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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
13
Catalog of boys clothing at clearance prices including suits hats caps and shirts with two garments often offered for one. Highlights include sailor suits two piece wool bathing outfits and cotton bathing shirts in various sizes and colors with most items priced between 25 and 6 dollars.
Just purchased and offered at about a third less than regular prices a lot of Silk Petticoats made of rich quality taffeta with accordion pleated ruffle and dust ruffle Regular value 55.00 Third floor Ittevenin st.
Complete stock of batiste corsets for summer wear noted as cool and shape retaining better than net corsets. Also corsets and girdles for house negligee with various fronts and elastics. prices around $1.00 to $2.00. Located on the third floor eleventh street.
Women’s plain black gauze cotton and chiffon lisle hose with double soles and high spliced heels ideal for midsummer wear priced 23c 35c 50c and 75c a pair. White gauze cotton taste hose with all over lace and lace ankle effects some with embroidered insteps popular this season priced 25c to 2.25 a pair. Main floor st.
An advertisement lists infants and young children summer apparel and accessories for daily wear. Items include muslin gowns, nainsook outfits, slips, skirts, stork pants, crocheted worsted pieces, and down pillows with prices mostly at 39 to 50 cents. Located on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
Plentiful summer Muslin underwear offers comfort through loose roomy fits and snug details. Featured items include Women s Cambric Drawers at 29 cents per pair, Women s Fine Nainsook Drawers at 50 cents, Women s Muslin Gowns at 50 cents, Women s Fine Nainsook Corset Covers at 50 cents, and Women s Cambria Short Skirts at 50 cents. Third floor Eleventh.
Washington society hosts and guests travel amid diplomatic circles and summer retreats. Mrs Roosevelt heads to Oyster Bay with sons Theodore and Kermit while President Roosevelt remains in Washington. Diplomats Baron Moncheur and Senor de Quesada attend dinners and summer entertainments in Bar Harbor Newport and Richfield Springs.
August plans include Annie McRae of the Stanhope visiting St Louis and Colorado mountains, Gen Spurgin family at Atlantic City, and Nellie Stagge heading to the fair with friends. Frances Ginelle and Grace Cole leave for Buena Vista Springs Pa. Canadian Henley action in St Catharines features Titus of New York winning heat in senior single sculls. finals set for tomorrow. multiple heats listed for junior and intermediate events with times and crews.
The yacht Noorna representing the Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club of Montreal defeated the White Bear of St Paul by five minutes and fifty five seconds in the first Seawanhaka Cup race on Lake St Louis. The wind shifted through west to east, leaving White Bear almost becalmed at times while Noorna benefited from a freshening breeze on the final round.
In Milwaukee on August 5, Mrs. Speck the Tagush champion defeated Miss Wimmer of Washington 6-3 6-3 in the Wisconsin women’s tournament semifinals. She then beat Miss Steever of Chicago 6-4 6-4 and will face Miss Neely, last year’s champion, for the cup on Saturday afternoon.
Nahant Mass Aug 5 W A Larned clinched permanent possession of the Longwood Cup and will meet Harvard expert W J Clothier in the final rounds of the Nahant Club invitation tennis tournament. Semi finals determined in singles and doubles with Larned defeating Alfred Codman and Clothier defeating E B Dewhurst. Doubles saw Larned and Wrenn beat Holt and Lyon while Clothier and Dewhurst edged Leonard and Lyon. Finals set for tomorrow. An American yacht Ingomar wins royal yacht squadron prize of 600 dollars at Cowes defeating six rivals including Emperor William’s Meteor.
A vintage ad lists sewing irons metal lamps and a white porcelain cue ton burner set along with Mrs Potta Famous Sad Irons three irons on stand. Also features water cans heavy galvanized iron garbage cans and a 200 dollar Magic Gas Stove with double burners and aluminum finish plus patent gas tubing. Curtain stretchers with nickel pins are advertised at various cut prices.
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