"rfV.ll '.WXi'T1nMlTil,iiV iteS? y..t "fa. . j - ' nrtki': .ii V".8,7 ' W" W! fcJO . 4ft' .. i a M$mte Wtivkmmix, 'MMm, -ximm '29. io2i . ..i ' .iz'' i- :: i . ' .1 J 1.jV ,1 . mm ' I k .,- wl . n.1 WEATHER Unsettled WANAMAKER'S Organ Plays at 9, 11 and 4:50 WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Store Closes at 5 Store Opens at 9 Clilme Bt '.noon p. V'.PfWF7 ' iJiVWTsr. Tr J ( m H A jjj 0n Two Ds Remain of the Greatest August t urniture sale on Kecora r That Which Costs a Lifetime to Obtain May Be Lost in Half an Hour "After us the deluge, you sometimes near a careless man or a vain woman say. Madame Pompadour's historians have recorded her last words to be, "I care not what happens when I am dead and gone." , Is it a species of fatal bravado or partial insanity that calls forth such expressions? Surely it is well known that a neglected leak or a badly riveted boiler's . explosion has sunk many a ship. It is written in some of the histories of Holland that the neglect of an officer to send off a rocket on a certain night caused the fall of Antwerp and postponed the deliverance of Holland twenty years. To do the right thing at the right time should be a cherished rule of life. Signed 'Auputt 20, 1021. fofM NeW Fall Checks and Plaids Show Fully Twenty Styles Among them being many of the smaller patterns which so many women have been asking for and which have been very scarce indeed. Plenty of dark blue-and-green checks and plaids, some, too, with an ovcr-plaid of color, also brighter colors, such as red-and-blue and others verging on the tan and brown shades. They arc very fine all-wool goods, especially nice for children's ichool frocks. 40 inches wide and $2 n yard. (First Floor, Cliratnut) Women's Suits and Topcoats Made to Measure The Custom Tailoring Bureau is taking many orders for women's and girls' tailored suits and top-coats made to measure, with the required number of fittings, at satisfac tory prices. Exclusive new Autumn and Winter fabrics are used, and the designs include the smart new cape-dress model. Spe cial attention is also given the requirements of girls' schools and colleges, on cither indi vidual or contract orders. (Second Floor, Central) Long Chamois Lisle Gloves Arrive for Fall They are the Wanamaker chamois lisles, too, which means so mufch as to quality. In twelve-button length at $1.35 a pair and which come in black, white, beaver, mode and pongee. In sixteen-button length at $1.50 a pair, in black, white, beaver, tan and mode. These are the two most popular lengths for the new short-sleeved dresses. (Mnln Floor, Central) Women's Different Bathing Suits Have Different Prices (In the London Shop) That is to say, these prices arc very different from the ones they originally had. Attractive, unique models in gingham, silk, silk-and-cotton, jersey and wool are in this little assortment. Some have bloomers, others are made to wear over plain jersey swimming suits. There are not all sizes in each model. The new prices are $12 to $25. (The duller', Clieatnut) Waists Worth Talking About at $3.85 Hand-made Porto Rican waists of fine white batiste; the tuxedo collar and turnback cuffs ornamented with hand-drawn blocks and edged with hand-made filet. Domestic waists of vhite batiste with hand-made collars and wiffs, and filet-edged collar. White batiste waists v,ith finely tucked collar and cuffs in a smart, effective style that well-dressed women like. And two models of white voile with lace and embroidery trimming. Jill have long sleeve3, and each is $3.85. More Fine White Voile Waists With Wide Filet Collars at $5.85 Entire collars of hand-made filet, in a tuxedo roll shape. Tucked I 1 mt with crochet buttons. Turnback cuffs with filet edge. I (Third Floor, Central) u I The Shoes in Which the Baby Learns to Walk are -vastly important foot coverings. The little solo must be light as a feather, yet firm enough to support the first contact with flour. And the shapo must be cut and fashioned from a real krachvledge of baby feet. Not a shoe comes intd this store that we choose more care fuDr! Wo have these tiny shoes in white buckskin, buttoned or laced, at J and ?4.75, and in tan leather, buttoned or laced, at $3.75 and $14.50. Sizes 2 to 8 usually for children of 9 months to 4 jrcoijs. Black buttoned kid shoos in sizes G to 8 nro $4.50. .Amkle-Btrap slippers of white buckskin, $3.50 and $4.25, and of bmick patent leather, $3 and $3.75. Sizes 2 to 8. (Flrt Floor, SlwrUet) A Few White Silk Skirts Are Now Made $15 Very beautiful mnterials such as cropo do chine and Canton crepe Wa omo of the prettiest styles that we have had this season. All nave been i great deal more. Some ditto plain and othora are pleated models and they tvomo in -JTwmneiyt.tnu time ol tho year to fill out tno v aiuwararoDe. -ILt w-. (FUt Vigor, Centrnl) (. Young WomenCould Scarcely Find Prettier Autumn Street Dresses Than These And they are exceed ingly moderate in price 1 Dresses of fine imported velveteen, beautifully made, are but $18.50. They have the low waistline with a narrow sash gir dling the hips and tying in back. Collarless and sleeveless, they are in tended to be worn with a crepe de chine blouse or guimpe that will give the fashionable contrasting sleeve. Midnight blue, black and brown are the colors, each brightened with a few little silvery ball buttons. 'At $25 are very attrac tive and practical dresses of good navy blue trico tine. There is a little waistcoat of velour in henna or royal blue ; and a touch of chenille embroid ery to match. Collar and pockets are also edged with this contrasting color and the wide sleeves are faced with it. Both these models come in all sizes from 14 to 20. We' consider them ex ceptionally good in style and quality. (Younc Women's Store, Second Floor. Chrfttmit) Women's Cloth Street Dresses for the First Cool Days $13.75 to $40 Tricotines and Poiret twills, in good navy blues and black, most of them brightened with a touch of color in the way of bead ing, chenille embroidery or braiding. The $13.75 dresses are sleeveless. A crepe de chine blouse of high color will give them just the right contrasting sleeve effect, and also make them more comfortable for in door wear. From $28.50 to $40 they are completely sleeved cloth dresses. Some show the favored scalloped hems; nearly all the simple slender silhouette. (First Floor, Control) The Rare Occasion When Women's Tweed Coats Are Less These were originally intended for steamer coats. They arc all of tho finer kinds and, almost without exception, made of imported cloths. You can count upon them standing any sort of woather with equanimity. They are heavy enough for late Fall and many for the entire Winter. In colors, they verge toward tho soft tans and grays, herringbone weave or almost invisible checks or stripes. The new prices are $45 and $57.50. (First Floor, Central) New Fancies in Mounted Combs There arc several now ideas shown in these pretty carved affairs. Black and white carved effects, in bow-knot and plain shapes; finely carved crystal effects set with imitation sapphires, 'and odd fan shapes, with fine carvings, show imitation sapphires and emeralds. Prices are $6.50 to $33. (Jewelry Store, ClirMnut nnd Thirteenth Streets) T ET IT BE known that whoever wants to ' take advantage of the greatest August Furniture Sale ever known in America will have to do so tomorrow, or at latest, Wednes day, the last day of August. The sale will end as it began, with re sources and investment opportunities abso lutely unequaled. It will be a Wanamaker Sale to the last, a sale supported by a stock of furniture the finest, largest and, most appealing to be found in any retail store in the world. Until store-close Wednesday evening, all these goods will wear the reduced price-tags. Afterward, no. How many homes are there at this mo ment, in Philadelphia alone, in which some of this furniture even one piece is not needed? Very few, we believe, in comparison with the number in which some of it is needed. It should be known far and wide that however much or however little furniture any home may require it can be bought tomorrow or Wednesday at an advantage that will not be available Thursday. SgM The Wanamaker stocks, as they stand, are adequate to every reasonable demand. Now, as at the outstart, the Wanamaker Sale is pre-eminently the sale with the goods. People who need good merchandise at real savings understand what that means. We hope no one of them will fail to wake up to the fact that "the sale with the goods" is now a matter of hours and that every minute counts. (Tlftli and Sixth rioorn) Women's Silk Umbrellas Bright for Dreary Days It is altogether fitting that umbrellas should be gay in color. These of all silk are very attractive, having novel, handsome handles of bakolito or leather, or of carved wood. The more expensive ones have posts of bakolito with caps of gold or silver the caps be ing powder boxes in disguise. Prices are $5 to $30. (Mnln Floor, Market) New Little Lawn Frocks for Tiny Girls And they are such unusually pretty and dainty ones, too, for these modest prices. Some of white lawn, with col lar and cuffs of pink, blue or tan and a smocking in the same color with a bit of embroidery as a finishing touch. These arc only S3 Another stylo is white lawn with tho collar and cuffs button holed in pink or blue and the same color in the smocking. This stylo has a sash and is $3.75. Sizes, in both cases, from two to six years. (Third Floor, Chestnut) Unusual Variety in Neckwear, $1 and $1.50 It is surprising nnd pleasing to find what dainty collar sets and vestees ono may get for such small prices. The vestees come with collars and cuffs to match. Some sets are made of white lawn with a black pin stripe, othcr3 are of dotted organdie, white checked organdie, or arc of net. lace trimmed. Plain collar sets of organdie have tucked hems. Colored dot3 appear on some. Collar sets are $1 and $1.50. Vestees are $1.50. (Main Floor, Centrnl) "The American Girl" A New American Lady Girdle This is one of thoso very com fortable slip-on affairs, mado of pink satin brocade with elastic on sides and in back in fact, the back is entirely of elastic. It has a shoit clasp in front and two pair of hose supporters. Tho woman who golfs, tramps, rides or plays tonnis will bo glad . to know about it. Price, $3.50. (Third Floor, Chestnut) New Wilton Rugs in the Most Desired Size Good-looking patterns and agreeable colors are features of this new shipment of 9x12 ft. Wilton rugs at $84. Axminstcr Rugs Seamed and Seamless are also in a pleasing variety of colors and designs. 9x12 ft., $42.50, $40.50 nnd $50.50. 8.3x10.6 ft., $37.50, $42.50 and $52.50. 6x9 ft, $25 and $32.50. STnth.arIoor, ChettnnlX, fli A Little Sale of School Stockings Good Second-Grade Hosiery for Boys and Girls at Just Half the Price of First Grade Four groups of stockings from a mill that does not know how to make low-grade goods nnd that includes among its "seconds" merchandise thnt some mills would sell as "firsts." By taking the entire lot we can sell them at just half the regular price, and we cannot promise a similar opportunity again. 25c a pair for. boys' heavy ribbed black cotton stockings, sizes 0 to 11. 25c a pair for boys' and girls' medium-weight ribbed lisle stockings in black, tan, cordovan and white. A size missing here nnd there. 35c, 3 pnir for $1, for boys' nnd girls' medium-weight.full-fashioned ribbed cotton stockings irf black, whito nnd tan; some sizes missing. 33c, 3 pair for $1, for boys,' and girls' medium-weight, full fashioned mercerized lisle stockings in black, white and tan; some sizes missing. (Went Alxle) Aw, School Again! Never mind, boys and girls, it's not half so hard as it looks. Think of meeting nil the other fellows nnd girls nnd telling 'em all about tho good timo you had and all the places you went to nnd all the trouble you got into, and they telling you tho .same! Rut don't forget to go back with tho right kinds of things to work with school supplies, they are called. Wo havo a dandy lot of those to show you, nnd this is a fine, big cheery place to como for them, and you will find pleasant people here to help you to pick out everything you want. Peoplo tell us we have the finest stock of these school goods in Philadelphia. It takes in everything from a pen-point and lend pencils to globes and blackboards. In between there is a world of things writing tablets, com position books, companions, bags, straps, fountain pens nnd henna of other things. (Thlnl Floor, Mnrkrt) Hall Clocks Chime a Pleasant Welcome ' Home And they are saying something else which is of great interest to peoplo who have been thinking of buying a hall clock for some time that prices are much less now than for a long time past. There is a decided advantage in choosing while the collection of hall clocks is as complete as it is at present. . All are clocks from the best American makers and have hand some mahogany cases. Prices start with a tubular chiming ' clock with Westminster chimes at $345 nnd go up to, the finest of all, which ha3 Westminster, Whittington and Oxford chimes and is $920. (Jewelry Store. Chestnut nnd Thirteenth) Little Overnight Journeys are always more enjoyable if one carries an overnight bag, which is just big enough and not too big. Made of enameled or dull-finished cowhide, in 14, 15, 16 inch sizes. Excellent light-weight ob jects, hand made, in black only. Prices are $20 to $22.50. (Mnln Floor, ClirMnut) The Time Has Come to Buy Wool Blankets And these are just in, with a special price $13.50 a pair. In white, all-wool warp nnd filling, with borders of pink, rose, blue, orange. C"ltth Floor, Centrnl) m m - -k - Mj v D IB . S n if m I juusl us uiv men & ruim Beach Suits Going at $11.50 One hundred and fifty of them that could never be bought for so low a price except by reason of the idleness of the season. Don't consider these as ordinary Palm Beach suits, but as the superior Wanamaker kind, clev erly tailored and shapely. In shades of gray and sand, and some fancy, colors. (Thinl rioor, Mnrl.et) New Fall Designs in Men's Madras Shirts Men who buy shirts for the remainder cf tho Summer arc entitled to have the now Fall designs to choose from, if they wish. Latest arrivals are some very fine madras shirts in beuutiful colored stripes and in a good weight. All scft-cufT, plain neglige style. Price, $4. (Main Floor, MtirKet) Nice Handkerchiefs for Men A certain very good quality and of nico size. They arc Irish linen, plain hemstitched and make excellent everyday hand kerchiefs. We consider them quite unusual values at $3 a dozen. (lVet Mile) Orders for Blu-Mottle Laundry Soap Should Be in Now It will be delivered in Septem ber and costs only 5c n cake. Blu-Mottle Soap cleans and blues at the same time nnd never hurts the hands. Besides, it mav be used in hard water as success fully as in soft water. Wo sold nearly a million cakes in our March Sale. (Fourth Floor, Market) Every Hour Means Money in the Office Furniture Sale W hoover wants office furniture can ave good money on it by secur ing it between now and Wednesday evening. Wednesday the August Sale comes to an end. Until then you you can buy anything in our entire Mock of these goods at reduced pVices, but not afterward. Please note thnt .'ill latcs. ( riilril Moor, Miirkrl) Silk and Satin Camisoles From $1 Up StyleThoSer0snfnXsKo0loTsba?1.Ioa.Sh Satl" ,n " sim"le tailrc" lirHi.- i .ni .i i. ... ,';' lCB"ira? nona"asatm.Va.mi.so'es, $1 to $2.50. lllbbon Strans on nil ctrrnnr. fhn S9 boulder. i iwktfl nf..,. i- a- . uvw(iwi vvawMf ones, which havo tho built-up Jk.i'VEiuffl yk.f, , SJUviy ft,. A 1 1 v'l.'Ar-Y -'icM"ii.. i' .VW' r ?. V, I It Only Needed a Real Piano Sale to uncover the fact that a great many people want pianos and player-pianos if they can get truly worth-while instruments at good price concessions, etna .Hei,ea pianos, player-pianos and reproducing pianos at savings of $1U0 to over $400. Some are new instruments and others are used, but all the used ones have been put into first-class condition at our Schomacker fac tory. It is an unusual opportunity to get a good piano or player-piano at a greatly lowered price and pay for it at your convenience. Pianos start at $100. ' Player-pianos start at $300. , Reproducing pianos start at $875. , Player Rolls Reduced vnlk fnrV;fpSLawlimited number f Rythmodik and Agelus player-piano W"WJ - v VMMfTMJ reductions arc from tho latest low market Only Two More Days of the August Mattress Sale Two days to select anything in our entire stock of mattresses mattress materials, feather pillows and bolhterb and bed.sptings at ''O to' 25 per cent less than Iho latest low maiket prices! Varieties are as large now as they were on the' da v tli sale began opportunitie.- cnctly as good as they were then, but 'if you intend to take advantage of them you hae not a moment to loo CI1ll Floor, ( lifulnul) (EKyptUn IUII and Oallerr, Marktt) 1fWJ rfj f!V. .1 v.l 1 A iV J, I 'V Vj)lf(iv
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