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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
19
Remnant day offers unusual clothing bargains with items in imperfect or odds and ends condition. Many fabrics reduced to cents per yard and select outfits like brown voile suit and blue Sicilian suit greatly cut in price, plus Irish linen and embroidered robes listed among dozens of discounted fashions.
A set of Women's Lawn Dressing Sacques in the Ki mona style with large collar and flowing sleeves and pretty figured effects. Borders of plain white, excellent value at 20c each. Regular value, third floor Eleventh street.
Lace curtains in White Ivory Irish Point Brussels Net Hand made Arabian and Colored Cathedral styles priced at a third to a half off. Various pairings listed from $6.00 to $22.50 with discounts aimed for fall use.
In the infants department at Third floor Eleventh Street store, numerous garments are marked down from high prices. Items include serge reefers in blue and pink from eight dollars to five, white pique reefers, a China Suk Long cloak, linen diapers, a red straw sailor, and a long waist dress withTurkish embroidery, all reduced to low sale prices.
The Muslin Underwear Dept offers fabric Petticoats reduced from 75 to 39 cents each and gowns and chemises cut in low necks with tuck and embroidery details. Silk trims and scalloped edges feature on several styles, all cut with quality finishes and discounts from higher prices.
Linen department touts reductions on imperfect items including round center yarns, pillow cases, damask, openwork waist patterns and lacework. Prices cut from listed amounts to lower sale figures. Includes items like hand drawn openwork linen waist patterns and damask goods with rents and cuffs.
A local department store advertises all wool blankets in scarlet white and gray with mill imperfections, reduced from higher prices to lower sale figures. Marseilles spreads, linens, and tim ity spreads on sale, with prices cut from several dollars to more affordable amounts. Item conditions noted include soiled or imperfect stock and single bed sizes.
Sales listing details various pieces of china and dinnerware with deep discounts. Items include Haviland and Velox decorated sets, English porcelain, French plates and cups, plus stoneware pitchers all offered at reduced prices. Damaged or missing parts noted with adjusted figures.
The waist department advertises Persian lawn waists in three styles with hemstitched tucks, all sizes, reduced from 2.95 to 1.90 each. Also offers fine lawn waists trimmed with turks and walendean insertion, all sizes, reduced from 1.00 to 0.90 each, and India linen waists with Swiss embroidery fronts, all sizes, reduced from 2.50 to 1.80 each. Third near Gast.
Misses Blue Homespun Sults in Eton style trimmed with silk braid and golf buttons size 11 and 16 reduced from 2500 to 15 dollars each. Girl's Natural Linen Buster Brown Salt size unspecified reduced from 6.75 to 8.75. Two Girls White Persian Lawn Dresses Guimpe style trimmed with lace and tucks sizes 8 reduced from 7.5 to 5.00. Seven Girls Guimpe Dresses in cheviots and percales sizes 4 6 14 reduced from 1.25 to 0.69. Third floor G street.
Womens trimmed walking hats offered in smart effects with heavy reductions. Prices cut from 46.00 and 8.00 to 2.00 each. Seven stylish hats reduced from 8.00 and 10.00 to 5.00 each. A small arrangement of flowers massed for 10c per bunch on the second floor Tenth Street.
The store offers tweed pre pieces in pepper and salt in sizes 39 42 44 and 45 at 6.25 each. White cotton mesh undershirts in sizes 36 38 40 42 and 44 at 12 1 2c each. 30 washable four in hand ties with white grounds and colored figures reduced from 3c to 12 1 2c each. Malin floor F st.
Local department store offers boys garments on discount from Russian blouse suits to all wool two piece outfits. Prices slashed from high to low across sizes 3 through 6 and up to size 11. Third floor on Tenth Street features marked reductions for belated savings.
In the Boys Furnishings Dept several items are reduced. Madras blouses and fine white oxford blouses see bulk markdowns. Straw sailor hats and stiff brim straw hats drop to low prices. Duck and linen caps go on sale.
Readable ad item lists multiple lots of women’s oxfords with patent and Dongola Kid uppers. Includes 35 pairs on sale from 50 to 1.90 per pair, 30 pairs from 33.00 to 1.50, and 24 pairs from 3.00 to 1.50. Notes various sizes and sole types with unclear rest.
Furniture Department advertises markdowns on Adirondack items, birch rustic lawn chair, mahogany parlor table, weathered oak chair, rockers, a rattan reclining go cart, and a metal cooler stand. Items show substantial cuts from original prices, with descriptions noting finish, build, and condition. Sale location noted as sixth floor G St.
Bargains in the Basement-Equitable Building offer leather items at reduced prices. A 4 ac inch Grain Leather Bag, leather lined with gilt mountings, drops from 10.11 to 9.0. A 11S inch Soft Grain Leather English Bag, leather lined, reduced from 11.00 to 6.90. A 24 inch Leatherette Suitcase with steel frame and leather corners is 1.50 from 2.95. A 1 inch Cowhide Leather Bag with brass fittings is 2.75 from 5.00. A 13 4 inch Man's Trunk of basswood with leather, straps and clamps is 72.00 from 250.3.
A damaged listing for household items including a sewing cabinet reduced from 1.50 to 1.00 and aluminum tea pot cut to 1.50. A 25 foot garden hose with nozzle now 41.25 each. Other items show reductions. Fifth floor eleventh street location.
A flutter of society notes details Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia visiting Newport hosts Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Senator Wetmore hosts a dinner with dignitaries and naval officials while Count and Countess Orlowski stay in Bar Harbor. Christenings, weddings at St Stephen's Church, and extended travels of ministers and social figures fill August diary entries across Washington, Bar Harbor, and out-of-town destinations.
Frank N. Carver fifty six builder and contractor dies at his home 1431 L street northwest after nine months illness including eight weeks bedridden Cause of death acute rheumatism Masonic funeral will be at his residence Saturday at 2 pm interment Glenwood Cemetery Survived by wife three sons Raymond B Albert Arthur R and three daughters Mrs Charles Lenz Newark N J Mrs Howard Beall and Jean Carver Born in Charles County Md Came to Washington at age three Served in Confederate Commissary Department Postwar built in Richmond and Washington Held thirty second degree in Masonry.
Mrs Alonzo E Stoddard widow of a renowned singer died in North Brookfield after a paralysis strike last Tuesday She had resided in Washington and spent summers there Survived by two children Mrs A M Verguson of Passaic N J and Mr E F Stoddard of this city Funeral and interment will be in North Brookfield Also announced are fourth class postmasters Franklin Boynton Hebrew New York and Owen F Stewart Outcrop Pennsylvania appointed yesterday
A renewed clash over credit for the Santiago de Cuba victory erupts after Rear Admiral Schley's article in the Saturday Evening Post. Navy leaders, Roosevelt, and Maryland Democratic supporters weigh whether to ignore or rebuke the piece, citing Navy harmony and political repercussions.
Military orders designate Lieut Col George M Dunn for duty at Manassas maneuvers and grant leaves of absence for several officers. Lt Parker and Lt Kerfoot receive two and one month leaves. Capt Supplee and Capt Davison granted 5 days leave. First Lt Merrill to Spencer for evidence procurement. Lt Vaughan relieved to Utah. Hepburn to Jersey Shore for contract issues. Capt Walker to Charleston for evidence in Fort Myer case. Marine officers Berry and Moses reprimanded for intoxication after court martial.
Secretary Morton and party departed Washington aboard the Dolphin for a tour of northern navy yards. Accompanying him were Mrs Morton, Miss Morton, Attorney General Moody, and Representative Foss, with Speaker Cannon and Miss Cannon awaiting them at Newport.
The Navy Department announces rear admirals George F. F. Wilde and Charles J. Train, with updates on typhoid cases aboard ships, Montgomary’s departure from Colon for Guantanamo, and Montgomery’s upcoming commissioning status. A Great Lakes naval site survey concludes with a recommendation after a regional tour, plus numerous detachments and assignments for officers and sailors across Atlantic and Pacific commands.
A list of officers and crew with duties and movements including H Holmes to Yokohama Hospital for treatment, P Washington to Eleane, B F Littenhouse to Cavite, W Holt to Wisconsin for instruction, H B Worder to Oregon, G W Williams to command the First Torpedo Flotilla, and W R Sexton to command Bain Bridge.
A telegram from Mayor Berg of Dubuque named Miss Muargaret Treadway as sponsor for the new vessel while contractors reported Miss Hull, daughter of Representative Hull, agreed to christen the launch at Morris Heights. Other names from New York and Philadelphia were proposed, creating a sponsor controversy unseen in naval history.
Comptroller Tracewell disallowed Comptroller James Garfield's travel expenses from a vacation in Mentor Ohio. Garfield argued secretarial approval and recall for official matters, but the decision says no law authorizes absence on vacation and that duties require return to official station at personal expense.
Chicago reports the Knights of Pythias endowment rank nearing approval for the Supreme Lodge meeting in Louisville. Over the last two years 21,468 applications were considered, death claims paid totaled 2,625,249 dollars, assets reached 913,380, and net resources 754,267. Membership rose from 58,163 to 66,224 and insurance in force from 101,723,000 to 107,908,000.
A jail so crowded that inmates seek childhood pastimes. August Shaffer, wife murderer, in a famed cell like Guiteau’s, crafts intricate paper designs from heavy book pages, including a two and a half foot cross. A newsboy quartet and a street hat-raid clash blend with agricultural pamphleteering predicting doubled corn yields by smarter farming and seed selection amid treasury and internal revenue figures.
Municipal offices closed two hours and city flags at half mast for funeral of former Senator George Graham West who died Tuesday at Sweet Springs. Remains laid to rest at Bellefontaine Cemetery with Rev. Shraleford officiating. attendance by World’s Fair officials and St Louis leaders. Governor Dockery, Mayor Weiss, David R. Francis, and Senator W. J. Stone among attendees.
Denver judge sustains the summons served on Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps in the divorce case filed by Lawrence C Phipps a Pittsburgh steel magnate. The ruling quashes against United States Steel J P Morgan Co and United States Trust Co allowing dividends and interest on securities in her name to proceed. Mrs Phipps given five days to plead.
Chicago report: Miss Grace Gregory daughter of prominent businessman Rob ert B. Gregory killed after her horse shied at a passing train in Lake Forest suburb. She suffered a skull fracture in the fall. Post offices Ordered Consolidated: Postmaster General Payne orders consolidation of Ashley, Durranceton, Kingston Pa offices with Wilkesbarre, effective September 1.
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