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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
20
New stock arrives at Joske's with gingham dresses in checks and plaids for girls ages 6 to 14. Misses sizes 13 to 19 and young women find styles from $1.69 to $8.50, including Peter Thompson linen and galatea fabrics.
A long list of beauty and cold creams with assorted prices from 19c to $1 includes Pompeian, Nadinola, Pond's, Madame IseBell, Hudnut, Colgate, Daggett & Ramsdell, Vantine's, Luxuria, Melrose, and others. Items feature facial creams, freckle remedies, skin foods, and oils with multiple price points.
The belt buckle pins tighten the corset and allow the buckle to lap over the skirt belt for a neat finish. Priced from 50 cents to 5 dollars.
A window display features hair switches described as well selected soft and wavy. 24 inch switches priced at 6.89 and 26 inch switches at 9.89, available in all colors except gray. They are presented as a valuable money's worth.
In the Rubber Goods Dept a 2-quart fountain syringe set is guaranteed by the maker and typically sells for 1. Here at Joske's tomorrow the price is 69 cents with three nozzles of different kinds included.
Item list notes 19 cent embroideries at 50 cent value with hand loom pieces including 18 inch flouncings baby edges and widths in between. Also broken match sets corset cover embroideries appliques and remnants from a underwear maker sold at 19 cents a yard.
Clearing remaining stock includes four to five yards of a single pattern veiling material priced from 50 cents to 1 dollar per yard.
A sale tomorrow offers 25c candies at 10c a pound including jellies tangerines cocoanut dainties and more. Duerler's candles are 10c a pound. 40c chocolates drop to 25c a pound. Schrafft's chocolates cost 75c per pound elsewhere, with boxes or bulk at Joske's for 39c to 39c per half to six pounds.
The notice lists several bulk deals on hose with three pairs for varying prices. Deals include 54c for three pairs in non black colors, 84c for three pairs at standard 35c each, and higher bundles such as 1.14, 1.74, and 2.34 for black, colored, or silk hosiery. Availability varies by style and size.
A shipment of 2500 yards of fancy ribbons arrived featuring taf feta and Dres den or Persian patterns in black checks, satin borders and stripes. Prices range from 11 to 25 cents per yard, with a 5 inch wash ta f rata line offered at 17 cents per yard.
A feminine tone extols refined Valentines with tasteful sentiments. Postals range 1 to 5e, novelties 5c to 20c, hand painted cards 20c to 00. Valentine lunch sets include cloths, doilies, plates and napkins, plus suggestions for serving a lunch for two.
Tomorrow a good day for Knit Underwear Ladies' vests with low taped neck and taped armholes in regular and extra sizes at 19c each. Stock sold here at 25c each. Limited quantity perhaps one day only. Regular and extra sizes start with plain or trimmed styles all with low neck. Ladies' vests and corset covers light weight high neck and elbow or long sleeves are …
Sweet treats advertised include a caramel marshmallow syrup covered confection with whipped cream priced at 15 cents. grape fruit punch made with grape juice and fruit pieces priced at 5 cents, offered tomorrow.
The Joske Store advertises boyrens suits priced from 2.93 to 6.23 and hats shirts and belts in multiple styles and colors. New boy hats resemble grown men style with prices from 1 to 2 and caps at 25 to 50 cents. Neckwear and shirts offered in plain white or striped with collars attached or none at all. Some hats reduced from 1.50 to 79 cents for Saturday sale.
A selection of neckwear priced at 49 cents includes Dutch collars Venetian and Baby Irish laces, Jabots with lace and embroidery, embroidered and lace trimmed stocks, and yokes in many lace styles.
Linen turnover collars are new shaped like sailor collars for boys but with a V-shaped front for summer waists. They feature eyelet and blind embroidery. Prices range from 50c to 75c and up to 12 50 for real Irish lace pieces, all worth viewing.
A jewelry department display promotes life like satin rose corsages in colorings praised by New York shoppers. Priced at 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar, the shop promises at least double the value when seen.
Notice to women who bought Alpine and Sun spun handker chiefs. Twenty dozen more linen handkerchiefs arrive for tomorrow. Swiss colony workmanship features dainty initials, 1 eight inch hems, and embroidery. Other linen hankies priced 10 to 15 cents with script block or wreath initials.
Imitation coral bracelets for little girls cost 10 cents, with two strands forming a Friendship Knot. Matching necklaces are 25 cents, real coral pieces necklaces 10 cents at 13 inches. Coral fan-chains 54 inches long sell for 25 cents, a price never seen under 50 cents.
A special sale in the Joske's Jewelry Section offers an immense assortment at 47 cents each. About 500 pieces include barpins in gilt and silver, hatpins with stones, baby pin sets, cloisonne enamel three piece sets, brooches, pearl cuff buttons, beaded chains, and gold lined shell beads guaranteed not to tarnish.
In a unique stock pull, Joske's offers belts at 19c from a New York belt-maker in need of cash. Leather and silk belts, valued 1 to 3.50, plus new bags at 1.69 and children's patent leather belts at 25c, with two-color designs and spring styles.
Shadow Laces claim to usher a new era in summer dress styles as 27 pieces of allover laces go on sale at Joske's for 35 cents a yard. The laces are praised as fine as a spider's web and ideal for yokes waists and dresses.
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