12 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1899
Page
1
J M High announces a major mercantile event titled Our Grand Millinery Opening to take place on Monday March 76th at their store. The notice emphasizes a noteworthy seasonal showcase and invites customers to attend the opening event.
New silk arrivals for spring and summer fill shelves with taffeta silks in 99 colors, stripes, checks, and plaids. Special Monday offers include Pelan Cord Taffetas and Pekin cords in bright shades, plus Habutar Silks and Foulards in blue grounds and polka dots. Numerous pieces of black taffeta and Bayadere stripe silks are offered at discounted prices, highlighting value and variety for shirt waists and ensembles.
The store showcases a fresh spring line of colored dress fabrics including Cheviots serges Carded Crystal Satin Checked Novelties and French Broadcloths with prices from 75 cents to 6.00 per yard or per suit patterns priced from 10 to 25 dollars.
A local cloth merchant advertises a diverse line of fabrics including Crepon in Bayadere effects at various prices per yard. Pekin stripe Crepon, sponged and shrunken Cheviot Serge, Imperial Serge, and seamed fabrics are offered with the merchant’s name stamped on each yard, promising imported quality and assorted widths and prices.
The advertisement promotes a shoe store offering Sorosis brand shoes in all sizes and widths, ladies’ 2.00 shoes, bicycle boots in 9 and 15 inch lengths, school shoes for misses and children, and a range of novelty footwear. Special prices are highlighted for Monday and various items.
The announcement promotes a Monday sale featuring center county embroideries and showy cambric flouncings with matching insertions. It highlights Swiss and cambric edges, jaconet and cambric fabrics from 5 to inches wide, with lines priced around 25 cents and specials at 7 1/2 cents per yard.
Laundering and fashion items offered with low prices on linen handkerchiefs in various qualities and embroidery. Men and women styles priced from 10c to 15c with special Monday sales. A new ribbon line features Moire Taffetas and plain Taffetas in spring colors, with belts and stocks accessories. Also promotional glove sale showcases One Dollar Kid and Suede Lauretta gloves in multiple colors.
J. M. High announces Our Millinery opening on Monday March 26 featuring a large assortment of French Pattern Hats and Bonnets plus our own artistic creations.
A fragmented sale listing 15 000 yards Spring Pants 5c 3 000 yards Apron Ginghams 8c 3 900 yards Zephyr Ginghams 123gc per yard 4 000 yards 32nd Pique 8c 3 700 yards Printed Organdie 18c 2 500 yards pinc Bookfold Pongers for Ladies Waists yard 1 15 3 500 yards Dimities 15c 2 800 yards Zephyr Ginghams 25c per yard short lengths 20 yards while they last 25c 2 300 yards Pique 25c per yard sale price
The Millinery Department unveils new Pattern Hats and Bonnets in fresh spring designs at moderate prices. Children's trimmed hats, flowers, feathers, ornaments, and Parisian novelties are featured in wide variety. Special sale leaders for tomorrow include frosted geranium foliage, rose and violet foliage, crushed roses, and large bunches of daisies. Manila hats, rustic straw sailors, and stylish walking hats are offered with opening prices to attract shoppers.
Linen store showcases flax based goods with pieces of German and Irish damask table linens. Includes bleached damask yard prices, napkins, doilies, towels, and crash fabrics in assorted sizes and qualities advertised at low per yard and per dozen rates. Strong emphasis on value and stock variety for housewives.
Hemmed White and Colored Marseilles Spreads advertised in multiple sizes with prices. Spreads described as genuine, durable, and stylish with patterns, Latin finish, and value claims. Offers emphasize low sale prices compared to higher regular values.
Miss Minshell the corset expert will fit and demonstrate the Reform corset in private parlors. Madame Jean Butler, the electrical dermatologist, will demonstrate Buena Tonic for the complexion. Treatments and instructions are free. You will find these demonstrations next to the corset parlors.
Comprehensive collection of neckwear including new pique ties, lace ties, and pique stocks with 4 inch hand de in white and colored. Fancy shirred stock with accordion plated bow. Plain satin stocks in all colors. White lawn embroidery trimmed shapes and new lace ties in white and cream. Prices range from 7 to 80c and 75 lace ties. Received by Friday’s express. complete line of new spring as described.
We bought the entire stock of a leading umbrella maker for cash at about one third off. Now receiving hundreds of umbrellas including 500 Ladies and Men's silk cerola models with sterling silver trimmed handles, Dresden rims, imitation burned ivory, Japanese carved bone, agate, and Acacia designs. These items are valued at double our price scheduled for Monday.
Spring weights in cotton lisle silk and pure silk unveil ladies undergarments. Union suits come in ankle or knee lengths, black white balbnggan. prices from 7s to 2 per suit. Lisle thread vests and sleeves offered at 39¢ each or 3 for 2. Equestrienne pants and black lisle thread items priced at 35¢ to 75¢, with Monday specials.
Men’s collars in new spring shapes and styles available in all sizes, 4-ply all Imen at JC store.
The store touts a complete hosiery department with diverse Weaves from French German English and American sources. It highlights aggressive quantities and low prices on ladies Lisle thread hose infants and kids socks men’s Lisle and silk blends, including bundles like three pairs for 100 or six for 25 and promotions on various styles.
First floor Dress Goods section showcases Mousseline Satin Raye at 85 per yard and Mousseline De Sore in new colorings. Special French Swiss fabrics in three colorings include French grey royal blue polka dot and black Bayadere stripes. Crystalettes and Special Hne imported Scotch corded Ginghams offered in multiple colorings and price points. Summer fabrics include Crystalettes gauzy fabric in five shades and Swell Waist Sattings with lace and mercerized effects.
Special price quotations for small items at Little Prices Baby Pins cuff buttons and pearl shirt waist sets are listed. including rhinestone belt buckles hat pins pocketbooks leather belts and assorted novelties with reduced per-yard and per-box prices and assorted soap and notions items.
A vintage wholesale listing promotes yardage of 1500 yards Check and Stripe Namscoles 2000 yards 36 inch Dimry and 1000 yards Fine English Nainsook for babies, 1500 yards India Vic tora Lawns, 2000 yards Curtain Swiss in new patterns. Blocks of fabric priced per yard with bargains and sample matches offered.
A late season display presents Ladies wrappers in Brandenburg cloth at 41 each, cashmere tea gowns at 1000, and a broad assortment of wool, challie, and silk waists ranging from 3 to 8 dollars, including percale wraps and taffeta skirts with modern basque fits, lace trims, and vivid colors. Notable items include grocers’ prices and special bargains on crepon skirts and embroidered pique waists.
Spring dress sale features ladies tailored gowns and coats in wool twill serge covert cloth and taffeta silk. Special prices yield all wool suits and cheviot serge styles, with Eton suits, sheath skirts, and new jacket cuts in vivid spring shades.
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