WW 'Wwwjjiwmw " 1 vr.jnr"-'v': ;-', : -' r iteN' v ' lit .. '!.. . fnTTTA rrtl-mOTv A tT lATTTTCjm O i flOi' - . 7 ; ''1 EVENING PUBLIC JLEDUEK PHllJAJJiiii, xuo-a-x, auuuox , a. - j v "f ' I.VV1 ' WVJ5 WEATHER Unsettled ' Torgan Plays at 9, 11 and 4:50 WANAMAKER'S WAjSTAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 9 Chlmei at oon America Leads the World in Furniture Making and Whoever Stands Firm and Looks Ahead may climb many a mile farther on if he properly husbands his power, perseveres and does not overdo his strength. ,. There is so much 'to be done, and each day is a dft that we must try to make use of for some good purpose. That old, small, wooden tablet with its five Latin words, No Day Without a Line beckons onward. Signed August S, 1021. QM hm These Linen and Voile Dresses at $16.50 and $18.75 Are Wonderfully Good Women need only a look at them and straightway tho dress is gold Thoy aro bo simply and clovorly fashioned of finest French linen or l'inon-and-voilo combined, and in tho most becoming colors. Each looks much more expensive than it is. One model at $10.60 is a complete costumo a one-piece French linen dress of good linos, topped by a throe-quarter coat to match the coat sleeveless and cut in long slashed panels caught together by rows of little bucltled straps of tho linen. This is In orchid, brown, white or pink. In white, brown or bluo is a straigHt-Hno linon dross buttoning down the side, With white tlrawnwork collar and cuffs. This also is (16.50. At $18.75 is a delightful bluo or brown linen dress with frills at neck and sleeves; and an equally delightful model with long, straight waist of fine cotton voile running down to meet a skirt made entirely of flounces of picot-edged linen. This is In maize, yellow, white, B1W. (JOPCnnagen, Drown in jmiv. (First Floor. Central) Here Are the First New Autumn Suits for Young Women Thoy aro fashlonod of exquisite fabrics duvetynes and volours, and many variations of these soft and volvoty materials, bearing almost as many new names as there aro makers of fine cloth. Thoy exhibit tho newest coat lengths, tho latest sleeve Ideas, the favored skirt linos for autumn. Many are luxuriously trimmed with fur. Colors aro just what Miss 14-to-20 will be smartest in in the autumn a lovely coppor hue, moroccan brown, tortoise tan, marmot, sorrento blue, and tho always approved black and navy. Included, too, are smart tricotino and tweod suits. It is well worth while to see all these new things as soon as thoy come in. Prices begin at $00 and go to $145. N. B. Please note that the remaining spring and mmnter suits in the Young Womerts Store have been greatly reduced. (Second Floor, Oheitant) A Fine Opportunity in Fawn-Color Buckskin Slippers Among our finest footwear for women wow a fawn buckskin one strap Cuban-hei od pump with trimming of light tan calf, and a soft fawn buckskin uvo-strap slipper with Louis heel. RegardlosB of formor prices, each is now but $9.76 a pair, becauso sold down to brokon sizes. Whoever finds her sice still among them will get a pair of very fine shoes far below value. (Flrit Floor, Market) 2000 Yards of Silks in a Low-Price Clear away Comprised In which aro two distinct and distinctly attractive Kroups of excellent and dcslrablo silks at a considerable come-down in price. 1000 Yards of Shantung Now 65c a Yard y inoso goods woro selling lor 40 per cant mi inchos wido. Yards of Foulard Now $1.50 a Yard 111 They , m . . " "lack and I "na in a I inches and white. Vilnn Anrl urhltn and brown and white: variety of patterns and figures. Tho width is 86 tho saving from tho original prieo is one-third more. (FlrM Floor, Ohaitnut ana Iit AUte) ' A in Well-Furnished Homes Largely Iwyeg msax. tUiAty (nU &, Jjft'wiasTnrzo jjjfir . London Shop Sale Announcement Clearaway of Women's Sports Wear Including imported chenille dresses, sleeve less dresses, skirts, sports coats, and hats all in exclusive models With Prices About Half This is the first sale of women's wear in the London Shop, and as it is a general clear away of women's fine wearables, it offers extraordinary selection, including: , Smart and imported chcnillo dresses at $20. Dresses with Ukraine handwork at $87.50. Various smart sleeve less dresses in linen, jorsoy, ratine and tweeds at $0. Short sports coats of flannel in fino shades at $21. Canton cropo skirts at $12. Linen skirts at $6. Woolen skirts at $11.50. Wool ratine skirts at $10. And various skirts of cotton and imported woolens at $7.60. A numbor of circular, plain and pleated skirts in chocks and plaids of flannel and woolen ma terials, $11.50 to $17.50. Jaunty sports hats of felt, straw or ribbon, in all colors at naif regu lar prices. (The Gnllery, Cheitnnt) Cretonne at 25c a Yard Half Price or Less Thousands of yards of flne crotonnes In lengths of 5 to 100 yards will bo sold tomorrow at a flat rate of 25c a yard, no matter what their former prices were. Every pieco in tho lot was at least double that price and some three times or more. Chiefly discontinued patterns, but good patterns, and a great variety. of them. A wonderful opportunity for people noeding new hangings and furniture covers. (Fifth Floor, Market) New Silk Poplin Bathing Suits So popular wo cannot got enough of them. This new col lection is tho prottiest wo havo ovor had. Silk poplin as fino and supple as satin. All-black, or black with trim ming of white, grcon or bluo. Six styles some with bloom ors, some without. Ono buttons all tho way down tho front, othors on tho shouldor only. Ono is finely knifo-pleatod. One is ombroidorod. But each is so protty it will be hard to choose. Priced $9.50, $10 and $12.50. (Flnt Floor, Contra!) Openwork Silk Stockings "Seconds" at $3 Fino, full-fashioned ingrain silk stockings in black, with openwork ankles. MoBt women want at least ono pair of such hosiory for special occasions. Theso aro such good "soconds" you can hardly tell them from first-grado goodB which are much highor in prico. (Went Allle) For Every Sweater There Is a Vest and collar and cuffs, too. Many of these sweater sets are mada of Plain organdio tucking, 18 inchos wide, $2.50 to $3.50 a yard. Embroidered organdie and not vosting, IS and 15 inches wide, $8 to $5.25 a yard. Lace and embroldorod organdio, 18 inches wido, $5,25 nnd $5.75 a yard. (Flnt Floor, Gheituut) Fine Underclothes Cost Little These dainty Philippine che mises, for instanco, do boautifuliy mado by hand and hand-embroidered, for $2.50 and $0.85. They are white batiBte, in onvelopo style. And hand'mudo, hand-embroidered nightgowns -also tho Phil ippine work for $3.86 to $12. One really needn't wear "com mon" undorthinge unless ono prefers. (Third Flow. Control) An Exhibition and Sale of Old -Fashioned New England Hooked Rugs Some of Them Antiques This is ono of tho largest collections ovor brought to this part of tho country. The old families of New England, where the hooked rugs wore mado, cling jealously to such heirlooms, and tho collection found hero today represents tho ransacking of a thousand or more atticB on tho "North Shore," and the careful selec tion of tho finest specimens. Old-time folks prized their hooked rugs. They did not know that in 1921 pcoplo would "rave" ovc their quaint designs and striking yet dexterous color combina tions; but they not only cher ished thorn by placing them on tho sacred floors of the dusk-onshrouded "best" room, but the more rigid of tho housowives kept them "wrong sido up, with care," to pre serve their surfaco quickly reversing them when com pany arrived at tho door. Even the antiques in tho collection some going back fifty years, others much longor display scarcely a trace of wear In thoir firm, marvelous texture, nor nro the colors faded "to hurt any." Many are courageously nnd successfully brilliant in thoir color combinations. Others have nlmost tho mellow shad ings found in fine Persian ' vugs. Both moderns nnd an tiques are all hand-manufactured, of course. Thoy aro among tho most delightful rugs procurnblo to "go with" Colonial furniture. Sixes aro in great varioty, going from the tiny rug, 1x2.7 feet, to 0x6 feot, and prices are still more varied, ranging from $12 to $800. (Seventh Floor, Ohettnut) Fine Swiss Organdies, 75c to $1.25 Tho 'imported organdies havo alwayj been tho most In demand. 45 inches wido, In a full line of colors. In threo qualities, 75c, $1 and $1.25 a yard. Because of the Wanamaker Furniture Sales These Sales have had such a tremendous bearing upon the furniture indus try of the country. They have been of tremendous benefit, both to the furni ture business and to the homes of the people, because they have proven them selves the best and safest and most satisfactory connecting links between the two. And all the time they have moved steadily in one direction forward towards better qualities and improved styles, adaptations and reproductions of the recognized classic models. forward towards sound, healthy, properly seasoned woods. forward towards woodsmithing of the workmanly kind that only skilled mechanics know how to turn out and how to appreciate. forward through all the avenues leading to stability of interior construc tion strong cordage, standard seat-springs and enough of them, clean, sound fillings quality real and warrantable in every part and process and detail. (Fifth. Sixth nnd Seventh Floors) Pickard flandPainted China comes in such delightful little coffee and tea sots that it solves many a gift problem whether of wedding, birthday or anniver sary! In all-over gold with honey suckle pattern, from whimsical littlo salt shakers at $2.60 a pair to vases in an attrnctlvo panel design for $36, and five-piece coffee sets at $45. Fruit bowls, celery trays, water pitchers, and after-dinner coffee sets aro included in tho assort ment. (Fourth Floor, Cheitnnt) Summer's Best Sale of Men's Clothing The whole stock of men's fancy suits, all three-piece models is in a clearaway at two prices: $30 and $40 at these figures the choosing is exceptionally good so much so that many forehanded men will buy two or thre e suits each. The suits at $30 include all the fine cheviots and many of the worsteds. The suits at $40 are all worsteds and comprise the best ready-to-wear suits for men to be found anywhere in the city. (Third Tloor, Market) All Office Furniture at August Sale Prices Our wholo stock of office furniture, the best-selected and most vnriod stock we havo had in years, is now offered in tho August Salo mostly at reduc tions of 20 to 25 per cent from tho latest low prices. A small proportion of the goods aro at losser reductions, but all tho savings ore from tho lowest market figures now prevailing. Selections aro very attrac tive, comprising desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets and other such goods, in a most satis factory varioty of sizes and stylos, and all of recognized standard quality. It is an opportunity for business men who know a good proposition and how to take advnntago of it. L (Third Floor. Market) Men's Shirts Low-Priced at 1.45, $1.65, $1.95, $2.65 All good, soft-cuff, plain negligee shirts that have been moth highor priced or woro specially purchased. Of fast-color percale at $1.45. Of printed madras at $1.65. Of woven madras at $1.95. Of batiste, Russian cord and imported madras at $2.65. (Main Floor. Market) The Mattress, Pillow and Bolster Are Furniture Too Men's Scotch Grain Oxfords Are High in Favor This rugged looking leather in a now shado of ton is probably tho most desirable of nil this season in men's fine fashion shoes. Wo havo some of thoso oxfords with full toes, straight tips, wid shanks and low hoels at $12 a pair. m.CTtoiyiW.',ffV 1 (Main Floor, Market) In goods of this character quality i3 all-important. All Wanamaker mattresses, pillows, bolsters nnd springs nro of the finest quality known at their regular prices. (Sixth Floor, C'hentnut) Tho August Salo takes in our entire stock of those goods at savings of 20 to 25 per cont. It is ono of tho two great op portunities of tho year, and this particular sale brings tho best offerings in scvoral years. Mirth and Music for Juveniles Yos, wo havo in tho Musical Instrument Store cortain instrument especially affected by tho younger folk, although there is no let or hindrance laid upon their use by persons much older. One is tho mouth organ (or harmonica), prices 50c to $3.50, and tho other is the ocarina, breezily termed by boys "the sweet potato," prices $1 to $1.50. (Swond Floor, Central) Still These Good Sizes in Beacon Cord Tires at Very Low Prices Every tire fully guaranteod and adjustments mado right hero. Red Seal cord tube3 as well. 30x86 G-ply cord tires, $16.90. Red cord tubes of same size, $2.65. The following sizes are 8-ply: TireH Tubes 32 x 316 $22.50 $3.00 32 x 4 27.00 3.76 88x4 28.00 3.05 34x4 29.00 4.10 84 x 4tt 33.50 4.90 86 x4Vj 34.75 5.00 (The flattery. Juniper) Bungalow Aprons Specially Priced Percales and ginghams of good quality, well made, and very low priced at 86o to lt65. (Third Floor, Central) Wanamaker Special Vacation Sale of Trunks Late vacationers are the ones who get the great advantages when it comes to trunks. We have just received the "Wana maker Specials" for the August Sale, fine, brand-new, durable, every one of them, fit to travel in good company around the world. All made to our own specifications, and every one of them with several dollars saving. Wardrobe trunks, $35. Fiber covered, with hangers for women's or men's cloth ing, three shoe pockets, laundry bag, four drawers, all brond enough for shirts, and the bottom drawer convertible into a hat box. Dress trunks fiber covered, with deep, divided tray; 82 inches long, $14; S6 inches, $16 ; 40 inches, $18. Steamer trunks same construction as the dreas trunlca, 82 inches, $12 ; 86 inches, $14 ; 40 inches,- $16. (Fourth Floor, Central) 9 ? & -? 1 i .4. i iJi 7 If r- 'T (Flritni'luor, Che.tnut) i M rttjiit-'vvi.?-,-.-! fT ,-- jflv . ... i"U v iv ;.!'. '.'.&&, j i) tW).. M4& 'i
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