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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
5
The late season curtails fur purchases but the shop urges buyers to inspect its latest furs in black lynx fox mink and coney. Scarfs neck pieces muffs and animal rugs for ladies and children are offered in new styles with sets priced from 1.25 to 50.00 and up to 35.00 for certain items.
A catalog of home gift supplies featuring laces and veils. Includes val laces, insertions, corset cover embroideries, washable chiffon veilings, Russian net veils, embroidered handkerchiefs for women and linen handkerchiefs for men, with prices from 8c to 50c and up to 3.00.
The ad promotes umbrellas as gifts with styles and prices for ladies men and children. Ladies 26-inch silk linen tops wood handles pearl and silver mounts priced 1.00 to 15.00. Gentlemen 28-inch silk linen tops wood and horn handles gold and silver mounts 1.00 to 10.00. Children's 22 and 24-inch rough and ready service 0.50 to 1.25.
A bright display features a brilliant array of holiday ribbons for every need. Includes ribbons for fancy work gifts and tying packages at attractive prices.
Variety of linen items for the home with prices from 10 cents to 18 dollars. Japanese drawn work, French embroidery, damask tablecloths, napkins, toweling, and handkerchief linen in widths and patterns. Hemstitching service offered on short notice.
A holiday section advertises German silver purses and hat pins from .19 to 4.00, brilliant hat pins in a two pack for Christmas at 75c, beauty pins sets from 10c to 1.25, veil pins up to .75, barrettes 10 to 25c, watch fobs 25c to 1.75, creton baskets 0.50, laundry bags and broom holders, mirrors, brushes and manicure sets in silver and stag handle. Prices range from under a dollar to about five dollars for luxury items.
Advertises infants' bearskin leggings and white knit leggings in holiday sale. Bearskin leggings priced 25c to 50c.
A local advertisement lists holiday accessories including chiffon ruffs in blue white pink priced from 1.00 to 6.50, lace collars and ruching, fancy Christmas boxes at 25 to 75 cents, baby Irish crochet lace items, and a range of back and side combs plus belts and girdles from 25 cents to 1.50.
Leather goods remain popular as gifts with a range of items described. Alligator handbags, black seal bags, and purses come in multiple prices from $1.25 to $10. Leather table covers, poinsettia appliqué, and leather pillows feature air brush and hand painted designs, with options in tan brown navy green and carved leather.
A list of housewares presents featuring Royal Wilton and Utopia Axminster rugs, American oriental rugs, couch covers, portiers, lace curtains, and Bissell carpet sweepers. Prices range from 98 cents to about twenty dollars, with numerous patterns and color options highlighted as ideal gifts.
The store promotes an enlarged book department with new copyrights including The Man from Brodneys The Firing Line Trail of the Lonesome Pine Little Brown Jug at Kildare Beverly of Graystark The Garden of Allah Colonel of the Red Muzzars Freckles The Prospector and others at 1 20 and 48c plus gift editions and juvenile books and post card albums.
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