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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1914
Page
6
June fashion sale offers half price on spring woolen and silk suits coats with multiple price points. Items include silk and woolen coats, linen coat suits, wash skirts, and a wide range of fabrics and garments appealing to brides and graduates.
Cottage style aprons in ginghams and white lawn with or without bib offered at 25c each. Special sale includes Bungalow aprons priced at 48c.
Our store offers a wide assortment of dainty dresses for little girls from ages 2 to 14. Prices range from 59c to $7.50, with fabrics including ginghams percales linens and madras. We guarantee colorfastness and invite customers to bring back any faded items.
Our children's parasols outsold expectations last week and stock ran low. A new shipment arrived offering parasols from 25 cm up to 2.50 dollars, meeting demand and restocking inventory.
Suggestions for Graduation Gifts include Eaton Crane and Pike stationery boxes priced 25c to 1.00, Wayne Knit silk hose at 50c to 2.50 per pair, silk fans in white and color, parasols from 1 to 7 dollars, plus belts crosses and chains beads brooches hair ornaments mesh bags leather bags and more all offered by the shop.
A baseball suit for boys aged 5 to 14 is offered at 98 cents, claiming savings of about $2.00 in wear. The outfit includes shirt, belt, pants, and cap in all sizes.
Athens silk house advertises high grade silks at low prices. Stock includes 40 inch poplins in multiple colors at $1.25, 36 inch maire in black and new shades at $1.50 and $1.95, 36 inch taffeta at $1.25 or $1.50, 40 inch crepe de chine at $1.50, 40 inch crepe meteors at $2.00, and 40 inch printed poplins and crepes at $2.00 to $2.25 per yard.
You can buy Roundtree trunks with a roller tray and a full range of suit cases, handbags, and travel items. Prices span from 3.50 to 30 for trunks, 1.00 to 15 for suit cases and handbags, with leather and imitation options available.
Exclusive agents present Jou Van and Chanut Kid Gloves and Niagara Maid Silk Gloves with two button and 16 button options. Prices range from 50 cents to $3.50, including washable Wash anew styles in two and 16 button variants.
The store advertises a full stock of wash goods with thousands of patterns for the present season. Prices are described as catering to all budgets and the assortment highlighted as attractive and up to date.
Ice tea glasses handsomely cut priced at $1.25 per set or 50c per dozen. Heavy bottom glasses priced 50c per set or 5c each. Flowered pattern cups and saucers available at 10c each.
Summer Underwear listing offers infant to ladies garments including gauze vests 10 to 25c gauze union suits 50c to 1.25 seamless and umbrella styles pant sets and infant garments 15 to 50c complete muslin lines with various styles and prices.
An advertisement invites readers to view stamped embroidery pieces and package outfits from Brainerd & Armstrong maker of Cortecelli silk. Highlights children’s rowers in all sizes for 50 cents.
A local shop promotes a complete assortment of Burton Fabrics in cotton and silk cotton blends. Customers are invited to inspect the latest weaves colorings and designs before sewing a shirtwaist tub frock or party dress.
An Athens store promotes Vuder porch shade to cool homes and Vador porch swing plus reinforced hammocks. Silk dresses cut 50 percent off and evening gowns 1 third off. Woolen skirts and petticoats discounted. dresses offered from $6.50 to $30 with new Crepe and Voile arrivals.
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