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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
2
Advertises white muslin fabrics and longcloth bolts with varied widths and finishes. Highlights infant garments, underwear, and pajamas suitability. Noting prices from $0.69 to $2.50 and a second floor location.
Silk hose in cordovan grey brown and silver priced from $1.59 to $3.50. Ingrain silk hose $2.25. White lisle gloves 10c, chamoisette gloves 64c, real kid gloves $1.88. A. reinforced top hose and assorted shades available on the street floor.
Summer fabrics table lists various textiles with prices from 39c to 60c per yard. Items include cotton voiles organdie flaxon tatiste crepes poplins gaberdine gingham and cotton repps with multiple finishes. Some entries reflect yardage and color options while others specify plain or striped patterns.
Three extraordinary lots of silk dresses formerly priced from 30 to 75 dollars are offered at 7.95. The collection includes taffetas crepe de chine georgette and silk cloth with beaded embroidery and fancy trims. All new spring styles and materials, odd lots to be disposed of at exceptional values.
Beautiful new spring styles in taffeta crepe knit cape dresses and tweed tint ochecn costumes. Dresses for afternoon and informal evening wear with embroidered gains and beaded dresses. Good color and size range for women and misses. (Tied Moor)
Several evening and dinner dresses in light printed crepes and georgette sleeves, crepe de chine frocks, canton and taffeta options. Includes many good sampler models in combination colors with surprising values.
Local sale item list shows a variety of small household goods with prices. Items include dress shields, white peas buttons, bone hair pins, and elastic sanitary belts priced at fractions of a dollar.
A garbled retail advertisement lists Axminster Rugs in oriental colorings with varied sizes and prices including 18x36 at 1.87 and 14x30 at 6.03, plus drapery Madras pieces at 67 cents. It advertises home decor items, combination wear for men and women, and boys’ pants from 6 to 18 years, highlighting quality names and decorative hardware at Rost word veneer.
The advertisement promotes silk umbrellas priced at 3.95 with options at 6.50 and 7.50. Described as rain or whine quality with ivory tipped bindings and shaden in red green navy and brown. Street Floor display highlights fashionable styling and color choices.
Readable fragments describe various ribbons for dresses and sashes in plaid and crisscross patterns. Prices range from two to six dollars per yard with descriptions of taffeta and crystal styles.
A splendid assortment of house dresses and aprons for hot summer months. Neatly made in various styles and patterns. Aprons and dresses priced at 1.29 dollars. Beach cloth and percale house dresses, suitable for neighborhood wear and porch use.
Catalog notice lists vel laces and edges with insertions at 12 to 29 cents, white and cream val laces in 1 to 4 inch widths, clair val laces, cluny and storchon edgings, Swiss and nanmaock embroidery edges and insertions, beadings in dainty patterns for children's clothing, widths from 1 to over 2 inches. Street Fleer.
A truncated price list shows various toiletries with unit prices such as Luxor Face Powder 75¢, Lang's Cold Cream 50¢, Cocoanut Shampoo 35¢, Rice Powder 30¢, Hinds Honey Lotion 35¢, Pederco Tooth Paste 38¢, Colorite Soap, Palmolive Soap 4¢, Auditorium Bath Soap 10¢, and Wool Soap for Toilet and Bath at 6¢, listed with a street-facing shop note.
Bath towels in double thread weave 22x44 inches and half linen crash towels 17 inches wide with borders. Seamless sheets and goodwear brands offered, including 81x90 seamless sheets and 46x36 pillow cases. Damask table cloths and feather willow sterilized feathers also advertised with sizes and prices.
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