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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
7
Fragments of spring stock on sale on multiple floors with large remnant quantities in colored and black dress goods wash fabrics and lace trims. Reduced prices apply to embroidered linen waist patterns purses and shoes plus silk damask cretonnes curtains and mantels. Also heavy discounts on silk shirts and various suits with many items below half original costs.
A lot of women's black taffeta silk petticoats in good quality with deep accordion-plated ruffle trim. Desirable for general wear. Priced at $395 each. Value $5.00. Third floor Eleven street.
A miscellaneous lot of Cambric Nainsook and Muslin Underwear offered at a reduced price for clearance. It includes gowns skirts drawers chemises and various trims such as laces embroidery beading and ribbon. Values from $1.00 to $25. Third floor Eleventh Street store.
Net Corsets offer at 39 cents a pair for 15 dozen corsets made of net with coutil stripping and a straight-front model in sizes 18 to 30. Located on Thed floor Esesenth street.
Lisle vests offered in large quantities with low necks and narrow shoulder straps. Special price listed as 37 cents each, plus remnants of other warm weather garments including drawers and panel silheline vests in assorted colors and sizes.
Readable stock note lists women’s and children’s hosiery with ribbed cotton hose in sizes 5 to 9, fancy lisle thread stockings in white and brown, and ribbed tan hose. Mentions reduced prices per pair and stock items in general wear sizes.
A Philadelphia firm Land Schober Co offers high class women s oxfords in kidskin with button and lace styles, turn sole, Sparta toe, sizes 1 to 53, C and D widths, priced at 3.00 per pair, value 4.00. Third floor Ten t h street.
Several soft and stiff hats on display in our F street window were damaged by water from the automatic fire extinguisher. These will be closed out today at less than half price. Light-colored soft felt hats in latest blocks sizes 6 7 8 to 7 4 50c each. Were 1.00 to 4.00. Light-colored soft welt hats sizes 6 7 8 and 7 1 8 1.00 each. Were 2.00 to 3.00. Mt black stiff hats slightly damaged sizes 6 3 4 to 7 1 4 7.00 each. Were 3.00 to 4.00. Main floor F street.
A sale advertisement lists plain print toilet sets in three color choices with a new decorative shape at 150 dollars per 12 piece set and covered jar sets at 2 dollars 50 cents. The display notes fifth floor at a location described as 6 ft. high.
A small lot of Imperial sewing machines with latest improvements. Drophead, automatic lift, five drawers, ball bearing, light running, polished oak case, full attachments, five year guarantee. Special price twenty dollars each, value twenty five. Second floor G street.
Extensive clearance in the Men’s Department lists 66 white night shirts with attached collars in sizes 18 and 19, reduced from 100 to 75 cents each, plus 27 pairs of lisle thread hose in several sizes at 3 for 10 dollars. Also offered are linen-bosom shirts, dollars, cuffs, stiff-bosom shirts, laundered white shirts, double-breasted vests, English squares, and band collars, all marked down from varied prices to reduced rates. Mam floor F st.
All boys garments discounted with prices slashed across coats suits raincoats and wash suits. Items include overcoats reefers and covert cloth top coats in multiple sizes from four to sixteen with prices cut from hundreds to three to five dollars. Includes all wool blue serge sailor blouses and layaway note third floor tenth street.
A compact sale list lists 7 boys felt hats in telescope shapes in all sizes reduced from 1.00 to 25 cents each. 24 boys K and E blouses with collars or neckbands in sizes 6 to 16 reduced from 1.00 and 1.24 to 8 cents each. Seven pairs of all wool separate pants in sizes 7, 9, and 13 reduced from 1.00 to 45 cents per pair.
A misprinted sale notice highlights discounted items in the bric-a-brac department. Items include marble pedestal pieces, mortgage vases, a white marble figure, a bronze figure, and an electrotier with price cuts noted. Main floor Gos t.
Fifth floor sale offers discounts on baskets and décor pieces. Fancy scrap baskets cut from 200 to 1.46 dollars and Bic items to 2 cents. Large palm mending baskets and covered sweet grass baskets also reduced to about 1 to 1.50 dollars. Swiss carved items include a wooden base vase and a bracket, both heavily discounted.
Infants' Department offers children's wear with marked-down prices. Tan cloth reefers for 8-4 double-breasted style reduce from 6.00 to 3.50, rasier-made reefer prices cut from 15.00 to 7.50, handmade gowns for 1 to 3 years trimmed with lace at 2.00, India linen dresses at 3.00, and long slips with lace lowered from 2.50 to 2.00. Third floor Eleventh St.
On main floor Tenth Street a book department offer lists Shakespeare's Complete Works in 18 volumes with glossary at 150 per set from 2.00. Also eight children's history titles including History of Germany and History of the Old Testament at deep cuts, with cloth bindings and illustrations, limited copies and specific prices per copy.
In the fourth floor display at Tenth Street, three colored pictures and several photographs are offered at substantial discounts. Items include Dancing Master and His Class in green and gold, Landscape in a fancy gut frame, Sheep in broad green and gold, St Peters Cathedral in broad brown, Madonna and Child in brown and gold, The Teamster at Rest in broad brown, Stay at Bay in brown, and Vanity in a rosewood frame with marked reductions.
Seventh floor Eleventh at Fifth floor deals list dozens of kitchen items with price cuts. Oyster fryers heavy tin boilers cake boxes clothes wringers bread makers and coffee pots all discounted from higher prices to small figures. Damaged items noted with reduced prices including 18 burner oil stove and enameled ware pieces.
A local cloak department lists drastic price cuts on multiple items including 2 gray tourist coats size 40 at 10.60 each from 2400, 2 black taffeta coats full length sizes B6 at 12.50 each from 25, a black silk blouse size 34 at 12.50 from 30, 2 black silk etons sizes 34 and 38 at 15 each from 30, 3 tan covert cloth jackets sizes 32 34 38 at 5 each from 35, and 3 black cheviot jackets sizes 32 and 36 at 3 each from 6.50.
A department listing presents numerous women's skirts in plain cheviot and fancy mixtures at special sale prices. Items include 8 fancy cheviot skirts reduced from 6.00 to 2.40 each, 2 brown cheviot skirts from 10.00 to 5.00, 1 Van Covert cloth skirt from an unknown price to 7.50, 1 black volle silk lined skirt from 25.00 to 12.50, and 1 blue cheviot skirt from 10.00 to 3.75. Regular prices and reductions are noted for each item.
Light patterned Flannelette Wrappers in sizes 36 38 and 40 drop from 31 to 1.00. Saxony Wrappers sizes 34 and 36 down to 1.90. Elderdown pink gray heliotrope sizes 34 36 42 reduced to 3.00. Cashmere wrappers pink blue sizes 34 38 cut to 2.50. Pink Cashmere lace velvet wrappers size 34 fall from 7.50 to 5.00. Pink Albatross lace size 36 down from 38.00 to 16.00. Third floor G street.
A vintage sale note lists Misses' and Girls' outerwear and suits at steep markdowns. Items include Blue Cheviot and Reefer suits in multiple sizes, a brown broadcloth coat, a Peter Thompson blue suit, and Blue Serge Peter Thompson sets, plus lace dresses and covert coats all discounted from higher prices. located on the third floor.
The sixth floor G Street offer lists numerous items with heavy markdowns. Parlor suite, leather chairs, rockers, gilt reception chair, weathered oak pieces, a carved desk, quartered oak buffet, mahogany music cabinet, head couch, box couches, leather couch, wardrobe chiffoniere, white enameled dresser, all reduced from high prices to clearance figures. Ends with sale notes and location.
Readable items include 100 piece Austrian decorated dinner set reduced from 15.00 to 4.00. 1000 piece French chine sets cut from 22.50 to 15.00. damaged or missing plates noted in several lots. Numerous blue and white Japanese china vases and decorative pieces discounted. toilet set damaged. tea cups and saucers and meat dishes heavily reduced. all items scope per department sale with pattern notes and price drops.
Secretary and Mrs Metcalf host at dinner. Lorillards entertain. Uruguayan minister hosts luncheon for Gen Edward C OBrien. Minister to Uruguay to sail soon. Engagement announced for Elisabeth Keech to Edwin P Wilson. Various society departures and visits across Washington, Cincinnati, Atlantic City and New York. Duarte of Pers...
Fragmentary OCR data lists weights and capacities such as 36 Ths 45 Ibs 1 Ibs 75 kbs 100 Ibs 80 apart house 50 Ibs and 76 Ths ae. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or a single coherent item.
Florida Times-Union notes the allure of female figures in society pages as Miss Provence Roosevelt writes Paris opera fiction and Mrs Jack Astor dazzles Paris fashion. The Springfield Republica praises female funeral customs, while New York and Philadelphia columns spotlight Mrs Jack Astor and Mrs Astor enjoying fashion in Paris and London. The couple plans London season, Cowes regatta, and continued social influence.
The will of Maj Charles B Hinton dated April 29 194 was filed with the register of wills. Bequests include 4000 shares of mining stock 5400 life insurance and a watch and chain to his son Charles T Hinton along with 1400 of insurance stock and a diamond ring to Hmma Schmidt Haeke. Lucy D Fisher and Florence Loer receive certain stock while Elizabeth Hoeke is named executrix to distribute the remainder per Mr Hinton's earlier directions. The Banner Day at Benning tomorrow features the Spring Handicap Steeplechase the Washington Nursery and other races with first race at 3 pm.
Fourth class postmasters were appointed in New York Freehold R C Lacey Pennsylvania Gans H M Hutchinal Milroy A A McManigie Schnee C A Wochely Seucksbur Josephine Dodson Tingley H Aldrich Vermont South Hero Juan Robinson The Spring Handicap Steeplechase and the Washington Nursery at Benning's tomorrow will draw a large crowd along with four other fine races.
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