Fete des Fleurs Paints Paris in Lace and Light Fabrics
Picturesque Avenue des Acacias scene overflowed with light mousselines linens and lace trimmed dresses as Parisian theatre stars gathered for the Fete des Fleurs. Hats featured guipure straw and velvet, cherries adorned plateaux hats, while lace edged gowns dominated. The Grand Steeple at Auteuil drew crowds in chic Parisian toilettes and elaborately embroidered gowns.
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Avenue Des Acacias
Paris
Avenue du Bois
Acacias
Batiste
Auteuil
Longchamps
Women's Imported Shirt Waist Suits and Golf Skirts Sale
Two groups of imported shirt waist suits and golf skirts offered at reduced prices to clear inventory. Percale suits at 7.50 with embroidery and lawn vest versions. pique suits at 10 with stripes and dots. blue linen and white pique golf skirts priced 6 and 5 with embroidery and deep hems. Second floor Broadway.
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Broadway
Special lot of fifty cashmere wrappers offered
A news item notes fifty cashmere wrappers in solid light blue gobelin navy rose pink gray red and black trimmed with lace or ribbon. Sizes vary from 36 to 42 inches. Originally $3.75 to $15 now $3 to $6.30. Second floor Tenth street.
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Tenth Street
Suede Lisle Gloves 18c a Pair in Gray White Black
Special lot of 18 cent suede lisle gloves offered in gray white and black. Regular 25 cent quality, popular summer gloves. Basement.
Bent Wood Chairs At Special Price On Floor Four
250 genuine imported Vienna bent wood chairs offered today at the special price of 1.50 each, down from 2.25. Suitable for dining rooms or cafes, with straight back posts and round cane seats. Two patterns in oak and veneer finishes, both with cane seats. Fourth floor.
SHOE DEALS PROMISE VARIETY IN BLACK KIDSKIN STYLES
Advertised sale highlights include $1 black kidskin shoes with button and lace, patent tips, and multiple toe shapes in limited sizes. Also offered are $1.75 options, valued at $2.50, plus fine black kidskin lace models with neat toes and heels and good lasts.
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McKay
Fine Cotton Goods Under Price
Cotton dress fabrics listed with sale prices across corded muslins satin Sublime Swiss muslins dotted Swiss and mercerized prints. French patterns in floral designs on white grounds with prices from 25c to 45c and multiple quality levels. Located on Tenth street side.
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Tenth Street Side
Switzerland
Irish Dimities Start Season With Wide Variety
The Rotunda reports strong selling for the Irish dimities with many navy blue, black, and heliotrope grounds and smaller lots of pink, light blue, and white. About 150 designs available, with new goods at 25c quality priced at 1234c a yard.
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New York
Sea Girt
Sag Harbor
Philadelphia
Cape May
New Jersey
Long Island
Fourth Avenue
John Wanamaker
Rue Des Petites-Ecuries
Ninth Street
Stewart
Wanamaker’s
Vardon
McGregor
Spalding
Wanamaker
Henley A
Henley B
O. K
Silvertown
Vardon Flyer
Ocobo
Musselburgh
Craig Park
Ninth St
Annex
John
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
America
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