?&9 - jiYBSmq "g&fefc -,IftPHlfiiDBHIA, THURSDAY, 'ATJGTJST H. MM ' "W.rtrf ii" s. v , v iJ 7. . ift $ WEATHER Unsettled Plays at 9, 11 and 4:50 Chimes at Noon WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 c .": "i Store Opens at 9 fie People Wan the Best Furniture and They Know ? V IT'-. l .r PL-- Organ A Man in the Boat, Watching a Bluefish three feet and half long, weighing twenty pounds, being pulled in, said: "There arc just as good fish in the sea as any one at nas been caught." According to the ' unimpeachable records the waters were set in the places made for them on "the second day" of Creation, and on "the fifth day" came "the great whales and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly." So the old adage is not only true but states a fact that has existed only two days less than this aged world. There is no such other storehouse of meat food in the world as the sea and its sister waters. , It Will Pay Any Young Woman to Look Into the Glass Cases of Silk Dresses What are left of earlier- i ton crepe, georgette and in-the-season silk dresses Signed' August 11, 1921. 9 jftwwfo. are not put out on racks to lose their freshness, but carefully kept in the dust proof cases, where you may examine them for the asking. And it is well worth while to ask now, for on all of them the prices are greatly lowered, even though many exhibit style features not very different from the newest dresses now coming in. Here are charming dresses of taffeta, char meuse, crepe de chine, Can- tricolette, at prices that bear small relation to their original figures. A lovely black charmeuse gown now marked .$38.50 was originally more than twice that and is as hand some and effective for the right young woman as it was the day it came. Others, are now $25, $38.50, $45, $49 and up to $85 the saving on the lat ter being just $50. Street and afternoon gowns are included, and there are black, midnight and navy blue, and brown. Sizes run from 14 to 20. (Hrcoml Floor, Chestnut) the Sale to Come To for It New Arrivals Real Filet Laces Edgings in all widths, from the picot edging for 20c a yard to 19- Thero is an undeniable charm about the real filets and today they are used more than any other lace for lingerie dresses and blouses and for fine underwear. inch edge, $12.75 a yard. Insertions in all widths, from one-half inch at 20c to nine-inch at $4.85 a yard. (Main Floor, Central) Velvet Millinery in the New Autumn Colorings y Colors of autumn they arc indeed the russet and crimson of frost-touched maple leaves and the brown of withered oak leaves, as well as more somber shades. In velvet all these new autumn reds and browns are effective indeed, but not more so than the clever black velvet hats and the perennially becoming navy blue velvet hats shown with them. Only the wearer's personal choice defines the size. It may be tiny and saucily upturnod or wide-brimmed and shadowy. A little bluc-and-silver toque a wide-brimmed russet velvet with orangc-and-blue chenille embroidery a blue velvet with sweeping ostrich a brown velvet with reddish velvet leaves each and all are inviting. And the modest prices do not go above $13. (.Second floor, Chestnut) A French Perfume Note of Importance Our many customers who are de voted to the exquisite French per fume Fleur d'Or will be glad to know that we are able to price new importations of this extract at 6.50 instead of its former price of $1.50 more. It is put up as before in an at tractive decorated square glass bottle, and is the identical golden bouquet odor that has helped to make the French perfumer Claire famous. (Mnln Floor, Chestnut) Black Satin Slippers Are Indispensable In any well-selected outfit. And moro than ever this year, when all black toilettes are increasingly fashionable. As many women wcai them with gray or beige stockings as with black tha stocking striking the Bingle light-colored note 'in the whole black ensemble. For immediate autumn and winter wear we present. A Black Satin One-Strap Slipper at $9.75 It has the low French heel many women prefer to high heels this year. In line, material and making it is as attractive a slipper as wo lave ever seen for this moderate price. (First Floor, Market) More of Those Filet-Trimmed Voile Waists Just arrived. It's a Waist we order and reorder continuously. Everybody likes it. Fine white voile with deep roll tuxedo collar of filet lace, that looks so well over sweater or coat. The square front is pinch tucked and finished with crocheted buttons and filet edging. Sleeves are long or short, and the cuff is edged with filet. Altogether it is one of our pret tiest and most deservedly popular waists at $5.85. (Tlilril Floor, Central) A Fine Sterling Silver Tea Service or a coffee service of seven pieces may now be introduced into any dining room at a cost several hundred dollars below its price of a week ago. This is due to a repricement of some of our most attractive patterns in fine silverware. Included also in the reprice ment are individual pieces of sterling silver tableware, such as wcll-and-trce meat platters, covered vegetable dishes, asparagus dishes, bread trays, fruit bowls and similar pieces, in designs matching the tea and coffee services. It is none too early to think of autumn wedding presents! (Jewelry Store, Chestnut and Thirteenth) THOUGHTFUL observers have remarked "an unfailing gravitation of human thought and human love toward such things in our world as partake most of the eternal." In furniture making, as in so many other spheres, fads and shams have risen up and flourished, more or less, and passed away, but the great, real old beauties, the old reliabilities, have lived on from generation to generation, and still we go back to them to gather inspira tion so that we may make beautiful things now. These are some of the things we have to keep in mind in choosing furniture for this Store and especially for these celebrated sales. We have always to keep in mind the old essential things, the old, old principles of beauty and service and reliability without which no furniture ia worthy of its name and without which no furniture is good enough to hold a place in such a sale as we are now holding. unfailing tendency, or gravitation, noted above, toward the old permanent, essential things. Undoubtedly, the people want furniture that is not only essentially sound, but made with beauty hi it and not stuck on as an extra. The fact is being brought home to us these It is good to think that the people want I days that they want furniture of real quality furniture of this essentially fine kind. at real savings, that they mean to have it and It illustrates in a very interesting way, the that they know where to find it. (Fifth, Sixth anil .Seventh Floors) A Traveling Electric Iron which might almost be said to fold, may be used as a stove or as a curling-iron heater. This useful article live3 in a green velvet bag. Price $0.50. (Fourth Floor, Central) Fall Coats for Small Personages, Now $5 to $12 They may be worn from now until late fall, and are really re markable for their prices. In checks, or plain materials, such as serges and velours, in fancy or plain tailored styles. Some are lined throughout and some only half lined. Two to six year sizes. (Third Floor, Chestnut) A Large Triple Mirror in a Black Lacquer Frame with bird decoration, is going to make a useful and orna mental item in some wise shop per's home. Its price has dropped to $40, along with a'l the other mirrors that have como down for the August Furnitu-e Sale. A good-sized circular mirror in a fruit-nnd-gnrland decorated frame is now $56. Others from $5 up. It is the month to buy any needed kid of mirror for any room in the house. (Fifth Floor. Mnrket) The Approaching Battle for the Davis Cup has brought interest in tennis to an even keener pitch than before. Bancroft, Slazcngcr, Wright and Ditson, Spalding, Lee and Reach racquets, $10 to $16. The Taplow Special is unusually good for $10. Specially priced racquets are the Cup Defender, at $5; and the Gem and the Rival, at $3.50. Tennis balls, 50c and 60c each. Nets, posts, markers, racquet covers and presses and all other paraphernalia. (The Onllery, Chestnut) Traveling Bags Are If a Couch Hammock j Such sturdy Friends IS Comfortable ; especially when they are as one could forgive it many things. I roomy as these are, made of rough New Silk Kimonos From Japan A good bit of Japan seems to I have come over on these rajah silk I crepo kimonos, with their all over pictures of tea-house's, little bridges, flying kites, and fan-bo- decked ladies. Thoir wearers will I feel very Oriental indeed. ; Different, but just as pretty, aro the radium silk kimonos in wis taria and other flower patterns on variously colored grounds. These have pointed sleeves ending in tassels, and braided silk girdles. Each is just over, and priced 918.60. (Third Floor, Central) Certain Underclothes Go Out Very Fast These slraplo, nainsook night Sowns at $l"85, for instance, the round. neck and sleeves finished With just a ribbon-run beaded or embroidery casing. Or theso finer ffowns at $2.50 and $2.75 the first with fine tucking and lace, and the latter an empire gown run with nbbon at waist, neck and sleeves. New shipments of all have just mo in. With them have come moro those old-fashioned, open front muslin chomiaes liked by eldorly women. Thoy button at the top, we finished with corded bands, and re SI. (Third ricor, Central) Women's Organdie and Voile Dresses, $5 to $12.75 A late shipment of pretty organdie frocks whose duplicates sold for much more are marked for tomorrow at $5 and $7.50. Half a dozen styles, some with frilly fichu bodices, others lace trimmed and ribbon-sashed. The colors include white, maize, brown, navy, tan, pink, green, blue and orchid. Sizes 34 to 40. Two groups of better-vnlue voile dresses arc marked to $12.75. One group includes smart, straight-line dresses of very fine voile in broad-stripe effects, with tucked organdie collar, cuffs and pockets, and narrow black gros-grain sashes. Rose-and-white, orchid-and-whito, blue-and-white, black-and-white. Tho others aro serviceable, figured voiles in dark blue, black, Copenhagen, tan and other color effects. Some have deep, pleated tunics. All are exceptional values. The sizes in these go from 34 to 50)6. (Flrat Flour, Central) Small Children's Hats, 50c to $3.50 So mother isn't the only one who may buy reduced millinery! White and colored straw hats, mostly in tailored styles. Some have ribbon streamers, others have flat bows. Two to six year sizes. (Third Floor, Chestnut) T..t ll t A.1- A J1 . .. uui mure s noimng to lorgive ou. , or smooth cowhidc nnd piggkin nummocKs: iney nave coiiun-miuu mattresses and high upholstered backs. Price $21. (Seventh Floor, .Market) In Irish Double Damask Napkins at $6.75 a Dozen Oxford and kit shapes, leather or plaid lined. Brown, tan and black. Special values for $8.75, $10.75 and $18.50. (Main Floor, Chestnut) Whatever Else You Forget TmiVilfi flnwtn air rf mifn flnv warp and weft, ' in size 22x22 I R would be an rgivable thin inches, nnd in a number of floral Every Wash Skirt Comes Down to $5 Finely woven white gabardines in eight tailored styles. Tucked cotton voiles in maize, pink or blue. And a fow linens. Regardless of former prices, all will be placed on sale tomorrow at $5 each. (Kant Aisle) patterns. A new purchase, not a large one, but a very interesting one, bring ing merchandise of good, sound quality and of the most desirable chnracter at a very attractive price. $6.75 a dozen. (First Floor, Chestnut) to forget to take "the kiddies" their promised candy. There are two delicious specials for this week-end: Marshmallow mint puiFs, 40c a pound, and Princess chips, 50c a pound. (Down Stairs Store. Chestnut) Men's Low-Priced Socks and Underwear Any man who needs any further supplies to finish out the summer will save money by coming here. Half Hose 23c a pair for mercerized cotton in black, white, dark gray, cordovan and navy. 35c, 3 pair for $1, for artificial silk in black and colors; "seconds." 45c, 3 pair for $1.23, for silk in black and cordovan; "seconds." 75c n pair for full-fashioned silk in black and cordovan;' "seconds." S1.25 a pair for full-fashioned heavy black silk; "seconds." Underwear 75c each for athletic stylo nainsook union suits. 75c a garment for light-weight cotton shirts and drawers. 85c a garment for striped balbriggan shirts and drawers; "seconds." 95c each for gauze cotton athletic suits: "mill-runs." (Main Floor, Market) Men's New Golf Hose From England Full-fashioned woolen hose with turnover tops and all in the rich, quiet colors most men prefer. Altogether there are thirteen different color combinations and they are the handsomest we have seen for a long, while. $6.50 a pair. (Main Floor, Murket) Men's Scotch Grain Oxfords at $8.75 a Pair Scotch-giain leather is a great favorite this season with men of fashion and is used in the higher-priced shoes. As a matter of fact, these shoes were designed to sell for nearly a half mpre. Of black and tan Scotch-grain calfskin with perforated tips, perforated and pinked around vamps and rubber heels. (Main Floor, Market) Men's Good Madras Shirts Special at $1.95 Theie are both woven and printed madras shirts in this lot, all made plain neglige style with soft cuffs. Stripes of various widths and in various colors and combina tions form the designs and all are fast colorB. Some of these shirts have been lowered from higher prices and others are new arrivals from a special purchase. (Main Floor, Market) V - More Women Should Learn the Advantages of the Ferris Corset How many women renlly understand what the Ferris corset is? Some have a vague idea that it is nn excellent "first corset," or that it is worn by women who need a corset with shoulder straps. Both con jectures aro true but there's more truth to the matter. Slender women often choose a Ferris girdle because it is so convenient to slip on nnd so very lightly boned. For tho growing girl the Ferris corset is excel lent. It is short, moderately boned and both laces and hooks. There is another model which has removablo bones, nnd may bo easily washed. It has a full bust and is made on very "comfortable" lines. A new feature of the FerriB corset is a maternity model made for shorter figures. Tho popular and best-known model of tho Ferris corset has straps over tho shoulder. Buttons and laces. f Prices $2 to $0.50. ln"S . (Third loor, Chestnut) v School Days Are Not Far Off and if one little girl wants n new frock for school, there are a hun dred who dol There are pretty Japanese crepes and checks, tho plnin colors for 35c, 50c, 05c, nnd the checks in laven der, blue, pink and navy for 75c. 30 inches wide. (First Floor, Chestnut) A New Hair Ribbon and a Smile the first won't be found without the other! Little girls love the hair-bows which stand up in color ful glory made of taffeta ribbon, 4 inches and 5 inches wide. 45c and 55c a yard. All colors. (Main Floor, Central) Mattresses Safe to Buy and to Live With It has been snid, and said truly, that one should be careful in choos ing furniture, because one has to live with it. There is nothing in the houso to which this applies so truly and directly as to mattresses, pillows, bolsters and springs. For surely one lives moro inti mately with these than with any other furniture in the house. Thero is no merchandise in this Store about which we are more careful than we are of mattresses nnd bedding, and none about the quality of which we aro more cer tain. Tho August Sale Includes our entire Btock mattresses, feather pillows and bolsters, as well as bedspiings, all at 20 to 25 per cent less thnn the latest low market prices. Surely, it is a very good time to buy. (BUtb Floor. Chestnut) 300 Boys' Norfolk Suits Come Down to $12 Each This is the first break in the prices of our boys' regular Norfolk suits this season. The 300 or more suits involved are mostly in fancy mixed fabrics, but there are also many blue serges in the collection. They are Wanamaker suits, every one of them, in materials and especially in tailoring. The choice in mixed brown and gray effects is very good, and any suit in the lot can be worn at shore or mountain resort now and from now right into the fall. The savings are mostly one-third, in some cases 40 per cent and on a small group about 20 per cent. At the original prices, there were no better ready-to-wear suits anywhere. j Sizes for boys of 8 to 17 years. (Medina Floor, Central) i i ...'V X? ,.-:,, u .;,, '. V L ft . F ?.Vfr- ? u -rff 'A- H? - i.tMAV i, , I
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