short, straight waist with round neck and short sleeves finished with a pleating. A bit of ecru embroidered chemisette shows in front. , ,, . ., The skirt has bouffant draperies and panels at the side and they arc hemstitched. There is a sash, tied in a bow at the back. Such a dress can be worn for many, many occasions from now on. At the spe cial price of $57.50 it is an excellent investment. Sizes 14 to 20. 1 (Hecond Floor, Clieiitiiut) We have a limited lot of fine tan cowhide suitcases in an extra deep hhapo that we are going to hell at close to half their original price. They have heavy leather cor ners, heavy straps all around, solid brass trimmings and plaid fabric lining. Fine looking and splendidly durable. Price $18.50. (Slain Floor, Chestnut) Women Want Wash Gloves in This Weather And there has just arrived a brand new shipment of fine doe finished washable leather gloves in the various fashionable lengths. They are soft and fit well und they can be kept always fresh and dainty by means of soap and water. ' 1 clasp outseam sewn in natural, $2 a pair. 1 button, outseam sewn, natural or white, $2.50 a pair. Strap wrist, outseam sewn, natural or white, $4.25 a pair. 8-button lenirth oulKcam sewn in natural. $3.75 a pair. 8-button length, pique and outseam sewn, natural or white, $4.50 a Summer Toilet Helps at Small Prices Something for every woman little needfuls for week-end trips special. Rose and almorld cream, 27c a bottle. Cocoa butter cream, SOc a bottle. Benzoin, glycerine and rose water, 25c a bottle. Face powder, 25c a box. Compressed powder, 20c and 35c a box. (Main Floor, in this list and there are many . In some cases the prices are Compressed compact rouge and powder, SOc a box. Compressed rouge, 20c and 35c. Nail polish cakes, 10c each. Nail polish sticks, 10c each. Transparent rose &oap, 8c a coke; 90c a dozen. j Toilet soap, violet, peroxide and witch hazel, 5c a cakej 50c a dozen. Chmtnut) $3 Now for Any Man's Sennit Straw Hat Wo have lowered the prices of all our sennit (stiff brim) straw hats to $3. This includes the fine Lincoln Bennett and Redleaf London straw hats, which men, of discrim ination say a (s the best straw hats that come to Philadelphia. (Main Floor, Market) All Our Men's Blue Serge and Flannel Suits Come Down . ... . ... ..... ' For general utility there is nothing quite like a serge Golf Clubs at Special Prices We have about 200 drivers and brassies, first-class clubs in every respect, that we can sell at $3.50 each. They were a third more. You can improve your golf at homo by using a new rubber Putting disc which can be folded up and carried in your pocket Price $1. (The Gallery. Chestnut) suit. And not everywhere else will you find serge suits equal to Wanamaker's. ( Our stock of these suits is made of good, sound, all wool, fast color blue serge, thoroughly v dependable. They are the standard of the world for their durability and their fashion. T Splendid suits for Fall and you can wear them right up until January. Now they all come down to two new low prices $50 and $60 representing savings of from $5 to $20 on a suit. All sizes, including some for stout men."" (Third Floor. Market) New Books of a sort calculated to give much quiet pleasure are these: "In Lower Florida Wilds," by Charles Torrcy Simpson, price $3.50. "Capo Cod and the Old Colony," by Albert Perry Brigham, price $3.50. (Molu Floor, Thirteenth) pair, 12-button length, outseam sewn, in white, $5.75 a pair. (Main Floor, Central) i Women's Handkerchiefs nt Special at 25c run sLieer ,inen a"d made espe Inhy0rnu! EOmo time "SO ii i even with hat !t Kewhief at 25c today! rlh a ood P,an t0 by ev mi dozen for future emergencies and they would look well with the ri;.VamS.ombWered by ma & 7EcnaWfeb,nck' rB0 or bluo Children's Stockings Specially Priced 85c, three pair for $1, for children's black, white and cordovan-ribbed cotton stockings with fashioned feet, sizes bVs to 10. "Seconds" of higher priced goods. In order to get these stockings to sell for such a low price we were obliged to take all this, mill's "seconds," or about 6000 pair. (Flr.t Floor. Market) Umbrellas at $4 for 500 People Both men and women. The umbrellas have paragon frames, covered with fine black cotton. The women's hnve handles of plain and carved mission wood with side straps or bakelite tops and the men's usually have hook handles. They are all excellent for $4. (Main Floor, Thirteenth) Women's Dusters at Special Prices Some are reduced out of regular stocks; some are freshly bought at late-season prices. Gray cotton crash dusters are $5. Belted dusters of natural Palm Beach cloth are $14. Natural linen capes, with arm slits and front belts, are $14. Natural pongee coats in threo styles are $30 each. (Flm Floor, Centra!) Hand-Drawn Scrim Curtains and Covers to Match Such hand work takes i long time to do, and between the time wo placed the order and the arrival now of this shipment prices have jumped about a half as much again. But we have dis regarded that in marking thehe pieces. Besides their extreme dainti ness, which is so much appreciated by every woman, these hand drawn curtains, bed covers, scarfs and so on are thoroughly prac tical for wear and laundering, Bureau scarfs, $4 each. Table scarfs, $5 each. Curtains, $13.50 a pair. Bed covers, $27.60 each. (Fifth Floor, Market) Why Not Buy Your Shoes When the Prices Are Low? In this great Summer Sale at Wanamaker's you can get all the shoes you need for the remainder of this Summer and for next Fall and Winter or for next Summer, for that matter at an average half of regular prices. If you are a man you can get these shoes at just half price. If you are a woman you can choose from a lot that are exactly half price, from some that are a little more than half price, and from another group that are less than half price. In all cases they are good style, desirable shoes, well made of excellent leather. Men's Shoes at $4.75, $7.75 and $9.75 Both high and low shoes at the first two prices and all high shoes at $9.75. The variety is large and the styles all new. (.Main 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 leuther, black and tan calfskin, black and colored kidskin, black suede, white buckskin and white canvas. High and baby Louis, Cuban and military heels. Women's High Shoes at $7.60, $7.75 and $9X5 a v, ?ilQin lack 2nd t,an caJfakn and eray or brown kidskin lace shoes and lace and button-hoes of various fine leathers with fancy tops of leather or fabric. Many (First Floor. Market) I! 1 M 1 V si fr ui a 1 V .? '' ijl i ,'i 'K'-W.i' iHH' WSlM ,&' tifc.'aHJf. ..,.,-i.vtL).taVra$, i ,-ht &' Jnt , tiwai,'
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