Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1918 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.

WASSON’S January Sale* I Khaki W orsted Knitting Yarns W,'. Fleisher’s Worsted Knitting Yams BY\JS3Z** “ 7

WASSON’S January Salea . |

Interesting News About the Money-Saving

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The Silk Dept. Will Be a Busy Place During the January Sales

. And we have reason to expect it— We have' included only the most popular of the season’s silks, as well as many of the ones that are goin# to be worn tin coming spring— And at prices like these;

Housewives By the Score Will Be Coming to-

Wasson’s January Sale of Table and HouseI hold Linens, Domestics and White Goods

It’s really only the logical thing: to do—that is if they are thrifty and far-seeing. Such dependable linens—such good staple domestics and white goods—lowered in price as they have been would warrant any housewife, buying enough for months to come. Here are how the prices run:

LINENS $5 All-Linen Pnttem Cloths—These are in a beautiful circular shamrock design, site 2x2 yards; seventyfive of them to go in the January Sale ^2 0^ All-Linen Napkins that formerly were priced at $2.98 a dozen; various good patterns; size £Q 18x18; January Sale price for a dozen Round Scalloped Cloths that were $8—In beautiful circular designs, made of heavy pure linen d*/* OQ damask, priced for the January Sale at.... Odd Lots of Pattern Cloths and Napkins, left over from a busy season’s selling, marked down; some are soiled from handling. January Sale flfl prices them from $3.08 to And these special prices on Table Damask by the yard: $4 Heavy Double Satin Damask at $2JO a yard. $2.50 Pure Linen Damask st $2.10 m yard. $2.25 Pure Linen Damask st $1.89 s ysrd. $1.39 Union Linen Damask st $1.09 a yard. 79c Silver Bleached Restaurant Damask at 58c a yard, j | 69c Mercerized Damask at 48c a yard.

WHITE GOODS Nainsook, regular 29c quality, to sell during the January Sales at 22c a yard, or 12 yards for $2.49 Famous King Philip Mills Nainsooks st these prices: Good Nightie Nainsooks at 29c, or 12 yards for $3.19. Bridal Wreath Nainsook at 35c a yard, or 12 yards for $3.85. Japanese Lingerie Cloth at 39c a yard, or 10 yards for $3.69. W r hite Mercerized Voiles that formerly were priced at 29c, 40 and 45 inches wide, now selling at, a yard 19c Pajama Checks regularly priced at 29c, medium size checks for pajamas, underwear, 86 inches wide; in the January Sale at, a yard 19 C

Domestics

Yards and Yards Of Toweling at 15c avYard

9-4 BLEACHED PEPPERELL SHEETING AT 39c A YARD The kind that sells regularly at 50c a yard and is a decided bargain at that price. Two and one-fourth yards wide, fully bleached or half bleached. $1.59 DWIGHT ANCHOR SHEETS AT $1.35 Every housewife knows the make. Size 81x90. 18c AND 20c PILLOWCASES, 15c To be had in the following sizes—86x36,36x42 and 86x45; hemmed.

Bleached and unbleached roller and hand toweling, with red or blue fast color borders; also checked and striped glass towelings in this lot. Other towelings to sell at 10c, 12ftc, 18c, 20c,

22c, 25c and uji to 39c a yard.

22c AND 25c PILLOW TUBING AT A YARD 86 and 42 inches wide. r

January Wall Paper Savings—

There Will Be a Hurrying Gut of

Of Interest to All HomeKeepers —

You’ll be needing paper in the spring, so why not buy now when you can get the most desirable wall paper at big reductions?

s and Dresses

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in Our Ready-to-Wear Section During the January Sales

This sale should be of particular interest to property owners and landlords.

It’s the first great, big event of the Year 1918—and there will be few throughout the entire year to rival it in importanbe. We’ll venture to say (and we feel perfectly safe in doing so)—that there will be more coats, suits and dresses sold than in any previous January Sale. And it’s the garments themselves that will be responsible for it—and the low prices we have marked them.

12 , /|C Wall Paper, 6»ic a roll. Both light and dark colors; all new patterns.

17Vic Wall Paper, 9c a roll. Dainty paper for bedrooms, in stripes and small figured patterns; also papers for dining and living rooms.

25c Wall Paper, lie a roll. In blends, grass cloths, tapestries, figured oatmeals and two-tone effects. 40c Wall Paper, 23c a roll. Beautiful patterns for all rooms of the home.

7Vic and 10c Paper, 3VjC a roll. Just a few patterns and not sold at this price without border or binder. —Wall Paper drpt., fourth floor.

Look at These Prices on COATS! CpatS Formerly selling from $19.75 to $25.00 at... CoatS Formerly selling from $25.00 to $35.00 at... CoatS Formerly selling from $37.50 to $50.00 at, CoatS Formerly selling from $50.00 to $69.50 at..

..$14.75 ..$21.75 $27.75 rxer / /

Look at These Prices on DRESSES! Street and Afternoon Dresses at $26.75 Formerly Priced from $35.00 to $59.50.

January Specials for Little Tots

A general clearance of dresses taken right from our own regular stock. Dresses of serges, tricotines, broadcloths, velveteens, costume velvets, taffetas, satins and net and Georgette combinations. All grouped in one big lot for quick disposal at $26.75.

59c Knit Skirts, 39c Red, blue and gray with white trimmings. Sizes one and two years. Very warm and serviceable.

Every Evening and Party Gown in Stock at Half Price Y r ou can choose from the most exclusive models in a most charming array of styles. Dresses fashioned of nets, over beautiful satin foundations—dresses of Georgette with elaborate sequin trimmings—dresses of heavy pussy willow taffetas— All dainty, fairylike creations that will win your admiration at a glance. One-half price!

$2.50 Wash Suits, $1.25 Little boy’s wash suits—sizes 2 and 3 years—made Oliver Twist styles, in white with red and yellow stripe trimming; large sailor

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collars. These are slightly soiled.

50c Overall Waists, 25c Sizes 2 to 6 years. Made with sailor collars. —Infants’ dept.—third floor.

Look at These Prices on SUITS! Every Winter Suit in Our Stock Marked at Half Price Not a solitary exception! No matter which suit you select, you get it at exactly half of its original selling price. , $25.00 Suits, $12.50. $45.00 Suits, $22.50. $29.50 Suits, $14.75. $50.00 Suits, $25.00. $35.00 Suits, $17.50. $55.00 Suits, $27.50. $39.50 Suits, $19.75. $100.00 Suits, $50.00.

-Ready-to-wear dept, second floor.

Only After Inspecting the Hundreds and Hundreds of Garments in This

, *. January Sale of Muslin, Crepe de Chine and Satin Undergarments— Can You Realize How Remarkable It Is?

—And every one so pretty and dainty, you’ll find it a great pleasure, just to meander around- in the department and look at them! And such low prices as they are marked! Looking at it from every standpoint, we can’t help but expect the biggest January business in undergarments this store has ever had!

Muslin Undergarments

79c Pink Batiste Bloomers at 50c—Made with elastic waist and knee—some have dainty blue embroidered edge ruffles—others with fancy blue hemstitching in ruffle. Crepe De Chine Undergarments. Up to 310.95 Nightgowns at $5.95—These are of crerpe de chine and satin with fancy lace yokes— some with Georgette insertions with lace combina-

tions.

Up to $17.50 Sample Nightgowns at $7.95—This is a beautiful assortment of which there is only one gown of each style. All have exquisite lace trimmings— some with hand-embroidered colored designs. Nightgowns at $3.95—A group of crepe de chine

garments that represent some unusual values at the price. Made with pretty lace insertions and edges.

Up to $8.95 Envelope Chemises at $3.95—It won’t take long to dispose of them. They’re made of crepe de chine and satin with effective lace and

Georgette combination yokes.

79c and $1 Envelope Chemises at 69c— of fine muslins and lingerie cloth—many neatly trimmed with dainty embroidery— others more elaborate with lace and embroidery. Up to $1.50 Nightgowns at $1—of fine cambric in slipover and high neck styles— lace and embroidery trimmings. Up to $1.50 Petticoats at $1—of fine cambric with flounces trimmed with lace insertion and edge —others with embroidery flounces. Up to $2 Nightgowns at $1.50—Slipover and high neck styles of fine nainsook— some daintily trimmed with lace and crepe embroidery—some embroidered in pretty ^ colored designs. Up to $5.95 Envelope Chemises at $2.95—These are unusually fine garments at the price. Fashioned of crepe de chine and satin with trimmings of fine lace insertions and tailored edges. Up to $12.95 Sample Envelope Chemises at $7.95— These are exquisite creations of which we have only one garment of a kind. Up to $3.50 Bodices at $1.95—Crepe de chine and satin bodices with the most beautiful lace trimmings and solid lace yokes, back and front. Up to $2.50 Bodices at $1—Another sample lot we purchased at a big price concession and are henoe able to offer them to you so low. Made of crepe de

chine.

Up to $5 Bodices, $2.95—If you are a lover of beautiful undergarments you’ll want a couple of these,; Made of the combination of Georgettes and satins and crepe de chine.

Remarkably Low Prices irsia on Fine Furs

Highest quality furs in the most advanced styles—furs taken right from our regular stock— Capes, coats, coatees and separate pieces at splendid savings! $77.50 Natural Muskrat Coat, thirty-six inches long. Has beautiful seal collar and cuffs. $50. $165 Hudson Seal Coat, 46 inches long, with skunk trimmed collar. $110. $225 Hudson Seal Coat, 46 inches long, with large seal collar and deep cuffs. $185. $275 Hudson Seal Coat with taupe fox collar and border, *166.

$35 Beaver CoUar, $28.50. $250 Natural Mink Cape, $150. $150 Skunk Cape, $120.00. $150 Hudson Seal Coatee, $115.

$100 Hudson Seal Coatee, $66. $57.50 Hudson Seal Stole, $45. $47.50 Hudson Seal Stole, $35. Separate muffs, $5 up to $165. Fwr dept^—Second floor.

Our Great January Sale of Fine Queen Quality Boots at $6.65

Our shoe department waa crowded to its utmost capacity vesterday— and no wonder when you can buy shoee which formerly sold for $8.50, $10.00 and $12.00, at $6.65

Shoes which were taken right from our regular stock and in many . instances priced way below cost.

True to our policy of starting the New Year with fresh merchandise, we are making this sacrifice to clean up odd pairs and broken sizes of shoes which we have in stock.

Those who did not attend the sale yesterday, will find splendid choosing for the second day of the sale, for we have,; added many new models. Included in the assortment you’ll find manV beautiful styled shoes’ such as gray kid boots, brown kid boots, field mouse boots, white kid

uppers, Covered French heels—some tun;

boots—all have 9-inch lace soles—others welt soles

Also brown kid, gray kid, field mouse kid, with 9-inch fabric lace up- _ jl — 1 _ jNw-aBM m 4* ** wwrl'f'Vt 4P«» V* . 4 wt l* 1

pers to harmonize. Brown and gray patents', with fabric 9-inch lace up pers. Tan and brown calf walking boot#, with 8H--inch uppers. Ther,

* JLCMI CLiiU V/ TV H ^ fW % *r ^ too, there are many combinations of black a'nd gray, V brown calf and fawn buck uppers, black kid and gray buckskin uppers, black and white,

tan and fawn—and many others.

Really, with but a very few exceptions, you can choose from our entire stock at this price. —sa«« iept- «r»t floor

Phillipine Hand-Embroidered Nightgowns, $2.95

Hand-made and hand-embroidered nightgowns in slipover styles. Some made with kimono sleeves — others have set-in ones — elaborate patterns embroidered on yokes and sleeves—neck and sleeves fine hand-scalloped. —Third floor—WkmoiT*.

HPWasson&Gfflroany

JOSEPH WHITAKER DEAD.

Engaged In Construction Work Many Years—Formerly Lived Here. Friends to this city have received

word of the death In a Cincinnati hospital of Joseph WYiStaker. who formerly lived at Thirteenth street and Cornell avenue. Indianapolis. Mr. Whitaker for many years was connected with various construction companies and was in that line of work when he lived in Indiana-

polis. Later he was superintendent of a company which made extensive excavations for extra tracks for the New York Central railroad near Kingston, New York. More recently he had had charge of work In Cincinnati and Hamilton, O., and was a resident of Ham-

ilton, 0„ at the time of his death. He was about forty-six years old and is survived by the widow and three sons, Raymond. Norman and Benjamin. His death was caused by heart failure. Relatives of Mr Whitaker live In Indianapolis and at Thorntown. Mrs. W.

E Jackson, 137 East Thirtieth street, Indianapolis. is a niece.

Gary Outranks Chicago. v ARY, Ind., January Z.—The report of Rivers McNeill, collector of customs for

the Chicago and northern Indiana.barber districts, reveals that Gary harbor now outranks Chicago harbor in tonnage receipts. In this district Gary now, ranks second only to the harbor st the mouth of Cslumet river (South Chicago). Tonnage receipts at Chicago

at Gary 3,301.M& tons In ’adduion. Ch*'| hor*r^lvS^flJ^^ns pV toorTor*. an,,

1817 amounted

cage received 1.000.000 bushels of grain ! exported 1,$*3,750 barrels ot^oil toadeGary's tonnage consisted mostly or Iron! at the docks of the western slip or the

Gary's tonnage consisted mostly —- —-— — , - ^ ore for the steel trust, which owns the { Inland ship canal at It am mono «ini re harbor and which bars all ships from lijcel.ed from the Standard Oil refineries

save those Hying the Page of its own 1 at Whiting.