05 May 1901
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1901
Page
1
Fragments show an advertisement for colored fabrics or lawn cloths sold at five cents per yard. The snippet references a shop or vendor named Galphin with details about fast colors and a low price. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a retail listing typical of a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
April month in this department was disappointing. This week plans focus on prices to cut stock to reasonable proportions. Real bargains offered include silk skirts and waists with lowered prices.
The Silk Department announces a major sale on Monday with one fourth to one third off, and some items half price. over 1,099 yards of Waist Silks in multiple patterns, 1,000 yards of Colored and Black Taffetas, Croise Libertys, and various Black Silks including Satin Duchesse and Liberty Satins offered at steep discounts.
The Shirt Waist Season is on with charming comfortable garments for women. A magnificent display in the Suit Department promises unmatched artistry and economy. Waists priced from 1.50, plus finer trimmed options in sheer lawns and silks, with dozens of styles and white linen effects. Monday specials include Persian Lawn yard goods, silk ginghams, and exquisite linen tissues, plus discounted wrappers and flatware in the basement.
Warm weather boosts demand for sheer fabrics as White Goods stocks go on sale. 5000 yards of satin stripe Dimity at reduced price, 2000 yards of white curtain Swiss offered on bargain counter, and a special counter of White India Linen in lengths from 2 to 16 yards with values up to a yard. Monday sale events highlight low prices and brisk business in this section.
A cluttered ad lists Monday bargains on Cambric Corset Covers skirts gowns and remnants including Dimities Lawns and Batistes sold by the yard and case. Laces embroideries hair ribbons and ready to wear hats are featured with discounted vests ladies’ gauze underwear and silk gloves also offered.
New Black and Colored Dress Goods advertised with low prices. On sale Monday arrive Mohairs Brilliantines Secillians Cheviots Serges Venetians and Cloths. Featured items include 42 inch black Brilliantine 50 inch Cheviot all wool 75c value 2 yards 96 50 inch black Venetian Broad Cloths at 1.40 per yard 36 inch all Wool Albatross Batiste new shades 27 inch Waistings Albatross effects 25c Manchester Nuns Veil ing opera shades per yard
The advertisement touts a large stock of embroideries laces and ribbons at low South prices. It lists Cambric and Swiss embroideries allovers flounces edges insertions and silk ribbons with many yard quantities and sale prices plus ladies skirts neckwear fans sheets and gauze vests and men's Balbriggan shirts and drawers among other items.
Footwear sale offers misses and children's slippers in black red and patent leather strap styles plus oxford ties. Prices start at $1.50 and go down to 50 cents for ladies 8 point and opera slippers per pair.
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