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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
2
The store promotes Christmas shopping ease with express service and wrapping options. Messages note careful handling of packages for shipment and remind readers of latest mailing dates to arrive by Christmas, listing cities such as Dawson and Ketchikan with December deadlines.
The Art Needlework Section offers muff bags in velveteen gray brown and black combined muff purse bag priced 3.50 and 5.00. Also knitting or shopping bags in cretonne velour or silk from 5 cents to 10.00. Pillows velour with gold shot tapestry 3.50. Pillow covers ready for floss pillow plain rose or dark tapestry 1.50. Lamps mahogany bedroom to 68 inch floor 2.00 to 30.00. Silk shades rose gold blue 1.25 to 30.00. Battenberg scarfs handmade 1.00 and 1.25. Novelties 25 cents to 1.25. Third floor The Bon Marche.
A holiday prompt invites children to meet Santa Claus in the Bargain Basement down the Pike Street Stairway. The piece emphasizes the joyful encounter and the seasonal spectacle for families and youngsters.
The store waives its three day return rule on Christmas gifts and allows exchanges any time from Christmas through New Year.
The Bon Marche showcases men’s gifts for Christmas including shirts priced from 6 to 10 dollars in silk and silk blends, large open-end ties in silk, silk mufflers, madras and Oxford fabrics, Phoenix Silk Socks, and Wykate sweater coats.
Trim looking crepe negligees priced at 2.95 capture shoppers at The Pon Marche third floor. Styles include one style with a full gathered skirt and a waist shirted version, plus Japanese hand embroidered options in lavender rose Copenhagen and pink.
On the upper main floor of The Bon Marche, shoppers find 20 pieces of corduroy in 27 and 30 inches at 85 cents a yard in shades from bronze to black. Also available 25 pieces of new dress silk in plaids and stripes, plus heavy taffeta Louisine and satin fabrics for suits and coats.
A list describes 75e Autos in multiple styles plus mechanical figures such as a piano playing figure at 1.25 dollars a bareback rider 0.50 a climbing monkey 0.25 a Charlie Chaplin figure 0.65 a mechanical hen chasing a butterfly 0.50 and electrical erector sets with prices 1.00 2.50 and 5.00.
A list shows multiple titles and prices: The Major by Ralph Connor at 1.40 dollars, The Soul of a Bishop by H. G. Wells at 1.50, The Dwelling Place of Light by Winston Churchill at 1.60, and Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey at 1.50.
Two 1920s-era narratives feature drama and social insight. Frances Hodgson Burnett crafts an adventurous tale of a hidden heir while Kathleen Norris follows a young woman's evolving place in society, family duties, and personal growth.
The Oriental Quarter on Holiday Street offers Chinese and Japanese novelties in metal bronze pottery and lacquered woodwork. The shop at 211 Holiday Street features incense burners, porcelain vases, serving trays, and hand painted items from Japan with prices ranging from 10c to 4.00, including ivory like White Elephants and Baby Japanese images on the second floor of The Bon Marcha.
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