The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1920, Page 13

——————________ THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1920, ~The JOHN WANAMAKER February SALE OF FURNITURE | sume nn toe Laat Will Begin Friday Morning--Ahead of Time = | >’ ; P ay j ead es Dr phar At educed It is of far greater importance to the people than - any Furniture Sale in our history F 10 to 50 per cent. below original prices 130 Dresses at half 43 Tricolette frocks, $29.75 to $67.50 Originally $59.50 to $135. “Anybody who expects to need furniture during the next two or ! three years ought to get it now.’’ So said an expert who is qT making an investigation of the lumber and furniture industries. :? ¢ | Bi 14 Wool jersey frocks, Ge | bing and. $37.50 A eae the rs ae ore hy “Walnut Nate oaks scarce. The We might add Fieeg oe fe ahead oth fs Originally $29.50 to $75. e said, “there will be 5,000 less est grain is in the stumps, near Thee P year, at the highest prices in j lumber centers in the South— the ground. Cutting for airplane ; his ad Ra He eee istory—a fifty per cent. increase 60 Georgette crepe, lumbered out—and 90,000 men | material during the war, when | ' Grand Kapids this month. having gone into effect since | light colors, less engaged in lumber getting. length was needed, the stumps were They went through the form of | December 1 last. coe H $19.75 to $37.50 ‘i A cut so low there was mighty little holding one, but there was no | i ' Originally $39.50 to $75. a Pg Me A left for furniture use. | furniture to see, no furniture to pats ere at gS if H 39. $75. . = rely § 1H ‘ Seal gg 5 : ' 7 Velveteen frocks workable lumber, with far less than Gel. Chik: MRRUTASGaeE Wan rid (eee kine asin. OT tbe the demand. \ $19.75 to $34.75 (oar wn paid : pi ght ie Le by 7 Hs concérn i reasons why Nail, makers are doing a favor ' rioting p P “October is the big logging place an order. le gave an order : F : b Hi ' Originally $39.50 to $69.50. month in the South. Heavy rains equaling the reserve stock he used sciasee Mea cearcellons eniare They Mane $1 in Desaten oo i 6 Chiffon velvet frocks, $32.50 to $82.50 Pe elope ecnued aay timber to keep on hand in the old days. | ondera after the armistice was Cantons «dala ~thie colt 5 j Originally $65 to $165. : r ai das A ; | “Why, that’s more lumber than | Heath 4 Pe ara Mail aes fabrics — Jeather — | . ~Gum wood sixty days ago was | | have,’ said the limberman, ‘and | #fter_mo siness and | EVERYTHING going into the eC FE EDU a tis bes 28,200 Mind pou eat GE even at | 1 Baye to mp A ap emo all | ee anuactasen | alec of ite has ge ion bk y' ah 2 1 , | ‘Ss - $29.75 to $75, originally $59.50 to $150 that price. - | my customers, | placed becedeaut large orders for th pie oe ne ; brug , Satin, crepe de chine; Georgette crepe. “Mahogany and mahogany ve- | “The furniture industry of Amer- | cabinets. to Beata’ to have: tale bu: | Ei ° D dd d th ry d | neers are scarce and at prohibitive | ica is in a very difficult position. ; putea: reat a wemasneeus Koh their goods y - prices, In 1917, veneers sold at | for closed motor cars, and plate i ® : vening PeSECE, Feaucee One 2 A $10 a thousand feet. A week ago ~ “Prices will never go back to the | glass used for mirrors became less |. Today retailers are glad to have $39.75 to $216.50, originally $59.50 to $325 they were $21. Yesterday they | figures of five yearsago. They are and less obtainable by makers of the manufacturers sell—and. 9 of chiffon velvet; 12 black frocks; 7 of satin and other evening gown ma- sold as high as $50. still rising. bedroom furniture, deliver—their goods to them. terials, les iid LRA Ss eo cs. _ We foresaw the furniture shortage a year ago. And we set out to 21 Georgette crepe frocks, beaded or embroidered. Sizes 34 to 42 in the collection. Second floor, Old Building lee make sure that it should not interfere with the February service t. Tow jenvery: Sale | ae the people, expect of Wanamaker’s, and WE SUCCEEDED 1 It never fails. | The buyer was to pay cash, and move the goods, The price was of Children’s Shoes | Portable Heaters | v F | lower than obtained on furniture of equal grade for fifteen Scant om i | _ They make for comfort. | Square your shoulders, throw up your head, and step for- | _ We examined the furniture. Found it to be OUR kind. Paid. cash | 768 pairs, reduced and help ward off sickness. vard to the difficult task, and you'll win out. | forit. Crated it all. Trucked it to the railroad—more than 470 tons of fur-. eS, : ward to ic , and y bes \ ; : ' Perfection Oil Heaters—Steel | niture, in more than 7,000 crates and packages, requiring more than 120 j ‘y 200 LN ven pa si ery ee Hats Baie | ir ap Neer Had ce Some call it luck. Some, good fortune. a cars to bring it to New York— ‘ 4 1 In rea Gh these ree are iaeeeniieats and white ian | milter OM Hi MA Jap. fin- : i Ape ne ‘ a i F 8 ] ' At $1.80, we have some tan leather. The shoes reduced to $1.80 are | ish, Nickel fin- Call it anything you like, but— —_« | the greatest single purchase in retail 4 i haere esnee Steer rele, | “J Hove) reviueed (10) 42:40) are eizee) 6 0)8)))| inborn A 4 Oil Heaters—Nickel : : ’ furniture history ever made by one firm ; 1144 pairs, were $3.40 pair, now $2.90 pair 1) Gauher Retleator Heats | We set out a year ago t6 prepare for this February Sale, with ! Play shoes, sizes 8 to 11, in tan leathers, FRIDAY crs 21 inches wide. $5.75. Made | —_ 30 years’ experience in the furniture business, and a knowledge ‘The February Sale was sure. ; First floor, Old Building — | ebony black enamel finish, of the market _, This furniture is now on our floors and in our warehouse, and, together." { | pp SSunh Cyn deteG aie x with our peas stocks on mang and a stream peat, coming from face,” 7 ers—cast. p and base; 17 ee fase aera eee a . ae: os tories all over the country, makes ug READY—re: to begin to fill the Last Two Daye of the inches high, $4.25; 22 inches, . We went here, there, everywhere; looking, buy ing, easing up | Gemand for good unite, aid for a eae a paved ne begs Cy) PINK and WHITE Sal. anGis Radiators 4 tubed, low, a situation here, smoothing out another there, finding new sources _, So we shall start the sale tomorrow (1) because we are ready, an H ud ale low, aluminum finish, $5.75.” of supply of the kind of furniture our customers want, trying to | (2) because it will make for economy of operation in handling the : i Seventh Gallery, New Bldg. ; ' ; volume of business to spread it over these few extra days in January. ] ( ie _ ere keep prices down, trying to get good assortments, making slow This latter fact has been figured in the prices, so that our customers © j Georgette Crepe Blouses | eee i prices, ! Pp 6“ Dardanella ” progress, when-— will benefit by the economies of the earlier beginning of the sale. a ' ' $9.75, $10.75, $15 : at ? | And the few extra days will be welcomed by home-makers who want,@bd } IN EXTRA SIZE SHOP the Columbia clas record Only a couple of months ago-- furniture now. - Rolling collars and square collars. : | CORE, ni Soe, iH r f We | Choose now, and take now, if you want. a4 Some are tucked; some are headed norte finished with a | the Wanamaker Phondiaph there came to us a totally unexpected offer Choose now, and take after February Ist, if you prefer. For, to those » ~ vestee of a contrasting color. A very neat model is finished | Salons~ first to reach them! involving almost half a million dollars | who have not planned to purchase before February Ist, we have arranged | j with a filet lace edging. Records of ‘‘Dardanella” | | to extend the courtesy of immediate selection and February purchase. a | t Fo are -“ a ae aa - rhe oet bcmpoisaee | ae an is et oles ; ‘i , e ery good styles; carefully finished; details are carefully wherever there 1s an f = pte | wei mene es ~~ More than a Million Dollars of FurnitureHere| | | : been made also by the ‘3 i 2 Brassieres— | VICTOR, EDISON and ; 4 fj i | $1.50 and $2 B861e oe : $1 | EMERSGN companies, and | ; The WANAMAKER kind, at genuine savings of 10 to 33 Per Cent. Py) { Samples, not ail sizes in each style; all sizes in the col- | will be, put on sale by us om | lection. Imitation linen lace >; cotton mesh with elas | 2°" sogn By presi aa dma aa i cn Heiden jail: fered brpehe; smnpreldery. "he Columbia record pged | What we have set down above about furniture conditions we have set down, | by Prince's dance orchestra. The ; ' ‘ ; i $3 Corsets—$2 wapaphone announces as cureus because We felt it our duty so todo. We are not SELLERS of goods. In all of our) | ( Y R ; aw jacquard c sistent “figured’’ accompa e ° . . ° . ° p Co. fiche sailing piled owt ty thetane. ad | dealings we represent our customers. Everything we do is a link in the chain of | from Japan i tnusualy and in is workin Wanamaker SERVICE. We are primarily engaged in the very serious business of; out it calls for many combina ents ‘new 0 ne . 1 . You + H , . € 7 « ~ } ' In every color you would think of, from pale pink to | Ye CBee aT ie nek supplying the people’s needs. Any information we get about goods the people need is: deep cerise, from lavender to purple, from pale blue to navy. | rhythm is continuous, never vary- Smart stripes and checks in good, clear, clean cotton | ink fo", an instant. "Just before at the service of the people for their enlightenment, to be acted upon as and when each, crepes. an odd little piping laugh. | On vieasembldered ones, 100, very pretty with set designs of | thevrvane, a pariah” one sees fit. We have never been so happy at the result cf cur work as we are with the’ | irds, butterflies, storks, flowers. }.the “Wild ona “ be : st A . . : : I ~ . . Good selection, $3.75 to $7.50. cay etanaatee oe service we are ready to render, beginning tomorrow, in this February Sale of Furniture. Third floor, Old Building First Gallery, New Bldg. . ” The tags are being put on the furniture this evening: -on the bedroom furniture, the dining-room furniture, the living-room furniture the library furniture, the hall furniture, the upholstered pieces, the porch furniture, the small novelty furniture—on EVERY PIECE of home furniture in the Wanamaker Galleries on the fifth and sixth floors of the | New Building. This includes all our furniture stocks except the office | furniture and the antique and special order furniture in Les Galeries Belmaison and Au Quatrieme. NO FUR@ITURE SOLD TO DEALERS, {] PRE 9 ae ener eememermcrenre eae ae ivaisaiumioreceissnmeantie Purchase of a private library brings sometreasures in books We’ have just taken over the contents of a private library, consist- ing of sveral hundred volumes in sets. Most of them are limited edi- tions. Beautifully beund in half, three-quarter or full leather. Ilus- trated with etchings, photogravures or hand-colored drawings, _ We shall sell these, beginning Friday morning, at very advantageous prices, The Book Store, Eighth Gallery, New Bldg. ® 7 0¢= —— Sep