P'l'iPfr. j rn lHVVBM "A '" '' "f ' v tVwpCTS TijiitiMi f?w r.., WANAMAKER'S v. twWPrewy r re, w!P! i$?-$w$ "" v vsrsnpiT w ' " ww i WANAMAKER'S i WANAMAKER'S WANAMAKER'S Ctlll tltIfNl Increasing Cleudinkn ' ffc THJE WANAMAKER STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW 1! i v :h i . ' r- r.- ji The Inheritance of Every Yeung American Is the Gift of Liberty Under a Constitution framed by the - Fathers of our Country led by Geerge Washington whetfe birthday is indelibly written in the heart of every true' American. The twentysecend of February should be universally observed throughout the. United .States, but especially se in Philadelphia, the first seat of the government of the thirteen States. ' Neble men they were, who never ceased from their labors until they agreed "te form a, 'mere perfect union, te establish justice, te secure the blessings of liberty and te insure domestic tranquillity." The remembrance of the .Revolutionary struggle, that resulted In American independence, brings vividly before us Paul Revere, Geerge Washington, General Putnam, General Lafayette, Warren, Prescott and Wayne. If the young men and women, who are native born, coming en toward citizenship, will make themselves familiar with the lives of Washington and his associates and their sacrifices, they v will reverence and venerate what they did te Becure te our country the blessings we enjoy. While the twenty-second of February Is by law a legal holiday in all the States, territories and possessions, yet Philadelphia, the mother of the nation, has been sjew te set the proper example te the States of its patriotic observance. What will the young men and women who love their country de te put Philadelphia right before the world? Get together and talk it ever. Signed February-tit 193. Qffamfc. TinrlTH THE development of these sales the furniture business as a whole has grown te an enormous volume. What is of mere vital importance, it has risen te new standards in constructive quality and refinement of design. With the development of Wanamaker Fur niture Sales and the resultant demand for better furniture, manufacturers north, south, east and west have felt the urge te new and mere intelli gently directed efforts toward excellence. Where the Werk of the Masters Lives Again A walk through the furniture stocks in this February Sale is like an excursion back te old days, the days when cabinet-making seems te have been the fester-child of architecture. Here you will see all that was finest in the cabinet work of the days of Washington, all that was beautiful in the furniture of the old:time craftsmen and designers, perpetuated in a thou sand forms in Colonial furniture that might have come straight from Mount Vernen or from some of thSrare museum collections ; in Sheraton that Themas himself would step te admire; in Leuis XV and LeurS XVI ; in Chippendale and Heppelwhite and Adam furniture that illustrates the principles of design of which these master work Rien were the exponents. m . f The chief difference is that the furniture shown here embodies improvements in mechan ical detail at which the fathers of the various furniture "periods" would wonder. ., Yes, the Father of his Country had te get his furniture from Londen, but things are different Geerge Washington Had te Get Furniture Frem England THIS is something net easy te realize, considering the place new held by America in the making of geed furniture. Today America produces mere furniture than any ether country in the world; and no ether country produces better furniture. Fer this there are many reasons, chiefly in the wonderful growth and development of the United States as a nation. Biit the most direct, and in many respects the most powerful stimulus te the furniture industry has been supplied by the wonderful growth of Wanamalier Fur n 1 early today. These very pieces that were brought ever then have had an influence that will last while furniture is made. They are responsible for the "Colonial" style, new regarded as a distinctively American school, notwithstanding that, like Co lonial architecture, it is of Georgian genesis. Strange; however, that while the identity of Colonial architecture and Georgian architecture is unmistakably obvious, the furniture periods classed as Georgian, and even late Georgian, are markedly different from the Colonial type, whether pure Colonial or Colonial-Empire. " This will be apparent te any observing per son who compares a typical Colonial piece with a piece after any one of the Georgian designers from Chippendale te the brothers Adam. And the interesting thing is that the Colonial piece often seems mere in harmony with the typical Georgian home. It is much te the credit of Amer ican furniture designers that in developing and perpetuating the furniture of Colonial times they produced a new and beautiful variant, enhanced Jhe glory of the Georgian school and left a per petual source of inspiration te the cabinet crafts men of this country for all time. A New Day in Furniture Making In this sale you will find net only all the fine old classic models, but many significant new types, chiefly dining-room suits. There was just a danger of things becoming conventionalized or stereotyped. Many home furnishers felt it and were weary. They prized the fine old types and always will, but they felt a longing for a disinctivefy new one. This time we are showing suits that' are new and distinctive. Italian influence is revealed in them, and something mere. Duller finished weeds and novelty of color these are marks of them. Gray, sometimes elusive and silvery, with polychrome and dull geld decorations are characteristics of them. Besides Italian, their lines and contours hint of ether inspiration ; it may be Flemish or Renaissance or Byzantine. But they are captivating especially because of their unconventionally and fine individual charm ! New as te the February Sale Se far, we have spoken of the sale as an influence for the developing of the furniture industry and the production of finer furniture. It is important, also, te remind everybody that its time is running short Next Tuesday the Sale Ends It will end as it began the one great, orig inal, unduplicated sale of America. There will be a splendid assortment of furniture here up te the last hour, enough te satisfy every demand within reason. There will be plenty of furniture after Feb ruary. But after February there will be no fur niture at February Sale prices. If we urge all who need new furniture te cheese at the earliest rather than at the last moment, it is net because the sale can dwindle out, but that we may serve them all the better. The sooner the better is a simple slogan, net very original, but compact, of wisdom when a thing worth while has te be done. Jehn Wanamaker Philadelphia j.msuvz.. bAJ v & . i f. firry ; w j & ' .$MM&a.,A zmm ftV ' U Ki 'X'J' rw a. vtj . ' r-sr, - jtf JA'i p m tft-J. s ,1 TS K II a i .i 1 1 j st arr.J ' i'i nA m i
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