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|( e Have Been Told That [here is as Much of a Tree , .rourd *• ‘here is above M. anrt so It to If one to to build height: H L possible with aha I low foundation*. r lr c e struetlnj this Outldlng we had to dig far down and make wide , . broad and haavy granite wall*, two atoriea below ground and ■ ward. . T-r e are aeeret facta in the h totory of buildings as well at in the : raties and peopto'a Uvea. UrUss trenched deep and wen b alaneed, neitl.er buildings nor ciUL {ii wtely rise to lofty heights. --tv s daily work going on here upon tha foundations of this busiMerest of Its owners of the city in which it to planted, and public. (Signed) JOHN WANAMAKER Founder’s Day in the March Anniversary Musical Program :.nirrr*ary Fanfaer. followed by mc-ie by the orpan and the J. W. C. !. MiliLar) Band: military exercises and rinpinc by lb“ boys and girls of the J. W. C. L with salute to the rounder** Flag. -Organ redial—faro rite fettlral music. "I-ead Kindly Lici t." Brass qnartette am* oiran. Chiin'-r on •trokc of th^ boor. - i -Ural concert. ('ran'I oican and J. W. C. L Military Band. GREAT ORGAN CONCERT IN THE EVENING • U.1 Founder's Day Recital on the Grand Organ, Mr. Cat. V. Conrboin. and Brass Choir from the .'hiladeiphia Orcbestra. Admission by ticket; ticket bolder* are requested to he in their seats by 8.15. Women’s Tricolette Dresses PRICES $60 to $150 > v. Ity drvwea, which means that very few of them are duplicates. '■ means that they bare many delight'ul feature—bands of ricb- ' lii'.i’oidery, defining their square necks: fluted ruffles of ribbon rHn:np their ;ianeto: one embroidered with gold thread and another • ntoroidery In blocks; while, still others lure festoons of beads Un gathered in at the loot. The weaves include besides the usual tricolt-. t fie ;m alette, a drawn-'hread trice let te and a novel mabiasse. # '• lur* are various shades of brown, taupe*, grays. Copenhagen and r b!u.-. ru.-t color and rose. 160 to $150 .

The Stole is a Much-Liked Fur Fashion for Soring "hen thty are made of the lighter-weight furs, the fashionaMe stole* rr n .illy uio.'t practical for Spring wear, for they afford Just suffleient ■ ' without being bulky, and they are a smart finish to one’s suit or .'•>nie of the new furs are quite broad, some are more medium width. •up have pockets, and s./me bare pointed, while others have rounded or •uiir.- ends. Tin re to the lustrous deep. Hud -»n .ea! (dyed muskrat), the soft gray •'h-kin. the pretty natural gray aqulmi. the much-liked Australian opesim. and the dark brown Kolinsky. They begin at $175 and go up to $S5f.

New Coats and Hats for CHILDREN Between $12.75 and $22X0 there Is on unusually good assortment of ■ Spring coats—coats of sturdy twoedt. in Spring-like mixtures, of aoft t ' uo1 T * lours, of dark blue serge* an I other Spring fabrics in attractive e ioiir tg. I -uaily the coals are simply made. In styles best culled to little girls bo» of two to six years but there are coats suitable for play as well *• coats for better wear in the collection. Some hare linings throughout. s, * w hala to wear with the coats are In tailored style*, and are most •'• trimmed with ribbon bands and bows and go from $3 to $6 each.

Boy’s Easter Suits of Blue Serge in Handsome Choice. For boys who need bine serge suIt* for Easter church occasions or for tiny forma) wear we have ready a full and very excellent saeMlment, all '"‘dt-iMHy priced corndd ring their good materials, superior cut. tailoring i tm finish. Especially good at the prices are »ht- blue serge suits at $16.!>0 and $18. Si'its of ar good and reliable a kind are very scarce at these prices, '•'e hare other* at $20. $22.60. $25. $30 sod $3S. frith excellence in proportion. planned to have an exceptionally good collection of these suits for ;Si:. Easter season and our plans worked out very well. Ail are Serf dk-style suits, belted. Home plain, others box plotted, all li:i**<l with aipac • In sixes for .toys of 8 to 18 year*.

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A Welcome Lot of Honfleur Toilet Articles 8o many people, men a* well as women, tell us they are willing to wait month or so If need be for these sa ies. for there are alwaya so many goeu things in them when they do come. To!l« water, violet. I'Emplte and Bouquet d'Aroour. 50c and S5c a bottle Talemr powder, violet and rose. 10c a box. Face powder. I'EmpIre, violet and rose. 25c a box. Skin cream and Youth and Beauty cream. 4Or a Jar. Sachets, violet rote and I'EmpIre. S5c each. Bay ram, 60c. S5c and 81 AS a bottle. Violet ammonia. 20c and 35o a bottle. Lilac and wistaria vegetal. R5e a bottle. Eau do Cologne. 75c a bottle. The Polo Coat’s the Young Women’s Coat for Spring At lesst you'd think so. Judging *»J the number of welldn^wd young women asking us for them. Th» polo coat U a Jaunty, practical toproor. usunllr belted and pocketed and rather severely talk red. You may have tr in velour or burella cloth, or novelty weaves, or bolhla of fine camel’s hair, and in all the fashionable biown and tan shade* a> well as other Spring colors. $13X0 to $80.00—and 14 to 20 year slaes.

New Easter Silks are Coming Daily The loveliest of color*. «he most I'uen-stlng ;nd unu uai of design—in fact, they are more beautiful than any Easter nitka w» ever remember feeing. But the quantities are *ntall, end there to wtodora in buying a* soon as one finds them here, because of the possibility that they may not be here later on.

Old Fashioned Ironware in the Housewares Sale In spite o: all inventk s. there 1, still occasional use in every kitchen for a good, substantial, old fashion-a frying pan—tber- are some things that yen never seem to.get rooked Just right without It. In the Housewares sale are many of these at substantial savings: Frying pans, No. 7, #0c; No. 9. $1.25; No. 30. $L40. ot roast ovens. No. 8. $2.85: No. L $3X0. Cake gr. Idles, No. 8. 85c. Waffle irons. No. 8, $1.85; No. 9. $1X5.

How Best to Select a Vacuum or Suction Sweeper frr ike Spring bousecleaning to a question |M-rplexing to most housewives. Our facilltle.r lor supplying the best cK-aner suiiagle to year requirements are unique, due to the number of various types we have handled and the selected few we have chosen, of particular merit, for the special type ol work required of a cleaner. We have the kind b.-st suited for your cleaning requirements and two •Xperts here t© show the many uses and the features of the various types. Electric Cleaners The Superb, $70 The Btosell, $125 The Cadillac-Special. $50 MARCH SALE SPECIAL The Superb. Jr., $57.50 The King Electric Vacuum The Royal. $55 Cleaner at $38.50. The Santo. $125 The King electric vacuum cleaner

Green Candies at $38.5 3. Both dccorat're and palatable th-se sweets, all planned with a thought' for the 17th of March. Clear candy shamrocks. 60c » pound. Green glace mints, $1X0 a pound. Assorted green chips, curls and straws, 80c a pound. Small cream potatoes, 80c a pound. Large cream cocoannt potatoes. 25c each. Green snapping bonbons, 75c to $3 a dozen. Crisp green candies In Jars, 35c each. Place card favors. 20c each. PotaU-'s for holding candies, 40c each. Green paper caps, 10c each.

Men Put on Winter Clothes Through Necssity But They Put on Spring Clothes With Joy The Joy a man feels in putting on tew Spring clothes should i ever make tint forget to make sure of the slnd he puts on. Our Men's Clothing Store is prepared with a fine selection of suits and overcoats ot the kind that a mar. could buy with hto eyes shut, feeling certain that he was getting all that hto money can get him anywhere, and more than It can get him in many places. The value of an assertion depend* upon what 1* back of 1L The foregoing one Is tounded'on fact. The record and standing of this Men’s Clothing Store are such that the only clothing H can afford to identify Itself with In Spring. Summer. Autumn and Winter to the finest that can be had anywhere for the prici V'e are satisfied that these Sprina suits and overcoat-are of that kind, and are not only willing, but eager t o show that our satisfaction to not based on false ground, but on the stm foundation of actus I superiority in fabric*, fashion, taliorwork and finish. It Is more important than c *iiat a man should be careful as to quality, and It all depend* on the*man. For Spring suits. $40 to $85. For Spring overcoats, $45 to $75.

BED SPREADS OF I.' FINITE DAINTINESS The good Spring-sunshine suggests newness. frMhncs.s and d-lmi-ress in the home. Bedspread* are the embodiment of all three. They are daintiness Itself. They are whiU. 1 as (he driven snow; and becau< we bought them opportunely we can sell them at moderate prices. Crinkled dimity spreads in three sixes. 63x90 Inches. $2.50; 72x90 Inches. $2.75; t<>x9t> inches. $3 each. Corded dimity spreads. 72x90 inenes. $3 : 80x90 inches. $3.50; 90x1‘>0 inches. $4 each. ■ Crinkled dimity spreads *ith scalloped edges, cut-out corners and bolster pieces to match, can be bad In sets for metal beds In sixes 72x99 laches at $5 a set. 90x99 inch-* at $6 x act.

Young Women’s New Organdie and Gingham Frocks At $29X0 i* the most attractive little organdie frock—of shell pink or white, in a quite new and delightful at ylo with round neck and flat collar like a small bertha, which, like the tiered skirt. Is finished with rows of goffered organdie. Thc-re to a broad organdie sash and a bunch of posies at the waist to give a bit of color. New gingham dresses in clear pretty chock* and plaids—two srart anl unusual models are $17.50 and $22.50. Dotted Swiss dresses In navy blue pink and white, and black and whit and a becoming style—27X0.

SLIP COVERS, UNFORNTUNATELY, CAN’T BE MADE IN A DAY All are In 14 to 20 year atoe*. And the point of this statement is that everybody who to planning to have the furniture In Us protective covering by th time warm weather arrive* must start now to choose the material and place the order for Us making. The prettiest new flowered cretonnes are here from 50c to $1.25 a yard. Also linene, a really good sub .-Unite tor linen. 75c a yard, which comes In indistinct stripes.

New Combs and Pins for the Coiffure Some of the new combs are enchanting with their gleaming settings of rhinestones or imitation sapphire* or emeralds. They are all in new designs and there are many unusual and attractive shapes. There are bowknots. too, and carved combs that are extremely- effective in the hair. $6X0 to $2'. New barrettes, in small and larger sixes, are $1X0 to $8X0. Fancy hair pins in many style* art $1 to $11.

The Brunswick is a Mighty Popular Phonograph And a particular Instrument shown to the most popular type of all. It to style 117. at $250. This instracent. of undisputed exo lU-nce. to known as tin ’’all-record nhonograph.” by a simple turn of the Tltpna" (an ingeblou.- device presenting different reproducing mediums) yor. may play any style of record. We Invite your inspection In our beautiful and commodious salons. Very convenient terms for those who desire. Some of the Newest Parisienne Corsets

Every fi.-Uity in this great department h* .re to being mustered in- j mad- from Ugh!. Spring materials are these: e for the convenience and profit of the out-of-town customer of the i A pink silk tricot very lightly boned, soft and pliable.

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WananiaXer Company. Fur the convenience of those- wbo cannot come to ffclL'idelpMa. our Mail Order to at your service. Do not hesitate to order by •□*11 anything that you need. whi-Ui tr or not you wee It advertised.

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dainty lace and ribbon triraniinr t.nd to priced at $25. A second te of really exquisite piak figured batiste, with very low

bust, long skirt and double garters. $28.

A pink elastic corset with satin in Iront hat. a long . kirt and is popular as a blp confiner. being vc-y easy and comfortable, $18.

The Springtide Sale of China and Glassware Coes Briskly On For all reasonable requirement* the Sale presents a prs ttcally unlimited choice of dinner seta—French. English and American—at coxnidentble reductions from our regulai price*. All our regular dinner set* are Included In It, „nd they are the finest sets that come from th. potteries to-ing stand*m set* in every respect. In six.-, ahape. number and combination ol piece*. At their no.^d price* trey represent the highest regular standard of value. At the prices now ma.k.-d on tl 'tn they an- extn:ordinary, all the more so in view of condition* n the market and at the pottery. If you need a dinner set for Eastertide or for y occasion in the not distant future, these are the sets to choose from anu now to you time. Cut glass of our own regular kind to offet.-d in large and beautiful elections at reductions of 20 to 33 1-3 per cent from our regular price*. Light-cut and other lower-priced glassware to In ample chohe at very attractive savings.

Let Us Save You Money The suburban territory of Pennsylvania. New Jers y. Delaware, and Maryland to closely linked to Philadel pkia by good road* for -.uUimoblle travel, excellent tiain and trolley service and the wonderful unreel* p-»t delivery aystem. How absurd It to to send your mail orders hundreds of miles away when you can make your ptitchanc* so near at home, save money and secure a better selection.