The evening world. Newspaper, February 6, 1919, Page 11

JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co. Broadway at Ninth, New York. Store Hours, 9 to 5.50. Bus service every 10 minutes be- tween 7th ave. Subway at Christopher atreet (Sheridan Square and the Store BAA street station on Broadway Sub- way and Astor Place station on Inkerborough lead right into the Store. Auditorium Friday at 2.30 P. M Children’s Musicale Direction of Maude Tucker Doolittle. First Gallery, New Bldg. 250,000 Ftems 5,500 Pages More Than $10,000,000 HOW would you like to write these items down, and fill these pages, all in a single eve- ning? ve did it, the other night It was our annual stock-taking. It took more-than 4,000 of us to do it, though. The chiefs of 140 sections each a specialized business turned in statements of stocks on hand, 5,500 sheets in all. More than a quarter of a million items. Footing up exceeding ten mil- lions 6f dollars of merchandise in this one Wanamaker Store alone, The Variety of the merchandise was favcinat- It compreh ing et things to eat) and all the furnishings required to make home pleasant and restful for body, soul and mind. It Came from the four quarters of the earth —~ silks from China, Japan and France linens from Ireland, Scotland and Madeira (and a few from the Belgium that was ~-laces from France and Italy rugs from Persia, Asia Minor, India and China~ diamonds from South Africa~-objets d'art from far Cathay—exquisite old glass from Venive—shawls from Cash- mere—embroideries from Russia ~-horse hair from Australia for the good mattresses we make gloves and hosiery and china from France and from England. A wonderful list, too long to be given in detail. American manufacturers were represented the finest merchan- housewares, fur- victrolas, cre- tonnes, curtains, rugs, lamps, uilts, glassware, silver and silver-plated wares, "shoes, underwear, dress goods, fashions, jewelry, perfumes, leather goods, ete. And the books! And paintings! And the old rare works, like the $75,000 Diana tapestries, the Grinling Gibbons mantel-piecc, the three Dutch panels, A veritable treasure store! Covering the needs of ALL the people. We turned from the stock sheets with a deeper sense of the BIGNESS and GOODNESS of the merchandise —the cornerstone of this business. Close as we are to it, fine as we know our merchandise to be, we didn’t quite realize the greatness of it all. et How, then, can you realize it unless you come and see it, see the constantly changing displays on tables and floors, the variety, ality, individuality—which re- fleets the good taste of the people of our greatest city-and the prices, in keeping with that ad- mirable spirit of thrift which is one of the legacies (never to be lost, we hope) of the world’s most tetrible war? Slipover Sweaters -ygo from one success to another—in silk we find a matelasse effect. It is a plain little model. The de- sign does all the work and achieves a distracting ele- gance. Another short slipover ends in fringe. ; Second floor, Old Building Veils That Flatter, 75¢, $1.25 The new imported meshes, octagon, hexagon and filet, are decidedly original in the way they use a great patch of delicate, hand-run design. Sometimes it comes over one cheek printing panries or ivy leaves there, Sometimes the de- signs appear at the ends, Nearly always there is a border of chenille dots singly, in groups or in a closely set band. Navy, taupe, brown and black, Main floor, Old Building | | | hi Sep eae es THE EVENING WORLD, An Unusual Sale of Men’s Silk Socks | One-third to One-half Less | SOCKS. 55c Pair 75e and $1 Grade ,, White silk with stripes—plain silk in black, white and colors and fashioned silk socks in black and white shot effecta. Some with ribbed cuffs; others with the new hemmed tops. Sizes 9}4 to 12— but not in every style or color. lots and discontinued styles of SILK Whenever we can, the oppor- suggestion: prices will tell you why: mixed golf hose—brown, gray, green, navy and black—in. va- rious color combinations. for the man who needs for any out-of-door sport. Burlington Arcade Floor, New Building Bedroom Furniture Nearly Two Hundred Matched Suites Inthe February Sale s passed along to you with this Buy for the future. | | It isn’t often that we can get broken These | Ny 95¢ Pair —$1.50 Grade ‘Yop Fashioned ilk socks—-attractive stripes in contrasting colors, Fine for Summer. Tops and soles of cotton. Sizes 10 and 10%4 ofly. Golf Hose, $1.50 $2.50 Grade 300 pairs of cotton and wool Fine olf hose oO. whole floor—a city block in extent—is given over to bedroom furniture alone. And then we have to keep our reserve stocks in a huge ware- house because there is no room for them in the Store. NEARLY two hundred matched suites—to be exact, we started the Sale with 191-are a larger num- ber, we believe, than will be found in any other store. Variety Counts in permitting each family to find the furniture that best suits its own home and _ tastes expression of one’s own individuality, which makes each home different. And Lowered Prices help in being able to refurnish two rooms when we | thought we could only brighten up one room with the | means at hand. In moderate-price furniture all woods are repre- mahogany, walnut, enamels, oak, birch. A few examples of complete suites sented At 10 to 35 Per $237 will buy A 6-piece ivory enam consisting of stead, dresser, chiffonier, ing table, desk and night stand. $162 will buy A 3-piece ivory enarrel suite, consisting of full-sized bed- stead, dresser and chiffonier. $113.50 will buy A 4-piece ivory enamel suite, decorated, consisting of full- sized bedstead, dresser, dress- ing table and night stand. $187.50 will buy A T-piece gray enameled suite, consisting of full-sized bedstead, dresser, creasing table, desk, chair, rocker ani bench. $249 will buy A 4-piece walnut suite, con- sisting of: full-sized bedstead, dresser, chiffonier and vanity dressing table. 5,000 Yds. A New Purchase at 38c yd. Fresh, new, spic-span, out of their boxes, their clean- cut designs in stripes, checks and plaids and the solid shades ray, rose, pink, y here is also all-blac Can’t you see the charming morning and day dresses they of-cadet blue, navy, delight to the e 38 to 40 inches wide. 2,500 Yards White Embroidered l5e¢ yd. Cambrie and nainsook edgings embroidered in eyelet. and blind designs, in white. 1 to 5 in. wide Our 18¢ to 25e grades. make? Edgings Kitchen Tables, Settees | Offered at a Saving This is an unexpected opportunity. home-furnishers taking adventage of the “Welcome Home” February Furntture 8: Kitchen Tables Sitchen tables, 314 feet lumber (not basswo maple legs--were $6 now $4; with drawer, were now $5.50 Clothes Dryers Folding clothes dryers for yard; simply and easily worked; o¢cupy httle space; for holding 100 clothes line, were $8, now $6.50; for 140 {t., were $9, now $7.50, cle Sixth Gallery, New Building Printed Voile * ! Cent. Discount It permits the . u aw $152.75 will buy A 3-piece mahogany suite, consisting of full-sized bed- stead, dresser and dressing table. $216.75 will buy A 6-piece mahogany suite, consisting of twin bedsteads, dresser, chiffonier, night table and chair. $245.25 will buy A 6-piece birch suite con- | sisting of full-sized bedstead, dresser, chiffonier, dressing table and night stand. * » Teseda, are a and all-white, 1,050 Yards White Skirting Embroidery— 30¢ yd. Embroidered in white, in blind and eyelet designs on nainsook and cambric. 7 to 10 inches wide Our 37! j0 to 45¢ grades Main floor, Old Building Just in time for new Laundry Settees Laundry settee tables, folding top convertible into bench; recep- tacles for holding iron, wax, ete.; 3 ft. x 24 in. wide, were $10. now $7.50; 4 ft. x 29 in were $1 wide, Sft.x $15.85, now in, wide, were 30 in, wide, were D; G ft. x v2 now $14, Seventh Gallery, New Buildin Individual Coats Direct Copies of Imports in the Fashion Salons for Women THE new coats for after- noon and Juncheon wear are made of light, fine ma- terials with all style and inspiration of Paris models it just a fraction of their cost. Practically all of the new- est coats of this sort in the Fashion Salons are bei, and midnight blue, made Jong and enveloping, and without fur. A copy from Chervil is a coat of exquisitely fine midnight blue tricotine; trimmed with smart little loops and bandings of the materia). It is the of coat the Parisienne drapes cleverly at the throat in a dozen different and becoming ways. $98. Copied from Lanvin is another coat of midnight blue silk duvetyn @s soft as suede. It has an odd trimming of inch-wide midnight blue grosgrain ribbon put on in bandg finished with little bows. The lining is beige satin with a checked effect gained by square hand-sewed inserts of navy blue satin. $147.50, Cafe au lait silk duvetyn molded to the new slim-at-the-feet sil- 75 Boys’ houette and trimmed with picoted bands of self material is a copy from Douvet. This is lined wit changeable taffeta that shows the band trimming and glimperes out at the cuffs and throat. $165. Midnight blue taffeta with a reat cape coliar and facing of Prize silk duvetyn makes a won- derfully distinguished coat for Spring_afternoon wear. Copied from Cheruit. $150. Second floor, Old Building Overcoats --WILL DROP FROM $7.75 TO $5.25 FRI- DAY. ALL-WOOL -- MEDIUM-WEIGHT BUTTON-TO-THE-NECK STYLE. SIZES 3 TO 8 YEARS—BUT NONE IN SIZE 7. Boys’ Shop, Second floor, Old Building Silk Stockings, $1.75 $3.25 Grades-Clocked—for Women Double open-work cloeks on each side! of boot. All-silk (a fine grade, too), except the soles and toes, which. are of reinforced cotton. smart lookin; enough, too, for evenin, Serviceable enough for every-day wear; costumes. Black, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1919. ' {| i taupe and cordovan. Sizes 8!¢to 10. 1,857 pairs at $1.75 pair. \ Main floor, Old Building 80 Skirts, $15.75 $22.50 Grade—for Young Women Plaid serges, with grounds of navy wonderfully Young girls consider these the ideal color-combination to wear with blue trotteur coats, ar with tan leather blue (so highly favored) - rich in tone. sports coats. Two modelé—one box-pleated, the other side pleated, Waistbands 24 to 30 inches. Lengths 34 to¥8inches. Man-tailored—an important feature. SPECIAL Leather Sports Coats, $32.50 Good coats to wear with plaid skirts. Double-breasted, with belt—tan calfskin “moleskin”’ Black may be had if Sizes 14 to 20 years. Second floor, Old Building on one side, khaki-colored cloth on the other. you prefer it. Writing Paper, 25c box 5,500 Boxes to Be Cleared Out Quickly All the maker had of certain grades of paper to be dis- continued. Other kinds found elsewhere at 35¢ and 40e box do not measure up to ours in finish and manner of wrapping. | per and 24 envelopes to match Regulation and long narrow envelopes. |) 24 sheets of ist tied with ribbon. White and tints. 25¢ box. boxed and Commercial Stationery Store, Down-Stairs Store, New Building Tailored Waists Go On Forever Fussy waists thrill, then pall; but the tailored waist ~-never! Here are six models, all with good points. Two high- necked styles closely buttoned up to the neck, One has a dashing turn-over col- lar with slender points. In white and flesh, $6.75. The other has tucked fronts and is $5.95, Low-necked styles in_ pink crepe de chine with tucks, $5.95; with large, wing-shaped collar (this blow is of white radium silk, $6.75); and another white radium silk waist has a braided collar and cuffs, $6.75. Important to notice is a blouse in white wash satin made with a vestee and two large pear! buttons in slanting buttonholes It ts $5 and in u copy of an expen: sive model Third floor, Old Building Car Owners in Town For the Automobile Show are invited to avail themseli of the conveniences and econ omies of the Motor Shop in the Burlington Arcade, FUR OVERCOATS are a fifth to a third less than varly winter pric The riety is interesting. Fur- lined overcoats are $97.50 for a muskrat-lined coat, to $310 for a mink-lined coat. Raccoon outside coats are $125 to $325—-a very. fine collection, Motor ulsters are $45 to $65. Automobile robes, $15 to $45. Chauffeurs’ suits and overcoats, each. “hauffeurs’ dogskin), $27.5 fur coats (black 0, caps, $3.50; rain- Spring-weight Balmacaan coats are ready -$60. And dustegy, $5.25 to $15 TIRES--complete lines of sizes of Consumer tires, each tire guar> anteed by us for 6,000 miles Burlington Arcade floor, New Building \| | " Many Daily Sales at ~~~ Point Unmistakab y_to Your Early Spring Needs The Down-Stairs Store Always HasSomething Important to Say: Coats with Fur Collars $6.75 | the season they 9.76. Recently lowered to maining 55 are to be sent out at Friday. Made of ith kit coney collars, Sizes up to 42. Please remember—only 55 coats. Rotunda Down-Stairs Store, Old Building |_MEN | Underwear Lower Priced Reduced to $1.85; men's union suits of wool and cotton, mostly wool; natural col Reduced to 5; men’s shirts or drawers of wool mixed with cotton, medium and light weight. $1.35, spring weight union suits with short sleeves and ankle length drawers; white and ecru, Down-Stairs Store, New Building “Philippine”’ Dresses, $2.50 Can you imagine anything more bewitching? Wouldn't your baby look dear in such a dress? Of the softest white cotton, with every stitch of the embroid- ery done by the skilled needle- women of the Philippines. The dresses themselves are made up here by machine, in our own de- sign—and the little pink satin sash gives the final touch of daint- ines. You will notice that the | neck, sleeves and skirt of the dresses are all hand-scalloped. Spring Dresses 75e to $4.50 white or trimmed with color. Plain, or with a touch of lace or embroidery, many are smocked and feather stitched, Mothers can be sure they will like them. Sizes 3, 4 years. Down-Stairs , Old Bldg. W aists, 65¢ UICK clearaway of higher priced grades. Striped voiles, corded voile, and plain white voile. All white or with a touch of color. Tailored or fancy styles. Only 239 in the lot. Broken sizes. Rotunda, Down-Stairs Store, Old Building All Spring Cape: $14.75 Sizes for women, 34 to 42. Made of blue serge and trimmed with braid as the | picture shows. Capes are promised popularity this season. And Spring Suits For Women One in particular, is of sil- | ver gray homespun, man- | \nishly tailored with pockets and belt on both coat and skirt. Lined with peau de eygne, i Another, of navy blue serge, braided at the waist in long slanting lines, makes even a large woman look rather elen- der. Collars are of sand col+ ored silk. Silk lined, priced $25 Down-Stairs Store, Old Building | | \ V Wr) . - Unusual Blouses, $3.85 500 new blouses of crepe Georgette and crepe de chine are Either in flesh, pink or white, just out of the workrooms. Styles for everybody. Georgette blouses have round necks inset with squares of imite- tion Venise lace—or embroidery—or window pane tuckings. Ci de chine blouses have various vest effects, revers. All sizes. All perfectly fresh and 5; Down-Stairs Store, Old Building Think of Buying Sample Low Shoes In Women’s Sizes for f $4. And Spring almost here. that are du pair. in width A and size 4 in B width. Spring Shoes, too, at High shoes for early Spring. | Black or Louis o Cuban heels. ALL SEZES in these. Down-Stairs Store, New Building Misses’ Silk Frocks Are Almost Daily Arrivals Here is a charming group of shimmering taf- feta dresses~-with all the little touches of that are dear to the heart of Miss Spri And $18.75 ~-tells you how inexpensive they are, compared with many of the much-heralded fashions. There are tunics, wide belts, multi-colored beads, baby tucks, fantastic embroideries and butterfly bows, And the colors are refined and practical --navy, Copen- Lagen ray pe and beige. Six models in all NEW-all n Down NAL clearance! going at $9.75. styles—practical fabrics. Down-Stairs FEATURED Comfortables Only $6 _ Special purchase of 300 double-bed-size comfortables with coverings that look like the fashionable old cashmere Some are in warm tan with corners and_ borders Others have wide borders of plain col- shawls. of Persian designs, ored sateen, Warmly filled with quantit: cotton. Exceptional at $6. Down-Stairs Good Warm Blankets 70 x 80 inches, $8; were $12.50 pair 76 x 84 inches, $10; were $15 pair Soft, woolly white blankets with pink or blue borde: and mohair or silk bindings. Good strong ones of wool Tied with cotton, Down-Stairs Outing Flannel, Our Standard 45¢ G Copied from Scotch wool flannel, flannel is heavy and fuzzy and warm. wide, and comes in pink and blue stripes. Down-Stairs Store, New Building. Tablecloths, Made of Irish double cotton damask in half a dozen designs, but they are the best look- ing cotton cloths we have seen since the war began. Soft and Woven exactly like all linen double damask in chrys- anthemum, thistle, holly, rose and other patterns. Ro 72 inches across, and beautifully scalloped, ready to use. i : Down-Stairs Store, New Building Lighter Prices on Men’s Sweaters They do not pretend to be linen heavy. Just 150 of them- odd lots---good needs a warm sweater, were $3.95 and $4.95. Now.....$3.65 Also--An odd lot of men's brushed wool vests~-were $4.98, NOW is) svg vs vodiveid iad ba vada LOLEP TART AGA HL ORES SRS $3.65 Mufflers--Too—all worsted—gray, maroon, blue and tan—were $3.50. Now rrirres } | » Down-Stairs Store, New Building 1 Oxfords and pumps icates of grades that have seld for $7 a Hardly any two pairs alike, but many styles to choose from--ALL GOOD. These sizes only—-4 and 414 rs Store, Old Building Misses’ » coats that were $18.75 and $23.50— Belted models—good some with embroidered pringlike. 90 $5.90 tan with cloth tops. fashion ngtime. Store, Old Building ies of sanitary white Store, New Building Store, New Building 30¢ yd. rade this striped cotton It is fully 36 inches $3.25 for every man who Abie’ 5 | | \ Pe’ a.