Ribbon Novelties in Plaids and Florals at Low Prices
A catalog note highlights ribbon novelties featuring plaids and floral designs with embossed textures. The items are offered in great profusion at prices lower than elsewhere.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1907
Page
11
A catalog note highlights ribbon novelties featuring plaids and floral designs with embossed textures. The items are offered in great profusion at prices lower than elsewhere.
We have a large stock of blankets to unload due to heat. Prices include 101 blankets at 49c for heavy fleece, 59c for heavy cotton pair, 1¢ to 9e per extra size, 04 White cotton at 59e per pair. Comforts cheaper than wholesale. Calico patterns and oriental finish fabrics also discounted with prices ranging up to 1.73 for sateen finish.
An old newspaper ad item lists petticoats in various styles and colors including blue pink stripes with wide flounce, exteen petticoals, full fare fabrics, fascinators in pink blue and white, Saxony yarn shawls and white square shawls priced up to 49 cents, reflecting a 1960 wardrobe sale.
An old newspaper ad proclaims a large silk sale with thousands of yards of silks and taffetas in many colors. It promises low prices per yard, touts new season styles, and urges customers to take advantage of the sale starting Monday.
A stylized note highlights affordable men’s undergarments amid cotton price concerns. Reads like a sale blurb with mentions of ribbed shirts and Mercerized finish, stressing good quality at low costs.
Authorized Burson hosiery agents promote Burson stockings in a countywide sale. The listing advertises Burson stockings at 15 cents, 19.6 cents, 25 cents, and 30 cents with bold claims of being the only world without a scam and urging better hosiery business.
Housekeeper's specials feature cotton mapping and linen crash toweling at low prices. Includes 16 inch napkins with fringed ends, bath towels, damask table linens, and sheets with heavy muslin pillow cases advertised well below factory prices.
In a striking sale note the shop boasts unmatched shirt waists with superb artistry and workmanship. The copy claims the garments look expensive while the prices are exceptionally affordable, promising customers wonder at the value and quality offered.
Readable ad copy describes cotton dress plaids for children school dresses, double width Highland plaids priced at 15 cents, serges in new colors, and a vast range of dress materials sold all season. Monday special price 23 to 29 cents per yard.
Women’s fashionable coats offered in black brown castor and tat with braid trim and satin lining. Prices advertised as one garment valued at 20.00 and 15.00, with surreal sale steps Monday dates and steep markdowns to 9.98 and 4.88. Children’s cloaks also featured, claiming complete assortment and incomparable values.
Department offers finished-everything for men with complete assortments at lower prices. TL invites shoppers to compare. Items include men's flannel gowns 9Br, cambric gowns, high-class 986, fancy socks 25c, seamless socks 15c, President imprimer 390, work shirts with collar 45c, knit work shirts 49c, hem stitched cambric handkerchiefs 4c, armbands priced.
The notice touts a new embroidery shipment claiming unmatched values and patterns. It highlights 29c per yard for punce embroidery and 23c to 25c for extra width varieties, urging thousands to visit embroidery counters to see the quality.
Bargain sale notes deep discounts on children's fleece pants and shirts, union suits, and women's ribbed vests and pants. Special pricing applies to babies and small children with cotton, wool, and worsted fabrics, offering single pieces at reduced rates.
The article argues straight front corsets are favored, with sides pinched to shape the waist while preserving the hip curve. It notes long waists, varying front and bust lengths, and the comfort of proper fit. It dismisses extreme small waists as unnecessary, warning against restrictive garments and praising practicality. Bexar Drug Co offers all night service and prescription delivery.
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