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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1902
Page
16
A period ad style column lists small savings on household goods and apparel. Items include towels, napkins, damask, sheets, linens, lace, petticoats, caps, underskirts, reefers, corset covers, night shirts, hose, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, purses, pillow covers, rugs, carpets, shades, and wrappers with low prices and minimal display.
Auction-like sales pitch highlights Crepe de Chine waists in many styles. About 50 pieces shown with varied fronts backs and sleeves. Regularly 8.50 and 10.00 priced at 5.00 with many shades and all sizes, urging quick consideration.
Shoppers can save on walking skirts and dress skirts in various fabrics and colors. Prices range from 3.00 to 7.50 with several new styles available, including light weight broadcloth and wool blends in multiple finishes and trims.
Store managers lament high waste from short lengths and offer Monday specials on small bolts of dress fabrics. Fresh weaves in black and colors, suitable for waists, skirts, dresses, or children’s wear, priced at one third to half off. Etamines, Charlies, Serges, striped Albatross, Mohair, Cheviot, Crepon, Broadcloth and more from this season’s top weaves.
The American Blue Book Company announces a forthcoming social directory for Atlanta in a handsome volume to aid society communications and entertaining. It will resemble European and northern city directories, updated yearly, with a $1 subscription, and advertising opportunities. Communications should be sent to F C Barnum, manager, 132 Abercorn Street, Savannah.
Train timetables list arrivals and departures for Georgia Railway Atlanta routes to Savannah Hapeville Jonesboro Macon and nearby lines. Includes Atlanta and West Point Railroad Seaboard Air Line Georgia Railroad and Athens connections with times for Montgomery Selma LaGrange Palmetto Washington Norfolk Augusta Covington Lithonia Conyers College Park and Knoxville services.
A vintage sale notice promotes women’s wear with light weight Union suits in various necks sleeves and lengths at 60c to 1.00, including Lizle thread options, high and low neck styles, and knee to ankle lengths. Also advertised are $1 vests in multiple colors with lace and ribbon trim.
Bargain on Corset Covers priced at 19th century 1 даns foreign. Full French fronts in Cambric with pearl buttons and 25c regular price. Nainsook variants with lace and ribbon trim available. Plain muslin chemises with lace edging 25c. Drawers in muslin umbrella style 2gc per pair. Hemstitched ruffles and deep Cambric trims offered in several styles.
Southern Railway timetable lists daily and frequent trains from Atlanta to Cincinnati Chicago Brunswick Columbus Charlotte Chattanooga Washington New York and more. Notes include through sleeping cars dining service and vestibuled trains to key cities with arrival times and service details.
To Thrifty Traders. A plain statement of fabric values and stock includes Broadcloths, Melrose, Veilings, Voiles, Etamines, Albatross, Mohairs, Challi es and Cashmeres with wide ranges and discounts. Also listed are Nuns Veilings, Corded Silk, 27-inch Japs, Mousselines, Ribbons, Appliques, Madras, Nainlooks, Organdies, Sho es and Hosiery, Men's shirts and drawers, suits, boys suits, ladies hats, child hats, silk skirts, cloth skirts, walking skirts, misses skirts, house wrappers, Gibson waists, other waists, boys pants, sheets, ginghams, window shades, curtain poles and lace curtains. Prices quoted per yard or item, many under one dollar, with broad color and fabric variety.
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