liw LE I ' Saw t l 'L mk msr tm w .' ewun as STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER. t Te-morrow the First of Twe Clever Days Twe of these wonderful value-giving days, originated years age by this Stere. Twe days devoted te the clearance of many lines of summer merchandise at greatly reduced prices, the disposal of special purchases at worth-while savings. Twe days of wonderful economy opportunities for Philadelphia shoppers. The Four-leaf. Clever emblem of geed fortune is the symbol of this Sale. Loek for the four-leaf clovers in every department of the Stere. Wherever you see one there will you find your geed fortune in the Way of a worth-while saving. Here are just a few of the hundreds of Clever values. There are hundreds of ethers equally attractive all ever the Stere. saa $.? Fer ieys $6.75 Women's Apparel at Clever Day Prices 6 SECOND FLOOR Women's Dresses New Crepe de Chine Drcsse3 in ever-blouse style with flying panels; black, navy blue, dark brown and white. New Crepe dp Chine Dresses in black, navy blue, dark brown and white; loose panels from neck te hem; crushed girdle. New Crepe de Chine Dresses in box-plaited redingote style; new draped sleeves. Black, navy blue, dark brown and white. Tricelette Dresses in tunic, panel and straight-line styles; beaded, embroidered, braided. Black, navy blue, beige, henna, rose, jade and white. Fine Voile and Gingham Dresses in light and dark shades, regular and extra sizes, but net all models in each size. High-grade Dresses of dimity, tissue and ging ham, in light and medium shades; tunic and straight-line styles. Greatly reduced. Dresses of voile, gingham, Swiss, tissue and linen; light and medium shades. Many less than half price. $13.25 $16.50 $19.00. $18.5(T $5.00 $7.50 $10.00 SECOND FLOOR Suits of all-wool serge with one pair of trousers, and Suits of all-wool cassimere with two pairs of trousers; sizes 6 te 16 years. Wash Suits, sizes 8 te 8 years, in middy and CAp Oliver Twist models... OVKt Washable Knickerbockers in sizes 7 te 17 years; one- Cff third the regular price. ""' Straw Hats, chiefly black in several geed styles, odd sizes; one-third and one-fourth regular1 76c. Sports Blouses, of fancy stripe, fast - color material, with short sleeves and low, roll cellar, at a great saving 50c. FIRST FLOOR Check Nainsoek Athletic Union Suits, one-third under price 50c. Tan Oxfords in a variety of attractive styles; special $2.95. Beys' Athletic Suits of checked nainsoek, at one-third less than regular 50c. Beys' "Gibbs" Gauze Cotten Athletic Union Suits, seconds of a quality regularly selling for one-half mere 50c. Clever Day Values for the Heme Bedfurnishings FIRST FLOOR Bleached Muslin Sheeting, 81 inch 68c a yard. Mattress Protectors, cotton filled, closely quilted, muslin-ce'v-ered, 54x76 inches-$2.75. White crinkled dimity Bed Spreads,, 82x92 inches, worth one half mere $2.15. Bleached Muslin Sheets, size 81 x90 inches, exceptional $1.85. Wear -Ever Muslin Pillow Cases, size 46x38 inches 65c. Linens FIRST FLOOR Scotch linen double damask Dinner Cleths at unusual savings. Size te seat 4 people $6.00; 6 people $7.50; 8 people $9.00. Linen Huck Towels, size 18x34 inches, under price 40c Bleached Turkish Towels, size 22x44, one-third saving 3 for $1.00. Belgian Dress Linen, 90-inch width, near one-third less $1.90. China, Glassware FOURTH FLOOR Cut glass footed Flower Bowls, one-fourth less $3.00. Nests of five Bowls for the kitchen, usually one-third mere 85c. Metal-covered Fruit Bowls, less than half price--$1.65. Light-cut Mayonnaise Bowls, with plate and spoon $1.75. Imported China Dinner Sets, 50 pieces, neatly decorated; save mere than one-third $25.00. Art Needlework THIRD FLOOR White muslin-covered Pillows filled with excellent silk floss, 18x24 and 22x22 inches. Almest one-third under price 65c. Stamped Pillow Cases, hem stitched for crocheting $1.25. $ e g e? : 4 $ Women's Suits Smart tailored Suits of Ramie linen; white, navy blue, Copen hagen blue, heliotrope and russet; half price at $5.00. Silk-and-wool Crepe Suits, in black and navy blue; slashed seams; cellar linked at waist-line; peau de cygne lining $22.50. Homespun Suits in shades of tan and heliotrope; with or with out belt $10.00. High-class Suits of fine twills and tricetincs; long coats; chiefly tailored trimming $35.00. Women's Coats Unlined Coats of herringbone vcleur; sports length; belted all around; gray and brown $7.75. A clearance of a miscellaneous let of Coats, about half price $12.75. Silk Capes and Coats a clear ance let; chiefly black, a few in colors; silk-lined throughout $19.75. Rubberized Raincoats in tan only a small let $4.50. Women's Skirts White Wash Skirts in various styles, chiefly of gabardine $2. Clearance of a varied let of Skirts plaited Skirts in stripes and plaids, a few serges, odd lets of Silk and Flannel Skirts in coleis $3 50. THIRD FLOOR Women's Corsets Sample let of Corsets Smart set, Redfern, S. & C. Special and many ethers; some Elastic Girdles among them $3.45. Bandeau Brassieres, hook-front yle pink brccade with wide elas tic section 50c. SECOND FLOOR Millinery A clearance of odd lets of Hats White Satin Hats, white-and-black Garden Hats and many ethers at a fraction of their value $1.95. New Velvet and Duvetine Hats; black, peppy, sand, pheas ant, brown, embroidered in wool and trimmed with velvet-braid ornaments $4.75. Black Maline Hair Hats trimmed with ostrich, wings and glycerine fancies $4.50. New Navy Blue Hats trimmed in white; large and medium shapes; half price $3.50. Women's Silk Blouses Habutai Silk Blouses in white and in black, and in tailored and semi-tailered styles $2.00. Crepe de Chine Blouses in flesh color and white, tailored and semi-tailored $2.50. Crepe de Chine Over-Blouse in light shades elaborately beaded and embroidered $3.95. Tailored and semi tailored Pongee Blouses, roll, Tuxedo and Peter Pan cellars $1.95. Neck Furs Canadian Wolf Animal Scarfs in blue-gray and beige $20.00. Twe-skin Stone Marten Scarfs, with heads, tails and paws $50. Russian Fitch Scarfs, in two skin effects $10.00. THIRD FLOOR Heuse Dresses "Queen Make" Morning Frecks of gingham and voile; sizes 36 te 46 new $1.65. Clearance of Morning Frecks; voile, batiste, tissue and dotted Swiss; some white among them; sizes 36 te 46 in the let $1.50 te $3.95.' Women's Underwear Philippine Envelope Chemises, with shoulder straps or built-up shoulders; embroidered $1.95. Philippine Embroidered N"ight Gowns greatly reduced. Nainsoek Night Gowns, embroidery-trimmed 85c. Envelope Chemises trimmed with lace or embroidery, various styles 85c. Sample line of Underwear at one-fourth '' less than regular prices. SECOND FLOOR Princess Slips or white silk, lined te the hips tub with THIRD FLOOR Women's Aprons Dress Aprons, net all slzc3 in each style 85c te $1.25. cambric $2.65. White Satine Petticoats, some with hemstitched hem, ethers with tucked flounce; double panel back and front 65c. FIRST FLOOR Women's Sweaters Jersey Sports Coats, Tuxedo style, and in the most desirable shades; under price $4.35. Weel Tuxedo Sweaters, fancy weave, belted style $2.95. Women's Handkerchiefs Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, 10c each. New let of Handkerchiefs at one-third te one-half former prices. '3 Women's Stockings Mercerized Ribbed Sports Hese, in black and colors 50c. Full-fashioned Ingrain Silk Stockings (silk te the tops); black, white and shades; seconds, $1.85. Full-fashioned Mercerized Lisle Stockings, in black and colors; seconds 50c. FuU-fashiened Silk Stockings with mercerized lisle tops and soles; black and white; sizes 8 Mi te 10; seconds $1.25. "Granite Brand" Silk Stock ings, full-fashioned, mercerized tops with the "Granite" blocks which prevent runs; black, white and colors; sizes 8 te 10; sec onds $1.30. Women's Knit Underwear Ribbed Cotten Vests, low neck, sleeveless; seconds 18c each, or 3 for 50c. Pink Gleve Silk Bodice Vests, ribbon shoulder straps and re inforced under the arms $1.50. Extra-size Ribbed Cotten Vests, low neck, no sleeves. Seconds, 25c. Ribbed Cotten Vests with lace front; regular sizes, 20c; extra sizes 25c Ribbed Cotten Union Suits, band top, low neck, no sleeves, loose or tight knees; regular sizes. 38c; extra sizes 45c. "Nushape" Ribbed Lisle Union Suits, the three-piece style; seconds 85c. Imported Swiss Ribbed Cotten Union Suits, low neck, no sleeves, also bodice top, tight knees $1. n Finitare fake The Semi-Annual Sale of Furniture is in full swing, with our entire stock at worth-while reductions and great special purchases at savings of 25 te 50 per cent. In addition for Clever Day we have marked many pieces of Summer Furniture at one half former prices, some at less than half price. These are assembled in a special section. THIRD FLOOR ""Nx LJLTU- 6 "CQx Women's Gloves Imported White Lisle Gloves, in sixteen-button length 55c. Leng Silk Gloves, 12-button length; some sizes in 16-button; white and light gray $1.00. Slip-en Gloves of washable chamois-lisle; some with strap wrist 55c. Women's Neckwear Organdie Vestee Sets, em broidered and lace - trimmed, tucked and lace-trimmed 65c Cellar-and-Cuff Sets, of eyelet organdie and Swiss; four differ ent patterns 45c. Women's Shoes White Canvas Pumps, one eno ene strap and two-strap styles; two strap Patent Leather and two strap Gun-metal Calf Pumps, all sizes $4.75. Black Glazed Kidskln Oxfords, round tees, plain or straight tips, 1-inch leather military heels, all sizes $2.75. Draperies, etc, THIRD FLOOR Cretonne, 3G-inch, several pat terns, both light and dark colors, at half price 15c a yard. Couch Hammocks, fleer samples, some with davenport back, save one-third $13.60. Colored Scrim with neat de signs in several colors, less than half price 20c a yard. Cretonne Chair Seats - and -Backs of heavy striped cretonnes in blue, gray and orange, worth one-third mere $1.50 a set. Cedar Chests, slightly marred fleer samples, size 46x19x19 inches, worth far mere $16.50. Fleer Coverings FOURTH FLOOR Royal Wilten Rugs in the 9x1 2-feet size, worth one-third mere $55.00. Overbroek Axminster Rugs in three desirable sizes 7.6x9 feet $21.00; 8.3x10.6 feet $25.00; 9x12 feet $27.00. Crex and Prairie Grass Rugs in many designs with green, blue and tan colorings, 9x12 feet, $11. FLOOR 4. Slightly imperfect Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet, special $22.00. Japanese Stenciled Grass Rugs, in blue, tan or green shade 8x10 feet $3.85; 9x12 feet $4.35. Heusefurnishings FOURTH FLOOR Aluminum Cooking Kettles, geed quality, covered, 8-quart size. Usually one-third higher $1.10. Cern Breems of geed quality, three-sewed; under price 55c. Gray enamel Preserving Kettles, 15- and 18-quart sizes, worth much mere 95c. Miscellaneous BASEMENT Clearance of Weeden Perch Swings, exactly half price $5.00. FLOOR 2V4 White Enameled Beds, in all regular sizes, with geed spring attached, low in price $12.00. Rell-edge felt Mattresses, full 50-pound size, in one or two parts, with geed, heavy ticking $12. Heavy woven wire Springs with metal frame, all sizes $12. FOURTH FLOOR Framed Mirrors for the bou doir, buffet or mantel. In many styles and finishes. New half price $1.25 te $20.00. Japanese Vase Lamps with hand-painted parchment shade. Yellow, rose or wistaria $3.50. i,fflte Clever Day Specials Men's Clothing and Furnishings SECOND FLOOR In addition te the many remarkable value groups presented in the Clearance of Men's Clothing, which is new in full swing, many opportunities for extra economies have been arranged for Clever Day. Among them Hart, Schaffner & Marx ALCO and ether Suits that were $10 te $15 mere. Smart New Suits with Twe PAIRS OF TROUSERS, are close te one half the usual price. Men's and Yeung Men's Worsted Suits, at less than one-half former price. Mohair Trousers, $2.95 Many patterns. Save mere than one-third. $25.00 $19:50 $12.00 Tropical Suits, $6.00 Fer young men; less than half price. Suits Tailored-te-Measure, $40 A sal0K of one-third. Just about enough attractive mate rials for 76 Suits. FIRST FLOOR Silk Socks, in black, cordo van, navy blue and gray. Sec onds 32c. Mercerized Socks in black and colors. Seconds 6 pnirs, 75c. Mercerized Lisle Socks, with high-spliced heels and double soles. Seconds 20c. Oxfords new $4.25 Save About One-third Brogue Oxfords of black and tan calf. English-last Oxfords of gun-metal calf. All with oak-tanned soles, rubber heels. Shirts of Woven Stripe Madras, $1.60 A really wonderful group of Shirts of fine woven madras. An excellent assortment of patterns and colorings The savings are well worth while. Batiste Shirts wonderful het weather Shirts, of metric make; in various attractive stripe effects; at a saving of mere than one-third $1.55. White Shirts, with cellar at tached; comfortable in propor tioning and well-made. Much under price $1.60. , Hundreds of Straw Hats, $1.00 An opportunity for men te secure brand-new Straw Hats for little mere than the cost of cleaning the old one. All sizes. Tweed Caps new 85c. FIRST FLOOR "Gibbs" Split-belt Athletic Union Suits, of gauze cotton. Seconds 75c. Check Nainsoek Athletic Shirts and Knee Drawers. Sec onds 45c each. White pems - mesh, short sleeve Shirts and Ankle Drawers. Seconds, net all sizes 39c each. Pull-ever Shirts, of white gauze cotton. Seconds 35c. Check Nainsoek Athletic Union Suits 60c. Black Cotten Socks with rein forced heels and tees. Seconds 6 pairs for 65c. Silk Neckties in English regi mental stripes, scores of differ ent combinations, at one-third less than the usual price 65c. Mere than 1000 Four-in-Hands, in stripes, figures and ether popular patterns 25c. Pioneer Suspenders, one-third under price 50c. Bat-Wing Bew Ties, in popu lar pattern. Save a third at 50c. Fabrics and Trimmings Silks Fine Canten Crepe, in black, white and colors; 39 and 40 inches wide $2.85 All-silk Checks, in many colors; fashionable for skirts and dresses; 36 inches wide $1.65. Black Silk Taffeta and Satin. 35 inches wide; suitable for dresses or bathing suits $1.55. All-silk Pongee, 32 inches wide. Special at $1.00 te $2.00. Washable Pongee, all-silk, in white $1.25. Colored Cottens Belgian Dress Linen, in light blue, lavender, natural and peppy. Werth nearly double 58c. Printed Voiles, 38 inches wide, in three-color combinations and neat challis effects 18c a yard. Plain-color Organdie, in the newest shades. Saving of mere than one-third 38c. Ginghams in neat checks, stripes and three-color combina tions 24c. Printed Batiste, worth about one-half mere 16c. Linings Super Luxe, a highly mercer ized Venetian Cleth, in rose, ciel, Nile green, orchid, henna, Pekin and marine blue; 36 inches wide $1.00. Surf Cleth, fast-black, for bath ing suits; 36 inches wide at 68c. FIRST FLOOR White Cotten Fabrics Fine white Flaxen, in neat corded checks, with a permanent finish. Less than half 32c. One thousand yards of fine Swiss Organdie, worth almost double 45c. Linen-finish Suiting, finely woven. Suitable for women's and children's wear 22c Woolen Dress Goods Cream Tailoring Serge, all wool and 44 inches wide $1.00. Fine Dress Serge, in cream only, all-wool; 48-inch $1.50. Trimmings Grosgrain Ribbon, picot-edged; in a variety of fashionable colors; -inch width, 14c; 1-inch 18c. Lustrous Satin Sash Ribbon, IVi. inches wide; in coral, henna, apricot, mais, Harding blue and lavender; less than half price 60c a yard. Imported Fleuncings, of batiste and voile; skilfully embroidered in colors; 25 inches wide 10c. Edgings and Bands of Venise Lace, chiefly in white; a dainty trimming for voile and organdie dresses 45c. Imitation Crochet Edgings, several different patterns, in narrow widths; used extensively for trimming underwear, curtains and evcry-day linens 5c a yard. a- Miscellaneous f & 3 & FOURTH PLOnil Belber Wardrobe Trunks at $27.75 Fibre-covered, lined with ngured cloth lining. Il0 drawers, open top. BASEMENT Pullman Coaches Save a Third, $21.25 size, with reversible Sporting Goods Rewashed Gelf Balls, including Sil ver King make, exceptional $5.65 a dozen. Tennis Balls, special, in dozen lets $3.00, or 30c each. .,Ful ever-size "Grew" Cord Automo bile Tires, 30x3 very unusual $11.90. Strawbrldse & Clothier Basement. Wt Apartment rubber tires sear and heavy M;sw A nUWAmn'c WTcliv 2-Lbs-f Candy for 95c Palmolive Seap, 75c dez. Misses and Lniiarens wear cai? Tr caat tMa 'erv crvxr r, e fl decorated metal box for 95c. TU t i. e- Typical of the Many Clever Values in The Lewer-Price Basement Stere Women's Silk Dresses at practical ly half pi ice. Canten crepe, crepe - back s a t i n, charmeuse, sports silk, tricelette, tub silk. flnn.l colors. Sizes 30 te 44. Misses' Shantung Dresses, of exceptional merit. Sizes 14 te 20 years, near half d rtt? Piiee tDU.IU Girls' Gingham and Voile Ureases; weith ever half &f were. Sizes 7 te 14 years Di- Women's Princcsa Slips, of nne lingerie cloth, 20-inchQ double hem, under price OOl Women's Bathing Suits, satine Piped; weith mere QC than double OOC 1 1 M" K-r 4 Women's Cotten Dresses, 1000 of them, 30 models away below usual price. Of Amoskeag and imported gingham and American voiles. Sizes 36 te 46. Corsets, R. & G., W. B. and ethers. Samples and discon tinued models. Woith (1 ETA tDJLttfxi mm $9 .95 double and mere. Oxfords and Strap Pumps, for women and girls; worth from near double te triple Women's Seamed -back Silk Stockings, cotton tops and soles. Black, white, colors. AKn Seconds. Sizes 8V& te 10 1Jl $1.50 Women's Bungalow Aprons, of percale, slip-en model, (PI less than half price 2 for " Little Tots' Striped Gingham Dresses, khaki Overalls and striped Coveralls. Sizes 2 te 6 years. Half price and QQfl less OOl A let of Women's Hats, felt, sports taffeta and satin models. One-half and one- (J- A J? third price Dx.il SECOND FLOOR Dresses Misses's New Crepe de Chine Dresses; in navy blue, black, caramel and white; sizes 14 te 18 years $13.75. Misses' Checked Gingham Dresses, in brown, blue, green and lavender; tie belts; sizes 14 te 18 years $6.00. Misses' Dotted Voile Dresses, in navy blue, brown, Copenhagen blue and rose $8.50. Misses' Fine Wash Dresses, of checked gingham, plain and checked voile, dotted Swiss and organdie $10.75 te $15.00. Intermediate Girls' Gingham Dresses, in green, blue and brown checks, with white pique cellar and cuffs; 10 te 16 years $6.50. Girls' Wash Dresses, of checked and figured voile, dotted Swiss colored organdie; sizes 6 te 14 years $2.00 and $3.00. Children's White and Colored Dresses, tossed and rumpled; in broken sizes, but nil sizes from 2 te 6 years arc in the let half price at 50c te $2.50. FinsT FLOOn Sweaters Misses' Slip-ever Sweaters, of light-weight wool with plaited girdle $1.75. Sandals Misses' and Children's Barefoot Sandals, of tan leather with solid oak-tanned leather soles; en bread, nature-shaped lasts; all sizes from children's 5 te misses' 2 $1.95. THIRD FLOOR Underwear Children's Nainsoek Night Gowns, trimmed in blue; sizes 6 te 12 years 40c. Barred Muslin Night Drawers for children of 6 and 8 40c. FIRST FLOOR Underwear and Hosiery Children's Waist Suits of rib bed cotton, nearly half-price 39c. Children's Vhite Mercerized Lisle Socks, with fancy roll tops, slightly imperfect. When per fect, they sell for about deuble 18c. Children's Ribbed Cotten Stock ings, in black, white and cordo van, seconds of qualities which sell for about double 20c. Children's Mercerized Ribbed Sports Hese, in black, white, cordovan, bjck and champagne; with fancy roll tops, mere than one-third under price 45c. Hard Candy, 32c Satln-flnlsh Asserted Candy, In decorated tin boxes for safe keeping. 32c a pound. FIRST FLOOR Men's and Women's Umbrellas, $2.50 Sturdily constructed of piece-dyed union taffeta (ellk-and-cotten). Black Suit Cases, $4.00 Black-enameled, made ever strong frame, leather corners, two leather straps; 24-, 26- and 28-lnch. Cowhide Bags, $7.95 Traveling HagH, nearly all with hand-sewed frames, protected cor ners and centre lock; 18-lnch slie SECOND FLOOR Popular Nevels, 28c Several thousand, some slightly damaged, FIRST FLOOR Bead Necklaces $2.50 Indestructible Pearl Dead Neck laces 24. Inch length, geld clasp. About half price Bread Trays $1.65 Silver-plated en nickel silver. Hair Nets 35c a dozen Clever-brand Hair Nets. Cap and fringe styles Buttens 10c a dozen Oriental l'earl Buttens with self, shanks. kNv 111 VtSw v N V .X: r ' ' L i I "I (1 Bath Brushes 35c Wlre Brush, circular shape. Stationery 25c Half price for these boxes of Imported paper; 24 sheets of paper and 24 tissue-lined envelopes Many colors and sizes. Letter Tablets 12c Of llnen-flntsh paper. Used Pianos riFTH FLOOR Special group of Used Up right Pianos at $115, $155 and $175 which naay be bought for $5.00 first payment, and the balance at $5.00, $6.00 or $7.00 monthly. Price includes Piane Steel and delivery in or near Philadelphia. Player-Pianos Used Players, special at $275, $295 and $325. First pnyment $10.00. Balance in small amounts each month. Including bench or chair and 12 rolls of music. Phonographs Fleer samples, all guaran teed, and nny one delivered for $5.00 first payment, the balance at $5.00 monthly. Prices for Clever Day $25. $35, $45, $55, $65, $75. m -4' " "t i Siteyn V'v.i-' .i.fvftv. w . . ? it , ii .i AL4 v v . frt.rt &.( j ix.?hkr, .,, T $ M t .' Tl fi .,i Vf . . ,S
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