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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
7
The Misses' and Girls' Shops unite to offer the prettiest and best-priced graduation and confirmation outfits for girls ages 6 to 20. They are fully prepared with dress shop class outfits, undermuslin sets, and personal service to select complete wardrobes.
A shop showcases Misses' dresses in net and lace including plain net, scalloped net at 18.50, and French point d esprit at 19.75. Darned filet net at 29.50 features multiple flounces. Girls' Shop offers white dresses from 2.50 and organza frills for 10 to 14 years at 12.50.
Misses' Shop offers seven white dress models at 15 dollars with nets and voiles and decorative touches. Bodices and peasant styles convert to prom or party frocks after graduation. Other models range 7.50 to 29.50 in net lace voile and white crepe de chine. sizes 14 to 20. Girls' Shop lists additional styles at 3.95 to 10. Filene's mail orders filled on the fourth floor.
The new Scallop Cutaway suit with link fastened and box-pleated back arrives in serge fabric at $25. Also offered is the Bud suit a new one button blazer with satin bound pockets on coat and skirt in fine serge, price $25.
Filene’s on the Fourth Floor lists new middy blouses in blue, rose and white Bedford cord and white gowns. Prices range from 1.25 to 3.00 dollars, featuring laces, soutache braids, mercerized twill trim, striped collars, and Jop silk yoked styles.
Norfolk catalog note describes belted cordaline skirts with pockets and front buttons at $3.95, plus heavy linen suspender skirts with belt pocketed design and pearl buttons at $5.95. Light weight serge skirts priced $5.95, belted buttoned and pleated.
Filene's offers Guardian brand shoes and pumps in white reignskin white buckskin and satin styles. Prices range from $2 to $5 with multiple heel heights and sizes from 11 4 to 7, including patent leather Debutante and La Valliere lines and mail orders available.
Crest Brand underwaists and union suits priced at 50c for children ages 6 to 14. The shirt portion is reinforced with straps and buttons at the waist to replace an extra garment. Drawers feature drop seats.
To be graduates may take advantage now of the annual sale featuring Misses' and Girls' undermuslins. Includes cambric and nainsook corset covers, lacy and simple, 39c. Misses' lacy covers 59c. Embroidery trimmed slips 1.00. V-front slips 1.95. Girls drawers 19c, 3 for 1.00. White skirts 6.50. Soft slips 1.00. Lacy slips 2.95. Filene's mail orders filled. Fourth floor.
John Vahey of Watertown was awarded $15,000 for the loss of a leg in Superior Civil Court at East Cambridge yesterday. The case, before Judge Dana in the third civil session, stems from an 1918 elevated car accident on November 10 as Vahey stood on the front end passing Beachwood street.
Oaks Bluffs April 29 F A Marshall a news dealer for more than 50 years has retired and sold his interests to Howard Mackay. Marshall carried a part of trade in the Wigwam Block and leaves with the good wishes of many friends.
Luigi Binanco received six to eight years in State prison for manslaughter in Norfolk Superior Court Dedham. He stabbed Luigi Indisermia at Franklin on January 10 1918 after changing his plea from not guilty to guilty. Judge Dubuque imposed the sentence.
Unusual coats offered for girls in sizes 6 to 14 at a single price of 5.95. Selection includes heavy silk faille, gabardine, serge, and trimmed styles in navy, Belgian blue, sand colors. Availability varies by size and style, all at one low price.
Covert coats in varied colors and styles priced from $15 to $18.50 feature belt details military necklines and roomy pockets. Garment descriptions highlight silk linings covert cloth and neat pleats with notable emphasis on value and quick demand.
The prettiest hats for girls around 14 include satin straw and lace poke shapes and sailors priced from 3.95 to 7.50. For young women the misses shop offers Class Day hats in horn and hemp straws with lace brims and flower wreaths priced 5 to 10 dollars.
Filene's offers boys wash suits in Middy Oliver Twist Dutch Tommy Tucker Peter Jones and vestee styles from sizes 4 to 9. Prices range from 1.50 to 5.00 with Norfolk suits in linens crashes ducks and khakis in sizes 7 to 15 priced 3.00 to 5.00. Second floor mail orders filled.
Mayor Curley discussed plans with Henry M. Dawes representative for a 100000 dollar hotel project. Lodgings would cost 10 cents and meals four cents daily with site to be chosen. Dawes aims to memorialize his son Rufus F. Dawes through the lodging and hotel enterprise.
Frank Curtis evangelist known as Goood Cheer will address the Second Advent Church on Putnam Street Somerville next Sunday evening. His talk titled Lifting the Lowly is announced for the event.
An advertisement touts a freckle removal remedy with a money back guarantee. It urges Miss Freckle-face to obtain ethine double strength from Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores or any druggist and promises visible results after a few applications with no cost if unsuccessful.
An armistice has been declared on the battle-lines of Rooms 522 3 in the Kimball building. General Joseph Doyle and General Arthur Ferdinand with their stenographer allies suspend hostilities until next week when the damages case Ferdinand vs Doyle is to be heard.
Miss May Mahoney acts as key stenographer amid a battlefield setup in a office suite dispute. Ferdinand sues Doyle claiming obstruction of work and desk removal, while Doyle counters Ferdinand failed to pay promised half of the first young woman’s fee.
The dialogue centers on a salary clash and workload as a man insists the ante-room fits two, while a woman argues for fair division. Ferdinand counters that the space suits two, blaming Miss Mahoney for the need to hire another stenographer.
Harpootian doing business as the Regie Tobacco Company of Boston was sentenced to 15 months in the House of Correction at Plymouth by Judge Hale for using the mails in a scheme to defraud people seeking employment as tobacco salesmen.
Ward helpers gain from 5 dollars per week to 30 dollars per month while elevator men switch from seven dollars weekly to a higher weekly wage. Mayor Curley approved the raise, cheering hospital workers.
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage voted to launch a vigorous campaign against constitutional amendments in four Western states. New Jersey will vote in a special election next fall, with active work concentrated there two weeks before the election and then extended to the other three states.
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