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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
12
Advertises elegant Boli via coats in blues browns and black with fur collars and silk crepe linings. Describes latest models with varied sleeve designs and rich velvety fabric offered at 59.50 per coat. Encourages buyers with a rare chance for high class value.
A festive note describes Santa with piles of sleds by his chair and a belief in the weather man to deliver snow. The piece encourages children to tell Santa to bring a sled, ending with a vague location reference to a land on the third floor.
Useful gifts for men these. Men’s house jackets tailored trim attractive colors brown blue gray green priced from 5 to 15 dollars. Men’s bathrobes and sets in boxes with patterns 3.85 to 15 dollars. Silk lounging robes in good colors sizes up to 18 dollars. Sweaters make fine gifts blue oxford brown red with or without roll collars priced from 95 cents to a higher value.
For outdoor workmen a navy pea jacket in heavy fabric with four pockets offers warmth and comfort. A tan sheep-lined coat and fur band caps in light mixtures, oxfords, browns and corduroy styles provide warm options. Prices range from 1.50 to 9.85 with sizes available on main floor sale.
Advertises women's hosiery in varied styles and prices. Plain weave gauze silk and wool hose listed at $1.50 to $2.25, full fashioned silk hose from $2.50 to $5.50 with lace embroidery, and color options including navy black brown gold cordovan putty otter bilge. Main floor left center.
The ad promotes rich beautiful women’s hats from a top designer, featuring satins, silver and gold trimmings, and fine fur touches. Priced at six dollars, these hats are highlighted as distinct and skillfully made, available on the second floor front.
A fine corset made special for us to provide an out of the ordinary garment at a low price. It features a low bust, long skirt, flesh coutil, elastic lacing at the front, steel, two pairs of heavy hose supporters, sizes 23 to 28, priced at 1.50. Second floor, rear.
The ad offers boys overcoats in multiple age ranges with chinchilla material in blue brown and tan. Includes features such as reinforced seams pockets and belts. Prices run from 12 50 for younger boys to 22 50 for older High School boys with various styles and collar types.
Advertises new overcoats described as warm roomy and stylish with soft woolens and plaid backs. Highlights include belt waist big collars and dandy comfort with refined browns and aristocratic tans. Emphasizes value at 32.50 and fashionable virile style.
Exclamations greet a main floor sale offering women's eyelet kerchiefs at 15c, men's hemstitched initial kerchiefs at 44c, colored border kerchiefs at 25c, and boys bordered kerchiefs at 14c. Limited quantities, hurry.
Women's neckwear gift collars described as Bertha style, wide and deep, in boxes. Sample Venice lace collars, many unique pieces, priced at 50 cents, a special purchase offered at a value beyond their usual worth.
Fine petticoats are promoted as useful gifts with a wide variety including radium silk Jersey silk and taffeta options. Styles range from plain tailored to hemstitched or scalloped hems with fringe borders and assorted colors. Extra size petticoats with jersey tops and taffeta flounce offered at three ninety five.
The ad promotes women s bathrobes made from Beacon blankets in light and dark colors with satin trim and corduroy options. Prices range from 2.75 to 15.00 with specific Beacon robe styles listed at 3.85 3.95 7.50 to 10.00 and satin trimmed versions up to 35.95 and 7.50 to 15.00 for assorted patterns. Cotton crepe kimonos and Japanese embroidered pieces priced 2.75 to 4.00.
We offer pretty waists at five dollars each. Sheer voile waists hand drawn with embroidered knots and lace trim show dignity and character. Rich Paisley silk crepe waists come in rich colorings with simple round neck and long sleeves, all priced at five dollars.
An advertisement touts sturdy Mercerised lisle socks for children in plain and English rib styles under the Pony Wayne Knit label. Available in sizes ranges with colors black white and cordovan, priced at 50 cents.
Don’t forget the Christmas candy listings feature ribbon candy two pound boxes at 50c, by the pound 30c, fancy hard candy 29c per pound, Xmas mixed candy 25c per pound, candy canes 20c per dozen, larger canes 5c and 10c each. Chocolate assortments 5 pounds for 1.75, high grade boxes 79c to 2.50, Dartmouth chocolates 45c per box, and various chocolate figures from 5c to 50c.
Good staunch sweaters for boys offered in navy and seal brown with large roll collars, sizes 26 to 36 priced at 9 and 9.75. All worsted coats in navy seal brown and maroon, sizes 22 to 28 at 5, sizes 30 to 34 at 6, and size 36 at 6.75.
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