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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
10
The note expresses gratitude for ten years of patronage in Bridgeport as a reorganization brings “advanced Metropolitan merchandising” to customers. It promises dependable merchandise at lower prices and aims to exceed past efforts with enhanced knowledge and door-step access.
A city retailer publicizes a reorganizational sale offering women and misses suits at greatly reduced prices. Regular $40.00 to $13.00 items now range from $22.75 to $9.75, with several midtier prices lowered accordingly.
Reorganization sale trims coat prices with several lots offered. Fifty all wool coats 54 inches, regular 10 to 12 dollars, sale 6.75. Fifty coats in chic materials, regular 15 to 20, sale 9.75. $25.90 coats cut to 14.75, chinchillas boucles and double textures included. Black broadcloth 54 inches, 15.00, plush coats 27.50 and 22.75.
A sale features evening robes with embroidery on messaline silk in colors including amber royal blue American Beauty Copenhagen and black. Prices range from 9.75 to 18.75 for chiffon chiffonne and velvet and charmeuse styles with deep cuts during the reorganization sale.
The advertisement lists broadcloth and serge dresses marked down from 25.00 to sale prices of 12.95 15.00 and 8.00 and 5.00 3.25 with the entire Botany serge stock included in the reductions. This sale emphasizes deep discounts on wool dresses and reflects a clear liquidating push.
A catalog lists evening coats in materials like broadcloth plush charmeuse brocade and crepe, trimmed with fashionable details. Prices range from 50.00 to 40.00 and reduced to 18.75 to 27.50, highlighting deep cuts across several styles.
Beautiful furs at low prices highlight a reorganization sale featuring all new season coats. Coats are full 54 inch length and made from the finest skins with lasting value and high workmanship.
A fragmented sale listing details assorted fur coats with prices for Hudson seals French seals Pony natural and black PONY Marmot and squirrel garments. Prices range from 37.50 to 175.00, highlighting sale reductions and specific fur types and colors.
Price reductions on Sitka pointed fox black Fox and natural raccoon sets plus Lynx and Skunk furs listed in the reorgan ization sale. Sets include long wide scarfs with muff or semi barrel shapes and prices shown like $79.75 $75.00 $60.00 $45.00 and $30 with many items discounted to historical lows.
Black taffeta silk petticoats in extrasized options sold at sale prices. Petticoats valued at 6.00 are offered for 4.25. 5.00 values discounted to 3.75 and 4.00 values to 3.25. The Hyde-Grade petticoats, regularly 1.00, are on sale for 69 cents.
Catalog style sale notice lists sweaters at 5.98 4.00 3.00 2.00 dollars and a 1.00 dress for 69 cents including percales ginghams in checks stripes and figures. The ad notes a -4.25 price reduction and emphasizes bargain basement style discounts.
On the second floor a clearance sale features twenty five cloth coats at 1.98 and assorted muff sets at 2.98. White lingerie dresses are reduced to 2.75 with many styles available for quick disposal.
Sale offers serge and Panama skirts at 2.95 after discount from 5.00. Readable line notes stylish summer wear and reduced pricing for the latest fashion.
The Waist Dept advertises a broad sale on silk and chiffon waists with deep discounts. Various price points include $5.75 waists down to $1.89, plus lingerie and voile waists reduced to $1.79 in select lots.
Immense reorganization sale offers vast under muslin stock for women with fastidious taste. Ladies Nainsook Princess slips trimmed with Wallace and Swiss embroideries in multiple sizes. Prices cut from 2.98 to 2.49 and 1.98 to 1.79 among other items including petticoats with embroidery flounces and matching inserts.
More than twelve years ago Mr Chamansky returned to Bridgeport his birth city and became a prominent figure in city merchandising though his name never appeared on a storefront. He helped form Laborde Co in 1900, a Ladies Specialty shop that outgrew its space and merged in 1909 into Laborde-German Co, where he remains treasurer and holds the same interests under the new organization.
A Victorian catalog note lists ladies combinations in batiste crepe silk and nainsook with Wallace embroidery, drawers and corset covers, plus nightgowns in screpe and nainsook. Prices show regulars from 25c to 2.98 with sale prices down to 19c to 69c and flannelette simonas at 1.49.
Large sale on ladies flannelette night gowns with various necklines and trims, shawls and scarfs in multiple colors, and greatly reduced children's coats, infants and children wear. Prices drop from regulars to sale figures including corsets and rust proof brassieres while stocks last.
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