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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
4
An advertising listing offers Oriental rugs from $6 to $35 and Smyrna rugs from 85c to $43, with Persian Wilton rugs 27x54 inches at $1. Goatskin rugs at $3, sample sheepskin and goatskin at half price. Women’s fashion pieces include a velvet rib bon collar and belt set at $8, and various lace collars and ruffs priced up to $18. Broadway amidth street.
Handkerchiefs for all tastes and budgets make ideal last minute gifts. Fancy boxes sold in sets of 3 for children at 25 to 35 cents, 6 pieces 50 to 75 cents or up to $1. Women’s white options include hemstitched, scalloped, embroidered or lace trimmed from 12 1/2 to 1 dollar. Men’s white hemstitched or embroidered initial styles range from 12 1/2 to 1 dollar. Silk options available for both genders. Broadway.
A Christmas store ad touts wide selection and year round stock. It highlights men’s gift items from Wana maker’s with overcoats in all wool Oxford mixes, velvet collars, and satin linings with prices from 8.50 to 10, plus Worsted trousers at 5. Second floor Fourth avenue.
In the China Store a table displays under a dozen porcelain plates with varied patterns. Prices ranged from 2.50 down to 1.25 with many at 1.50 and 1. The sale invites buyers to select Wanamaker pieces for Christmas lists highlighting value and safety. Also featured are $1 Princess and $1.50 Royale wares in suede or kid, plus 1.85 Victoria, silk vests at 50c, and Broadway suspenders at 2 to 2.75.
Advertisement notes Hart mountain birds described as strong singers with a large annual supply priced at 1.75 dollars each and various bird supplies from 1 to 5.25 dollars for cages and small parts. It also promotes fresh candy in New York with phrases about freshness and value including chocolates bonbons at 60 cents per pound and 5 pound boxes at 1 dollar.
A catalog style list showcases diverse furniture pieces for holiday gifts. Gold Tables and Curio Cabinets feature prices from the low forties to the hundreds, with Vernis-Martin and Reed designs including desks, bookcases, and chairs priced from single digits to two hundred plus.
The Upholstery Store presents sofa pillows in down fill priced from 2.25 to 25 dollars and screens with various frames and fillings from 2.75 to 200 dollars. It also lists tabourettes pyro etched 3.75 to 18 dollars, utility boxes 1.75 to 2.85, hal chests 14 to 22 dollars, lambrequins 1.50 to 23 dollars, table covers 1.50 to 24.5 dollars, and velour portieres at 35 dollars a pair.
Attractive waist patterns in various fabrics and embroidered boxes priced from 3 to 85 dollars for extensive trimming options. Dress patterns in homespuns wool and cotton with trims priced 60 cents to 9 dollars. Fur and coat selections include sable scarves, collarettes and Persian lamb coats on the second floor Broadway.
Preview features vicuna Chudda with quilted lining and mouf flon trim. One style priced at 25 dollars, not below 35. Additional selections up to 70 dollars. Viewings recommended to appreciate elegance.
The sale offers women's jackets and coats at deep discounts on the second floor. Notable picks include an $18 jacket normally $27, and other styles from $10 to $30. Raincoats and cravenettes priced $20 to $16.50 with mackintoshes from $3 to $7. Variety includes black blue tan and castor hues.
Exquisite pieces priced down with discounts on ornaments china and tableware. English china plates bouillon cups and tea sets reduced. shoes for women and men offered at low prices. children's footwear bargains noted. Accessories and silver items such as rings watches wallets brushes and combs featured with broad price ranges. Broadway and Tenth street store location cited.
Display of Russian Blouse Suits in blue cheviot at 7 dollars and gray or brown at 7.50. Sizes 3 to 8 years. Reefers in blue chinchilla, serge lined, sizes 3 to 12 years at 10 dollars. Raglan overcoats in cheviot gray and olive, 8 to 16 years at 15 dollars. Second floor Ninth street.
The sale highlights Christmas stock with Paris and London neckwear, robes from a Raglan sleeve line, and deep discounts. Umbrellas, stockings, silks, framed pictures, and photos are stocked, with gift-ready packaging and prices from 25c to $27.50 across multiple departments on Broadway and nearby streets.
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