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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1918)
TV ' o r w vv Jk Sir- THE OMAHA BEE Stopping .4 On .Earnest: -4n Friday Special Selling Events in the Downstairs Store Present Worth-While Economies on Necessities for Immediate Personal Use and CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING HRISTMAS Is i Drawing Near l.fi More Shopping Days Left Great stocks of Merchandise await your choosing in ourBasement and service is at its best iiy&e morn ing hours. mass Stores UNDERWEAR Friday Offerings in the Basement Women's .Union Suits Fine pink lisle in band top, cuff knee and shell knee styles, at, per suit 1.00 Women's Vests Fine cotton weave, fancy haid crochet, in white, each, at 50 and 59 Children's Union Suits Cotton, peeler color, in sizes 2 to 8 at 1.00 per suit and sizes 10 to 16, per suit 1.25 Flannels and other materials that can be made into useful Christmas gif U are to be had in the Down stairs Store at a very low' price. Note these few offerings: Beacon Bath Robe Flannel in a splendid variety pretty jac quardand Indian designs for men's and women's bath robes, etc., per yard 65 '36-Inch Percale Drew, Wrap per and Shirting styles, light and dark elors; our very best "quality, at, per yard 35 36-Inch Fancy Printed Velour Flannel in a big variety pretty designs and color combinations for house dresses, kimonos, etc., at, per yard 39 Fancy Printed Dreti Voile, 27 inches wide, in a big assortment neat printings for ' dainty aprons, doll dresses, etc. ; spe cial, pfcr yard 19 Imported, and Domestic Kimo no Crepe m a wonderful assort ment pretty Japanese designs "and cobrings, very desirable just now for kimonos, dressing sacques, etc., at, a yard 39 27-Inch Outing Flannel in white, also fancy and plain gray genuine Amoskeag make, heavy warm, fleecy nap; special ar per yard 29 32-Inch Fine Zephyr Dress Gingham, imported and domes tic make, beautiful plaids, staple checks, etc., big variety to choose from, at per yard, 59 and 75 32-Inch Woven Shirrinj Mad ras, pretty striped and jac quard effects for men's and boys' shirts, etc., per yard 35 Mill Remnants Dress Gingham, plaids, checks and stripes, long servicwible lengths, yard, 19 ,V yv Give Handkerchiefs Xmas A COMPLETE line of fancy boxed and initial Handkerchiefs, also fancy white and colored embroidered Handkerchiefs for men, women and children at , prices from 5c each to 35c each. and 19c box to 85c a box. r Men's All-Linen White Handkerchiefs, each 25tf Women's Fancy Embroid ered Handkerchiefs, in white and colored, 3 in a box, at, per box 35 Women's Fancy White and Colored Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 6 in a box for 59 Men's Cotton Initial in colored and white initials, 6 in a box for 75 Men's Plain White, Good size Handkerchiefs, also corded borders, each, at, only 12 Children's Colored Initial Handkerchiefs, 3 in a box, at 29 Children's Novelty Picture Silk Handkerchiefs, at, each 10 Women's Pure Linen H e mstitched Handker chiefs, at, each 25 Women's Cotton Lawn Handkerchiefs, in fancy white colored embroidered cor ners, also plain white and corded; your-choipe, at, each 7 Women's Crochet Slippers at 95c Is but one of the many big values in our Downstairs Shoe Depart ment, and here are two Christmas gift suggestions on which you can save money. Lamb's Wool Inner Sole, elk out sole in blue, red, pink and gray; any size in this lot, from 3 to 8, 95. Misses' and Children's Felt Bootees Pictures on cuff, red and blue, felt soles, sizes 82 up to 2, 95 About 500 Pairs of Men's Slippers, Pair, 95c On Sale Friday Only. Here is a splendid opportunity to buy men's house slippers for Christmas Gift-giving. These are made with good leather sole, and heels and with velvet uppers, in gray, blue and black. They come in sizes 6 to 11, and are special value, at 95 Men's Slumber Slippers In blue, red, black and gray, sizes 6 to 11 95 ! Children's Fancy Slippers Sizes from 5 to 8, in red, blue and fancy, felt soles and comfortable for winter wear in cold mornings, Bt, pair 69 Women's Slumber Slippers Sizes 3 to 8, in red, jrink, gray and light blue 95 In the Basement Gift Shop We are featuring one lot of Genuine Ivory Hand Mirrors in the full size and with bevel glass. These are manu facturers' seconds, but the imperfections are so slight as to be hardly detectable. There are but a small quan tity and they are offered while they last at less than half price. Choice H 69 JL Basement Buy Toys Novr-because as the days go by opportunity for good selection becomes less and less. . . ' r Round Oak Tables, with two chairs to match, table 15 inches across top, 12 inches high; chairs 20 inches high; set of 3 pieces 1.75 Came! Games! Games I At the game counter you can find every Parker and Mc Laughlin game published, Pit, Rummy, Plaze,' Flowers, Flags. Crokonola Boards, from 1.50 to the fine de Luxe boards, at 8.00 War of Wars, Polly Arfna, Parchuse Soldier games, Toy Town games. Washing sets. Grocery store and depart ment store games. Don't fail to visit the game counter. Genuine Fire-Fly and Flexible Flyer Sleds. Every boy knows what a Flexible Flyer sled is. They steer themselves. Price, 1.50 to 7.00 Doll House Furniture, parlor, dining room, kitchen and bed room sets 35 to 2.50 Have You Seen the New Wolverine Laundry Set with tubs, wringer, glass wash boards and clothes racks? If not, visit the Sandy Andy counter and have the demon strator show you the new wash and sand toys. What Are You Able to Build With Your Blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep rain ing and others go roam, but I can be happy and building at home, pig lock blocks, 1 .25 to -6.00 Boys' Novelty and School O'Coats A most complete showing of novelty and school Over- coats, all wanted patterns and shades, sizes 2 to 18 , v years; priced at 7.50 up to 14.95 Boys' Good Percale Neckband Shirts, 85c Beautiful color, fast striped effects on light grounds. Men's Overcoats Hundreds of Men's and Young Men's new Winter Overcoats, at 9.50 and 13.50 All shades of blue, brown, gray, green, etc., in splendid wearing ma terials, sizes 32 to 42. J Men's Union Suits Heavy weight ribbed, ecru, long sleeves, ankle length. Just the right weight for the cold weather; all sizes, 34 to 46, at 1.98 Men's heavy fleece lined union suits, sizes 34 to 46, special, at 2.25 . Trousers for Men and Young Men In neat, striped patterns of durable worsted, strongly tailored and extra well ma.de, size 31 to 42 waist, at 2.00, 2.50, 3.00 and 3.50 Hosiery Always acceptable and very reasonably priced in the Downstairs Store. Women's Hose Women's Silk Lisle, Mock Seam Hosiery, in black, white, navy, cordovan, gray and Russian calf, at, per pair 65 Women's Silk Fibre Hosiery, with mock seam, with double soles and lisle garter tops, ln white, gry, pink, tan, navy1, pongee, suede and African brown shades, at, pair 1.25 as- Men's Socks Men's Wool Socks, in Black, Ox ford and natural, in sizes 10 to 1 1 H , at, per pair 59c Men's Lisle Socks With Double heels and toes, In all colors, at, per pair v 392 Infants' Hose Infants' Ail-Wool Hose, In Black and white, with silk heels and toes, in sizes 4 to 6 ft, at," per pair 50 V. 1 1 Men's. Gloves for Christmas Gifts Men's Kid Gloves at a real bargain, sizes i to 7,. 1.50 and 2.00 values, at 95 c , " Women's Boudoir Caps . CHOICE of a nice assortment trimmed in fancy lace ' and lace and silk body, also fancy cook caps in lawn. Scores of pret ty designs in the pretty colors as pink, blue, lavender, maise, green and old rose; each, at j ?.Qr tn fifth "Universal" Breadmaker the Friday ''Universal" Week Special Mother's bread is always better and preferred by the whole family. Why not make her a present of- a "Universal" breadmaker and make bread making one of her great pleasures. It does away with the hard woric of kneading and makes the bread even finer grained and firmer than it Is possible to do by hand. Let the demonstrator show you and tell you why. "Universal" Breadmakers, priced 2.75 to 4.50 "Universal" Food Choppers The bits of food you throw away should make a meal another day, turns the left overs into delicious hash, croquettes, soup, salads, etc. A first aid to, food conserva tion. "Universal" Food Choppers, 1.85 to r ' 2.50 Roasters "Savory" ' seamless, sanitary, self -basting roasters, large size 1.9S "Lisk" three-piece enameled self-basting roasters,, up from 2.59 y Roast or drip pan, anyize, ranging. size from 8x12 to 14x14, choice 15, "Universal" Butter Merger Cuts Butter Bills in Two Two pounds of merged butter made from one pound of butter and one pint of milk. It's easily done; simply add one pinfNf milk to a pound of thinly sliced butter, churn for a few moments and you bave two pounds of merged butter. The "Uni versal" butter merger is easy to operate, easy to clean and will not get out of order. -Price 2.50 , V Cast Iron Skillets . . ' x ' J These are the polished "Griswold" Skillets, size 8, special 69 Friday and Saturday, an Exceptional Selling of Smart Serges, Velveteens, Georgette and Satin Frocks for Women and Misses vThis sale is an event mtde possible by early purchases and if priced according to fabric and style at today's worth, they would readily sell at from 12.50 to 25.00. These are surprisingly smart dresses and if you have seen them in our Douglas Street Windows, the importance of making an early selection may be easily recog nized. ' 4 ; To be able to bay p smart "frock at this price is quite unusual 'indeed. Either for in formal dancing par ties or for afternoon wear the Satin or Georgette frocks will mark one as well dressed, and for Street wear the Serges or Velvetines will give one individual smartness. ; This offer is limited to a few hundred dresses, dozens of pretty styles, many, but one of a kind. A few richly embel lished' but most of them tefy on 'their perfect lines and quality of fabric for distinctiveness. - On Sale in the Basement. Came 'Early for First Choice! Why Not Blankets for Gifts? or One of These Fine Comforters SILK MULL COMFORT. ERS, filled with specially processed white fluffy cot ton, exceptionally light and warm, in a variety delicate colorings with 9-inch silk border to match; would make an excellent "Xmas gift; spe cial, at 6.50 AUSTRALIAN PLAID BLANKETS in assorted col ors, extra heavy twilled quality, full double bed size; splendid value, at 5.95 WOOL BLANKETS, in as sorted plaids and white with fancy borders, sizes 66x80 and 70x84; extra heavy, warm quality, thoroughly scoured to prevent shrinking, at 12.95 WOOL FINISHED COT TON BLANKETS in white, gray and tan with assort ed fancy borders, thread whipped edges, long fleecy nap. Special, at . 2.95 tff a i eie a. ma K am . BLANKETS, lis a 72x90, inches, in a wonderful as sortment of Indian Jacquard and floral designs, neatly boxed, with girdle and frogs to match, at 4.50'' SILKOLINE COVERED COMFORTERS filled with good grade white, sanitary cotton, medium and light colors, double bed size, ex tra value, at , 2.59 SATEEN COVERED COM FORTERS filled with white carded cotton, handsomely scroll stitched in a variety of light and dark colors, extra, heavy winter weight, size 72x 84 inches; special, at 5.95 27x54 Axminster Rugs, a pretty arid Useful Rug worth $4 at 2.98 Rag Rugs; 30x60 Hit and Miss Rag Rugs, washable and dur able, each 1.25 : 1 Bissell's Sweepers, some and Christmas each Carpet a hand useful gift, at, 3.50 Gift Suggestions From the Drapery Department .Full Size Couch Covers, a very pretty assortment o f Oriental designs, worth $2.50; special e?ch 1.9 50 Pieces of Drapery Madras, 36 inchea wide, suitable for overdraper ies and door hangings; special, a yard 59 Table of Filet Nets, 36 and 40 inches wide, an excellent net for pretty curtains, at, a yard 35d