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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
5
The shopping center advertises a full line of slippers for men women and children with leather and felt styles priced from 7.5 cents to 2.40 dollars for slippers and robes ranging from 1.50 to 10.00 dollars. It highlights comfort home life and a festive Christmas stock with a spectrum of colors and sizes.
A fine large sale in the fashion salons features tailored suits and dresses for young women. Sample stocks offer wool poplin and broadcloth garments at low prices, with coats, suits, and fur trimmed pieces in blues black greens and burgundies priced from ten to twenty dollars.
One piece silk frocks priced at 16.75 and 15.00 coats of soft wool velour offered in black green brown or blue. Silk plush coats belted with looser backs 25.00 and luxurious wool velour coats 35.00 with beaver raccoon or opossum collars. Blue and black serge 4.95 and wool poplin 6.75 in several colors and sizes.
December 5 sale presents 200 pairs of women’s sample shoes at 2.50 each in sizes 4, 4 15, 5 with widths A and B plus many other sizes from regular stock. No exchanges or approvals. Also 100 pairs at 3.00 and 100 more sample shoes at 3.00 with patent and cloth tops. All are high grade and about half value from Krippendorf Dittman and others.
In Chicago in '93 a wax model wears an evening gown crafted from human hair, a rare artistic statement. Mr Sexton and his wife demonstrate and sell refined human hair goods, highlighting a unique exhibition item in the Main Ficor Center window.
A recipe article describes baking a Christmas tree cake from butter sugar flour and egg yolks with orange water flavor. The cake is frosted with Japanese frosting, covered in green coconut and candied fruit, and decorated with tiny candles and toy shapes. almond paste animals may also be made.
McGlumphy arrives from Moundsville while Frank Kennedy of Fairmont conducts business locally. Harry B. Kincaid from Pennsboro visits Saturday. C. W. Nutter of Wallace present. Bruce and Mrs. Watson of Auburn guest at Hotel Gore. A J Findley returns from a brief east trip. Mrs W C Hickman to spend winter in Jacksonville Florida. W Brent Maxwell to depart Sunday.
An indexed ad lists lime plaster cement sand sewer pipe and related items offered by GSA West Supplies Store. It touts price quality and service as specialties and notes phones for contact.
Necky offers 200 new coats priced 15 to 65 dollars with motoring, afternoon, and evening styles. Large loose coats feature collars in natural furs such as Australian oppossum raccoon Hudson seal and skunk. Also arriving are broadcloths wool velours and silk velvets in brown green navy and black with fur collars.
Fashionable women make bags at home while stores unveil new silk maire taffeta and poplin options. The latest styles shown include pouch shaped bags with gold braid and novelty linings in silk and related fabrics.
Two notes on children's furs emphasize value and quality. The piece warns white money and sealskin lookalikes are not real, urging mothers to choose wisely even if waiting until Christmas. The article lists Fox Muskrat Squirrel Natural Coney Imitation Wr mine and Angora furs, priced around $22.50 a set.
Elegant gloves in French kidskin with black and white embroidery on the back. Three rows of embroidery give a smart finish. two clasps secure the glove. Priced at $2.50 with color options of white or black accented by matching embroidery.
A local shop advertises brushed wool Angora scarfs and cape sets priced at 1.00 and 1.50 with a large stock of over a thousand sets. It notes anticipated demand for skating sets and invites customers to compare two lots, highlighting dark and light color options and scarf sizes.
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