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The Season's Greatest Sale of
Philippine-Embroidered Lingerie
$1.85, $1.95, $2.25, $2.85, $2.95
7000 Night Gowns and Envelope Chemises, Embroidered in Exclusive Designs
Women will be delighted with the value of this Lingerie, se much that you'll
find them selecting all they need for themselves and Christmas gifts as well. This is
our Special Philippine Hand-embroidered and Hand-made Underwear at prices lower
than elsewhere. See these te-morrow.
Tiin EMBROIDERY is exquisite, in new and ' THE FABRIC is lingerie cloth, at once fine and
beautiful designs, some simple, ethers elaborate. Bturdy, .closely woven and soft in finish.
Night Gowns, with round, Vshape or square necks, with sleeves or sleeve
less $1A5 te $2.95
Envelope Chemises, with shoulder straps or regulation armholes$1.85 te
?"'!& W--Strlirlilge & CletLler- Frinili Nalen, Third Fleer. West.
New Silk Underwear is Beautiful
Ne wonder we are selling mere Silk Under
wear than ever this season.
IN FLESH PINK are Silk Night Gowns, $3.95
te $7.95; and Envelope Chemises, tailored or lace
trimmed $2.95 te $8.50.
Cestume Slips, of radium silk or satin, in
brown, navy blue or black $3.25 te $7.75.
Bodices, flesh pink, navy blue or black satin
or radium silk, $1.00 te $3.50; in brown, $1.50 te
$3.00.
Bleemers, in flesh pink $2.95 te $5.00.
White Satin or Radium Silk Petticoats for
brides or for evening wear $3.00 te $7.50.
See the Demonstration of Everfast Satine Bleemers in the Muslin Underwear Stere
fir- StrattbrMge A Ctetlilcr Third flour, Went
Gossard Corsets
Lace in Frent
And with their smooth, well-fitting lines im
part te every veman, whether slim or net se
slender, the form of fashion. .
A complete line of models for your selection
and expert fitters in attendance.
In this, n Corseted Season, Ge.isard Corsets
are of the greatest importance. New models give
that fiat effect back and front se much desired,
and that smooth, unbroken line in bnck that
.Fashion demands. In addition, Gossard wearers
step forth with the poise and serenity that
correct corseting assures.
Gossard Corsets $2.75 te $25 .
At $2.75, a model of white brocaded ceutil,
with low bust, medium long hips and light bon
ing. Fer slender girlish figures.
At SG.50, of pink batiste, with pemi-elastic
top, slightly higher in back. Fer women net se
slender. v
SlranlirlilRf & ClelhliT Third Fleer, Market Street. West
Corduroy Bath
Robes are Here
. Seft as elvet, rlch-hued, and luxuriously
waim are these Corduroy Bath Robes and Break-
fast Coats. And, with wintry weather just
around the corner, it's time te be cheesing the
model you like.
These, of wide-wale corduroy, are 'in rose,
cherry led, Copenhagen blue und wistaria.
Graceful, loose models, git died and trimmed
in novel effects, $3.93 te $0.95; with mull lining
$0.50 te $11.50.
A fringe-trimmed model is $7.50.
The Negligee, trimmed with block braid and
silk-lined, is $11.50.
Others are trimmed with moufflen, $11.50 te
$10.50, and a model with quilted black satin col cel
lar and cuffs, is $13.50.
Breakfast Coats are $3.95 te $8.75.
Corduroy Bath Robes in extra sizes, $8.75;
mull-lined $10.00 and $11.50.
2-r-trnwtrldie . ( lethlrr Third Fleer, Filbert Street,
Went
$18,000 Shipment of Heavy
Axminster Rugs at
Decided Savings
Anether remarkable feature of the $800,000 Sale of American
and Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Lineleums is this shipment of
heavy Axminster Rugs in the Department of Lewer-Price Fleer
Coverings at these remarkably low prices.
1000 Small Axminster Rugs Much
Under Price
Every home needs small-size Rugs, and may new have them
at attractively low prices:
27x54 inches $3.25; 36xG3 inches $4.85; 36x72 inches $5.75.
Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet, $33.75
An exceptional let, under price because of miner defects,
hardly noticeable.
Additional Sale Values Te-morrow
Anyone who has priced Rugs recently will immediately recog
nize the exceptional savings here, in this group of heavy
grade Axminster Rugs. Trifling imperfections that de net affect
the wearing qualities, but considerably lower the prices! Nete:
Size 9x12 $25.75 and $29.75
9x15 & 11.3x12 $35.75, $44.75
Size 0x9 feet $10.75
Size 0.9x9 feet $22.75
Size 99 feet $22.75
Size 9x10.6 feet $24.75
Size 8.3x10.6 $27.75, $32.75
-Strawbrldge A. ( lethlcr Fleer i'i. Filter! Ktreet
Duo-Tene
Toilet Articles
On your dressing table,
fancy the effect of Toilet
Articles, beautiful in design
and in shell-and-amber color
ings in combination, or for
these vhe prefer contrast
amber and white.
AH the charm of novelty
with simplicity and richness of
effect.
Complete Sets of Toilet
Articles in Duo-Tene $30.00
te $125.00, including a hand
carved Set at $118.00. Mili
tary Sets te match $8.00 te
$13.50.
Fer these who prefer the
daintiness of white Toilet Sets:
Hair Brushes, $1.25 te
$15.00; Combs, 75c te $2.25;
Mirrors, $2.00 te $13.00, and
all the pieces te match.
Strwbrlds A Clothier -Alsle
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Silk Knitted Grenadine
Neckties, $2.50, $3, $3.50
Such handsome Four-in-Hands as these will add greatly te a
man's personal appearance, for the colorings and patterns are
most distinctive.
Well made, of pure silk, decided value at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50.
rfe. -htriiHbrliIge A Clethlir-AUIe I, MnrkU Street
Men's Broadcloth
Silk Shirts, $5.65
A wonderful group of
Shirts of beautiful mellow mollew mellew
spun silk broadcloth, in fash
ionable pin and pencil stripes,
as well as mere elaborate de
signs. Full and roomy in out,
niade with particular care,
they represent very unusual
value at $5.05.
Htmnhrlciga . Clothier
Knit Stere, Eighth Street
Remarkable Value! Men's
and Yeung Men's Suits
With Extra Trousers
$23.50, $29.50, $32.50
Men everywhere are turning te the Twe-trousers Suit
idea as the greatest economy yet evolved in men's clothing.
This Stere, doing Philadelphia's largest Men's Clothing
business, naturally assumes the lead in the sale of Suits
with extra trousers.
Smartly tailored Twe-trousers Suits of all-wool cassi
mere and worsted serge, $23.50, $29.50 and $32.50.
Matchless values.
Alce, Wickham and Other Fine
Overcoats for Men and Yeung Men in
Three Special Groups $27.50, $30, $35
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htmnlirlilgc & Clothier Hi mini 1'loer,
SENTIMENTS OF THE
SONS OF THE FOUNDERS
A Tried and Trusted
Strawbridge & Clothier Man
Manages Our Basement
Our first theucht In planning our Lewer-Price
Bement Stere was te guard against the acceptance
of merchandise of undesirable quality, and te be nure
Thousands of dollars' worth of fresh, new, dependable and RELIABLE
lower-price merchandise will be ready in all departments for the thousands of
thrifty Philadelphia women.
The extraordinary values in this Sale will but serve te increase the fame
and popularity of this new and DIFFERENT Basement Stere. It will empha
size te our old friends, and show the hundreds of new ones who will come to
morrow, what a true Basement Stere should be and can be like. ,
The merchandise is of absolutely RELIABLE quality, thoroughly well
made, carefully selected and inspected, and at most remarkable PRICE CON
CESSIONS. Yeu may buy here with CONFIDENCE. The same upright business
principles and high ideals upon which our reputation rests, govern this Straw
bridge & Clothier Basement Stere.
Se come te this great Basement Sale prepared te enjoy Strawbridge &
Clothier hospitality and service as well as the wonderful values. Only a few
of the rare opportunities are mentioned here; there are hundreds mere.
1800 Women's and Misses' Levely New
Dresses at Less Than Usual Wholesale Price
that our established rules and principles would be ob
served with strict fidelity. Therefore, the first step
was te cheese one of our own most able and ex
perienced men
M. J. Comerford, Basement Manager
The addition of these departments necessitated the
employing of many new people, but they were selected
with great care as regards character and intelligence,
and Mr. Comerford's constant supervision insures ad
herence te the safe standards set up by the Founders.
Merris L. Clothier
Frederic II. Straubridge
Rebert E. Strawbridge
Isaac II. Clothier, Jr.
Francis Ii. Strawbridge
$Q.85
$9.8."
We visited thirty manufacturers te buy these wonderful
new dresses. There are eighty models, of nine materials,
AND ALL SIZES from 14 years te 52 1 L bust. Come
early, be hej;e when the doers open for best selection.
Dresses here te please every woman in Philadelphia. Of Canten crepe, satin
faced Canten. Reshanara crepe, Peiret twill, worsted jersey, crepe de chine, charmeuse,
tncetine and tncelette. In black, navy blii2, brown, tan, taupe and cocoa every desir
able shade.
Every variation of Autumn medes: blouse, basque, one-piece, straight-line,
draped, paneled, tailored models, with three-quarter and short sleeves, flowing sleeves,
trimmed with nail-head beads, buckles, embroidery, silk braid, plaits Oh ! it's impos
sible te tell you all their delights ! Xou M UST see them.
Remember that every Dress is less than regular wholesale cost. Many of them
are worth double and mere than double the price. You've never seen such values.
Xitrnubrllirn .1 ( lethlcr- I or 1'rlc e Hasmint fiters
1950 Corsets Less Than Half Price!
600 "American Lady" Corsets, 95c
1350 Fine-grade Corsets, $1.85
Anether remarkable Sale opportunity, te-morrow.
The "American Lady" Corsets at 95c, are for These at $1.85 come in t:e styles one with
slender figures. Of trece material, in a short or very short hips, lightly boned, with elastic inserts
hip confiner style, semi-elastic top, very short hips, at top; the ether heavily boned, with low bust,
lightly boned. Discontinued model. slightly higher in back. Discontinued tyles.
- Strawbridge A Clothier Vwer r' llincecnt Stere
200 Misses' and Juniors' Coats, $22.50
Beautiful models of deep, soft wee!- velour, Belivia and sports mixtures in brown,
reindeer, navy and Sorrento blues.
Many with wonderful fur cellars and cuffs, some with fur cellars alone and ethers
plain. Sizes 14, 16 and 18, 1, and 15 years. All new and considerably less than usual
u.OU. ?- Htrawbridire A I letliler- I.mer lr .' I'm-ment Stere
Exceptional Greup of Girls' Dresses $1
Very attractive little Dresses of checked gingham, trimmed with bias folds. CeMars
and cuffs of self material or chambray. White checks with pink, blue, green or lavender.
All with large, perky sashes. Either long or short sleeves. A wonderful Sale opportunity
for 7 te 14 year-old girls. q strarl Uc h , )ethl ,, Prl , , inwn, M,ri.
Silk Stockings I
Seconds of a Grade Werth Deuble
Remarkable value for the first day of the Sale. About 2000
pairs, of block silk vfith seamed backs, cotton tops and soles.
- MrnrclirMrM A n idler In t r Prl. t n.rrnent Pttre
1000 Women's Union Suits- 45c
At a ,Great Saving
Women's nbbM totten Union Suits, low neck, sleeveless, knee
length. Rcguhi ei7es, 15c; extra sires, 50c. Perfect Remarkably
low in pi lte. -z- - MrnnbrlilEe A lethler .mir I'rlc" I'T.eiUf.nt Stere
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100 Women's Fur-trimmed Coats
Values Average One-Half Mere!
Twenty Medels te Cheese from!
$29
Coats for women of every taste in this s-plendid Sale
group blouse-back, straight-line and wrappv- suit--,, et
excellent Belivia, Normandie, diagonal Belivia and vel-mr.
I aige lnese "loeves, finished cflV tnely with point Mid t.,-. Is or
plnm-tnilered sleeves.
Great wiiim cullar.s of Mundiunan wolf, et du.s uua.al
few with crushable self cellais or thiew tie, silk-stiUhcd and pliutid
In naw blue, blown, black, Seu onto blue and gia l'niu d, isgiu---lined
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At the Mime puce-$29 no. K,0up of stlivli S -.,.(. (eat ,
flaie or belttil models, of light tan i ml gr.tv p'nid- Thoi i .n a!
peau tie cjgnu lined, and away i nder puce- ? JO.
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1030 Bungalow Aprons 70c
Werth One-Half Mere te Nearly Deuble
In all si7e "(3 te V2 Mary pretty and practical models, of
geed percale, trimmed with contrasting material, rick-iaek braid or
neat binding ruud cd with fancy or straight pocket and .sabh.
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2000 Pairs of Women's
Strap Pumps,
Oxfords, Sandals
$9.75
Werth Deuble
A line collection of excellent Koet-uc-ur
ler all m casien--, street, dress and
spui is wear. Al'- (luedyi-ar-welted or
tuni"d and sewed,
Of black and brown calf, patent
1 aih. r, .s.-itm, s-uede, and combinations.
ll desired heeN high, low, Cuban
luilitaiv, Haby Kreneh. Heme iif sizes 3
te 7, etlu-r.s 1 te K WHths A A te C in
some, ethers R, C and J).
An extraordinary Shee event that
no economical woman will want te misB.
( m early, for even 2000 pairs will net
rt mam long at this great saving $2.75.
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