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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
10
Charlotte Beckwith, daughter of a local attorney, keeps a 10 foot python a milk snake and a 4 foot rattler as leisure companions. She explains cage training for the rattler and notes snakes have individuality and personality, likening them to people.
The article notes unusually pretty site coverings for furniture in this year with figured cretories and modest prices. It also offers advice on grooming eyebrows with a tiny brush and tips on starting a cold bath and water intake for comfort and health.
A collated reader’s questions and Mise Grey responses cover stain removal for a pink dress, romance guidance for Louise, perfume timing for Margaret M, and hair care tips. The Gibson advice covers cleaning, courting, and a forty year wedding anniversary.
Phrases advise boiling cabbage uncovered to keep color and suggest using a stew pan for economy. The text mentions testing a ripe watermelon by thumping it for a hollow sound and includes a stray fragment about removal with a Magera tool.
The text advises weighing a baby if there are weight gain concerns or poor nourishment. If the infant is healthy, weighing weekly is unnecessary, and weighs should be done only for personal satisfaction.
Text advertises fabrics including 27-inch staple dress ginghams in stripes checks and plaids at 64¢ per yard 27-inch mercerized ginghams 74¢ per yard 36-inch striped perales 10 cents per yard 27-inch Amoskeag staple check apron gingham 64¾¢ per yard and 34-inch heavy cotton wash suiting for children dresses in plain colors or white with stripes checks and figures priced 15 cents per yard Basement Balesroom.
Describes 22 inch tucked nets with tucks and wide widths in white and ecru, 32 to 50 cent yardage. Details include dotted waists, filet nets, fish nets, venise bands, corset cover embroidery, flouncing, Swiss and nainsook insertions, and ribbon embroidery with varied price points. Basement Salearoom.
Clearance sale offers various children’s rompers in pink gray and oxblood shades. Made with piped collars and cuffs in white. Basement Salesroom features low price tags with coupons and assorted fabrics.
A basement sale offers Women’s Fall Shoes including Gun-Metal Button Shoes with heavy extension sole and military heel priced at 2.95 and Patent Leather Button Shoes 2.95. Large Girls Patent Blucher Shoes 2.45 and Kid Lace and Button Shoes 2.45. Also a shipment of Women’s and Children’s Felt Slippers and Juliets recently arrived for sale in the basement salesroom.
Window shades 36 inches wide and 7 feet long and Water-color Window Dies of 36 by 7 feet are offered at basement sale prices. Items mounted on a Stewart Hartshorn improved roller. Prices listed 49¢ and 29¢ respectively.
Basement Salezroom offers long kimonos in heavy lawn with floral and conventional patterns at 75 cents and one dollar. Cotton chalks and crepe options come long full with pattern borders in red tan and navy. Also flannelette kimonos with Persian motifs priced at one dollar.
Gowns described in pink or blue striped outing flannel with yoke turnover collar and full cut. Prices range from 50 to 75 cents depending on color and pattern, including blue-and-white or pink-and-white striped designs with collar cuffs in floral motifs.
Clothing item description lists dressing sacques in flannelette with black and white checks or Persian pattern on blue or red grounds. Features include pointed front yoke long sleeves fitted belt circular peplum and prices 75c and 50c for variants with belt close-neck turnover collar and ruffle trim. Sale room designation appears.
Boys and Misses garments offered at 25 cents each. Jersey ribbed fleece lined cotton shirts and drawers in sizes 22 to 34. Misses Vests and Pants in white, sizes 22 to 34, also 25 cents per garment.
Broken lots of women's wrist length silk and Lisle gloves two clasp style some perfect others slightly soiled or imperfect in a very slight degree also a number and Milanese Lisle gloves in broken sizes and colors clearance price 29 cents a pair Basement Salesroom.
Rugs and linoleum in various sizes and patterns with price ranges. Axminster 9x12 at $17.85, body Brussels 9x12 at $22.50, Wilton 9x12 from $29.00 and smaller Wilton sizes from $1.75 to $5.00. Printed linoleum 35c to 45c per sq yd, inlaid linoleum 75c to $1.15 per sq yd with 10c extra for laying. Basement Salesroom.
Fall fashion items describe long coats in black broadcloth and tan covert cloth. Details include tight-fitting single-breasted cuts, jet buttons, collars, revers, stitched cuffs and pockets, with prices $14.75 and $10.00 respectively.
New arrivals priced at 2.95 feature one piece wash dresses in cadet blue and checks. Dresses have tucked waists, plaited skirts, Dutch necks, and white pique trim. Described as well made with attractive value for street and house wear at basement salesroom.
New High Class Silks ORKEDA and SUPREDA LIBERTY LATIN fabrics shown in multiple colors. ORKEDA Crepe 22 inches wide priced 55¢ per yard, listed black ivory pink blue gray Copenhagen navy wistaria Bordeaux amethyst old-rose. SUPREDA LIBERTY LATIN 19 to 20 inches wide priced 55¢ per yard, colors include light blue pink corn raspberry aubergine ocean catawba amethyst Dresden apricot brown lilac navy black ivory. -pasement Salesroom.
Odd assortments of women's fancy polka dot hosiery in multiple colors are marked for clearance at 19 cents per pair. The sale highlights black tan blue gray green pink and yellow patterns.
Catalog lists casement cloth 40 inches wide with floral and craftsman designs bordered on both sides suitable for curtains or appliqued on fabrics. Plain figured Madras 36 and 40 inches wide in white pink cream blue at 18 and 19 cents per yard. Figured curtain muslin 36 inches wide in several designs, good for bedroom and sash curtains at 10 cents per yard.
A large quantity of drapery remnants including Swisses colored Muslins Crepes Etamines Scrims Silkolines Tickings figured Sateens Denims Tapestries Damasks Velours Madras Cords Fringes and Burlaps in various lengths is offered at exceptionally attractive prices.
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