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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
5
The store reports an all time high hat sale during the past week with hundreds of new spring hats arriving today. Hats are described as beautiful, affordable, and flattering in small, medium, and large sizes drawing many compliments.
A listing for a dress display offers morning wear ve randa and garden outfits, with neighbor visiting and general utility wear. Prices range from $1.50 to $3.00, all new materials including natural linen with ratine collars and cuffs, embroidered in contrasting colors, all sizes.
Tables list lace selections with low sale prices. Table I features round thread and French vals with 10c values for 5 cents. Table II offers linen torchon beadings and novelty laces at 7 cents from 15c values. Table III showcases fancy bands, vals and rh-line laces at 10 cents from 25c values.
Four leaders today feature silk dresses at deeply discounted prices. All silk messaline styles with lace yokes and white brocaded Fleur d Orie details, sizes available. Dresses priced from 8.50 to 15.00 with varied fabrics and trims, including foulards and borded designs.
The store advertises over 50 new waist models priced at 1.25 each. Examples include Striped Dimity, Lace trim Med, Tucked White Voile with solid collars and cuffs, Dutch neck, and White Striped Dimity with colored collars.
A dated retail snippet lists white checked dimity at 15c and white summer vests at 25c, with various accessories including neckwear, hair bow ribbons, silk lisle vests, Pepperell sheets and pillow cases, plus ginghams and stamped corset covers priced low.
Tuesday sale offers stamped corset covers and gowns in French nainsook. Gowns feature kimono sleeves and low necks with pretty French designs. Prices 15c to 48c.
An advertisement promotes favors for birthdays weddings birthdays and other events. It invites customers to name the occasion and promises complete service at very inexpensive rates.
The ad touts a vast cotton and silk fabric assortment in Athens with 40 inch Taille du Bor dure and Renfrew silk novelties. It lists checks stripes and solids with 25c 32 inch wide materials and over 500 pieces to choose from, including crepes satin stripes and charmeuse options.
Spring sewing picks from Michaels feature a range of wash goods including solid colors and novelty voices. Highlights include Holly Batiste long time JAWS leader, Tristan stripes Batiste with silk stripe, Delmore dimity, French organdie satin stripe, Toile de Bordure border fabrics, and new Ratines touted as best saving in Georgia.
A newspaper ad showcases silk crepe de chine fabrics in white cream pink light blue mail lavender well rose American beauty gendarme blue Alice blue and black priced at 59 cents. The listing highlights variety and affordable color options for spring sewing and dressmaking.
All silk shirtings for waists and manish shirts described as the best Hakutais made in Japan. Advertised in large cities at 75 cents, offered here at 65 cents. Features include new coloring and a full range of stripe patterns, all fresh and distinct.
Local sale note lists boy's blouses at 50 cents and 79 cents with regular prices around one dollar. The fragment suggests clothing for boys and promotional pricing.
The First Methodist Church hosts a series of short meetings led by the Woman's Missionary Society and other groups, just before revival services daily at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Attendees are invited. various society gatherings occur through the week. Reverend Troy Beatty plans to perform a wedding for Miss Roberta Butler and Mr. James Everett Young in Quitman.
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