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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA Just More Days for Xma Shoppie 1 9 1 if if ft Boys' Mackinaws 300 Coats at $4.25 Ea. Here's a chance to get a good, warm Mackinaw at a big saving. Plenty of every size from 6 to 18 years. Plenty of different patterns and styles to please every boy. Boys' Suits at $6.95 Hundreds of two-pair-pant suits the double seat and knee kind, at $6.95. Odd suits , and lots of two or three of a kind out of the $7.50, $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50 sellers, are all com bined in this one Saturday event. All sizes to start with. A good variety of patterns. Boys' Shirts or Blouse Waists, $1.00 In single Xmas boxes, smart new patterns in madras fabrics. All fresh, new stock. Just in for this one occasion. With collar or neck band for separate collar all sizes. Xmas Specials Boys' Neckties in Xmas boxes at 35c Boys' Belts 35c to 75c Initial Buckle Belts 50c Here ar Boys' Sweaters Galore Jerseys to heavy Jumbo Knit. Every style is here. Many have toques to natch. ' Second Floor, Men's Building Corduroy Knickerbock er Pants and Odd Suit Pants, at $1.00 Here are $1.50 to $2.00 values. One table full of wonderful values. All sizes to start with. Another Interesting Item A table of Flannel Blouses at 75c. Extra values. Blouses come in gray, olive, and blue. Made with open cuff and sateen lined neck band. Prevents shrinking. Exceptional values. J ' Let the Spirit of Christmas Prevail A MERICA must not spend unwisely; America must not hoard; America must con serve her food and her fuel sup plies; but let not America re frain from giving gifts at Christ mas time. LET little boys and girls have m their Christmas gifts their dolls, books, skates, trains, sleds and the like. LET the older boys and girls those of 20, 30 and 40 years give gifts to each other, helpful, use ful gifts, such 1 as coats and iquff s, gloves and mittens, negligees, hand kerchiefs, neckwear, hosiery, bath robes and lounging robes, a beautiful linen set, a new bedroom suite, chair or rocker, a new rug, a shopping bag designed to hold Red Cross work and numerous packages, a suitcase or trunk, a silver set, or scores of other useful articles in jewelry. mi AND let grandma and grandpa be remembered with comfy slip pers, a house jacket, a wadded robe, an easy chair and so on. AND be not too quick to judge as to wrhat is a useless, impractical gift. That which to you may seem a luxury, an unnecessary article might serve a very useful and helpful pur pose, may be a thing of joy and utility to the one whom you know wants it. Ribbons and Bags ror nnstmas uirts , One simply cannot overV J look the fascinations of Ribbon and things made of ribbon when selecting the Christmas Gifts and particularly when the se lection is so broad and at tractive as this. Ribbon for Hair Bows, in plain and fancy warp prints, light AT Jfe m x mm m special, a 19c and dark colors: ford v SW-inch Dark Warp Printi, bright satin edge, pretty for bags, light and dark effects; a yard 49c Little Fancy Vanity Bags, in boxes, ready for gift mak ing 29c and 35c Special for Saturday Velour Ribbon, 8Vi inches svido, values at $2.75 a yard; special Saturday, a yard, $1.25 A Large Variety of Bag of all descriptions, in largo and me dium sizes; prices ranging up from $1.25 5 and 6-inch Fancy Warp Print, in light and dark colors, pretty for fancy work; a yard 25c Main Floor ft O Girls' Dresses-Very Special At $4.95, Many Worth Up to $10.00 Why not outfit your daughter with one of these exceptionally pretty and styl ish Dresses for this Christmas season? These are made of Wool Serges, Chai ns and Combination Plaids, and are as pretty as they can be. Just about 100 in the lot, at $4.95 to $10.00. Any Girl's Middy Skirt in Stock, Values Up to $5.00, at $2.95 Fine Wool Serges and Plaids, pleat ed skirts on waists. Second Floor Gloves' Will Surely Please Don't Overlook This Fact Because we purchased our stock early, we can sell these Gloves from 25 to 33 lower than today's market would permit. Women' Two-Clap Imported Glove in white. These gloves would have to sell at $2.00 a pair if bought in today's market; special, a pair SI. 45 Women' Two-Clasp Real Kid Glove, in black or white, afy white with black backs, and black with white backs; also in tan. If these were bought in today's market we would have to sell them at $2.50 a pair; special, a pair $2.00 Buy- Glove Bonds If You Don't Know the Size. Main Floor Toys Are the BIG Thing in Mind When Santa Claus Makes His Rounds So don't forget the children THEY MUST NOT BE DISAPPOINTED and they wjll not be disappointed if you will but rely on this Toy Department, because our stocks are broad and comprehensive and our prices are very modest, indeed. Doll Bed. You can find any kind of doll bed you may ask for. Doll beds, in white enamel, mahogany, brass; all sizes from the twelve inch crib, at 25c, to the large brass beds, at $10.00 it 'yfti W h i t Enamel , . ...TSy Furniture; little iressers, bureaus, chiffoniers and wardrobes, all beautifully dec orated with blue and pink floral designs, p r ices from 75c to $10 Doll Buttle, in white enamel, bat tleship gray, brown and natural; all with rubber tired wheels from the small size to the ones large enough for a real baby. Wicker ioll buggies, at $4, $, $7.50 to $15 to Wagon. Roller bearing coaster wagons, with solid oak bodies, at .' ..$4.50 to $7.50 Roller Bearing Coaster Wagons, with iron wheels, guaranteed to hold 600 pounds, at $5.50, $6.50 and $7.50, Batement Children' Velocipede, all kinds, with and without rubber tires, also ball-bearing velocipedes, at $7.50 to $15.00 L. Smart Blouses "High" Shades At $2.95 to $6.95 No end to the assortment of styles and colorings we have here to show you and no woman will object to having one or more of these for a Christmas Gift. This year we have sold more Blouses for Christmas presents than ever before in our history. "High" hade in Bloute are very fashionable thi (Ba ton and for early Spring wear; wo have an exceptional collection of them ut these prices. Georgette Crepe and Crepe de Chine. ' Second Floor Art Embroidery Offerings , In Convenient Groupings If there is one spot in the store where you may be sure to get the unusual and the unusually fascinating gift, you can depend upon the Art Embroidery Depart ment for it modestly priced, too. x Articles Priced at 50c , Stork and Frog Pin Cushion. Wood Painted Thread Holder with Thread. Glat Bud Vae. Mahogany Candle Stick. Ivory Boat Shaped Pin Cush ion. Satin Vanity Bag. Hand Embroidered Shaving Pa per Cate. Glai Damask Covered Vases. i Mahogany Candle Stick. Cretonne Work Baiket. Cretonne Waiting Set. Ivory Shoe Horn and Button Hook Set. Bronze Incente Burner. Articles Priced at $1.00 Ivory Playing Card .Cases. Cretonne Covered Sweet Meat Boxes. Redwood Match Holders and Aih Tray. Enameled Watte Paper Batket. Knitting Bags Greatly Reduced Automobile. Never was there such a line of children's automobiles shown here before. Autos just like dad's. Some yellow, some gray and some green. All enameled with auto enamel and beautifully dec orated autos from $7.50 to $50.00 f Cretonne Bag, strap handles, each, at $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Cretonne Lined Bag, each, at $2.00 unci $2.50 Changeable Taffeta Bag, each, at $3.75 Fancy Silk Bag, Chinese tas sels and fruit trimmings, each, at $3.50, $3.75 and $4.50 Japanese Challie Bag, each, at ..$7.50 Others priced from $10 to $20 Late Shipment of Table Lamp Shades, in blue, rose, gold; gold and embroidery trimmed, special prices, $10, $11.50, $12.50 and , $15.00 Third Floor Jewelry and Leather Goods for Gifts At Exceptionally Low Prices Good reason for this because we obtained two important stocks recently at a, con cession that enabled us to mark these Leather Goods and Ivory Pieces at quite half the prices that would prevail ordinarily. A Sample Line From Herman Scheuer Toilet Cases, Manicure Cases, Military Sets in Leather Cases, Medi cine Cases, Card Sets, Poker Sets, etc. at half the prices that prevail today ordinar ily. I5P Silver Shaving Stands Adjustable Stands with fine plate mirrors and mug and brush, some have other fittings as well. All quadruple silver plate. Wonder ful values, at $1.98, $2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.98 A Sample Line From S. Langs dorf Of Fancy Ivory Pieces, at Prices which are about half those we would have to charge if purchased in the open market today. All the Fancy Ivory Toilet and Manicure Sets, in fine leatherette cases. All Silver Plated Toilet Sets Here again is a very remark able lot of values, ' $1.98, $2.98 and $3.98 Soldiers' Wrist Watches Ingersoll Radiolite Wrist Watch, Kitchener leather strap $4.50 Diamonds and Gold Jewelry Diamond Rings, 1-3 Karat Pure White Wesselton Stones, per fect cut and wonderful color, mounted in 14 Kt. Solid Gold Tiffany Mounting ; special at .,. . .$55.00 Solid Gold La Vallieres, special, at $3.00 Real Coral Cameo La Vallieres, solid gold pendant and chain, in nice satin lined box; excep tional values, at .$5.98 Solid Gold Signet Links, for soft cuffs or stiff cuffs ; special at $2.50 Others at . . . . $3.98 and $5.00 The Red Crot button ha a meaning What doe it mean? The Red Cross button is a badge of patriotism ar you a patriot ? China Gifts EXTRA SPECIAL 1,000 Japanese Nut Set, with wooden hammer, Saturday, each 69c -2,000 Fancy Chin A Tea Set, assorted decorations, choice.50c Haviland China Dinner Set, 44 pieces, white and gold, a set $48.50 English Bone China Service Plate, special discount 25 Saturday. Main Floor Purchase a "Victrola" Take the moderate sum of $30.00 and invest it in one of the Victrolas and you will bring into your home all the best music that has been heard in a decade not only for you to enjoy but for every mem ber of your family to hear and enjoy. Let u demonstrate for you and explain the easy payment plan also. Main Floor, Pompeian Room v Christmas Furs Exceptional Values Women's Fashionable Furs at prices that represent important savings. The pelts have been carefully selected the- work manship is the very best the linings and the details leave nothing more tobedesired. These are furs that were bought months ago, before the great advance in the fur market. We have in stock an exceptionally beautiful collection of choicest pieces. Exquisitely made up with the fashions demanded for feminine adornment. The Fur Coats Exact Model of Muskrat Coat in Thi Stock Hudson Seal Coats, 45 inches long at .$150.00 to $485.00 Natural Muskrat Coats, 42 inches to 48 inches long, plain or collars and cuffs of contrasting fur, $79, $98, $135 and $159 Nutria Beaver, plain fur coat, Hudson Seal collar and cuffs, beautifully lined $198.00 Extra Fine Hudson Seal Coat J this is a belted model, 45 inches long, laife Marten collars and cuffs .$298.00 The Fur Scarfs and Muffs Ermine Cape, elaborately trimmed with tails $55.00, $119.00 and $150.00 Mole Throw, 56 to 90 inches long, fine selected pelts of Scotch mole. .$98.00, $125.00 and $149.00 Mole Muff to match $32.50, $49.00, $55.00 Genuine White Fox Animal Shape Scarf $49.00 and $69.00 Red Fox Scarf $35, $49, $59, $69 to $98 Taupe Fox Scarf $49.00, $69.00 and $79.00 Victoria Fox Scarf. . .$35.00, $45.00 and $55.00 Very Fine Military Wrist Watch 7-jewel lever movement, Radiolite Dial, a very fine timepiece on a Kitchener strap; special, at $10.00 f mmmmmmK ioraite Stores Black Fox Scarfs. . .$34.50, $45, $55, $79 and $93 Separate Beaver Muffs $24.50 Opossum and Raccoon Muffs, $34.50, $19.50, $25.00, $35.00 and $49.00 Handsome Marten Set, with long cape effect; handsome large Canteen Muff to match. .$175.00 ! Fine Lynx Throw, two yards long, with muff to I match $189.00 This excellent set of natural mink, two-yard throw, handsome round muff to match, all tail trimmed , $350.00 Natural Mink Throw, DO inches long, canteen muff to match, 'elegantly trimmed with natural tails $198.00 Natural Mink Cape Throw, ."ili inches v:v; . . .$l75.CO Mink Separate Muffc, in round ar.d canteen style-', at $4$.C3, 539.00, $75.00, $98.00 and $119.00 Store Open Until 9 P, M. Store Open Until 9 P. M.