RPI, ' j --, Mjt' "i ' ' EVENING PUBLIC v LEDERPHILAJELPHr THURSDAY, x DECEMBER 2, 1920 ' M WEATHER Unsettled Orffin.PteJ'S'.F'il'20 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Stere Opens at 9 Stere Closes at 5:30 """". ..h netu cm, - Christmas Gifts Wherever Yeu Turn and the Spirit of Christmas Everywhere r n tt xinA What Theodere Roosevelt Would Have Galled "A Bullv Menth" Jast month, which we only refer te here Fnr Everybody's Encouragement flg we are net given te bragging any mere than we are te the making of extravagant wordings m our nwn advertisements. We were certainly benefited all November by the multitudinous newspaper advertisements ether .. -.-.. nlnnainn ititJp.Pll! This business has its own ideals, te which wc shall adhere, pursuing steadily the even tenor of Ur By agreeable relations with manufacturers and commission houses representing manufacturers, we . . , ,..,. U flvcf ihtx mnvPiTiP.nts of lets get te Knew uiiumB n. - . : - te be sold and of readiness te reduce prices, of which wc immediately avail ourselves, with cash down whenever necessary. Bear in mind that tnis eusmess uegan ueiwc mw Civil War, when we were buyers of woolen goods from first hand, purchasing them in a small way. We are new large buyers from the same mills. Be quite sure that our assortments will be kept up whenever goods are obtainable and properly pnecu. Dec. , 1020. Signed Jftfawfc. TpVENING dresses for Christmas " boxes are very dainty and gay chiffons, Geergettes, radiums, soft taf fetas, nets and tulles. Their prices run from $34.50 te $87.50. (First Fleer, Central) First Oil Silk Raincoats for Women Frem Japan The nunlitv of the oil silk and the tailoring are se remarkably geed that we don't sec hew they could well be better. They fit very well, are generously cut and belted and there is n double niece down the front te hide the buttons. In navy and Copen hagen blue, taupe, violet, brown, olive and giecn, $26.50. (First Fleer, Central) Fetching New Sports Coats Seme Fur Trimmed for Older Girls These smart, jaunty new sports coats which girls like for country wear, for metering, for school and for no end of Winter needs, are a 1 here in the Yeung Women's Salens. Here arc some new arrivals An unusually attractive coat of dark brown Belivia, with a wide lacoen cellar, narrow belt, large pockets and a lining of soft brown silk. $100. Anether coat with wide racoon cellar is of a soft, roughish mixed wool in a greenish-gray, with u lining of chamois cloth. This is $65. Of pole cloth in that pretty tan shade Is a coat with a cellar of natuial lacoen, a narrow belt and big pockets. $62.50. And the last coat, without furs, for the girl who wishes te Rear her own furs, is of a prettv shade of light tan in a tailored sports style, with big pockets and button trimmed. $63.50. All are in 14 te 20 year sizes. (Second Fleer, Chextnut) Women's Smart Street Beets Extraordinary at $9.75 ItheV LOmO flnm flirt lnnltnr nfAHAi, rilmn nnr, ! TV 1 1 n ,J1 ,xU I r WBt winter such shoes were just about twice as much. Lace and button styles, with pntent leather vamps and tops of fine rv-ii uuic cimsrfin. riain nariew tees, welted soles and Leuis heels. Ithem, Women who want street shoes that can be worn for dress will like (llrnt Fleer, Market) N EW gift silks are arriving daily and will be boxed en request. (First lloer, Chestnut) Silk Petticoats for Gifts McsBulines, plain and changeable, $5.50. Aaitetas, plain nnd changeable, $5 te $7.50. eriey tops with messaline ileunces, $5.50 te $12. AnS?y tepfi wIth taffeta flounces, $10. Ail-jersey m the newest and most beautiful shades, $5 te $16.50. (Third Fleer, Centrul) Clocked Silk Stockings Make Deliahtful Gifts hUaaly wh.en thev have hand-embroidered clocks, whltepi t!y ar? ln,colers wth self-clocks, black with Ait lT """ ",,ue wn sen ana djuck clecKb. Aii-siiu at $5 a pair and with lisle tops and soles nt $3.50. (First Fleer, Market) as these self and New 1921 Printed Voiles for 55c a Yard intended Hence 'or ftlu d, a "listake nnd Prlntetl certni Patterns i Wa verymedn?n "lIVy.oUe en one of iust n mcdium l""". colors Lft'l83 nr" leally beautiful, some having as many as nine In navv hrnS n larRS e"ecta for the cing season, wide. y' Drewn Copenhagen, green nnd taupe grounds, 38 inches (First Fleer, Chestnut) OjK Black Lynx Furs Glessy and Beautiful Thick nnd soft nnd fluffy is the black lynx, nnd with its beautiful sheen is a lovely fur indeed. It is a geed fur for the woman who wears black, and it is a becoming one te many women who wear colors. The new lynx neckpieces aie delightfully varied. There nre straight, high cheker-likp col cel lars that will give the smartest finish te a suit or a wrap; there are wide steles, there are shawl cellars, there are muf fler cellars and ever se many mere, en up te whole animal scarfs that are perfect beau tics. Prices begin at $65 and go te $315. Muffs te match the neck pieces are in round and half round shapes, and are $100 te $110. And any woman would be delighted with a set of lynx furs for Christmas! (Hecentl Fleer, Chestnut) Original Etchings i Colored by Hand Beautiful etchings by J. Alphage Brewer of sueh archi tectural subjects as the "Hetel de Ville, Arras," "Houses of Parliament," "Laen Cathe dral," "Burges Cathedral," "Windser Castle" and ethers. Framed in antique geld, the prices run from $50 te $67. (Fifth rloer, Market) TWO LOVELY BOOKS 11 "Irish Fairy Tales," by James Stephens, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, price $5. sense of humor and a sense of beauty arc the only passports that a book like this requires from its reader. It is delightful from beginning te end. "The Princess and the Goblin," by Geerge MacDonald, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, price $3.50. An old, beautiful story made mero beautiful still by new pictures. (Main rloer, Thirteenth) Women's Real Mecha Gloves At $2.50 and $5.50 a Pair This is almost like pre-war prices! Genuine Arabian mocha gloves, of beautiful quality, have been unheard of at this price for months and months. Short gloves, $2.50 a pair, are in the fashionable gray, are pique sewn or eutseam sewn, fasten with one clnsp nnd are smart street gloves for winter wear. Strap-wrist glees, $3.50 a pair, have five-inch tops, are pique or eutseam sewn, ate also in giay nnd aie a style that is much in demand just new. And gloves are always acceptable gifts. (West Aisle) 'I C SOMETHING UNIQUE IN GIFT STATIONERY Yeu won't see anything like it we are sure, for it is se pretty we bought all there was. A large Quaker gray box, con taining 48 sheets of paper and en velopes in the same lovely gray shade edged with white, a bottle of white ink and, te carry out the old-time effect, a quill pen. The paper hns the real Irish linen finish and is of excellent quality. The box complete is only $3.50. (Jewelry Stere, Chestnut and Thirteenth) IF SHE HASN'T A PEARL BEAD NECKLACE you may be fairly certain she wants one! And there are lovely imitation pearl beads they have the softest sheen and a beautiful luster and coloring. Necklaces of graduated beads in different sizes and the fashionable lengths are $3.50 te $30. And there is an extra length pearl bead necklace that is par ticularly geed for $2.75. (Jewelry Stere, Chestnut) Kermanshah Rugs Are Gifts Superb All Oriental rugs are geed gifts, but Kermanshahs are rugs of such beautiful texture and soft, refined colors that their gifts quality is inherent nnd exceptional. One of the finest lets of gift pieces we have ever had are the Kermanshahs we are new showing in size 4.6x6.6 feet, and priced anywhere from 30 te 50 per cent less than the regular rates for rugs of this class today. Beautiful shades of rose, ecru, ivory and blue are the pre dominating colors. Prices $87 te $135. Of unusual interest at this season also are the Anatolian mats in their bright, cheerful shades, rose predominating. Sizes 2.6x1.6 feet, very exceptional at $8.75. (Seventh Fleer, Central) NEW BELGIAN BINCHE LACES MADE TO OUR ORDER Paris uses just such laces as these en the finest lingerie, handkerchiefs, boudoir pillew3 and se forth, but when we came te buy the identical patterns we found there were none for sale, se we had them copied and made te our order. They have new arrived. There are net as many as we would like, but they arc very beautiful and in geed time for making gifts. Narrow edgings, principally, all hand made and from $2.65 te $5.50 a yard. (Main Fleer, Central) GEORGETTE OVERBLOUSES One stvle in nnw with henna colored silk embroidery and beads is $15. This may be had also in all-black. Anether with heavy, very deco rative embroidery, brown with tiny jade frills, henna and navy, $15. A third with beads and silk embroidery, in brown, taupe and navy, $12. A fourth with beads scattered in outlines of small circles, navy, brown and black, $12. A fifth of tan Georgette with embroidery that suggests a wheatear design and navy crush girdle, $12. (Third Fleer, Centrul) NIGHTGOWNS FOR LARGE WOMEN Yeu wouldn't believe hew many of them are being sold for useful Christnuis gifts. Demestic ones of cambric and nainsoek are $1.75 te $4.75 for the low necked; $1.85 te $4.50 for the high-necked. Philippine night gowns, wholly handmade and with kimono sleeves, are $3.85 te $7.50. Any of these will be boxed if desired. (Third Fleer, Central) The Christmas Sale of Cut Glass Is All a Gift Sale This is the timeliest cut glass sale of the entire year. It is the best sale of the kind in many years. Twe brilliant new purchases totaling $10,000 worth of fine, well cut crystnl are the making of it. Every piece in the Sale is priced one-third less than the regular figure, and there are pieces of all desirable kinds te cheese from. But they are all se unusual and Christmas is comparatively se hear that if you want te save one-third en fine cut glass gifts you should make your selections at once. (Fourth Fleer, Chestnnt) Scheel Supplies Are Gifts That Educate New comes the time of year when school supplies and sta tionery take en a special interest for all young scholars. Fer, if there is anything that an ambitious boy or girl likes, it is te have geed facilities for school work and home study. What better could be said of any gift than that it helps te educate a boy or girl? Scheel bags Companions Magazine pencils leads Fountain pens Composition books Drawing sets Artists supplies with extra Geographical sets Copy books Rulers Desk sets Pencils Pencil sharpeners Crayons Blackboards Slates (Third Fleer, Market) New and Pretty White Frecks for Little Sister $5 These are better frocks than $5 has been buying of late and mothers who knew values will appreciate them. Of snowy white lawn or sheer voile, they are in two geed styles, both with hand smocking in pale colors. They have pockets, tee. 2 te 6 j ear sizes. (Third Fleer, Chestnut) 1000 Pair Marquisette Curtains for $1.85 a Pair Clebe te half price, and every housekeeper knows the geed qualities of marquisette when it comes te wear and washing. They nre very pretty curtains for any or all rooms in the house, having a 2Va-inch hemstitched edge, nnd they are 2J4 yards long. (Fifth Fleer, Market) GIRLS' BATHROBES FOR $3.85 They are precisely like bath robes we've had nt much higher prices in fact, we had bonie in our own stocks when these ar rived, and we murked them all $3.85. Of soft, warm blanket mate rials', they are in pretty pink and blue shades and arc well made. In 6 te 18 year sizes. Of course they'd de for gifts I (llilrd Fleer, Chestnut) GIFTS FOR . SMOKERS English und American pipes in large assortment nt 75c te $65. Cigar and cigarette holders, 75c te $35. An unusual collection of to bacco pouches, 85c te $6. Mahogany and metal ash trays and stands, $1.25 te $18.60. Humidors, game sets and kin dred articles. (The Uallery, Chestnut) PRETTY FANCY . SCARFS FOR 50c AND $1 They are in geed sizes for the bureau, chiffonier or buffet. These at 50c are embroidered and scalloped. In some cases there are Bquarcs te match. These at $1 are trimmed with deep lace edging, imitation filet, or Cluny, and they hnve cotton centers. In three sizes. (Kit Aisle) Wanamaker Furniture The Gift That Satisfies Every one of ten te fifteen thousand things in the furniture stock is a gift geed and real, but it is only reasonable that the gift quality should be mere pro nounced in some than in ethers. There is a wonderland of particularly gift-like pieces en the Fifth Fleer, of which these mentioned are only a few: Washington" of mahogany, Mahogany sewing stand, $10. "Martha 3ewing table ?35. Black Japanese decorated nest of tables, $45. Weman's mahogany desk, $33. Weman's inlaid desk, $18.50 and $39. Mahogany, dec orated, folding-top tables, $65. Mahogany or oak tele phone stand with steel, $17.50. Queen Anne walnut tele phone stand with chair, $37. Italian Renaissance motif telephone stand and chair, $60. Mahogany umbrella stand, $7.25. Oak smoking cabinet, $16. Mahogany smoking cabi net, $42. Colonial mahogany two two two deer bookcase, $66. Pair mahogany inlaid book blocks, $9. Mahogany tea wagon, $21. Walnut tea wagon, drop leaf sides, $32. Mahogany muffin stand, $18. Mahogany rush seat high chair, $19. Mahogany gate-leg table, $50. (Fifth and Sixth Fleer ) J7iVERY light fixture E in the Lamp Stere is 33xi per cent below regular present prices runninq from $2.50 for a sideliaht te $275 for a clmndelier. (Fourth Fleer, Centrul) "The old-time maiden sought her rest, By the bay-berry candle's gleams, The flame once out, the fragrant smoke Brought rest and hapy dreams." Bayberry Candles, Twe in a Bex, 50c (Fourth Fleer, Crntrnl) JARS and vases of am phora ware may be pur chased in the China Stere for very little money $125 te $20. Se may the "crazy cats" the most cubistic looking creatures imagin able in gay colors, their price being $5. (Fourth Fleer, Chrntnnt) ffEAVY four-inch fleer- lamps, mahogany fin ished, are te be cleared out at $12J0 each. The lamps are fitted for two electric lights. Shades te go with them are $5M upward. (Fourth Fleer, Central) IMITATION IVORY TOILET ARTICLES NEW FROM FRANCE They are favorite gifts te young women or school girls, either a piece or two or the entire ket, and they are quite inex pensive. Hair brushes, 55.25 te $10.50. Mirrors, $10.50 and $12.50: Combs, $3 te $3.50. Files and button hooks, $1 and $1.25. Puff boxes, $10 and $11.75. Hair receivers, $10 and ?11.75. Butfers, $1.25 te $2.25. Trays, $2 te $10. Hat brushes, $5. (Main Fleer, Clustuut) GLISTENING SNOW MEN, FLEET-FOOTED REINDEERS little Christmas trees, miniature Santa Clauses and ever se many ether little fa vel's and decorations that you'll want for holiday par ties and gifts and merrymnking, are ready in the Candy Stere, new. . 25c te $2 each. (I)enn htulr Stere, Chritnut) Windser side Windser arm Adam motif mahogany combination bookcase and desk, $90. Mahogany rocker, $18. Mahogany rockers, $25. High-back mahogany rush seat chair, $23. Mahogany book stand, $16. Mahogany magazine rack, $18. Easy chair in tapestry, $75. Silver frame hanging mir ror, $85. Ivery enamel chifForebe, $100. Mahogany chifForebe, $90. Men's Silk Hats Are in New Shapes This Season The man who makes it a point te be correct in every detail of dress will need a new top hat this Winter. Londen's latest "toppers" are almost straight in the crown, without the pronounced bell that was the fashion. Twe Redleaf Londen silk hats just received show hew decided the change is. One of these hats is almost perfectly straight and the ether has a very slight bell. Price $15 each and welcome gifts. (Main Fleer, Market) ytftr "s Heuse Coats and Gowns for Home-Leving Men Gifts that give men comfort and satisfaction many nights in the year. The house coats are in cloth, Japanese quilted silk and velvet. Coats of double-faced cloth in checks, plaids and mixtures are $10 te $25. Coats of Japanese quilted silk in plain colors, $12 and $18. Coats of rich plain color velvet, the finer ones bound with black silk braid, $35 and $50. The dressing gowns are of wool, silk and velvet. The woolen gowns are soft and warm, and are usually in soft colors. They are $25 te $G5. Japanese quilted silk gowns in plain colors are $18 te $25. Velvet gowns in rich dark colors are $65 te $85. And the finer silk gowns are in a magnificent variety of colors and designs, some of them really gorgeous. They are $40 te $150. (Main Fleer, Market) A Traveling Bag te Stir a Man's Enthusiasm rich A great big sturdy bag of hand-bearded cowhide in mahogany shade. Sewed-in frame and fine leather lining. A bag thnt will leek well and wear splendidly and can be counted en te please any man. And here's the best part of the story we can sell 120 of these bags at $28.50 each, which is today's wholesale price. (Main Fleer, Chestnut) DELICIOUS CANDY MIXTURES, 50c AND 70c A POUND are kinds you'll probably like for the holidays and you might en joy trying a box for the week-end. Mixtures, 50c a pound, 5-pound boxes $2.50; 70c a pound , 5 pound boxes $3.50. Asserted haul candies, 70c a pound five pounds, $3.50. (Down Stairs Htere, Chritnut) A Christmas Bex of Linen Towels Teel& are probably the most practical of gift linens. One is sure te find the best grades of puie flax towels in the Linen Stere. It is a principle with us te held te that kind. Guest tewtls are particularly favored for gifts. We have a tine selection, borne of plain huckaback with hemmed ends in size 1-1x20 inches at 65c each. Guest towels of huckaback and damask combined, all neatly boxed, hemstitched, from 75c te $2.25 each. Guest towels, all of real Madeira hand-scalloped and hand embroidered linen at prices from $2 te $5 each. Guest towels of fine quality of hucknback and finished with a neat filet lace edge at $2.50 each. Other veiy attractive gift towels are in huckaback 'Mth damask borders, hemstitched, at $1 each. A better grade with a space for monogram, size 19x38 inches, $1.50 each. All neatly boxed for giving. (First Fleer, Chritnut) The Bey and Christmas Make no mistake about it, a boy has his own outlook. There are all kinds of gifts that he likes, but there is one thing that makes all ether gifts twice as geed and that is the feeling of having a geed, comfortable appear ance. If he hasn't the kind of overcoat that every fellow likes, there is just one thing te de get it for him. . Our boys' overcoats are the kind that de net have te be advertibed as gifts. Their merit will sell them any day. But if your boy should have a new one we have plenty of coats of the kind that any father or mother of a fine boy will be glad te jree him wear. , Fer lads of 8 te 10 years, overcoats at $18 te $50. Fer lads of 11 te 18 years, overcea's at $25 te $55. (Necenil Fleer, Cenlrnl) Mi un it a YSt m J! r t . ;tim2Sfi
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