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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1911
Page
3
New York reports the first autumn imports from Paris. Most styles stay close to summer features with rational tailoring in serge, tweed, and bouclé. Notable details include hand pressed buttons, tunic lines, and color accents like purple against dark backgrounds.
The item notes vast selection of suits with emphasis on tailoring details such as straight lines lining fit and reinforced plackets. It highlights over a thousand suits, Wooltex models for slender figures, and claims prices from 10.00 to 50.00 with savings of 2.50 to 5.00 at this store.
A local department store promotes a range of silks and trimmings. The Princess silk at 36 inches wide is 1.00 per yard in all shades, with two-tone satins also 2.00 per yard. Changeable messalines at 27 inches are 1.00 per yard, and 27 inch messaline satins are 0.85 per yard.
The advertises suiting-imitation wool fabrics 27 inches wide at 15 cents per yard. 27 and 33 inch ginghams fade-resistant in all colors at 12 and 15 cents per yard. Serpentine crepe for kimonas 30 inches wide at 20 cents per yard. Melton kimono cloth soft velvet-like 27 inches wide at 15 cents per yard. New outings in all colors and styles 27 inches wide at 10 cents per yard.
The store highlights a strong line of one piece dresses in plain serge tailored with waist cord and tassels. Evening gowns echo Paris models with exquisite styling. Prices begin from a yet unseen figure.
A line item offers a price range from 12 50 to 20 00 dollars with a statement that the line is exceptionally pretty. The lower limit is ten dollars, rising to thirty five dollars in certain contexts.
The youthful Wooltex model promises to take ten years off the wearer with a handsome double face worsted cloth. Features include curlie burlie English textures, offering fashionable yet sensible coats for all occasions. Prices range from 10.00 to 18.50.
Our millinery display is one of the store’s strongest features with stylish head wear this season surpassing former efforts. It offers the largest and most complete stock of hats in this section of the state. Visit to see new styles and complete showing of children’s hats with all prices.
Let us refurnish your home with the largest and most complete stock in the city. New curtains draperies shades rugs art squares linoleums and mattings offered with several specials on the second floor.
An old newspaper ad offers art squares 9x12 at 10 dollars, Brussels 9x12 at 16.50, tapestry Brussels 9x12 at 25, velvets and CANO items. White matting best grade 116 warp 100 lbs, colored matting, mosquito netting, and a line of miscellaneous prices including 2.95 for mosquito netting.
Davis on Nicholson outlines satin vogue for women including gowns petticoats and knickers. Satin wraps slippers and trims shown in new imports. Describes full skirts, bordered fabrics, and theater ready satin pieces. Also notes Brown Tupper wedding in New York with Katherine Boyce Tupper and Clifton Stevenson Brown.
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