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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
12
Gratitude for ten years of patronage and friendship through dependable merchandise at lower prices. The reorganization aims to surpass past efforts with enhanced merchandising at your door, promising advantages for patrons through improved company knowledge.
The reorganization sale offers women’s and misses’ suits at deeply reduced prices. Regulars 40.00 now 22.75. 30.00 to 16.75. 35.00 to 16.75. 25.00 to 12.75. 15.00 to 6.75. 18.00 to 6.75. Stock is described as fashionable and well tailored reflecting high grade craftsmanship.
Radical price revisions in a strict economy sale invite immediate purchases. One lot of fifty 64 inch Jeneth all wool coats offered at 36.75 from regular 10 to 12 dollars, another lot features Chinchillas and double textures at 9.75, and $26.00 coats start at 14.75 with Chin chillas and Boucies included. Black Broadcloth coats 54 inches priced at 15.00 from 25. Plush coats range from 18.75 to 27.50, with higher values discounted to fit present-day wear.
The sale features embroidery over messaline silk evening robes in colors from Amber to Copenhagen and black. Dresses range from 9.75 to 18.75 in sale prices for various fabrics including chiffon and charmeuse with velvet options also discounted.
Offer lists broadcloth and serge dresses at sale prices. All wool Botany serge dresses reduced to $12.95 and $15.00, then $8.75 and $10.00, $6.75 and $8.00, $4.75 and $5.00, down to $3.25 for $5.00 dresses.
Venture into this season's coats featuring broadcloths plushes charmeuse brocades crepe meteor and more. Exquisite garments priced to sell with dramatic discounts ranging from fifty to twenty two dollars and seventy five cents across several styles and sizes.
Beautiful furs at low prices showcase new season coats of 54 inch length. Quality skins and workmanship promise lasting value and satisfactory service beyond purchase.
A catalog-like list shows sale prices for various furs including Hudson seal coats, French seal coats, Pony furs, black Pony, Marmot, and European blended squirrel. Prices range from about $37.50 to $159.75 with multiple items marked down to under $100.
The reorgan ization sale offers long wide muff sets in pillow and semi barrel shapes. Sitka pointed fox sets show sale prices from 60 to 90 dollars, black fox sets range 30 to 75 dollars, natural raccoon sets 45 dollars, and sets of black Lynx Cat Lynx Skunk and Opossum receive similar reductions.
Beautiful black taffeta silk petticoats in extra sizes are on sale at $4.25 from $6.00. Black taffeta petticoats priced at $3.75 from $5.00, and $3.25 from $4.00. Hyde-Grade petticoats, usually $1.00, offered at 69c.
Women’s and misses items include 5.98 sweaters at 4.25 and 4.00 sweaters at 2.98. 3.00 sweaters at 2.35 and 2.00 sweaters at 1.65. One dollar house dress priced 69 cents featuring percales ginghams with checks stripes and figures.
Big Values on the Bargain Tables offer twenty five cloth coats at 1.98 each and assorted season odds ends. Muffs in various materials reduced to 2.98. White fingered dresses priced at 2.75 each. Located on the second floor with quick disposal in progress.
A sale offers serge and Panama skirts at 2.95 from a 5.00 price. The item is described as a worthwhile fashion bargain in the current sale.
The Waist Dept features large markdowns on silk and chiffon waists in all sizes and colors. Sale prices include $5.75 waists for $3.65 to $5.00 waists for $1.00, $3.50 waists for $2.50, and $2.50 to $3.00 waists for $1.79 through bulk lots. Over 300 voile and lingerie waists plus 50 tailored waists featured at sale prices.
Thousands of under muslin pieces for women of fastidious taste described as dainty and low in price. Nainsook Princess slips trimmed with Wallace and Swiss embroidery in all sizes sold at reduced figures. Petticoats of Nainsook with embroidered flounces and Wallace ribbon insertions also offered at sale prices.
A. B. Chamansky continues as treasurer of the Laborde-German Co despite the Laborde Coats and Lailies merger. Born in Firidige port, he helped form Laborde Co in 1900, which merged in 1909 into the current firm, keeping Chamansky in a key financial role.
Ladies' combinations in batiste crepe silk and warmsack with drawers and embroidery priced from 2.98 down to 2.69 and 69c. Night gowns of crepe batiste and nainsook with Swiss embroidery priced from 2.98 to 2.49. Nainsook drawers and muslin styles offered with reductions to 1.29 79c and 44c.
Ladies' corset covers crafted from rainsock, trimmed with lace and ribbon, sale price 39 cents from 49 cents. Also ladies' long flannelette filles with collars and cuffs, Persian trimmings, cords and tassels, sale price 1.49 versus 1.98.
Readable items include ladies flannelette night gowns with high and low necks and embroidered collars, crochet shawls and scarves in multiple colors, and children coats in chinchilla verduroy broadcloth caracul and velvet. Sale prices up to 4.00 off regulars. limited quantities listed.
listings of children's and infants garments with lace trim muslin skirts rompers and drawers. items include prices bold sale discounts from 98c to 4B and corsets with unbreakable side steels sizes 1% to 20. Warner's rust proof brasieres offered at reduced prices.
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