mkmvV;s ffjH-i" - "v vinvmmmm ' ' lPPfWM-3.n'.riMrl Wi"" r ri")itj-ir'v"n i" rj-'riu.1' ' - ?! v w ."S J ' 4 tf i EVENING 1'UBLIC LEDGERPHIL ADELPni A, EMDAY, JANUARY 7, 1021 5 TTTE'f More Goods Reduced in January Sales Than in Any Former Gen the St rawbridge & Clothier Event Only .a Fraction of the Exceptional Values for Saturday Can Be Crowded Into This Page-Thousands of Others! Silk and Cotton Waists Are Much Lower in Price MIGNONETTE OVER-BLOUSES semi-basque and tie-on effects beautifully embroidered now $3.95, $5.00, $0.75 and $7.75. TAILORED PONGEE WAISTS tucked and plaited, some edged with narrow plaitings now $3.00 and $3.95. SATIN-STRIPE TUB SILK WAISTS in beautiful colorings; made in strictly tailored style with convertible collar now $3.95. CREPE GEORGETTE WAISTS in smart suit shades, flesh, white and bisque j waist-lino and over-blouso effects now $3.00, $3.85 and $4.85, The Cotton Waists at $2.95 Arc Remarkably Good Value About twenty models in this group, all of fine voile, including French voile, elaborately trimmed with real laces or fine imported embroideries and laces. One model sketched. Hand-made Waists $3.75 and $5.00 One can hardly believe these Porto Rican Waists, so fine, so dainty, hand-made and hand-embroidered and hand-hemstitched, are only $3.75 and $5.00. Tailored and semi-tailored Waists, of soft lajf batiste, voile and madras now $1.15 Fine Trimmed Voile Waists now $1.50 -?? Straworiaso & tioimor acconu i loor, mnu YA I 500 Sample Silk Petticoats Exceptional Value at $5.85 Handsome Petticoats of taffeta silk, satin, jersey silk and of "Floriswah," a lovely soft silk. A manufacturer's sample lot, so chiefly one or two of a kind. Rich colorings and great diversity of .i nmnnf these Petticoats, many with flounces, beautifully irimmnd in new and novel effects. The savings are extraordinary at $3.85. &- Htrawbridge & Clothler- -Second Floor, Wait Golden Special To-morrow 300 Freshly Trimmed Spring HATS Greatly Under Price At $7.50 it i iv A,.n,io nnlitr.n Kiiccial sien to-morrow, a value fully worthy of its fnme three hundred new Spring Hats, hardly two alike, and each one seemingly lovelier than the others. Turbans, Tricorncs, flared and rolled Hats, of the new mesh straws, han cloth, erepe Georgette, straw-nnd-ribbon, satin-nnd-velvot; showing feather edges, flower crowns, braided facings, ribbon sashes, hand embroideries, hand-made motifs, ostrich fancies, cellophane ap pliques and ornaments every new idea advanced so far tins sea- 11 .... . l- Al U...f l.tnnp rrnifa linnn'l TMOT1TV son; also all tne new snaaes, uiu oiuwin, uw, h'j- "- i j of black, rose, taupe and odd new greens and wonderCul value at 7.uu. l-fr SlraurbrldtfO & WPECIALW A wonderful assortment, Clothlor Second Floor. Market Street. Wcsi Wonderful Values in Women's Suits, Including a Most Extraordinary New Purchase This purchase has just been nuule., and the Suits will be shown for the first time Saturday morning. All are high-grade Suits, fine in every sense of the word fine materials, fine linings, fine tailor ing, and the styles arc beautiful. Nearly Half Price, Less Than Half Price And Some One-third the Regular Price At $17.50 and At $25.00 Those at $17.50 are of silvcrtone in Pckin blue, and of fine tweed, in blue, oxford gray and tan, made in smart belted styles with full collar. The Suits at $25.00 are of fine tricotine, checked velour, -iherlone, tweeds, yalama cloth and duvet do laine, somo plam tulored. many with full collars, some trimmed with stitching, some embroidered and finishedwith fur collar; black, navy blue, twilight blue, brown, henna and reindeer. Jersey Suits Greatly Under Price At $19.75 Fine worsted jersey cloth, in plain tones and heather mixtures, made in plaited, gath ered and pcplum effects. At $22.50 Plain tones nnd heather mixtures. Pointed - yoke and straight - line styles, some plaited, some with slushed seams I y strawbrldK" At $25.00 Straight-line models- nttractively tuck ed and plaited, with mannish or converti ble collars. Plain tones and heather mixtures. Clothier Second Floor, Contra More Than . 2000 Boys' Suits One-fifth to One-half Under Price Every Suit in our entire Boys' Clothing stock has been reduced in price. This sweeping reduction includes our famous Hart, Schaff ner & Marx Suits; Triple Servico Suits; Jack O'Leathcr Suits and faults ftom our other dependable suppliers. The new low prices are $10.75, $12.75, $13.75, $1-1.75, $10.75, Slh.715 and $20.00 and thero's widest selection in fabric, stylo and fauc in every group. Of special interest 250 Suits at Half Price $6.75, $12.50, $16.75 and $20.00 Those at $G.76 aro in sizos 7 to 11 years only. The others aro in sizes 8 to 17 yenrs and many of tho Trlplo Servico Suits nro included airong them. Another Shipment of Those Warm Western Mackinaws to Sell Under Price Sizes 8 to 13 years $12.75; 14 to 18 years $1-1.75. Boys Winter Overcoats Reduced Outstanding groups: For boys of 3 to 8 years, $10.75; 9 to 13 years, $12.75; 13 to 17 yenrs, $21.50. Wash Suits now $2.25 and $3.45 At $2.25, nent belted atylc3 for boys of 4 to 8 years. At $3.45 'n. HlI.I 1.-H i f i i i i n i. a -, Oliver Twist, bolted or mldd" MBr-VStrawbr: y styles, for boys of 3 to 8 y d A Clothtor Second Floor, Flit ears. brt mrt, ' Our Values in Dresses Are Eye-Openers to Many Women "Look before you leap," says tho adage. Good! And for more direct application Look before you buy. Nothing wo can say about our values will be half so convincing as careful and intelligent com parison on your part. MARKET PRICES ARE LOWER, and there is no other house in the country better able to secure for its clientele the lowest market pi ice. A Special Purchase of Silk Afternoon Dresses At $25.00 Beauties, every one of them, with their soft draperies and smart tuni"s, crushed girdles nnd graceful sashes, and new embroideries, some n-glitter with tinsel thread. Of taffeta md crepe do chine of a quality we haven't seen for many a long day in Dresses at $25.00. One model, in new panel effect, shown in sketch. One Extra-size Model of Crepe dc Chine New Crepe de Chine Dresses, Exceptional Value, $27.50 A now spring model with tho long, loose panels, embroidered in cut-work effect charmingly new and different. Black, navy and brown. New Crepe de Chine Dresses One-third Less, at $20.00 ' Long-tunic models trimmed with deep tucks. Navy, Collarless or with brown and black. long, rolling collar. rltllLIt 1 0 V 1 b BE lR ' El K 2 u Great Values in Tricotine Dresses If anyone had told us three months ago that wo could sell Tricotine Dresses, of the quality of these at $20.00, 22.50 and $25.00, we would have thought they wcro joking. Redingoto .models, one with satin skirt and strikingly beaded in color; one all of tricotine, show ing the new circular effect, and beautifully embroidered in self tone; and one on straight lines, the rcdingote terminating. in long, loose, pointed panels trimmed with braid. All beautifully tailored and finished. (w Btrnwhrldico & Clothier Second ri..or. Markrt Street Silk Prices Attain New Low Levels in the January Sale Tho drop in the prices of Silks was sensational few expected lower prices than those of tho past season, yet here tliey arc in fact, in some instances we arc selling Silks at less than we paid: 36-inch Dress Taffetas now $1.65 a yard In good bhadi , with plenty of navy ami black. 40-inch Baronet Satin now $3.35 a yard All new, desirable shades. Washes beautifully. 40-inch Chiffon Velvet now $6.50 and $7.50 New, perfect, good .shades, silk pile. 40-inch Charmeuse now $2.35 a yard White, flesh, navy, brown, taupe and black. 36-inch Foulard Silk now $2.00 a yard A beautiful line of new spring patterns. I-? H'rawbrldirc & Clothier Aisle 1, Ontro Corsets at Reductions That Merit Your Special Attention Tine Corsets re-priced for the January Sale. And to-morrow MISSES AND YOUNG GIRLS will find many modnls suited to their needs, as well as women of avcrago figure and larger women. A few of these exceptionally good values in Corsets and Brassieres Now $1.50 i A group of 1000 S. & C. Special Rust-proof Corsets medium bust, and and Warner with low or elnstic-top models for misses. 2-100 W. IJ. Cor sets, of pink cou- til, semi-elastic top and long hips Now $1.95 For misses and slender women, TVTr 9 Zft W. B. Corsets ' t w o model of low bust and long hips. Ono with graduating front clasp, Now S2.50 lf Pricc style sfi': and less these S. & and Redfern .Corsets. C. Snccial Front- and Iwk-lacing models of plain or brocade materials, also some elastic-top models of satin. NOW $4.95 A" odd lot of fine Bon Ton and Redfern Front-lacing Corsets of pink brocade, with low bust and long hips. Now sharply reduced. Such Values in Men's Clothing Are Not Obtainable Elsewhere We believe we arc well within the facts when we assure you that the following-groups of Men's and Young Men's Clothing cannot be equaled at the prices outside of this Store. See these to-morrow, and compare : Men S Suits I At One-half or Overcoats ' fZ'Zti TrOUSerS . Regular Prices ; for Autumn and RainCOatS Winter, 1920. The Suits now $22.50, $30.00, $35.00 and $45.00 The Overcoats now $28.50, $42.50, $54.50 and $71.50 (Those at $12.50, $51.50 and $71.50 are Hart, Schaffner & Marx Overcoats; those at $28.50 arc from another good manufacturer all wonderful values.) The Trousers now $2.75, $4.75, $5.75, $6.75 and $8.25 Raincoats now$10.00,$12.50,$16.25,$18.50and$22.50 nink brocade, with medium Pink Brocade Bandeau Brassieres, reduced one-third ;uc Trimmed Cambric Brassieres, hooking in front now 95c Bandeau Brassieres, hooking in back, excellent value at 75c -,StiawbrldE & Clothier Third floor Market Street, West Hosiery at Less than 1920 Prices Savings in tho January Sale on Hosiery for men, women nnd chil" drcn: Men's Socks Reduced Silk, full-fashioned, black and colors 7fic. Mercerized lisle, black and colors 50c. Gray Merino Socks now 55c. Mercerized cotton, black and col ors 37c. Children's Stockings Boys' black otton, sizes Cla to 10 30e. Black cotton, sizes 7 to 10 29c. Mercerized lisle, sizes 5 to 10 i now 05c, 70e and 75c, according to size. Women's Stockings Reduced All are full-fashioned: Silk with cotton tops and soles. In black nnd colors. First and second grades now $1.00. "Granite" Brand Silk with mer cerized lisle tops and soles. Black and colors now $2 00. Mercorbed lisle, in black or WllltC $l.UU. stuiulirMee (. O-Mhior AH Apparel in the Misses' Wear Store Greatly Reduced The finest and tho least expensive all have come under tho general price-reducing. Many of these arc in styles that will be as good ne::t year as this. Misses' Suits at Great Reductions Belted Suits of velour and silvcrtone, in navy, brown und black, now $29.50 and $35.00. Tai lored Suits, some belted, of velour, silvcrtone and tricotine; also Sports Suits of novelty cloak ing, now $45.00 and $55.00. Sizes 14 to 18 years. Misses' Coats Reduced Full Belted Coats of choviots, velours and two-toned cloaking, now $29.50 and $35.00. Sizes 14, 10 and 18 years. Misses' Fine Coats and Wraps Reduced Belted Coats and loose Wrap3 of velour, velour de lainc and novelty cloaking, with sealinc or fur collars, now $45.00 and $55.00. Intermediate Girls' Warm Winter Coats Reduced Cheviot, velour and polo cloaking, made in full belted styles with large convertible collars, some of fur, now $10.50 to $45.00. Sizes 10 to 10 years. Misses' Crepe de Chine) QOIX (f and Taffeta Dresses J pAO.JVJ New Dresses, charming as only a girl's new frock can be. Those of crepe dc chine have tunic skirt, girdle and sleeves finished with plaited frill. The model of taffeta is shown in the sketch. Sizes 14 to 18 years. EXTRAORDINARY VALUE. Intermediate Dresses, Special, $10.75 and $15.00 For the hard-to-fit girl, these smart Serge Dresses, in navy and brown, made with plaited skirts nnd beautifully embroidered. Sizes 12, 14 nnd 1G years. -- Strawl-rld.ro & Clothier Second Floor. Market Street 'K Si. -J ft m UyAJ I -V Strawhrldso & Clothier Soeoml l'loor, Hast Men's Hats These Are at Less Than Half Price An opportunity for men of good tnsto to secure smart new Hats at considerably less than tho spring price will be for the same grade Soft Felt Huts now $2.15 Rich Velour Hats, now S3.95 Correct Derby Hats $3.75 Fine Fur Caps now $7.45 And many other lots at attractivo (livings throughout our great Men's Hat Stock. Strnwtirldito 4 Clothlar Hoi und 1 luui. .M.irkct Street, Ciat Women's Coats are Striking Examples of the Lower Prices ,7 Bait Boys' Hats Reduced Hero are but a few examples of tho now low prices at which they aro marked Plush, Velvet and Velour Hats now $.1.85 Cloth and Tweed Hats now $1.70 to $3.25 Caps, some with inbands now $1.25 to $2.00 Scratched Wool Caps 85c Knit Hockey Caps now 75c Coney Fur Turbans $3.95 Dyed Coney Caps now $5.'J5 StruwIiudKo & Clothier H i-ond Flour, TilUrt .Street, llaat Shirts $1.45 Men's Remarkable Value at Lines from our regular stock reduced, together with a special purchaso from n dependable manu facturer a fine collection, includ ing scores of different shirtings nnd many pattorns. Many other cqunlly attractivo groups throughout our entire Shirt stock. Btrawbrld & Clothltr EBt Store, Eighth Street Even special prices of a month ago, which were considered re markable, seem high now as compared with present low prices. As an instanco tako this special lot of Fine Wool Velour Coats ( (1 All With Fur Collars 11 About one hundred and fifty in this group, in several different styles. All of fine wool velour in black and colors, lined with silk throughout. Some of these are identical witli Coats formerly in reg ular stock, and a good value at $30.00 now $18.75. Velour and Seal Plush Coats now $25.00 Belted Velour Coats in dark sliades and black, silk-lined through out. Also short Senl Plush Coats in all-around belted style. Plain-tailored Silvcrtone Coats now $28.50 Brown, taupe and blue. Silk-lined throughout. Fine Coats and Dolmans now $30.00 Both bilk-lined and finished with fur collar. Hiffh-grade Cloth Coats now $32.50 Full Belted Coats nnd Coats with loose back and bolted in front tho lntter with fur collar. All silk-lined throughout. Fine Dark Wool Velour Coats now $35.00 Elegantly lined. Ono model with fur collar, and ono with full hooded collar of tho material. Fine Coats and Dolmans now $55.00 Velours and silvcrtones in good shades of browns and blues, with collars of molo and taupe nutria, somo with collar and cuffs of Aus tralian opOsSUIU. ,.- MriittbHdRn & Clolhnr- Sii.md l'luor, (.'nitri Alflos a and t, Market St n t ind Aisle 1, Centre. Women's Skirts Special, $7.25 A small group, but n big vnluo new Skiits of plain-color ergo and a few of high-grade mixed tweeds. All beautifully tailored, and in the season's best styles. Strmbrldso & Oothlor S coml Hour, 1lt rt Strtot Golden Special To-morrow 9000 Yards of . OUTING FLANNEL Exceptional Value At 18c Under the Golden Special sign to-morrow, Outing Flannel almost one-half less than the recent 1920 price, and less than half the price of a few months ago. Of standard grade, warm and fleecy, and striped in attractive color combinations, in both light and dark effects 18c u yard. i - Slrawbrldgo L Clothl. r Alslo 13. Centre Black and Colored Wool Dress Goods of Exceptional Savings Women will appreciate tho January Sale prices all the more when they sec the Quality of tho fabrics Wool Dress Materials, handsome Cloakings and Suitings thousands of yards re-pneed Men's Walking Sticks at 50c A miscellaneous collection of odd Canes, of malacca and other woods, some with silver mount ings, some slightly scratched. They were for nerly marked at more than twice tho price for whih they'll go out to-morrow ."Oc. Str iwln llisi ( 'i ilil t Alula 7 .V.irk. t Strtft Wool Plaids, 31-inch now S 1.50 Wool Plaids, rt-inch now Sll.oO Wool Plaids, J 8-inch now S3.."0 Wool Plaids, 4fi-inch now S3.00 Wool Plaids, 10-inch now ?2..ri0 Wool Jersey Cloth now S2.00 Printed Challis now $1.23 a yard Wool Broadcloth, 18-inch S3.f0 Wool Broadcloth, 51-Inch $4.30 Pastel Broadcloth now $3.00 Imported Cream Suiting $3.00 Colored Serge, 34-inch $3.00 Serge, black or navy $3.50 Navy Blue Serge, 40-inch $1.30 Tweed Suitings, 51-inch $2.50 Overplaid Tweeds, 54-inch $2.50 Wool Goldtono Velour, 54-in., $3.50 Mixed Wool Suitings now $2.00 Colored Wool Velours now $4.50 Colored Wool Velours now $3.50 .-. StrawbrldKo is Clothier Alslo 7. Centre Peg-top Rompers and Creepers Another Lot Under Price, 95c Many motheis have been asking for these unusually attractive Uompers. And here is another lot of 1500. Creepers in sizes 1 to 3 years; Uompers, 15 to (i years. All with straight blouses and pictures-quo peg-top bloomers stitched fast. Large pearl buttons nt tho waist give buttoned-on effect. Some aro in plain colors, others with white blouse and coloied bloomers, some of poplin hund Miiockcd. A substantial saving at 95c. - Mi.iubr !-'r. i"l. tl '. r -Thirl Floor, Wont, and TObort Stret Crow. AUle Men's Fine Cambric Handkerchiefs At the Remarkably Low Price of 15c Men liko theso practical, nent Handkerchiefs for general use. Of fino cambric, plain white or white with colored border. Tho Sale pricc is 15c each. (,-- 8iral)rldio & CloUiler Alslo 12. Market Street Strawbridge & Clothier MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET Wools and Stamped Articles at January Sale Prices I Our entire stock of U'oofs for ! knitting and crocheting at ncic low prices. ! Our demonstrator vill teach you i new stitches nnd designs. ' Stamped Pillow Cases Save i Pillow Cases of fino but sturdy I muslin tubing, with edges scal loped to be embroidered, now $1.73 n pair; with spoke-stitched edges for crocheting $2 a pair. Stamped Night Gowns, $1.15 Of fine nainsook, made, rcadv to be embroidered. A choice of three n'vtty designs. Snnitas Lunch Sets, 13 pieces, special $1.00. HtrawhrldBo ,t riothlr-r Third rimir. Xliuket Street Almost All Our Silk Lamp Shades Are Marked at Less Than tho prices in effect a short while ugo. Silk Shades for can delabra nro now 75c to $1.50. Silk Shades for table lamps aro $4.75 to $70.00. Many Lamps are now Marked at Lower Prices Floor Lamps $10.00 to $50.00 Table Lamps $3 25 to $40.00 Btmwbrldffo & Clothier X'tourlh Jloor. Uatt Children's tan cnlf Laced Shoes, with heny extended welted soles, Li ,.x tl 4.k il ... CO IK W?!, 'ff.. A!T ?T ! ' Children-; ' f a m o u s Trot-Moc it II II I 141 1 UUUWIU DUIV3 iiuiv v "" (iun-metal calf, English - last Shoes $10.00. llanister tan calf Lnglish nnd tan calf broad-toe lllucher Shoes, now $15.00. Tan grain lllucher Siiues, perfo rated tips holid leather soles with rubber slip soles, now $10.00. Tan call', Englih-last Laced Shoes with rubber heels now $7.90. Tan calf Cordovnn Hrogue Ox fords, full wing tips, now $12.r0. Boys' Shoes Tan calf and gun-metal calf SJioes, now $7.50. Dark tan calf, English-last Laced Shoes, now $1.1."). Misses' & Children's Infants' dark tan Laced Shoes, $3.00. Infants' black kidskin wide-ankle Shoes, for fat babies, $3.00. Children's patent leather Tiutton Shoes with white kid tops, ,! ,25 Here are Some of the New Low Prices Marked on Our Shoes A downward revision of prices has been made in our Shoe stocks reductions of tho past few weeks continue in effect, and many further reductions have been made. These are 20 to 50 per Cent. Under the Prices Current in 1920 Men's Shoes Chestnut Hron Cordovan Shoes, Shoes, laced, broad toes and heaty welted soles, $4.50 to $0.00. MisseV dull calf Laced Shoes, broad nnturo-shapi'd lusts with welted soles, at $U.!)0. Growing Girls Shoes of tan calf, patent leather and gun-metal calf, broad toes and low heels now $S.75. Women's Shoes Smart Pumps of black and chest nut brown calf, brown kidskin and black satin, covered llaby Louis heels $8.50. Shoes from Laird, Schober & Co. and from the James A. Iinnistcr Co., in a nriety of attractive hivIch $0.95. IMaek Kidskin Laced Shoes with welted soles and leather military Iu'oIk now $8.75. Ilrnguc Oxfords of genuine Scotch grain, with Iliehlnnd Ilroguo I perforntlonH and full wing tips now mz.uu. &-SJ'4-wtflJir9 & Clothier Klthth and Tlllxirt lrtm VU m v
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