qrr s 3!3WSJ?PIW; "'V 1,7W?M t ur l& i Ti "4 ff' , EYENING- PUBLIC LEDaEErPHEdADELPHIA, THUBSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1921 JT lv J w I i.nn Plnvs at 9, I UB"" 11 and 4:50 Noon WANAMAKER'S Store Opens at 9 WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Warmer r The Greatest August Furniture Sale That Ever Camh From Having the Goods the People Want The Sun Mounting in the Sky Uses No Drum to announce its approach, but every flower at its coming is lit with smiles over all its face. The blossoms on the trees wave a welcome. The tiny seeds of field and forest, like the mangroves, fly with the wind and plant themselves, warmed into new life by the mothering sun. Some people that appear to be doing but little with their lives are doing more than we know. Signed August i, 1021. M pitmfo Final Prices on Summer Millinery " All that is left of the originally moderate-priced millinery is now marked to literally next to nothing lor quick clearance. There are red tables, green tables, pink tables, black-and-white tables, blue, brown no trouble at all to find just the color you want. Values are astonishing. Think of picking up a pretty little ribbon sports hat for $2 br a soft little crush hat you can wear all Winter for the same price. Some are even lower. None is now more than $5 though many were two and three times that. Of course, the prices are ridiculous, but we want room for the new hats coming in. (Second Floor, Chestnut) We Call This the Utility Frock for Women because it is such a generally all-around useful dress. - It is a sleeveless dress of fine quality jersey, in three attractive models. All of them are silk braided, but they show little differences in the line of the neck, the pockets ind the trimming. It may be chosen in white, tan, brown, henna, navy, taupe or sand color. With it may be worn a guimpe or a blouse. And one of the best things about it is its surprisingly modest price of $13.75 which for a dress so well cut and made, and so good looking, is nothing short of remarkable. (First Floor, Centrnl) Women's Better Shoes Down to $4.75, $6.75 and $7.75 Shoes at $4.75 include oxfords of dull block or tan leather or brown kid, with Cuban heels; two-strop pumps of dull black or ton leather with military heels. Shoes at $6.75 include two-eyelet ties of block or ton leothor with Cuban heels; oxfords of brown kid, block or tan calf; one-strop slippers of tan coif or brown kid with Louis heels tongue pumps of ton leother or gray suede. Shoes at $7.75 include oxfords of block kid or ton coif; one trap slippers of gray suedo ond block leother in combination, with baby French heels. Children's Better Shoes Now $2 to $3.75 Tan loather sandals, sturdy oxfords of ton or block calf, black patent or dull leather slippers; white canvas slippers. N. B. Broken sizes occount for nil the low prices. (Flrit Floor, Murket) The Most Popular Bathing Suit Is Silk Poplin So many women want them we find it hord to get enough. A new nipment just in includes the prettiest we hnvo evor hod. The poplin is os fine and supple os sotin. They ore all black, or olatk with o touch of white or blue or green. Among the six styles some hove bloomers nnd some do not. Ono buttons air the woy down the front, others on the shoulder My. One is finely knife pleoted. One is embroidcied. Their prices ore $9.50, $10 and $12.50. (First Floor, Out ml) Heavy Silk Sports Hose, "Seconds" at $2.50 300 pair of women's heavy all ''K, full-foshionud sports stock ,nKs at half the price of (list 8rade goods. In two-color mixtures with ver tical stripes. Smart nnd serviceable. 1 (Went AUIr) Shadow-Proof Petticoats of White Wash Satin One model nt $5 has double panels front nnd bock. Othors ot $5.50 nnd $0.85 nchieve the sumo result with a hem that is doubled to the hipline, All are on close-fitting elastic bands, and simply hemstitched ot the bottom. (Third Hour, Centrul) Lightweight Madras, Special at 19c A good quality madras for 21 dresses, waists, bungalow prons, and m .i . I Unit. ., ",,u wumon 8 a5iSr,.Ph,,cy'tdi,,diB,,kt W Alili) Streamers Are Flying from children's straw hats be cause they hove been reduced. In white, brown, blnck, some with cunning flower trimming which would charm the heart of any child. 05c to $8 ' (Third jmVr. Clmtnut) AND nothing but the fact that it brings the goods that people want could make it as great a sale as it is. The marvelous growth of Wanamaker furniture sales is a sure and unmistakable sign that the people want furniture of the genuinely good kind. In the August Sale that we are now hold ing that fact is finding a marvelous illustra tion. It is a sale of economy based on quality. Economy in the price is made good by quality and character in the merchandise. Taking the stock as a collection, the prices quoted are the lowest at which furniture of such excellent and desirable quality has been offered in. such unrivaled assortment in sev eral years. The sale is incomparable in everything that can make a sale really helpful and bene ficial to people who need good furniture at unimaginary savings. In range and variety of selections no other sale comes within comparative distance of it. if we were asked what is its strongest (Fifth. Hlxth and Seventh Floon) Mimi" and "Mermaid" Dresses in Crepe de Chine at $16.50 Theso oro two of our most popular silk frocks for young women. "Mimi" Is a soft, full bloused dress with narrow ribbon sash, ribbon binding nnd loops nt neck and sleeves. "Mermaid" Is n simple straight-line frock with row's of fagoting, and six little fluttering panels three down each side. Wo hove both models in heavy crepe do chine or Cnnton crepe nt $25 and $28.50. Now here they nrc dupli cated in a lighter weight, but still very good quolity cropo do chine ot $10.50 each. Navy blue or a warm ond becoming brown shade, and in sizes from 14 to 20. (Youri it Women' Store, Second Floor, Clieetnnt) Beautiful Glassware From Czecho-Slovakia There is something very Bo hemiun nbout the shapes and de signs of these lovely pieces. Many of them show odd gold pattern traced on a blue background candlesticks, compotes, vases, candy jars and plates. $0 to $32.50. Hond-cngraved candy Jnr with quaint designs of flowers or animals in color, $3.50 to $50. (Fourth Floor, Clipitnat) Popular White Silks in ExcellentChoice White silks arc in such high fovor just now that customers will be interested by tho particu larly attractive showing of these goods, which we are making. There are crepes de chine, 40 inches wide, nt $2, $2.50 and $3.50 a yard. Canton crepe, 40 inches wide, at $4.50 and $5 a yard. Japanese habutais, $1 to $3, in the 36-inch width. White silk broadcloths, 32 inches wido, good for men's shirts, ns well as for women's wear, at $2.25 a yard. White silk pongee, 38 inches wide, at $4 a yard. All of these goods nre excellent for waists, dresses, linings, sep arate skirts anything for which white silk is needed. (Flrnt Floor, Chestnut) Every Organdie Frock for Young Women Wears a Lessened Price They are like bright-colored blossoms in their glass cases, and most of them as fresh as the clay they arrived. White and yellow and mauve, firefly and blue and rose, burnt orange, jade all the colors of the rainbow. No need to tell a girl what such pretty frocks are good for. But it may interest her to know that she can have any one of them now at the greatly lowered prices of from $10 to $39. Sizes are 14 to 20. (Second Floor, Chestnut) Kennebec Canoes and Rowboat Motors Still good selection in 16, 17 and 18 ft. Kennebec canoes. Kennebec models, $77.50 to $100.60; Kineo models, $79 to $103; torpedo models, $97.50 to $120.60; outboard models, $90 to $112. Caillc five-speed motors with magneto ignition, $110. Caille Liberty drivo motors with battery ignition, $75. Evinrudc motors with magneto ignition, $110. (The flnllfry, Juniper) A Baby's Crib should be wire-screened, with screen top, nnd should have soft springs and rubber-tired wheels. Our white-enameled cribs fill all thebe requirements, and, oven bet ter, they nre now offered at half price, $5. Mattresses to fit, $3. (Setenth Floor, Mnrket) The New of Tricolette As an overblouso or as a sweater it looks equally well. Made of good silk tricolette in navy, white or black, with a becoming collar, short sleeves, pockots, a tie-bolt, nnd n but-ton-nnd-loop fastening a few inches down the front. There's mnny a skirt it will transform into a complete dress. Price, $8.75. Another new overblouso, ex actly right to wear with white silk or satin skirts, is of whito georgette, ornamented with filet and Valenciennes lace and fine tucks. Wonderfully nice for $8.75. (Third Floor, Centrul) 200 Brushed Wool and Knitted Capes at Half and Less, $15 Added to our own remainders of these soft, warm cloaks is a maker's clearance of equal quality. On every ono we hove put a final price of $15. Not one in the lot but has been regularly selling for double that price and somo for throe times nt much. That gives an idea of their quality. They are both cape and dolman shapes, of brushed wool or of knitted wool in pale bluo, white, block, nnd blnck-and-whito, gray, tan, navy, henna, brown and some novelty combinations. To bo sure of your color choice it will bo well to see them early. (First Tloor, Centrnl) Week-Enders, Please Note that many toilet articles have been especially marked; for instance: Tooth brushes, 15c and 25c each. Nail brushes, 18c and 45c each. Hair brushes, 50c nnd 75c each. Violet bath tablets, 10c each; $1 a dozen. Cocoanut oil shampoo, 25c bottle. Benzoin, glycerine and rose water, 20c o bottle. Rose and almond cream, loc. (Main Floor, Chrntnut) Small Children's Coats for Small Prices Coats of serge, velour und chev iot, in plain colors, colored checks, and black nnd white checks. Many styles, too. Somo with box pleuts and leather belts, others made on rnglan lines. $7 to $10.50, in two to six year sizes. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Like Old Times to Have Jap Lanterns Onco upon a time we had them three years ago, to wit and now ngain they bob merrily across the Toy Store, in the cheer of their bright colors. 25c, 50c nnd 75c each. (Herenth Floor. Market) 500 Umbrellas Will Be Re-Covered for $1.60 in a good, durable cot ton cloth. Tape edge. Any sized umbrella (but only 500!) finished inside a week. (Muln lloor, Murkrt) Mottled and Rainbow they're only the names of two new sewing baskets in tho Oriontal Store, and are as prettv as their names suggest. Round, with rings and tassels, 75c to $2. (Fourth Floor, Chestnut) New Silk Underthings Simple littlo cumisolos of crepe de chine with three rows of hem stitching around the top, nnd shoulder straps, at $2.50. Blnck, white or navy. Camisoles of whito wash satin with lace tops at $2.50; and a tai lored model with built-up shoulder at $3. Flesh crepo de chine envelope chcmiBes in hemstitched nnd tucked tajlor model, $3.60. (Third Floor, Centrnl). New and Better Bath Towels at $1 Each One of tho best men in tho business set about making tho best Turkish hath towols to bo had anywhere at tho regular re tail price of $1 each. The first of these towels go on snle tomorrow nnd when you see them wo believe you will say with us that the maker has achieved his purpose. They are exceptionally heavy, full bleached, made of two-ply yarn, in size 27x48 inches, some with blue, somo with pink borders, nil made with neatly hemmed ate, tj U4f How, Oktitaat) The Best Time to Buy Mattresses Is Now The same thing is true as regards pillows, bolsters and bedsprings. We are offering our entire stock of these goods in the August Sale at reductions of 20 to 25 per cent. You can take your choice of any of the several grades of clean, warranted hair and of all the good grades of standard tickings in our stock, and we will make the mattresses to order in any size desired at the reduced August price. We make upholstered box springs to order at the same rate of saving. All the most desirable grades of cotton mattresses, feather pillows and bolsters are offered at special August reductions. Now is the time to buy. . (Hlxth Floor, Chestnut) point we should find it hard to say, because it is so strong1 in every point. But it is particularly strong in the fact that the furniture itself is of the likable kind, the kind the people recognize as good to look at, good to live with and above all safe to invest in. A sale backed to the limit with furniture of that kind at the lowest prices cannot help being the greatest sale, because the people are sure to make it such. They are surely doing it now, much to their advantage. Men's Fine New Shirts Added to the Cledraway We have just brought in a fresh lot of beautiful woven and corded madras shirts to add to the group at $2.65. Q Hairline stripes and distinctive cluster stripe de signs are among them. The $1.45 group of fast-color percale shirts has also been reinforced. Complete size range in both lots now. (Main Floor, Mnrket) 20c Will Now Buy a Man's Collar that was a fourth more until this reduction. This applies to the lower-priced Arrow and Slide well stiff and soft collars and includes a great variety of styles. (Main Floor, Market) No Man Need Wear a Soiled Straw Hat at the present prices of fresh, clean ones. Lincoln-Bennett and Redleaf London straw hats and fine Tuscan straw hats are now $3 each. Light-weight splits and soft mackinaws also at $3. Panamas and leghorns are $4. This, of course, does not include the finest panamas. Maln Floor, Market) Men's Low Shoes Lowered , to $5.75 and $8 .75 About a dozen kinds of fine shoes that have been several dollars a pair more. At S5.75 are black and tan calfskin blucher oxfords with broad toes; black and tan calfskin straight lace oxfords with medium narrow toes; tan calfskin with wing tips and with ball straps. At S8.75 are black and mahogany cordovan wing-tip oxfords, pinked and perforated; dark brown cordovan with ball straps and perforated tips; black cordovan with straight tips; smart tan calfskin and imported Scotch grain calfskin. (Mnln Floor, Market) In Furnishing Fine Homes Let the Phonograph Correspond with your own musical needs or prefeiences and with the classic period style selected for your room. Our Phonograph Store stands in front rank in musical service, not restricted to a single make, but offering opporunity for impartial comparison and selection among the four greatest machines The Victrola The Sotiora The Brunswick The Cheney And since the phonograph, when silent, ranks among articles of furniture, it is a delight to see assembled hole as many as fifty models, in the various woods and in every cla.ssic period style, particularly tho tine console and tabic models. (Second Floor, Centrnl) If the Traveler Knew This that we have a well-made, 18-inch traveling bag of good smooth cow hide, leather lined, with double pockets, and Mibstnntinllv sewed corners, for $8.75 this bag would surely make the juuine with him. In rus set, brown or black Mnln Floor, Chrotniit) Do You Know How to Buy Office Furniture? As a business man, how much, or rather how little, would you expect to pay for a 50-inch flat-top, doub'o pedestal oak desk? If yo .low much about oflice furniture values, you know that such a desk would cost a good, round sum, at today's rating. In our August Sale you can buy it for $4G; and ft desk of the same kind, but in mahogany, is now $52. These two are typical of the exceptional offerings lin the sale, which takes in all our office furniture at substantial savings. Of these flat-top desks alone there Is a choice rang ing trom $28 to ?450. (Third Floor, Market) J -! q fi li ( mm . a M w i $1 . r T
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