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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
3
A bustling Athens department store advertises a wide range of home furnishings and fashion. It touts draperies, carpets, trunks, hats, umbrellas, millinery, dresses, shoes, hosiery, and linens with low prices and new shipments, urging customers to buy now before summer prices rise.
Our showing of Dress Goods Silks White Goods and Wash Goods is the greatest ever seen in Athens. Very few stores in the South can match the collection. Every piece was chosen by an experienced buyer who knows the wants of the trading public.
The shop invites readers to visit this week and browse its stock. It features novelty lightweight black dress goods, colored dress fabrics, silks and dress materials, trimmings, printed organdies, brathite chiffon listte, and mercerized novelties.
From Dr Powell's report on the Georgia State Sanitarium for the Insane, urging a Georgia colony system to care for feeble minded and epileptics. He cites Boston training schools, advocates early diagnosis, self supporting colonies, and state responsibility to prevent societal burden and improve lives.
New York fashion notes the spring dominant Japanese sleeve across gowns and coats with long shoulder lines. Oversleeves in banded or draped forms enable varied trimming while sheer fabrics create transparent looks for the season. Parasols hats and bold color accents complete the wardrobe.
Lace dominates new costumes with white and ecru bodices and embroidered trims. Voile remains the season’s favored fabric for reception gowns and tailored suits, offering heavy to chiffon-like varieties, striped patterns, and versatile coatings for coats and jackets with neatly pleated skirts and distinct seam work.
Arthur Glover ex-detective declares he will horsewhip court officials after the death sentence for the Maud Deas murder. He speaks loudly as he is led from the courtroom in Augusta Georgia on May 4 with May 24 set for execution unless stayed. The report notes his claim of impending retribution against court staff and mentions a Mrs. Bearden visiting in Atlanta.
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