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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1915
Page
6
A dainty lot of new Wirthmor waists has reached the Bon Marché in Seattle. The store, unique in the city for selling this brand, offers weekly arrivals and promises right and late styles at the fixed price of one dollar, always worth more.
President Wilson outlines a defense oriented policy stressing preparedness for defense over war. He proposes expanding the regular army, training 400000 citizen soldiers, and maintaining National Guard autonomy while signaling navy plans aim to mobilize national resources for defense. He condemns hyphenated American loyalties and urges unity.
Observational snippets include Waldorf Astor taxed heavily in wartime America, debates on candidates and machines, Panama Canal closure, an elephant injury lawsuit, Teddy Roosevelt musings, Carnegie poverty wish, Greece resisting European control, Portland militia formation by Lincoln High School, a Vancouver robbery confession sentencing, a deadly apple accident in Baker, and a legal note on recalling county commissioners with an appeal filed.
Pebble Cheviots Zidelines Wideware Corduroys coats shown with modern business and utility lines. Some have the new Chinchin collar or convertible collar, half and full belted options in black brown navy green gray and tan mixes. Priced at $12.50. Children's coats priced at $5.00 in warm coatings and school coats for girls ages 6 to 14 with full or half belted styles in navy brown green Copenhagen black and gray.
Untrimmed hats priced at 1.95 highlight a large assortment of Black Velvet Shapes in varied sizes. Velvet quality noted with careful craftsmanship and strong value. Children’s hats and plush models also offered at 85 cents to 2.95. Dress hats priced 2.95 to 3.75.
Broken lines of 550 yards of seasonable dress woolens sold down to one or two pieces per pattern. Includes 54 inch Crepe Poplin old rose copper 44 inch Crepe wine 54 inch White Mistral 44 inch Henrietta tan and blue 54 inch Tan Gaberdine 46 inch Bedford Cord 54 inch Men s wear mixtures. Exceptional values at 8 cents per yard from the basement salesroom.
Special timely display features ribbons suitable for Christmas gifts. Includes plaids flowers and stripes plus plain ribbons in many colors and widths up to five inches. Saturday sale price five yards and per yard plain taffeta silk ribbons at fifteen cents. New black stripe plaid ribbons and a wide selection of fancy ribbons up to five and a half inches wide.
Apron shown in the sketch is reversible-front, made of gingham in pink or blue checks and lavender, blue or gray and white stripes. Trimmed with fancy piping. Priced at 5 cents. Basement Salesroom.
Basement Sale offers NIFE fork and spoon sets of good quality silver plate sized for children. Limited to special BBC set. Inventory listed under Basement Salesroom.
Basement Salesroom offers a corset priced at 1.50 with firm coutil fabric and strong boning. It features a medium bust, moderately long skirt, graduated front stay, and extra hook below fastening, sizes to 36.
He Se garments appeal to youngsters with no drawstrings to knot. Available in sizes 6 to 15 years at 25¢. Boys' corduroy knickerbockers in dark gray, sizes 7 to 17 years, 85¢. All wool blue suit in Norfolk style with lined knickerbockers, sizes 6 to 18 years, Marement Salesroom.
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