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EVENING TUBLIC nEJDGER PHIIJADEtPHTA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
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1920
17
BELGIAN MULE
NDUSTRY SLUMPS
on
Enormous Increase in Unem
ployment Expected as"faosult
of Business Depression
PRICES STILL KEPT HIGH
Siireial Cnhle 7)lrnlc)i. Copyrinht, IDtO
filient, Hpc. 22. TIip Uolslan textile
industry If facing norloun difficulties.
All prniltirdon mny suspend within the
nt fortnifslit, throwing liundrciln of
tlioiifltif1s of worker out of employ.
wnf- . a
TIip flnx mills' In Client nre workltlft
lilt eighteen hours n Week. The So
, lilht eo-operdtlve mill will close tlii
wk. ns will several large prlvnte en
toiiirlse1. Tlfe cotton mills, vlilch haw
I,,,.,, worklnR twenty-seven lionrx
ttirkly. threnten a greater reduetlon In
time nml possibly mny suspend en
tirely nfter ChritiiTas. There nre no
2l.ni)(l workers in the textile Industry
dIiiiip unemployed.
Hip workers, Inst week, fearing n
oupnpp of work, nsked the govern -n)PI1t
to take over nnd operate the
plant, placing the mnnufnetured gopd
,,n the ninrkct nt low prlrcs. The pro
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sels. Mills nre nlmost without orders
nnd buyers rcfuvc to purclmso until
they hove sold their stock of costl
Roods nt the present high prices.
j. ne makers refuse to sell new Roods
unless the buyers nerec to nince cloth
the market nt a reasonable figure.
Cloth
mnnuiacuircrfl olter to Roll nt
VanDusen &
Jewelers
1 123 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Suggestions Helpful in Selecting the
Christmas Gift
Groon Gold
Mush Bags $155 .$400
Bracelets t $35 $125
Rings $6 $75
Hat Pins $2.75 $10
, Ln Vallieres $10 $50
Veil Pins $5 $8
Powder Boxes.... $37 $60
I!nr Pins $10 $25
Cigarette Casc3..$185 $235
Scarf Pins
If he smokes cigars,
there is no need to
worry about what to
give him. Topic is the
accepted Christmas
treat. The full, rich
Havana flavor and
shade grown wrapper
is a keen delight to
every man who knows
and appreciates good
cigars. There is a
Topic for every taste at
a price for every purse.
Here is the choice
Gift
Famous Topic Brand Quality
Victor, 10c straight
American, 2 for 25c
(Wrapped In foil)
Corona, 15c straight
Senator, 15c "
Delmonico, 15c straight
(Wr.pp.d in foil)
All Less by the Box
Place your order with the drug
gist or cigar dealer in your neigh
borhood. If he docs not have
Topic in stock, he'll get it for you.
Sold Everywhere
BOBROW BROTHERS, INC.
Manufacturer
Mnker. of tha Famou. Dold Cigar
Philadelphia
SOTEIf ne pre-
scen frnncs n yard mntcrlnls which the
Hrussels stores retail for eighteen. He
toll doslers nre asking the manufac
turers to buy back Btocks for what they
received for them. The manufacturers
nre refusing to meet nil losses, but are
prepared to accept CO per cent if the
buyers
Will
take the other half.
Stokes Co.
Bronze and Silver
Ash Trays $3.75 $6
Desk Sets $20 $40
Smoking Sets. . .$8.50 $20
Book Ends $6.50 $8.50
Bowls $8 $20
Card Trays $2.75 $5
Vases $4.75 $12
Lamps $22
Match Boxes $1.60 &3
Humidors $20
$2.50 $35
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AMERICAN
for
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Big. Sale of
American Taffeta
Umbrellas
at $1.95
36-inch She
for Women
38-inch Six
for Man
Mado of
closely
woven tape
edge Amer
ican taffeta
( cotton ),
over sturdy
Paragon
frames. Ab
so 1 u t e ly
and
fast black.
Handles for women with cord
bracelet. Some with Bacallte
tops.
Handles for men with Prince
of Wnlcs or oncra hookn.
bNELI CNBUlloS First Floor
Late Christmas Shoppers Will
Welcome This Wonderful
Opportunity to Select
Dainty Silk Under
garments for Gifts
At Unusually Generous
Savings
S1.98
Women's $1.50 to $3.00
Camisoles U O C 1 . 98
Crepe de chine and satin
bodices, trimmed with lace and
Georgette.
-Women's $3 to $5 Silk
Envelope Chemises
$1.98 ' $3.98
Crepe de chine chemises, at
tractively styled, daintily trim
med. Two shown.
Women's $3 Night tf QQ
Gowns pl.sO
Made of finest nainsook and
trimmed with fine lace and em
broidery. Women's Pajamas d jo
One- and two-piece pajamas
made of plain and flowered
batiste and figured Windsor crepe.
Elastic at ankles.
Women's Boudoir Caps
$2 '" $3.95
Many styles in satin, net and
laces: wanted shades.
bNL-' rNBTluS Second Floor
26-Pc. Sets of
Oneida Community
"Par Plate"
Guaranteed
Silverware
Special at $9.75
... i Beautiful cuar-
7" , j i, i . u anteed silverware
in me uibuncuve
"Monroe" pat
tern; bright fin
ish. Set Consists of 6 Tea Spoons 6
Table Spoons, 6 Dinner Knives,
G Dinner Forks, I Ruttcr Knife, I
Sugar Shell.
Chest Extra If Desired
S'iH ' l mburoS First Floor
Christmas
Suggestions From
Our Second Floor
Sweater Department
WOMEN'S PLAIN AND
TUXEDO SWEATERS
$9 Sweaters, $4.75
$12 Sweaters, $6.75
Hand- and Machine-Knit
Novelties, $1.39 to $4.93
Jackets, nubics, breakfast
jackets, shawls, hoods, slumber
socks, etc. Attractive gift sug
gestions. 5 I '.tt jR5 Second Floor
SPECIAL
Women's $3.75
Glove Silk Vets
at $1.95 .
Pink silk vests, with band tops
in shoulder strap or bodico
styles, with Bilk shoulder ribbons.
Every garment perfect.
SNELLENBURflS First Floor
Ma
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STORE OPENS DAILY AT
nellenburgX
ENTIRE BLOCK -MARKET I lrot2STREETS y J
Women's Chiffon Velvet and
Real Duvetyne JHand Bags
matchlessly fine values
at $2.95
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such as the bags in this wonderful lot are!
The materials from which they're fashioned are of excellent quali
ty; thoy'vo all rich, silky tassels nnd the general appearance of bags
you'll find elsewhere for as much as twice this price!
Wise folks are buying them for Christmas gifts.
There's nothing to compare with them in value!
SviPii FMvwrS First Floor
Wonderful Values
in Brassieres and
Bandeaux
$1 to 53 Warner and H. & W.
Brassieres at 59c, 89c,
$1.59, $1.69
Embroidery or Cluny lace trim
med brassieres; some beautiful
pink satins, lace trimmed top and
bottom.
75c to $2.50 Bandeaux at 39c,
49c. 85c, $1 & $1.25
Hooked back or front. In mesh,
satin, brocade or silk. Go6d range
of sizes.
Sun i pmh mn Second Floor
Christmas Sale of
Children's
Frocks
Smartest, Cutest Kinds
Imaginable
at Only
$1.95
Gay lit
tle colored
tub frocks
stitched,
and
smocked.
hpi I ENBtiWfiS First Floor
If You're Wondering What a
Man Would Like See These
Fur Collars for
Overcoats
these prices are most unusual
for gift-buying timet
$35 Fur Collars
Special at
Of natural, seal
nutria.
$25
or taupe
$15 Fur Collars
Special at . .
$31
Of Hudson seal (dyed musk
rat). $60 Fur Collars
Special at
$41
Of plucked or unplucked and
seal otter.
vir
. Third Floor
Handsome
Embroidered Pillow
Cases
A Pair in a Christmas Box
$3.50 t0 $4.50
Very fine pillow cases, hand
embroidered, hemstitched or scal
loped edges. With or without
initials. 45x3C-inch size.
V)R i FMRfSTS First Floor
Our Entire
Stock of Men's
$7.50 to $25
Fur Caps
Has Been Reduced to
$5.75 to $15.75
All of excellent qual
ity and very good look
ing. Every man who
likes the winter out
doois will appreciate
one!
Men's $8.00 to
$25.00 Velour
Hnts Reduced to
$4.75 t0 $15.75
Splendid gifts; excellent range
of colors; thick, silky quality
SSFL1 NBURoS First Floor
Our Entire Stock of $2.50
to $10.00 Winter Hats for
Boys and Children, now
$1.35 ' $6.00
n a wonderful assortment
of smart styles and a complete
range of most wanted colors.
Snfii rMRifpn Second Floor
9 A. M. CLOSES AT 6 P. M.
jHt This is the only store we
itv JUi. know of where you can
. tome Jinn rrrr.
Stunning Bag
With Etched or Hammtr-
ed Metal Frame
In Smartest New Shapes
and Styles
Daintily Fitted
Nicely Lined with Silh
Bentltlfutlv PinimUmtt
$3 Regula
tion Tub
Frocks for
Girls' Gifts
Special
at $1.95
In white Lons
dale jean and
blue linon, smart
ly braid-trimmed
and finished with
chevron and ties.
Sizes C to 14 yrs.
Girls' & Juniors' Rain
Capes & Rain Coats
prime favorites as gifts
very specially priced!
Some styles include rain
hats and school bags. Sizes 6
to 14 years.
Rain Capes.
$2.95, $3.95 & up to $5.95
Rain Coats,
$5.00, $7.95 & up to $10.00
SneEHnbUrcS Second Floor
Two holiday specials of
extraordinary interest to
last-minute gift seekers:
Genuine Cowhide
Leather Lined
Traveling Bags
Only $9.90 ea.
Bags made of real cowhide in
a rich shade of cordovan. Brassed
locks and catches, entirely leath
er lined throughout. 18-inth sue.
Famous Craftsman
Quality Du Pont
Fabrikoid Traveling
Bags
at $5.95
Licht in weight, waterproof
and exceptionally sturdy splen
did bags for all 'round usage.
Firmly sewed seams and corners
and strong handles. Black. Mostly
18 inch size a few 16 and 20.
S' F f XT; First Floor
Women's $3.75 Silk
Stockings, $1.95 pr.
2,400 Pairs Just Received
for Tomorrow's Selling
Beautiful ingrain thread silk
stockings of matchless quality
silk all the way to the top, tipped
with a narrow band of laendei
gold or green on the garter welt.
People are buying them by the
dojen nairs for gifts, so come
early! 5v n RJ First FJoor
A Sale of
Men's 75c
Mercerized Lisle
Socks, $2.00' Box
of Six Pairs
Highest grade mercerized lisle
socks luBtrous as silk. Six pairs
of all black in a box; sizes OVz
to nu
SnIuenbUrZJS First Floor
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French Pearl
Bead Necklaces,
Special at $1.25
In graduated or uniform styles;
many sizes; all with gold clasps;
18 inches long. Packed in a dainty
lined box.
Sterling Silver Waldemar
Vest Chains, $1.95
In fancy link patterns; swivel
and spring ring attachment.
SnELLENBURSS First Floo.
Men's
Sweaters
At a Third to a Half
Off!
$12.50 to $15.00 Shaker-Knit
All-Wool Sweater
Coats for
$7.50
Button front, V-neck, shawl col
lar and slip-on styles; hand-finished
and with heavily purled edges.
$12.50 Jumbo Stitch Shawl
Collar Sweaters J7 rA
Splendid coats for outdoor
workers, drivers, etc. In heavy
rope stitch; very warm.
$7.50 Plain Ribbed, V-Neck
or Shawl Collar
S?veaters for . .
$5.00
Of hard twisted yarns very
bturdy and warm; rachet bottoms.
$10.00 Cardigan r A
Jackets for tPD.Oll
Single- and double-breasted
jackets of heavy black yarns;
ribbed and silk-faced.
$7.50 Wool Vests
for
$5.00
In a wide variety
fnncv knitted effects
of styles;
'i 5 Third Floor
3,600 Pairs
Men's Socks at
Half Former
Prices
Men's $1 & $1.25 fl
Socks, pair DUC
Pure thread silk socks in plain
black and novelty styles. Also
finest mercerized lisle socks with
vertical Jacquard silk stripes in
contrasting colors. n
Men's $2 Silk Socks, d-i
pair j)l
Xoveltv silks in two-tone color
'ombinations; also plain black and
colors in fancy weaves.
Packed in Christmas Boxes
by Request
5- . 7b53S First Floor
2000 Pairs of Women's,
Misses' and Children's
$1.75 to $3.00 Felt
Slippers, Juliets and
Moccasins,
Women Plush Trimmed Juliets.
Women's Ribbon Trimmed Moc
casins. Women's Padded Sole Moccasins.
Children's and Misses' Plush
Trimmed Juliets.
Children's and Mi-seV Cuff Top
Bootees.
Children's Itibbon Trimmed Moc
casins. Christmas choosmn the best
ever!
Men's $6.50 Leather
Slippers at $4.75 pr.
Dark brown
kid Romeos and
Everetts
broad,
last--
(Joring
in sides
All sues
on s -
fi to 1 J.
5 ' ' -jS Second Floor
Right now a man can come
here and get the finest
kind of ii
$60.00 to $100.00
Overcoat
for only $42.50
Splendid coats in every detail
of styling, making and quality.
Choose, from a large assortment
of leading imported and domestic
coatings; from a complote line of
the best new models and most
popular colorings.
Save Up to Half Even
More!
SnEUFNBURGS TJijrd Floor
N. SNELLENBUR(&-Cfv
, Dolls and
Games at
Reduced Prices!
You'll fincf special tables
placed here and there about
Toytown just laden with
toys of the glvable kind,
vpry much under regular
n rices I
SnELLENBUrZjS Fourth Floor
Best Choosing in Town for
Christmas Candies
If you look at it from the
points of view of variety
and VALUE!
Chocolates, 59c, 75c $1.00.
$1.25, $1.50 & $1.75 Pound
Five Pounds Assorted Choco
lates in Holly Boxes, $2.50
Five Pounds of Holly Mix
tures, $2.25
Ircnch Enameled Tins and
Japanese Lacquered Iioxcs
in Wnnted Sires Low Priced
Stuffed Apricots and Dates,
78c Pound
Lirriited quantity.
Assorted Glace Fruit and
Cherries, $1.15 Pound
None sent C. O. D.
- 3 vj First Floor and
Economy Rasemem
1,200 Pairs
Women's $2.50
Heather Wool
Sports Hose
$1.35 Pair
Richelieu ribbed wool stockings
in the wanted heather colors.
5 Mi.'S First Floor
Want Boys'
Clothing
for Gifts?
Hero's a double opportunity
one for you to buy at a tremen
dous saving one for the boy who
is to receive the gift.
$25.00 Winter
Over- J1 n 7H
coats dtBlVi O
Of all-wool fancy overcoatings
in a large assortment of styles
and colors. New double-breasted
models. Sizes 3 to 18 years.
$14.50 Mackinaw
Coats' $7 ft
Of all-wool 0 I tJJ
heavy weight blanketing in a
large assortment of colorings.
Sizes 8 to 16 years.
$20.00 Norfolk Suits
With Two Pairs
of
Knickers
M3.95
All-wool fancy eheuots and
cassimeres in brown, green nnd
gray mixtures. All coats lined
with mohair and thoroughly tai
lored. $8.75 Black Rubber
Rain- $fi CO
coats.... iU.tJU
Best ouality tan jean baik
coat. Hats to mauh, $1 ox.ra
Sizes 5 to18 veal's
.T t,' Third Flonr
In the Economy
Basement
You Save Over Half on
Most of These
Old Colonial
Rag Rugs
Which Will Give New
Brightness and Beauty
to the Floors of Your
Home.
$1.00 Rugs. 21x36'-inch 4Qr
size, ea. VL
51.50 Rujts, 2lx-18-inch OQ
sie, ea. ovc
$2.01) Rurs, 27x5 1-inch QO
size, ea. VOL
$2.50 Rurs,
flOxtiO-inch si.e, ea.
$1.19
$3.25 Rurs,
.'5fix72-inch sie. ea.
$1.59
$6.00 Rurs.
3.9x7 ft. sie. ea.
$2.39
$11.50 Rurs.
8x10 ft. Me. ca.
$6.89
$18.00 Rurs.
9x12 ft. sie. ea.
$8.98
Special for Tomorrow
Only!
1509x12 Wool Face
Velvet
Rugs.
$28.89
I'retl, Oriental iniil IVi-i,i, ,,,.
HlKnw 1:it niK in rfr i I
nnt l.-txt ..II ln
75c New Process lKr
Floor Covering, sq. yd. "
Thr pretty mttprn, 1 .
Artn wlrio Cut from full rolln
Toys,
SHeF" ' Di3'-onn"'y Biiseinent
.N. SNELUJSISUURG & CO.