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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1902
Page
4
About two hundred fancy cheviot sack suits from regular stock are offered at eight fifty a suit. The lots are broken and sizes vary, but every lot contains some size. Heads up for quick action on this remarkable sale in the second floor department on Fourth avenue.
Wanamaker's offers the simplest access in New York City with direct car lines to the store on Tenth to Eighth streets and a large ground floor space spanning two city blocks. Early morning visits avoid crowds while extended hours promise shopping this evening and tomorrow until 10 o'clock.
Four thousand yards of Venetian cloths offered at half price per yard with two price tiers 1 25 and 1 50 and a list of twenty two colors including black navy blue and royal blue. The ad markets the fabric as suitable for winter dresses gifts and advanced trimming options highlighting its twill texture and broadcloth like appearance.
A catalog note advertises men's house coats cut to 4.50 from 6.50, described as handsome reversible cloths by skilled tailors. The coats match regular stock quality, offer fifteen patterns to choose from, and are on the second floor.
A Holiday display offers rockers in oak and imitation mahogany, gilt reception and parlor chairs, women desks in golden oak with compartments, gilt corner and roman chairs, box couches in imitation bagdad, and Morris chairs. Prices range from $4 to $15 with highlighted features like damask seats, carved backs, and polished finishes.
The advertisement highlights Christmas stocking logic and urges parents to buy soon. It features double breasted suits and three piece suits priced at 3.25, with sizes 8 to 16 years in blue or mixed cheviets, previously 5 to 8.50, plus 50 cent flannel waists from the second floor on Ninth Street.
A local ad promotes a sale on women dresses and tailor made suits. Rich fabrics include jerseys broadcloths and velveteens with silk lining. Prices marked down from 67.50 to 125 to 57.50 for today only.
A basement sale promotes hundreds of pianos from Mason & Hamlin, Chickering, Lindermann and others at deep discounts. Uprights and grand pianos show wide cuts from hundreds to thousands, with seven Chickering uprights and many Mason & Hamlin models offered near cost or below. Delivery before Christmas and easy terms are highlighted.
A warm fur robe advertisement highlights thick goatskin rugs in bear and lynx imitations. Priced at $35, the goods are described as luxuriously cured and dressed to resist wear and weather. Located on the third floor at Lynx.
The Wanamaker Candy Store markets a wide holiday assortment with chocolates and bonbons at 30c and 60c, mixed chocolates in 1 and 5 pound boxes, special holiday mixtures, Christmas favors, and red holiday colors, all offered in the basement.
A price list shows Fox rugs at eight dollars and leopards from thirty five to fifty dollars. Wolves from Prairie and Hudson Bay range fifteen to fifty dollars. Tigers cost fifty to one hundred dollars. Grizzly bears and polar bears are two hundred dollars each. Mountain lions are described as magnificent and priced fifty to seventy five dollars. Items are on the third floor.
Wanamaker stock offers Nemo Corsets with hip spring straight-front models in white gray and black, Nemo Self-reducing Corsets in coutil and whalebone, B Corsets in coutil with low bust long dip, P N R G and Warner’s rust proof Corsets from $1 to $2, in coutil and jean, second floor Tenth street.
Advert for seasonal personal gifts featuring silk petticoats cashmere tea-gowns and dressing sacques. Lists price groups for silk petticoats from 7.50 to 11.50, cashmere tea-gowns 4.50, and eiderdown dressing sacques 0.75, noting full front Watteau backs and trim details. Located on second floor Tenth Street.
Climax reached today as shoppers flood in for Christmas handkerchiefs and related items. Stock reserves are well arranged three days before Christmas with wide varieties in linen plain and initial designs, silk options, and children's boxed sets ready for buyers.
Library club offers subscription editions of major works at about half price. Pay $1 down plus monthly payments, with figures like Eliot Complete Works 18 volumes at $2 monthly for 18 payments, Ridpath World History 9 or 17 volumes, six to nineteen monthly payments of $2, plus other notable sets. At the Library Club Counter, Ninth street.
Miss Pope offers expert advice on caring for canary birds and selecting a good singer. She will be available for a few days between 9 and 5 to answer questions and assist with cage decoration. Price listed at $1.75. Basement location.
Announcement notes brand new apron arrivals ahead of Christmas. Lawn Aprons in various lengths and styles with bibs or straps, embroidered and trimmed. Swiss Mifslin Aprons feature lace and ribbons, priced from 25 cents to one dollar. Locations referenced near Broadway.
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