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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
10
New Christmas ribbons designed for fancy work and tying holiday packages feature sewingknit bags and a dozen pretty articles. Red and green ribbons enhance gift presentation with season ringing bells and holly motifs. The tapestry ribbons come in 5 to 10 inch widths with color combinations priced 1.25 to 2.95 dollars per yard from Bowman's Main Floor.
An ad promotes a complete Silk Hosiery assortment with plain colors and novelty effects. It highlights women's silk stockings in multiple styles and colors with prices from $1.50 to $4.98 and includes lisle options at 59 to 69 cents. Bowman’s Main Floor.
The display features women's felt comfy slippers in pink blue old rose and lavender priced $2.00 and $2.50. Latin boudoir slippers in pink blue and old rose are $2.50. Kid boudoir slippers come in red tan blue pink gray and black at $2.00. Also white spots in white and champagne priced $2.00. ROW MAN'S Main Floor.
A special blouse sale announced on Bowman’s Third Floor offers blouses for 7.69 dollars. The promotion highlights fashion items priced below eight dollars, aiming to attract shoppers seeking bargain apparel.
An inventory of furniture pieces including overstuffed davenports fireside chairs library rockers reception hall chairs davenport tables hall clocks console tables piano lamps smoker cabinets pedestals tabourettes and book ends.
Harrisburg shoppers are invited to Bowmans as Toyland opens with a vast selection of dolls games and books. The display promises Automobiles wagons military items airplanes submarines and other gifts for boys and girls of all ages.
A special sale features season’s wool dress and suit fabrics in diverse colors and patterns. Offers include 48 to 54 inch Plaids from 3.95 to 4.50 per yard, Velours and Melanges at 4.50, 54 inch Suits at 4.50, Navy Diagonal at 2.25, Broadcloths at 3.95, Jersey Cloth 3.50, and other fabrics such as Bolivia 4.00, Kitten’s Ear Shell Cloth 5.95, Kumfy Cloth 3.95, Covert Cloth 2.50, Serge 2.95, Storm Serge 1.39, and imported Chalices 1.35 per yard.
Tomorrow only shoppers can buy voiles organdies demities madras and linen in mixed colors for only 1.00 at Bowman’s Aisle on the Main Floor.
The new Fourth Floor drapery department offers fine curtains and draperies plus red cedar chests. Visit for gift suggestions and see Bowman’s décor items at the Fourth Floor location.
The Bowman store on Main Floor announces endless stocks of Gift Gloves for the year amid past delays and material shortages. They report an enlarged Glove Department and extra cases to showcase new gloves, claiming unmatched size and color variety and superior quality.
Bowman’s on the second floor presents sheets and embroidered scalloped pillow cases in five designs at 1.50 each. Match with bolster cases or hemstitched sets. boxed muslin options priced 2.25 to 2.89 per pair and bed sets with sheet and two cases from 3.75 to 6.50.
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