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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
16
Alyssum is praised as an easy to grow annual that tolerates various soils. It self sows, roots quickly from seed, and provides continuous blooms from spring to frost with light shading and occasional fertilization.
A damaged recipe fragment describes a dessert using eggs sugar bread crumbs walnuts dates and baking powder. It instructs beating yolks with sugar and powder, folding in whites, baking fifteen minutes, then cutting squares and serving with whipped cream. The text is garbled but centers on a walnut and date cake or dessert.
A reader describes stomach discomfort from indigestion with acid excess and belching. A few tablets of Pape's Diapepgin bring quick relief after reaching the stomach and are affordable at drug stores.
The Star showcases attractively dressed Seattle women in spring outfits featuring Etoneffe lace ruff fronts. A light three piece look with narrow accordion jackets appears popular this season. Daisy Henry model is featured. Frances Nelson previously graced Friday's page.
In fairness to yourself you should investigate this new kind of Basement Store before purchasing Ready-to-Wear. Only a small part of our offerings can be advertised, but the whole Basement Salesroom is filled with specially priced merchandise, plainly marked for your inspection.
An assortment of hats including Lisere Jap Milan straw crepe and patent leathers in off-face effects Mitzis Turbans Mushrooms Pokes and more. Features flowers raffia ribbons embroidery in black brown navy cherry and other colors priced at 5.00.
Frasier-Paterson Co at Second Avenue and University Street sells dress skirts at 15 dollars. Featuring novelty plaids stripes and checks in pleated and plain tailored styles with pockets and wide girdles. Separate skirts for outing and general wear. Third floor.
New shipment of Munsing Silk Top Union Suits with V-neck and band top offered in pink and white. Prices range from 2.75 to 3.75 per suit with sizes listed for the different styles. Knit Underwear on First Floor.
A local shop features Easter ribbons in white self colored striped taffetas and maires for hair bows and sashes. Dresden effects, widths from five to 614 inches, offered at 60c a yard. Narrow pivot edged ribbons also 60c a yard. Ribbona First Floor.
With the Spring season opening, a profusion of marabous appears in attractive styles. Available in black, natural and taupe, some feature tails and ostrich trim, others as stole effects with pockets. Prices range from $10.00 to $42.50 at Neckwear on the First Floor.
A complete line of Heatherbloom Petticoats with 10 inch ruffles in chiffon taffeta. Plain colored tops feature changeable ruffles. Colors listed include green rose white Copenhagen American beauty taupe brown purple navy and black. Price noted at 3.95 each. Petticoata Third Moor.
Complete line of new indoor and outdoor smocks in crepe and Devonshire. Trimmed with wool and silk embroidery in shades of cream tan yellow tangerine lavender pink rose coral delft Copenhagen and Nile. Prices range from 5.00 to 22.50. Smockasa Third Floor.
Leather Belts in brown red and white with calfskin and black patent faces. Finishes include a harness buckle. Prices 59% and 75% off. Other belts vary from 35c to $1.75. Leather Goods Section First Floor.
Sports coats of polo and camel hair cloth in Bolivia and gold tone offered in three quarter and sport lengths. Loose and belted styles with leather or self material belts in light tan dark tan and Pekin blue. Special price 57.50 on third floor stores.
A Misses Department display on the third floor features girls coats in camel hair polo velour serge and silverflake with loose back full length styles and short sports coat options. Leather silk and other trim add finishing touches with prices from 10.00 to 45.00.
The Misses' Department offers crepe chambray gingham and linen dresses with overskirts and full Bango skirts. Trimmed with pique lawn and velvet in pink blue green yellow and rose. Stripes plain colors and plaids priced 5.00 to 17.50. Third Floor department store.
Lingerie items on the second floor offer satin and crepe de chine envelopes at 5.95 each. Several pretty styles are attractively trimmed and described as special values.
Unusual satins and crepe de chine camisoles offered in slip-over and fasten-front styles. Trimmed with inset georgette bands, lace, ribbons, and hemstitched outlines. One II tone silk chiffon camisole features orchid over light blue with brocaded lingerie ribbon straps. Second Floor.
A feature sale offers 100 Jersey dresses priced from 19.75 to 35.00. Elaborately embroidered straight-line and smock styles suit business street and sports wear. Colors include navy bronze fawn tan Pekin Copenhagen taupe and henna.
Dresses at 35.00 made of taffeta silk and satin with tier tunic pannier basque and surplice styles. Beading embroidery narrow lace trims collar and cuffs in Brown Taupe Navy Black and French Blue. Silk Dresesen third floor.
Our French Gloves from top French makers, notably Vallier shops, receive strong endorsement. Vallier two clasps gloves with pique seams and imperial stitched backs come in black white brown tan champagne and wash cleanly. Valliers novelty embroidered glace gloves priced at four dollars per pair.
Describes colored handkerchief linens suitable for waists dresses and children's wear. 36 inches wide in green pink blue tan rose and heliotrope. Priced at 2.50 per yard. Second Floor.
Women’s Hosiery on the First Floor offers Fancy Hose in multiple color combinations priced from 2.50 to 5.00 per pair. Black boot lace silk tops and all lace hose carry 6.00 to 6.50. Embroidered hose in black with embroidery or open work priced 4.50 and 7.00 per pair.
New middy blouses for girls ages 6 to 16 in white and white with red and blue collars and cuffs feature sailor collars trimmed with soutash braids and naval emblem sleeves. Prices are 2.50 8.50 and 3.95. Third Floor Misses Department.
Separate skirts for girls ages 6 to 16 offered in white galatea, pique and navy serge. White skirts priced at 2.50 and 5.00, navy serge at 8.50. Misses' Department, Third Moor.
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