2 Store Will Be Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings Until 9 O'clock (Store Will Be Closed Monday at 6 P. M. Christmas Eve) BELL llOt—-3T6 UNITED This Store Will Be Closed Christmas Ev December Those of our patrons who may shop the last tlay for | gifts will please take a mental note of the above head j lines and plan to shop in the daytime—in the morning I preferably. Store will be open three evenings to accommodate the public, which we believe to be sufficient to meet the re quirements of all those who prefer to do their gift buy | ing in the evenings. Hours will be 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 20, 21 and 22. Many Styles of Petticoats Petticoats of taffeta, satin and silk jersey, and combina tions—plain and changeable effects as well as the popular Dresden patterns. Sale Prices, s'i.oß, 95.00, ST.SO and #0.50 BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Specials From the Housefurnishing Section Nut bowls, mahogany finish with nut cracker and 6 picks. Sale Price * 89c Crack-Ezv nut bowl with attached lever nut cracker. Sale Price ....: Fireproof Casserole, 7-inch size, mounted in nickel plated franrc. Sale Price $1.30 Coaster Set, consisting of 10-inch tray and 6 tumbler hold ers to match—each piece mounted in nickle plated frame. Sale Price, set 500 BOWMAN'S—Basement. Some Interesting Prices on Ivory and Ebony Sets 3-piece box set containing ebony comb, brush and mirror. Sale Price .*. $2.50 3-piece box set containing ivory comb, brush and mirror. Sale Price $1.50 3-piece box set containing ivqry comb, brush and mirror, Sale Price $4.50 11-piece box set containing ivory comb, brush, mirror and manicure pieces. Sale Price SIO.OO BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. Two Pounds of Butter For Little More Than The Cost of One Put one pound of butter and one pint of milk in the Perfection Rutter-Maker and in two or three minutes you can make two 4IX HUp pounds of pure table butter. A real money- A saver. Simple—of pure aluminum and A Bk heavy glass—nothing to rust or get out ofnH By; crder. Easy to clean—no wheels or cogs— <H Wf: absolutely sanitary. A child can work it. ■ Iy Only home butter-maker that makes butter ?;r , W for frying satisfactorily. Absolutely guar- jij? [ anteed. Price | $2.50 BOWMAN'S—Basement. f Special Reduction Sale of I I Women's and Misses' Dresses | <v x S v These are the season's newest dresses—all distinguished •? •Mf. by good style and fine workmanship. dmttL # Serge Satin Taffeta Crepe de Chine |j •w Price averages less 1 O CH ki 1 fi : than half regular P i rnkfJcffii jr —Those who take advantage of this special price event M&2|[|pL ft' are assured of an unusual purchase. ft : Also —featuring a limited quantity of t afternoon and street dresses at 5- I $25.00 and $35.00 | . § Georgette—Charmeuse—Satin W Collection consists of exclusive models from our own ■REllffif H regular lines—the smartest styles; plain, conservative fill. .tj M dresses and those lavishly trimmed. pjBEW&pES '0: f* Fine for Christmas Gifts Beautiful winter coats for women and misses—all goiny I I . fin this reduction sale at greatly lowered prices. " U jK BOWMAN'S—ThIrd Floor. . TUESDAY EVENING, An Extraordinary * Great Pre-Christmas Reduction Sale e —- ——'' ; | The exigencies of the season prompts us to inaugurate the most unusual trade move ment we believe ever heralded by a mercantile house at this particular time. It's a once-in-a-lifetime surpassing bargain event that will deluge the community with mighty underselling. —This extraordinary sale is brought about by reason of our desire to lessen quantity of stocks on hand. * . / —ln preparation for the winter months we bought and contracted long ago for huge stocks of merchandise in order to procure the lowest prices—and by this heavy buying for advance needs we naturally stocked up in excess of our present requirements. —And now—instead of waiting for after the holidays to turn a great portion of this surplus stock into cash, we take the reductions and give you the opportunity to save on every requirement—merchandise for personal use—for the home—and for the great buying of Christmas gifts. i ! * —Grasp this opportunity; you can't afford to neglect the saving chances. Prices will greet you that you never dreamed would be offered until the very end of the Winter months § Don't Forget the ft | Candy and Nutsi S: The candy and nut department is located # ' ""' ' Women's Kayser Italian Silk Garments Camisoles Chemise Bloomers Sets —Truly exquisite creations intimate apparel sure to win the favor of all who see them. —Put up in Christmas boxes and are especially desirable for gift-giving Husband to wife, One woman to another They're probably the dearest things in apparel to a woman's heart. , • Camisoles in six different styles of beautiful Italian .silk with tine lace and ribbon trimming. Sale Price $3.25 Envelope chemise in Italian silk, embroidered and {rimmed with exquisite lace —band or shoulder effect. Sale Price, $7.75 Vest and bloomer set-*-vest of soft Italian silk, trimmed with fine lace and ribbon —bloomers to match. Sale Price, $9.50 BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. HAjmiSBURG TELEGRAPH &owmaxs2 IIAIIKISBITRG, TUESDAY, DECEMIIBR IS, 1917, I Silverware i •#. The Gift That Is Appreciated S I Roil or bread tray, with embossed edge. Sale Price, $1.75 j®. a Flower baskets, with handle. Sale Price, M W s6.7|> ® Footed compote, 10 inches in diameter, very St § tine design. Sale Price, a k : Coffee set, consisting of Mocha pot, sugar, ft creamer and tray. Sale Price $7.98 S Sandwich plates, heavy sil- Syrup pitcher tfer plated 10 inches in diamc- with drip tray, m ter, richly pierced and burn- Sale Price, X ® ished. Sale Price, .. $2.75 $2.25 jE? BOWMAN'S—Basement. 'W Home Gifts Carry the Christmas Spirit to the Home —While you're preparing your Christmas list, sec to r it that it contains some ar- ir• "'tAI tides for the home. The \ I wife, the mother, the head j of the household, apprcci- jl \\y atcs your thoughtfulness just as much, if not more, when on Christmas morn- ' / I ing you have a gift for her • that will add attractiveness to the home. "7 ~~ Here are some very excellent Housekeeping Dry Goods Needs Blankets Comforts Pillow Cases Sheets Timely, indeed, these use- with dotted silk mull in ful things which are a real. blue, pink, yellow and .lav service and you will save .ender—apple blossom de much by choosing from the sign. Sale Price .. #4.81) following salq offerings— Hemstitched pillow cases, Wool plaid blankets in made of good quality mus grav and white and tan and " hn, 3-inch hem, laundered— white plaids—heavy qual- s . lze s 45x36 or 42x36 inches. itv containing a slight a ' c ''rice, each 20<; mixture of cotton— size Scalloped and hemstitch <jo.\Bo. Sale Price, pair, ed embroidered pillow cases, $0.49 neatly boxed for gift-giving, White wool blankets with at . 20 P%. cent °f F re^V lar j blue or pink borders, bound Ihe regular prices with ribbon to match—size* jjre $169, $1.98, $2.20 and 70x80. Sale Price, pair, fj? pa,n Take off 20 per $(>..10 CCT }}- . ... . . ... . . Embroidered scalloped White woo bed blankets pillow cases> made of with blue and pink .borders. quality tubing—4 different bound with mohair or rib- designs to select from—size bon to match borders—large 45x36 inches. Sale Price size. Sale Prices, pa i r SI.OO. Bolsters to' $7.50, $8.35, $8.75, $!) | liat^h * t> cach Comforts covered with Bleached sheets, size 90x silkoline, filled with white 90 made of Lockwood j sanitary cotton —double bed — will wear well size. Sale Price .. $2.09 and launder easily—3-inch Double bed size comforts, hem at top . Sale Price, filled with cotton, covered $1.29 BOWMAN'S-Second Floor. Auto Robes and Rues A large and varied selec tion of plush and Scoth plaid auto robes and rugs—prices are reduced to $4.50 up to $20.00. uood, heavy qual ity. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Kimonas in Charming Variety Pretty as well as practical —lovely conventional and floral patterns—materials of silk, plain and figured crepe, albatross and outing flannel. Sale Prices, SI.OO, $1.98, $2.98, $3.98, $5.00 to $85.00. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor DECEMBER 18, 1017 The R'ed Cross Drive Is On, have you given your Dollar ? It is Vitally Necessary That We All Get Behind This Movement—As Important as to Enlist in Any Branch of War Preparations Never before in this store's long career £ •sr : of business has it dared to offer such gen ft eral generous reductions at this particu- a ft lar time of the year. # It's a regular feast for the thrifty—• fßuy your Christmas gifts here now— also—buy your every oersonal and home requirement. Come Wednesday—Come 5 every day this week. * Toys and Dolls A H r onder Toyland Bring the childreia to this enchanted place and see what Santa Claus has prepared for them. If you would not be disappointed you should not wait longer, for Christmas is only 5 shopping days away! Featuring some extra special offerings in toys tomorrow Child's • chair, high back, natural finish 20tf ; a complete locomotive, "* Tool chests, containing j tools that can be used, 80 <?■ &\/ Pony express wagon, well constructed $2.25 See the Child's Theater —Will amuse both young and old—all the settings of a reg ular stage, with a complete play—s2.so, $5.00 and sl2. Extra plays, $1.25 each. BOWMAN'S—Basement. I Women's Bath Robes | Warm, comfortable garments in various cloths and A patterns —rose, coral, pink, blue, tan, lavender and s 3t gray bindings of silk, fancy frogs and cord at waist 5 —cut on the newest lines and will make excellent —Beacon bath robes at, :g[ $2.08, $3.08, $4.50 and $6.50 —Corduroy robes at $3.08 to SIO.OO BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Dinner Sets at —You'll be surprised at the character of the values we arc offering during this sale in fine ditmerware. —Not alone are prices lowered, but you have a choice from as fine a display of French, English and Japanese dinner sets as we have ever been privileged to present. Following Are Some Specimen Values— -100-piece American porcelain'dinner set, new Olympia shape, with neat pink floral border decoration. Sale Trice, $15.08 100-piece American porcelain dinner set, new Belmont dec oration, each piece gilt edged. Sale Price SIB.OO 100-piece English porcelain dinner set, neat green border decoration. Sale Price $22.50 100-piece Japanese Nippon china dinner set, artistic decor ation and very rich looking. Sale Price $25.00 100-piece French Haviland, china dinner set, neat spray decoration with rich gold handles. Sale Price $30.00 Other sets up to SIIO.OO. BOWMAN'S—Basement. Fancy China at 98c C , T , Shaker anci Arranged on a large table for your convenience an as- Ollting Flannel sortment of fancy decorated " China, consisting of salad bowls, comb and brush Bleached shaker flannel, trays, cake plates, bonbon 27 inches wide—useful rem dishes, spoon trays and nant lengths—2 to 10-yard many other beautiful pieces. pieces. Sale Price, yard, Choice 08(> BOWMAN'S BASEMEN t. Outing flannel, 36 inches wide —assorted patterns in l'f?ht colors—heavy qualitj efi- —excellent for night gowns or pajamas. Sale Price, BOWMAN*S-*-Second Floor I'OIINUKD 1871
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