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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1908
Page
6
Miss Cravens promotes corsetry in San Antonio stating a last week of demonstrations for proper corset fitting. The Ban Ton Corset is advertised for shaping and tailoring to American women, blending Paris chic with current fashion demands.
The sale offers surplus winter goods including Women’s coats from $15 to $17.50 now $7.50. Limited lots, early shopping advised as items are ticketed and displayed. Fur styles remain valuable with prices rising, making clearance purchases a smart investment.
Silk remnants left from the January Sill sale offered in lengths from 114 to 5 yards. Plain and fancy silks for waists and children's wear, among others. The choicest silks are singled out as the remnant gathering, available now at exactly half price.
Odd lot sale at 2.80 leads to Clearance Sale with combined lots from 2.60 priced at 1.98. Gloves include 12, 16, 20-button lengths in amb and real kid, lamb skin, and evening gloves with imitation pearls, various colors, and original prices from 3.40 to 5.00. Specials in black white tan gray champagne and more at 4.19 down to 1.50 for real kid.
The notice advertises women’s undergarments including 25 cent union suits of cotton yarn fleece, ladies’ vests and pants in various finishes, Egyptian yarn blends, and silk wool mixes. Prices range from 9 cents to 65 cents with clearance sale tags signaling discounts on each item.
An advertising page outlines a bold push by Laces and Embroideries to double lace and embroidery sales this year. It details massive discounts on trims, insertions, and patterns, plus clearance pricing on shoes, ribbons, jewelry, belts, bags, and mesh veils, all aimed at attracting customers with low prices and new 1908 lines.
Clearance offer on silk Petticoats in fine taffeta with embroidery and shirred styles. Colors include pink sky red tan mahogany and black. Regular values up to 10 dollars, now 6 95 for standard styles. Superior silk Petticoats with extra fullness priced at 7 95 in assorted colors.
A Millinery Section offer proclaims any trimmed or untrimmed hat priced at one dollar, featuring selections from four to ten dollars. The promotion promises a satisfactory choice as new hats arrive and delinquent stock is penalized for staying too long.
Splendid offerings of surplus linens let shrewd housekeepers save a fourth to a third. German Linen Damask and Napkins, Turkish Towels, Huck Towels, pillow shams, and centerpieces in varied patterns and weights are discounted. Sale prices include 39c for Damask pieces, 36c for linen napkins, 21c for damask yard, 25c for towels and 8c for hemmed pieces.
Discounted bed linens blankets and sheets advertised with sale prices. Includes 11-4 wool and cotton mixed white blankets with taped edges at 3.19, 2x4 bleached sheets and 81x90 sheets at 0.45 and 2.09, fancy robe blankets at 2.09, and bleached pillowcases at 1.25. Regular prices listed for comparison.
A special lot of men furnishings lists large sizes of negligee shirts, collars, mufflers, sweaters, jerseys, and netwear with many 1.00 to 3.50 value items discounted to 8c to 39c. Also featured are 28 inch umbrellas, suit cases, and leather suit cases at reduced prices, highlighting a wide array of accessories and apparel.
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