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77ie.se Last Das of March Are Splendid Days at Wanamaker's
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The Stocks of Four Leading Furniture
Factories at 40 Per Cent Less
in a Remarkable Sale
Somewhat Reminiscent
In the month of March, 1861, at the
moment that President Buchanan and his
Secretaries were considering the request of
the South for the evacuation of Fort Sumter,
the delay of which is said to have precipitated
the Civil "War, a Philadelphia country boy
signed a document that put this Store into
business on East Market Street, and
"thereby hangs a tale"
of interest to other boys and some of their
fathers and mothers still living.
An old, wholesale Quaker firm down
Market Street being hurried to an end by
stagnation of business and closing of its doors,
two floors of the Perry-McNeille Building,
about 3000 square feet in all, were leased and
the iron safe of the old Schuylkill Bank built
into the wall became the receptacle for a few
uncostly account books of the new traders just
preparing to' get under way
Sixty years ago at
the end of March, 1861
Market Street was paved with cobble
stones, over which clattered the old-fashioned
two-horse omnibuses. The horse cars were just
beginning to appear.
There were no telephones, typewriters,
electric lights, nor other inventions which have
revolutionized our mode of life in the last half
century and transformed existence into a thing
of light and case.
The War came on with
a shot
The drum beat never stopped, day or
night, until the regiments were in commission
and on their way to the front.
Scores and hundreds ofthe big, old firms
were compelled to go into bankruptcy or into
liquidation.
There are very few names on the business
signs of Market Street that were there sixty
years ago.
It has been a long, hard climb, year by
year, day by day, lo thr. heights whither we
have come, but the high regard of the people
and their encouragement, particularly in 1920,
have been fa? beyond our expectations. We
are well rewarded by the confidence and sup
port of those who know us to be worthy and
who cheer us to make our great building
roomier and better and to continue to add to
the advantages of those who serve with us and
to the great multitude who depend upon us to
serve them honorably and beneficially.
(To Be Continued)
Signed
March 28, 1021.
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, Dainty Dimity
Blouses
Starting with a plain little tai
lored blouso with n long pointed
collar at $3.60 there are striped
dimities and dimities with hand
tmbroidercd pique fronts and
others with a piping of a colored
striped material.
Tuxedo and Peter Pan collars
are about evenly divided but
nearly all have cither picot edg
ing: or tiny frills. Prices go up
to $4.50.
(Third Floor, Central)
Parisienne
Corsets
Here are some of the boauti
ful new models which are go
ing to bo the foundation for
the now gowns:
A pink elastic girdle with
satin finish. It is made of a
single piece of clastic of su
perior quality, has a long
skirt and a heavy side steel
this last being its only boning
over the hips, $12.60.
Dainty evening corsets of
pink satin, very low, with gus
sets of elastic in the skirt,
$25.
Pink tricot slip-on, laced in
the bock, and boneless except
for two steels over the abdo
men, $11.50.
A topless model of pink
brochc, daintily trimmed with
ribbon and net, $18.
Third riuor, C'lientnut)
Beautiful Plaid
Skirts, Special at $15
Tho now light-weight Spring
plaids that women arc so anxious
to have now to wear with sports
coats and sweaters.
They are in the latest fashion
of box pleats and knife pleats,
stitched to tho hipline and in
the most desirable combinations
of colors. Plenty of blue and
tan, black and white and so on.
Tho materials arc all-wool and
under ordinary circumstances
these skirts would sell for half
as much again.
(Kant Aisle)
Frilly New Blouses
for Girls
Frills of some kind or other
you will find on almost all of
them, sometimes box pleats
edged with narrow frills, or the
daintiest lace-trimmed frills in
bib effect.
As for materials, there are
sheer batisto, organdie and voile,
all being made with the low round
collar that fits so well over the
coat. Some have a touch of color.
Sizes 32, 34 and 36 Inch bust
measure. Prices from $2.25 to
$12.
(Third Floor, Chrttnut)
MITATION filet crochet
lace for 7c a yard de
serves a mention as this is
n new lower price and such
face Is much used for
bureau scarfs, curtains and
undergarments. Lots of
patterns. Widths Vi to VA
inches.
Mln Floor, Central)
Nainsook
Nightgowns
in large sizes arc here in con
siderable variety between $1.85
and $3.50, These arc a square
necked style with embroidery and
Incc, a round necked with em
broidery edging, ono with em
broidery yoke and lace; and two
others with beading and lace,
and with embroidery and tucks,
the last being slightly shirred
after the Empire fashion.
(Third Floor, Central)
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Women's
Sports Hats
New, Gay and Smart
Sports hats to wear with tho
new tweed and jersey suits,
sports hats to wear with sweat
ers, sports hats to wear with
morning frocks and summer
dresses every kind n woman
needs!
Ono Salon is devoted ex
clusively to these practical,
pretty hats. Some are of silk,
some of straw.
There arc all the colors popu
lar this year, bright colors and
dark shades. There are large hats
and small hats, sailors, mushroom
shapes and ever so many more.
Prices $10 to $20.
(Beeond Tlnor, Chutnnt)
White Silks and
Satins No Longer
for Brides Alone
Evorybody wears them now
for sports and morning wear, cool
afternoon frocks, dinner and
evening gowns, Woubos, chil
dren frocks, underwear and
slumber wear, and masculine
shirts.
And every kind for all these
many uses is here, so that if not
quite sure what you wish so it's
white and silk a look through
the section filled with shimmering
white silken fabrics will surely
suggest it.
From a splendid quality white
tub silk at $2.50 a yard, up the
scale of sports and novelty silks
and satins, crepes do chine, can
ton crepes, taffetas, Georgettes,
charmcusc and chiffons, to a sub
stantial novelty sports satin at
$0.50 a yard.
(l'lnt Floor, Chrttnut)
Elgin Watches
Take Their Time
From the Stars
Tho Elgin Factory has a
complete observatory for de
termining the exact time
through astronomical observa
tion, and every watch which
leaves tho factory (there are
about 3000 a day) has hud its
movement regulated in this
way.
This is only ono of the de
tails which go to make tho
Elgin watches among the best
American watches made to
day. Ultra-thin Elgin watches
for men in 14 kt. red gold,
18 kt white gold and 14 kt.
red gold and platinum combi
nation cascB, $150 to $300.
Ultra-thin Elgin watches
for men in plain 14 kt. gold
w3 gold-filled cases, $50 to
$100.
Ilogulur model Elgin
watches for men in 14 kt. gold
cases, $35 to $80. In gold
filled cases, $19 to $34.
(Jewelry Store, Chestnut mid
Thirteenth)
Good Brief Cases
at Low Prices
Made of sturdy cowhide in tan
and mahogany, with gussets of
the) same leather for greater dura
bility. All cases have extension
locks.
, Sizes 9x14, 10x15 and 11x16
inches, with from one to three
pockets.
Prices $4.75 to $7, according
to size.
(Main Floor, Chestnut)
Apart from a group of individual
pieces, there are in this unexampled
movement about 400 beautiful dining
room and bedroom suits, every one at
40 per cent less than the new low price.
This means 50 per cent less than the
price prevailing prior to February 1st.
This is the largest offering of fine
suits we have ever known at such a
saving from ruling market rates.
It is as if some large furniture
store, dealing only in the finest class of
goods, were to offer its entire stock of
complete dining-room and bedroom
suits at a saving of 40 per cent.
It is an opportunity such as has
never been known outside of our great
half-yearly sales; and never known in
any other store at any time.
The suits are of the most admirable
and dependable quality, combining con
structive solidity with beauty of de
sign. They represent the stocks on hand
of four of the largest makers of fine
furniture in the country. These makers
were anxious to find a sudden outlet for
their goods so as to re-start their fac
tories. They have found the greatest out
let for high-grade furniture in America:
We are glad to be able to provide such
an unprecedented opportunity for our
customers and to know that they recog
nize it to be something really wonder
ful.
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(Fifth Floor, Market)
New Angora Wool
Cloth for Capes
and Trimming
It has tho long-haired effect of
shaggy wool which is seen so
much this season in smart capes,
short sports jackets and as trim
ming for sweaters.
A number of plain colors, in
cluding white, also a new plaid
which is very pretty indeed. In
tho wide width, about 38 inches,
$7.50 a yard. The narrower
width for trimming, 12 inches, ot
$3 a yard.
Also this Angora wool comes
in a new "links Angora," where
the loops are uncut. 12 inches
wide, $4 a yard.
(Flret rioor, Cheetnut)
, Novelty Chamois
Lisle Gloves for
Women
Smart new gloves that will ap
peal to tho woman who likes
something out of the ordinary.
They are all of fine ..namois
lisle washable, and In lengths
that come well up over the wrist.
There arc gloves with turn-back
cuffs, edged with a pleated silk
frill and novelty embroidery,
strap-wrist gloves with two rows
of hemstitching at the wrist,
white, oat yellow and pongee.
$2.25 a pair.
(Main Floor, Central)
Girls' New Spring
Coats Not
Expensive
Tan or blue polo roats, becom
ing little coats for girls of six to
twelve years, $14.50.
New polo coats for oldor girls,
in 11 to 20 year sizes, $28.50.
(Second Floor, Oheetnnt)
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Finest Spring Suits
for Women
$85 to $295
Imagine a soft tan jersey costume with a sleevclcbb coat, a
fringed scarf und a skirt with its side-closing bound with black
braid, to harmonize with scarf and coat edges.
Or a midnight bluo tricotino with scalloped skirt and scal
loped jacket and French knots forming a deep border on both.
Or a navy tricotino gown and coat almost entirely covered
with thoso same fashionublc knots.
Or a delightful gray jersey gown with an ample cape of the
same, having a now and very picturesque collar-line.
Or a severely tailored gray worsted skirt and coat, the latter
faced with dark duvetync
Or any one of n group of suits and three-piece costumes,
which are really wonderful examples of modern tailoring and
handwork. In fact some of them notably a little box-coat style
of navy gabardine bound with ribbon are altogether hand made.
Some suits have brilliantly plaidcd .skirts and dark jackets.
.Colors are navy, russet, putty and champagne, besides black.
(Writ Floor, Central)
"The Kaiser vs.
Bismarck"
Suppressed letters by the
Kaiser and new chapters from
the Autobiography of the Iron
Chancellor, with a historical in
troduction by Prof. Charles
Downer Hazcn. Price $2.50 in
the Book Store.
(Main Floor, Thirteenth)
Marquisette
Curtains, Special
at $1.85 a Pair
These are the last that we ex
pect to have from our own stock
at this price. They arc actually
less than they cost.
They are two and a quarter
yards long and have a two-inch
hemstitched hem.
(riflh Floor, Market)
If You Have
Your Umbrellas
Re-Covered Now
you'll have them ready for April
showers when they come and
you'll save money, too!
Black cotton covers are $1.15.
Black silk and cotton, $2.35.
All-silk covers in black and
colors, $3.85.
The work will be satisfactorily
done, you may be sure.
(Main Floor, Market)
Easy to See Why
Hardwater Soap
Sells by the Ton
A customer from Harrisburg
acknowledges the arrival of her
order of Hardwater Soap, and
adds, "It is easy to see why you
sell it by the ton it is trulv
wondorful, the nice lather It
makes in this awful water."
Further and wider than the
State Capital has gone this won
derful Hardwater Soap, and ap
preciations come from all direc
tions. For March only it is 76c
a dozen cakes just half its usual
price. Scented or unscentcd, as
you prefer.
(Moln Floor and Down Attire
More)
The Schomacker
Piano
For Eighty-three Years a Leader in
Musical Circles
For eighty-three years the Schomacker has been one of the
few leading pianos in Philadelphia.
First made here in 1838, it has had its home in this musical
city from its very beginning.
IU fame soon spread. For nearly half a century it was the
chosen piano of every successive presidential family in the White
House, and of diplomatic social life in Washington.
It won awards and honors at every important competitive
exhibition in America.
Its prestige has grown among musical people throughout the
nation, until now its rivals are indeed few, and those the choicost
pianos made.
Superiors it has none!
There is a reason for this prestige of the famous Schomacker
piano. Its original maker was a genius, and those who now
carry on his work have inherited his musical knowledge and skill.
Persons who know one recognize nt once tho exceptional quality
of the Schomacker tone. The number of such persons has in
creased with the general increase of musical knowledge, and
with this increase has grown the demand for so exquisitely sat
isfying an instrument.
The Schomacker Piano is sold only m the Wanumaker Piano
Salons. It is priced $800 to $1850; with the Ampico reproducing
piano attachment the price is, of course, u little more.
The Schomacker, like all the pianos we sell the Chickering,
the Knabe, the Lindeman, the Emerson, the J. C. Campbell, the
Haines Bros, and the Brambach is sold on convenient terms of
payment, which we shall be glad to explain.
(Kltjitln Hall, .Second Floor)
Some Delightful New $27.50
Frocks for Young Women
Really delightful little dresses of lustrous crepe de chine, of soft
satins and smurt wool tricotines.
Street a.id afternoon dresses, they arc, in all the fashionable
colors from pearl (7ray to navy blue.
The styles arc quite new and fetching and they are in 11 to 20
year sites.
Price $27.50
(Nwond Floor, Chestnut)
Women's
" Handkerchiefs
$2 a Dozen
and real linen, too!
They are sturdy Irish handker
chiefs in plain hemstitched style
with hems in two widths.
Good for everyday use.
(Weat Alele)
Women's Tweed Goats
Made of Imported Materials
Thoy arc good sensiblo coats for any woman to own, for they can
be depended upon for traveling, motoring and for all kinds of weather.
There are herringbone weaves, invisible plaids and soft-toned mix
tures. Both single and double breasted btylcs, some with yokes, others
without, and the newest models have leather-bound scams. Prices from
$62.60 to $87.50.
(Flmt Floor, Central)
Does Every Woman Know She Can Get
An Electric Vacuum Cleaner
in This Housewares Sale
at a Saving of $7.50?
But only four moro days to get it for $42.60. On April 1st
this splendid electric vacuum cleaner returns to its regular price.
An important fact is that this cleaner tho famouB "Cadillac"
is one ot the best and most thoroughly offlclent a woman could
have in her homo. It has efficiency features peculiar to this make.
Ask us to show you tho special merits which won it tho approval
of tho "Good Housekeeping Institute."
With an easily operated cleaner like this, the housewife cun,
with scarcely any effort at all, keep her home clean without u
maid.
As ono Bervantlcss woman said when she saw it; "Why I
can save its prlco In a few weeks by dispensing with my $3.50
per day cleaning-woman."
For March only $42.50.
(Fourth floor, Central)
An Easy Way to Get
the Air in a Lawn
Swing
Littlest city yard can hold one.
No suburban luwn or country gar
den is complete without one.
Easiest way to keep the children
outdoors, yet out of mischief.
And a very good way for tiled
grown-ups to Uiko tho fresh air
without tra cling far.
sary adjunct, in fact.
home.
A ncccs
to every
Famous "Paris" lawn swings
in three sizes two-passenger
children' size for $13.50; two
passenger adult size for $18;
four-passenger adult size for $26.
Other lawn swings in two
passenger children's size arc $7:
four-passcngor adult size, $11,
(Ueventh Floor. Market)
Ho, for the Sports of Spring!
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The SDOrtinc Goods St.nrp
for any of them.
Golf Imported clubs, $5.50 to $6.50;
imported balls, $7.80 to $13.20 a dozen.
Bags, gloves, markers, score books and
so on.
Tennis A fine selection of American
and imported racquets at $1.75 to $15.
Tennis balls, $7.20 a dozen. Racquet
covers, presses, nets, tapes and other
paraphernalia.
Baseball Uniforms, $4.50 to $16.50.
Baseballs, 50c to $2.50. Bats, 50c to $3.
Mitts and gloves, $1.50 to $22.
Water sports Kennebec canoes and
rowboats, yacht tenders, Caille outboard
motors, paddles, oars and other marine
supplies.
(The (iallrrj, ( hmtnut and Juniper)
is splendidly ready to equip you
Fishing Fly rods, $4.50 to $60. Reels,
$1.25 to $100. Lines, 25c to $15. Flies "
20c each. Hooks, 50c to $1 a dozen.
Creels, $3.50 to $5.50. Waders, $21 and $25.
Cycling Columbia and Continental 'bi
cycles in models for men, women and chil
dren, $50 to $85.
Motoring Standard makes of tires,
luncheon kits, chairs and automobile sup
plies of every description.
Camping Tents, cots, furniture, cook
ing utensils and all other equipment.
Photography Brownie cameras, $2 to
$5. Folding kodaks, $8 to $110. Graflex
cameras, $97 to $310. And all manner of
pnoiograpners supplies.
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