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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
16
A special purchase adds dresses from our stock in satin, taffeta, velvet and blends. Styles mirror San Antonio pieces priced up to 20 dollars, featuring capes and horseshoe collars with embroidery and metallic trims. Frocks in satin charmeuse taffeta and velvet blends in black and popular shades sell for 12.69 tomorrow.
Fashion journals praise serge dresses as supply tightens and prices rise. The Joske Store offers six new woolen serge styles in black brown wisteria taupe and blues with pleats and trims, priced at 19.75 tomorrow from 25 27.50 and 30 values.
A selection of dresses priced at 74.89 features serge and satin gowns for street to party wear. Styles vary from satin and Georgette to taffeta and charmeuse in autumn shades including navy brown and black.
A varied lot of 60 suits in plain tailored and Norfolk styles, with coats ranging from semi fitting to flare, in broadcloth velour serge Callot checks and other fabrics. Sizes for misses 16 to 20 and women 34 to 44 bust. Values to 60.00 offered at 34 75. Fur velvet plush braid added in new ways. Note ready to wear buyer brought them from the East.
A wide range of suits in novelty mixtures rich broadcloths serges tweeds gabardines whipcards and poplins offered at 24.75, with styles from strictly tailored to fancy trimmed and Russian blouse effects. Fabrics include black shades and some metallic embroideries or fur trim.
A local shop promotes a large stock of tailored suits priced at 19.75 each. The collection features fashionable materials in black and winter shades, with many pieces trimmed in fur or finished with metallic embroidery and stylish buttons.
The article recalls the U S Weather Bureau anniversary marking forty six years since its 1870 founding. It notes Major Allen Buell and 26 original staffers who started stations including Detroit, with I A Lapham and Albert J Meyer shaping early leadership. Professor Cleveland Abbe later led daily forecasts until his death.
Immigration and farm agents from major U S railroads will meet in Chicago November 9 10 to map plans for handling a European immigrant surge after the war. They will chart undeveloped farming areas of the South and West including Southwest Texas with data and maps.
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