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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1902
Page
5
Numerous residents report visits and returns from Indianapolis Plainfield Danville Greencastle and other towns. Social rounds include weddings church events and college movements plus travel plans and guest appearances by families in Bloomington Columbus and New Ross.
An Infants Wear department advertises a wide range of baby garments and accessories with prices from 15 cents to 27.50 dollars. Items include bonnets, veils, booties, bibs, coats, dresses, wrappers, shawls, robes, carriages, caps, sacques, knitwear, leggings, and Petticoats for infants and toddlers.
remnants and cheap drapery goods offered for immediate disposal. Large assortment includes swisses, fancy nets and cretonnes with pieces long enough for two or three curtains or a bed set. Prices range from 10c to 40c, with many 16c to 27c options and other remnants proportionately reduced. They are in the way.
For nearly a century Lyons France has been the silk center and C J Bonnet Co is highlighted as a premier supplier. The store lists Bonnet Latin de Lyon at 1.50 and 2.00 per yard along with Peau de Spies at 1.00 to 2.50, dyed and black taffetas from 85c to 2.00, plus a sale of 85c black taffeta at 73.5c per yard and a 22 inch black lace striped taffeta at 1.25, 0.73.
Knit Underwear To Fit that is Piqua underwear proves popular for winter wear. Winter assortments near perfection feature cotton winter weights priced at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.50, blended cotton and wool from $2.00 to $3.95, and mercerized lisle dainty garments at $5.00.
Embroidered silk robes in black and white join new stock with patterns from 35 to 62 50 dollars. Piqua Union Suits for children priced 50c to 1 25 in cotton and 1 00 to 1 50 in wool. Black wool tights 50c to 1 50 per pair. Fleeced vests and pants 25c to 75c. Natural wool undergarments 50c up. Silk and wool blends 1 50. Scarlet all wool garments 1 00 to 1 50. Women’s black wool tights 1 00 to 2 00.
The ad presents wool based bed blankets from California and Ohio mills, emphasizing warmth over weight. It promotes several grades including The Ohio Fleeced and Our Special, with sizes around 72 by 84 inches, priced from $3.98 to $10.00 and options in white, natural gray, or red.
Thousands prepared for holiday buyers offer a range of linen and embroidered handkerchiefs from France Ireland and Switzerland. Women and men hemstitched linen kerchiefs range 5c to 1.00, assorted boxes at 0.90 to 3.00, embroidered variants 1.50 to 3.00, French embroidery 0.50 to 19.50 and real lace kerchiefs 2.00 to 35.00.
News from Shortridge High School highlights the 182 football team winning the state championship by defeating Manual Training High School on Thanksgiving. A celebratory dinner for the captain Robert Scott follows the victory, with various student activities and faculty talks noted, including music programs and classroom lectures.
Robert B Roosevelt a New York City resident and uncle of the President, a Democrat and Cleveland admirer, is helping reorganize the party with the ex-President. The Echo notes his drawings for the Thanksgiving issue and recounts campus clubs and staff changes at Shortridge High School including resignations and new appointments.
Holiday surplus teased with umbrellas from $1 to $15 and a thousand from Fretz at deep discounts. Reynier gloves in suede and glace kid lead the display with pricing from $1.60 to $2.50, plus Dents Fownes and Foster brands in stock. Scarfs, muffs, and gift boxes offered, with quantities limited and Monday morning sale promising quick responses.
At the last meeting Elmer Raschig was chosen president and William Kappes vice president with Emma Brandt as secretary. Tomorrow afternoon a debate on Henry W. Longfellow will be held. The next issue will be read at opening exercises next Friday morning. Profit details from the seniors’ entertainment in June 1903 are unclear.
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