A f r s EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1920 7 fy. -i.lirM.c Mentr bv UlC Organ WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Fair nt 9 nnd 5:20, With Singing of Carels Sierc Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Stere ClescS at 5:30 Organ rlilmm V.ath lleur Everything en This Page Is Suitable for a Merry Christmys Gift y,-- iW"Vf' " ' - '' True and Proper Brevity Consists Net in Saying Less but in net taking up time in saying mere than is necessary. Seme of these old things have long been laid away in our minds and we have net had lime te pass them along as solid geld coins without a stain en them. Scissors out anything you find worth while, born of ether people's experience, and pin it away for reflection, where you can find it again. It was for want of an extra nail in the loose horseshoe of the army officer th?t caused a detention of the army corps whose absence and late arrival lest the battle. This big building, se geed te us these days, is full of helpfulness. We mffm it. Signed Dec. 0, JO JO. ffipmafc. A Nete en Lingerie The French Roem hns the most exquisite crepe de chine lingerie imaginable, from the simplest' tailored sort te the loveliest, with real filet, French hand work nnd two-toned narrow ribbons. Nightgowns arc $10.75 te $15. Chemises nre $0 te 545. (Third Fluer, Cheitnut) Surprisingly Geed Values in Women's Sports Millinery $5 te $15 In this group you'll find some of rtie smartest English hats as well as any number of attractive American spcrts hats. They are hats of these soft, lustrous veleurs, hats of stitched vel vets, of felts and wools in the fashionable colors of the Winter there arc light as well as dark shades. The shapes arc both smart nnd becoming. They are practical hats for many Winter needs, from Christmns shopping te a tramp in the leuntry. Of course they've been much higher in price! (set-entl l'loer, Ctieiitnut) Japanese Silk Kimonos of habutai, beautifully embroid ered by hand and having native sleeves nnd sashes, may be had in light blue, Copenhagen, blnck and rose for $22.75. Mighty nice te put in some dainty woman's Christmns box. (Third J'loer, Central) Snowy Fex Furs Frem the Far North The sight of these lovely white furs carries one's thoughts en ,e Pelar snows and the frozen North. They arc white as these same snows, tee, and soft and warm enough te help keep out the .old! White fev scarfs, exquisite gifts for debutantes, 390. N'ew gray fox scarfs (and this is a new fashion this Winter) iv 75 and $00. Ciess fox furs, $77.50 te $250. Taupe, blown and black foxes, $40 te $135. Natural blue fox scarfs, $475. And a stunning silver fox scarf is $640. (Second Fleer, Chestnut) Dainty Spat Pumps and the Spats for Them I nnu plain pumps of patent leather and dull black calfskin. Won derfully graceful with their narrow tees, turned soles nnd high Leuis heels. Just the scrt of footwear that smart young women like. And pretty as they arc, the price is $8.50. Spats te go with them, in a geed range of colors, $2 te $6.50. (1'lrnt l'loer, Market) The New Bracelets of Baroque Pearls and Link Chains are quite as pretty as they seuml and they're still prettier en a pretty arm! Lustrous baroque pearls at in tervals, with fancy geld-filled link chains between, and a pendant of the pearls they're really most attractive. $4 each. (Jewelry Stere, Chestnut) Little Trinkets She'll Like are silver-plated novelties like these Vanity cases, $2.75 te $7. Powder boxes, 50c te $1.23. Deuble powder boxes, $2. Coin boxes, te held one Coin, $1.25; two coins, $3.25, and three coins, $4. (Jewelry Stere, fhefttnut) What Weman Doesn't Like Dainty Neckfixings? Yeu will find some very pretty net vestees with attached cellars, also organdie and net sets for as little as $1 and $1.50 each. They are quite nice enough for Christmns presents or te keep for oneself. (Mnin Fleer, Central) Embroidered Undermiislius Die Women's Undermuslins Stere hns plenty of new Philip pine chemises of the, envelope kind, very daintily embroidered, r.t $3.S5 te $6.85. AKe of straight chemises maue n Perte Hice, S4.50 te $5.05. 'Third fleer. Central) Heal Cluny Laces at Changed Prices Uil the new marling;,, it ii almost needless te say, arc much '" than the old, fully a third Th, is juH the time, tee, wnen "W.V e' these pietty luces are 'd in making fancy work uiiuei things, lingerie pi! i .d -e en. Frem !)i te 0 Aide, new 25c te $3.50 a ier ides and insertions, 'ion-, are new 10e te $2 each. 'Main I'leur, Central) Geed Black Silks Better Than Ever for Christmas We can't imagine any woman net being delrghted with the gift of a dress pattern of some fine black silk. In fact, we are sure every woman would be, for black silks are in the first fashion today nnd they are adaptable te se many purposes. In preparation for Christmns, there is an excellent assort ment of all the most desirable kinds nnd, what most people will be especially pleased ever, they are all marked at the new nnd lower prices. Frem $1.50 a yard for a crepe Georgette up te $9 a yard for a handsome silk chiffon velvet. Crepes de chine Crepes meteor Snthw Tuffctus Satin dc chine Chimncusc Radiums Crepes Georgette Voiles I 'civets (first Meer, Chrittnut) -in-, 'ou -'' 'i . .i i !: . Levely Velvet Handbags Lew in Price Fine velvet handbags in black, brown, taupe or navy are especially suitable for Winter. We have them in various shapes nnd with uncom monly geed-looking frames in both silver nnd geld finishes. Prices rnnge from $3.75 te $8.50 and you will go a long way before you find such bngs at these prices. Net se long nge they were about a third meie in our own stocks. (Main l'loer, ChrMiuit) S15 Christmas Dress Goods at $2 a Yard They aie all-wool and come in a very geed assortment of colors and they are all particularly nice materials for tnis Winter. Granite cloth Crepe poplin Plain pepliik Matiste Hemiettu Storm scrrc bne twill avrgc (l'lrxt l'loer, t'hmtiiut) Women's "Bread and Nutter" Handkerchiefs $3 a Dezen 'lh.u what we call these plain 'm,titched, sheer Irish linen oqunrcs-he many women want '', and like them for every 'ay Ube! We've Just unpucked a new nipmtnt. Big Girls' and Little Girls' Raincoats At this time of year ever se many people come te us for raincoats, for they make buch practical, sensible gifts. Navy blue or tun rninceats for little girls of (3 te 11 years aie $0.50, S10 and $14.50. Leatherette coats in Ian, in 0 te 14 year sizes, $iG.75. Tan raincoats, in 14 te 20 year hisses and styles suitable ."or elder gills, are $10.50, $13.50 and $20. FIne silk and mohair coats, some in clicked effects, 14 te 20 year sizes, $20 and $28.50. Fine cruvenette coats, in tailored styles, 14 te 20 years, $38.50. (Second l'loer, Chrktmit) Plenty of White Waists Hulf-n-dnzen new styles of washable cottons batiste ut $2.85 unci $3.85 and $0; voile at $0.85. White voile in cxt-a sizes 44 Vs te 52',i prices, $3 and S5.50. v Any ene cf them would be excellent te put in Christmas boxes. (Jhlnl l'loer, Central) . , . The Merry Christmas Hum in the Furniture Giftland It is very geed te hear it. It it geed te hear se many visitors at all hours of Hie day say, "I like this," or "Isn't that lovely?" or "This is just what I'm looking for." It is a great pleasure and advantage te us te have such a diversity of beautiful, worth-while and "givable" articles te effer te people who arc looking for just such things. They certainly arc finding them here. Everything in this furniture stock is geed te give, but in some, of course, the gift quality is particularly pronounced and appealing, as, ter instance, in these Mahogany sewing stand, $10. "Martha Washington" sew ing table of mahogany, $35. Japanese black decorated nest of tables, $45. Weman's mahogany desk, $33. Weman's inlaid desk, $18.50. Mahogany decorated folding-top tables, $05. Mnhegnny or oak telephone stand with steel, $17.50. Queen Anne walnut tele phone stand with chair, $37. Italian Ilcnaissnnce motif telephone stand and chair, $G0. Mahogany umbrella stand, $7.25. Oak smoking cabinet, $1G. Mahogany smoking cabinet, $42. Colonial mahogany two-deer boekense, $GG Pair mahogany inlaid book blocks, $0. (fifth nnit Sixth l'lwrm Mahogany tea wagon, $21. Walnut ten wagon, drop-leaf sides, $32. Mahogany muffin stand, $18. Mahogany rush-scat high chair, $19. Mahogany gate-leg table, $50. Adam motif mahogany com bination bookcase and desk, $90. Mahogany Windser rocker, $18. Mahogany Windser rocker, $25. IIigh-l:.ck mahogany seat chair, $23. Mahogany book stand, $1G. Mahogany magazine- rack, SI 8. Easy chair in tapestry, $75. Silver-frame hanging mir ror, $85. Ivery enamel chifforebe, $100. Mahogany chifforebe, $90. side lush- Women Want the Prettiest Wraps for the Holidays Wc hitve found thnt from $100 te $185 is the most popular range of prices, se there is a particularly fine assortment of handsome wraps and coats between these two figures. There are veleurs, Belivias, cveras, both plain and ribbed, and wool duvctyne, nnd all have large shawl cellars of such furs a,i nutria, Hud Hud eon seal (dyed muskrnt), racoon, squirrel nnd Australian opossum. Practically all the fashionable shades are here navy and Victory blue, taupe, green, brown and black. (First l'loer. Central) Umbrellas Are Always Right for gifts, nnd there are enough kinds here for almost anybody te be able te find what he or she wants. Cotten umbrellas are $2.50 te $4. All-silk umbrellas are S7.50 te $20 this last for one with silver cap and band en its imitation nmber handle and braided silver loop. Iletween these two prices there are various weed nnd leather handles, lets of the fa vorite imitation nmber, lets of bakelite in various colors, leather covered handles, caived ivory hnndles, nnd overv ether kind that is fashionable, almost in variably finished with n ling or a loop. The covers are of blue, green, brown, taupe, gurnet, purple mid blnck silk. CUiiln l'loer, Miirltet) Here Are Gifts for "Regular Beys" The Snorting Goods Stere has many things that are sure te please. Rugby footballs, $2.50 te $12. Soccer footballs. $6 te $15. Basketballs, $7.50 te S20. Striking bags, $4 te $20. Velley balls, $4 te $11. llexing gloves, $6 te S23 a set. Medicine balls, $1 te $22. Exercisers, rowing machines, dumbbells, Indinn clubs, tobog gans, skis, snowsheos, ice skates, roller skntcs, bicycles and many ether things. (The Gallery, Juniper) pfcl Smm People of Discrimination and musical knowledge are aware that they get what they pay for in piano-, as well ns in anything else. These people knew that they cannot get any finer pianos anywhere in the world than The Chickering and The Celebrated Knabe 'I hey also knew thnt there is no reproducing piano made that is even in the same class with The Ampice (.bickering nnd Knabe pianos are en .-ale in Phil adelphia at the Wanamaker Stere only, and both these noble instruments equipped with the Ampice re producing mechnnism are also te be found here only. As a Christmas gift ene of these pianos or n producing pianos could net be surpassed. Convenient teims may be ar ranged. Between 1.30 nnd 2.30 every day there is a public demonstration of the Ampice in Egyptian Hall. (Kgypthui Hull 8rren.il l'loer) J& svjnvsr.&i-fy ? When the Package Is Daintily Ribbon 'Tied it does leek se much mere at tractive! All sorts of pretty holiday ribbons here, in plain colors, with r. glint of geld, with holly leaves or ether designs. 22c te G5c a piece of ten yards. (Slain Fleer, Central) New Bungalow Aprons Unusual for $1.25 are the result of a recent pur chase, nnd very geed they are for the, price. They are of sturdy cottons, of plain and plaid ginghams, trim mi'd with braid and made in several geed styles. They are generously cut nnd well made, tee. (Third l'loer. Central) Men's Shirts Are Gifts of Beauty and Service Very few men have se many shirts that they would net welcome mere for Christmas. And it happens that wc new have a large and beautiful se lection of men's shirts at decidedly lower prices than similar goods have beei for some time. Taking them en the average the savings are about a third. Yeu can get a geed shirt for as little as $2.65 or you can buy the finest ready-te-wear silk shirt in our stocks for $10. In the assortment 'are shirts of madras, cheviot, percale, flajinel, satin broche, silk-and-cotton, fiber silk and leal silk. All soft cuff, neglige style. A wondeiful variety of patterns, chiefly stripes but some plain and figured shirts. And as for colors there's no limit te their combinations! Or a I a l'loer. Murlu-t) Every Weman Likes a Silk Scarf Particularly when said scarf is in such wonderful colored stripes is these from oversea". $13.50 and $10.50 in double thickness and ene at $15 that is single thickness. U'lr-t Fleer, Market) i Dollars Have Their Old-Time Buying Power in the Christmas Sale ei Oriental Rugs Upward of $100,000 worth of rugs are in the Sale, many from our regu lar stocks, many ethers newly unbaled. Practically every piece is marked at what a rug of the same kind sold for six years age. On any rug jn the collection there is n saving of 50 per cent. This is net because the bottom hus fallen out of the market, for it has net. There has been no general slump in Oriental rug prices, although there is a downward tendency in some places, se that for this sale we were able te secure some fine new lets at consider able advantages in price. Along with these are hundreds of rugs belonging te our own stock which we have sweepingly reduced. It is a very fine collection, impressive in its wealth of Oriental colors' nnd designs and uncqualed in the opportunities presented. Fer gift-seekers, for anybody needing fine rugs, it is indeed a feast, Kermanshahs are a particularly striking feature at $3S9 te $985, in sizes 1-lxll feet te 1-1.2x10.7 feet. A splendid choice at in-between prices. . q Very fine Serapis go from $085 te $1475 for size 15x11.0 feet te 17x13 feet. Mahals, $325 te $4S5, for size 12.2x8.(5 feet te 12.5x8.5 feet. Chinese, $395 te $507, for size 9x12 feet te 11.8x9.3 feet. Small Chinese pieces, i. 10x2.fi feet te 5.3x2.9 feet, $35 te $50. Kaznks, Daghestans and Shirvr.ns, 5.0x3.10 feet te 7.7x4.0 feet, 570 te $95. (ei entli l'loer, ( lirMnut) Men's Initial Handkerchiefs Frem Paris $1.50 Each &-''' Who Needs a Fine New Roem-Size Rug? aie of snowy linen with hnmi hnmi hnmi done horns, a border of ceW above the hem, and a sVnder hand-embroidered letter, in colei v in monogram effect in one corner. i Muln I loer. The colere am these men like a geed gicen, French blue, violet and brown. One or a deztn would be ac ceptnble! ( eiitrul) lleie are clean, fresh arrivals in high-grade and standard Wil Wil eon rugs at prices much lower than they liave been. Beautiful patterns that will biightcn a e putli I loer, rugs, house wonderfully evvi the holidays. 012 ft. Angle-Persian $150. 9x12 ft. wool Wilten rugs, $103 nnd $110. Cliextntit) LaceTrimmed Scarfs 75c (e $2.25 New rices in every case and tlicy are -uch pretty and useful earf n- many people like ie give for Christmas. There are three sizes of each kind se thnt they will de fe various purposes. Seme have i'0'.ten centeis with deep 'nee edg inas, et'neis aie all-lac . (i:Ht AUIe) Men's Fine British Caps Boxed for Gifts Tlie.se caps are made of Harris Island, hanil-wuen home heme spuns in ei'.ginnl colors and distinctive designs. They were linnd linnd linnd tailored in Londen into one-piece and eight-piece styles nnd nre gentlemen's caps beyond question. One in a be for a gift S-1.50. ( Muln l'loer, MiuUt i Touch and Ge mill tmd t'ie.-e te the cnlendnis (.'liiistmas cards you will petteiy bowls in boxes with nar cissus bulbs from three te si bulbs in a bx. Prices, $1 te $5. Bexes with three bulbs in them and no bowl, -85c. (Muln l'loer. Klili) l'leknul china is here in eer m many shapes and designs geld me rusted, pheasant - with - geld, whitc-and-silver with geld," de-seited-gnrd- .' with reId leely tilings all of them. A single piece nukes a most di'r!nguishitl gift. Prices fiem '. .0 for a tet of indii.lual shakers te $75 for a splendid compete. (I'iiiiMIi I loer. C'lii'klnnn .lapane.se cii4nu'tte taes of imitntien damnscenn work aie ex cellent for "S50. Thdy nil hnve landscape design, hery eigaielte holders, rheit anil plain, S2.50; in the form of lotus buds, R.'!.(5; long, A8.50 and S10. Tinv good geed luck elephant of ivory, 8,"j. (1'unrlli I loer, CheMniit) Corset bags of lavender, rose, pink or blue satin nre $5.50; one wry fetching novelty box sug gestive of n fi ilber fan is 5115. (Tlilfil I lour. riirMmil) Little Things the Children Can Buy Little feieign nme'ties of dec mated weeds sjch as iinpkin rins and ether simple usefuls, table mats of wooden beads (te use under het dishes), queer pin cushions, beaded sewing baskets .ind se en, nre being unpacked in the Art NeedL-weik Stele. Pi ires aie 25c te s" (Secenil 1'luer, Cenlr.ili Something for the Baby It's insy te find it in the Chil li urn's Stere! Te amuse him tin te are ii.il!-, tattles and ccllaluid neve.tn.-, We te $2.50. Te kep h.m win m theie aie T.'.l ly Bear blankets, $1.50 and S1.85, or eideidewn ones, satin bound, S7 50 and $8.50. Te held his coat when he isn't wearing it, picxty coat Imagers, 2 te $3. Te comfort him when lie has a pain little het-water bottles, $1 te ?3. Or a pretty case te cover his pillow, $2.25 te $3.75, Waim knitted snequrs, 81 te $2 e.'. 1 1 lilnl l'loer, ( he! nut) The Camel, the Meuse, the Deg ami suine ether favorites of small folk are the distinguishing fea tures im some of the little hand-keivhk-fs for children The hand kerchiefs are snowy squares of linen, with little figuies embroid embreid eied in one corner. Thieo handkei chief in a Ke.. "."iC. Miiln lour, ( eiitrul) Dinner Sets Are Splendid Gifts Always have been and alway peeple eat. In the Wanamaker Ch.na Stere and excellent choice of dinmr sc.s will be at let.si as long as you will lind a cry large French. Enirlish. American. Jnpnne.su nnd Bavarian, nil at a lowered scale of nricer, lnwt-r.il by 25 per cent. Any one of these sets will be a gift of real worth and sen-ice te a home, but starting with S30 and going up te $112.50, we give ti little suggestive list of gieups in which anybody looking for a gced dinner set nt an exceptional price will be sure te find it. Americnn sets nre 832.50 te $00. Knglish sets nre $30 te $11.25. i-reach sets .im $37.50 te $112.50 .Japanese sets are S4." te $75. Bavarian sets are $33.75 te St3.7.j. There nre ethers lower than these quo' en tee .i u c an I higher, i fourth 1'luer, Olicntiiwl I New Tapestry Table Runners Are Just in Time K.ry year t.ur" tire nianj people iiskmg for them te gic as Uiristmas ,rrents and i.u won't wonder why when you see them. The soft, rich coloring- seem te go well with nnv color of decora tion and they make the nicest possible covering for the library or liwng liwng liwng roem table. They are a combination of tapestry mid ileur and are tiimmml with gilt braid. Being-made in our own factory, tliry n'-e put together ery catefully and tin prices an- most r. asenable, !,')7." te $27.75. I I fill fleer, MnrUrti .4 Little World of Gift Things in Commercial Stationery Win. i i, ,u ticul.tr qualities in a gift de you like? Hew de U-eluliuss, nppiepiiateliecs and ir.cNpcnsivene.ss appeal te you'.' De you knew of an goods in which thee qualities are better united than in the thousand anil one things you will (ind in the Stere of Com mercial Stationery'.' We de net. Here arc diaries for seciul, peisenal and business uac, the business diaries including the most elabeinte books for all Kinds of memoranda, notably he "Kxcelsier" and t h e "Standard" diaries for 1UJJ. Prices for diaries of all kinu and sizes, 15C te .!)..ri0. Address books, 55c te $.'t..1l' Telephone registirs, 35c te 2.25. Shopping list.-, 75c te $1.25. Engagement books, 50c te S3.50. I flilril I let r. .Murkrli Then thuir. iii .ill the etaer .I'elluit nitie'es that every body is clad te get. Fountain pens, from t.olf t.elf filler, 1-1-karat geld pens guar anteed for service at $1.50 up (e one with a M-karnt gelti birrel at $35. l'repflling pencils with ex tia leads, including the most widely popular one en the mar ket, $1 te $35 ench. And scores of ether things Mry geed te give or te jccclve. lMi.I ,110l.f lt.tr(ll) iW 1 l m iti u I ' 7 l ) HHHHKMMg2j2 .,fe,";,,i " t$<i&l&m
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