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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1916
Page
15
A Parsons-Souders note announces the store closes at 5:30 pm on May 8 and promotes current fashion trends. It emphasizes women’s desire for stylish yet sensible outfits and encourages customers to seek new clothes to look their best without excessive cost.
Dear Madam announces a dress sale for Wednesday with new, fashionable frocks. The collection includes nets, Georgettes, and taffetas in white, pink, Copenhagen, navy, and black, 35 pieces aimed at social summer events.
The listing highlights summer cottons including 40 inch rainsook in flesh pink at 26c a yard, flesh cotton crepe 40 inches wide at 25c, plain color poplins 27 inches wide at 26c, striped poplins with colored stripes on white ground 80 inches wide at 250, striped madras at 25c, and serpentine kimono cotton crepe in many designs 27 inches wide at 18c.
Clarksburg prepares for a large sale of untrimmed Hart Hats in 14 special models. Prices range from 1 to 5 dollars with twelve intermediate values, covering sports wear travel mountain and seaside looks. Inventory ready by 8:00 AM marking the store’s biggest millinery event.
All hat styles shown for the first time on Wednesday with 52 sport hats priced from 1.75 to 4.75 and other selections including Leghorns Milans and Panamas ranging 1.0 to 10.0 with regular values up to 7.50. Numerous Milan and straw hats target matrons children and general shoppers with substantial discounts.
Dance instructor J A Healey from New York City will conduct modern dance demonstrations on the Waldo hotel second balcony from 6:30 to 8 tonight. Clarksburg Woman’s Benefit Association plans a ball at the Waldo Wednesday with patronesses and a Cadena orchestra program starting at 9. Also features missionary society meetings, press notices about Mrs Exel Holtzclaw Gawler, and various club events and local arrivals.
A colonial era style column describes smart petticoats in taffeta and silk with rosettes, chiffons, and crepe de chine. It urges pairing bright petticoats with shepherd checks and advises against matching black and white skirts with black and white suits.
Weston notes more than 900 attendees at a Sunday service marking a local religious milestone. The event featured a Mass at Co-Tames hall with an eloquent sermon by Father Rey and a blessing by the Catholic community.
A Saturday Tin Plate brawl between rival youth gangs resulted in three men jailed and two others bond awaiting magistrate T. G. Nicowarner on felonious assault charges. Named arrestees include Page Bushy Jaichle Walker and Bloyd Black shite. those under bond are Halbert and Dryan Crist. Other alleged participants, Brannon and a black sergeant, were said to be Un Plate employees.
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