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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
14
Woodward & Lothrop announces Friday remnant sales from New York and Washington markets. Remnants include quick clearance leftovers and special underpriced lots to close out fast. Managers aim to keep stock fresh and attractive with discounted personal and home items.
Bargains in the linen department and women’s handkerchiefs with hemstitched initials offered at 1.15 per dozen. Silk petticoats in black taffeta with deep flounce priced 3.95 each. Muslin undergarments including drawers corset covers and skirts 23c each. Also damask tablecloths 2.50 and napkins 3.00 a dozen. Second and third floors, Eleventh street.
Bargains include half price corsets in patiste and satin models, with sizes 18 to 30, and reductions on whalebone boned corsets. Also men’s and women’s oxfords, tights, and hosiery across the first and tenth floors with substantial markdowns on several brands and sizes.
A newspaper ad lists women and girls wear on sale including 2 piece serge dresses in blue and brown size 15, blue sailor suit size 16, gifts of voile dresses red and blue size 8, brown broadcloth coat, blue serge sailor suits sizes 6 and 8, and tailor made misses suits sizes 14 16 18. Items reduced from 18.50 to 7.60, 25.00 to 38, 9.06 to 5.00, 5.00 to 2.50, and 15.00 to 10.00 with third floor display.
A fabric and apparel sale listing numerous dress patterns Embroidered Mousseline de Soie and various fabrics with yard prices. Also features substantial discounts on boys and youths all wool suits with sizes and reduced prices, detailing several ranges and former prices.
Bargain sale lists discounted boys wear including wash suits in sizes 4 1 2 to 7 marked from 2 50 to 4 00, plus remnants of furnishings. Also reduced are boys raincoats, youths pajamas and long pants, men shirts and collars, silk handkerchiefs, and various home goods like beds and mattresses.
Furniture Department advertises dramatic price cuts on items including Weathered Oak Armchair Stool Seat and Rocker chair sets, Mahogany tables and go carts with reductions from listed prices to low sale figures, sixth floor display.
A dated sale notice lists reductions on multiple fabrics including Melrose 44-inch at 6.50 per piece, Priestley materials at 5.00 and 4.00, Queen Cloth at 4.00, cinch Panama at 8.00, French Hallenne at 7.00, Police Dot Wool Taffeta at 4.00, All-wool Batiste at 2.50, Voile at 2.00, Cravenette Mo hair at 2.90, Priestley preys at 3.50, Rice 6.00, and Al wool Cheviot at 4.00, all on second floor.
Readable sale list details multiple women's suits skirts and outfits with sizes and colors. Notable reductions include blue size 8 pony jacket suits $16, olive broadcloth $26, gray worsted $18.50, and various skirts marked down from high original prices to $3.75 to $16.00.
A list of discounted women’s outerwear items including satin lined jackets sizes 38 and 40, a broadcloth jacket size 48, a plain tourist coat size 10, a gray raincoat size 40, and several silk, peau de soie, and tourist coats with reductions from high prices to sale figures. Items feature trims, linings, and sizes, with substantial markdowns noted.
Women's Wrapper Dept features items including black sauna mouse wresst size 38 and elderdown bath robes in gray and red in sizes 34 to 40. Reduced prices from 2.50 to 1.25 and from 33.75 to 2.60, plus satin trimmed liderdown robes in pink violet and size 42. Third floor G ft.
Social pages report the noon wedding of Frances Williams to William Wallace Mein at St Thomas Church. The event drew a fashionable crowd including diplomats and local society figures. reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home. The couple will reside in Johannesburg after a breakfast and celebration weekend.
Manufacturer samples of furniture coverings including drapery fabric and velour are offered on the fourth floor. Items include plain white net curtains trimmed with edging, heavy mercerized hemp with borders, reversible couch covers, and Verona velour yardage, all reduced from higher prices to discounted rates for short lengths and factory samples.
At the Basement Equitable Building, a Traveling Goods Department offers several items in reduced prices including a 24 inch hand sewn sole leather case now 9.83 and a 24 inch cowhide suit case now 4.95. Also listed are a 18 inch black cowhide bag and a 10 to 12 inch alligator skin shell bag at clearance prices.
The Bamboo Furniture Department lists multiple item reductions including Bamboo Shirt Box from $7.00 to $4.50, Bamboo Wardrobe Box cut to $8.50, and Bamboo Table reductions from $5.00 to $3.50. A second floor clearance mentions further markdowns on various bamboo household items.
The Fifth floor offers a selection of glassware with markdowns including 2 inch cut glass vases reduced to 50 cents each, a damaged imported decorated glass punch set priced at 2.25, a damaged glass cream pitcher cut from 260 to 1.00, a cut glass water pitcher chipped lowered to 3.50, a decorated glass water jug cut from 150 to 5. Pressed glass kitchen tumblers are six for a dozen at 1s per dozen.
A local sale offers reduced prices on Wickel and Porcelain Trays nickel and porcelain bowls baskets and fruit sets. Trays drop from 82.50 to 200 each and 3 items from 5.00 to 1.50 each. Bowls and fruit baskets also cut, with assorted items down to 1.00 each. Limited quantities remain on the main floor.
Eastern Wells College alumnae met at Sherry's New York with guest Mrs. Grover Cleveland and remarks by Miss M Helen Zachos. Highlights included a pledge raise to 1000 for Glen Park, notes on the college’s East Department, and a prize for Mids Grace Lippet Whiting. Military and art world visitors from Europe and America also featured in society notes. The piece also covers well known figures visiting and dining at top venues, plus a focus on surrounding social events in New York and Albany.
The piece describes Mrs. Harriman's rising social role as she challenges Mrs. Fish for leadership in New York society. It notes plans for a $2,000,000 mansion at Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street, with the Harriman family moving from their Fifty-fifth Street residence. It also places the Harrimans among adjacent Vanderbilt and Plant homes, signaling a shift in social power within the city’s elite circles. The article hints at social warfare fueling Stuyvesant Fish’s decline, and previews the forthcoming Benning meet with the Chevy Chase Hunters Steeplechase and related races.
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