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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
8
Hull's announces a style exposition featuring the greatest line of suits and fashion merchandise in Elkhart. The opening year highlights include prices 20 to 25 percent lower than current market rates with selections directly from New York and labeled exclusive Hull styles.
In the pattern and Dress Hats article, the shop showcases exclusive Leiecenstien designs and many of Joseph's models. The selections emphasize season’s diversity to assure purchasers exclusive style.
Our Furniture Dept will be a bargain centerpiece in the store opening. See them for special prices and featured selections.
Displays feature extra fine shania silk and rajah silks in new shades priced per yard. Plain marquessetts black and color options, silk taffeta, and fancy evening silks in louiseries and warp prints offered. Prices range from 85c to 2.23 per yard with several widths and colors available.
An old textile catalog offers fine French voiles and all 119 man’s voiles in 44 inch wide, 72 45 inch weave tafteta in multiple colors, and wool crepes, marquessettes, and broadcloth. Includes prices per yard and special deals on various fabrics and weights.
The store unveils Spring shapes and leather hats in tan shades trimmed with plumage. Dashing wall displays feature standout hat varieties. Individuality in style shines through in each piece during opening week.
Local advert promises carpets rugs curtains linoleums and wall paper in top grades with full house furnish services and in home service.
The advertisement showcases a display of beautiful costumes suits coats and waists in newest styles. Graceful pongee coats priced at 25.00 feature cloth of gold coats 50 inches long with lace trimming and flowing sleeves. Taffeta silk coats in black and color offered from 5.00 to 35.00 bringing dressy options for any occasion.
Readable fragments describe dresses including silk and chiffon styles with waistlines, net overlays, and lace trims. Prices referenced range around 25 to 45 dollars, with mentions of silk costumes and various fabric insertions.
An array of silk braid coats with butterfly sleeves in black white and tan priced around $22.00. Covert coats feature hard twisted fabric with broad shoulders and snug fit in sizes 10 and up. Misses and girls tuxedo suits offered in wool checks and stripes with long lapels, plus net and taffeta silk waists and lingerie styles in tan tones and blue and brown.
Easter sale announces a variety of silk and kid gloves in new shades including brown tan grey blue and black. Offers cover button length and long gloves with prices from 1.00 to 3.00 and include mousquetaire and double tipped silk styles.
An advertisement lists women’s silk stockings in black pink white blue and lavender with specials at $1.00 per pair. Lisle and silk stockings $1.50, embroidered boot hose $5.00 plus leather belts studded with steel 80 cents up and beaded belts 1 to 2 dollars. Hand bags in leather new novelties on sale from $1.00 to $5.00.
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