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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
5
A catalog of toiletry goods and cosmetics including powder puffs hair brushes napkins and soap brands with prices. Items listed include Bourjois Madeline Face powder Jergens Rose glycerine soap and Castile soap along with nail care tools and bath caps.
Women's sport oxfords offered in black and white checks with various fabrics and exclusive models. Styles include French serges velours and elaborate trims with braid and buttons. Profit sharing price noted. No exchanges on sale garments.
Promotes 25c imported dress crepe and 15c per yard sale items. Includes fast colored crepe in new patterns, 27 inches wide, plus 12c flannel yard with 36 inch width. Silk striped voile 12 4c yard in white or tinted grounds with small floral designs, 36 inches wide. Third Floor.
This ad lists Marquisette curtains at 1.95 per pair and 0.98 per pair, 24 yard and 27x54 inch rugs from 1.98, heavy rugs up to 3.00 value, bungalow net at 0.19 yard, 40 cent rubber mats, 14x26 door mats, 38 inch wide Marquisette at 0.17 yard, colonial rag rugs at 0.29, and many color options in cream Arabian and white.
Advertisement for two linoleum patterns Ringwall Print Linoleum offers finest inlaid linoleum with profit sharing prices per square yard, plus inlaid cork linoleum in five patterns. It invites customers to bring room measurements to save time and lists laying price per square yard and location on the fourth floor.
An advertisement for Dix-Made House Dresses highly regarded for style and workmanship. Ginghams and percales in stripes checks and figures offered at 98 cents. Includes other makes of House Dresses at the same price with extra values. Third Floor.
Notice of discounted linens and neckwear on the First Floor featuring embroidered handkerchiefs in Donegal and Amriswyl needlework. Includes hand-worked styles and a few colored novelties with prices around 25c to 129c. Also offers neckwear, collar sets, and vestees in organdy, voile and georgette.
A May sale offers embroidered voile flouncings at 48c a yard with mercerized thread in floral and scroll designs. Also advertised are 39c semi made camisoles Lilywhite embroideries infant fabrics and assorted edgings and yokes with prices ranging from 10c to 48c per yard or each item.
The note advertises dresses made from soft sheer lingerie fabrics with hand embroidered yokes and some smocked styles. They are offered at a May sale price of 50 cents.
Highland plaid novelty writing paper with 24 sheets and 24 envelopes by the box. Available in Shell white azure blue army buff Caspian green Wistaria gray Daybreak pink Olympian violet and other finishes. Copyright and enlargements offered for Kodak negatives to 8x10 inches. Firat Floor.
A cluttered catalog shows low prices on food jars wash boards aluminum wash tubs and various kitchen tools. Items include a 18 inch Sanitary Garbage Can at 3.00 a Sunflower Tea and Martha Washington Bread Box at several price points and a range of cleaning and baking implements with prices mostly under 1.00.
A boys wearables sale offers double breasted suits in brown and gray from sizes 10 to 17, with many broken sizes. All wool suits priced about 4.65, waists 39c, pajamas 85c, felt hats 45c, wash suits 85, wash hats 45c, for ages 2.5 to 18, on the third floor.
A catalog of ribbons on the first floor promotes 5 to 9 inch ribbons at 45 cents per yard, formerly 75 cents to $1.75. Also 7 to 14 inch French taffeta ribbons at 25 cents per yard, previously 60 cents, in white, pink, and light blue suitable for sashes and millinery.
Prices on linens climb as shoppers consider stocking up. Hemmed Huck Towels priced at 35 cents with profit sharing at 25 cents. Hemmed Turkish Towels in white 23x47 inches at 1.25. May sale on Table Linens 95 cents yard with floral borders and full bleached linen and cotton mix. Linen Napkins May Sale 3.25 per dozen size 22 inches square, heavy weight with bar border. Third Floor.
Women's Nainsook Gowns priced at 59 cents and Cotton Crepe Gowns at 79 cents attract shoppers with dainty trims and pink white or Dresden patterns. Corsets reduced from 5 to 10 dollars to 3.95 and 5.95 under profit sharing, with a range of sizes and styles.
Special Profit Sharing Week offers very special sterling silver links for friendship bracelets. Engraving available with word or initial. Jewelry section first floor.
Women’s union suits in multiple weights and sizes priced from 38c to 65c with specials on light weight and medium weight styles. Carter’s Merode and other brands offered in 34 to 44, 40 to 44, with 65c May sale. Silk lisle vests 39c with adjustable neck and shoulder straps.
On the first floor a sale offers silk net laces with metallic thread at 69 cents per yard and 95 cent to 1.75 dollar values. Sizes range 8 to 24 inches with patterns in cream and white, including Valenciennes and shadow designs. Also featured are net flouncings 24 inches wide in white and cream.
Elegant listing of May sale bedding items including $2.00 hemmed bedspreads at $1.25, 81x99 inch seamless sheets at 90c, 64x76 inch woolnap blankets at $1.95, and 16c pillow cases with linen finish, all offered on the third floor with Mohair edged borders and tan colors.
Five glove items illustrate profit sharing. Silk gloves at 50c and 39c, tricot silk gloves in white black or gray at 39c. Wrist length kid gloves 95c, long silk gloves 690 pair at 1.00, and $2.00 French kid gloves with three pearl fasteners in 8-button length.
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