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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
4
Beautiful new summer hats in white and light colors arrive with prices from 6.00 to 8.98. Hats sourced from a top New York milliner allow these values and tomorrow’s sale. Also new arrivals priced at 4.98, about fifty hats for street, afternoon, or evening wear. Extraordinary values, worth 5.00 to 7.50. See these hats before they’re gone.
Special bargain for Saturday. New lot of Middy Blouses in all sizes up to 18. White gala tea fabric with navy trim, elbow sleeves, and shield front. Regularly $1.00, sale price 79 cents. early attendance ensures size selection.
An old newspaper ad offers extra fine all silk fabric in colors such as Black, Cream, Rose Pink, Turquoise, Copenhagen, Brown, Peach, and more. Priced at 98 cents per yard, originally valued around $1.50, with a large color selection and bargain emphasis.
New parasols appear for the first time with authentic ti style shapes and colorings. Prices range from 98 cents to 7 dollars 50 cents. Includes hand embroidered linen and silk parasols with fringe trimming in black and white effects, a large variety of styles this season.
Fine Long Cloth and Nainsook gowns and petticoats offered as one of the year's best bargains. New styles with high and low necklines, embroidery, and lace trimmings. Petti coats feature lace insertions and edges, or fine embroideries. Values $1.50, sale price 98 cents.
The notice advertises embroidered batiste in a new superior fabric priced at 39c yard with options of 80 inch width. It highlights two grades at 15c and 25c per yard and a special India fine finish fabric 27 inches wide offered at 10c per yard.
The advertisement promotes a new neckwear line with diverse pieces including Venise lace collar and cuff sets, imitation macrame laces, large lace collars, Dutch and Quaker collars, and jabots. Prices range from 98 cents to $3.98, highlighting sheer materials and intricate lace trims.
Complete assortment of new gloves advertised with prices 39c 49c and 79c. Women’s tan lisle 16 button opera gloves all sizes and white chamois washable gloves. Glace kid gloves all sizes Biot only. Worth $1.00 per pair. Very special values.
Cream dress materials are in demand for spring. Yard-wide cream serge in plain and black pin stripes 50c per yard. All wool cream serge 42 inches wide ideal for suits at 98c per yard. LeRoy Glace French Kid Gloves Black Tal White all sizes embroidered backs at 1.00. Fawnes make in staple colors at 1.00. Centemeri Glace Kid extra quality at 1.25 in black mele tan gray. All sizes all new.
A new shipment direct from the mill offers room size 9x12 feet wool with cotton chain rugs in colors fast. These extra heavy rugs will stand hard wear and are easy to sweep. They cut wear matting rugs and feature a large line of new designs and colorings. Special for 398.
A sale advertises Special Room Size Brussels Rugs at 15 dollars each. The ad mentions a one piece seamless Brussels Rug by Alexander Smith & Sons. The retailer in Clarksburg offers the largest line of new Oriental and floral designs.
Two dollar price for standard couch covers with an extra large size at 1 29 and in Bagdad stripe designs with new colorings offered for home decor.
Lingerie waists offered at 98 cents now on sale this Saturday. Tailored waists feature embroidered collars and crepe cotton in white tones. Regularly priced at $1.50, the special price is 98 cents.
One hundred silk wide tafteta ribbons in many colors including white pink Copenhagen lavender brown Mais purple and yellow to be cut at 6 o'clock Saturday night Special price 150 yard A new cage of fine damask in small floral patterns two yards wide for service use superior to medium linen damask value 1 yard, sale price 4c yard.
Excelen Turkish bath towels offered at a special price. Actual size 22 by 44 inches, ends hemmed and over stitched, bleached by special processes, easy to launder and retain softness after washing. Saturday night, 13 cents each.
Special purchase of long crepe kimonos for Saturday night sale. Made of good quality crepe with long sleeves and gathered yokes, trim with satin bands in oriental design. Colors Red Lavender Pink Gray Navy and Light Blue. Sizes 36 to 44 offered at 98 cents.
Salem Sheets famed for wear and durability offered in full size 81 by 90 inches seamless with ends hemmed. A case of medium weight sheets advertised on sale Saturday night at a special price. Regular value 63 cents, offered at a reduced rate per item.
Women’s Petticoats of best quality all silk Messaline on slender lines with deep accordion flounce. Includes new 1912 colors to match spring outfits. Worth five dollars, special Saturday price two dollars and sixty nine cents.
Attractive one piece dresses of linen, gingham and washable corduroy in new spring styles. Dainty frocks for morning wear distinguished by material quality and workmanship. Plain colors white and color combinations in stripes and checks with embroidery laces and bands of same material. Priced at 4.98.
50c stenciled and tapestry pillow covers 25c. Quite the newest novelty in this line of goods. Pillow covers of tapestry in a variety of picture designs. Art burlap pillow covers in brown and green attached in many designs. Ready to use. Worth 6c. On sale Saturday night promptly at 6 o'clock.
Advertises hosiery deals for women and children with multiple item lines. Includes women's pure thread silk hose in black and colors at 79¢ per pair, men’s Onyx socks at 25c, children’s stockings 10c, gauze lisle seamless hose up to 25c, special 3 for 50c and 3 for $1.00 offers, and women’s silk boot hose at 49c.
Silk gloves priced at 1.25 a pair, ten dozen 16 button length pairs in black and white. Sizes 6 to 8, open at the wrist with two woven pure silk double fingertips. On gall Saturday only at 79 cents per pair.
Readable fragment indicates an exclusive sale item for Clar grades in Body Brussels and Royal Wilton. Mentions Anglo best in Oriental Art. Repro designs and patterns to harmonise with every item.
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