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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1928
Page
3
Saturday marks the last day to select the Hoover on a special easy term plan of $2.25. After Saturday the standard payment plan applies. A daily in-store demonstration is offered and the Hoover representative can arrange a home demonstration at your convenience on the main floor rear.
An advertisement listing Easter Praver Book by Father Lasance priced from 50 cents to 3 dollars and other prayer books and Bibles ranging from 18 cents to 7 dollars. Main Proor Jicar.
Straw hats and Easter outfits dominate the display with crochet visca hats and navy georgette frocks. Brimmed and close fitting hats share the spotlight while new frocks feature vivid prints. Candy department offers chocolates, marshmallows, eggs and novelty treats in gift boxes as Easter approaches.
A listing for Peter Rabbit lamps priced at $1 each. Each lamp includes a shade and a six foot cord, offered as a quick gift option. Bright colors described, suitable for decorative use.
Easter cards priced five to twenty five cents single cards and booklets. Some ribbon tied selections available. Excellent assortment. Main buyer friendly display.
Saturday closes the Pre Easter Satin Kashouir ath taille and bengaline new est versions of the pro tailored coat. Trimmed velvet coats with throw scarf yoke back and furred models also appear. Larger sizes 16 to 46 offered. Easter Moin Chamois Pull-on Gloves pair with tailored coats or suits. Gloves in natural or white chamois, cuff rolled over coat, priced at $2.95. Malnoor.
A fragmentary report notes girls and a Lyon boss with gloves described as capeskin. The text mentions plans or fashion items with embroidery and a reference to two dollars and ninety five cents for a product named Matin Flow. The readable parts are sparse and largely ambiguous.
The article notes Honey-Beige and a New Gray as preferred shoe colors for 1928 ensembles. Honey Beige flatters tans and harmonizes with bold prints, featuring a high heel novelty strap pump. The gray shade contrasts with darker trim and includes a gray lizard strap with a novelty buckle.
Ad copy markets rayon band bloomers with silk lustre and knee bands, French style. Mentions flesh brocade corsetier recommendations for the 1928 silhouette. Specials priced at 2.49. Floor rear all in one combination.
At $1.50 this hosiery has had a tremendous sale. The reason for the lower price is that thousands of pairs were sold last year, enabling the maker to boost production and cut price. Fine quality service sheer seamless and over the knee, with the narrow lisle garter top. Main Floor.
A listing for 7 8 length rayon hose with fancy patterns in full length stockings. Includes lisle champagne and the new camel shade. Price 50 cents.
The listing details a junior department catalog with coats in kasha tweed and Pouret twill for ages 6 to 14, priced from 7.50 to 29.75, and white crepe de chine and georgette dresses from 5.95 to 10. Tiny tots coats for ages 2 to 6 priced 5 to 12.75, featuring tweeds kasha and tailored double breasted fronts.
This Bridgeport advertisement touts Yorke Shirts made for Howland’s with tan and gray patterns in Rayon and Celanese fabrics. It highlights fashion fit and color harmony with a main floor display promising smart, glittering moke effects and fashionable patterns this season.
Easter toys and boys wear offered in the basement department. Four piece suits in gray brown and tan with mohair lining plus 4 pocket vest and golf knickers in sizes 7 to 17 at 12.50. Other suits 9.50 to 22.50. Reefers blue jackets and tweeds for younger boys in sizes 4 to 10. Hats blouses shirts broadcloths and a varied tie selection priced 50 cents to 2 dollars.
Demure poke-shaped Milan straw hats with fluttering streamers suit younger girls while more sophisticated down-cast vim hats target older sisters. The line between playful and refined millinery reflects a family wardrobe trend.
Readable fragment hints at fashionable felt berets priced at 2.95 and 1.50, suggesting tailored headwear for both new and smart looks. No clear event or source details beyond pricing and product notes.
Arabist two trouser suits are showcased at Howland's Bridgeport store, selected by experts with American Retailers Inc. to deliver bulk savings to patrons. Heid Knit top coats and new Derby hats complete the men’s wardrobe lineup with pricing from five to fifty dollars.
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