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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
6
Echo Zahl presents a dance feature exploring how luxury and society adapt to rising food prices and economic strain. The piece surveys Seattle dance culture, mentions master teachers and evolving steps like the Ramble and Old-Fashioned, and reflects on the era's mood.
The piece details a playful dance called the Military Two Step aimed at calming military thoughts. It describes partners comparing each other freely beyond rank while noting simple, easy steps and a light, mythic mood in the imagery.
Classified note advertises item exchanges or trade offers through Star Want Ads. It invites readers to propose swaps for goods or services, highlighting convenience and local listings.
A fragment describes tobacco packages for American troops in France and a postcard sent by an unidentified soldier. The note mentions postage, a reply request, and gratitude for correspondence from home.
Dr. Anna Y. Reed will discuss the Federal Child Labor bill becoming operative September 1 and its relation to state laws affecting children at the Commonwealth club gathering Monday at 6 30 p m in the Good Eats cafeteria.
Seattle shipyards inch toward full halt as 5 000 carpenters and joiners strike for eight hour work. Duthie and Ames plants announce heavy layoffs. only Skinner & Eddy keeps operations with eight hour lumber. Union actions threaten idle steel hull work and broader construction pause in the region.
Inspirations flashed from French modistes influence hats designed by our makers. Styles range from simple elegant lines to trims relying on pure shape with playful feather, chenille, ribbon, and beaded accents. Bright young designs, velvet turbans for older wearers, all unique with unlimited selection on the second floor.
The Bon Marche promotes Saturday Children’s Day at the Children’s Store with coats priced 8.75 to 25.00. Shoppers are invited to bring daughters to choose from velour coats corduroy zibeline plush and novelty fabrics. Models feature large or tailored collars fur edging and velvet inlays plus empire and novelty styles.
The ad promotes girls flannel middies priced at 2.50 and 2.75 with warm coats for tiny tots and school girls in sizes 2 to years. It describes chinchillas checks corduroys velveteens and girlish styles, regulation navy flannel middies with top pocket laced front belt pockets and soutache trim. Also advertised are new tub dresses on the second floor at 1.35 with plain or plaid fabrics and empire waists.
Special purchase offers Burson Silk Hose at 75 cents a pair in black with slight imperfections. Sizes 8, 9, 10, 9½ and 10 are available. Also featured are women’s union suits in 1.15 and 1.95 price points in multiple styles and sizes.
On the upper main floor of The Bon Marche a sale lists washable one clasp pique sewn gloves in pearl ivory tan and putty and over sewn seam gloves with two clasps in black and white. Sizes span five to eight and five and three quarters to seven and one half.
The ad lists special groceries for Saturday orders including Mayflower Coffee 25c per pound, Creamettes macaroni 10c, California White Beans 85c for 5 pounds, Graham flour 65c, large walnuts 174c per pound, Church's Grape Juice 35c per quart, Dromedary Golden Dates 14c per pound, evaporated apricots 30c per pound, Delicatessen mayonnaise 38c per pound, Queen Olives 18c per pint, New York Full Cream Cheese 38c per pound, and Apricot Jam 22c per pound, from Bon Marche Fourth Floor.
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