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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
14
The store closes out weekly with odds and ends short lengths broken sizes and assortments. Remnants collected during the week are sold to prevent becoming old. The advertised remnants are strong and worthy of attention with appreciable savings for careful shoppers today.
Friday bargains in the silk department highlight 76 yards of 19-inch Figured Black Taffeta at 6e per yard, 255 yards of 20-inch Peau de Cygne in brown gray heliotrope and old rose at 6ge per yard, and 72 yards of 19-inch Brown Messaline in a rich shade at 6gc per yard. Cond-four-G st.
A sale listing on the third floor at Tenth Street offers women’s 2-eyelet and dull kidskin court ties with Cuban heels in sizes 3 to 64 and widths A to D. Prices start at $2.50 per pair, valued at $3.00.
A sale offers infants sacques crocheted in worsted yarn, white with pink or blue borders. They are correctly proportioned and extra full, priced at 50 cents each, with regular value 75. Customer must visit the third floor at Eleventh Street.
A miscellaneous lot of drawers corset covers and kimonos offered at a uniform price of 25 cents. Corset covers of nainsook and cambric with lace trim, drawers cambric with hem stitched ruffle, kimonos figured lawn, tall cut, all well made and desirable. The sale is at Thid Noor-Eleventh street.
Classified note advertising 30 dozen pairs of women’s black gauze lisle thread hose with double heel toes and garter tops. Priced at 35 cents a pair or 3 for a dollar. Located on the main floor at F street.
A featured sale offers 30 dozen women piano lisle thread vests with low neck and no sleeves in Swiss rib, excellent quality. Priced at 374 each, located on the main floor.
Imported Etamine offered at 25 cents a yard, down from 50 cents. Sold in white and a limited supply of light blue, composed of high grade flax and mercerized cotton. Located on Eleventh Street, floor.
Special sale on napkins from John S Brown offering 22 inch square pieces at $3 per dozen, down from $3.75, located on the second floor Eleventh Street China Department. Also discounted are decorated German and Austrian china pieces including bowls, cups, and tureens with steep markdowns across multiple items on the fifth floor, G Street.
Local rug department lists multiple reductions on Brunsels and Bigelow Wilton rugs. Two-tone red design, tea green patterns, and various styles show cuts from $30.00 to lower prices. Bath rugs and Japanese matting offered in assorted lengths with substantial markdowns.
Local store advertises deep discounts on boys and youths spring wear including all wool suits, light weights, reefers, coats, and rain wear. Remnants mark down prices from $7.50 to $2.50 on several items. men’s soft, stiff, and silk hats reduced to as low as $1.00 to $2.00. Main floor post.
Cotton dress goods offered in various lengths from 23 to 6 yard lengths. Silk and linings include Banzai Silk at 374c, Mikado Silk 25¢, Mousseline de Soie 4goc and 2gc options, Scotch Ginghams 4goc, Fancy Mousseline 374c, Ginghams 12jc, Batiste Lawn 12ic, Percales 14c, Irish Dimity 23c and 36c, Printed Mexicana Check 12qc. Second floor-G at.
Third floor eleventh street offers Corsets in multiple styles with real whale bone and elastics. B pairs ave Corsets reduced from 8.00 to 6.50. French Corsets reduced from 5.00 to 4.00. J B Corsets reduced from 1.50 to 1.00. Additional unnamed Corsets offered at marked discounts.
Fourth floor offers yarns in Susan smpright colors for curtains bed spreads and draperies all fast colors at 36 inches wide reduced to 18 cents a yard. 20 yards Figured Madras Drapery cloth reds greens old rose suitable for portieres and curtains reduced from 1.25 to 10 cents a yard. Imported Madras Curtains in blue and gold yellow white and black and gold two pairs reduced from 6.60 to 3.00 per pair. 15 screen doors with fixtures slightly damaged reduced to 9 cents each. 20 more screen doors with fixtures slightly damaged reduced to 10 cents each. Bring measurements. Fourth floor.
Jewelry items slashed in price from French gilt bracelets to gold bead necklaces and pins. Highlights include 5 and 6 French gilt jeweled bracelets, miniature dog collar, two gold bead necklaces, two hand painted pins, two sterling river pins, a sterling vase on glass, and a decanter with marked reductions from $2.00 to $1.00, $2.50 to $1.25, $8.00 to $4.00, and more. Main floor Eleventh Bt.
Bargain note from Fifth four Eleventh street listing discounts on house furnishing dept items. Enamel pitchers dented wash boilers copper bottoms and kitchen shelf reduced in price. Includes several baskets trunks polish and silver powder items with marked reductions per unit.
Misses clearout in department store includes Girls White Lawn Dresses with embroidery yokes at 2.00 each, all-wool Batiste and Navy Panamas from 5.00 to 15.00, and 2-piece salt and garb with appliques. Women’s suits and combination sets heavily reduced from 56.00 75.00 to 18.50 38.00, including serge, broadcloth, and velvet trim styles in sizes 24 38.
Catalog excerpt lists multiple women garments in discount sale. Items include a bright satin medium cloak size 38 reduced from 25.00 to 15.00 a serge tourist coat size 38 reduced from 25.00 to 10.00. black broadcloth jacket size 38 reduced from 76.00 to 10.00. black kersey jacket size 36 reduced from 30.00 to 14.50. peau de soie silk jacket reduced from 30.00 to 15.00. light gray tourist coat size 38 reduced from 38.00 to 1. rain coat size 40 reduced from 2100 to 0.00.
The store lists women's gray fluid and check skirts cut from 6.00 and 47.50 to 37 percent off. A white gorge skirt with circular yoke drops to 5.00, a gray Panama skirt with yoke and folds at bottom to 95.00, and Mohaly house dresses in sizes 34 and 40 drop to 2.50 each. Gray eiderdown robes reduced from 3.70 to a sale price. Third floor.
Second floor sale offers numerous white enameled beds with brass rods and knobs at reduced prices. Beds, bassinets, pillows, and a felt mattress discounted with items listed by size and condition.
Bargain listing from Fourth floor Eleven st offers reduced prices on prints and sepia photographs. Items include Bobby Burns Cottage Rosa Bonheur Plowing Ickel Madonna and Girl Captiv with varied frames and discounts from original to sale prices.
French Traveling Clock and leather safe reduced from 318.00 to 55.00. Sterling Silver Clocks cut from 6.00 to 4.00 each. Leather Folding Photo album with six openings reduced from 10.00 to 3.50. Tapestry and French Bronze Photo Frame marked down from 15.00 to 7.50 at main floor G.
An advertising notice lists discounted furniture items in the Furniture Department. Highlights include a large S-plece parlor suite with sofa and chairs, a 1-piece parlor suite, a desk, a chifferone, a Golden Oak China Closet, and a Quartered Oak dining table, all with marked reductions from varied original prices to new, lower figures.
In the Glassware Department several items are discounted including four pressed glass berry bowls, a decorated glass water set, decorated wine decanters, two etched glass water bottles, and a firth door gate. Prices show reductions from original amounts to lower sale prices.
Social and personal items from Washington society include dinners hosted by the Russian ambassador and Baroness Rosen with a large diplomatic guest list, plans for a charity fete at Friendship on May 10-11, and sailing trips of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pinchot to Europe. Mrs Archibald Gracie hosts a musicale for Mrs. Schack, and various engagements, entertainments, and weddings are noted including the engagement of Miss Mary Morgan Hooton to Mr. James M. Stokes.
Social gossip notes Mrs Minerva Love formerly of Chicago and New York to wed William H Kemble son of Clay Kemble of Philadelphia. Announcement comes via Mrs L M Cool of Faribault Minnesota. The public eye watched reactions among Chicago Geneva and Lake Forest friends. This will be her third marriage after divorces from James Kidson and Sidney C Love.
Ephraim Cockrell son of former Senator Francis M Cockrell visited London with his wife lived lavishly at a West End hotel claimed a stock market gain of 60000 dollars. He sought aid from the American Embassy and United States Consul General in Paris before returning to London and planning to stay away from America. His family in Washington expresses concern as they describe him as sowing wild oats and ignoring advice. He is twenty six and once attended Washington high school.
Lillia Snelling the contralto soloist of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church New York who sang with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Karl Muck was warmly received at a small musical hosted by Mrs W R Kennedy Tuesday evening. She trained under Mrs L B Morrill of New York and at twenty three is recognized as a leading artist.
Funeral services for Isaac C. Slater, who died Monday afternoon at his Pomona home near Lovettsville Virginia, were held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Rev. John Weldley and Rev. Dr. Butler officiated. Interment was private in Congressional Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers named including W S Shallerberger, H P Postiewaite, James H McGowan, Amazi Smith, J H Crew, Frank Farnsworth, John A Southerland, and De Graw. Active pallbearers listed as Henry Hesse, Henry Stopsack, Calder Unger, Dickerson Hoover, John Erbach, and Burns Downney.
George Washington University and the University of North Carolina debate this afternoon at 4 45 at the Belasco Theater on government ownership of railways. GWU negatives will be Payette D. Couden and Albert C. Hindman. UNC fields R. C. Day and W. D. Stacey. Each side has two speakers with a total of 25 minutes per person, second speeches limited to ten minutes. Tickets are available at Smith's Ticket Agency or at the Belasco.
Two women from the Colored Young Women's Christian Association visited the Associated Charities office to report they organized a collection among members. A check was given for a charity cause and donations totaling multiple individuals were recorded at 311 G street with acknowledgments from treasurer John Joy Edson.
Physicians plan illustrated addresses in Masonic Hall on Wisconsin avenue near River road tomorrow evening at clock. Dr B M Randolph Dr J B Briggs and Wallace Hetch will speak on the importance of a vigorous campaign against consumption and on tuberculosis causes and prevention, followed by stereopticon views.
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