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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
8
Gowns this year are prettier with sheer soft materials and exquisite styles. Slip over gowns feature low necks and short butterfly sleeves trimmed with ribbons and laces. Prices range from 1 to 5 dollars with careful workmanship and good fit.
A May sale features deep edge embroideries in rich patterns and Swiss designs up to 12 inches wide plus wide flouncings 18 to 22 inches in width. Offers include corset cover embroideries in many patterns, wide laces with insertions, and linen lace sets at reduced yard prices for the event.
The ad proclaims a May white sale beginning Saturday at 9 am featuring snowy muslin gowns skirts chemises drawers corset covers and drawers all at 29c to 99c with details on embroidery lace trims and India linen yokes. Garments come from sanitary shops praised for care and quality with many pieces described as finer than usual and offered in various sizes.
An advertisement lists a May white sale offering 50 cent undermuslin garments including drawers, gowns, and short skirts in multiple styles. Items feature long cloth muslin, lace insertions, flounces, tucks, and Valenciennes lace with full umbrellas and yoke bands. Forty-four styles are offered at 50c each, with emphasis on value and finish.
A listed sale offers 12 styles of lace trim skirts and corset covers at 98 cents each. Additional items include fine embroidered drawers chemise gowns and sheer embroidered waists in varied sizes, with a May sale emphasis and Saturday morning availability.
Readable fragment describes a May white sale at a yard offering white dress materials for children and women. Items include Swiss imports, corded and crossbar plaids, dotted mull, Persian lawn, chiffon, batistes, with prices noted by the sale.
The new underskirts feature white fabric with deep underflounces and four and a half yards of fullness. Many are trimmed with torchon lace, plat Val trims, and insertions or embroidery with Hamburg and Swiss designs. Prices range from 1.50 to 10 dollars.
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