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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
12
Philadelphia shoppers read of cafe-like summer lines in a June issue. Stores announce extended hours after next week during heated terms closing at five daily except Saturdays at one. The feature highlights dress fabrics, accessories, pianos, and various goods from denim to corsets.
Paris fashion notes indicate couturiers abandon cretonne applications while Bois morning wear features lace trimmed muslin and zephyr. Jackets lead this season over capes as black and white remain chic, with Louis XVI inspirations returning. Wrappers and petticoats priced from 17.50 to 62.50 and laces plus wet-toplaces popular for wrappers and gowns.
Shantung pongee dominates fashion with uneven raw silk, hard to obtain due to duties and war. Stores offer similar washes, with prices 0.45 to 1.15, plus satin foulards and brocaded silks in ivory tones. A batch of about 225 pieces arrives as samples from the maker, one of a kind items valued for craftsmanship.
Fine Paris dress goods mark down with cuts of one third to one half. Selection includes $7 fancy striped chiffon gauze with gold thread, $4.50 bordered grenadines, all-wool French tinsel-bordered fabrics, pink versions, and $3.50 bordered henrietta now $2.75. Silk gauze grounds and medallion striped patterns in black, gray, lavender, and light blue shine among the sale items. 50 inches wide.
Grenadines, wool batistes and mousselines offered with skirt and waist embellishments. Prices cut to clear stock. $28 black mousseline robe now $20, decorated with white and cream lace. $25 red mousseline robe now $17 with elaborate lace trimming. $20 wool batiste robe now $15 with ee d esprit trimmings in red and white. Grenadine robes $13 with lace and silk tracery in multiple colors. Paris sent these, telling the whole story.
Narrowing sale of ginghams and madras fabrics with numerous style counts. Prices cut across many ranges from 18c to 40c, highlighting stripes plaids and checks in cotton and linen blends.
A passage describes 25c Irish dimities offered for 12½c in the main aisle. The article notes a lively mix of designs including plain dots Dresden posies hob goblins foulards and stripes. The importer reduces the already popular fabrics to clear stock for half their former price.
Black robes are reduced to clear. Prices drop about a third to nearly one third to make room for fall stock. Items include $18 from $25, $30 from $45, $25 from $35, and $40 from $60.
Rogers' extra plate forks and spoons and triple plate knives are advertised at half to two thirds off. Cream pitchers, sugar spoons, and various forks and spoons are priced from 10¢ to $2.25 per dozen, with coffee pots $1.75 and other pieces like dessert forks and pie knives listed. Also promotes travel dust coats and summer dresses with wide price ranges and fabrics from linen to silk.
A sale featuring parasols priced from $2.50 to $15 with most at $5 and $6, all taffeta in many styles. Also summer weight rib n fabrics and Louisine ribbons in fresh colors, plus satin alternatives and Kimona Dressing Sacques priced at $1. Readable details emphasize variety, quality, and seasonal wear.
A catalog of children and men apparel lists sailor wash suits from $2 to $4.50 in linen and chambray, plus light linen and Norfolk jackets for larger boys. Also advertised are Hammocks, Razors, Shears, collared shirts, hosiery, and folding screens. Decorative textiles and Mudge canner claims highlight kitchen gear.
A London cable reports a surge in demand for American boots and shoes with eight thousand pairs for men women boys and girls offered at deep discounts. American slides are quoted cheaper and higher quality than English options with half sizes and varied widths. The sale features extensive stocks including women oxfords at 1.20 and women kid shoes from 1.50 to 1.60, plus thousands more styles and sizes across a wide assortment.
A local furniture dealer advertises steep markdowns on Morris chairs and parlor sets. Oak and mahogany frames, with cushions sold separately, feature half and third off prices, many rocking Morris chairs on display, plus numerous carved and inlaid frame options at reduced rates.
A line of a hundred fresh Panamas arrives at City Hall corner with straw hats selling fast this summer. Prices range from $1 to $5, including split straw and rough straw options, Alpine shapes, telescope hats, and Knox hats exclusive to Philadelphia.
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