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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1903
Page
5
Keely's offers practical Christmas gift ideas emphasising usefulness and lasting pleasure. The note urges shoppers to buy now for the next four days and requests no mail orders on approval this week. Time is scarce, so choose sensible items you need.
Shop mornings for same day delivery with full suit lengths at 4.83 and 2.73, plus fall and full skirt lengths priced 3.49 and 2.39. The collection features black and colored fabrics like Foules canvas weaves nub Zidelines Scotch tweeds cheviots granites meltons and zibelines all wool and durable with dress or suit patterns.
Morning shopper specials offer real lace dresses, velvet dinner gowns, and imported coats at deep discounts. Includes mink, sealskin, and sable ensembles, skirts, petticoats, bath robes, and golf wear with prices from $1 to $225, highlighting a comprehensive clearance of coats, capes, and accessories.
Shoppers are urged to come early for the Cluny Linens exhibit as crowds are expected, with full stock brought in to maintain a complete assortment of patterns and sizes. The sale includes lunch cloths scarfs squares table covers and more with prices from 50 cents to 100 dollars.
The display of Christmas umbrellas in Atlanta draws praise for variety and quality. Stock is large and well-selected with pearl, ivory, gold plate, sterling silver, and gun metal handles. Frames and covers are top quality, promising pleasing gifts.
The Atlanta weather bureau presents extracts from past Christmas days, noting seven clear Christmases, twelve disagreeable ones, and six partly cloudy from 1878 to 1902. Forecaster J P Marbury declines pre end interview and warns past records offer no reliable forecast for 1903.
A marketing list advertises silks velvet fabrics and dress goods with prices from 7c to 75c per yard, cloaks suits and waists for women, hats caps and millinery, underwear and sweaters for all ages, men’s and boys’ clothing, footwear, and wide assortments of textiles and novelties. It emphasizes the store as the place to find what shoppers seek in useful Xmac Gifts.
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