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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
2
Store News announces a morning double header Wash and White Goods sale from 9 to 12. A festival of remnants will feature dozens of fabrics including 40 inch white lawn and taffeta like linens. Ticketed pieces promise savings, with a wide range from gingham to muslin, French laces, and cotton blends.
In the 2 to 6 pm period customers could buy Persian Lawn and various Swiss and Dimity fabrics by the yard. Prices shown include 32 inch Persian Lawn at 30c per yard, Dotted Swiss 28 inch at 20c, and multiple checks, laces, and linens from 4c to $1.50 per yard, along with 22x40 all linen Huck Tower Damask border items.
A price list from Chamberlin Johnson describes regular and special wash goods including colored striped crepe and silk, foulard cloth, pongee, dimity, muslin, voile, and sheetings with widths from 25 to 81 inches. Notable items include striped crepe at 15 to 25 cents, lined fabrics at 20 to 40 cents, and pillow cases priced at 9 to 10 cents.
Society notes describe a Friday garden party hosted by Mrs. Carrie Rebingon Stewart and the Misses Stewart for Miss Anita Stewart and guests from Kingston Utica New Hampshire and New York. Attendees include Ms Hilisabeth Rawson Harriet Calhoun Marion Phintsy and others with decorations of Japanese iris and pink white flowers. A Fort McPherson bridge luncheon followed with eight tables, prizes of stockings and a cut glass dish, and many army and society guests from Asheville West Point St. Louis and College Park.
Washington reports that 17 percent of yellow pine preparation cases were adjusted today under the Milfer Green settlement. The exact amount is not yet known but estimated near 200 000, with 652 ships originally involved and broader railroad counsel participation noted.
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