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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
3
Athens store announces full new stock across Dry Goods, Millinery, Ready-to-Wear, and House Furnishings from Eastern buyers. Shoppers invited to inspect suits, undergarments, Kimonos, canopies, and new cut glass. Highlights include Munsingwear underwear, Perfection mosquito canopies, ice tumblers, and peroxide bottles, with prices noted and emphasis on up-to-date style and quality.
Our ready to wear department fills with new suits dresses and coats. Buyers chose cream of the market and fashion from world famous designers and top American tailors. Athens shoppers urged to visit and see fall styles and WOOLTEX guaranteed for two years.
Many new hats are here for your inspection as Athens milliners present a display from markets gathered in the past three weeks. The display promises to out-class past showings and offers expert help to create the hat you have in mind with ready trimmed hats arriving for the coming season.
New line of house dresses displayed with prices from 1.00 to 1.50 each. Styles include fast color fabrics and adaptable fits. Dresses advertised to suit slender or stout figures with easy slip on and off designs.
The fall silk assortment arrives with plaids, stripes, and solids. Taffetas, crepe de chine and poplin fabrics are priced from $1.00 to $1.25 per yard. Special in black taffeta 36 inches wide at $1.00 per yard. Men’s porous knit union suits on extra special at 41c.
A local corset shop touts La Victorie style corsets offering absolute comfort and free motion. Personal fitting and alterations are provided, with prices from $1.00 to $10.00 to ensure a perfect fit for fall outfits.
Athens store announces extensive house furnishings new nets scrims cretons and window drapery fabrics with yard prices from 10c to 50c. They offer free curtain hanging, Jap and China matting rolls at 11 dollars including floor laying, and a full cretons line plus rugs and art squares with bargain nets and scrims. Vacuum sweepers and Wizard mops offered. Armstrong linoleum advertised for durable floor coverings.
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