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Women's Apparel of All Kinds
Extraordinary Clever Values
New Crepe de Chine
Dresses new $11.50
Over-bleuse model with plaited
skirt i narrow plnltcd frills for trlm
nilnr. Black, navy and dark brown.
New Crepe de Chine
Dresses new $17.50
Embroidered tunle model villi
(-.rushed Birdie. Blade, navy and
dark brown.
New Duvet de Lainc
Dresses new $21.75
Basque model villi new circular
skirt In black, navy, brown, henna
and taupe, with stitching and bead
embroidery new $21,76.
Tailored Cleth
Dresses new $16.50
Duvet de lalne, trlcotlne and serge,
In coat and panel models. Black,
navy, dark brown, reindeer and
henna. ONE -THIRD UNDKR
PKICE.
Tailored Tweed
Suits new $24.00
Unbelted Suits with notched col cel
lars: navy, brown, blue and gray.
OriBATIiT UNDER PJUCE.
New Gabardine Suits
new $29.50
Belted Suits with pin tucks and
silk stitching. Black, navy and dark
brown.
Serge and Silvertenc
Suits new $19.75"
In brown, blue and oxford, also
some emnrt tweeds In blue, tan and
green. Belted models, notched or
convertible cellars.
Belivia Cleth
Coats new $40.00
Navy, brown and black, very at
tractive medel ; cellar with fringed
scarf ends: elegantly sllk-llned.
Cleth and Plush
Coats new $15.00
A miscellaneous group, Including
fancy mixtures and teme plushes,
various models. Chiefly In medium
sizes.
High-Grade Plaited
Skirts new $6.00
A reduction of mere than one
third. Chiefly In stripes, a few
plaids.
Five Hundred
Voile Blouses, 50c
Plain and colored cress-barred
Peter Pan frill and lace-trlmmed
models.
Broken Lets of
Cotten Blouses, $1.35
White voiles prettily trimmed
anil colored organdie and white
selsette in tailored styles.
Miscellaneous Let
Over-Blouses at $3.95
One hundred, worth much mere
than this Clever price. Chiefly crop
Georgette and crepe de chine.
Patagonian Fex
Scarfs new $12.00
Animal Scarfs, In brown and gray
tones, finished with head, tall and
paws.
Natural Muskrat
Coats new $175.00
An exceptionally smart model for
young girls. Beautifully lined with
figured allk.
Save en Misses9 &
Children's Apparel
Misses' Winter Ceals
Fur Cellar $37.50
N'ew Cleth Ceata In navy blue,
brown and black. With large fur
cellars and wrap sleeves ; silk lln
Ing and Interlining. Sizes 11 te IS.
Misses' Winter Coats
$21.50 and $25.00
Belted Coats of fancy-tone mlted
deaklngs and plain veleurs. With
large convertible cellars. Slies 1
10 18 years. ...
Misses' New Dresses
Excellent Value $18.50
Of navy blue Pelret twlll-and-Canten
crepe. Belted models, Berne
embroidered with chenille.
Girls' Winter Coats
A Great Saving $15.00
Of soft all-wool, two-teno cloaking.
Heuble- and single-breasted ntyles,
belted. Many with fur cellars. Sizes
S te 14 years.
Girls' Wash Dresses
Under Price new $1.50
Smart Frecks of plain cliambr.y,
checked gingham or in combination.
Sizes 0 te 14 yearn.
Sleeping Garments
Excellent Value 85c
Warm, oft, woven Sleeping Sulta
In gray. Willi feet and drop seat.
Sizes 8 te 10 yen: p.
FURNITURE
A geed collection, of
Bedroom. Living - room,
Dining-room und Summer
Furniture chiefly odd
pieces at reductions of
one-fourth te mere than
one-half.
New Trimmed
Hats new $4.50
The "new embroidered Ores de
I.endrcs Hats in beautiful shades
the latest fashion of the neasen.
Trimmed Winter
Hats new $3.75
Velvet and Duvettne Hats worth
from double te nearly treble this
price.
Ready-te-Wear Hats
One Hundred at $2.95
Werth mere than double In many
Instances. Velvets and satins, many
with fur brim.
New Clesc-Fitting
Satin Hats at $6.00
Embroidered or trimmed with pins
or flowers very smart.
Twe-clasp French
Kid Gloves at 85c
In black, overscam-sewn. Sizes
7 and 7,i. Werth mero than double.
Light-weight Weel
Gloves new 60c
In black and gray; knlt-wrlst.
Envelope Chemises
new 90c te $2.00
Seft white nainsoek, trimmed vlth
lace and embroidery.
600 Heuse Dresses
new 85c te $2.85
Odd lets and discontinued models,
only one of a kind In many Instance
some worth double. Sixes SB te 4G
In the let.
Muslin Underwear
Greatly Reduced
About flve hundred garments, dis
continued models and somewhat
rumpled.
300 Venise Lace
Cellars at 25c
Rell Cellars In cream and ecru ;
three patterns.
Breakfast Coats & Bath
Robes, $2.45 te $4.65
Of narrow and wlde-wale cordu
roy, some embossed ; lined and un
llned. 1000 S. & C. Special
Corsets new $1.35
Wenderful values. Medels for
stout and alender figures. Pink and
white.
800 S. & C. Special
Corsets new $2.35
Pink brocade Cersct-i for nteut
figures : low bust, long hip?. Werth
mero than double.
Silk Petticoats
Exceptional at $3.65
Seme half price. Silk taffeta and
all-Jersey. Black, plain shades,
changeable and novelty effects.
400 Embroidered
Eyelet Cellars, 30c
Bell Cellars, made In St. Gall.
Switzerland. Several very dainty
pattern!!.
Fer the Heme
Fleer Lamps and Shades
New Sharply Reduced
Wrought Iren Bridge T.ampi, ma
hogany or polychrome Fleer Lamps
new $7.00 te $20.00.
Beautiful Shades te go with them
new 54.00 te J18.00.
200 Framed Mirrors
Special $2.00 te $7.00
Manv styles, many sizes, In hund hund hund
sorne Framed Mirrors, away under
price.
Enameled Bedsteads
Unusual at $12.50
White enamel Bedsteads, with
heay continuous pesttf. An excel
lent value at $12.00.
Link Bed Springs
Under Price $7.00
Streng, comfortable Spring's with
metal frames. Fer weed or metal
bedsteads.
Heavy Cretonnes
Many Half Price 55e
Many patterns In neautlful effect?,
both light and dark colorings. t:OF
te half price, many less than half.
Nottingham Curtains
Half Price new $1.75
Whlte Curtain In heay bordered
patterns, haiidsome effects. Three
yards long.
Tapestry Wall Papers
8-yard Pieces new 30c
Handsome lipern for dining-room,
living-room or hall. Amazingly geed
values.
Handsome Portieres
Special $10.00 a pair
In blue, brown, rose and mul
berry, trimmed with cord or braid.
Width, EO inches; length, 2i yards.
Thursday and Friday
In the Basement
Oil Heating Steves
Under Price new $7.65
Convenient Oil Heaters with one
gallon fount. (.ioed-looking Sleven
with nickel trimmings.
Radiant Gas Heaters
Notable Value at $13.00
These Radiant Heaters with
fceven radiants give a wonderful
heat. At a worth-while saving.
Ironing Beards en
Stands, Unusual at 2j
.01
Streng well-made Ironing Beards
en folding stands new $2.50.
Covered Garbage Cans
Excellent Value 90c
Streng, heavy Cans, with deep,
well-fttllng covers. Geed size.
Sugar and Cream Sets
Under Price new $1.95
Pretty sets of decorated china
Sugar Bowls and Cream Pitchers.
Various Jardinieres
Unusual, 90c te $0.65
An excellent assortment of Im
ported and domestic Jardiniere? In
various sizes and ntylC3. Away under
pride.
The Last Twe Clever
Days of the Year!
TO-MORROW will be the first of two wonderfully attractive Clever Days
the last of the year, and among the most important of the year. Fer
the first of these two days we have mere than SIX HUNDRED different
lets of reliable, desirable merchandise
At Far Belew Our
Fair Regular Prices
Scan this page carefully every item here is an unusual value and
there are mere than double this number net advertised, which you will find
under the famous Four-leaf Clever Signs throughout the Stere. Besides,
we shall have several hundred entirely new and different lets for the second
day. Thousands of customers SHOP en BOTH CLOVER DAYS. Be here
early te-morrow!
We Cannet Premise te Fill Telephone or Mail Orders for Clever Specials
Miscellaneous
Fine Wardrobe Trunks
Excellent Value $30.00
Fibre-covered, with open top, lined
wilh cretenna and with I drawer!).
Size 21x22x40 Inches.
Knitting Worsted, Save
new 50c a hank
In white, black and the most-wanted
shades. Exceptionally geed value.
Beys' and Girls' Beeks
Under Price new 38c
A varied assortment of Beeks that
youngsters will like. Seme slightly
damaged.
Silver-plated Sandwich
Trays, Save new $6.00
Travs In bright finish, a beautiful I
pierced ucsign, erlli far mere tiian i
Tti.00. I
Pearl Bead Necklaces
Wonderful Value $2.50
Necklaces of French pearl beads
In graduated sizes; 18-lnch length.
Cowhide Traveling Bags
Excellent Value $5.95
Black or brown, of surface-stock
leather, Mrengly mad?, In 16- and
18-inch sizes.
Floating Castile Seap
Under Price 42c a Bar
Pure Castile Seap In large bars
that can be cut in cakes of con
venient size.
S. & C. Lemen Cream
Half-pound Bexes 52c
An excellent Cleanslng Celd
Cream. In double strength. Far be
low regular price.
Epsom Salts for the
Bath, 4 Pounds 25c
Fpur-peund cans of theue refresh
ing Salts. Many will buy several
cam at this reduced price,
Choice Velvet Hand
Bags at $4.50
Seme worth mere than double.
Mounted en frames In gilt or nller
finish. Great variety of style.
Fer Beys
Suits with Extra .
Knickerbockers $9.75
Suits of all-wool cheviets each
vlth two pairs of knickerbockers.
Werth one-half me'e.
Blanket Cleth
Mackinaws $6.95
Of nil-wool blanket cloth. Sizes S
te 17 years. Very close te half price.
Small Beys' Wash
Suits $1.35
Of durable fast-color fabrics In be
coming style for boys of C te 8
years. Werth enc-'hlnl mere
Overcoats and
Mackinaws $3.75
irtll worth tce te three times thd
price. Overcoats In small sizes only.
Mackinaws In large sizes only.
Beys' Cleth Caps
Remarkable at 55c
Werth almost three timci this
price. Of tweed and suiting fabrics,
some with Inslde band.
Outing Flannel
Pajamas new $1.00
One-plece Pajamas of soft, warm
outing flannel, llxccllcnt value at
this Clever price.
Children's Bags
new 25c te $1.50
Odd lets of Chlldren'5 Hand Bage
at half price. Leather, silk, velvet.
Handkerchiefs
new 6 for 45c
.Novelty printed Handkerchiefs,
some with embroidered corners.
Women's Colored Silk
Umbrellas, Save $4.65
Beautiful Umbrellas of colored
sllki, with decorative bakellte
handles.
Snap Dress Fasteners
New 3 Dezen for 5c
The most-wanted sizes. In
black and white, at a saving
both
.1. J. Clark's Cotten
1 50-yard Spools, 58c dez.
A notable favlnc In this excellent
.-poei uoiien in wiuie ana black, in
various numbers.
Stationery Cabinets
Unusual Value $1.25
Cabinets of Hamilton Lawn Sta
tionery, containing 72 sheet of 1-ot-ter
Paper In 3 tints, and 72 En-
elopes te match.
Asserted Hard Candy
Excellent Value 38c
DjIIcIoue Hard Candy at far be
low regular price new 38c u pound.
Shoes for All
Women's Fine Oxfords
Unusual Value $4.95 .
Patent leather nnd gun-metal calf
Otferds, with extenslon-edge soles
and low bread heels, at a great
saving.
Misses' Lace Shoes ,
A Great Saving $2.95
Of brown leather, en bread na- '
lure-shaped laHtB, with extra tips, i
solid leather melted soles and low I
bread rubber heels, i
Men's Calfsldn Shoes
Amazing Value $4.85 I
Fine Shpea from regular stock, re- I
duced. Of tan and bniclc gun-metal
calfsk n : English and brogue styles,
straight lace and blucher patterns.
Beys' Tan Lace Shoes
Under Price $3.45
Sturdy tan leather lace Shoes
from our wcll-seleoted regular stock,
away under price.
Toys & Sporting
Goods
500 Gelf Clubs
at Half Price $2.50
Drivers. Wrangles. Mahlen, Putters
and MhMreiip well selcctcd and per
fectly balanced. Heme arc at less
than half price.
Bicycles a Geed
Make new $36.75
The product of one of the best
factories. Modern In every structural
feature long-running and handsome
In appearance a bicycle anyone
could be proud of. Tlcnutrfcet.'e value
at J3G.7E. GlrlV and women's models
new S39.50.
Ferd-size Automobile
Tires $10.25
Hlgh-grade Tires of a wcll-luiewn
make non-skid tread, well con
structed and fully guaranteed. Size
SOsS'i, Remarkable value,
Automobile Robes
new $12.50 te $49.00
Of velbur Rnd of plush In a. va
riety of attractive patterns. fie
marUablc values, Indeed, at thesu
Clever prices.
Toys, Dells, Games
Half Price and Less
Many lets of Toys, Dells and
Games chiefly Incomplete let?! all
arranged en specint tnblee for con
venient cheesing. They are marked
at half ami less than half price.
Save en Fabrics
and Trimmings
Chiffen Velvet
Unusual at $5.85
Bi.ick and colored Chiffen Velvet,
exceptional quality: -10 Inches wide.
Gres de Londres
Special at $2.95
Heavy qualltj , beautiful change
able effects ; CO Inches wide.
Extra Fine Satin
Canten Crene S3.95
White, tan.
midnight blue
and
brown : width 40 Inches,
Plaids and Stripes
Exceptional at $1.75
All-wool French Plaids
Strlpjs, 1C .Inches wide.
and
6000 Yards of Dress
Ginghams at 16c
An exceptional nlue In the a a
neuhly colored neat checks that are
.se much In demand.
1200 Yards of Shirting.
Madras at 55c
Art-silk strlpe and cotton Ma
dras. ,n blue, bellotrepo, brown, green
and blnclc effects.
Plain WhitcCotten
Voile new 27c
Kxcellent for draperies as well a
personal wear.
Underwear Batiste
Special at 22c
About half p-Iee for this fine flesh flesh flesh
oelnp Ballsls with .scf mercerized
llnlih.
Cotten-back Satin
Ceat Lining, $1.00
Changeable effects, 3t inchei v, idi
Only about two hundred yards.
Real Filet Lace
Edgings new 42c
., rrl5Tr.''ul'Ue,1. LMC P'teni. and m
the l-lnch v-ldfi
Imitation Crochet
Laces new 9c
All-white, two Inches Mlde excel
ent for trimming curtains and
linens as well ns underweur.
400 Yards of Fancy
Ribbons at 50c
Striped and flowered effeetB in a
great variety of color combinations.
Men's and Yeung Men's Clothing
Remarkable Clever Day Savings
The following specials will be available te-morrow
in addition te the many remarkable values afforded in the
Winter Sale of Men's Clothing which is new in progress.
Meis and Yeung Men's Suits $16.50
Dependable, smart-looking Suits, worth one-half mere.
Men's and Yeung Men's Overcoats, $24.75
Smart belted stylc3 of rich "plnid-back fabrics in herringbone
:fTects and dark colorings. A suving of ten dollars.
Overcoats from Our Finest Suppliers
$37.50
Hart, Schaffncr & Marx and ether line Overcoats, Ulsters and
Ulstercttcs of handsome darl:-hucd fabrics. Savings of one-fourth
and mere.
Men's and Yeung Men's Overcoats, $16.50
Warm double-breasted Overcoats with convertible cellar
made of all-wool fabrics. Werth one-third mere.
"Alce" and Other Suits $27.50
Fine worsted and cassimcre Suits in many new styles. Werth
one-third viere.
Youths' Leng-Trousers Suits $15.00
Smart, youthful styles in a geed medium, ycar-areund-weight
fabric. Werth ever one-half mere.
Separate Trousers of dark fabrics $5.75
English Caps 95c
Velour Hats $3.95
The Caps were formerly three tlmc3
tlila price. The Hats are worth one
fourth mere.
Men's Suits, Made-te-Measure
$18.50
Our regular Custom Tallerlnc vtaff
will execute Suits te indlIdual
tneaiurement of plain blue serce or
plain unfinished worsted at the ape--ial
price of $4 8. B0. -I savlup of mere
than 20 per cent, as ba-ed en our
regular price.
Men's Shirts of
Woven Madras $1.65
A grouping of several lines that
formerly sold tov.enc-fotirth te one
half mere than this Clever price.
2500Men,s Seft
Shirts, Special $1.25
A larjre and varied assortment of
strlpe effects te choeso from. 'Well
made, thoroughly dependable Shirts
at less than the usual price.
1200 Smart New
Four-in-Hands 45c
A brand-new collection just arrived
from one of our foremost suppliers.
The savinps average one-half.
Linens and
Bedfurnishings
Irish Linen Table
Damask $2.00 a yard
A sturdy weave nnd a beautiful
quality; 70 Inches wide. Exceptional
value at $2.00 a yard.
Linen Huckaback
Towels new 60c
With hemmed ends and damask
berders: J 9x34 Inches. A weave that
will (;lve leng: service. Excellent
value.
Scotch Linen
Toweling 26c a yard
A geed heavy weave suitable for
hnd roller or tea towels 10 Inches
wtd Wer(t one-third mere.
Lace-trimmed
Centrepieces $2.50
NandTOme 21-lnch Centrepieces
trimmed with real linen Clun lace.
Werth almost one-half mere.
Plaid Blankets of
Weel $7.45 a pair
Handsome Plaid Blankets of warm
woel: size 66xS"0 Inche3. Exceptional
value at S7.1G a pair.
Weel-filled
Comfertables $6.25
Screll-stitched covering of figured
istine with solid-color border. Special
Talwe at $6. 2D
White Marseilles
Bed Sets $9.85
Satin-ilnlsh scalloped Sprsad, SS.PS
Inches, nnd Sham te match
Bleached Muslin
Sheets new $1.15
Made of heavy round-thread muslin
In the nemil:ir 7vnA-it,i Q-A
Pillow Cases 10c
Or excellent quality bleached mus
lin. Size 41x30 Indies. Remarkable
value at 40c.
Striped Ou ting
Flannel 25c a yard
An excellent grade, in light- ard
medium-toned btrlpe effects, .t aav.
a of about one-third at th's unce
Fleer Coverings
Axminstcr Rugs
$27.50 and $28.50
'Plie rcQd'U'tii of Fcvcial meip -rent
mill-- VaUeniB nnd colerlrgs
su'table for evor room In the
home. Rugs S.SMOO feut R27.30
Rues 0x12 feet 128.60.
Fine Axminstcr Rugs
$37.50 and $38.50
1'iem the rtexbitry Carpet Com Cem
Panj. the Ueattle Manufacturing
i empanv and ether well-known
lills. UugH 8..lx10G fr-t t37.50
Hugs Sxl'j feet 38.fi0.
Tapestry Brussels
Rugs, 9x12 feet $19.50
The Rlselow-Ilartferd Company's
famous "Sarauac" Rugs at a re
markably low price.
Axminstcr Rugs,
11.3x12 feet $46.50
Jhe heroteforo Bcarce extru-lurge
iT.iS'Jn.n- BOO(1 a"s"1ment of nll
adantage a m,b8,anlal Price-
Hosiery, Knitwear
Women's Ribbed Sports
Stockings, Save 65c
Mercerized Sports
hlac'; and cordovan,
at 65c a pair.
Meckinc. m
Slight second",
I Women's Black Silk
i C4nnlr.'nn.r. e:i ci e-r
Full-fashioned, with mercerized
tops and soles. Sizes S'i te 10.
Slight seconds at Jl.SC.
Women's Ribbed Weel
Stockings new 85c
In brown or cordovan shades Re
markable alue at SEc a pair.
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Save 85c and $1.00
Whlte ribbed cotton, flcec-llned
All lu ankle-length and with high
neck nnd lone sleeves, Dutch neck
and elbow sleeves, or with low neck
and no slf eves. Regular sizes. 83c ;
extra size', 51.00.
Women's Merine Vests
and Tights. $1.25, $1.50
White ribbed merino Vests, low
neck and slecvclesi.' Anklp-lenfrth
Tights. Regular sizes, SI. 25 each ,
extra sizes, Jl.iiO each.
Women's Fleece-lined
Vests and Drawers, 75c
Ribbed cot'en Vests with high
neck and long nleeves in extra,
sizes: or Dutch neck and elbow
sleeves .n regular and extra sire?1
Ankle-length drawers in extra slzei
70c each.
Men's Gray Cotten
Shirts and Drawers, 75c
TIea j -weight, gray ribbed cotton,
a notable saving at 7Ge each.
Men's Harvard Mills
Union Suits $1.25
Ribbed cotton t'nlen Suits, heavr
or medium v eights. Seconds at $1.26.
Men's Ribbed Merine
Union Suits $2.00
Seconds of excellent qualitic
Harvard Mills make. In light, me
dium or heay weights.
Men's SiflTSecks
Unusual Value 50c
A geed practical weight, In blaclt,
nay blue and cordovan. One-third
under price 50c.
Men's Cotten Socks
Unbleached Seles 15c
sturdy bl.it k cotton Socko Sec
onds, at a substantial Bav Ing
Men's Cotten Socks
Six Pairs new 85c
An nma.-'.Incrl iroert nlim in mti
I black, tordevan and raw blue cot
ton Secki half-rlercn pairs S6e
Gray Sleeping Suits
Under Price 60c
1 Cluidren's warm Sleeping -Suits,
with feet and drop s.-a'. Slight sec
' ends.
I Ribbed'Cotten Waists
Excellent Value 20c
. An excellent li e a v y quallti .
I strongly made: in children's size?.'
GirlsTunien Suits
Amazing Value 85c
Wnlte ribbed cotton, lleece-llnen
with long sleeves and hi anklti
'ength.
Beys' Cotten Stockings
New 20c and 25c a pair
j I lcu: -tf eight black ribbed cotton,
n ith deublrt hec! ami teeii. Slzer.
?a te 10 at 20e a pair, sizes 10
i te 11 JSO
' Children's Stockings
Excellent Value 20c
. RISrK', ,Ullte anrt '"" ribbed cot
ton .Stockings, slight seconds,
Women's Sweaters
1 Unusual Value $3.75
Wami 'oel Sweater Ceata. in
I white WeaV' BlftCk trtmme(1 '"Ith
' Beys' Warm Sweaters
j A Great Saving at $3.35
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