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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
8
A crowded New York fashion wave boosts demand for Merry Widow styles with varied trims and colors. A local sale touts half price on fine china and art objects as part of a fall push, with $3 Japanese china offered at $1.50 and other high value novelties at deep discounts.
As we go to press, a new display of parasols arrives with spring shades shown in sill and dress goods. Prices range from $1.50 to $7.50, with eager buyers urged to visit early to secure the best values from this extensive selection.
An ad promotes a new $1.50 shirt with a distinct pattern offered in brown blue or gray. It emphasizes a dark dressy style and urges readers to see the shirt tomorrow. The message highlights exclusivity and invites inquiry.
Ladies' Home Journal Dress Patterns advertise new spring styles with a Fashion Backs guide at the pattern counter to aid cutting and fitting. The Spring Quarterly Style Book spans eight pages with three color pages, and any Ladies' Home Journal pattern can be obtained for 200. The Monthly Style Book is free to all who visit the counter.
White goods sale offers time to select fabrics for spring and summer dresses. Stock is complete and styles are varied, helping buyers complete spring sewing before hot days. Reprinted offerings hint that desired items may be available upon demand.
Tomorrow a special white sale offer includes 2 inch India Linen and Checked Nainsook in all sizes. Limited to 10 yards of each at the purchase price per yard, with quantities limited to expedite service.
Tomorrow in the hosiery depart ment a 2 silk hose special offers women's gauze hose at 1.69 pair with hard twisted durable construction. Usual value 85e or 3 pairs for 1.00. Also children’s 26, hose ribbed black cotton yarn fast guaranteed satisfactory. Wor Thursday 19 with 100 patterns in women’s lace hose boot or allover lace lan or black 50c.
Silk gloves advertised with multiple styles and prices. Kay brand and Kayser make listed in black white tan pongee and pongee options. Prices range from 2.50 to 5.00 with lengths and special features noted for ladies two clasp and extra heavy silk gloves. Located at Sada Antonio’s AV, M store.
Advertises M brand knitted tubing union suits for ages 2 to 12. Porous cool fabric promises easy movement, tapes stay in place, no chafing, keeps children comfortable and in good humor. Prices 15 and 25 cents.
Sunday’s Express corrects a misprint offering 250 Jay Matting Rugs at 9e to read 2.50 with 39¢ price, noting the error is obvious. The rugs are high quality matting, natural on one side and floral or oriental on the other, finished ends, and priced at 59¢ for Thursday shoppers.
The ad touts custom quality rivaling Patrician shoes at 3.50 with superior stock, workmanship, and finish. It claims over 2000 San Antonio women already prefer this footwear for value and wearing service, offering thirty styles in black, vici kid and patent and jet feathers at 3.50.
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