U &,?-. "'V- , -- r r'Ti-ro vj x jS . . '" '.' , . 'n '7 , ' " . ' ii K r EVENING FUBJJIO 'LBDGBR-PHlLADELPEttA, FRIDAY, MAY ,20, 1921 WEATHER Fair r Organ plays at 9, 11 and 4:50 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S 'H Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 Am Chime at Noon Only a Constant Inflow of New Goods Can Keep a Store Interesting ' & " "'I W-T.'i ... '- ' . -4i t f" ''A4 It Is Disgraceful Not to Know Things ,but it is a greater disgrace not to want to know them. A big boy often throws .down his books, saying, "I know enough to make my way"; and he shuts up his books and turns away from his teachers, to his everlasting loss. The world ahd its teachers keep on growing, and he who stops learning will be left at the tail end of the times. Practically this store renews its life with new things twice a year, and sometimes of tener. Itttffc1 9T New Books for the WeekEnd Red Masquerade, by Louis Jo fioph Vanco. Prico, $1.7G. How Paul Harlcy: crime Inves tigator, dealt with the problem of the death curso of tho High Priest of Voodoo. Talcs From a Itolltop Desk, by Christopher Morley. Price, $1.7G. A collection of stories assem bled In book form, which will bo welcomed by tho author's admir ers. The Heart of the Range, by William Patterson White.- Price, $1.76. Lovo story of the olden West, when tho surest shot was tho most respected citizen. The House Wljth tho Golden Windows, by J. E. Buckrose. Price, $1.90. The romance of a girl who foil heir to a fortuno through a fault not her own. Four Corners, by Clifford Ray mond. Price, $1.90. (Main Floor. Thirteenth) GATELY !J Remarkable Gowns 619 . v vy umen at jjms HOME' FURNISHERS K)pk- ?iew iow price on aDout 125 effective street and afternoon dresses . ' - t ktrMUIIB Their prioe-in-xf fogs t f all anywhere from .$7.50 to $12.50. . , ii,iuuB.w.ui.-uiuigW w.ia iimuy women to and such wearable and really charming frocku at so modest a price. Jlln ThrfiX . iftftXTi XLT' "" l 25?' Wl. J and soft wiucKoo, "--- -o -v - "v u' "j " luwg as ir ic naa come straight from a good dressmaker. The colors are those women find most usable navy blue, brown, 'tmmo errav. tan. black and hlank-ann-wnitp pfTWfa ' Sizes from 34 to 44 are included. And we think this little nH will. ,., them away. (First Floor, Central) Quick Music Today, perhaps, you havo no means of music-mnking 'in your homo. Monday, if you como promptly enough to order it, you may havo a flno phonograph standing there, ready, to help you celebrato tho coming holiday with merry music for dancing, solemn music if your mood calls for It, or tho stirring martial or patri otic airs appropriate to Memo-' rial Day. Wo havo hero on display and sale, for immediate delivery when necessary, four of the finest instruments of their kind wc know of The Victrola n The Sonora The Brunswick The Cheney in wido choice of woods and period models as well as simple uprights. Convenient terms. (riionoBrnph Store, Hecond Floor, Central) Blankets Cleaned by our Sanitary Process are made sweet, soft and spotless, and are finished to look like new. They will be stored without charge until you arc ready in tho Tall. Single blankets, 75c Double blankets, $1.50. Phono Rittcnhouse 1000. vTf'i)MjV V'ST firvnX rw& ill II 'iiJ 2 ft "'l '.?- ' rW fM III KAI 5 .MV ill ' I JJ ' Tki Q&'&ll I T V 11 i Fresh and Lovely and New Organdie Frocks and Lace Dresses for Young Women They arc as fresh and new as the posies they look like! It is a brand new collection which comes just in time for dnss day events, for spring dances and dinner parties, for gar den parties and for weddings. Any girl would look prettier in them I At $22.50 are new navy blue or black organdie dresses cleverly combined with white youthful round white collars., white down the front and along the edge of the skirt. Also plain colored organdie frocks in flesh pink, maize, white or orchid in charming styles. At $25 are navy blue dotted Swisses, trimmed with white organdie. And at $27.50 is a dear little white dress, of crisp organdie, with puff alcoves and round neck. At $49 are some now ecru laco dresses in delightful Btyles. At $75 is an exquisite frock of croamy laco in surplice style, trimmed with tomato colored ribbon velvet, and another all of tomato colored silk lace with a stunning touch of black. And other new laco dresses arc $69 to $98. All in 14 to 20 year sizes. (Second Floor, Chettnnt) Summer Hats for Dress Occasions, $10 and $12 Hemp hats they are flower trimmed or trimmed with fluffy, soft ostrich feathers and quite ns attractive as they sound. They aro just oft" the needle and just out of the workrooms. They aro of fine hemp in gray, whito or black, in becoming shapes, wide of brim and with becoming lines. Some are wreathed with colored wayside or garden flowers, others have tho pretty ostrich f6athers for their adorning. It will be a pleasure to choose one! (Second Floor. Chestnut) White Silk Underclothes for June Brides Inexpensive though they are, the lovely white silk and satin and crepe undergarments in this May Sale aro just the things the Juno bride will wish to gather into her trousseau. Among them are: Camisoles of white satin in .ix dainty models, with simple hemstitching or more elaborate trimming of good laces, ribbons and Georgette. Very specially priced at $2, $2.25 and $2.50. Nightgowns of radium silk or crepe do chine, in fnscinating models, cither elaborately lace trimmed or quite simple, bufc'all extremely good. Priced $8.75, $10.50 and $12.50. Chemises of crcpo dc chino or radium silk, lace-trimmed or simple "tailored" styles, at $3.75, S5.50 and $0.85. UloomerH of lace-trimmed whito &atin, or of plain heavy crepe de chine, at $5. (Third Floor, Central) New Diamond Bar Pins With Platinum and Gold Mountings They have the exquisite openwork designs that you will find in bar pins many times these prices, and the diamonds are of tho same high char acter and blue white color. There is this difference, how ever, that, although tho front of these pins is platinum, tho back is 14-kt. gold. With from threo to seven diamonds, the prices aro from $90 to $190. (Jewelry Store, Chestnut and Thirteenth) Three Special Items in Women's Fine Gloves Street, afternoon and dress gloves and just tho lengths and styles well-groomed women are looking for. At $2.2r a pair aro six-button lngth Biarritz gloves all of fine Tench lambskins, in white, tan or brown shades. At $3.50 a pair aro long whito Slaves of soft fino kidskins, in twelve-button length. K..ll 5450 a Par aro slxtcen button length fino whito lamb SKin gloves. The qualities are exceptional, we gloves fresh and new, tho tyles are just right. Mln Floor, Central) Pretty Sashes for $1 and $1.50 All of glistening artificial Bilk in a number of bright and more subdued colorings. They aro in tho fashionable widths, they are plenty long enough to tie around the waist' ' n-1 h'i"n Vin lnt- nnflq, ;V( they are finished with silk fringes. (West .Utile) New Short Sports Coats for All Kinds of Skirts Vivid hued flannel coats that would be just the thing with white woolen or tub skirts, soft toned tweed jackets, colored linen coats and black velveteens and others of duvotyne and wool Jersey. Wo havo never had so many materials before at ono time and the reason is that these short sports coats aro in high favor this Summer. Some are as little as $10.50 and prices mount gradually up to $85. (First Floor, Central) A Silk Handbag Clearance Somo of tho bags from a maker who was overstocked and others lowered in prico from our own stocks, to equalize tho val ues. Tho saving is about a third all through. New Spring and Summer styles in bags of all sizes, from a dainty little calling shape to a largo shopping bng. Black, brown, taupe, navy and a few lighter colors. Shcll-flnish celluloid, metal and covered frames, in a variety of shapes. Prices, $5 to $U0. (Alain Floor, Chestnut) Proper Corsets for Young and Slender Figures Several of tho best Letitia cor sets are csnecinllv ?oin,i ,. Sowing girl., nn(i flgurc3 of wIcn. "' proportions. Among theso A short modol of cool, pink WtlSte. V(ru UoLtl.. 1 i i jWess, nt $2.50. With longer - ami nner qunity vn ba. ."'Itt 55.50. and iWr fl,Burc8 with cInstic y ight boning, at $0.50. And " Uglitly-boncd pink batiste 3S,.W,th ahorter 8klrt nd ) wtKJwt in waist, at $3.CQ, New in the Women's Shoe Store A slipper of midnight blue kid, with trimming nnd strap of fawn suede, medium plain toe and Louis heel, at $15. A gray suede one-strap slipper in a very pretty model, with medium too and baby French heel, at $14. A D'Orsny button-strap slipper of gray suede with cut-out work showing blue kid inl.ys; Louis heel and medium toe, at $14. A most attractive lightweight slipper of tan calfskin with one strap, Louis heel and medium plain toe, at $14. A very good-looking fivc-eyelct oxford of gray buckskin, with wing tip and laco stays of tan calfskin; military heel and welted solo, nt $12. A chirk blue satin one-strap slipper, with medium too nnd ijuis heel, at $9.75. All these aro very good values indeed. (First Floor. Market) Cool Blouses of Snowy Cotton Voile t They are all of fino white cot ton voile, and in addition to being now and attractive, they are es pecially good values for tho prices. At $5.50 are blouses in two models one with tucked collar and hemstitched, tucked , frill down the front; tho other with drawn-work in collar nnd tho frill down tho front. Both havo V necks nnd short sleeves. At $5.85 is a dainty .blouse of white voile with collar of filet lace, tucked fst effect in front and lace edging on tho sleeves. (Third Floor, Central) Women's White Flannel Skirts Specials at $12.75 It really srems as though every other woman wanted a white flannel skirt for this Summer and thero is certainly beginning to bu u scarcity of the material. Therefore we count ourselves very lucky to havo these extremely good "specials." They are fully box pleated and knife pleated, beau tifully made in every way, and of a nico quality nllTvool flannel. Tho belt is narrow and trimmed with pearl buttons. Sizes up to 3-1 waist Uind. .4 ' vu.t I'lnnp rantr&ll .Mohair Skirting at 38c a Yard Pretty, light colored striped ef fects that would mako up well for cither pleated or plain skirts. And the weavo is fino enough to adapt itself to pleats, Tho colors aro soft pastol shades and aro washable. They would go nicely with sweaters. Tho width is 32 inches nnd this is about ono-third tho original price of these skiitjngs. Office Furniture Opportunities Quartered oak desks and chairs of several standard makes, all of the popular-priced kind and all marked 30 per cent less than the latest low market prices. Roll-top desks, $90 and $125. Flat-top desks, $55, $58, $65 and $70. Double desks, $90 and $100. Typewriter desks, $56, $60, $65 and $70. Revolving chairs, $16.50, $18 and $21. Arm chairs, $10, $12 and $14.50. (Third Floor, Market) , Prices Lend New Interest to These Floor Lamps Thoy arc tall, slender floor reading lnmps of the "bridge" variety, somo of wood, all of them at such very special prices that they aro worth seeing even apart from thoir own attractiveness. Tho $12.50 onc3 are of iron, in greenish effects. Those at $16.50 aro solid mahogany. At $20, $30 and $40, they aro of cast metal, both base and stand decorated to look like the most attractive painted woodwork. Any ono needing such useful and decorative electric lamps should seo them. Shades aro from $3 up. (Fourth Floor, Central) 90 Pieces of Cut Glass Every Item Special ' at $4.75 All belonging to our regular stock of standard cut crystal. In miter-and-floral and miter cuttings. Tho price marked on each item represents a substan-" tlal reduction from the regular figure. 24 water jugs, 4-pint size. 18 low berry dishes, 0-inch size. 24 oval orango bowls. 24 sugar and cream sets. Choose any ono of these at $1.75. (Fourth Floor, Chentnut) Helpful Toilet Articles All With Helpful Prices Good and useful articles, all with prices that make them well worth buying. Bath sprays, 75c. Violet toilet soap, 10c a box of three cakes. Roso bath soap, 20c a cake. Wanamaker shaving sticks, 15c each. Talcum powder, 10c and 15c a can. Chalk and orris, 20c a large box. Cocoanut oil shampoo, 35c a bottle. Tooth brushes, 15c and 25c. Nail brushes, 18c and 45c. Hair brushes, 50c to $1.75. Cloth brushes, 35c and 50c. (Muln Floor, Chestnut) - ,. The OverSunday Candy Assorted caramels, GOc a pound. They're in several flavors, fresh and tempting. Chocolate creams,, COc a pound. They have coverings of bitter sweet chocolato and aro very good. Chocolate mints, GOc n pound. They are smooth and creamy and delicious and aro covered with bitter-sweet chocolate. (Doirn Stair Store, Chentnut) Babies' Cotton Shirts Special at 30c Well-made comfortable little shirts for warm weather and you can choose either high or low neck or some of both kinds. They will fit babv from the first size needed up to hN third year. And, by the way, many mothers are intetestetl in the practical layette for $10. It includes two each of shirts, bands, flannel pet ticoats and pairs of socks, one white petticoat, twelve diapers nnd one wrapper. (Third Floor. Chestnut) The Day and the Suits for Men Psychology may have something to do with making Saturday a men's clothing day, but convenience has more. How much psychology may have to do with the choosing of a man's suit we don't know, but we are con vinced that good, practical, common sense should have a vast deal to do with it. S6 far as good, practical, common sense enters into the question, any man must understand that good suits can only be made from good woolen fabrics, well- tailored The Wanamaker stock of men's clothing represents an effort to assemble suits that embody the best woolen fabrics and the best tailor work available in this country. Men's suits, $35 to $65. Youths' suits, $25 to $40. 5l " mf '- (Third Floor, Market) London Straw" Hats Men who have worn our Llncoln-Bonnett or Rodlcaf London hats say they give twice the sen-ice of an ordinary straw hat. Prices $3 to $6. (Main Floor, Murliet) Fresh Lot of the $1.55 Summer Shirts for Men These aro the fino percale shirts in soft-cuff, plain neglige stylo which we are selling for so much less than their regular prico. First lot went out so fast that wc got 600 more ih for tomorrow's business, and if you want first choice of these you will do well to como in as early as you can. All in-good colored stripes. (Main Floor, Market) New Foulard and Grenadine Neckties for $1 For men's summer neckwear these arc two of the most popular of silks. New shipments make assortments of colors nnd designs complete in both kinds and it is not everywhere you will find ties of such quality for a dollar. (Main Floor, Market) Men's Summer Underwear Half Price and Less 1200 shirts and drawers at 75c a garment. Second grade goods that would be anywhere from two to four times this prico if first grade. Gauze cotton and sheer lisle aro the materials used in them and they arc splendid Summer undergar ments. Shirts aro sleeveless, short bleevcd and long sleeved. Drawers arc in kneo and anklo lengths. In most cases those goods aro only soiled or discolored and in all cases the service is unim paired. A Great Suit Special in the Men's London Shop Seventy-five men can share in one of the best suit opportunities of the season if they will come right into the Wanamaker London Shop. At $42.50 wc have seventy-five very line and fashion able hrce-piere lounge suits of gray and brown herringbone tweeds. Designs nie in large and small herringbone effects and there are various shades of the colors. Smart, loose coats with patch pockets and four-button style. Skeleton lined and beautifully finished throughout. Just the sort of easy, cool, light-weight suits men will want from now on till Fall, and it has been many a day since wc saw anything like them at such a low price. (The Gallery, Chentnut) (Main Floor, Market) Men Have Surely Admired These $7.50 Oxfords They tell us there is nothing like them in town within a couple dollars of their price. You can sec at a glance how fino they arc in fashion, and you may take our word for it that they arc fine in rkmanship and made of selected leathers. There are four stylos, a follows: Daik brown calfskin with straight tips. Pebble gram calfskin with straight tips, center punched; perforated vamp beams and fiangod heels. JIahoganj calfskin with straight tips, saddle straps, perforated vamps and heel foxing and rubber heels. Tan grain calfskin with full wing tips, per forated vamp seams and heel foxing, flanged heels and stitched heel scat. (Main Floor, Market) Everything You Need for the National Game OlTicial League baseballs, $2 to $2.50. Other basebalU, 50c to $1.30. Baseball bats, $1 to $3. Catchers.' mitts, $2 to $22. Basemen's mitt", $3.50 to $1-1. Fieldeis' gloes, $1.50 to $11. Team uniforms, ready for quick delier,, $4.50 to $lt!,50 a buit. Baseball shoes ".50 to $8.50 a pair. Baseball stockings, $1 to $2 a pair. .Jerseys, $3.50. Special prices on uniforms mado to measure and equipment for teams. (The nailery, Junluer) New Arrival of Boys' Fine Suits Xorfolks, in an attractive choice of Summer woolens grays, browns and neat mixed effects. All of them' belted models and lined with cool alpaca. Prices $13.50, $16.50, .$18, $20 and up to $35. At $10.50, $1S and $20 there are remarkably good suits with two pair of trousers. Every suit in the collection is as dependable an investment as can be found in boys' clothing. Sizes for boys of 8 to 18 years. (sriiinil Floor, Centrul) Decorated Furniture for Summer Homes Picture to yourself a bedroom suit in ivory enamel with floral decorative touches in natural colors, making a delicious harmony with cretonne and other draperies blowing gently in the Summer da breeze ! If any one-asks "why" is decorated enameled furniture, that is' as good an answer as we know of. We have made a study of this class of furniture for many years. Nearly all of it that we sell is hand decorated by artists here in the building. Our assortment is large and delightful, embracing a remarkable variety of color effects and novel designs, in suits and pieces for breakfast rooms and bed rooms. Significantly, too, we have never known this furniture to be so popular. WytU rinr) H -n 'l VI A if m '! J-"i--"- ' (West Aisle) m UA A I W ' ' -j ,v-r.X,' f- i , S . . .i' t. ..Wltw -.A . -- S-ifA .i i, u . - u t .':V,'fckaan a , int-sis .
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