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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1917
Page
2
Sir George Cave is appointed secretary of state for home affairs in Lloyd George's cabinet. A Tory, he is described as the type Lloyd George wants for his new war council and as the recognized channel between the king and his subjects.
Thousands of undergarments are offered at low prices in a January sale. The catalog features 95c undermuslins, gowns with lace yokes, envelope chemises, combinations with corset covers, drawers, and matching white skirts with embroidery and lace details.
Special Values in Silk Under garments range from $1.69 to $3.95. Gowns feature deep lace yokes or embroidered medallions. Envelope Chemise and Combinations are lace trimmed with empire yokes, skirts have deep embroidery flounces, and drawers and corset covers use muslin lace or embroidery. Also Crepe de Chine gowns and envelope chemises with lace trimming and ribbon run.
A January display features a wide wealth of new undergarments in popular styles. The dainty freshness and very attractive prices, including items at 59 cents, position the showing as a center of interest for women seeking moderately priced lingerie.
Attorney for the transportation bureau argues Poindexter’s plan to bar long haul lower rates is ill advised. He says current Interstate Commerce Commission practice allows flexible, cost-based adjustments to meet water competition and aid interior cities, including Spokane, with coast traffic.
Mrs. N B Solner reports a thief took a $1000 diamond brooch from her Adrian court apartment. Hours later a match recovered the jewel in the bathroom. Dr William H Allen of New York began a public fight against women and schoolchildren smoking cigarets, called rising.
Gowns in muslin lingerie cloth white or pink crepe and nainsook, trimmed with embroideries and laces priced at 95¢. Good quality lingerie cloth gowns in kimono style with deep V neck organdy lace insertions and Irish lace. Pink batiste gowns with Empire waist in washable pink satin and Filet lace. Corset cover and drawer combinations with Cluny lace and Valenciennes details. Other combinations at 95¢ and 1.19.
The January display features envelope chemises in soft nainsook with embroidery and ribbon trim, fine lingerie cloth garments with Val insertion, and long white skirts priced at 59c 75c 95c and 1.75. Also offered are envelope chemises at 50c and drawers at 20c 39c 45c.
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