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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
5
Fashion notes highlight gingham dresses in new collar and cuff organdie and pique details. Colored checks and plaids are prominent while sizes for miss or matron are available. prices listed at $3.19 and up to $7.50.
Women’s rain coats formerly priced as high as 3.50 are now 98c each in the semi annual clearance. Tan colors several styles and full size range from 86 to 46 offered at remarkably low prices.
The item highlights a clearance sale of voile and organdie waists priced at 79c for a large range of sizes from 34 to 46 and 84 to 46 for different styles. It notes usual values up to $5.00 and sale prices from $1.39 to $3.89 for silk and cotton waists with organdie, voile, lace, embroidery, and Crepe de Chine fabrics.
Textile yardage and bolts of longcloth nainsook and batiste offered at clearance prices. Items include 36 inch English longcloth and Japan nainsook in 10 yard bolts, white and mercerized finishes, and pajama check fabrics with discounts from regular prices.
Fabrics of voile and ginghams in checks plaids and solids appeal for hot weather wear. Dresses feature contrasting trimmings and crochet buttons. Sizes 16 and 18 offered from 84 to 46 with regular values up to 12.50, now clearance price 4.74.
All Spring Suits in the Clearance Exactly Half Only spring 1918 styles offered not an old garment in the whole assortment Including suits of silk or of light weight wool Gabardines Poplins and Jerseys High grade finely tailored garments showing Rip ple Back Novelty Vestee effects belted styles and tailored models handsomely trimmed with buttons and braid In a size range for women from 34 to 46 Misses sizes 16 and 18 Select years at exactly half the former price.
Pretty smocks of white wonderlin linen with colored collar and cuffs and smocking in variegated colors. Others are of Truville cloth in rose Copenhagen and green. Sizes 6 to 14 years and bust 36 to 44. Values to 3.50 at 2.39 each.
Readers are offered wash skirts and tub skirts in white gabardine with novelty pockets and belts at clearance prices. Regular 5.00 values drop to 2.19 and 0.97, with a large selection including navy black and color striped fabrics. Limited stock notes emphasize quick sale on fashionable styles.
Petticoats in White Habutai Taffeta and Satin plus Jersey tops and colored petticoats in Rose Navy Tan Grey Flesh and White. New styles feature top skirts double panneled and ruffled hems with fancy flounces. Originally $6.50 to $7.50 now trimmed to $3.89.
A local store lists clearance offers on petticoats with $5.00 tops in taffeta or jersey and plain colors, plus changeable effects in fancyly ruffled or plain styles at $3.39. Customers are urged to shop for reduced prices on stylish underlayers.
Luxurious Italian silk items including Kayser vests crepe de chine gowns and pink silk teddies offered at deep discounts. Items range from $2.39 to $6.49 values with sale prices from $2.39 to $6.49, emphasizing fit comfort and craftsmanship.
Household Necessities include wash boards at 29 cents and heavy make units. Churn 3 quart glass churn with dasher is $1.69 in clearance from a $2.25 value. A canister set for flour coffee tea cereals spices in blue enamel décor priced at 1.97 in clearance from 2.50.
A display of gowns teddies corset covers and drawers made from soft cotton with embroidery lace and ribbons. Values listed at $2.00 but offered in the White Sale for $1.48 and other items around 98 cents.
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