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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1916
Page
1
It is a well known fact that you can buy better hosiery here than at any other store. We carry hosiery in stock from 10c to 15.00, silks from 50c to 15.00, and cotton andlisle from 10c to 50c. A full fashioned boot silk hose is 50c. We also have a wholesale department enabling hose to sell for 60c.
In a bustling display buyers see the new woolens as suppliers warn prices will rise after initial shipments sell out. Dealers note wool fibers advance steadily and advise early purchases to save money.
Our wash goods stock is complete with ginghams Devonshire cloth plaid buttings and various school street and home wear materials at very reasonable prices.
We offer bath towels with large embroidered initials at 35c each, a quality towel worth more than the price. By taking the remaining stock from the manufacturer we present a real deal, with mall orders allowed but postage added.
Many new pretty waists have been added to the 98c table. You will be pleased at the remarkable waists at this price. You will be sure that many of the waists on this table are worth as much as 2.00, but we say choice of the lot at 98c each.
Michael's announces a complete Autumn exposition starting Monday September 25. Exibits showcase carefully selected stocks the city has seen. No formal opening. patrons and the public are invited to visit Monday through the week for a vast exhibit and a cordial welcome.
Our buyers source direct from fashion centers to assemble a display of choice merchandise. The store keeps in touch with the latest dictates of fashion and guarantees proper garb when visiting major cities with purchases from us.
An autumn apparel exposition displays a wide range of coat suits in broadcloth velour serge alpaca and whipcord. The vivid colors and clever styles promise options for all tastes and occasions.
A shopper bulletin promises surprising prices this week with items listed at 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 as part of limited time offers.
A retailer promotes a vast autumn dress collection featuring satin, Pussy Willow elours, combinations of taffetas, and party frocks. The page promises new dresses for street, afternoon, dinner, and all occasions and invites customers to view the display.
The display features hundreds of hat models from top designers with ready to wear and in house designs. Prices range from 2.00 to 6.50 for stylish trims and fur accents, with higher end pieces up to 50.00.
A line lauds the Indestructible Voice fabric as the supreme in quality among Sheer and Mallinson silks, claiming unmatched beauty and strength in textiles celebrated for exceptional durability.
Merode underwear advertised as the best money can buy with an exclusive Athens sale at Michael's. The store offers infant baby children and adult lines in all weights and fabrics including all cotton wool and cotton wool blends. Prices listed include infants and children at 1.25 and ladies and misses at 50 cents.
Early indications point to the greatest sweater season yet. Silk and wool sweaters in all weights are plentiful with prices from $2.50 to $10.00. Styles include two tone and belted options in Cardinal Navy Green Oxford Tan Maroon Rose and Copenhagen.
Public notice urges caution about impure water and promotes free Linton's Spring Water on all floors from sanitary coolers to ensure purity and health guidance from doctors.
A vintage ad touts corsets tailored to each figure with expert fitters. It promises alterations if the first fit does not suit the wearer and offers over a hundred styles from front to back lace priced from 1.00 to 10.00.
We have discussed our dress trimmings at great length. We are proud of them and believe you will share our enthusiasm if you view this department. Added recently are ribbons for girdles and new fur trims. Our display of facings in wide and narrow widths is unmatched.
A department shows Georgetted crepe waists plaited and embroidered with Plauen lace. Crepe de chine styles come in pleasing colorways. Plaid and striped taffetas and messalines appear in clever color combinations. By far the prettiest showing yet.
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