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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1916
Page
10
Our collection features silk poplin dresses priced at 4.8 and 750 with colors black navy Belgian wisteria green sand gray. Matching organdie collars lace cuffs vests add style. Also new taffeta and georgette crepe gowns in rose gray and other shades from 12.50 to 30.00.
At these prices we offer attractive dresses in chiffon taffeta silk nets over satin in shades of yellow blue green and pink.
For the little ones a large assortment of ginghams per cales and linens in pretty plaids stripes and combinations and solid white offered at 85c to 2.50.
House Dresses priced from 1.00 to 2.50 in a selection of Electric Brand styles. Dresses use fast color fabrics and come in all sizes.
An exceptional showing features linen dresses priced from 7.50 to 15.00 in white rose blue wisteria and natural. The display highlights light fabrics and airy silhouettes for summer wardrobes.
A silk dealer urges buyers to act now as prices rise and a potential famine looms. The firm touts a vast stock of georgette crepe de chine, crepe fabrics, taffetas, and thistledown silks in new shades, promising large, diverse inventories.
Many new shirt waists are on hand including georgette crepe waists from 4.00 and crepe de chine georgette combos from 4.00 to 5.95. Wash silk waists in all colors and stripes and crepe de chine waists in all colors priced at 2.50.
The notice highlights new corset models promising proper fit for figures in front or back views. It also advertises corset section availability and best grade shirting prints at five cents per yard.
The department showcases a wide spring wash goods collection with novelty seed voile at 39c per yard and embroidered bar voiles 40 inches wide at 1.00 per yard. The assortment highlights include many new items in wash fabrics anticipated to please patrons with diverse colorings and widths.
Local store announces a new Luxor toilet line featuring face powder and cream, cold cream, rouge, powders in vanity boxes, lip sticks and toothpaste. Brands include Luxor Melba Mme Ise Belle’s Babcocks Colgates. Specials include Colgates toothpaste 20c Urice cold cream 20c Ponds extract cold cream 20c regular 25c toothbrushes 10c.
An Athens department store highlights a broad range of home goods including rugs curtains nets scrims window shades carpets mats fixtures cretons carpet sweepers furniture polish mops ladders ironing boards glassware chinaware aluminumware and more.
Bacilla showcases a line of art goods including dainty dresses for little girls and babies, baby sets, aprons, dressing sacques, luncheon sets, towels, and night gowns in a broad stamped goods assortment.
A Athens store showcases the largest and best assorted line of stylish millinery ever shown locally. Expert milliners stand ready to create or adjust hats for customers. Ready trimmed hats priced at 2.50 dollars and up. Others made to suit purchaser.
Bungalow aprons priced 50 to 85 cents. Maids aprons 50 to 85 cents. Butler’s aprons 35 and 50 cents. Aprons with matching bonnet offered at 1.00.
In the underwear department a new line of undermuslin offers prettiest dainty garments including skirts chemise pants corset covers at moderate prices. The store claims the largest assortment yet and prices are said to be lower than elsewhere. Butterscotch candy 10c pound.
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