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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1905
Page
7
Inspection reveals many pleasant activities for children and a large display of Boys and Girls Clothing and Furnishings. Prominent items include Girls White India Linen Dresses in multiple styles with embroidery and lace, sizes 4 to 10, with prices ranging up to 375. Third floor showcase invites boys and girls to explore outfits and accessories.
I present the newest designs and smartest styles for boys of all ages focusing on larger boys near men. All-wool youth suits in single and double breasted cuts with peg-top trousers, basic and slim knickerbocker options, and English styling with back plaits. Blue Serge two-piece doubles are highlighted, priced special at 5.50, sizes 8 to 16. other sizes 15 to 22 and 31 to 38 inches also offered.
A department devoted entirely to boys wearables showcases up to date garments inspired by men’s styles. The selection includes suits, shirts, pants, pajamas, and washable Windsor ties in sizes for ages 3 to 10, with blues, khakis, whites, and assorted patterns featured at affordable prices.
Hand-made Cluny laces advertised at under half their usual price. Laces vary from 2 to 9 inches in width and are in demand for waists and necklines. Several pretty patterns available at the special price in vogue patterns.
Demonstration showcases Kingsbury Velvet Cream Hazel compound and skin remedies. Claims include free from lead arsenic and other impurities, Kingsbury Freckle Remover and Velvet Skin Food for wrinkle prevention, plus Velvet Jotton for softening skin and chapped hands.
Complete assortment of new corset styles and bustle fashions marketed to fit every figure. Girdles to Royal Worcester and Nemo corsets advertise elastics, straight front or dip hip cuts, with prices ranged and popular makes highlighted. Located on the Eleventh Street third floor.
At this season of the year the store promotes light hats both in color and weight. Hats made to order are highlighted including Woodward & Lothrop hats priced at 2.00 3.00 and 4.00 Stetson hats from 3.50 and up a 3.50 Stetson equals the usual 4.00 quality Spring silk hats priced 5.50 and 7.00 Main floor Fat.
A vintage advertisement promotes white footwear for children and misses. It lists white canvas lace and button shoes, ducks, sea tie ducks, oxfords, ankle ties, and sneakers in multiple sizes and prices, highlighting wide selection and floor location on the third floor, tenth at.
Our Infants Department is replete with garments for infancy to four years practical wear. Nainsook dresses with tuck and insertion details priced to fit. Long slips bishop neck cuffs with embroidery. Petticoats waisted with hems and tucks. Gingham aprons pink and blue stripes with pocket. Cambric waists with tape buttons and lace trim. Mull caps with tucks ribbon. Sun hats gingham easy to launder. White lawn sun bonnets with embroidery ruffle. Stork pants waterproof. Prices shown per item.
Advertises women's muslin and cambric undergarments with trims of lace embroidery and hemstitched edges. Includes drawers gowns corset covers petticoats and combinations priced around 50 cents to a few dollars, note of Hemstitched trims and lace details. Sold at 7th Street location with a variety of styles described for profit.
Extensive Kodaks and cameras department on the main floor facing Tenth street. Baseball and tennis goods from leading makers with wide price ranges. Kodak films and sundries, a new dark room, and on‑premises developing and printing services with guaranteed satisfaction. Main floor Tenth st.
A trimmed price list from the Pure Food Department features canned goods and pantry staples. Items include Walter Baker cocoa and chocolate, various starches and gels, Roe’s Centennial Peas, Alpine olive oils, Nabob jams, and Aldine Tomatoes. Notes mention a new price list being mailed upon request and reference Fifth Hour-Tenth at Bie Re ae.
Social notes detail Rear Admiral and Mrs Lamberton hosting a gala dinner for their son Benjamin Baulding Lamberton Jr and his bride to be at their New Hampshire Avenue home. Attendees include Katharine Clabaugh, the Lambertons’ daughters, and numerous guests from Baltimore Schenectady New York Philadelphia and Washington. Plans upcoming welcome dinners for Vice Admiral Beresford and other social events across the capital.
The ceremony was a quiet affair at Trinity Parish Hall with only close relatives and friends present due to the recent death of the groom's father. The couple departed for a southern trip. Mrs Hubert E Park of Georgia heads to Richmond for ten days, then returns to Atlanta. Charles B Gray and wife sailed for England on the Baltic. Mrs Gray and Mrs Kibbee are guests in Cairo for May. Mrs George C Dean of New York visits Halford on Twenty second Street. Mrs James M Moore, widow of Brig. Gen. James Miles Moore, left for New York with her brother Samuel Lindly and sister Mrs N O Swift to visit neice Mrs James Fargo before returning to Washington.
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