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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1912
Page
48
The listing promotes a season lace sale featuring ratine from 50c to 5 dollars, plus Macrame Venise Filet Shadow Valenciennes allovers and nets in white cream ecru and black, with 43 inch width allovers priced 2.50 to 6.50 per yard.
Laces for trimming summer dresses offered at 49 cents per dozen yards. Dainty patterns in round thread diamond mesh edges insertions and beadings. Many matching sets available. table full of lace selections on Monday.
Dress trimmings include metal trimmings lace and silk trimmings fringes bands braids and ornaments. Fashion borrows from Louis period and medieval courts with trimmings unusually rich in beauty and variety. Net or filet bands edgings festoons and motifs, opalescent bead bands rhinestones and crystal garnitures. Fringes in silk or cotton for light washable frocks in white black and summer hues.
The article extols spring fashion with a focus on feminine dressability and elegance. It highlights a soft two tone olive green and old rose changeable taffeta dress with sheer batiste fichus and lace trim, tunic skirt with narrow silk plaitings, presented by the Women’s Apparel section. Price listed at 28.75 dollars.
Spring and Summer Socks for Children and women there is a range of hosiery including Gordon hand embroidered silk hose for dress wear in black or colors at 1.75 to 3.00 per pair. Women's Onyx silk hose in black, 3.50. plain silk hose in black and colors 1.60 to 1.50. Silk-lisle and lisle styles in black white tan 5c. three for 1.00. Children’s socks in sizes 4 and up feature plaid tops and stripes at 5c and 35c per pair. Special Gordon pure silk infant and child socks in white pink sky and black three pairs for 1.00.
Easter gift items listed include silver plated vanity cases 50c to 5, German silver mesh bags 3 to 6.50, hat pins 25c 50c, bar pins 25c to 2, belt pins 25c 1.50, opera chains 50c to 5, pierceless bar screws 50c to 2, pearl and bead necklaces 25c to 2, beaded bags 2.50 to 10, lingerie bags 1 to 6.50, leather bags new shapes 1 to 10.
Fifi the big Angora cat and Tubby the small brown dog joined the Easter parade with bunnies and chicks. The toy dog and cat are described as exceedingly attractive and will captivate children. Available in various sizes priced from 0.5 to 3 dollars.
Handkerchiefs for children sold at 15 cents each. Crisp sheer squares with colored corner embroidery appeal to young buyers. A small item note from a shop listing highlighting charming, affordable keepsakes for kids.
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