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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
4
Holiday sale entices shoppers with sensational prices on coats suits and skirts plus Munsing underwear and a range of gift items. Displays emphasize value and ready wear, promising fair pricing and substantial savings this week.
A coat sale offers a fine selection for women and misses at greatly reduced prices. Plushes, corduroys, zibelines, broadcloths and fancy mixtures are presented in attractive dressy styles with high fur or velvet collars. Lined with satins messalines and other selected linings.
A shopping feature highlights velvet and silk dresses priced from 12.50 to 25.00 with new shades. It promotes an unrivaled blouse section and varieties of neckwear including imported embroidered collars, venise lace collars, and military veestees with prices from 0.50 to 2.50, plus colored silks and collar sets.
Woolly catalog style itemizes women's silk hose in multiple colors and finishes with prices from 5c to $2,510 and includes lace crepe de Chine blouses and Georgette ensembles. Also lists sweaters for adults and kids with sale prices and color options. Emphasizes practical gifts and low prices for holiday shoppers.
A merchant details brassieres in various styles and prices including maroon, white, oxford grey, and navy models with hook fronts and lace trim. Announces large assortment, 25 and 50 cent items, sport sets with scarves and toques, angora scarves, and ostrich feather boas as practical gifts for the season.
Melba brand cosmetics offered as Christmas gifts with a range of items including Melba Powder in flesh white and brunette 25c Melba Face Powder 5c Melba Nail Polish 2c Melba Rose Blush 25c Melba Nail Finishing Polish 25c Melba Face Cream 0c Melba Skin Cleanser 50c Melba Astringent 60c and Melba Toiletries in Adoree Love Me Rose Bouquet Gardenia Violet Lilac Honey Suckle with prices and bottle options including Melba Lilac at 100 a bottle
Nothing is more practical or more sure to be appreciated as a gift than a good umbrella. Exclusive styles in a great assortment of men's and women's fine silk and onion taffeta with sterling, gold and gun metal trim handles. Prices from 1.00 up to 8.00. A choice set of high grade umbrellas for women at 1.25 for 98c.
A wide inventory of Turkish towels, lace trimmed cloths, damask scarfs, and napkins is pitched with prices from fractions of a dollar to several dollars. Also offered are gowns, chemises, corset covers, and various linen centerpieces, plus Christmas gifts for men and women including night shirts, pajamas, bags, and boudoir caps in multiple fabrics and colors.
A broad display of crochet yarns, threads, and tools from Klostersilk to Silkine, with colors and sizes listed. Stamped linens, pillows, doilies, and towels offered alongside rugs, drapery fabrics, and bed coverings. A large gift section highlights waistwear, furs, infant garments, and cretonne boxes as practical Christmas presents.
Handkerchiefs advertised as The Favorite Gift with boxed assortments priced from 39c to 81.23 per box. Various styles include linen embroidered corners Armenian edges and Venise lace options. Ends note possible high prices and limited stock.
Prices for French Ivory items list a range of inexpensive holiday gifts including hair brushes from 25c to 1.25, dressing combs 25c to 5c, triple plate mirrors up to 4.00, picture frames from 25c to 1.25, and related vanity pieces such as powder boxes, trays, jewel boxes, and combs. Several items show multiple price points across 50c 1.25 2.75 and more.
Tailored suits offered at half price come in popular materials including broadcloths gabardines and mixtures Jaunty styles and broad selection aim to attract careful shoppers seeking quality attire at a bargain price in a concise textile sale notice.
A sale notice offers a corset at an exceptionally low price of one dollar, claiming a trim silhouette, graceful lines, and an erect posture as the fashion of the hour. Limited time, price to last.
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