"Hi BNPUEfaELP' WEDEmT' KO VEMBER 17,' 1W (i JO .u J .X 1L WEATHER Rain Organ Plays at 9, 11 and 5:20 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Stere Closes at 5:30 WANAMAKER'S Stere Opens at 9 CWmrg nt Aoeii XI Merchandise That Is Net Only Properly Priced But Werthy n ff V An Autumn Miracle Stripped the Trees of Their Foliage Yesterday The lovely leaves, browns, reds, geldens, cried all day and fell asleep at night in tears at the feet of their mothers. A few sobbing little birds flew about disconsolately. There is a difference in the landscape this morning. One seems te have new .eyesight as pretty homes come te view that were hidden 'all summer by the big, green walls which the beautiful trees formed. Can it be true that one can have sight and net sec fully until the eyes' are opened by changed circumstances? What a racket is new being made in the stores- about new prices, as if low prices were everything and the quality, maker and seller of the articles need net be thought of! Prizing se highly the geed opinion of the people we serve, we shall exercise the utmost care te see that our merchandise is net only properly priced, but worthy of their full confidence. Signed" Nev. 17, 1020. QM hmafc Geed-by te Women's Suite and Dresses at 20 , About two hundred dresses and one hundred suits, broken 3izes, re being cleared away at a substantial price-lowering. The dresses include tricetines, sciges, satins, jerseys and crepes de chine plain and embroidered; in such colors as navy, brown, taupe and black. Many of these dresses were made for our mail-order customers. The suits nrc all of comfortable wool jersey, in dark, solid colors and heather mixtures. Of course, they are belted and pocketed. All sizes in each let. (First l'lenr, Centnil) Women's Velour and Belivia Coats Arrive at $47.50 and $75 By reason of the fact that they were bought at the new and lower cost se that there is a very geed saving ever what coats of this kind have been selling for. The velour coats at $47.50 arc a very pretty partly belted model , with large cellar trimmed with pinch tucks. They arc extremely arm. being entirely silk lined and interlined. The belivia ccats at $75 are in wrap style, loose and graceful and Bilk lined throughout. Beth the velour and belivias come in black, navy blue, brown and tsupe. , (First riber. Central) A Greup of Yeung Women's Tricelette Dresses at $55 Charming little dresses they are, of silk tricelette in the fashionable brown, the equally fashionable blue, or black. They arc made in a youthful style, with straight long waist, panel skirt and fancy buttons. Embroidered cellars of creamy Georgette crepe give a dainty touch te the round neck and short sleeves. t 14 te 20 year sizes. (.Second l'loer. Chestnut) Warm, Practical Topcoats for Girls Are $32 The coats arc all of a firm all-wool British weave in attractive Winter mixtures. They are cut in rather boyish style, are double breasted, have patch pockets, .straight shoulders, narrow belts and cellars that may be buttoned high. They arc lined te the waist with geed silk and they are in 14 te 20 year sizes. (Second Fleer, Chestnut) British Weel Stockings of the Finer Sert The vogue for wool hosiery has brought forth a let of inferior goods, but any one with half an eye can tell the difference between the fine stockings and the imitations. , In geed time for the drop in temperature wc have received a shipment of woolen hosiery from England, wheie the beit is made. And prices arc fortunately low. Women's Woolen Stockings Mixed cotton and wool at $1.50 a pair. ' Fine, full-fashioned black cashmere, $3. , . Levat, heather and clerical gray mixed cashmere with plaid beets, 1J5.' Children's Woolen Stockings Three-quarter hose with fancy tops at $2 a pair. Gelf hose with fancy tops, $3.50. Ribbed seamless cashmere, $1 te $2.75, according te .size. Fashioned ribbed cashmere, $2.00 te $3.30 a pair. Plain black and brown cashmere, $2. (First Fleer, Market) Men's Woolen Socks Fine seamless cashmere in white and six colors, $1.30. Fine, full-fashioned cashmere, black and eight colors, $2.00. Fancy heather mixed, $2.50. Fancy heather with embroidered clocks, $3. (Main Fleer, Merket) Certain Pretty Plaid Skirts Are Here Agaiiu Women bought them se quickly ''vhen they were here before that c ordered seme mere. Every one of the plnids is beautiful, we selected them all individually, and "brown and tun Predominate. In seme models, kes go up te 80 inches waist Measure. Thcre are light-weight all-wool worsteds, blue, green and tan Melds, box pleated and kntfe Pleated, at $22.50. And all-wool Prunella cloths, dark blue with wn, box pleated and knife pleat f at ,$25. Thead nre much less 'nn formerly. F?rj Fleer, Central) HP HEatest shipment of J- Philippine nightgowns includes both high and low necked styles with a great deal of fine hand embroid embreid erg. Tlic high-necked sorts are $5.85 te $WJiO; the low necked, $3.85 te $160. (Third Fleer, Central) New TinseIBrecaded Ribbons for Girdles and Bags In the loveliest of colorings black with geld brocaded flowers, bright blue with silver, brown with sliver and also seme light colors. They are all in the wide widths for girdles and sashes, for hats anil bags. And $4.50, $G and $8 are the, prices. (Main Vloer, Central) Luxurious Fur Coats for Women The place te get them is the Wanamaker Fur Salen. Only furs of the finest quality are admitted here, se that you are absolutely. sure of the kind of far you get. . This year's collection of fur coats is unusually fine there are short coats of lighter furs, like leopard, nutria, racoon or Australian opossum, for younger women; there are nearseal (dyed ceney), Hudsen seal (dyed muslcrat), beaver and squiircl coats for mere general wear, and there are gorgeous wraps of snowy ermine, rich brown mink and mole skin for mere formal ivear. The styles are distinctive, the skins are of beauti ful quality, and often there is but one wrap of a kind. Prices go from $810 te $4000. (Hecend Fleer, .Chestnut) Women's Leather Coats Arrive in the Londen Shep These English coats arc very distinguished, indeed, being made of leather in fine dull shades of blue, olive and purple besides black, and lined with the softest and wannest of fleecy wool. Belted and pocketed they arc as "a matter of course, and the woman who meters or gees in for ether outdoor life in cold weather will And them as com fortable as they are smart. The price is $115. Tan suede coats, very soft and agreeable te the eye and the touch, are $110. (Main Gallery, Chestnut anil Thirteenth) ft A Fur-Trimmed Hat Adds - Just the Right Touch Nothing seems mere appro appre pi iate te Wear with n smart fur-trimmed suit, or n lovely fur coat, than one of these small fur or fur-tiimnicd hats. They are se wintry, se pretty, and usuully se becoming! They've been busy in out own workrooms making some of these new hats and these nre the last word in Winter millinery. The shapes arc (Second l'loer. Chestnut) small and medium size, and the furs are soft gray mole .skin or imitation mole, Hudsen seal (dyed muskrat), nearseal (dyed ceney), natural gray squirrel or nutria. Often these furs are combined with color ful bi-ecndes and the result i? ehnrming. A special group of these fur and fur-trimmed hats is ready for tomorrow morning--and prices go from $18 te $50. New French Kidskin Gloves for Women Women who want short, dieas gloves will like them they niu of such soft, fine kidskins nnd se daintily made. They are all pique sewn, have needle-point embroidery and fasten with two clasps. There is all-black and all white, or black with white em broidery, or white with black, tan shades, chocolate brown, grny shades and gun-metal, from which te cheese. Price, $4. (Muln Fleer, Central) Fresh White Waists Four geed, simple styles of ba tiste, withucks or hemstitching or lattice beading for their en., ornamentation. Each is $85. (Third Fleer, Central) Duvetyne Handbags lead This Winter And our collection of these fashionable handbags is uncom monly geed, especially at mod erate prices. Geed silk duvetyne is the fabric used in all of them and the colors are navy and fur shades. There are numerous shapes and sizes and all are nicely lined with silk or satin. There are covered frames, some with fancy clasps; shell finish frames and metal frames, seme of the last in grccn-geld finish. A particularly effective style has geld-finish frame and metal-mesh wrist loop te match. Prices, $3.75 te $12.50. (Main l'loer, CheMnut) Women's Everyday Umbrellas, Especially Geed at $3.85 The covering is the best Egyp tian cotton, very fine and excel lent for wear, and it has a silk tape edge , All these umbrellas have full size, 2G-inch paragon frames, and handles e'f plain or carved mis sion weed with silk loop. (Main Fleer, Market) Juvenile Bath Robes Uncommonly Geed for $4.50 Wo've had these very kinds in our own stocks at quite a bit morel This special let just arrived and is made up of bathrobes in attractive colors . jenhagen, rese or blue, combined! th white. They are all of soft wn U blanket materials, are well maue and in ceed styles, and are inAte 12 vcar sizes. jf TJinvM ninlrn V rAttx. X (Third i Clmtnul) A Fine Collection of Imitation Ivery Toilet Articles Hair brushes are $2.50 te $G.25. Mirrors are $3 te $11. Combs, 50c te $1.75. Puff boxes, $1.25 te $4.25. Hair receivers, $1.25 te $1.25. Clethes brushes, $3.50 te $5.G5. Nail polishers, $1 te $2.10. If you are planning such things for gifts, we will be very glnd te have them marked for you, with single letters or monograms, and it is net n bad idea te leave your erder early. Marking, 60c te $1.25. (Mala lloer, Chettnut) Irish Print Handker chiefs for Women All the gay, pretty colors you'll want are here plri and blues, tans, violets and guens. They nrc in nllever, plaid striped and novelty designs, and there's an amazing variety. The "Tinnkerchlefs, of course, are" nil of sheer Irish linen and geed quality for $8.50 a dozen, r (Wcit nmrl!ait Alilei) 1000 Fine 40 te Oriental Rugs in a Sale at 50 Per Cent Less Than Ruling Prices Extraordinary things are the rule in .the Oriental Rug Stere. This is largely a Sale of new rugs and partly a sale of rugs from our regular stocks and wholly an extraordinary sale. All the rugs in it ai-e fine, dependable, authentic pieces, and they are certainly the most remark able that have been offered at their prices in years. There are rugs in this Sale, and quite a few of them, that are as low priced as we have ever known rugs of the kind te be. Seme are probably lower than they have ever been in our experience. This is true both of the new arrivals and of the rugs belonging te our own stocks. The new purchases have come te us at an extraordinary price advantage through the anxiety of an importer te turn merchandise into money. Together with the rugs taken from our own stocks' and lowered in price they make a very fine selection, one, in fact, without a counterpart in this vicinity at the prices. 14.5x11.9 ft $907 Smaller Chinese Rugs 5x3 ft $37 te $55 1x2 ft $19.85 te $23.50 2.0x1.0 ft $11.75 --.- .-,.ii 'ZKjwm& fe?v?u "' iJ 11 oil I V'Aa. "ff.4 Persian Mahal Rugs 12.3 x 8.G ft w . . $397 11.0x9 ft $545 11.7x8.7 ft $385 13.4 x 9.1 ft $485 11.11x9.7 ft $389 12.2 x 8.G ft $335 13.8 x 10.7 ft $475 11.8 x 5.10 ft $475 12.0 x 8.9 ft $495 12 x 9 ft $392 12.3x8.9 ft. ...". $390 12.3 x 9.7 ft $475 10.8 x CIO ft $357 14.7 x ll.G ft $397 Chinese Rugs 12 x 9.3 ft $589 12x9.1 ft $567 11.8x9 ft $575 11.10x9.2 ft $593 11.9x9 ft $549 11.8 x 9.3 ft $507 12 x 9 ft $475 12x9 ft "$480 12 x 9 ft $445 11.10 x 8.10 ft $575 10.G x 8.3 ft $395 10 x 8.0 ft $345 8 x 5 ft $157 8.1 x 5 ft $145 14.8x9 ft $075 15 x 12 ft $897 14 x 10.5 ft $775 15.1x12.5 ft $1285 (Seventh l'loer, 1 Kermanshah Rugs 11.1x9.2 ft $G0r 13.11 xlO.G ft $495 13.10 x 9.5 ft $407 13.9x9.5 ft $507 13.5 x 9.0 ft $555 11.8x9.4 ft $384 14.3 x 10.9 ft $675 8.9 x 0.3 ft : $189 13.10 x 10.10 ft $480 14.10x10.4 ft 5G7 13.G x 9.0 ft $475 Chentnul) ." x 0.7 ft. . 13.0x9.0 ft, . 13.1 x 9.3 ft. . 13.3 x 8.10 ft. 12.11 x 8.10 ft 13.8x0.4 ft. . 14.9 x 10.3 ft. 14.7 x 10.1 ft. 14.7 x 10.2 ft. 4.0x6.0 ft. . .. $477 $572 S585 $489 $483 495 $467 $585 $567 ....$95 te $135 Daghestan, Shirvan and Cabistan Rugs 4x5 te 4x6.7 ft $135 te $175 Kazak Rugs 5x7.10 te 0x7.6 ft. . .$100 te $185 Anatolian Mats 1.GX2.5 ft $8.75 A 350 Women's Writing Desks Ge Inte the Furniture Sale at a Lowering of 25 Per Cent The holiday furniture sale becomes mere interesting as it gees en. Tomorrow, in addition te all the beautiful dining-room, bedroom, living-room nnd library furniture, which we are offering at an all-round aving of one-fourth r-wc present a most interesting and diversified col lection of women's writing desks 350. in all t a firice lowering of 25 per cent. These are amongst the most favored of all furniture articles as holiday gifts, and the opportunity te select from such a large and varied collection at n substantial economy is very unusual at this time. The desks here mentioned are typical of the assortment included in the Sale: Quartercd-eak desk, finished golden; one long drawer and pigeon hole compartment for stationery. $11. (Firtu Fumed-oak desk with two small drawers and ena large drawer, drop lid, $39. Bird's-eye maple desk with two long drawers, pigeonhole com partments and two small drawers for stationery, drop lid,$35. Ivery enamel tabic desk, top fitted with rack for stationery and inktvell, two drawers, $32. Queen Anne motif walnut, drop-lid desk, two small and one larere drawer, compartments for stationery, fitted with oxidized hardware, $45. ? Mahogany desk, beautifully decorated in Japanese design, drop " lid, $25. Adam motif mahogany desk table, one long drawer and two bmall top drawers, neatly carved, $75. Others at $14, $17, $21, $25, $30, S35, $38, $40, $45, ?48 and up te $u in birds-eye maple, walnut, enamel, mahogany and oak. l'loer) New Beeks Werth While "A Life of Arthur James Balfour," by E. T. Raymond. $3. Probably one of the most rcadable and illuminating biog raphies of the year. "The Life and Letters of, Hamilton W. Mabie," by Edwin W. Merse. $3. A biography which reveals the' man Mabie te these' who knew him chiefly through his writings. "The Pscholegy of Dress Life Expressed in Clethes," b& Frank Afvah Parsons. $5. A book which proves that, instead of clothes making the man, it Is man who makes the clothe. (Mnln l'loer, Thirteenth) Men's Redleaf Neckties Just in Frem Londen The latest shipment of these beautiful ties brings Persian pat terns, stripes and figures, all made of very fine illk nnd in the newest shape. There is something undeniably different about a Redleaf tie. Price, $2. (Muln lloer. Market) 800 Yards All-Weel Serge at $1.50 a Yard This being the lowest price at which wc have sold an all wool scrge for several years. In two weights, ene a lightci "French" weave, 40 inches wide, particularly nice for women s dresses nnd in navy blue only. Alse i heavier, sturdier weave, 14 inches wide, for women's dresses and especially children's clothes. This comes in navy and iadct blue, taupe and garnet. (West Aisle) Tiie Man Who Likes a Geed Smoke will be interested in the collec tion of English and American pipes and ether smokers' supplies in the Londen Shep. The pipes are in a lemarkable variety at $1 te $05. Cigar and cigarette holders, "ot "et "ot eo $35. 'Tobacco pouches, 85c te $0. Humidors, smokers' stands, h uceiver.s, game sets and se en. (The, CJullerj, Chestnut) The Gist of the China and Glass Sale Dinner sets any set in the store 25 per cent less than regular price. This includes net only these dishes that are here new, but the hundred or mere fine sets that are expected te come in between new and the close of the offer; and we'll keep it up until Thanksgiving, giving the public the pick of the best dinnerwares of the world's foremost potteries French, English? American, Bavarian and Japanese; full sets of 10G and 107 pieces; every price one-feuith below regular. A big range of prices, tee, all the way from $17 for American peicelain te $315 for French china, exquisitely geld-incrustcd. Cut Glass, Toe! - Hundreds of pieces, all of our own regular kind, made of standard crystal and in a choice of excellent well-executed cut tings, new marked 25 te 50 per cent less than regular ruling prices. What a chunce for gift-seekers, and they seem te lealize it! (Fourth l'loer. Chestnut) The Christmas Novelties Have Arrived in the Notion Stere and all the gay little silk pin cushions and hewing chatelaines and such things ure ready new. Most of them are of pretty Dresden silks, though a few arc of delicatc-hued velyets. There urc needle books, pin cushions, sewing chatelaines, pin cushions with needle books nnd emeries, and ether handy little articles. They start at 10c for a needle book nnd go te $1.80 for the big gest pin cushion. (Mnln l'loer, Ceiitrul) 500 Bettles of Ink Drep 30 Per Cent Blue-black writing fluid (fine for fountain pens) and jet black ink. In quart bottles at $1.10 each. In pint bottles at 70c,each. Hitherto a geed bit mere. (Third l'loer, Market) Is Your Bey's Overcoat Geed Enough? A boy's overcoat that lacks quality is a peer investmeni almost at any price. It simply will nut "stand up" under the test of actual service. It ennnbt. Inferior fabrics poorly tailored tire always "shown up" in the wear. Geed, pure-wool fabrics, well tailored, never fail te prove them selves when the test of real service comes. It has always been se and it always will be se, and that is one geed reason why we always stick te boys' clothing that wc knew te be the finest obtainable for the money. Beys' overcoats of the finest ready-te-wear kind te be had in America are here in plenty, no matter hew many geed, bad or indif ferent kinds there may be anywhere else. Don't you think your boy should huve the beat overcoat, especially when it is bound te prove the best investment for you'.' Overcoats in 11 te 18 year sizes, $25 te $5."). Overcoats in G te 10 year sizes, $18 te $15. (Second l'loer, Central) COZY and sensible and pretty are the new wool jersey slip-ens for women. They come in brown, navy and old blue with design embroidered, with silk and t- chenille, and cost $12.25. , (Third l'loer, CentrM) All the Winter Shoes Yeu Need at Greatly Lowered Prices This great sale of .$200,000 worth of Wanamaker standard shoes for men and women is different from ordinary shoe sales. It is a disposal of thousands of pair of excellent footwear in hieh and low styles at savings of $3 te $5 en every pair. Real savings, tee, for these shoes were all taken out of stock where they were selling at higher prices. They are all desirable, both as te fash ion and service. Women's Shoes at $4.75, $6.75 and $8.75 a Pair Black and tan calfskin, black glazed kidskin and buckskin, in various shapes of tees and heights of heels. Chiefly lace shoes; a few button. (I'lrnt l'loer, MurUet) Men's Shoes at $6.75, $7.75, $10.75 and $13.75 a Pan Black and tan calfskin, patent leather, black glazed kidskin and ma hogany cordovan, in blucher and straight lace styles. (Main lloer, Mnrket) t m " SC M y. ij .. Ipc !'J S v'V f1 N J' 1.18 ' m -a. 1 i 'y?a L&&vnv:i iVH-ffc
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