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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1906
Page
13
A local store celebrates Easter with extended spring assortments and bright new fashions. The ad emphasizes generous offerings for all ages and backgrounds, noting the store’s readiness to welcome citizens and visitors alike as Easter approaches. The message highlights charity origins of Easter and modern gift giving across classes.
Beautiful Easter millinery presents trimmed hats for Easter with new Paris imports and refined on premises workroom hats. Our milliners show a wide, vivid range catching Paris style with subtle American touches. For children a nattry assortment trimmed and untrimmed with grace and fitness.
A newspaper ad showcases choice cut glass pieces and Jardinieres for Easter plants priced from 25 to 1250 dollars and up. It promotes salad bowls celery sugar and cream sets fruit dishes and oil or vinegar cruets along with green crystal vases and assorted shapes suitable for Easter lilies. Special lots on center tables feature 25 35 50 and 75 cent items.
A new lot of choice quality thin brown Grape Fruit Glasses is offered. The large footed outer glass holds ice while the inner cup holds the center of the fruit cut from the peel, serving it cool and appetizing in three styles at 7.50 per dozen.
A spring display features new neckwear for wing and high turn-down collars at 50c, with better grades $1.00 and $1.50. Fancy vests in stripes and plaids from $1.50, plus white linen and duck options. Mens fancy socks in colors and designs from 25c per pair, gloves from $1.00 to $2.00, and Neglige shirts offered in various patterns with prices $1.00, $1.50, and $2.00.
Discriminating men invited to view an elegant Easter hat selection with new spring styles. Stiff hats include flat-set brims for young men priced 2.00 to 4.00 dollars and Stetson Derbys at 3.50 to 5.00. Soft hats offer pearl nutria and steel options 2.00 to 4.00, plus Stetson spring shapes at 3.50. Neglige or College Crush hats in pearl and nutria sell 1.00 to 2.50 dollars. LN Hat Bands in college colors 0.23 to 0.50 dollars.
A local shop offers boys clothing up to age 20 with newest fabrics and attractive prices. Knickerbocker pants for ages 8 to 13 sell for 5.00 each, with values up to 8.50, emphasizing long wear and smart, economical outfits.
Fashionable scene on the clubhouse veranda with Mrs Roberts and Mrs Shaw hosting events. Notables including the Peruvian Minister and Mme Pardo attend Amateluy Cup and Southern Pink Coat Steeplechase. Dining gatherings feature Secretary Shaw and guests of honors, with numerous diplomats, politicians, and society figures.
A local advert touts boys Easter wear with detailed notes on neckwear hats shirts shirt waists and blouses for children and men’s dress apparel. It promises correct styles materials and prices and highlights a Third floor at Tenth Street shop.
A Victorian era shop features Easter neckwear including tailored stocks for waist outfits, lingerie stocks in lace and lawn, Valenciennes undersleeves, Persian scarfs, neck and sleeve trimmings, net and Liberty silk ruffs, all priced from a few cents to several dollars. Main floor listing at with varied domestic and imported fabrics.
Easter footwear offers new styles for women and children with emphasis on dainty yet practical Oxfords and court ties. Highlights include eyelet court ties in Russia calfskin at 3.00, 2-eyelet dent and dull kidskin at 3.50, and children’s jewelet pomps in patent coltskin and tan Russet calfskin with spring heels priced 2.00 to 3.50. Sizes 8 to 1 and Misses 1 to 8 in stock on the third floor.
Handkerchief waving greeted Congressman Nicholas Longworth and his wife as they returned to their Chicago home from a trip. The couple arrived on April 10 amid a wave of well wishers and the press noted the bride’s arrival at the Chicago station.
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