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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
7
A reader recounts a visitor from Weston praising a local display at the fair and expressing love for shopping there. She notes low prices and good stock, claiming credit to rival any city. The tone reflects a period voice and commerce emphasis.
Six new shoe styles for fall target young women with diverse options. A black boot in lus tre silk and a cravanette model sell for four dollars, a gun metal ENG LISH LAST and Russia Calf pair at four dollars, plus a taupe buck boot for tailored wear at three fifty, and a black French Kid creation for delicate feet.
Princess slips described as dainty undergarments with Silk Messaline and Crepe de Chine fabrics. Details include embroidered and lace flounced designs in various styles, offered in plain versions priced from 3.96 to 10 dollars.
They offer fall skirts featuring original design and tailoring in black and white themes. Fabrics include honeycomb checks plaids pin stripes and broad stripes. Prices range from 5 to 15 dollars.
Advertisement notes 16 button length gloves with Paris point stitching on back in black white and natural, all double finger tipped. Price 50 cents a pair. Clean fresh stock, about five hundred pairs available.
A Paris inspired dress collection is offered in New York with evening wear Crepe de Chine Charmeuse and Chiffon varieties. Prices range from 25 to 35 dollars. Included are Canton Crepes Faille Walrus Crepe and brocaded meteors wool crepes in draped and eton blouse styles for afternoon and evening wear. Each model is described as largely one of a kind to ensure a unique look.
Silk and crepe fabrics offered in several varieties with price points. Charmeuse silks 40 inches wide in gaslight and dark shades including Wisteria, Golden Brown, Sapphire Blue, and Ban Bice at 2 dollars per yard. Crepe Meteore features brocade effects at 2.25 dollars per yard, 42 inches wide, with colors Suede, Shell Pink, Winteria, Wood Brown. Canton crepe de chine 42 inches wide at 1.50 dollars. Silk and cotton china crepes in blue and shell pink 40 inches wide at 0.85 per yard. Moire fabric brown shade 1.50 per yard.
A large Clarkburg attendance marked the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs Richard Hoffman Harrison at their Weston residence. Guests included many locals and out-of-town visitors. The event featured a decorated hall, punch service, a dining room reception, and an orchestral program.
Webster and Oral visitors host and guest lists fill out a Bridgeport social page. Names include Saurborne Green Barnes Faris Horner and Kennedy School's opening details run with an advertisement. Miss Kennedy’s School will open September 15 with Miss Anderson and staff offering Latin French and folk dancing.
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