?; v - i l ' I" ' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA'S ATURD AY, NOVEMBER 5, 1921 HEY NEVER HEARD iF DELAWARE SPANi r-rf and Race Streot Mer- sjf fchants Amazed at Notices m te Vacate Band at 9; Organ at 11 and 5:20 Clilmm nt Noen WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S WEATHER a Fair jjOMPLAIN TO COMMISSION c,nrlKC lias I'" exprwC(l 1).v ninny ,,", nnd Inndlerils in tiie neiRinor neiRiner ,,tjnw , , fPPPeq en henr. oedM '""J..'-. v :: v: ,,h nv. ,hfi illhtt n r,"v " '" "" " I'mAcment l stnmpcd en the fncei ' mnv wlie cnllccl nt tnc eiticc el tnc ".mSe Illvcr nrldgr Commission te mSln about the notice te vacate ,ljj nellcci were sent te occupants of '.'Mwptrtles en tlic line of tlie proposed rW xfilie centcr line of the bridge wns 4fMhntal us far bark ns .Tilly 21, Jeseph r Co'tello. secretary or the commit '. pulpily Informed these who called lit' their amazement nnd surprise were ,t little late. He nUe reminded them thnt virtually n ij been notified in nmple time te ittte by the various agencies of the tuiiinMeii- Amenf? lac iMHiiuiiiiiiLn inning uiu ., .. ilnvs were mnnv who hnve Baill biilncss establishments In the feriei ""a " ' wiuhi ucciarcfi Hit they hnrl n very lnrge stock of goods fen hand' and eeuld net possibly get rid pfltbr Jnnunrv 1, when the properties bust be vncnieii. AH mipii CK'nsrs arc n wnsic e en- kffr, inc runiuiinsiuii inir, iiiuiif? una j.in. Knsiticei'H of the commission tee eilnptd f-ehedulcs which require lit property within the bridge nren en tie Philadelphia side by .Tnnunry 1. Tier have fixed thnt date te start Lerken the foundation for the nnchor nncher Lfi piers. Te prcpnrc the way, demoli tion of properties will start nt n point joeewherc between the enst side et Frent street and the west side of Del intt avenue nnd from Race te Sum- Tier streets. : jhe shopkeepers also declnre that the bridje-fite neighborhood is the only plice that they can de business. But fir, Costclle reminded them that ns ill' their customers in thnt section vrenld have te go It would therefore be nieles te remnin. Members of the commission hnvc ex pressed their sympathy for these who mi net aware of the big project te it itarted in their midst, but declnre. netertheless, thnt they will be obliged te fellow the rigorous schedule. Up te the prc-cnt. speed has been iu nellev of the commission's cngl- utri. Hy Wfly of illustration, it might le'palnted out thnt the centrncts nnd ipedfieatlens scheduled te be completed November IS were finished en Novem bers. Incidentally, plans nrc being mapped t in havp fitting ceremonies te mnrk tie start of the big project January 1. Precaution for Workers In the construction of the foundations for the great piers for. the bridge, the tontracters will be under strict nccoun ncceun ability for the utmost enre nnd pre pre aatlen te snfegunrd the men who will labor beneath the bed of the river In tie airtight compartments of the huge tilssens. 'A State law of Pennsylvania pnsscd la 1917, provides for this enre, ns cx Bfrience in the construction of ether bridges requiring underground operation ilxmMl n men et enre jigniusi wmen u berame necessary te guard. Frem eighty te 100 men will be cm plijed centlnunuMy twenty-four hours i'dav. but divided Inte such shifts ns will give them nil uecessnry safeguards. Eiperience showed that ns the com cem tretsed air reaches the higher pressures the men are unable te remain nt the work for any considerable period of time, and the law specifically provides lb hours and lay-offs for these operative?. "Bends' Disease Is reared Unless rverv safeguard Is used the men working under compressed iiir arc liible te ntl.irk from n disense known lithe "bends." Treatment under simi lar atmospheric conditions is necessary te ghc relief Air lock hospitals will ee equlppeci fur the workers, Geerge S. Webster, of the Ilenid of Enginrers. who supervised the construc tion of the I'as.yunk nvenue bridge, re ealli several experience in connection with the umleiguiuud operations lu rched In pier construction. I In one Instance a e.ilssen worker wns' found In a street by a patrolman, who thought lit m intoxicated. He wns about , te be font te a station house when he wis recognized nnd hurried te the spe cial hospital. In another instance a nrker took a llask of whisky with him tadergrnuml lie emptied the llask nnd , In corking it some of the compressed ir enicreii. nen lie nsceiiucil te the normal atmosphere the compressed nlr Kpledfil, bursting the tla-k and slightly leuring the workman. MOTORCAR THEFTS DROP Detective's Arrest of Twe Men en IIU t-ft !- . . . ... nuncn enecKS activities Mntnp i.p ilw.fiu I....... ,..!. l w. ,(,. ,. llllll.' iiuti'ii it siiu- n drop in number since Detectives wterhelt and Stwkcrt arrested two wnenn "hunch." nfter following them -.-... ,,. ,.j,j ;U iihj, i ,p n)Pn lln, 'IKJ lesenlierg, De Uiucey street nenr Mtleth. and Frederick Heckler, Main ""ct, I)arb The detwtlvcs wm. PI te a bnrn en I1"' avenue, near U'nnd read, where -v.wunii MipiKjsciij Mnicii nutomebiles nA , m1' m'M "f tll,,1 tiikeii npuit. i W belongs te .IncqucH I,. Vnuclnin, of ff.li i V " l",n "' u" President of the Baldwin l.npniiinll,.!, 1.- i i - slin iLPr'00" ''"tin.-.l by Jeseph w leters, (!2J Spruce street, Wi ball for n further hearing Friday. WIRING I LINDSAY MILLS CO. 9(ttnlnK N"KOOM AT iWJ Gormnntewn Ave. i,v or III imiinil UOii wSSmv J t, Jiuin im ini "Ne Splash in Sink" esiuve Shut Off' These Dress Values Will Cause an Opening of Eyes Monday, in Wanamaker's Down Stairs Stere A Sale at Savings of 25 te 50 Per Cent. Providing for All the Dress Needs of the Winter Season Dresses for afternoons, for teas and matinees. Smartly tailored wool frocks for any daytime occasion some of these remarkably fine sample dresses. Trim serge, tricetine and wool jersey dresses for se little as $6, .50 and $8.75, for business and general everyday wear. In a word, a complete collection of fashionable and wearable dresses for every Winter occasion. frwK r( ei f 'i h 2-M L t L 4V35V ; t . r KU ?8 W 1 Lib urn i J niWkWMtm Mi IsM .felHB I WW te 4 y wm WWKKM ffl WS5 O jl v'tfc5?,5 - Dress Velveteen, $2,50 NnVy blue, black and brown the season's favorites, in a fine qunlity twill back, fast pile velveteen. 26 inchea. wide. 35-Inch Dress Velveteen, $3 Yard This also in navy blue, black and brown. Lining Satin, $1.50 Yard A geed, lustrous auality cotton-back satin in black, navy blue, white, brown, silver, rose, Copenhagen, green, purple, orchid, geld and pink. 36 inches wide. (Out ml) leit r Aisie 16 Geed Styles at $6 Navy blue serge dresses trimmed with colored embroidery in a variety of patterns. Alse beaded frocks and some with pleated skirts. A little let of sample dresses adds interest te this group. Sizes 16 te 46 at this price. Jersey, Velour, Tricetine and Velveteen at $8.50 and $8.75 S8.50 for two-piece wool jersey dresses in navy, henna, Copenhagen, reindeer and brown wjth linen cellars and cuffs. $8.50 for velour dresses in navy, brown and reindeer with contrasting bindings. Quite unusual dresses and very smart and practical. $8.75 for navy blue tricetine dresses embroidered across the shoulders in henna and geld or trimmed with satin sashes and blue embroidery. $8.75 for velveteen dresses embroidered all ever in gray or jade and having flowing sleeves of colored Georgette te match. Fine Sample Dresses, $39 One of the leading creators of women's fine gowns let us have his sample dresses for a third less. Seme arc such exact copies of French dresses that one would think they had come from Paris. Alse a number of dresses of which we have but a few of a kind mostly of heavy silk crepes in distinctive styles. One model, universally becoming, is of navy blue or black Canten crepe with a girdle embroidered with steel beads. Sizes up te 48Va in this dress. Prices Are Nothing Short of Amazing and in many instances we have had te take dresses from our own regular stock known for low prices and mark them still lower te match these newcomers. Sizes and styles for women of all types and all ages, from slim little frocks for schoolgirls te carefully designed dresses for women wearing size 50. Hundreds of Delightful Dresses at $10, $12 and $15 S10 dresses arc of navy blue tricetine, made in charming ways, and of wool jersey in brown, henna and navy in one piece style trimmed with fageting. $12 dresscs,are of black or navy elveteen made in two ways, one trimmed with blnck silk braid, the ether without trimming, but gathered ever the hips. Alse of navy tricetine in a half dozen models. 815 dresses are in endless variety of crepe de chine, Canten crepe, tricetine and satin. One interesting tricetine is trimmed with loops of the material, another has a metal girdle. A eatin dress is trirnmed with Wny rows of narrow moire ribbon. At $23.50 te $29 Seme lovely afternoon dresses are in this group and plenty of large sizes. Nearly every fashionable material is included Canten crepe, ciepe de chine, crepe-back satin, tricetine and Peiret twill. Mostly brown, navy and black. Particularly lovely are some gowns of charmeuse with long coat-like tunics of Georgette elaborately beaded and em broidered. $29. Large size dresses can be had in crepe-back satin and heavy crepe de chine in navy and black. Sizes 42V4 te 50Va. Oppe New Shipment of Rugs, $2.75 and $3.45 Geed Axminster rugs, 27x54 inches, a very practical size. Mottled effects, $2.75; Chinese Oriental patterns, $e.45. Upholstery Remnants, 10c te $1 Yard Practical lengths of terry, Nerman and Shanghai cloth, scrim, marquisette, cretonne, sateen, silkeline and ether upholstery materials. Corduroy Breakfast Coats, $3.85 New shipment in all the lovely shades Copen hagen and electric blue, purple, brick red andirese. Women's Part-Weel Stockings, $1.25 Warm, soft ones that are ideal for Fall sports, in desirable heather shades. Children's Mercerized Stockings, 25c Finely ribbed stockings in black and cordovan, for children from 2 te 12 years. Slight "seconds." Crepe de Chine Overbleuses, $5.90 Heavy pink or white crepe de chine overbleuses made te tie. at the waist and with clastic that holds thum firmly in place. Peter Pan cellars and narrow frills down the front. Corsage Bouquets, 50c te $1.50 Violets, gardenias, combinations of roses, mignon ette and ferget-me-nets and many ether attractive things make these little novelties meet charming. Velvetene and Duvetyn Bags $3 and $3.50 $3 for brown beaver or navy duvetyn bags, with pannier bundles and hravy nickel-silver frames. $:5.50 for large pouch-shaped bags of soft vel vel veeone (a new material which re.ccmblcs duvetyn) in brown or beaver. Metal frames, plain or mere ornate. Women's Petticoats, $1.50 and $2 $1.50 for petticoats of fine cotton, with accordion pleated flounces which have a touch of color. Blue, gray, green and black. $2 for black or navy sateens with accordion pleated flounces which hnve uppliqued de.signs; also for cotton petticoats with heavy taffeta flounces, in blue, green, purple and black. Cotten Table Damask, 85c Yard Linen-finished material, with woven-in floral designs. 7(1 inches wide. East Aisle Clarien Records, 55c Deuble-disc records that play en any phonograph. The very latest dnnce music played by well-known 'jazz" orchestras. Lace-Trimmed Doilies, 10c te 25c Round ones trimmed with imitation Irish crochet ar lilet lace. New Coats te Delight the Heart of Any Little Girl Right new the collection of girls' coats in the Junier Stere is at its very best. Surely there is every kind of coat that any little girl could possibly want. Fer school and general knocknbeut wear there are sturdy veleurs and mixtures as well as the pole coats that all girls like. These stait r,t .$15 and go te $U5. Then come the finer coat of belivia, sucdene nnd duvet dc lnine, often with fur cellars of beaver ette. Australian opossum, raccoon, nutria and heaver. These coats are lined with silk and range upward in price te $75. Many small women find mere satisfactory fittings in the .lunier Stere. (Murltct) Every Fashionable Kind of Skirt seems te have found its way te the Down Stairs Skirt Stere. Here are stripes and plaids in endless designs and color combinations, suitable for sports wear, for school and for business. Plain tailored skirts of navy blue and black serge and poplin which will stand really hard wear. Prices arc moderate in every instance: tbev range from $3.75 for navy serge te $17.50 for some of the' finer ulaids. Fittings in regular and extra sizes. (Mnrl.rt) Women's Warm Flannelet Nightgowns 85c Of pink or blue striped flan nelet, they have hemstitched round necks and long sleeves. Nightgowns of soft white demet flannel are $2. (Ontnil) (Mnrkrt) ( They're as Pretty as 1 hose in Regular Sizes!" It was with amazement that a woman se commented about the lovely silk underclothes in the Extra-Size Shep. As mere people get te knew about this service the mere wonderful it seems and the mere we realize hew much it was needed. Crepe de Chine Nightgowns in Extra Sizes Five or six very pretty styles are cut generously full and charmingly trimmed. Seme hae tops of Georgette crepe, satin or lace and ethers are daintily tail ored. Sizes 18, 19 and 20, $5.50, $7.50 and $8.50. (Miirl.t't, Near tln Mlllliirr) ) I Men's Shirts Our Own Geed Kinds Marked Down te $1.10 Just enough of them te make several hundred "steady" customers for the Men's Gallery. The men who get these shirts will find that they are plenty wide and long and very carefully fmished in every detail. They are made, as manufacturers say, "in the Wanamakcr way." Reduced in price just because they are odds and ends some mussed a little and net every size in each color, but sizes 14 te 17 in the group. Beth woven and printed madras as well as percale. Plenty of 'neat" stripes. Men's Knitted Silk Ties Drep te 50c Early Christmas news! Mere than seven hundred "finds" for the home people who "always give neckties." All are in the popular narrow four-in-hand stvle in tl;iin nnd mm eayauere stripe, .viajenty all silk- 'nar -some have a (The .nllrr.v) fanrv thread of cotton. i stitches and straight We certainly have never known better fur values than are ready new in the Down Stairs Stere. The Wanamakcr standard is maintained in every piece of fur. Coats are cut full and pelts are soft enough te hang gracefully. All. lined with fine silks. Fine nearseal (dyed ceney) coats, plain, are $U0 te $115; with squirrel or beaver cellars and cuffs they are $185; with dyed skunk cellars and cuffs they aic $165. One of these is pictured. Smart Animal Scarfs Animal scaifs start at $8.50 for natural opos sum and go te $:i5 fei a beautiful 'stone marten; ethers are of blended mink, fitch and Australian opossum. wind- M-ai-jg ana steles et m $115. Nearseal (dyed ceney) ncckp & ier a choker and go te $25 for a shawl cellar. (Market) iele are $25 te -'kpieces stait at Coats TWU S 'JA . . " .ff ' MA. lfeb-rfUi I l?1 .a -if w raw I , 'J, A0U i '- fi n wr I !,"", SAVILL" On F.uc.t , . W & fe'S"i'''Sen,,Mfr. W5 2 Y "' HM St.. I'Ullu. ". ' - " - , I I L ' ; i ' " -r1 HMMMMHmJ ' mmVi'iii'i ' liiMll ; --' - ' if - ! 4jL. n . . - ii,J ,, . " "Muuu iLA.k.., ,.,. OHAmi- . tkJEflMkt of Real Distinction- $20, $25, 29 ats, $90 jjiSrk $165 1 - mmmilA , 4 1f- 4 rVHMM JH.H CH - -ftHlrfsV ' : ' W'f. i Beautiful irish Point Curtains in 40 Patterns $3,85 te $8.50 Savings of Fully a Third Metf of these are imported "from Switzerland, where some of the finest work of this type is done. It is the beauty of patterns, the nicety of detail and finish nnd the fineness of the net that make these curtains particularly desirable. Curtains of such charm and distinction are well suited te be a welcome in the windows of real homes. They are in white, cream and et.ru, with the largest choice of patterns in white. All are 2. yards long, and the width varies from about :-5(5 te -10 inches. The best part of it is that the curtains are se fresh and spotless net a wrinkle in them ! The prices will give a little idea of the great varietv $5.75, ?6, $6.50, $7, $7.50, $7.75 and $8.50 a pair. Velour Portieres Moderately Priced It is doubtful that anything will ever take the place of velour portieres. Ne ether hang ings are quite se rich in color. Deuble-faced portieres are particularly desirable where adjoining rooms show different color schemes. 23 inches wide, $14 50 inches wide, $23.75 34 inches wide, $17.50 33.85, $4.50, $4.75, $5, $5.50, Of deep, lustrous velour, made with open French sides, they are in many artistic color combinations. 34-inch portieres are in 0 combinations, but the choice in the othei-ss u ! almost unlimited. A surprising degree of charm and smartness lias been imparted te these delightful coats. Mate rials are geed, colors arc the dark Wintry ones y tliut women like best and every coat beasts a silk lining. $20 for a coat of silvertene belivia, with wide , bands of imitation astrakhan trimminir Mm illn ,f t!,e c?1!t nni1 fncing the cellar and wide sleeves. ieais or oeiivia. some with fur cellars, are nlse in this group. $-5 and $29 coats are mostly of be!iia and velour in navy, black and brew n. Seme are belted, some show loose backs, ethers are (uite elabeiatelv embroidered. Chinchilla coats are in the $21) group. Pole Coats, $15, $16.50 te $25 Jelly geed coats with youth and merriment in every line. Seme are of double-faced and plaid- ! back materials, but most of them are of the creamy tan fabrics that young women like. , At $35, $37.50, $39 te $58.50 j Here are coats! Seft luxurious coats of belivia, ! Nermandie and velour showing all the new fubhien I features blouse- backs, fur tnbs, fur cuffs te match many of the fur cellars, dolman lines and semi. littcd lines for large women. Seme without fur, ethers with cellars of mole, beavcrctte, nutrin and Australian opossum. (Market) Marie Antoinette Window Panels Special There has been a searcitv of geed window panels of thus se: t and prices reflected it. but new we have eme of the handsomest panels that we have ever Had and the prices are exceptienallv low. 7 Widths 36 inches, $3.50 te $5.85 40 inches, $3.90 te $6.50 42 inches, $4.10 te $6.50 45 inches, $4.35 te $6.50 54 inches, $4.75 te $7.25 60 inches, $6 te $7.25 72 inches, $7.75 and $8 Suitable for windows, for glass doers, for un usually lovely st.reads ever colored coverlets and for shop wirdews! i.m patterns, which we can match in almost ecr .size, arc in white and Arabian. irstmil i Cozy Warmth for Winter Beds Plaid Blankets ,WeP'"mic'(1 nlai(1 b'nlets in blue, tan, gray or pink and white are 68x80 inches at $0.50 and 70x80 at $7. ,.. en1M.L0LPIaid bIa"ket3 in pink, blue, tan or gray and white aie 00x80 at $7.50. , , A-wel Pluid blankets in red-and-black nnd grav, tan. black, blue or pink and white are 08x80 inches at $10. Lrge all-wool blankets, 72x84 inches, are in Scotch plaids or in pink, blue, tan or gray with white at $12. White Blankets n en Voel-niix?d whife blankets with pink ei blue borders aie (0x80 inches at $5.75, $8.50 and $J0. Cotten Blankets, $1.25 Each White or pray cotton blankets without nap can be used as sheets. The white blankets also make excellent pads for tables and Ironing beards. b4x7t! inches. Cotten Quilts at $2.50 They aie 72x80 inches and covered with various figured materials in pietty patterns and colors. Weel-Filled Quilts At $7, theV arc covered with figured sateen en both sides or have figured cambric centers nnd backs with plain sateen borders. Sateen-covered quilts have figured centers nnd plain borders and backs in green, rose, pink, blue and Copenhagen, $10. Down Quilts "Li-ht Warm as Toast- as a feather" indeed nnd nnthinc i- ,,.,.. - '- h li) IJUIll" "".. Mum means real comfort. These are covered figured sateen. $12.50 se warm! A with geed and $2.25, with cut Fresh White Crochet Bedspreads nemnieu spread.-., 7Ss88 inches, aie $ corners, they are 82x94 inches, at $Ii. Satin-Finish Bedspreads Hemmed spreads, 78x88 inches are $4; 82x90 inches W 7"x 100 inches, $9; 90x100 inches, Sin. ' ' 7"X .i.e0, .-MOO inches, $10; 90.M00 inches, s.12.50 Levely New Bed Sets in Rese or Blue at $7 cry low in price are the.- .satin-finish sets with pleasing nat eins ,n reneh blue-end-white or re.s,.a,ul-white. Th ,read5 w.th cut corners, are 78x88 inches, and the bolster rolls match White Bed Sets a JXStJXr'" "". t includes , 1K "" ,em "co "s-nes at $0 te 90x100 inches (Centrul) & dbbmti. "Vi i , , -..., , . ., mm m Si, AwJitei
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