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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
7
The Christmas Store welcomes shoppers for its first season with complete readiness and a host of service features. Free checkroom rest room silence room hospital and children’s playroom promise convenient, comfortable, and profitable buying experiences for all visitors.
A local silk shop advertises substantial markdowns on evening silks for holiday entertainments. Highlights include 42 inch gold and silver tinsel brocaded silks at 20 hours per yard, 86 inch embroidered taffetas at 15 dollars, and 42 inch brocaded chiffons and satins at 10 dollars. Half price on semi-made robes and tunics plus jade Canton Crepe at 1.25 and Crepe de Chine at 1.39 per yard for Monday.
Hand embroidered waist patterns range from $2.25 to $20 with complete fronts backs collars and cuffs in many styles. White lingerie dress patterns priced at $25 a pattern feature embroidery and matching waist. Heavy eiderdowns offered 30 cents to $1.25 a yard in 140 styles for robes kimonos and blankets. (Dress Goods Section Second Floor)
Handsome street and afternoon gowns and party wear in new styles and fabrics. Dancing dresses $7.95 to $39.50, street gowns $5.95 to $32.50. Suits in diverse fabrics $10.95 to $52.85. Diagonal coats $7.95, full length coats $10, chinchilla coats $15, third floor.
A display of fur gifts lists high end sets Ermine and Mole Seal and Ermine Seal and Fox Skunk White Fox Red Fox Black Fox Isabella Fox Moufflon Silverine Fox Moline Marmot and more with prices from $1.25 to $250 plus separate collars muffs and neck pieces in black or brown Coney Marmot Moufflon and Silverine Fox for children and all ages.
A Chicago manufacturer sold a large lot of pictures to us for about frame cost leaving thousands of frames in stock. The selection includes mezzo tints sepias color types and photo gravures of old masters and modern artists landscapes marines interiors still life portraits in varied shapes and frames. See them today and choose tomorrow at the Art Department Fifth Floor.
Hosiery and shoe department offers a wide range of slippers and house shoes in various colors and styles. Infant and children's loggins and felt slippers priced from 50 cents to 1 25 dollars. Women and men slippers include crochet, satin and fur trimmed options with prices from 50 cents to 2 50. Second floor shoe store display notes the offerings.
Toytown offers a busy fairyland of child delight with toys: fire engines trains with real tracks switches bridges and stations plus steam engines velocipedes automobiles and flying horses. Thousands of dolls in many sizes are available and our service stores purchases free until delivery on the sixth floor.
Practical gift waists priced from 3.95 to 57.00 offered in white or ecru shadow lace with ribbons and embroidered net models with low necks and long sleeves. A varied assortment of silk net and chiffon waists from 10.00 to 57.00, with exclusive one of a kind pieces.
The Kandy Korner reports daily boxes of candies arriving and promises quality purity and freshness with unmatched prices. For thirty days Mrs Snow will sew evening gowns for 25.00 and Mr Pizzi will tailor suits and dresses at the same price.
The Tea Garden plans a Christmas shopping lunch downtown, inviting women to dine at the Japanese Tea Room. The menu features salads sandwiches oysters pastries cakes with tea coffee or chocolate. The cuisine and service are praised.
The Department of Agriculture outlines a December Washington reception for champion boys and girls in national agricultural clubs. Delegates from Southern to Western states will join diplomas presented by Secretary Houston after hearings with Senate and House agriculture committees.
French lawyer Maitre Andre Aron represents sixty engaged singers from France Spain and Italy who allege contract breaches by Oscar Hammerstein delaying his New York opera house opening. Some singers claim losses with indemnities and large anticipated earnings, while others fear they may not depart before November 1914 as the plans shift.
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