fi - WH'""'" -' -V t.'r ?VJ . '5 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEIPHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1920. ? & Clothier's Reduction Sale ' ,- 3, 1 -j,,, i - i " ' - , Strawbridg 5 f ,fc- SPECIAL NEWS FOR MONDAY BUSINESS HOURS 9 to 5.30 - In ALL Departments Many Things Reduced! In Many Departments ALL Things Reduced! ON MONDAY our great General Reduction Sale will take a fresh start 'as an independent PRICE-LOWERING EVENT of unprecedented importance. In every Department will be found many lots of merchandise at wonderfully attractive reductions, while in a number of Departments the entire stock is marked at reduced pricesnew price tickets showing the exact saving.' These reductions, in most instance are made at our own expense reductions from our ow fair prices based on, the cost of the merchandise our own voluntary contribution toward bringing about an era of lower prices. The Fur Store Participates in the Great Reduction Sale Many remarkable yalucs, a few of which are described below; show the extent and importance of the Fur Store's co-operation, in the general lowering of prices. See these on Monday: m IJHM '! HM S225.00 Fur Coats now $195".00 Ncarscal Coats (dyed coney), in .knee-lcngth, with deep border effect. $265.00 Fur Coats now $215.00 Dyed marmot in a rich brown, fin. ished with nutria collar and cuffs. $265.00 Fur Coats now $200.00 Russian pony in lovely shades of brown; collar, and cUffs of raccoon or ustrnllan opossum. $285.00 Fur Coats now $240.00 Natural muskrat, in knee-length, vith muskrat collar and cuffs. $375.00 Fur Coats now $310.00 Nearscal, with deep collar and cuffs f skunk, beaver or Australian opos- Aim. $800.00 Fur Coats now $665.00 Coat-wraps of Hudson seal (dyed muskrat,), 47 inches long, with great capo collar. $67.50 to $250.00 Black Lynx Scarfs now $50.00 to $175.00 Cravats, Animal Scarfs, Russian Collars, Stoles, Capes and Pelerines. $50.00 to $60.00 Canadian Wolf Scarfs now $35.00 to $50.00 In black, taupo and brown. Mado in the fashionable animal effects. Silky American Fox Scarfs, Special, from $50.00 to $90.00 Some in double effects, some silk lined. In black and shades of brown and taupe. An Attractive Assortment of the Much-Wanted Little Animal Scarfs, of Various Fashionable Furs, Special, $12.75 to $100.00 Fresh New Lot of Genuine Skunk Neckpieces in Many Styles, worth from $32.50 to $225.00, now $25.00 to $165;00 Skunk Muffs to Match, at $57.50 and $67.50 Ij3 Straw-bridge Clothier Second Floor. Filbert Street, and Centro Philippine-embroidered Night Gowns Reinarfablc Values, $395 and $4.95 T&niiMin X'teht Gowns of fine white lingerie cloth; daintily hiado.by hand and embroidered with all the de Iieac ostgn ana stitch for which Philipp no work is famous. Styles with round, -shaped or square neck, others in Empire effect. Worth from $5.00 tp ?7.5q-now $3G i nndj 54.05. & clolh(rFrcnch 8Mon, Thlrj K,oor. WMt iy-8travbrldgi . Hosiery for Men, Women and :t "Children, Under Price; . Thousands of pairs o Stockings and Socks the dependable Strawbridgc & Clothier grades marked at worth-while reductions, an. idea of which may bo gained from the following- ill ens Socks Women's Stockings Seamless Black Cotton Stockings that were 50c now 39c a pair Black Cotton Stockings, with un bleached soles, that were 75c now GOc. Black Cashmere Stockings, that wero Soc arc now- 55c. Full-fashioned Lislo Stockings, bjack and colors; formerly $1.25 now $1.00. Full-fashioned Black Silk Stock ings, that were $2.00 and $2.25 aro now S1.50 and $1.05 re- Black and Colored Cotton Socks that wero 29c a pair arc now C pairs for $1.45. Navy Blue Lisle Socks, that were 50c are now 25c. Mercerized Lisle Socks, tan, gray and navy blue; formerly 50c now 2 pairs for 75c. Fleeced Cotton Socks, black and colors; were 50c now 33c. Natural Cashmere Socks, were 75c now 50c. spcctively. Stockings for Children of All Ages Children's Black Ribbed Cotton Stockings, formerly 45e nnd 50c now 35c a pair. Children's Mercerized Lislo Stock ings, black, whito and tan (not all sizes) ; were 75c and 95c now GOe. Boys' heavy black ribbed Cotton Stationery at Reduced Prices White Linen - finish Writing Paper, box containing 24 sheot3 and 24 envelopes now 20e. Boxes containing 8 sheets of pink, 8 of blue and 8 of white Writing Paper, with bordered Envelopes in matching shades now 35c. Boxes of 24 Correspondence Cards and 24 Envelopes to match 32c. Buff-colored Linen-finish Writ ing Paper, 24 sheets and 24 en velopes now 18c. Be Lead Pencils reduced to 3c. Btrawbrldge & Clothier Alalo 10, Centra Muslin Sheets and Pillow Cases of Our S. & C. Special Brand At Reduced Prices A full range of sizes, in every desirable and reliable quality of Bleached Muslin Sheets and Pil low Cases in this famous-brand AND ALL ARE REDUCED. A few items are: Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, now 63c; 45x886 now 76c each. Bolster Cases,, 45x72$1.25. Sheets, 81x90, now $1.05; 72x 99, now $2.75; 81x99-now $2.95. Strawbrldge & Clothier Alalo 13, Filbert Street stnplcinrrs. doublo knees: for merly COc, 70c and 80c, accord ing 'to size now 45c, 55c and G5c respectively. Infants' whito ribbed Wool Stock ings, were 65c now 45c a pair Misses' ribbed Silk Stockings; were $1.35 now $1.00 a pair. ;$- Strawbrldge It Clothier Alalea 3 and 4. Market Street Laces Reduced Three groups of desirable Laces from our regular stock in the Sale at substantial savings: Allovcr Lacesj $1.85 to $5.50 Many lovely patterns, worth $2.00 to $7.00 a yard now $1.85 to $5.50. White Cotton Net now 95c The former price of this 68 inch Net was $1.15. Now reduced to 05c a yard. Fine Laces now 15c to 50c Laces in filet and Vcnise pat terns, regularly 20c to 75c a yard now 15c to 60c. Strawbrldgo & Clothier Atale 11, Centro Domestic Cottons UNDER PRICE Among hundreds of exceptional values aro these: Cotton Tlannels Outing Fannel, 27-inch now 33c Outing Flannel, 36-inch now 58c Bleached Domet Flannel, now 25c Bed Muslins .Pillow Casing, 42-inch 50c. Sheeting, 63-inch, now 80c a yard; 81-inch now 95c a yard. Wanted White Cottons , 36-inch Bleached MuBlin now 28c 36-Inch Nainsook now 40c a yard 36-inch Cambric now 50c a yard Btrawbrldin & Clothier Alalo 13, Centre 1600 Women's Night Gowns of Flannelette, Special at $1.00 EXTRAORDINARY, these cozy, well-mndo Night Gowns of pink or blue striped flannelette. Styles with collar or collarless. Thev will' sell rapidly at $1.00 each. We cannot promise to fill Mail and Telephone orders for. theso Night Gowns. $. Htrawbrjdte b Clothier Tljlnl Kloor, West Women's Gingham .' House Dresses $2.95 SPECIAL, these four pret ty models in a t br a c t i v e House and Morning Drosses of checked ging ham. The dou ble - breasted style, sketched, also two waist lino models with vests of whito poplin or organ die. The fourth is on straight lines, belted and 'with whito col lar. The former price for House Dresses in this group was $3.95 now $2.95. Our Entire Stock of Women's Figured Flannelette Kimonos Reduced now $1.35 to $2.85 Strawbrldao fc !lothtpr Third Floor, Filbert .St., West Srrf 51 BUY IN NOVEMBER PAY IN JANUARY A Practical Incentive to Early Christmas Shopping And the inducement will be doubly strong because of the great values in our Reduction Sale. , If you have a charge account here, all merchandise purchased from Novem ber 1st to December 31st, inclusive, may be PAID FOR IN JANUARY. The plan inaugurated by us ten years ago has proved to be the most practical and the most successful means of arousing an early interest and actually inducing our customers to begin their Christmas shopping earlier than they would do without this mu tually advantageous arrangement. NOTE In order to maintain our regular routine system of bookkeeping, and also that you may check up your purchases, A BILL WILL BE SENT YOU AS USUAL ON DECEMBER FIRST, including all purchases made on November 1st and throughout the month of November. This bill may be paid in December, if you 60 desire, but you arc invitcdi to take advantage of the privilege of paying for nil purchases made during the TW,0 MONTHS when you receive your bill for December purchases. If vou have a charge account here and if you have not, now's n good'timc to open one BUY NOW AND PAY IN JANUARY. 60,000HandkerchiefsReduced For Men, Women, Children A great Sale of Handkerchiefs just in timo for advance Christmas shopping. Practical kinds lor one's own use or lor ever-welcome gifts. Serge, Silk and Satin Dresses At Remarkable Price Concessions All fresh, new Dresses, special purchases, and every model up to the last minute in every detail of fashion. Better get here early, as some lots are not so large. $18.75' 60 Navy Blue Serge Dresses, Special at Four models, elaborately embroidered in navy or black or in gilt thrcad-and-black silk. One in over blouse style, the other three have long-line tunic and narrow tic sash.' Long sleeves, collarless round neck. Sizes 34 to 42. 300 Fresh New Serge )a 1 q jc Dresses, Special at p-'-y.YO Five smart models, long-waisted and straight line effects, one in a smart girdled style and one with distended hip pockets. Trimmed with braid, stitching and silk, braid and gilt thread embroidery. Black, navy and brown. Sizes 34 to 46. New Crepe de Chine Dresses, Special at $19.75 A new model of the fashionable crepe de chine, in black, "navy and taupe, made with flying panels on the skirt and with full-length sleeves. Black and Navy Satin Dresses, Special at $23.75 A new model with a plaited tunic, and trimmed with herringbone stitching. v 3-- StrawbrldM & Clothier Second Floor, Market Street Men's Handkerchiefs 30c Imported cambric, with colored woven cord borders. Value 35c now 30c each. Linen Handkerchiefs 50c Men's. Of Irish linen, hem stitched, with embroidered initial, reduced from 75c now 50c each. Women's Handkerchiefs, 15c Of fine mull, edged with imita tion Ai-menian lace. Former price 25c now 15c each. Linen Handkerchiefs 15c Women's Hemstitched Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, formerly 20c now 15c each. Boys' Handkerchiefs, 12 'ic Of cambric, hemstitched. For mer price 18c each, now 121c.' Children's three for 15c Fine mull, initialed (not all let ters. Box of three now 15c. I - Btrnwtiriclei! & Clothlrr Alflo IS. ilarltot Street About $75,000 Worth of Linens Reduced 20 to 50 per Cent. Linens are still scarce in the manufacturing market, and these reductions, there fore, arc all the more attractive. The following low prices would be impossible but for the fact that an ample portion of our present stock was contracted for long ago. In some instances qualities are limited and demand earliest possible attention. Men Who Need Shirts or Pajamas Also Profit The following rcduccd-jmcc groups will prove of unusual interest to men who appreciate the quality of Strawbridgc & Clothier merchan dise and are quick to recognize unusuul value when they see it: White Soft Shirts, neck-band, turn-back cuffs 1.23 Striped Soft Shirts, neck-band, turn-back cuffs S1.G5 Soft Shirts, of fine woven-stripe madras now S2.50 Soft Shirts, of fibre silk-stripe madras now 53.50 Soft Shirts, of imported woven-stripe madras $3.50 Men's Laundered Neglige Shirts now marked $1.50 Pajamas $2.00 Outing Flannel Pajamas $2.50 3- Stratfbrtdue Jt Clothier Ktist Store, IIlEhth Street JV Tabic Damask, was $2.25 now S1.50 Mercerized cotton; 70 inches wide. Linen Damask, was $1.50 now $3.50 Irish linen, 70 inches wide. Table Cloths, we're $4.50 now $3.50 Mercerized doublo damask; 2x2 yards. V:: Linen Cloths, were $13.00 now $10.00 Pure linen double damask; 2x2 yard?. Mercerized Napkins, were $3.50 now $2.75 Heavy mercerized damask Napkins; 10-inch $2.75 u dozen. Linen Napkins, were $11 now $8.50 Heavy Irish linen; 22-inch $8.50 a dozen. Huck Towels, were $1 now $2.90 a dozen Cotton; damask borders, hemmed; 18x3C inches. Linen Towels, were $1.00 now 50c Hemstitched, damask borders; 1-1x22 inches. Linen Towels, were $1.75 now $1.25 Damask; hemstitched; 22x39 inches. Turkish Towels Much Under Price lilue or Pink Towels now 35c, 50c and Too. ' White Towels ndw 25c, 38c and 63c. Cotton Toweling six yards for $1.50 Kitchen Toweling; sold in C-yard lengths for $1.50, worth $1.92. Linen Kitchen Toweling, was -10c now 32c . Heavy Scotch linen; rctLbordcrs 0 Half-Linen Towels, were 75c now 65c Typed Kitchen Towels, 20x30 inches. Sheeting Linen, was $3.00 now $2.25 Full bleached, medium weight; 72-inch. Oriental Print Bed Spreads Size 72x100 inches now $7.50. Size 90x100 inches now $9.00. Irish Linen Sheets, were $20.00 now $15.00 Hemstitched; double-bed size $15.00 n pair. Tray Covers, were $1.75 now $1.25 Hemstitched linen; 20x30 inches. Embroidered Shams and Scarfs Scarfs, 18x51 inches, were $5.00 now S3.75. Shams, 30x30 inches, were $5.00 now $3.75. Irish Linen Lunch Cloths Spoke-hemstitched; 45x45 inches were $G now $5.00; 54x51 inches, wero $9.00 now $7.50. . . y struvbriiW. i -, uhlcr AUI.h 11 und VI. Contra Our Entire Stock of Men's and Young Men's Clothing Now Reduced in Price $35.00 to $95.00 Suits Now $25.00 to $71.50 -$40.00 to $122.50 Overcoats $28.50 to $84.00 Every garment in our splendid stock of Men's and Young Men's Clothing approximately three quarters of- a million dollars' worth at the fair, regular retail prices is now marked at a substantial reduc tion. There is no reason for this sweeping curtailment of just profits, but our readiness to meet general conditions and public expectations.' Our Matchless Stock of Winter Overcoats Reduced Every English Overcoat, every Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoat, every Stein-Bloch Overcoat, every "Alco" Overcoat, and all Overcoats from other manufacturers, in this great Sale at a reduced price! Montagnacs, Worumbo Coatings, Carr's Meltons, English Fleece Fabrics, fine Kerseys, Plaids, Checks, Two-tones every desirable Overcoat fabric. Long Ulsters, Town Ulsters, Ulsterettes, Box Coats, Chesterfields, Form-Fitting Over coats, single- and double-breasted. A wonderful assort ment and wonderful vnlues were $40.00 to $122.50, now $28.50 to $84.00. And the following as a Feature Ex traordinary for Monday " I '-' Winter Overcoats Worth $50.00 to $60.00 ($34.50 Already, since the Reduction Sale started, we have bought new lots of Winter Overcoats to add to this wonderful Sale. This group includes Ulsters, Form -Fitting and Chesterfield Overccats, made to sell at $50.00 to $60.00 now $31.50. Men's $40.00 to $75.00 Autumn-weight Overcoats now $28.50 to $59.00 Men's $5.00 to $22.50 Trousers All Reduced now $3.5(rto $14.75 a pair Men's $50.00 to $95.00 Evening Dress and Tuxedo Suits now $25.00 ti Gossard Corsets Sharply Reduced Model 1S06 now $15.00 The regular price of this fash ionahle model in G O S S A It 11 FRONT-LACK Corsets is $25.00. Fashioned of handsome brocade, with medium bust, long hips, rub ber sections at the sides and back , and substantially boned $15.00. Jessica French Corsets Style BB now $7.00 Our remaining stock of this de sirable model, formerly sold at $13.50, reduced. Of heavy white coutil, heavily boned, with low ' bust and long hips now $7.00. Ptruwbrulir.- rinthlir--Tliir.l 1'loor. .MiirUct fctr.-i-t Weet GLOVES "" For Men, Women and Children, Reduced The following kinds of SKA RON A HLK Gloves at much Ie?s than regular prices: All our iVomcn's lulinod One clasp Capeskin and Mocha Gloves Reduced. All our Women's Lined Gauntlets and Driving Gloves deduced. Our- entire stock of Men's I'nlined Capeskin and Mochu Gloves, one-clasp, Kcduccd. Men's Auto Gauntlets and Driv ing Gloves Reduced. Many kinds of Children's Gloves and Gauntlets at Reduced Prices. Strawlirlilge 4 Clothlrr AIhIcb IS and 13, Market Utrest It is Easy For Responsible Persons to Open a Deferred Payment Account Those who desire extended time to pay for their pur chases can arrange for envry ing an account on weekly, monthly or semi - monthly terms by calling at the Deferred Payment O (11 c e, Floor 4'2. A nmcHcnl wav in wlveh to pay for large purchases of fur nituie or homo ttirnishings. Marabou Capes Reduced to $9.00 A smnll but important group of Fluffy Marabou Capes, b':ick, brown or natural shade. Romo trimmed with tt.in or ostrich. Capes light in weight, but warm, ordinarily $11.00, now 50.00. S'l awl-ruiiji &. I lothlfl Alfllt' 11. i nilr All Trunks at Reduced Prices Our entire stock of Steamer, Dif-ss. Wardrobe, Shoe, Hat and Week-end Trunks is in tho 'ale at worth-whilo reductions. htraliri'IK I Mh' -r Fourth rioor. Market Htrret. Kt $25.00 to $71.50 3t-- SlrawbrliUe & Clothl' Sofond Kloor. Katt MARKET ST. EIGHTH. ST, FILBERT ST. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER MARKET ST. EIGHTH ST. FILBERT ST. Practically All Our Men's Hats and Caps Reduced With the exception of our STETSON line, all the Mcn'a Hats and Caps, in our autumn and winter stocks at reduced prices: Soft Hats that were $4 to $12 are now $2.35 to $9.75 Derby Hats that were $G to $8 are now $1.65 to $6.45 Vclour Hats that were $10 to $25, now $5.95 to $19.75 Cloth Hals that were $6 to $8 are now $4.75 to $6.45 Men's Caps that were $2.50 to $6, now $1.95 to $4.75 S& m fctraJjitdM Clothier 8fjond Floor, jUsrka( Btrt, JCj l krr -i.F- ,' 'A ,'- - V ',-sr , if rt 'tr If V(W ': .',.. hr i i'sAv- . siV
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