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STORE CLOSED
ALl DAY TODAY
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The Wanamaker Store Is Closed This Great Patriotic Holiday
But Tomorrow It Will Be Full Alive With Philadelphia's Most
Notable Offerings of New Goods and February Opportunities
One of his early portraits
The First Great American
George Washington
oiiovi.net statement
of historic facts worth
keeping for frequent
reading.
The ratification of the
Constitution of the
United States by the
necessary number of
States took place in June,
1788. The Continental
Congress appointed the
first Wednesday in
January, 1789, the day
for choosing Presidential
electors and the 4th of
March in the same year
for the assembling of the
new Congress.
That Congress did not succeed in organizing .
till April 6, when an examination of the electoral
vote showed George Washington to have been
unanimously elected President.
He left Mount Vernon April 16 and reached
New York on April 23.
On the 30th of April he attended the Congress
and took the oath of office, in the sight of the
people, on the balcony of Federal Hall and
returned to the Senate Chamber and read his first
Inaugural speech.
There is a record left by Senator Maclay, in
part as follows :
"The great man was agitated and
embarrassed more than he ever was by the
leveled cannon or pointed musket in the
Revolutionary War. He trembled as he read!"
Let us not forget the deep feeling and sense
of responsibility shown by the fathers of our
country and let us strive to emulate them in their
sacrifices for the public good.
Signed
Ftbruary 2Z, 19tl.
QM fmafa
Women's Inexpensive Frocks
of Taffeta
Pretty new fashionable little affairs, made of an
unusually soft taffeta, in brown, navy and black.
There are a good many Btylcs at these pricos one with a sort
of tie-back bodice and ribbon-trimmed lace panels below the tie
back, one with a large eyelet design on the skirt of its tunic: others
afrnin with tunics Very deeply scalloped or trimmed merely with
self bands.
Such dresses will be very much liked by the woman who is
tired of her Winter things and wants something inexpensive to
bridge the gap between Winter and Spring.
Prices $25, $27.50 and $80.
(Flrit Floor, Central)
Women's New Traveling
Coats in English Tweed
The coats themselves were made in this country, but all
the materials were imported. They are very fine all-wool
tweeds, mixtures, cheviots, frieze and herringbone weaves.
They are particularly nice coats for women who llko tailored sports
styles, and there is quite a little variety in the models. One of the new
ftaturcs is a piping of leather to match the leather buckle of tho belt.
In colors they run toward soft browns, greens, gray and tan mix
hires. All are shower-proofed. The prices are $62.50 to $87.50.
(rirat Floor, Cenlsl)
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Certain Shades for Floor Lamps
at a new lower price are very interesting because of their
attractiveness. They are covered with cretonne veiled with a
loosely woven material, which makes the whole effect very
artistic.
The price is $25 apiece because we made a fairly large purchase.
(Fourth Floor, Contral)
Young Women's New Tricolette
Frocks
Of a fine, close weave, not too heavy in weight, 'this new
tricolette comes in brown, blue or black and has been made
P in one of the pleasing new Spring models.
The bodice is straight and long, the tunic-skirt !b joined on below
'iB waist line, there is a narrow girdle,' and narrow panels extend from
the girdle to the hem.
Dainty collar and cuffs of cream-colored embroidered crepe Geor
Jttto give the frock just the touch of lightness it needs.
$42.50 and 14 to 20 year sizes.
(Second Floor, Chrttoul)
Girls' Attractive New Plaid
Skirts and Blouses
So far as we know, there is nothing in town just like
'hem, and they are just as attractive and pretty as can be.
The skirts are of new wool plaids in pleated styles, on
detachable bodices. There is brown-and-black, blue-and-D'ack
and red-and-black for choice of color, and tho skirts
are all in 6 to 14 year sizes. $8.50.
w.n.To we?r with them are the dearest little blouses, in simple style,
"" rou"l. flat collars and turn-back cuffs, which aro finished with
nii. 1 plcatlnK- Cotton blouses of sturdy, lustrous weave, are in white,
fit? or u chlna blue and nre $5; naturnl-colorcd pongee, $7.50.
0 l H year sires.
nrai-ii i ;irla wil1 li,0 them for school or general wear, they are very
tery off ti b,uscs, of course, are washable, and tho combination is
(Second Floor, Chtiinat)
A Smart New French
Glove in Black-and-White
has just arrived in time for
Spring suits and gowns. It is of
fine French kidskln in black and
hns a novel top of Vandyko points
in a new arrangement in whito
kid. Fancy, heavy' embroidery In
black and white adds another
smart touch. It is in tab-wrist
stylo, Bix-button length, is pique
sewn and $5 tho pair.
New, too, are strnp-wrist cape
skin gloves for Spring these of
South African capesklns in pearl
white, tan, brown, beaver or black.
Thoy have five and a half inch
tops and are $5 the pair.
(Main floor, Contrail
New Spring Handbags
of New Spring Silks
Beautiful fabrics in black,
browns and navy blues, iriado into
handbags of various shapes and
with frames of shell finish celluloid
or metal. All daintily silk lined,
too.
Prices arc $8.60 to $10.
(Main Floor, Cheitnnt)
A New and Better
Kind of Oxford Cap
(Mortarboard)
We hdve just received from
one of tho greatest hat mnkers
in London a numb'or of Oxford
cans for choirs and for gradu
ating classes of both Hexes.
Instead of the usual flimsy
affair, this cap is very strongly
mado of fine black broadcloth,
insuring durability and a dis
tinctive, dignified appearance.
The price is $3.50 tho same
low prico for which less superior
qualities are generally sold.
(Main Floor, Market)
The Silk Overblouse Has
Caught Women's Fancy
It is the one kind of blouse that does not break the waist
line, and that is important, from a fashion standpoint.
A great many new styles are arriving in both crepe
meteor and crepe de chine; they are mostly vivid colors, but
there are quieter shades for women who want them. Nearly
all are trimmed with embroidery, and whether or not one has
a collar is a matter of choice.
From $12 to $65 are the prices.
(Third Floor, Central)
Fine New Lot of Women's
Silk Umbrellas at $5
Good umbrellas, too, of lustrous all-silk, with fashionable
handles.
The most popular colors are included blue, green, purple,
taupe and cardinal, and there is black also.
They aro smart, well-made and good-looking umbrellas some with
hard and fancy wood handles, some with leather loops and Btrnps, some
with colored or white bakelite tops and rings, some with handles of imi
tation amber. Some have wood sticks, many have the short ferrules,
and quite a few have tipped rib3 to match the handles.
(Main Floor. ' Market)
Nightgowns Both
Silk and Citton
Pink crepe de chine nightgowns,
sleeveless, ojid with lots of lace, $5.
White "high-necked nightgowns
of sturdy muslin, some of the
necks with V openings and all
with more or less tucked yokes,
$1.50 and $2.50.
(Third Floor, Central)
Albatross Kimonos
Perfectly simple kimonos with
scallops on their short sleevcB,
necks and fronts. They may bo
had in rose, pink, blue and wistaria,
$6.85.
(Third Floor, Central)
Little Girls' New White
and Colored Frocks
All tho white dresses are of
crisp and snowy dotted Swiss
or of fine striped dimity, and
just as dainty and pretty as
they should be for little maids
of three to six years.
Somo arc smocked in color, some
have embroidery in color and they
arc usually mode with round necks,
not too low. ?7 to $10 and three
to six year sires.
The colored dresses are in bloom
er style and aro in cotton crepe,
plain colored cotton chambray or
pretty checked ginghams. They
aro stitched or embroidered in
whito or black, are $0.75 to $8.50
and aro in four to six year sizes.
(Third Floor, Cheitnnt)
Lingerie Tapes
Tho woman who likes fresh
tapes or ribbons for her lingerie
will find theso little- packets of
great convenience, for they hold
a generous supply and each
packet includes a bodkin.
Mercerized braid In white,
pink or palo blue, in 12-yard
pieces, 30c; 25-yard pieces, 50c.
Cotton ribbons with cord
edges, in white, pink or blue,
25-yard pieces, 80c and 05c; 6
ynrd pieces in white or pink,
28c.
Fiber silk ribbons," 6-yord
pieces, 22c.
Lingerie ribbons and shoulder
straps combined, in 1 and 8 yard
pieces, 25c; single shoulder
straps, 14c.
(Main Floor, Central)
Women's Sheer Silk
Stockings at $1.55
Second grade goods, but if they
were first grade they would be
thrco times this price.
They are1 of that sheer gauze
weight silk known as "chiffon,"
which comes only in the higher
priced goods.
(Went Altle)
Crisp New Organdies
From Switzerland
.Sorao of the prettiest colors you
would wish to sec and the ones that
will be most fashionable for or
gandie frocks for Summer. Many
women nre taking no chances, but
making their selections now when
tho assortment Is so good.
These organdies arc nil 44 Inches
wide and priced at 76c, ?1, $1.25
and $1.60 a yard.
(Flrit Floor, Cheatant)
A New Silk Knitted Skirt
to Wear With Sweaters
A beautiful sports skirt of the
same fiber silk that sweaters are
made of and it comes in the richest
colored stripes you can Imagine or
in white, striped with black or
colors.
It has fine straight lines, a broad
sash and two long ends finished
with fringe accentuating them.
$25 is the price.
(Flrit Floor, Central)
Ruffled Organdie
Flouncing
is now here in brown and navy as
well as such lighter colors as Copen
hagen, pink, orchid, white and
maize. It is 89 Inches wide and
women buy it for entire dresses.
Price $2.65.
The same flouncings in white
with colored, embroidered dots arc
the same width and $3.50 a yard.
(Main Floor, Central)
Checked Muslin
for Pajamas
Women who nre planning to
have pajamas and other undergar
ments made of these whit checks
will be glad to know that we have
set a new lower price on two grades
in our stock.
One is 18c a yard and one is 25c,
and both are 86 inches wide.
(Flrit Floor, Cheitnnt)
Iodine Foot Soap
25c
This is a helpful, good soap, in
grnnulur form, which Is especially
Useful for tired, tender, aching or
swollen feet.
It is eaBy to use and will givo
much comfort to people who arcl
on their feet much, who walk a
great deal or who have need for
such a preparation.
25c a package.
(Main Floor, Chratnut)
Five More Days of the Furniture Sale
Plenty of Time to Use, but None to Lose
The more time people have to do something, the 7
less inclined they are to do it. That is human nature.
The reverse of it is also true, and it is with the reverse
of it that we are now most concerned.
There are only five' days left of the Wanamaker
February Furniture Sale; which means that if you are
to take advantage of its opportunities, you have
plenty of time to use, but none to lose.
It is the first sale in which our whole stock of
furniture has ever been off ered at savings of 33 1-3
per cent, except some lots that are at savings of
one-half.
This has been the sale's outstanding feature from
the beginning. This has made it the greatest sale in
opportunities and' consequently the greatest in
volume.
Considering the rush there has been on the last
days of former sales to secure some of our fur
niture at a saving of just 1 0 per cent, the inclination
to secure some of it at savings of 33 1-3 and even 50
per cent should grow stronger and stronger the nearer
we get to Monday evening next, after which the
opportunity will end.
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(Sixth Floor)
Every Little. While
We Are Solemnly Told Either That
Hoopskirts Are Coming Back or That
Corsets Are About to Disappear
Neither of these calamities has yot occurred. Corsets, to be
sure, are being made in such a way that their wearers nre finding
them constantly more flexible, more graceful, prettier and more
comfortable, but we don't feel worried about their finally disap
pearing. Of all the domestic corseta we don't know anything better or
more reliable than the good L. R.'s, which are so well and honestly
made. There arc scores of models between $1.60 and $9.50, but we
shall only mention one or two of the latest for Spring.
A short model of the hip-confining type is laced in front,
made of pink coulil and topless price $6.
A pink broche with elustic gore in the hip has an elastic in
sertion in the waist and is laced in tho back. This is $0.50 and a
similar one of pink batiste is $0.
(Third Floor, Chratnut)
Beautiful New Oxfords
for Women
Two Btylea, one of nut brown Russian calfskin and the
other of dull black calfskin.
Both with long, narrow toes, blind eyelets and military
heels. Unusually graceful for oxfords.
From tho leading women's shoe factory in Philadelphia, and at $12
a pair they are much less than you can buy the same styles for elsewhere.
(Flrit Floor, Market)
1200 More of
Those
Remarkable 50c
Neckties for
Men
The kind of ties that sold
for two and three times this
price during the holiday
season.
Paisley patterns, figured de
signs, stripes a great variety
of kinds and all colors.
(lln Floor, Market)
Choose Mattresses at Savings
While You May
The February Sale is now a matter of days four days tWs
week and Monday of next week.
We are short of nothing. The choice of materials fer
making mattresses, pillows and bolsters is as good now as it
ever was.
The same is true as regards bedsprings.
So far as opportunities nre concerned the sale is just as good as It
was on the opening day and that means good enough.
(Sixth rinor. rhmtnut)
Until Monday to Buy Office
Furniture at a Third Less
Here surely is u case in which time means money.
Business men who know the va'ue of both need hardly be told
what to do in the circumstances. They will know, too, "that the
sooner they choose, the bettor the choosing
(Third Floor, Market)
Actually the Best Coys'
Suits We Ever Had at $8
Even better suits than you could
get nt this price in pre-war days.
And thoy are garments that can
be worn right up to the warm
weather.
Middy, junior Norfolk, Oliver
Twist and Balkan styles, in 3 to 10
year sizes.
(Hreond Floor, Central)
Always a Keen Demand for
Anglo-Persian Wilton Rugs
No matter how business may be in other floor coverings
there is always a steady request for these finest of all domestic
rugs. We are glad to have such a beautiful assortment.
9x12 ft $130 4.0x7.6 ft J5a
8.3x10.0 ft $137 30x03 in 5V4 50
6x0 ft. ... .;.. -.W3 27x51 in lB'M
Some other high-grade and standard Wilton rugs mav be"
had at the lowered prices of 75 and $95 for 9x12 ft. size.
Seenlh Klimr ChrMnut)
Scrim and Marquisette Curtains
$1 and $1.50 a Pair
We aro still busy filling orders from the laBt time we had a
"special" like this. And that was over a week ago.
A brand-new shipment promises to provide enough for
many of those who want these very pretty curtains at these
prices. AH have hemstitched edges and are two and a quarter
yards long.
B00 pairs of scrim curtains, $1 a pair.
COO paira of marquisette curtains, $1.60 a pair,
(fifth Flour, Market)
Orders May Be Given Now for
Hardwater Soap
It will be delivered in' March and of course, chargad on the March bill.
This year during the March Sale only the price will be exactly half.
75c a Dozen Cakes
This is the original Philadelohia Hard-
water Soap that was introduced and is sold
exclusively by the Wanamaker Store. It is
absolutely pure and superior to any other
soap of this kind.
We have made several improvements in
it since last year and the quality is better
than ever. In violet, verbena and almond
scent or unscented.
Orders may bo left in the Toilet Goods
btorc, on the Main Floor, or sent bv mail
or telephone. J
(M4n Floor, Chriituul)
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