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S A FASHION INSTITUTION Paris ‘Washington Malina with Worth's square col- lar of black, fox and deep cuffs, $145 \ Larger Women's COATS For the year-end clearance— entire stock of larger women’s dress coats marked down and sorted into three groups. All venience, will be sold on second floor, together with larger wom- $165 to $195 Coats Beautifully hand-tai- s Molta, Broadcfoth and 13 Suede finished fabrics and grey—with handsome fur trim- mings. Shawl! and crushed collars and skunk and kit fox. Seamings and in- sets form attractive slenderizing back Each coat a beauty. $145 to $165 Coats mir twill, smartly styled and beautifuly furred. nd kit fox—sunburst tuck- mings. Mostly high-grade coats—for your con- en’s dresses. lored coats of Malina, in black, new tan, Franciscan brown deep fur cuffs, of beaver, silver fitch, and side lines. Sizes 40% to 463 Broadcloth and Kash- sllo Collars and cuffs of bea- d grey. Sizes 42 1o 46/ $95 to $110 Coats Handsome coats in Broad- @ cloth and Suede fabrics. Black, grey, new tan and moonlight blue—in straight- line models with diagonal tuckings and inserts that give a slender effect. Collars and cuffs of fox, skunk, opos- sum and beaver. Sizes 42/ to 50 A wonderful year-end opportunity. Larger Women’s $25 and $29.50 Dresses A miscellaneous assort- @ ment of larger size dresses, consisting of jerseys, geor- gette crepes and printed crepes — two-piece, one-piece and straightline mod in sizes ranging from 42/, to 5—'/,. All desirable col- ors and styles, but this low price to clear the stock before the year ends. for daytime ioned of geor- atin, crepe circular skirts, v ecrgette crepe or yesr-end rtment. $39.50 to $49.50 Dresses evening wi of fine silk crepes, satins and lored with vestees of georgetie. Others with flares and effective side drapings thread embroideries. Sizes 42/, to 48/, $59.50 to $79.50 Dresses L dre for noon and evening wear—in crepes, crepe sat brocades georgette and velvet combinatiol 15 to 80V Ex Dresses for street and georgette—amartly tai- —some with jabots of lace and gold ger women's 34950 cluding georgette end draped shirts. Exceptiona end opportunities here! PORTS year-end sales v yeor The Jook sports deal! $16.50 Sports Dresses Attractive dresses in crepe. One and ‘two » piece models, novelty tucked and vel. vet trimmed styles predominating. All the popular colors. Sizes 14 to for s and sizes 36 to 40 for women 3 $15 Velveteen Jackets 8 maroon, green and slo teilored to do justy erfectly to the imported English twill-back fabric. Double-breasted and tuxedo eff Sports Shop—Fourth Flooy don't over- clothes Ly a good New o Il warm weather throughout Fall. and all-around pleatings, fagoting und novelty stitchings. THE _FVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1927. See Our Extra Advertisement » Store Open at 9:15 Tuesday—Ready for This Event! $90,000 Stocks DRESSES FURS Set Aside—Appraised—Marked Down for Clearance in the Next 5 Days! This is the accomplishment asked by the management of our apparel department heads — the task they have set themselves to perform. “We generally make the mark you set,” was their characteristic answer when asked to make this herculean effort! $90,000 stocks marked down—Jelleff stocks—Winter’s fine fashions—beautiful garments—high grades? Every fur-trimmed coat—women’s, misses’, larger women’s, little women’s, Juniors, marked down! Every fur coat—the most sweeping reductions of our history—dresses in all materials and of all grades—in this most amazing sale. Da ris ° " - gk = Other departments—shoes, sweaters, blouses join in the year-end sale—clearance in Christmas merchandise also in order—the greatest 5 days’ clearaway in the Jelleff history! Starting tomorrow—9:15 A.M. Do not miss this opportunity to buy Jelleff quality, Jelleff style at Jelleff year- end prices! Women’sy YEAR-END COATS m Magnificent coats—selections remarkable for the year All regular sizes—36 to 44 Entire stock marked down. Women's $79.50 tc $89.50 Coats A wealth of materials to choose from—Broadcloth, Rayosa, Broadtail cloth, Rita and Suede—in smart straightlines with waist-deep shawl and new mushroom collars and deep cuffs of beautiful furs, including black Iynx, black fox, platinum wolf, blonde wolf, pointed wolf, beige squirrel, kit fox, skunk and baby seal end—due to in these lots. *65 Plenty of coats to choose from—black coats in good assortment—the favorite tan and brown shades, grey and moonlight blue! Women's $98.50 to $125 Coats Black coats in great variety. Norma cloth, Malina, Broadtail cloth and Rita with shawl collars and cuffs of black fox, platinum wolf, natural wolf, and black lynx. Black coats with mushroom collars and cuffs of black fox and silver grey kit fox, and big selections of tan and brown coats of Molta or Malina with matching blonde and brown fox shawl collar and cuffs, or skunk collar, cuffs and borders. Coats, too, of wing grey with platinum wolf an collar and cuffs. Judge from this how big the assortments are! Women’s $125 to $175 Coats These are indeed fine coats—and with fine furs! Black with Worth's square shawl collar and deep pointed cuffs of black fox or silver grey kit fox— tan with stole-to-hem collars of brown skunk—tan with surplice shawl collar of brown fox or beaver—wing grey with platinum fox. Smart new mushroom collars and cuffs of natural fitch, silver fitch, or beaver on black. Black and tan with civet cat—Lanvin shawl collar, pointed cuffs and border. are rich and beautiful—selected sets that will challenge the admiration of all! Women’s $195 to $225 Coats Elaborately fur-trimmed coats, as fine as you can easily imagine. In the high-cost smooth and kashmir suede fabrics—designed in the smartest of straightline styles and though at clearance prices in the scason's best colors! Mostly black—the balance in the new tan shades. Graceful shawl collars, cuffs and borders of black fox, natural skunk, and beige lynx. Stole-to-the-hem 389.50 d grey fox shawl ‘110 On all of these coats the furs 135 collars and deep cuffs of skunk beaver or silver grey kit fox, and a selection of mushroom and shawl collars of superb Fisher fitch and black lynx furs. coats—created by master designers, and only one of each style. It is impossible to describe these Women’s $69.50 to $98.50 Sport Coats Fur-trimmed Sports Coats of high quality, of such materials as imported mixtures, ombre camel's hair, checks, novelty plaids and stripes. Tans, greys, browns, oxford and black and white. Collars are of beaver, Jap fox, kit fox, platinum wolf, black wolf, badger and squirrel in shaw! and mushroom styles— wonderful coats for year-end buyers! Little Women’s $75 to $110 Coats 549.50 Sizes 17); to 25Y;—fitting perfectly the woman or less than average height. Smart styles that retain their grace of line, because they do not need to be shortened. Molta, Broadtail Cloth, Broadcloth, Velona and Venice—with shawl or mushroom collars and decp cuffs of fox, skunk, Entire stock marked down for the ycar end *65 pointed wolf, kit fox, platinum and-black wolf—mostly black and tan—also browns, greys and greens. Everything arranged for quick service — extra salespcople and fitters Women’s $19.50 to $25 Dresses The price comparisons tell the story vividly when you realize these are dresscs at_crepe, georgette, blue and red—both all-around w and evening wear. 318.75 a few evening dresses In crepe roma and geor- satin gre from our regular stocks. A big range of stylex in crep ombre and printed crepes—in black, navy blue, beige, co one and two plece models—strictly taflored frocks, drapes, t pleated fronts, soft Jabots—dresses for afternoon, street, busin Women’s $25 to $29.50 Dresses Mighty fine dresses and choice variety—tallored styles in fine crepe satin— Vionnet and V-shaped necklines—many of them perfectly plain—others relieved by touches of fine luce. The skirts give a choice of pleated or side drapes, then there are jeweled pins and novelty helt buekles. Smartly tailored flat crepes for street and business wear—one and simulated two plece effects—front, side Colors in black, beige, pleats, Sizes 36 1o red and brown gette crepe. Some trimmed with et, others with rhinestone and bugle beadings. flesh color, malze and green. Sizes 36 to 44, Women’s $29.50 to $39.50 Dresses Cholce of lovely satins, heavy flat crepes and sheer materials, In most at- tractive styles for afternvon and informal wear, Black, navy blue. red, green, Lucerne blue, Patou's one and two-tiered dresses, draped styles, uneven hem- lines—many with fagouing, self bows, pleats, tucks and frills. Sizes 36 to 44. These dresses are of fine materinls, beautifully made and while there are anly a few of each style, there are lovely dresses in each size throughout the range. Women’s $39.50 to $45 Dresses A most attractive group of women's dresses, hoth for formal and informal wear. Many tallored styles for bot street and afternoon, La wating, crepe, georgette, chiffonn, vel plece modeln, stately drapes, broidery, metal chiffonx, complete to the finest dots year-end values! Cholce of navy blue, black, coc shades—malze, white, black, orchid and nile green Women’s $49.50 to $59.50 Dresses Beautlful dresxses for afternoon and evening hi velvet, crepe matin chiffon and georgette, Afternoon e nesn, in tallored wnd mors dressy wiyles—Iin black, navy blue, ), blue and s cocon whades, Kvening dresses of charm and distinction—rhinestone studded chiffons, beaded georgettes and sk crepes—new necklines, uneven hemlines. Transparent velvets with beauty in every line——smart pins, buckles and hows— fashionable white frocks—also maize, nile green, coral and peach, Nizes 36 to 42 Kreen, Included also One and two fagoting, smart scarfs, touch Most desiiable and great marine blue. Jvening Fur Coats—Sweeping Year-End Mark-Down —of our entire stock! All fur coats included—$145 to $1,250—former prices, $175 and $225 to $1,650—sports and dress coats for young or older women., All Hickson models included in the year-end sale—which starts just as Winter is really beginning. Group 3— Fur Coats—§225 Formerly $248 to $298 fox collar Group 2— Fur C°"'—'$l95 Formerly $250 and $295 Fur coats of black caracul, caracul paw, marmot, kid ermine, callskin, black pony, seal and French seal (dyed coney) with trimmings of dyed skunk, pointed fox, nutra and wolf—in a varicty of styles " $10.50 JerseyDresses, $7.95 One and two piece jersey dresses made from French spun jersey yarns Heige, navy blue, green, red, French Blue, Misses' and sizes from 16 years to 44 Group 1— Fur Coats—$§145 Formerly $178 and sm's Coats of kid caracul, krimmer lamb, natural pony, beaverette (dyed coney), French seal (dyed coney) and American opossum, Al attrac tively trimmed and good range of hair sizes, $5.95 Jersey Dresses, $3.95 One and two plece styles for street, office and sportswear, in light-weight jersey of fine texture in light blue, tan, green, hrown and red. Misses’ und women's sizes from 16 years to 42.~4th Vloor, women's Ath Fleor e ———— e —— collar and Black pony—beige fox collar and cuffs in constant attendance—12 fitting rooms—and year-end markdowns that are most remarkable! 15 Colors white, 123 , 528.75 38" Silver muskrat Krimmer=civet and cuffs, Natural muskrat=-fox collar ul=pointed fox collar, cults and er levican otter Nlack car South ufls Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years An unusual sacrifice made necessary by an unusually heavy after- Christmas stock! Looking at the materials, the furs and the styles—a record-breaking 5-day year end is predicted! Misses’ $69.50 and $79.50 Coats Here are both sports and dress coats, all of them beautifully fur trimmed. Broadcloths, Malina, suede, imported tweeds and plaids. Smart straightline and side flared coats, some with tuckings and stitchings. Tuxedo, horseshoe and shawl collars of fur—many also with fur cuffs—some with fur borders. Choice of badger, baby seal, black fox, Jap fox, ringtail opossum and beaver. More than half are in black, others in tan, green, grey and brown. styles! Misses’ $85 to $98.50 Coats Coats of astonishing beauty for the price—man; shawl, tuxedo and muffler collars, deep cuffs, too, of beaver, caracul and fox. Good assortments in new tan shades—others in grey, gr natural squirrel, ivory w and blue—selected furs and fine fabrics—jabots and all-around flares—many straight- line models! Misses’ $110 to $125 Coats Luxuriously furred coats for dress wear! Included are the season's finest fabrics—beautiful furs, fine tailoring, only the most desirable styles. Smart straightline models: many one of a kind, diagonal tuckings, borders and tabs of fur. Some with side drapes, pouch, shawl and tuxedo collars with deep cuffs of fitch, fox, pointed skunk, platinum wolf and Fisher fitch. More than half in black, others in tan, grey and green, Misses’ $135 to $155 Coats Never before have we offered such wonderful misses’ coats at_this price. The choice of the season’s successful models and materials. Molta. Broadcloth, Malina in the best shades—black, tan and grey—mostly straightline models, a jew with side flares. Beautiful linings and the finest tailoring. All wonderful furs, full shaw! collars, deep cuffs of beaver, natural lynx, Fisher fitch and black fox. Misses’ $165 to $185 Coats Handsome black coats—new tan shades—lovely coats—the season’s most wanted colors and in the popular fabrics—Molta, Iduna, Kashmir Suede and Broadcloth. Not like a clearance sale, but choice of the season’s best. Straight- line models—Paquin’s horseshoe collar, some with tabs or borders. Gorgeous furs=fitch, natural lynx, beaver and black fox, in shawl and tuxedo collars ex- tending to hem—some also with tabs and borders of furs—stunning youthful pis Misses’ $195 to $295 Coats All of our finest high cost misses’ coats in this group for the year end! Handsome, most wanted fabrics and only the two best colors—black and new tan shade. Black coats with shawl collars of biack lynx or with deep tuxedo collars and deep cuffs of beaver—or the smart tuxedo collars of mink. Coats with shawl collars of beaver or black fox and numerous styles—all missy types and with fur sets that would be hard to duplicate. Biggest and best sale of the year. Merchandise marked out stint, to end the year in fine fashion! Misses’ $19.50 to $29.50 Dresses A price for the quickest kind of a year-end clearing! Street, afterncon and evening frocks—georgettes, flat crepes and a few transparent velvets—also tweed, sports and business frocks. One and two piece, basques and boleros—allaround pleated flared skirts—some with ribbon girdles—others with wide suede belts, buckles, pins, lace collars and jabots, flowers. Cholce of black, tan, navy blue, green. rose and red— mostly 16 and 18 year siz Misses’ $29.50 to $39.50 Dresses Sports, afternoon and quite a few party frocks—even transparent velvet frocks represented, also georgette, satin taffeta. Some with fulllength velveteen coats with matching frocks of jersey—many in black, others in tan, navy blue, green, rose and lighter hlue. Excellent tatlored models, both one and two piece effects—period styles ‘n evening dresses—many one-of-a-kind and good assort- ments for office wear! Misses’ $35 and $39.50 Dresses A large selection of successful styles—afternoon and evening frocks both tal lored or dressy sating—others in one-plece prined transparent velvet. frocks of chiffon, taflored one-piece dresses in [rost pe—hlack, tan, cocoa, navy blue and n. Allaround pleated, flared, draped skirts, Boleros—3 plece o nd two-plece models—with lace collars and cuffs. bows of silk material, pins, or smartly self-trimmed, Misses’ $39.50 to $59.50 Dresses Bome lovely afternoon frocks in black transparent velvet, both one and two plece styles. Others in satin in smart tailored and more formal styles. Chiffons in light shades, light-weight tweeds in one and two piece models for sport and business wear—dressy models in lace, beading, velvet trimmings, allover stitch ing and pleatings lend distinction to the various models. Black, tan, red and green In afternoon frocks—white and flesh color and other Nght shades for even. ing wear. Misses’ 349_50 and sss.so DI'Q“G‘ Never before have we had such values in misses’ better grade frocks. Chiffons, frost crepes, transparent velvets and flat crepes, marked for quick year-ond clenrance. Many oneofakind styles, lons sleeved chiffons fn one and two pleces—metallic lace dance frocks in twoplece modols, allover beaded frocks. tulle frocks for evening with wide velvet girdies. Hlack, tan, green, brown, flesh color, white and orchid. _ Sizes 14 to 18 years. ses’ $49.50 to $69.50 Dresses Another yearend surprise fn misses’ flner frocks—afterncon and evening atyles—tascinating Hght colored chiffons with long sleeves, plenty of handsome models In the finer transparent velvots. Others in tulle, metal cloths and all. over beaded georgettoN. Rolero, hasque and oneplece models, all.over pleated akirts, bows of welf {al, handmade lace collars and cuffs. Choice of white, maize, hlue, green, orchid, biack and tan. Very lovely dresses and a big cholce of styles in this group. $395 Hudwon seal squirrel, fiteh or self ¢ $348 Group 4— Fur Coats—$§550 Formerly $598 to $698 Fxquisite art and finest fur have heen used in producing these coats Lovely Jap munk, with fox shawl erush’ collars and cufts, natural and dyed Sibenian squireel with dyed white fox collars and Russian baby caracul=hlack with Kolinsky shawl collar and cufls Raccoon shawl collar fox crush $450 Jap weasel-— and euffs .ol in black with black furs— All desirable colors and olf, een *65 $89.50 ‘110 *125 *145 Women’s) YEAR-END DRESSES | Misses’ | down with- 15 $1875 323.75 even and 328.75 $33.7S 333.75 No matter what type of fur coat you have in mind, be sure to visit the year-end sale. (dyed wuskrat), rimmed. .. . 3208 Bt opalmeneionanr - ts —— wawewally $8.50 Sweaters, $5.90 Famous silver polka dot on colored backgrounds, the new natural shade with borders of brilliant hues. Crew and ericket necklines, Sizes 14 10 20 inclusive, A — $5 Sweaters, $3.95 Slip-ons with crew and ericket necklines, some with collars, Plain colors, striped, bordered and Jacquards A huge assortment of the season's best, in odd colors, styles and sizes, 4th Floor, $698 Leopard—red fox shawl eel ’ 1) th Ameriean otter, fteh cal- lav and ouft: 31,650 Jap mink—Hickeon model— self trimmed 81,280 A FASHION INSTITUTION Washington! NewYork 13, 15, 17 Year Sizes Your choice—every coat—at one of the low prices below— during the § days before the year ends! $79.50 to $89 Junior Coats Here are our fine junior miss dress coats. s .50 ust like the coats or older girls—Broad- cloth and Malina with gorgeous furs! Black with black furs—others in tan, blue and green. Choice of platinum wolf, Jap fox and civet cat—shawi and muffier collars—smart straighti nes and side flare modeis. Some with diay al tuckings. All big values! $45 to $69.50 Junior Coats Sports and dress coats all in smart styles. Broad- cloth, malina and suede— mostiy black, others tan, red and green. Straightiine mode's and some with jabot Rares—iovely mufer. shaw! and tuxedo collars and cuffs of caracul, kit fox, lynx and Jas fox. Furs are handsome and every coat a little beauty. . Junior Dresses Junior $19.50 to $25 Dresses Sports and afterncen frocks for the junior miss— s big variety for schoal and afterncon wear. Novelty checked veivets, georgette and #at cre| mart little boleros. two-piece piece taiiored and dress mod- ols. Some with suede beits, others with smart pin bows. Many new light sha green, tan and black. to choose from. = the Bive. rose. de e Vou'll find mane Junior $25 to $29.50 Dresses one and two piece mod- Dr«-: afterncon and 318 75 els. Crepes. georgett sports frocks in clever n black, navy, green, ~ $22.50 and $25 Dresses o $19.50 thers pin tucked in intr Tan, bdlue, green, $35 to $59.50 Dresses only o . teen and corduroy skirts with angera joreey topa. Jersay shirts with ant umpers. Some of these a preductions of famaus French moo Al at one closing price for the v 8t ene sieaing price e the $22.50 to $29.50 Costume Blouses Fine metaliic Blouses —aome in belted of slg 50 foots. Gold and silver Sloth and metallic dracades. Ony a fow of a style. Sizes 3 M ang B $16.50 Costume Blouses Metal embro.deced geor gotte hlouses. Geargette slo Prounds of green. Venitas Blue, navy dlue and Black embdro deced With all over design of metai o sive thread. Sizes 34 8 and R $8.50 to $12.50 Costume Quite an assortmant of odd ailk blouses. Qaly moat all sines inoivded. For year end eloaing they are swespingly marked Blouses one or two of a kind, byt s;w down to five dollars sach.