1 1 r "1 EVENING1 3P.UBEI0 ISBDGEB-PHIDABBIiPHlAV SATTJBDAY, AUGUST 13, 1921 l tf ' ?. X. 7, ." y . -K I t Beginning at Strawbridge & Clothier's Monday A General Clearance of Seasonable Merchandise A great Reduction Sale of all Summer Goods and Stock Reducing Sales of Seasonable Merchandise in all Departments to make way for full new stocks of autumn and winter merchandise now ordered or coming in. Prices are far below the early season prices, and far below anticipated prices for the future. Every Item on This Page Is Now Far Below the Season's Regular Price Arid Many Lots of Summer Merchandise Are Now Half Price and Less Our rule is to close out goods in the vseason for which they are made, manufacturers' close-out stocks of summer goods. It is impossible to de but never beforehave we made such radical, concerted plans for one great, scribe all the WONDERFUL VALUES here. See the other newspapers this sweeping disposal of summer stocks; To make the event more far-reaching, evening or Monday morning, and BE SURE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS and to interest great throngs of customers, we have also made purchases of TO BE HERE EARLY MONDAY. The August Sale of Furniture Is in Line, with Many Suits and Pieces at Savings of One-Half or More All of the following lots are marked at one-half or less than one-half the prices of a few months ago many at half the fair regular prices of this year. Bedroom Furniture $175.00 Dining-Room Furniture $200.00 $237.50 DINING-ROOM SUIT Mahogany j William and Mary design, ten-piece; 64-inch buffet, large china closet, 48-inch exten sion table, sorving table, flvo sido chairs and one arm chair; scats upholstorcd in brown imitation leather. DININO - ROOM SUIT Walnut, Queen Anno deslnn. ten-niece: 54-inch buffet, 48-inch extension tame, large enma ciosot, enclosed serving tablo, flvo side chairs and one arm chair; seats upholstered in brown Imitation leather. CQOrt flf. DINING - ROOM SUIT American $04U.UU Walnut. Heppelwhito design, ten piece; 66-inch buffet, .48x60-inch extension tablo, large china closet, enclosed server, flvo sido chairs ana one arm chair; cano back's and brown leather seats. Cl Kft flft DINING - ROOM SUIT American qiftOU.VU Walnut, Charles II design, ten-pieco; 72-inch buffet, 48x60-inch extension table, largo chinacoset, enclosed server, five sido chairs and arm chair; seats and backs upholstered in tapestry. BEDROOM SUIT Mahogany, Wil liam and Mary design, four-piece; bu reau, chiffonette, somi-vanity dresser, full-sizo bed. Great value at $175.00. Samo stylo in American Walnut is 5180.00. BEDROOM SUIT Mahogany, Louis XV design, five-piece; dresser chiffo nette, semi-vanity dresser and twin bedsteads. Very exceptional in beauty and value. BEDROOM SUIT American walnut, Queen Anne design, four-piece; largo dresser, largo chiffonette, semi-vanity dresser, full sizo bow-end bedstead. BEDROOM SUIT Mahogany, Wal nut and Ivory. Louis XVI, four-piece; largo dresser, large chiffonette, semi-vanity dresser with triple mirror and full-size bow-end bedstead. Very handsome, and an extremely low price. Equally great values in Living-room Suits. $250.00 $288.00 Clearing Out Odd Lots of 1 (M Fine House Dresses j JM-.bo Figured voiles, checked and striped ginghams and plain-colored chambrays, including sash models. Some in vest effect, some with white collars. In most instances only one or two of a kind, but all excellent values some WORTH NEARLY DOUBLE. Gingham House Dresses Reduced to $2.35 Sizes 36, 38 and 40 only. Of chocked gingham in blue, black, green and lavender; chiefly with organdie collars and trimmings all high-grade Dresses. - StrawbrldM A Clothier Third Floor, rilbert Street. Wert $375.00 A Clearance of Suriimer Furniture Many Pieces at Half Regular Prices All our Summer Furniture is marked at clearance prices Rustic Cedar, Old Hickory, Reed Fibre, Reed and Willow Furniture, in natural colors and tinted ; some beautifully upholstered. Settees, Davenports, Chairs, Rockers, Tables, Lamps, Wasto Baskets, etc. Many pieces at half price, some at less than half. g& -StrawbrlJe A Clothier Furniture, Third Floor; Metal Dedeteada and Beddlnr. Fourth Floor Men's Foulard Neckties ) h n Less Than Half Price ) e0 The lowest price for which such fino Four-in-hands have been cnifi in Ttinnv vr-nrs. A crrent vnrictv of riatterns. including the popular white dots and figured effects on grounds of brown, green Or blue. bv7 ourawDriaije a v-iomior -m.io i, Market Street Great Clear-Away of Silks Final clearance prices on many of the most desirable Silks of the season, as you can see by these: White and Colored Sports Satin now $2.85 Novelty Sports Plaids and Stripes $3.95 Foulard Silks and Printed Radium $2.55 Light and Dark Navy Taffeta now $1.65 Fine Pongees now $1.10 to $2.50 a yard Taffetas, all desirable shades now $1.95 Many Black Silks Remarkably Reduced -- Str&wbrldc & Clothier Alile 8, Centr The August Sale of Pianos Player-Pianos and Phonographs Is the musical event of the season. Hundreds of homes will know the joys which music can bring. Hundreds of homes will effect great savings. The Sale includes new and used Pianos and Player-Pianos, and Phonographs which have been used in our own show-rooms all at very great Savings indeed. -- StrawbrtdM & Clothier Flf th Floor, Wet Imagine Sanitas Luncheon Sets at 75c Thirteen pieces, all-over pat tern with blue odgc. Btrawbrldie 4 Clothier Third moor, Market Street Mason Pint-Size Preserving Jars Now 80c a Dozen Complete with metal tops 80c a dozen. Tin-top Jelly Glasses now 46c a dozen. &-i StrawbrtdM ft Clothier Basement Bandings and Vestings Reduced Short lengths and odd pieces, some plain, others embroidered prices begin at 45c for Bandings to $2.00 for Vestings. Btriwbrldjrt A Clothier i Alal 11, Market Street Gloves Reduced MILANESE SILK GLOVES 16-button, in white and pongee, double-finger tips now $1.45. NOVELTY FABRIC GLOVES 12-button, white, bisque and cape now $2.15. gtrawbrldc. & Clothier Aleles 12 and IS. Market Street Organdie Collars Now Marked 15c Roll and flat shapes, soma com bined with pique, others embroid ered a few embroidered in colors. Btrawbrldte A Clothier Alele 11, Market Street Odd Lots of Wide Ribbons, Now 40c Checked moire, plain moire and striped-edgo taffetas; 4 to 54 inches Wide. Btrawbrld ft Clothier AMi 11, Market Street White Sneakers 1 C1 1 0 With White Rubber Soles ) fJ-.a.v All Bizes for men, Women and boys 1000 pairs at clearance price, nigh-grade White Canvas Sneakers with white rubber soles $1.10. 3-Btrawbrlde A ClotiiHr Fourth Vloor, Market Street Stationery In the Clearance 2000 Boxes of fine white Linen finish Stationery; 60 sheets of papor and 48 envelopes. Worth one-half more now 85c a box. 500 Boxes, each containing 24 gold-edge Correspondence Cards and 24 Envelopes, in whito and tints 30c a box. 800 Boxes of Crane's Kid-finish Stationery, one quire of paper and envelopes to match now 60c. 500 Boxes of "Sheraton Lawn" Stationery; 21 sheets of paper, 24 long narrow correspondence cards and 48 envelopes; whito and tints now 75c. 800 Boxes of Miscellaneous Stationery, tho containers of which have become slightly soiled through decoration use or han dlingnow 20c to $4.00. Straw brides L Clothier Alels 10, Centre Cotton Dress Goods at a Saving of Nearly One-half Nearing tho close of our greatest summer season in Cotton Dress Goods! Many lots somo in a broken range of colors or designs to bo closed out at far below regular prices. Among tho larger lots aro tho following: 1250 Yards of Printed Voile, 1 Q c . . . 38-inch; Save Nearly Half. . ' Tho early-season price was 35c. Navy blue with whito designs, lavender with two-color printings, black with white, gray with blue, and various other combinations. 4000 Yards of Imported 28c Madras, Wonderful Value In tho spring somo stores had this grade at more than double this price. Mercerized, fast-color; whito with black or blue stripes, also white with black or lavender dots. Fine for men's and boys shirts and pajamas, or women's dresses and waists. fJ-. strawbrldca A Clotliler-Alle 8. Centra 1200 Yards White Linene Suiting Save Nearly Half 20c Needed for women's and children's dresses, nurses' uniforms, smocks and blouses. A number not to bo duplicated; one of the great est values in the August Clearance. 1000 Yards of White Voile 9Kn Well Worth One-half More ; "u Used for draperies as well as for cool frocks, waists, etc. 3 -Strawbrldare A Clothier Alele 0. Centre 5000 Feet of Guaranteed Garden Hose at 10c a Foot One of tho many extraordinary money-saving broucrht forward bv the Autrust Clearance in the Store. Dependable Garden Hose, in odd lengths, coupled ready for use now 10c a foot. Other timely attractions onDortunitica Housefurnishings Window Screens and Doors, many wanted sizes all marked at special prices. (Bring measure ments.) Three-burner Gas Ranges, 16x 12; drop door oven, drilled hole burners now $14.75. "Ideal" Firclcss Cookers, two compartments now $35.00. Heavy Galvanized Iron Canners now 5.25. Tin Canners, holds eight jars $3.45. Wire Jar Holders, to fit in boiler now 25c. Cider Presses, strong well-mado wooden presses now $10, $13, $16.50 and $21.25. Lawn Mowers, 16-blade $6.95. Icyco Refrigerators, 100-pound ice capacity, one-piece enamel lining now $52,50. Sanitor Refrigerators, 100-pound ice capacity, one piece porcelain steel lining now $70.00. fSr- Strawbridge ft Clothier Basement Linens in the August Clearance Sale At Far Below the Regular Prices An accumulation of lots which, because of their attractiveness, have become de pleted. The collection includes a variety of desirable Housekeeping and Decorative Linens, all marked at sharp reductions from our own original (lower-than-elsewhere) prices. The assortments are varied, and some lots are too small to advertise, but many of the larger lots are described here: Linen Dinner Clotlts $4,50 Fine bleached satin-finish linen in handsome round designs; to seat four. Napkins to match; SO-inch $G.OO a dozen. Linen Dinner Cloths $6J0 Humidor quality, full-bleached; to seat four. Napki7i3 to match; 22-inclir$8,50 a dozen. Linen Table Damask $2.75 Bleached Irish Tablo Damask Humidor brand 70 inches wide $2.75 a yard. Huckaback Towels Reduced Half Hnon; hemmed ends; 18x36 inches 40c All-linen; hemstitched; 20x36 inches 50c All-linen; hemstitched; 21x38 inches 95c Kitchen Toweling 20c and 28c All-linen Toweling, for hand, roller or dish towels 20c and 28c a yard. Knit Underwear Clearance Sale All these and other lots at less than regular prices: WOMEN'S UNION SUITS fino ribbed cotton, band-top, low neck, no sleeves, loose or tight knees. Regular sizes, 55c. Extra gjjjcs 65c. WOMEN'S VESTS and BODICES ribbed cotton, low neck, no sleeves, also bodice; reg ular sizes; seconds 20c. WOMEN'S VESTS ribbed cotton with lace front 25c. BOYS' Rockinchair Union Suits, of check nainsook 75c. MEN'S check nainsook Athletic Union Suits 75c. MEN'S striped madras Ath letic Union Suits 85c. MEN'S gauzo cotton Athletic Shirts and Knco Drawers; sec onds 50c each. ntrawbrldrs A Clothier Eighth nml Market Streets Ford-size Fabric Tires Are Now $13.10 Guaranteed Tires, all fresh and new, in the popular 30x3 sizo at very close to one-half the list price. Tax included $13.10. Straw, brldje S. Clothier Fourth Floor General Clearance of Men's Clothing Surely These Are Extreme Reductions The Men's Clothing Store enters into every general event with whole-hearted enthusiasm, and into this great August Clearance it brings many of the most extraordinary values known for several years in most instances it means REDUCED PRICES STILL FURTHER REDUCED. Every man, young or middle-aged, will be sure to find something he needs, at a wonderful saving, on Monday : Men's and Young $15Q0 Men's Suits Blue serge and mixtures; all-wool tweeds and casslmeres. Many worth double the price. Alco and Other $22.50 Excellent Suits . . Fino nil-wool fabrics, dark grays, and mix tures; many suitable for all-year-around ; good assortment of sizes. High-class .Suite $34.50 Save One-third . . Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Stein-Bloch and Alco Suits; a third less than this season's value close Ut half the 1920 price. Hockanum Silk- $46.50 Mixture Suits. . . v vw Tho finest American fabric; somo manufac turers' wholesale prico was $10.00 moro early this season than our retail clearance price. 700 Men's Suits With Two Pairs of Trousers $21.50 and $26.50 Men's and young men's models. All wool serge, worsted and cassimerc. Our entire stock of these extra-trousers suits, far below valuo. Hundreds of Tropical Suits Reduced Fine Worsteds now $23.50 Fine Mohair now $16.50 Gabardine Suits now $19.50 Beach Cloth Suits now $10.75 and $13.75 finely tailored; single-breasted All double-breasted models. Lojidon-mado Golf Suits now $24.50 and $31.50 and Trousers Reduced White Duck now $1.50 White Flannel now $5.00 Blue Serge now $3.75 Tan Khaki now $1.25 Tropical Worsteds $4.00 Striped Trousers $3.75 Outing Trousers, K $3.25 Coats Half Price Separate Summer Coats, including Young Mon's Knitted Sports Coats at $7.00. Men's Black Mohair Coats at 3.25. Thin Gray Coats at $2.00 and $2.75. Winter Overcoats Continuing the great Advance Sale of Men's and Young Men's fine Winter Over coats at $29.50 and $36.50. More added for Monday. Extraordinary values. - Strawbrtdeo L Clothl.r Second Floor, Eat Women's Dresses and Suits Reduced Most of Them Now Half Price or Less OUR ENTIRE STOCKS OF SUMMER SUITS AND DRESSES have come in for relentless price slashingsome have been reduced to one-third their original prices, and practically all the others are half price or less. This is a Clearance of the remainders of our best-selling lines which, in many instances, have been re-ordered regularly until late in the season. See details in Mondav morninrV newsnaiws ' ' 9' Btrawbrid Clothier Second Floor, Market S : Strett and Centre, Turkish Towels 25c Fancy woven centre, with colored Jacquard blue or pink borders. Bed Linens Under Price Japanese hand-printed Bed Spreads, 72x100 inches now $5.00. Embroidered-initial Bed Sets, spread and sham to match. For single bed $9.50. For double bed $10.50. Many Decorative Linens Embroidered and scalloped Linen Bread Tray Covers now 35c. Hemstitched Linen Tray or Tea Wagon Covers $1.25. Scalloped Linen Breakfast or Luncheon Sets, 5 pieces 52.25. Linen Luncheon Napkins, embroidered corner, scalloped edge $5.00 a dozen. Hemstitched Lunch Cloths of plain Irish linen $6.50. P9 - StrawbrldM ft Clothier Alales 11 and 12. Cntr 3000 White and Colored Cotton Blouses Reduced now 75c to $3.75 AndsomJ,Wllito BIouse3 th colored trimming. A great variety of models, long or short sleeves. Also some Pinafore Over Blouses in this lot. LV strawbrldt. & Clothi.r-S.cond Floor. Centra Last Call for Women's Coats darCT on Men- Left-over Lots of Coats Reduced to $7.50 lengt1isfrfUToin1L0moSd.S matedalS ShadeSJ " in 0rtB Coats One-third Under Price at $12.00 fiv itli !an Catl"g Ac,oats, with the fashionable wide sleeves and silk-lined throughout. Also a few other models in this lot. Smart Top Coats Reduced to $15.00 n ,inaniy ffitheuuWere, $2500- 0f sray and brown mixtures, mado in belted stylo with raglan sleeves; body and sleeves lined with silk. Smalt Lot of Sample Coats, $20.00 SoP0Itr'l0nsthI1n0dcl8' ilk-lined; a few of soft, double-faced cloths. Nearly all in size 36, but in loose easy styles that larger Women can Wear. t Strawbridt t. ClotMer-Seeond Tloor. Cwtr. Laces One-third to One-half Less Than Regular at 9c to $2.00 HUNDREDS OF YARDS-short lengths, discontinued pat. terns and remainders of special purchases, including Valenciennes, Vcnise, filet, fiouocings and nets. 3r-- Strawbridge 4 Clothier- Alsla 12. Centr About 500 Silk Hand Bags Reduced 25 to 50 per Cent A Hundred Styles now $1.50 to $32.25 iin.ThlwAuBUit Clearance includes : all odd lots tuid remainders of iio, uu -uii l utati uf infill in iv n. nnnritnt Hiu.n4- l'OU MUST SEE THEM. Of ltn(! Cnlnrs nrwl i.hnnnc fr n n !....! - ail Occasions for Shooninc. evpninn- nr nffn-n ,, f ' embroidered, somo with cut-steel ornamentations, some with colored WV i ?in' ftbroSaded sil. moiro silk, faille silk, Durbar crepe, w&o "fl1'1 -u, ct and covcr.ed fLrnm,c,s; somo with silk handles, chain handles, flexible and pannier handles. A splendid assortment at great reductions now 1.50 to $32.25. "urwnLni ac White Silk Bags at Half Price ALJl r Wnite Silk Bags in the Clenranco at half original nrices -now $1.50 to $9.15. Great variety of sizes, shapes and stifles Sr-V Straw bride. L Clothier AWe . Centre; nd Market Street Crosi ALU 1200 Silk Blouses at Great Price Reductions -$2.50 to $12.00 Pongee, crepe Georgette, striped English tub silk, plain crepo de chine and Habutai; white, flesh, suit shades and bright tones. lr-- Straw brulce i. Clothier Second Floor, fentr. Our Entire Stock of (Summer Rugs Reduced As substantial reductions havo been mado already-low prices, a hasty departure is assured. CREX "DE-LUXE" Rugs, 4.6x7.6 ft. now $9.00 Rurs, 6x9 feet now $11.00 Rugs, 8x10 feet now $16.50 Rugs, 9x12 feet now $18.50 CREX HERRINGBONE Rugs, 4.6x7.6 ft now $7.75 Rugs, 6x9 feet now $10.00 Rugs, 8x10 feet now $14.00 Rugs, 9x12 feet now $16.00 COLONIAL RAG Rugs, 8x10 feet $17.50 Rugs, 9x12 feet $20.50 from our regular CREX IMPERIAL Rugs, 4.6x7.6 ft now $6.50 Rugs, 6x9 feet now $8.50 Rugs, 8x10 feet now $13,00 Rugs, 9x12 feet now $14.5u HEAVY ALL-FIBRE Rugs, 6x9 feet now $10.00 Rugs, 8.3x10.6 now $13.00 Rugs, 9x12 feet now $14.00 WOOL-AND-FIBRE Rugs, 6x9 feet now $12.00 Rugs, 8.3x10.6 now SlK Kn Rugs, 9x12 feet now $17.56 - v.fl j ij a d fe 3B-V Strawtrids CloU)lrrourlh jy.,. J- . V Mttr.y
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