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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1914
Page
7
The notice promotes an autumn coat exposition showing white sport coats in corrugated cloth and chinchilla with novel features like set in sleeves and caped effects. Styles include solid white and white with blue green and tan straps. Prices range from 7.50 to 25.00 and coats are selling fast.
A department store features Mildred dresses designed for stout figures with a slim graceful effect. The line promises comfort and better style than multiple alterations, noting mid range prices and appealing to patrons seeking value.
Corsets must be fitted to individual figures to ensure dresses and suits fit properly. Expert corset-fitters will alter any corset to match the wearer’s figure, with over a hundred styles available from $1.00 to $10.00.
We have discussed our dress trimmings at great length. Added lately is a beautiful assemblage of trimming ribbons for girdles and new fur trimmings. Our showing of laces in wide and narrow width is without a parallel.
The Autumn Exposition presents coats of diverse lengths with fashionable lines. Michael's offers numerous exquisite models at 15 50, 17 50, 20 00 and 25 00 with lower prices than expected and a wide range to fit various figures.
Our dress department grows stronger daily and now merits a top place in the autumn exposition. Shown dresses promise satisfying selections with careful workmanship and no extra charges, aiming to please all tastes. Prices mark quick sales and the right styles with quality assure season success.
The article touts an autumn exposition showcasing a full stock of silks after a recent shipment. It highlights prune shade, browns, Roman stripes and plaids, and invites customers to view and plan their new dress.
The exposition showcases hundreds of hats from foreign models and top American designers. Local workrooms stay busy with season preparations as designers display stylish new hats, with velvet trims in gold and silver. Hats priced from 2.00 to 7.50, with exclusive designs up to 35.00.
The White Rose one piece pajama gown debuts with popular appeal and multiple fabrics from nainsook to silk. Displayed in the underwear section on the second floor, the store claims to be first with the new item.
Our stock of wash goods is complete with ginghams Devonshire cloth Scotch Plaid Suitings and other materials for school street and home wear. A wonderful lot of Pawnee Brocade Cloth for robes and kimonos 27 inches wide 25c yard.
Miss Phoebe Yerby and Miss Ruth Yerby visited the city Tuesday. Louise Coile of Winterville visited friends while in town. The L'Engles and Miss Lustrat plan trips to Atlanta Jacksonville and visit relatives. Mrs. Henry McCleskey of Little Rock long connected with Lucy Cobb School. Rev Dr J W Lynch Dr Crowe and others journeyed to Commerce for Sarepta Baptist sessions. M Morris’s death summons family members to Athens from New York for the Normal School weekend.
President Andrew M. Soule of the State College of Agriculture returns to Georgia and promotes sowing three to four rows of oats between cotton to boost yields. He cites college farm results and notes this practice could stabilize prices while building home-based food production amid wartime strain.
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