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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
7
A large sale offers hundreds of dresses fresh from dressmakers for every age and occasion. Morning frocks afternoon gowns and dancing styles are shown at savings over usual costs. A special lot at 29.50 includes model gowns suitable for afternoon and evening wear with fair prices ranging from 45 to 65 dollars.
Catherine de Medici’s notorious corset era is traced from the iron prison that pressed the waist to thirteen inches to modern designs that favor straight lines and abdominal support. The piece notes how contemporary corsets aim for supportive structure while shaping the torso.
Bon Ton corsets priced from $3 promise a natural silhouette and improved carriage, with health and comfort in mind. The advertisement highlights tailored fit at Filene's Third Floor, suggesting lasting structural support and fashionable figure shaping.
An advert notes that French bands are the flat tailored bands finishing the top and sleeves of Crest Brand silk underwear. It claims these bands fit smooth and flat around the neck and arms, elevating the product above ordinary underwear.
A Filene's Fourth Floor display touts shoes with Northamton England rubber soles and Mock-Buck leather underfoot. Oxfords priced at 4.50 dollars and boots at 5 dollars, offered in white or tan.
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