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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1916
Page
17
Spring fashion buds burst into bloom at the Northeast Georgia store with dainty new outfits. The vast Ready-to-Wear display promises charm and beauty to every lady in Athens and surrounding territory.
A local clothing feature promotes attractive new suits and dresses with youthful flare. The collection includes gabardines serges poplins and shepherd checks priced at 12 50 and 15 00 with white collar and cuffs trim.
The advertisement promotes Beautiful Suits priced from 27.50 to 60.00 with a claim of wide assortment and quality lower than competitors. Special Sale suits at 9.50 feature Kenny Kool Cloth for hot weather in gray and tan, with all sizes. A complete line of new white skirts in piques linens garbadines and corduroy offers flare models and trims with pearl buttons, priced 1.00 to 5.00.
A retailer advertises 150 suits priced at 20 22 50 and 25 dollars. The collection features popular shades with flare coats and skirts, braid trim and contrast collars and cuffs, highlighting stylish detailing and wide selection.
The store promotes a spring millinery display with bright flowers and colors and claims the best prices in Athens for similar quality. It invites customers to view attractive hats even if not buying and notes prices ranging from 2.50 to 50.00. The ad also highlights three stylish pillow cases and Bacilla stamped art needlework items at 5 cents per pair.
Athens shop promotes a wide wash goods lineup with low prices and diverse styles. Featured items include satin striped voiles 40 inches wide at 85c, Burton’s foreign voiles 75c, seed voiles 39c, plaid organdies and reception voiles, various embroidered cloths, dotted piques, and wide ranges of cotton fabrics from 10c to 65c per yard. Specials highlight white piques 19c, 32 inch ginghams 10c, Palm Beach cloth 12 c, and other fast color fabrics at bargain prices.
A local store promotes a selection of curtains rugs draperies shades screens linoleum carpets and mats at moderate prices. It highlights Congo leum Rugs and a new cheaper linoleum that lasts as long as standard options. Nets scrims in various patterns sell 10c to 60c per yard. Children’s suitcase lunch boxes are 10c each.
The advertisement promotes a rubber-tired sulky for babies, highlighting an all-steel frame, compact folded size, adjustable back for comfort, and a price of 4.00 without a top. It emphasizes outdoor use for children during spring.
Save money on glassware with an immense stock. Ice tea tumblers 10c each, thin glass tumblers 5c each or 50c a dozen, water bottles 35c, pitchers 2c to 65c, tall goblets 10c, footed sherbets 10c, vases 5c to 49c, two piece punch bowl 2.19, pickle dishes 10c, bowls 25c to 49c, oil and vinegar cruets 25c, cut glass sherbets 1.50 for six, tumblers 12 1/4c, coasters 1.25 per set, china ware 10c, and fabrics including 10 yards of Nainsook 1.50 and 10 yards English Long Cloth 0.79. Also Boy Scout Shoes 25c.
An advertisement touts a Wizard Triangle Mop that reaches corners and polishes as it cleans. Mops come in three sizes at 25c 50c and 1 25. Polish in bottles priced at 10c 25c and 1.00.
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