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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
2
New coats and serge dresses priced at ten dollars offer better quality this season. Descriptions include all wool serge in black navy plum and other shades with a stitched belt waistline and braid trimmed collar. The model features a yoke to hem plaited design.
The document lists multiple destinations with November dates including Australia on the 8th and 25th, Interior China on the 10th, South Africa and India on the 20th, Shanghai on the 24th, Philippine Islands on the 29th, Japan Korea Bulgaria Romania Greece Turkey on various November days. This calendar reads as a travel or diplomatic itinerary.
The piece reports Democratic charges that J P O Mahoney and Victor Ridder met in Chicago to push newspaper publicity for Hughes and to influence elections via foreign-backed propaganda. National Chairman Vance McCormick and VP Thomas Marshall criticize such efforts as un American. A Republican telegram denies Hughes made promises, while Willcox questions Democratic claims as cheap advertising for a lost cause.
In the Silk Section display rich fabrics for day and evening wear include handsome plaids novelty stripes rich brocades Persian striped novelties and more priced from 1.75 to 4.00 a yard A 40 inch Black Chiffon Velvet imported from France priced 5.00 to 5.50 a yard appears among popular shades Plum Burgundy Russian green Navy and African brown 54 inches wide at 3.00 a yard First Floor.
The Wanda Heater burns coal or wood or both and heats quickly and evenly with easy regulation. Built for long service it has a heavy cast top and bottom a blue steel body and a fine finish. Three sizes priced at 22.50 25.00 and 27.50 respectively per 20 22 and 24 inch fire pots.
A broad display features the Spanish Sailor sketch in black velvet with ribbon and fur, plus Velvet Hats with plaited edges and applique flowers, Turbans Sailors and Roll-brim Hats with fur and metallic trims. Color range includes navy cherry brown black and purple. Prices start at 5 dollars with a basement salesroom listing items such as wire hair-pins buttons thread soap baskets yarn and gloves priced from a few cents to a dollar.
Some of the prettiest evening frocks of the season use soft Silk Nets over satin or metal cloth. They also make blouses and trimmings with a wide color assortment including Light-gray Red Alice-blue Copenhagen Belgium-blue Black Wistaria Pink Coral Old-rose Brown Peach Watermelon and Hottle-green.
Colorfully enamelled white jardinieres with floral decorations stand 7 inches high and 7 inches in diameter. Priced at 50 cents each, suitable for display or gifting.
Skating Scarfs in Angora finish offered in plain colors mixtures and stripe effects with fringed ends priced 50 cents at the Basement Salesroom.
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