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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
4
The daily white goods sale features lovely white dresses with embroideries and tailored styles priced at 4.95, down from 5.75 to 7.50. Over 100 white skirts in linen or pique, branded as "Korrect," on Tuesday for 0.95 on the second floor.
Thousands of pure white undermuslins as daisies will greet shoppers next Tuesday June 22. Hartley quality goods are priced well below other stores and many lots cannot be duplicated once sold. All undermuslins waists negligees and related garments are in the Underclothes Store on the second floor.
An extensive sale lists night gowns at 45, 68, and 95 cents with 10 to 25 styles in cambrics, nainsooks, and crepe materials. Gowns feature high, low and V neck designs, lace edgings, embroideries, and ribbon trimming, plus larger selections at $1.35 to $10 including silk and crepe de chine options.
Viewers admired a sample garment display featuring skirts across price tiers from 45 to 95 cents and up to 6.00. The offerings include nainsook and cambric fabrics, rose lace trims, embroidery, and medalions in sateen and crepe options, promising durable workmanship and fine lace.
Advertises a sale of inexpensive undermuslins highlighting 22¢ drawers with 4 inch embroidered flounces and fitted bands, 45¢ Knickerbocker styles, and a broad range from 68¢ to $2. The copy touts durability, embroidery trim, and a wide assortment, claiming exceptional value and a large display.
A retailer touts a range of corset covers at 22 45 68 75 95 cents to 1 35 with lace yokes shield pockets and new camisole styles. Notes several patterns include German Valenciennes laces and embroidered yokes, offering exceptional value and convenient armhole pockets.
Hundreds of waists in organdies batistes voiles and dotted crepes with new collars shown at 95c many sizes. Infants dresses priced 45c with soft nainsook and net yories for one and two year sizes. Children's unders priced 10c to 50c. Free souvenirs for children on the second floor.
Describes chemise combinations offered at various prices from 48¢ to 3.00 with styles including envelope and waistline chemises. Highlights trimmed with medallions lace yokes embroidery and fisheye lace, touting quality trimmings and great value for women.
A large summer affair aboard the Shamrock hosted by Mrs. Alex Smith for Miss Helen Miller of Fairmont and others from Richmond Dayton and New York. Guests swam at Lick Branch and dined at 7 with Cohen's Orchestra providing music.
Local society notices list Mrs Hugh Smith and daughtersMontgomery vacationing at Mt Lake Park Md. Others visit relatives in Rivesville Masonstown and Farmington. Travel plans include Beverly Garrett returning from Wesleyan Maryland College and Frank Walter visiting sister S G Kline. New York theater review notes Maxine Elliott’s No Body Home with chorus and Chaplin gag.
The schedule for the Children’s Day exercises at the M E Church South lists processional We are Little Soldiers Marching a prayer anthem theme and salutatory Soldiers of Strife and of Peace by Margaret Yost a hymn by the congregation The Son of God Goes Forth to War Cradle Roll reception and exercise and a concert recitation by little folks including A Hero by Robert Clay class exercise Put on the Whole Armor of God We Are Little Soldiers Victory Through Grace Bible exercise and Little Soldiers of the King Giants to Fight by older boys an offering speech by Paul Smith taking of offering temperance exercises and related activities
Reads like a fragment from a 19th or early 20th century page. Mentions Miss Lucy Winns delivering a story for a nation and a political vote for a Good Roads committee. Concludes with reference to services and a pantry. The text is incomplete but indicates a local gathering with civic promotion.
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