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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
4
A UK store announces it will remain open evenings until ten PM from Monday the 15th to Tuesday the 98th, closing Christmas Eve. It cites public demand, wider holiday merchandise, and generous December pay to employees as reasons for continuing the practice.
Wanamaker’s announces broad holiday neckwear display featuring French De Joinville and English De Joinville scarfs, imported silk squares, and low price options. Special basement and main floor displays include folded-in squares and tecks with prices from 25c to 50c. Broadway and Ninth location highlighted.
A Broadway costume shop offers six groups of women's dresses and suits at deep discounts. Tailor Made Suits priced from $27.50 to $60, with silk lining and varied materials. Walking and shirt-waist suits also offered at reduced prices, with second-floor display on Broadway.
A series of 150 juvenile books by well known writers offered by Wanamaker Young People's Library. 12mo size, clear type, cloth bound. 35 cents per volume by mail 48 cents. See in store or request the catalogue of titles from Pocok Store Ninth Street.
A dated inventory lists full jointed dolls with moving eyes and accessories at $1, a gas range with utensils, banks with Yale lock, mechanical automata, 20 cent balking mules, 17 inch steam engines at $3, Crokinole boards 31 inches diameter at $1, children's revolving desks chairs $1.25, toy pianos eight keys 50 cents and fifteen keys 85 cents.
The article highlights a wide range of house desks for men and women in mahogany, curly birch, bird’s eye maple, oak, and imitation mahogany. It features table desks, library desks, and hall or living room desks in Empire, Chippendale, Colonial, Sheraton, Mission, and American styles, with finishes like oak driftwood gray. Prices run from 6.50 to 220, with desks on the fourth floor.
Lillian corsets in straight-front graceful models made of best materials are offered at markedly lowered figures due to missing sizes and minor flaws. While many styles available most offer prompt buyers strong value in the well known Lillian finish.
Corsets priced at 2.50 from 4.50 feature straight-cut, straight-front design with a dip over hips and abdomen. Lace trim at the top suits medium figures in sizes 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29 and 30, located on the second floor of the Tenth Street shop.
A limited lot of 1,500 yards of eiderdown fabric in plain ripple and crepe weaves is priced at 3½ cents a yard, down from double today’s rate. Colors include self-colored light blues pinks tans and cardinals. Suitable for morning dressing sacques bath robes afghans and children's garments. Fourth avenue.
A Broad Way shop advertises a notable collection of umbrellas and canes. Women’s 96 inch and men’s 28 inch sizes are offered in all silk with varied handles. Walking sticks feature ebony partridge hazel ash magnolia or blackthorn with gold Tula silver ivory or silver mountings. Prices range from 1 to 20 dollars.
Shoppers can buy Princess May Kid Gloves for one dollar with guaranteed quality. The line includes three clasp options in kid or suede and full color designs. Other Wanamaker glove names priced from one dollar to nearly two dollars per pair are listed with various clasp and material options.
Imported Scarfs and matching Pillow Shams offered at low prices for the holidays. Scarfs are 54 inches long in sheer lawn with fleur-de-lis Napoleon wreaths butterflies and floral embroidery. Shams 32 inches square. Elaborate openwork embroidery with lace priced at .65 and Mexican drawn work Scarfs and Shams range from 1.25 to 2.75.
Christmas dinner table favors in cheerful red with centerpieces and mottoes for ices. Listing includes Roses 20c Carnations 10c Lamps 25c 30c Snapping Mattees 25c to 3.00 per dozen. Basement.
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