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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
4
New York shoppers are urged to buy surplus shoes from Wanamaker’s June Sale with quotes denouncing dated footwear and touting hundreds of pairs from trusted factories. Women’s oxfords, men’s tan shoes, and kidskin options are advertised at low prices like $2.25 and $2.15, all welted and oak-tanned leather soles.
Seventy five newly crafted hats on the second floor of Tenth Street display fashionable straw shapes with sun-drooping brims. Edged in black velvet and trimmed with roses fuchsias carnations violets hydrangeas geraniums foliage and ribbons, imported materials noted. Each hat priced at five dollars.
Embroidered White Lawn Robe dresses from patterns secured by the manufacturer are offered at ten dollars each. The gowns feature a yoke of cluster plaits with leaf embroidery, hemstitched elbow sleeves and skirts with matching front embroidery. Second floor Broadway display.
Advertises long coats for girls fourteen to sixteen in cravenette covert cloth and broadcloth. Coats travel ready, protect from morning and evening mist. Former prices up to 30 dollars. now marked 15 dollars. Located on the second floor, Ninth street.
A June showcase of cotton dress fabrics features a vast selection of Printed Batistes 8c to 10c, Lace-striped Swiss Muslins 12c, Dimities 12c, Fancy Scotch Ginghams 15c, Embroidered Swiss Muslins 18c to 28c, and Novelty patterns. Fabrics emphasize sheer dainty textures and affordable prices with multiple patterns per yard.
In Keen Kutter and 35c pricing for Wiss Shears nickel handled in six sizes. Broadways offer these famous scissors as strong American rivals to foreign makes.
A newspaper notice promotes a summer sale of quadruple plated Rogers ware and other silver plated pieces. Prices include Tea Spoons 85c a dozen and various knives forks and bowls from under a dollar a unit. Main Aisle displays the collection with deep discounts and household storage items.
The Book Store on Ninth Street reveals a summer sale with mostly fiction titles priced low. Books bound in cloth from $1 to $1.50 are marked down to 10c 18c 25c and 45c, including some rental books, amid a broad selection for lazy vacation days.
White lawn wrappers are described as airiest and coolest for hot days. Styles range from simple hemstitched and lawn-ruffled to elaborate with lace or embroidery. Prices now reduced with examples: $1.25, $2.50, and $3.50 to $1.75, $3.75, and $5–$6.50. Second floor, Tenth street.
A local shopper guide lists Fourth of July table decor items to brighten a home celebration. Centerpieces, flag ribbon accents, patriotic ice cases, snapping mottoes, knapsacks, candy treats, canteens and silk or paper flags are offered with prices from a few cents to several dollars.
The ad touts nearly a thousand handsome madras shirts at $1 each in Ninth street aisle. Describes matched plaited fronts, self-colored cheviot stripes, long bosoms, and colors oxblood green and two blues, comparing value to Wanamaker's at $1.50.
Wanamaker Clothing showcases men suits for summer work and play with cool fabrics, smart cuts, and shape retention. Options include thin wool crashes striped flannels and home spuns, with sizes 33 to 46 chest and prices from 7 50 to 15 dollars. Second floor Fourth avenue.
About a hundred Golf Suits in broken sizes priced at 2.75 with origins 5 to 8 dollars. Another hundred Sailor Suits in sizes 3 to 12 years priced at 3.75 from 5 to 8.50. Linen and White Duck Trousers 3 to 16 years at 0.50. Boys Blouse Waists 6 to 16 years at 0.75 from 1.00.
The advertisement offers Regina Music Boxes at $20 each in a model to be discontinued, down from more than twice that price. It also lists Regina Cabinet models at $125 and notes the Annex Store at 170 Broadway.
Reliable agate ware saucepans and kitchen utensils priced from fractions to a few dollars. The ad highlights teapots, frying pans, colanders, muffin pans, fish kettles, and bowls with varied price points and notes durable, easy to clean quality. It urges customers to rely on Wanamaker's for instant, reliable supply.
An advertising fragment on cooling options for hot weather lists ice-boxes, freezers, and related tools. It highlights models such as the Wanamaker and XXth Century freezers, Wilke refrigerators, and Eddy units, plus a catalog of ice tools including picks, chisels, and shavers with price ranges.
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