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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
5
In Clarksburg May 31 Parsons Souders announces its 14th annual White Sale starting Friday with store hours until 5 30 pm. The campaign promises thrifty offers on new white wardrobe and home items with reductions from 10 to 25 percent. The appeal targets brides and shoppers planning wardrobes or home needs.
In June 1916 Parsons-Souders offers women a White Sale with underslips and garments at 10 to 25 percent below previous stock. Prices for cotton goods and related items have risen, making this sale crucial for stocking up through the year, urging immediate orders to beat higher future costs.
Five stylish coats in soft chinchilla from $10 to $15 headline the season. Women buy them to wear with stripped slants and awninge accents. The range includes wool jersey coats with vape collars and silk jersey stockinets, priced to $14.
A Millinery Salona features a wide hat sale with 208 midsummer styles and five price groups. Most hats range from $1.95 to $6.95, with special patterns offered at $10 each and many trimmed hats included with no reservations.
White embroidery flouncing offered at half price in assorted grades and widths. Prices range from $0.62.5 to $3.00 per yard for 27 inch to 45 inch wide fabrics, with discounts on other white fabrics including gabardines and Swisses. Limited stock for a few days, reflecting fashion shifts and white sale demand.
A compact ad announces nightgowns priced at one dollar during a white sale. It touts soft sheer fabrics and crepe options in white, highlighting the exceptional value and store prominence for this offer.
A note on fabrics and trim detailing lists voile at two dollars with edge hemstitching and button fastening, and a silk crepe with frills and a rose or blue border priced at three dollars eighty five cents, described as charming.
A lively party was hosted at Miss Reaver Hadordon's West City home by her friends at Wasi Hustie Leyte Jubilee High School. Attendees included many boys and girls who brought a piano bench as a gift, a lively program followed with refreshments, and a toast to the 1919 class, ending with songs and dancing.
Miss Blanch Lavy visits Philadelphia while numerous residents from Elkins Sutton Sutton Parkersburg Huntington Wheeling and others come to the city on business or for family matters. May include trips home from Burlington Atlantic City and Pittsburg with several staying at the Motel Gate and nearby inns.
The notice shares kitchen advice for buttering pans with a small plastic brush, scalded for reuse, and gives a 1160 style pound cake recipe using butter sugar mace and flour, with hand mixing and slow baking. It also notes the Reverend Charles B. Mitchell planning travel, Christ Episcopal church services canceled due to being out of town, and references to Trinity in New York.
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