,r Y 1Mr " ' ' 1 '" ' ' " ; 1 1 "' "-Hwr' ": 'J'"' v r X EVENING PUBLIC .CEBGER-PHILADELPHIA, " WEDNESDAY, " DECEMBER 22, 1920 "7 Chrlslnws Mus c by the Or ..q and 5:20, With SinginR of C the OrRtin WANAMAKER'S Carols Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5:30 WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Unsettled No Time toWaste in "Shopping 'Round" When All You Need Is Here .7fza !' '"trfc,',ww,r"- p-ww - J 4 No, Thank You, Sir, We Will Keep to Our Plain Bread and Butter Ways There's nothing of the windmill aboitf this gtorc -nothing to overstrain the faith of the public. People can believe what they see all around them when they come. We can believe what is revealed here every day. There is a kind of truth-likeness all over our good, safe building, and we like the people to visit, explore and enjoy what is here to see and to know. Have you visited the Picture Gallery since the last paintings came from this year's Salon at Paris .' Signed Dec. SJ, I MO. ffifavafo 1 Women's Fine Suits at $50- Lowered Prices A little group of broken sizes silvertone cloths, trico- Iines and velours in mahogany and other brown shades, black nd navy. There are hardly two of the suits alike some are everely tailored, a few embroidered, a few trimmed with fur, nd the majority are tne conservative suits wnicn are neither llaborate nor severe. Tney all nave tine silk linings and are nterlined for warmtn. Price $50, which means a substantial saving over their irst prices. Sizes 34 to 52' in the lot. (FlMt l'loor, ( entrul) New Silk Plush Coats Make Fine Cold Weather Gifts In point of warmth they are close rivals to fur, and ith their big fur collars and deep, thick pile, they are very fi? 'ilsome coats. Those without fur collars and from 36 inches to full gth are $75 up to $100. Those with collars of nutria, istralian opossum and beaver are $100 to $175. ' (Flmt Floor, Ceutral) About the only woman we know of who doesn't long for A Lovely Sable Neckpiece is the woman who already has one! Mo.st other women envy her! The Fur Salon has a very fine collection of the bmall sable scarfs which are so very fash ionable this Winter. The skins are soft and beautifully marked, they arc in the smart one and two skin styles and the prices begin at $85 for a Hudson Bay snblc scarf and ro on up, with many 'prices in between, to SG40 for a beauty a Russian sablo scarf of two full skins. (Second l'loor, Chestnut) New Cotton Dress Goods Are Very Welcome Gifts The; are the rrond nrnnt.ienl Ihincrs that so manv women ke to receive and they will all be boxed on request. Ginghams, 30c to 85"c a yard. Madras shirtings, 50c to $1.35 a yard. Silk-and-cotton shirtings, $1 and $1.75 a yard. Woven tissues, 85c a yard. Percales, 25c and 30c a yard. Printed voiles, 50c to $1 a yard. Kindergarten cloth, 50c a yard. Plisse crene. 38c a vavd. Plain and t'ancv and a fine uality. (First l'loor, Climtnut) V Timely New Arrival Glove Silk Underwear A new shinmnnr, lins insf. rnmn in tn make some women's fte gift selection easy. uiove silk vests in pink are $2. (jlove silk bloomers in pink are $2.50. Glove silk chemises in pink are $3.25. I'irat l'loor, .Miirket) New $12.75 Velour Skirts Are What Many Women Need - Women who have fur or other kind of coats should have smart pleated skirt to go with them. I llO ( film 1 11 rr a uka Jnn !U4- -Tai 4lio ninmnon 1 lint' nt'n '"' Plaids in brown-and-black or in blue-and-black. The "uuiai is a ery fine all-wool velour, kilted with a box pleat nt and back. (l'lrsl l'loor, I enlnil) Women Like the Warm Comfv Sliooers I win a-, well as any kind of house slipper made. With their "V It'll uppers and soft padded soles, these are delightfully "ntorUihie. And there is a wide ranire of colors. Plain tailormade, $2 a pair. Itlbljon trimmnfl S9 7.r. n nnir. Hyio style, that can be buttoned up around the ankle, $3 Pair. (I'irat l'loor, Marl. ft) inexpensive and Useful Women's high-necked muslin nightgowns at $1.50. inty pink batiste nightgowns at $2.50, Jwcelient white petticoats with embroidery, $2.85. Philippine nightgowns, $J.8D. Fi-to Rico nightgowns, $5. , , ' s . Dnvetyne Handbags are Favorites of Fashion If you give a woman a handbag of silk duvetyne in one of these fine new styles you need feel no uncertainty about its welcome. Here is a large lot of such bags in the desirable fur shades and in many shapes and sizes. Frames are cov ered, some with fancy clasps ; metal, shell finish celluloidv and sterling silver. Prices, $6.75 to $20. (Slain l'loor. Cheatntit) Women's Sheer Hand kerchiefs, $3 a Dozen Another late shipment of these good handkerchiefs is good news for people looking for such things for gifts. These are of shear and snowy linen, they are in plain hemstitched style " and the kind most women prefer. (Mnln Floor, Central) Inexpensive White Waists Voile waists with Hat col lars and a good deal of lace, $3.85. Batiste with fine, close tucks, with black bows, $5. Voile with tucks and a little hand-embroidery, $5.50. (Third Floor. Central) Petticoats Warm and Practical Knitted kinds, white and gray, some with colored bor ders, 85c to $4.75. Flannelet, white and striped, 50c to $3. White flannel, $3.50 to $8.75. Black wool with sateen flounces, $5; with silk flounces, $7.50 to $10. (Third Floor, Centrnl) Electric Grills For toasting, broiling, stewing, frying or baking griddle cakes, $15 com plete. Electric Toasters make evenly colored toast, $8.50, $9 and $9.75. Electric Curling Irons fitted with comb for dry ing the hair after sham poo, $8. Electric Irons complete with cord and plug, $8.50. Percolators Six-cup nickel-finished coffee percolators, $13.75. Lazy Susans Revolving mahogany trays with glass, $10.75 to $20; without glass, $12.75. ( Fourth Floor, Central) I A N intimate practical jjL. gift for a woman may be found in a new shipment of pink brochc corsets with two insertions of clastic, short skirts and light bon ing; price, $2.50. They are intended for slight women. (Third l'loor, Cliritnut) Glistening, Pretty Slipper Buckles of cut steel make pleasing gifts. Tho buckles are in square and oval shapes and other fancy designs; they are most attractive and range in price from $2 to $21 a pair. (.Irwrlrj. More, ( hrttmit) Those Who Motor like Automobile Pillows They can be used as foot or back rests and are filled with hair with a waterproof material Jor covering., $3.75 "each, ani$ this is a very mod erate price. . y Books "The Americanization of Edwhrd Rok." One of the most important and popular hooks of the year. One large volume, $5. "Belgium, Old and New," by George Wharton Edwards, quarto, finely illustrated, $10. "The Outline of History." by II. G. Wells, 2 vols., $10.50. "Margot Anquith," the auto biography which has set every body talking, 2 vols., $7.60. "Steeplejack," by James Gib bons Huneker, 2 vols., $7.50. "Thcodoro Roosevelt and Ilia Time, Shown in His Own Let ters," by Joseph Hucklin Bishop, 2 vols., $10. "Vcnizelos," by Herbert Adams Gibbons, $3.50. "Tho Victory at Sea," by Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims, $5. "An English Wife in Berlin," by Evelyn, Princess Blugher, $6. "Empress Eugenie in Exile," by Agnes Carey, $4. "A Cycle of Adams Letters," 2 vols., $10. "Roaming Through the West Indies," by Harry Franck, $5. (Main Floor, Thirteenth) Why Not a Wallet for a Man? Here are wallets of many kinds, all of them fine kinds. Of seal, sharkskin, calfskin and pigskin, chiefly black, though the pigskin Pallets are natural color. Some of the higher-priced of the black wallets are 14-kt. gold mounted. Prices, $5 to $20. (.Main Floor. Chettunt) Few Gifts Are More Useful Than a Cedar Chest All our cedar chests are guaranteed, kiln-dried and hand-rubbed and polished. They are the best made chests we know. All-cedar chests begin at $36.50 and go ud to the finer ones of mahogany with cedar linings at $90. These are the new and lower prices. (Fifth Floor, Market) White Satiny Bedspreads Always Good Gifts One lot of satin-finished spreads, size 72x90 inches, in beautiful patterns, are now marked $5 each, or one-third less than they have been. Others at $7.50 are made with cut-out corners and scalloped edges. Bedsets, comprising a spread and bolster piece, double-bed size, with cut-out corners and scalloped edges, are marked $13.50 a set. (Sixth Floor, Clientnut) Boys' and Girls' Lined Gloves Two notably good kinds $1.35 a pair for 1-clasp suede gloves, with fleece lin ing; gray or tan. $1.65 a pair for tan cape skin gloves, with fleece lin ing; 1-clasp fastening. Other capeskin gloves with warm linings, are $2.50, $2.75 and $3 a pair. ('Main Floor, Central) Down Quilts for Babies' Cribs $15 and $20 We had these made espe cially for us to make sure we'd get them just right. They are soft, light, warm down, with sateen covers at $15 and with silk covers at $20. And they are in pink or blue. Japanese quilts with silk covers, cotton filled; some hand embroidered, also, are $3.25 to $10. Quilted bathrobes for babies, these of silk and from Japan, aro $5 and $6.50. IT AVE you thought of spending just about $5 on somebody's gift? How would one of these silver - finished candlesticks do? They are of wldte metal be neath and are in simple, very graceful designs. (Fourth Floor, Central) Candlesticks and Lamps for Her Bureau And they are in the dainty imitation ivory to match the toilet set, white or tinted pink or blue, just as one chooses. Each candlestick and lamp is complete with its shade, and one, or, better still, a pair, makes a very accept able gift indeed. The candle sticks are $1.25 and $1.50. The oil lamps, $1.50 and $2.50. These are the new and leaver prices. (Main l'loor, Clieatnut) HandPainted Boxes Filled With Sweets for Gifts Here are three special box es, particularly suitable for gifts At $5 a large hand-painted tin box filled with shining, crisp hard candies and tied with ribbons. At $7 a large box, hand painted and most attractive, filled with delicious caramel five pounds assorted. At $7.75, large tin boxes, hand-painted, filled with fine chocolates and bonbons. (Ilonn Stairs Store, Chestnut) C ANTA CLAUS has been merrily besieged these past weeks by the children that have invaded The Wanamaker Toy Store Most of the vast stocks of toys here have already been wrapped up for thou sands of good boys and girls, but there are still enough to fill the wants of late shoppers. (Seventh Hour) Good Gifts Here, There and Everywhere in China and Cut Glassware Gifts of beauty and elegance and decorative charm; gifts of noveltv and daintiness; gifts of practical utility these you will find on all sides in the China and Glassware Store. In pottery there is a particularly interesting choice, comprising such favorite types as Fulper, Van Briggle, Italian, Holland Cowan, French and English. Pickard ware is particularly ornate. Italian marble statuary presents a field of selection which needs no praise. Here indeed are gifts of beauty. An aquarium on a wrought iron stand is a gift that will please bv its unusualness. Think of all the sparkling things in glassware Cut glass . Etched gold glass Colored and decorated glass Engraved glass Iridescent glass Gold encrusted glass Cut and engraved gla.s.s Colored glass (Fourth Floor, (livaiuut) Bound Volumes of the Opera Scores, $3.50 & $4 would be a treat indeed to the opera lover who is also a musician. Another gift for a music lover is an Anthology of American Songs 2.50. Venezia, Nevin', s $1.15. Woodland Sketches, Wac Dowell, is $1.15. Songs of the North Amer ican Indian, is $1.25. Cadman's American In dian Songs, is 90c. Bond's Seven Songs, is $1.15. (Seioiul Moor, Market) A Beautiful Wool Filled Quilt covered with one seamless piece of satin brocade in a figured pattern 09 a ground of gold, light rose, old rose or cardinal, the back being of plain satin, is one of those rich home-gifts that real friends give. Quilts of this very fine description are marked at a special price, S50. I Midi I loor. Central) w- '1 Neckties 1 A 1 Neckties are one gift that you can f?et for a t ' J man at any time and in any number and be t I J mtc you are pleaains him. jlL jfl' N'0 Inan ever as t man' lle 'IHtaw dl We npver sld so many gift neckties before, iSSjsIs R$a99 kut stocks are continually replenished by thou HnLuJM sandsof new ties at prices ranging from 50c I vy&a There aie plenty of the TiOc ties and a splen Jgf jaLri ilni assortment of knitted tie.- at M (Main Floor, -Market) "Merry Christmas " Say the Hall Clocks N'ot in o many words, per haps, but the friendly chimes have an especially happy meaning on Christmas Day. And the same cheerful re minder of the passing hour s ill be heard throughout the yeai and for many, many years to come. It is good to give a gift that is so companionable, one that enters in such a pleasant fash ion into the life of the family and that is destined to becom' part of tho family history. One could not ask more from a Christmas gift than this. Tho Clock Store has good reason to be proud of the fine (Jeelr Store, die collection of hall clocks here now. They represent only the best American makers and all the cases are of the finest mahogany. Clocks, fitted with half-hour movement, 230 to $375. Clocks with Westminster chimes on live tubular bells, ."235 to $7C0. Clocks with Westminster, Whittington and Canterbury chimes on nine tubular bells, 570 to $395. Clocks with Westminstei, Whittington and Oxford chimes on nine tubular bell?, :t)90 to S10G5. tnut nnil llilrteeoth) Snapping Bonbons for the Party are here in wonderful va riety. They start at the small bonbons and go on up to th.bse huge ones which hold particularly nice favors. All, however, hold favors and caps. 75c to $12 a dozen. (Down smlr More, (liestnuti Fresh Jack Horner Pies have ,iust come down to the Candy Store all sorts of novel ideas and new shape are here this year. All the pies hold twelve favors, they will make at tractive centerpieces, and the prices are $8 and $10. (Down Malm store, ( lieiinut) Men's Handkerchiefs Unusually Fine at $9 a Dozen The linen is so much better than this price ordinarily buys. The handkerchiefs are in plain hemstitched style, they have' narrow hems, and are well made. We'll mark them with ink, if you wish, for .'3Gc a dozen. iKu.l anil IWil Allies) To Give a Smoker Pleasure you may safely choose from the following: Cigar and cigarette holders, 75c to $40. American and English pipes, 75c to $lti..50. Tobacco pouches, 75c to $12. .Mahogany humidors in sizes to hold 50 to 200 cigars, si 2 to $80. Mahogany and metal ash tra and .stands, $1.25 to $15. (Tli (inllerr, Ctiatnnt I Linens of Fine Quality Make Fine Gifts We are glad to have such good assortment of linens of the fine old quality to show our customers who are looking for household gifts of a worthy kind. Two particularly excellent group.s consist of double damask napkins, of pure flax, beautifully bleached and m handsome patterns at $13.75 a dozen, in size 22x22 inches. These are alreadv hemmed and rpadv for Christma presentation. The other group iompris.es tea-cloths ol line Irish linen, hand-embroidered and very dainty and attractive in appear ance just such pieces as particular housewives are alwavs delighted to get. ' They are in .size 4 5x45 inches and priced at $12.50 each. il'irnt riuor, lientnul The Furniture Store Is Equipped for Last-Minute Service Make your selections tomorrow and we will see to the de livery. WrY ' There is plenty of everything, from footrests, game tables and smokers' stands at $4.50 to davenports at $300. There is no better home gift than furniture. There is no better furniture than Wanamaker furniture. l e There is no Christmas assortment of furniture anywhere that com pares in magnitude, variety and attractiveness with the Wanamaker display, a fact which is not new, unexpected or in any way surprising, but which is in every way worth remembering. 4raqflHi8 Defend upon us to have and to do the right thingtyp to the last minute. (Fifth ami Sixth Tloon) I II r .1Ki j.v'nwwyMM ,uuw '.-..-... . uC'ri-m "XiT
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