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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1901
Page
4
Special Jewelry Department lists children's metal purses at 25 to 50 cents, ladies purses at 75 cents, brooch pins from 25 cents, belt pins up to 85 dollars, baby pin sets from 25 cents to 2 dollars, with new sterling silver lockets bracelets chains and belts and guaranteed quality across the department.
Silky light gauze ladies' union suits with low neck and sleeveless design plus ankle length. Silk tape at neck and sleeves, colors include light blue pink black and cream. 75e and $1 quality now about 39 cents.
Catalog snippet lists ladies gowns with high neck empire styles, hemstitched tucks lace and embroidery trimmed Bishop sleeves and various lengths and widths priced at 49 cents. Petticoats of fine Cambric with knee ruffle hemstitched tucks lace trim and dust ruffle priced at 18 cents.
Advertises linen hemstitched handkerchiefs for men and sheer linen handkerchiefs for ladies, offered at GOZEN with prices noted around $1.50. Features plain white options and quality details, emphasizing availability and value for shoppers.
An advertisement promotes elbow length silk gloves in black and white at a reduced price this week. It notes ladies black kid gloves with white stitching, two clasps, regular price 81.00, now parts 69c.
Advertisement lists 26 inch ladies silk umbrellas with natural wood handles in several finishes including Irish Whim Congo and English Boxwood with silver mountings and steel rods. Describes versions with all silk covers and late novelties. Priced at $2.50.
A grand August sale by Housefitters features blankets, bed coverings, table damasks, towels, napkins, carpets, rugs, curtains, mattings and draperies. Special offers include 10-4 size all wool white blankets at 3.75 per pair, 10-4 red blue or pink bordered wool blankets at 4.75, and 11-4 extra large blankets at 5.75, with 124 California wool blankets also highlighted.
Advertises a bulk sale of damask table linens, napkins, and towels with varied yard and dozen pricing. Highlights 74 and 72 inch cream damask, bleached damask, and hemmed towels with prices from 60 cents to 3 dollars. Includes dozens of napkins with discounted rates and heavy-weight options.
Big Values in Carpets and Draperies with 50 rolls Axminster Carpets priced at 81.35 per yard, 25 rolls Mouquette Carpets at 1.25 per yard, 30 rolls Wilton Velvet Carpets at 1.40 per yard, 25 rolls all wool Ingrain at 0.75. Includes mak ing, laying and lining. Heavy China Matting at 4.00 per roll and Smyrna Rugs 36 by 72 priced 2.98. Tapestry Portieres and lace curtains offered in multiple colors with deep weekly discounts.
Advertises 950 round frame full size and 200 square frame extra large mosquito nets priced at 1.50 and 1.75 respectively, plus 150 Dixie Nets for metal or wood beds at 2.90, with phone contact 422 to install nets and relieve mosquitoes.
Our dress goods showing this season is larger and more comprehensive than ever. We have planned for a great season's selling as our importations have been greater and our stocks vastly superior to any we have shown heretofore.
Liberty Satin Ribbon four inches wide suitable for neck and belts priced per yard at 39 cents Embroidery Edges and Inser tions wide and narrow short lengths limited quantity this week only per yard 25 cents
A full and complete assortment is carried in stock with small notions including hair pins feather stitched braids toilet pans bindings tapes combs haw brushes and various toilet articles.
All our white Waists that were $2.50 and $3.00 are now $1.49. Waists once $1.50 drop to 49 cents. Taffeta Silk Petticoats with accordion pleated ruffles are offered at a discounted price.
A classified sale advertises belts of all kinds including satin and taffeta silk beltings and 10 dozen ladies leather belts. Priced to clear at 10 cents per item, with broken lots and varied sizes, goods valued up to $1.60 each.
Advertises Ladies Muslin Drawers with hemstitched ruffle at low prices. Children's Drawers sizes 0 to 3 offered at 10c, 12 1/2c, and 15c. Infant’s Muslin Caps described as soiled, priced to sell.
Advert shows new silk waists and pedestrienne skirts priced five dollars each. Between seasons arrivals claim best production values, with taffeta silk waists and detailed trimmings. The note stresses midprice demand for fall wear and fashionable front and back trimming.
Garments reflect ready to wear fashion with Separate Skirts in Cheviot Broadcloth or Homespun trimmed in Taffeta and satin bands. Styles include plain and trimmed options, Camel’s Hair Cheviot pieces, and a Lappensville wool Cheviot design with seven tucks. Walking Skirts in Kersey Melton and Basket Weave feature stitched flounces and come in blues browns castor and black, many styles at five dollars.
One day sale features women’s black cotton hose with double soles and heels in fast colors, 20c regular, and women’s black lisle thread hose with elastic rib top and high spliced heels at 25c. Sold here for years, sourced from trusted makers, with fast colors and near-well quality. Monday only, at igce patr.
New Shell Neck Combs Pompa dour Combs Sige Combs Back Combs Barettes Stray Lock Combs offered at specials. Items described as new and popular with appealing price points for shoppers.
Men's extra fine soft-bleached pure linen handkerchiefs offered at 25 cents each with initials optional. Goze ev ecere sence cencerene priced at 2.75 dollars per dozen. Ladies plain white linen hemstitched handkerchiefs priced at 90 cents per dozen.
Catalog item notes Mercerized English Gloria cloth umbrellas in 26 and 28 inch sizes with paragon frames and natural wood handles. Available colors include congo, cherry, and neo. Single line product details imply a price or stock figure of 25, but unclear.
Advertising notice lists new fall percales in choice colors and new designs, high quality yard prices. Includes Teazle Outing at 10 cents per yard, Panne Velvet Outing at 10 cents, Amoskeag Danny Cloth Outing at 10 cents per yard, with merchants mention and unclear details.
Promotion for women’s handkerchiefs announces two assortments with special prices. Hemstitched initial handkerchiefs cost 5¢ each, and all linen hemstitched embroidered handkerchiefs priced at 1¢ each tomorrow.
Promotional copy touts washable suede gloves ideal for travel and casual wear. Describes durable, economical gloves with pearl clasps, new stitching and colors castor gray lemon white. Each pair fully guaranteed and priced at 9Sc. Washable lisle suede gloves come in all sizes at 10c per pair.
All colored wash dress goods in the house offered now at 5 cents per yard. Included are lawns jaconets batiste dimities and more in many patterns. Not remnants but full range in every description. Selling time is advancing and they must go.
S0c¢ Linings at 256 Yard All wool Mareens We call them Linings and they are the leading items for Fall Petticoats. Light to heavy weights offered in muted or plain colors. Quality standard pricing with a sale at 257 yard tomorrow. Helio garnet violet cardinal royal gray black cream and green. Some pieces fresh others slightly dusty.
Short pieces of linoleum are offered at half regular prices to clear stock. Regular prices go to $1.50 per yard, now 25 to 75 cents per yard. Useful for wash stands, mats, hearths, bathrooms, and other small projects.
Remnant carpeting is turned into fringed rugs offered at about half the regular value. Rugs are made from leftover pieces in sizes up to about two yards and include velvet, Brussels, and Axminster styles. Prices shown are about $1.25 per rug or $1.25 per yard equivalents, with some regular carpeting at 90 to 100 cents per yard.
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