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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
6
Ameri can designers produce smart tailored coats with rich trimmings in navy twilight blue green grey black and white. Short coats and full flare skirts headline a display priced from 15 to 75 dollars alongside attractive street and evening dresses in taffeta silk crepe de chine and messalines with lace chiffons and new shades.
The new Shirt Waists for spring feature high neck long sleeve ultra fashionable options with convertible collars. Low neck short sleeve styles in lace chiffon georgette crepe de chine and radium silk are popular with crepe de chine waists from 2.48 dollars and a special lot at 4.50 dollars.
A local shop showcases a wide spring line with plaid voiles in many shades and sizes. Flowered striped materials along with Devonshire Cloth Rompe Cloth and spring Ginghams offer fast color guarantees.
A local store advertises a limited silk underwear sale with garments from Kayser and other brands. Contents include vests knickerbockers camisoles gowns and princess slips described as slightly soiled or mussed but offered at many items below half price. Sale aims to clear stock and starts soon.
Athens unveils premier display of new millinery with a wide stock of jaunty ready to wear hats. Models arrive for early shipment and display, with colored hats matching new garments and special values priced at 2.00 3.00 4.50 5.00 6.50 and 7.50 including the notable Vanity hats.
This silk store announces a near complete stock of new dress silks and striped silks for blouses. The collection includes plaids in varied colors and iridescent striped silks, with strong demand for early shipments and continued efforts to uphold the store’s reputation.
In a busy department store, the 98c waist section adds new models weekly. The popular spot features waists with stylish marks and value up to $2.00. Special price offered for Choice 98c waists.
Martex unveils new Turkish towels with a solid center in pink blue and orange and a white border priced 65c. A striped Martex towel in multiple colors offers large size at 38c each. New wash cloths arrive in colors at 10c each.
A week brings a large shipment to the white goods section. New arrivals include shirting madras at 20c and 35c, striped and plain voiles, marquisettes for dresses and waists, the new weave oxfords, and wash gabardine for skirts and suits. Early buyers will find rewarding options.
Factory ads announce fresh corset stock in all sizes now available after earlier stock was small. The seller claims deeper discounts with two lots offered, values from 1.50 to 6.50, and aims to attract new and returning customers with a wider range of sizes.
The corset department reports strong success in closing out odd lots and adds more brassieres with two price points. Values up to 1.50 are offered at 29c and 49c as they clear inventory before new goods arrive.
Partly overcast and colder in the south with a Texas storm moving eastward toward the Atlantic coast. Rains hit the cotton belt while snow and sleet occurred inland. thunderstorms reported last night in central Alabama and Georgia. Weather remains unsettled in the north and northwest with a new disturbance in the middle Plateau promising warmer days ahead. Temperatures show deep lows in Winnipeg and Duluth. Weather forecaster from the section notes cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change. The notice also mentions a film event featuring Elsie Janis and a YWCA film shown Thursday.
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