Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
wANAMAKER,s
Philadelphia, Monday, March \
The Big Easter e.,


There is a great big !,
egg in the basement 1
give the children a ID
pleasure--don't let then
it.
The shell is broken,
can see what's inside; al
rical scane with a watetl
and rocks, and green, aps
sorts Of Easter animals, 81
gay, and comical; but thev
really candy boxes.
Two motherly looking
bits preside over the !,
and you notice the animal,
all very quiet and well
haved.
There is a golden sky,
little fairy lights in It:
everything is lovely in d
dom.
This is just a meager,
gestion of the wonderful
riety of Easter NOVELTIES
have at the candy-store d
by-as big a show as the
Summer Silks
About all our summer
are in-which means that
variety is at least as good
it will be any time this yea
Take it for granted that
don't sacrifice quality
beauty; there is no temptat
this year. The silks areba
tiful enough without.
Printed pongee. blue and white: ds
stars. hecks. clover, honeyslckle, N |
Printed japanese silks, blue and Vi
dots, dashes, scrolls, leaves. flower
Printed Shanghai. blue and vi
French printing and French patterns
Printed foulard, blue and white, I'D
printing, 75c.
Printed foulards-rare colorings;
designs in white on old-rose, purple
net, navy, gray, brown, SIC.
Printed taffeta mousseline; whitesa|
of satin over leaves and vines: I'll
pastel tints, s5c.
Printed foulards, new blue and u,l
all dots from pin-heads to pennies,
Printed foulard with printed dsd
color. black and white on old rose, N
brown, gray, Napoleon blue, sOc.
Double twill foulards, blue and Vii
pin dots to size OF quarter; also hs.
fern. palm, stripes and twigs. 81.
Foulard and fancy Liberty satns, ni
the dainty prevailing tints: new IN
blues. purple. old rose, old blue, garnul
New Liberty satin with dots of slk |
serpentine rivulets In white, with ID
of colored flowers; old rose, old blue u
ender, gray. tan, new green, bRl
bisaue. purple, navy; nearly huna
kinds. 81.
american Salk Shlytingj
These women's shirt silksa
copied from the French shi
ings in the same delicate !
orings. The French shirtn
are $3.50; the American
smile is 6oc a yard-all col
ings.
White waist silks in col
and figures and dots; entin
new styles in the purest WI
silk that washes like linen
The Japanese corded ST
limitations of French faI
silks that sell at $3.50 a y
the Japanese are 45c 4
there are thousands.
$40 Hair Mattresses, s
Made in our own factory,
good curled South Amerit
horse-hair.
Couldn't sell them for so
tie if we didn't make so m;
used up half a million poul
OF hair lastyear; or if we hat
bought such a big lot Of
grade of hair-oo, 900 pour
One or two parts; ia
striped or the old fashiol
blue and white ticking. Fc
pounds weight.
Black mixed hair mattres
with pair of feather pill
and holster RI match in ga
ticking, $40 a set-wortF
third more.
FeatAers- Thoroug
steamed and cold-blast-dI
live geese feathers Of the
grade, for 75c a pound.
2oxso pillows. 2ls lbs; si.ss each.
2Ox6S holsters. 6 lbs; $s.75 each.
A good bed is your
friend; a bad one your w
enemy.
Can't buy bad bedding h
but you can buy good, bet
and best.
John WanamakeI
TrNY,l,u. A ,l;netnd