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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
2
Readers are urged to spend the last leisurely shopping day before Christmas, avoiding crowds and enjoying lavish displays. The Pickaninny exhibition features four hundred fifty wax figures acting out fishing, railroad travel, circus, soldiers, trolley cars and more, reachable by all elevators on the fifth floor.
A Philadelphia children's shop showcases new models at special prices including Marine Coats with U S emblems and English sailor Pea Jackets adapted for girls aged 4 to 18. selections feature box coats, jaunties, and walking coats in Kersey Cloth with fur trim and satin lining, second floor east store.
Advertises fur coats jackets and neck furs with prices from 25 to 250 dollars highlighting Persian lamb electric seal sable and mink trims. Claims furs are durable elegant and cheap relative to wear and storage costs with a second floor location.
Local store advertises men's house coats at five dollars with multiple sizes and colors. Also promoted are neckwear and night shirts at fifty cents to eighty eight cents, highlighting deep cuts due to excess stock. On the first floor of a Ninth Street shop.
A sale lists men s $1 50 kid gloves at 50c and 25c items for men s black kid and evening gloves. Fleece lined Cape driving gloves 50c and women s double Worsted mittens 20c. Foster hook Kid cores sizes 5 5 6 7 and 7% offered. Boys dogskin fleece lined gloves 50c and boys Scotch wool school gloves 25c first floor.
Rich velour jackets dominate the second floor collection with Europe imports shown as showpieces. Price cuts include several coats and jackets: $195, $95, $90, $48, and $45 options featuring chinchilla, marten, mink, jet embroidery, and beaver trims.
Women's kidskin shoes priced at 1 dollar and men's kidskin and calfskin shoes at 1 dollar. Boys' shoes at 1 dollar with small sizes at 90 cents. Additional bargains include men's shoes 1.60 1.90 and 2.40, women's shoes 1.45 1.60 1.90 and 2.40. Sale may last till Monday night. Shoes at 15 Chestnut.
Joseph B. Butterworth a noted hotel man died yesterday at the Ridgeway House from consumption aged 80 He had been an invalid for some time Interment will be in Mount Holly New Jersey Cemetery Funeral services to be conducted by Rev Robert W Forsyth of St Matthew s Epeestans Bidecge Loaten Eighteenth
Gimbels offers Walking Skirts made from imported Paris models or New York tailors. Prices range from $2.95 to $7.95 with features like double faced and Oxford cloth, five gore design, strap seams, pleated backs, and stitched finishing.
The store advertises all wool blankets at four dollars per pair on December first, with 280 pairs in white, scarlet and gray 6 lb double bed sizes, previously five to six fifty. An additional 80 pair lot of eight fifty blankets sells at five dollars. Cotton comforts priced at two dollars for extra heavy 80 by 90 inch and one dollar for medium weight silkaline covers. First floor rear.
Germany leads leather trends with a Vienna influence as merchants advertise an array of leather items. Hand bags cost from $12.50 to $48, with horned alligator skins and snakeskins featured. Pocket books, purses, and travel cases range from 25 cents to $22.50, while furnished suit cases start at $12. The ad showcases imported pieces and a wide selection of toilet kits and accessories.
Lacey curtains and laces described with white and butter color Venise all overs 18 to 20 inches wide offered at 65 cents per yard. A variety of Oriental laces in multiple widths and prices displayed on the first floor. Chantilly lace in cream and white, 2 to 6 inches wide, priced at 12 cents a yard.
A terse notice notes Zucker Bros. Fine Fur faces a dispute over a client’s garment repair. The item, described as fur, remains in ambiguous status as negotiations or court action proceed.
A charity musicale at Grith Hall on Chestnut Street featured piano solos, recitations, contralto and dramatic performances by Miss Jenny Lind Bachman Elisa beth de Barrie Gill and others. The event supported hospital funds amid financial strain.
Debutantes host an annual Harvest Ball at Natatorium Hall to guide younger buds into society. Colorful rustic decorations mingle red and green with wheat, pumpkins, and russet leaves as chaperons Mrs. William West Frazier and Mrs. Jones Wister welcome guests.
The article notes the mayor’s proposal for a grand Mardi Gras style New Year event may depend on council action at the December 6 meeting. If funds prove hard to find, city hall illumination and a public reception may replace a parade, while New Year mummers face stricter permit rules and club responsibilities.
An overview of Secretary Root's army reorganization bill outlines four year terms for staff chiefs, vacancy rules for adjutant general and other top posts, and seniority based promotions. It proposes retiring staff officers after service, expanding native and Porto Rican units, and details for filling new field officer vacancies while preserving order of rank.
One entire floor at 1115 Chestnut St offers used pianos from Meppe and Marcel lus lines and concert repairs. Prices cut to one third to one half of real value with many examples listed such as 400 Deckert tros now 190 and 1000 Geo Steck & Co now 200. Write for complete list and easy payment plan.
Advertisers claim Pyramid Pile Cure provides instant relief and a complete cure for piles without opiates or poisons. Endorsements from Cleveland Albany and Indianapolis users describe rapid improvement after decades of suffering and note the fifty cent price for a full treatment.
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