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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
9
A Special Remnant Day features heavily discounted stock across all departments as KXE clears out remaining merchandise. Prices are down everywhere remnants exist, with bargains for personal and household uses. many good items are not listed.
Bargain sale offers the balance of stock in 33 two piece summer suits including chevliots homespuns and worsteds in black and blue. The sizes range with marked examples in 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 and 44 with sale prices noted.
A liquidation listing offers 14 men’s single-breasted serge coats in various sizes discounted from 54 to 200 each, plus several black serge coats, undershirts, and woven shirts with reduced prices. Also includes men's ties and hosiery in reduced rates, noting imperfect sizes and limited quantities.
Remnants on the second floor G Street list lengths from 11 2 to 13 1 2 yards. Batiste Lawns printed and plain colors. Irish Dimlo 42 Lite printed muslin. Printed Sik Mousseline and Mercetized Bolienne remnants. Mikado Silk and Printed Silk Mousseline offered at reduced yard prices with marked discounts.
In the Linen Department items include damask pattern cloths for summer use at 3 1 50 each, previously 2 25 to 2 50. Also Celebrated “Rub Dry” bath jewelry noted as very absorbent with special pricing at 12 1 2 cents each or 140 dollars per dozen. All-linen crash fabric offered at 10 cents per yard. Second Avenue Eleventh Street.
White Goods Dept on Eleventh St displays Tadla Linen at 124-2c per yard with 0 yards value, Drawn-work Mall in white priced at 250 per yard with 50c value, and Cotton Crepe Cloth in plain black and white at 25c per yard with 50c value. Second floor location noted.
1000 good quality round thread cotton muslin sheets offered in two sizes. 81 by 90 inches priced at 73 cents each and 81 by 96 inches at 80 cents each. Very special values.
Friday bargain on women s corset covers of cambric and nainsook with tight back loose front and delicate lace embroidery. Excellent value at 93 cents each, compared with 30 cent value. Third floor Eleventh Street.
Three for 30 cents offer on 23 dozen womens ribbed lisle thread vests with low neck and sleeveless design. Excellent value advertised for Mam floor-F st.
Hosiery department offers women’s cotton hose 4 pair packs in black with holes marked in sizes. Reductions apply to lisle thread hose in Alice blue and navy. MTA hits Snipes sizes and more items available. Main floor sale counter displays remaining stock.
Reduced prices listed for several fabrics including 2 inch tan Vorle light gray Worle chiffon crepes and white check, with savings from high 14 to 32 and 10 to 56 per piece. Green crepe de Paris and gray crepe also discounted. 46 inch gray broadcloth plus assorted white and checks noted. second floor sale area highlighted.
A reduced assortment in the Millinery Department features women’s untrimmed hats in various shapes marked down from $14 to $3.50 and $1.00 to $0.50, plus a small lot of children’s rolled brim straw sailors cut from 50c and up to 25c each.
Men’s straw hats offered at 1.00 each with 23 varieties and braids. A count of 8250 and prices 3.00 cited. Also 30 straw hats at 0.30 each, previously 1.00 1.50 and 2.00. White felt Quin g hats for men in sizes 6 7 8 to 7 1 3 and 7 1 4 reduced from 3.00 onto each on main floor fat.
A lot of Torchon and Cluny Laces in cotton and all linen offered at special price by the Sea yard. Laces come in widths from 1 2 to 31 2 inches. Main floor G street.
Bargain sale on Misses and Children's pumps in dull calfskin and Tan Russia calfskin with welt soles and spring heels, sizes from 1% to 2. Were 2.00 to 2.50, now 1.75 and under. Also Boys' Oxford Ties in patent and dull calfskin on stag last, sizes 2 to 5, now 2.50, were 3.50. Third floor Tenth st.
Women’s 26 inch black Union taffeta silk umbrellas with cases in assorted handles of pearl silver gun metal horn natural wood and sterling silver. Priced at $1.45 each, value $2.00. Main floor G street entrance.
The Boys Clothing Department offers reduced prices on all wool and linen suits and jackets. Items include all wool double breasted and sailor suits in various sizes, with discounts from $50 to $150 and other cuts to $295 per suit, with selections for boys ages 3 to 16. Third Floor Ninth Street location.
On the third floor at Tenth Street a price cut applies to boys and girls hats. Milan straw hats drop from 2 50 to 1 00 each. Tam o shanters in white plaque and linen fall from 1 00 to 25 cents. Other reductions include sailor caps and assorted headwear for children.
Imported crystal neck beads in various colors for sale. Priced 25c each with value 50c. Located on the main floor at Eleventh Street.
Bargain list from Upholstery Department offers Vador porch blinds in multiple sizes and colors at reduced prices. Includes cabinet-made window screens usable at top or bottom, plus hardwood screen doors in various sizes, some damaged, heavily discounted from earlier prices. Fourth floor G St location.
Blanket Department offers wool blankets at reduced prices for imperfect stock. Ten by four foot and eleven by four foot sizes are discounted from 675 to 500, 375 to 45, 100 to 00, and 50 to 185 per pair with multiple pairs showing imperfect condition. Includes Allwool Scarlet and Plaza blankets from 11 by 4 feet and 10 by 4 feet categories.
An assortment of White Lawn Waists in various styles and sizes, not all sizes in every style. Reduced prices on the lot with a sizable selection. Also lace and silk waists offered at cut prices. Third floor G ft.
The White Linen and Eton suits department advertises reductions on multiple items. Notable pieces include white lawn shirtwaist suits in size 40 and fancy linen Eton suits in sizes 28 and 36 with trimmed jackets and circular skirts. Prices drop from high hundreds to low dollars with numerous sizes offered.
A classified notice lists girls and misses dresses in white Persian lawn India linen and gingham. Raust gowns feature pointed yoke with embroidery, Russian style pieces with low necks, short sleeves, and plaits. Prices cut from up to 5.00 to 2.40 or 0.75. Third Floor North.
In the Infants Department on the third floor at Levereth Street, items include 8 corded hats with crown buttons reduced from 100 to Ye each, 8 Tam o Shanter crowns trimmed with embroidery and ribbons, 6 handmade long ships of soft nainsook reduced to 1 509 each, 12 short coats with fleece lining and scalloped capes now 4.00, and 4 white pique coats with mandible embroidery marked down from 9.50 to 6.00 each.
Parasol Department offers silk parasols at deep discounts on Main floor Tenth Street. Rangy silk parasols cut from 8 to 5 dollars? Dresden silk parasols trimmed with lace marked down from ten dollars to thirty five. Entireloved silk parasols reduced from three hundred to one hundred fifty each.
Sewing Machine Dept offers drop head iatyle with automatic lift full set of attachments and five year guarantee woodwork marred reduced from 20 to 1.50 IV. & Z Cabinet Sewing Machine desk style with automatic lift full set of attachments and five year guarantee woodwork marred reduced from 37.60 to 20. Second floor-G at.
On the third floor of Eleventh Street store the Corset Department offers Sapphire Corsets in sizes 82 and 28 with boned real whale reduced from 9.73 to 50 per pair. Lily of France Corsets in sizes 26 28 and 30 with front elastics attached cut from 600 to 4 per pair. J B Corsets imported net high bust short hip sizes 48 to 28 reduced from 1 to 1 pale.
The Black Goods Department lists numerous fabric discounts. Lupin's Voile 314 yards reduced to 3.00 per piece, 46-inch Embroidered Serge 214 yards cut to 1.75, Shadow stripe 112 yards down to 4.00 per piece, Nuns' Welling 35110 yards to 3.75 per piece, 234 yards 4-Inch All-silk Chiffon Cloth from 182 to 200 per piece, and 2GR yards 40-Inch All-silk Crepe de Chine from 294 to 275 for Second floor-Gst.
A Chinatown department offers reductions on various imported decorated items. Prices cut on porcelain pets cracker jars cake plates and sugar bowls with discounts ranging from partial to half price. Several line typos obscure exact figures but indicate significant markdowns on decorative china pieces.
Travel Goods Dept offers wood and leather travel items with waterproof vanway coverings and leather finishes. Basswood Runk cases reduced from 17.00 to 11.85, 16 inch Brown Horm Alligator Hand Bag from 20.00 to 12.00, 11/2 inch grain leather cabin bag reduced from 830 to 500. Basement Equitable Building.
Description of reduced prices on a writing desk with French legs and lockable drawer, a mahogany princess dresser with mirror, two 3 foot bentwood lawn settees, a mahogany music cabinet with swell door, and a mahogany parlor table with ornate design. Matches include substantial markdowns from original to sale prices. Sixth floor GST.
A shopworn assortment from the House Furnishing Dept is offered at deep cuts. Japanned sponge bath items and enameled pitchers reduced to 45 cents each, garbage can to 45 cents, jelly pudding dish marked down to 1.00, and a large refrigerator pan along with other pieces discounted from original prices.
A busy tally of society arrivals and departures from Washington, Newport, Atlantic City, and Wilmington notes Miss Bessie E Work’s wedding to Walter H Terry in Wilmington. Arch Roosevelt returns to Sagamore Hill after Newport visit as couples travel between Bar Harbor, Lenox, and Newport with guests from British and Belgian embassies.
Matthew Blackicek once a humble broker rises to wealth in a forged inner ring led by Langdon and Melvila. He marries Anita Ellersly, a society favorite, amid scandal and debt. Their marriage fractures as Blacklock exposes a cartel, and a web of personal betrayals erupts around a high stakes financial crisis.
In a tense confrontation Langdon offers to transfer control of the coal combine to Blacklock after a quarrel with Roebuck. Langdon reveals broken ties, attempts to salvage part of his fortune, and faces exposure as the scheme unravels amid social and financial pressures.
A narrator recalls a sharp encounter with a deceitful suitor turned financier, then exposes the Seven trusted wealth masters who manipulate banks and insurance to loot the nation. He vows to dismantle Langdon, Roebuck, and their allies, revealing how the Power Trust and other giants defraud the public while cloaked in respectability.
The narrator accuses Roebuck and allied leaders of immense concealed profits and abuse of trusteeship, detailing a vast scheme to divert profits to insiders. He describes Langdon’s counter-move to bolster Textile Trust, a market trap, and hints at forthcoming disclosures to crash Textile stock.
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