i?'" !-'i THMr,; tETWm&'TVSf ' ; sfljiw RWt?'l(' ?!" !-- '.7 V EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEJt-PIIlLADELPHIA, F1UDAY, JANUAltY 7, 1921 Organ ploys l 9' n an(l 4:50 WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Fair 'irst in the Showing of New Goods and in the Lowering of Prices Oftentimes the Day Is Half Gone Before We Actually get to work. Isn't it so? Procrastination is not the only thief n( lime. There are just as many gossips among the men as there are among the women. Let other people's business alone and 'tend to your own. Be jealous ot your lime, now that 1 . -. lTlIf V "r 4 lt-V am nil -.. lyoil nave a ncn xai iv ucgiu uii over again in better ways. Signed jan. 7, 1911. Jipimk. There's the Lure of Spring in New Millinery Id in these charming new hats that are having their first owing in the Gray Salons.. There are new all-satin hats in smart, small and medium lapes and in the prettiest colors. There are new all-silk hats in becoming models. There are new straw-and-silk hats in effective combina- bns. And there is a new straw braid with a glint of gold Id silver that makes some bewitching new hats. Wear them now and later put them in your south- hing hat boxes. And prices start at .$10. (Second I'loor, CheMnut) Women Looking for Fur Coats Between $300 and $450 will find wonderfully good choosing in this Wnnamalcer Fur Sale. At $300, for instance, theie are lustrous, beautiful coats of Hudson seal (dyed muskrat) with full, fluffy collars of skunk. These coat aie well made and beautifully lined. And tneie are ninny other coats around these prices, too between ?Ii00 and $450 one may choose coats trimmed with natural gtay squinel, with golden brown beaver, or plain coats. I is really a fine collection of handsome fur coats. They hae all been lowered a third in price. There are coats of natural gray squirrel, of nutria, of leopard, of marmot, of moleskin, of mink and of ermine and prices go from 200 for a lovely coat of nenrscal (dyed coney) to $2200 for a rich brown mink wrap that is a perfect beauty. And theie am many small fui.s in the sale, too squirrel, Australian opossum, snble, marten, beaver, skunk, lynx and all the other fuis of fashion and pi ices lange from $25 to $11)2.50. (Second I'loor, Chestnut) Women's Dresses at the New Lower Price of $25 Nearly a dozen styles. The dresses are brand Jew, are all of navy or black ricoune, are embroidered or braid trimmed, beaded or severely plain. Sizes are 34 to 42 in the lot. (I'lrnt 1'liHir, ( intrnl) Women's Fine Close to Klaek lace boots in two lyles. One is of dull black calf Kin and has a narrow toe W military heel. A stvle ' young women will like, the other is nf black wed leather and has full, (I'lrnt J'loor Shoes at $6.75 Half Price round toe and military heel. Both very well made and good to look at and at $6.75 they are extraordinary val ues. They have been selling in our regular stock for al most twice as much. Murlcet) Now $6.75 Fine Seal And you mav choose from c kinds of bags that have een- a half more to twice Nuch in our own stocks. fresh ahimrmnf. nf; t.hn Nred price ha Just come a:i "iQvtw rKi.t-u.MW' Will Buy a Handbag Pin seal, cobra grain seal and other fine seal leathers are1 used in these bags, which are chiefly black and in a variety of shapes. Some are envelope and others pouch" shapes. Styles are how and ntlrac- I . ih.'! For the Woman Who Likes Delicate Scents the Queen Mary Toilet watcis aie just right. Among the particularly pop ular scents arc Muguet Speciale. Rose Speciale, Heliotrope nnd Jasmin nil in attractive pack ages and bottles of generous slzo. S2.50 each. VIolette do Paris, $1 and $1.75 a bottle. L'Empire toilet water is an other great favorite, 85c and $1.C." a bottle. Arnbe Toilet Water is a spicv, Oriental perfume, $1.25 a bottle. And Violette des Valees is a delicious violet scent, $1.25 a bottle. ftnn I'lonr, Chestnut) A Sign of Coming Spring Is New Printed Voiles They do make such very useful nnd pretty dresses and the new patterns are lovely some resem ble foulards, others challis or gingham checks. Also there aie plenty of the darker colored gioutxh, such n navy and Copenhagen blue, brown or black, besides lighter ones. They arc 38 to 42 inches wide and ."0c, 75c and $1 a yard. (first riimr. Clieilnnl) New Spring Ribbons and Smaller Prices New moiie faille, C. incTies wide, a good width for millinery or girdles. It is all-silk and comes in many fashionable shade. at $1.08 a yard. New two-toned satin ribbons, one inch wide, in beautiful colors, at 05c a yard. .Mr) I n I'lnor, Centrnl) Georgette Blouses $8, $8.50 and $10 A- style in white and flesh Georgette is trimmed with real filet, has a square neck and many tucks, $8. A second in white, navy, brown, bisque and black is trimmed with pointed folds of satin, except in the case of the black, which has gros-grain, $8.50. A beaded Georgette is black and navy, pricp .510. (Third I'loor, Ceiitriil) Wanamaker Special Corsets At $1.50. A model of pink eoutil, with short skirt. At $1.85. A medium-length model of pink eoutil, suitable for average figures. At $2.50. A lightly-boned model of pink figured batiste, medium length. At $3. A model of figured pink batiste with short bones over abdomen and straight lines over hips. Also a model of strong pink eoutil for average figures. ,A laced-in-front eoutil model for average figures. At $3.50 is a figuied pink ba tiste. Other specials are Madame T.yras, L. IJ.s, Letttias' and Parisienncs. (Third floor, ( lien I null The Great January Sale of White Women from all over the city and from the country round are laying in their supplies for the next few months, and re joicing in tho opportunity to buy their undermuslins at a fourth to a third less than usual. In fact, many of the garments are down to pre-war prices. The great majority of the garments run from 85c to $3.85; they are of good, sound cambrics and nainsooks, with very little trimming, and that little of as good quality as the prices will admit. The Sale includes, besides undermus lins, such kindred garments as waists, bathrobes, petticoats and aprons. Any Man Who Wants a Genuinely Good Winter Suit Can Get It Now at the Lowest Price We have a Sale of the whole stock of suits in our Men's Clothing Store. Fine, all-wool, hand-tailored, standard Wanamaker suits. Different from other suits, because they are better made. Away down in price, $8.50 to $40 less than they were. Now marked $30 each for several hundred and $50 each for the rest. An excellent opportunity. (Third I'loor, Market) (Third I'loor, Central) The Annual Sale of -Hurt Books Opens " on Monday Book-Lovers Please Note (Miiln floor, Thirteenth) Box Files and Blank Books at Half The box files are in note, letter and invoice sizes and aie indexed both alphabetically and numeri cally (from one to thirty-one). Prices now 70e and $1 each. Wank books, including account bodks, record books and some time books, are now 25c to $1.50. All of which will be found in the Commercial Stationery Stoie. (Thlril I'loor. Murlirl) Men Still Can Get Fine Shirts at $2 Fine Neckties at 65c The shirts are of striped madras and percale, made in soft-cuH', plain neglige style, and were all taken out of our regular stocks, where they were selling for about a third more to nearly twice as much. The neckties are the kind that were half as. much again at Christmas time. Stripes, figures and floral designs in great variety. (Main I'loor. Mnrkrt) An Extraordinary Choice of Asia Minor Carpets at the Old Low Prices Generally known as Anatolians, these are rugs of unusual substance, attrac tive in color and design and offering a large and interesting field of selection, urobably the best we have had in such pieces. They ave rugs of real excellence, combining good wearing qualities with something of the effect of the Persian pieces, while their prices are much lower. Anatolian Rugs Any Man Who Knows a Really Fine Cap when he sees it will appreciate these caps of Harris Island, hand-woven homespuns in original designs and colors. They were hand tailored in London into one-piece and eight-piece shapes. Price $4.50, and a man who knows said, "Why, that is less than I would have to pay for one in London !" (Mala I'loor. Market) Men's Half Hose at 40c of Artificial Silk First-grade goods in black, tan, cordovan, smoke and navy. Unusually well made and durable, with extra-reinforced cotton heels and toes and with the appearance of real silk. (Mum Floor. Market) Men's Good Underwear at a Halved Price Medium and heavy weight shirts and drawers of ribbed unbleached cotton and heavy-weight ribbed wool and cotton mixed. $1 a garment, and usually double this price. (Mnlli I'loor, Murket) 9.4.0..') ft., $250 12 10x9.10 ft., $42,') 11.11x9.7 ft., $38.r) 9.8x7.2 ft., $250 11.8x9 ft., $385 11.11x9.1 ft., $325 13.1x10 ft., $175 9.0x0.7 ft., $225 lG.7xl3.2 ft., $850 17 5x11.1 ft., $750 14.10x10.1 ft., $535 13.1x9.9 ft., $450 8.2x6 ft., $175 17.10x12.9 ft., $875 11.4x8.9 ft., $350 (ciitli Floor, Chestnut mid (rntrul) 10x8.2 ft., $750 12.10x9.8 ft., $435 13 11x10 ft., $485 13x10.2 ft., $450 11.9x8.5 ft., $375 10x6.9 ft., $245 9.10x8.1 ft , $325 9.5x6.0 ft., $215 Young Women's Tricotine Dresses Change Prices Now $35 to $85 This is a trioun of all the pretty dark blue wool trico .ine dresses dresses which have been very much higher in price and represent substan ,ial savings at these new sums. They aie in a score or more of good styles. Some aie handsomely embroidered in black or colors, some are bead- ( heroin! Floor, ed, some aie tiimmed with satin, some with contrasting colors. All the Rood styles of the Winter aie in the group, the dresses are in excellent condi tion, they aie just right for wear now and for several months to come, and they aie in 14 to 20 year sizes. Chestnut) Boys' Overcoats Lowered in Price There has been a downward revision of the prices of the majority of our boys' overcoats. This means a saving of $5.50 to $15 on each coat included in the reduction. It applies to the best ready-to-wear overcoats in Amer ica for boys, the best in fabrics, making and finish. It embraces a variety of Winter coats for boys of all ages from three to eighteen years. All are belted styles, made of good, warm, serviceable fancy overcoatings and mostly wool lined. A fine opportunity for the boy whose overcoat is not good enough to carry him through the Winter. The new prices are $18, $20, $25, $28, $80, $85 and M5. M7.es for boys of three to ten and eleven to eighteen years. IVmjiiiI I loor, Central) 1000 Wicker Lamp Shades Come Into the Lamp Sale They aie of brown Japanese wicker lined with silk of the favorite colors and they are in nine sizes, while the prices are C5c to $4.75 practically half of the earlier ones. If you have any use at all for lamps or light fix tures it is worth while keeping in mind these facts: That all the hanging fixtutes anil side brackets in the Store have had pi ices lowered to half All parchment shades are half. Many odd lamps and shades ate half. And till other tloor and table lamps aie a thud less. (l'onrth Floor, Central) Girls' Fine Winter CoaU at New Prices $18.50 to $85 Fine coats for better wear, coats for school, coats for everyday they aie all in tin collection. They are coats for girls of 0 to 14 years, and other stylos suitable for juniors of 11 to 17 years. Soft, warm chinchilla, wool velours, silvertones, bolivias these are a few of tho good (Second I'loor, materials in the collection. Every good color is here, too ilark and lighter blues, browns, tans and other shades aie in cluded. Many are handsomely fui trimmed, nil are warmly lined and interlined, and there aie many attractive styles from which to choose. Prices were much higher originally. Cllt-Htllllt) Motor Robes at a Third to a Half Less The entire stock of automobile and steamer robes in the London Shop has been lowered in price from a third to a half, mostly half. This includes robes of wool, some with fringe; mohair, silk plush and rubber interlined robes with backs of mohair or Bedford cord. Plain colors and plaids to choose from. New prices are $6.50 to $62.50. (Tint (Jnllt'ry, Chestnut) Ruffled Flouncings Special Manufacturer's remnants and sample ends of Swiss flouncings, the sort of thing which is occasionally wanted for women's aprons, but especially for children's white dresses. Tho flouncings are 24 inches wide, each has n little ruffle eft embroldory and tho remnants run from one to ten .., InnrrfV) P-i rn nor VJirH. fifl( ytwua m ..... tt"w. V ' ' - "'- , J, I VIU" Jcwur, vu)uuij , Indoor Photography If people who leceived camera for Christmas will call at the Kodak Section fiee instruction will be given how to make indoot pictures. We have a fiesh supph of photo prints for hand colonn sizes 3x1 to 11x14 inches. ('Main Floor, Chentnut) Eye Glasses Appearance is carefully con sidered when we fit eye glasses; the stylo which suits one poison does not suit another. Prescup tions for glasses will be filled as catefully as the fitting will In done. (Main tiallerj, Chealrlut) Baronet Satin Skirts Again at $10 This will be good news to the many women who didn't have the I'hance to get ono of these skirts when they were here befote'at this little price. It is a gootl quality Unionm and tho model is a very pretty one, being full shirred with straight up-nnd-down pockets, trimmed with pow1! buttons, In cxqlilsite ahadeaWpfi Bhcll pink, turflUoItsj,,jiiry,- black nnd whit, Chocolate Straws 70c a Pound Fresh, crisp and delicious you'll want a box for over the week-end. Or, if you piefer chocolates, the $1.15 kind have that "moie ish" flavor. Assoited caramels, Si a pound. (t)(iMl Itulrrt .Store, (lieMnut) Furniture for the Nursery as well as all the garments and accessories for the baby are part of the Children's Store on the Third Floor. The furni ture is the most modern, comfortable and approved sort and just now there are many new pieces Bassinets and cribs start at $25.50 and go to $60. Folding wardrobes go from $16.50 to $85 for a hancl .some chest ot drawers. And while you are looking at furniture, there are fresh, dainty new slips for the baby that you may like to see long slips from 75c to $10 and hand-made slips from $2.75 to $11.50. White petticoats are 75o to $8.75. ( Ihlril 1 loor. Cheat uul) SHOPWORN tinware, enamel ware and other useful articles are being cleared out for very small prices in the House Fur nishings Store. i Fourth floor. Central) Beautiful Quilts as Low as They Were Years Ago prices as low as we can remember quilts of but they are as practical as can be de- .' Ma,, "'.f- '- '' twljuit).i- ih.'i, n -v . . i j '. i .1 -.. " ' " ' s ! T ' . .l". ?S1 r". --,"..-", - i ii lou can buj beautiful quilts for the same kind to be sold for. They are not only of beautiful quahtj sired for actual service. The finest ones in the group are filled with down, covered with beautiful pussy willow silks and bordered with fine Japanese habutai. They come in (lowered all-over patterns and a few in Persian designs. Grounds are chiefly white with flowers in old rose, blue and green. The price is $25. They have been almost twice as much Similar quilts with figured china silk tops and plain borders are now down to $20 ; d'rs M-e o ' S18 d 4 Inmb's-wool, covered with china silk and with plain bor- . i n,cyierinff9 ,!n?hin color habutai slk we have them at $18 for the down-filled and $16 for the wool-filled. The lowest priced quilts in the lot are wool-iilled, covered in figured silk mull and Sent AS, wSh $&? hmdm' n be re th th. Altogether it is the most remarkable grou-W quilts we have had in several yearS! ' (HUtl, JJor- w , . ii itFin m rt r n ?"r7" " 1 MMMMIM " "'' f gm w ms'ta ..,., .:kiMnk., K
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