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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
11
The store announces remnant day each Friday with special articles and reduced prices. Bargains come from early week sales leaving odds and ends to be cleared quickly. Items across departments include beauty, elegance, convenience, and practical uses.
A sale of men's summer suits in two and three piece styles offered at special clearance prices. New season fabrics include browns tans grays olive and mixtures with three price tiers and a $9.50 option. Unfinished worsted and serge suits in blue and black at $17.75, values up to $32.50. Main floor Tenth St.
A small lot of Women's 16-button length Silk Net Gloves offered in black and white at $1.00 a pair. Also available are Women's 16-button Silk Gloves in tan, white, and black at 73 cents per pair, with value listed as $1.50. Main floor G street department display.
Friday bargains in the men s furnishings dept feature a large overstock of colored nessige shirts, white plated shirts, and collars from top American makers. Shirts come in Scotch madras and percale, with cuffs options, sizes 12 to 18, priced at 30c half dozen, 90c dozen, value up to 1.50 per dozen. Straw hats including sennits and milans offered at 1.00 each, with season’s goods and various styles.
Reduced prices sweep the boys department with all wool long pants suits, double breasted outfits, knickerbocker styles, and khaki jackets. Knitted shirts and madras blouses drop to cents. washable wash hats follow the same discount wave. Third floor Eleventh Street storewide.
In the Muslin Underwear Department on the third floor at Eleventh Street a sale features Women's Corset Covers priced 25c each with lingering embroidery and lace trim, Women's Drawers with wide tucked ruffles, and French Hand-made Chemises with hand embroideries and scalloped edges priced at 1.19 each, values up to 2.00.
A small lot of women's trimmed hats offered for clearance at 3.00 each, values 8.00 to 10.00. Second floor tenth at.
Friday bargain offers on women's lisle hose. 50 dozen pairs in plain black and tan with double heel sole toe and garter top plus lace ankle and drop-stitch styles. Mixed remnants include blue gray light tans checks and sizes 8 1 2 to 9 at reduced prices. Children’s lisle hose also discounted to 26c as main floor sale notes.
Linen Department offers 5 pieces Silver Bleached Dam. neat patterns at 1.00 a yard, value 1.25. Huck Towels hemmed ready for use sold in half dozen jets. 6 for 60c 68c 75c. 23 dozen towels 18x36 inches 20e each. 2,235 dozen value 2.75 dozen. Second floor Eleventh St.
Friday bargains in the White Goods Department showcase mercerized batiste at 30 cents a yard with value at 50 cents. White Swiss comes in embroidered dotted and figured effects at 37 1/4 cents per yard, value 60 cents. Second floor eleventh.
1,200 yards of Printed Organdie in white ground with blue tan or gray floral designs and stripes offered at 6144c a yard. Value 1234c. Located on second floor G at.
Third floor eleventh street offers deep cuts on children and infant wear. White pique hats, lingerie hats, wash reefers, india linen dresses, and white pique afghans reduced from several dollars to affordable prices. Limited stock in this department area.
Traveling Goods Dept offers sale prices on trunks for women and steamer trunks. One 1 inch dress trunk reduced from 25.00 to 15.95, 38 inch black enameled dress trunk cut to 517.50, 1 inch steamer trunk down from 19.00 to 12.50, 40 inch steamer trunk trimmed from 20.00 to 15.00. Basement-Kiquitable blog.
Damaged blankets in multiple sizes and weights with reductions. Wool 12-4 pairs reduced from 8.50 to 6.00 per pair. 11-4 wool blanket reduced from 36.00 to 50. 21-4 all wool scarlet blankets reduced from 6.50 to 5.00. 4 pairs all wool gray slightly imperfect reduced from 8.00 to 6.00 per pair. One single double bed blanket sold, reduced from 7.50 to 2.00. Second floor Gat location.
Engagements and marriages dominate the social calendar with Mrs. Philip Prescott hosting a Narragansett luncheon for Elizabeth Shields and Elbert Hamlin. Diplomats and elites travel from Madrid to Paris and England, including Don Rannon Pina and Senorita Mary Josephine Clark.
The item surveys Newport and Atlantic City society scenes with Misses Sherman and dressmakers, describing dogs wearing muzzles, impostors in New York horse exchanges, and top fashion for Easterners. It also covers riding shows, a San Francisco socialite at Atlantic City, balloon plans in Lenox, and comments on wedding gift exchanges.
Mid week hop at the Malvern drew many visitors with a large dinner party hosted by Mrs. Oscar Livingston of New York for her niece Miss Frances L Sullivan. Attendees included numerous society names and the season’s lectures and charity events continued across the village with visits from prominent families and summer guests returning from Europe and New York.
Newport R I Aug 13 Many summer residents attended a moonlight military concert at the naval training station for Y M C A benefit. Apprentices in white marched to the parade ground, sang Nancy Lee and America under electric lights, with songs Harrigan Kroney Boy Dixie and The Star Spangled Banner. Commander Fullam hosted during the Newport event. The Outer Fountain Fishing Club names a new fishing champion trophy and sets engraving rules for the largest single catch. A reception at Ber Villa on Beacon Hill followed.
At Lenox Massachusetts mid summer exhibition Mrs Edith Wharton is declared champion grower of annuals and perennials displaying 26 varieties and winning first prize in each class. Notable attendees include Attorney General Charles Bonaparte and social circle figures. Miss Emily Tucker wins first premium on outdoor melons.
The Misses Goodman and many prominent New Yorkers hosted a dinner and bridge party for friends at the Curtis Hotel last night. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Melville D. Post and Capt. Barrowe among others. Also noted were arrivals at the Aspinwall Hotel and guests at the White Tree Inn in Pittsfeld from Davenport, Ohio.
A social fund raising amateur circus for several charities is under way in West End Long Branch. Women of the coast pledge no competing social events on August 29 the circus day. Patronesses include Joseph M. Byrne John G. O’Keefe Harry Braker and many others. Miss Cora Lowenstein will drive a tandem. Seats and boxes sales managed by T Harold A Content at Deal Country Club.
Yesterday at Narragansett Pier many enjoyed a near perfect summer day with a large beach gathering. A noteworthy bathers scene featured a dressy young woman in a princess bathing outfit and another youngster with a pink sun bonnet. Parasols in green, red, and white dotted the shore as crowds filled the Casino area with visitors from Newport, Providence, and Watch Hill.
Newport hosts from Port Harbor and New York attend luncheons at the Casino with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and notable guests including Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, Mr. Craig Biddle, and Miss Eleanor Sears. A Point Judith Country Club bridge luncheon honors Mrs. Philip M Prescott Jr. The Casino midweek hop draws Newport guests and several dinners are hosted by Reynal, Kiser, Manice, La Montagne, and Sullivan.
The Gambler of the West opens Monday August 17 at the New Academy with matinees on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. The melodrama offers stage holds ups prairie fire and a grand production by H Woods featuring actors Indians cowboys and trained horses. A cowboy band leads a daily street parade and the story blends heart interest with strong comedy. Luna Park presents outdoor vaudeville headlined by Leslie Thurston with an ensemble including Farnum Wills and Ransley Eyivans Courtright and Benny Franklin. Lyceum showcases Mr Wise From Broadway with the Brigadiers in a lavish production. The Congressional Library closes today at 1 PM in tribute to Ainsworth Rand Spofford.
A report by the President's Homes Commission committee on social betterment, chaired by Dr. George M. Rober, examines how occupations affect health and longevity. It highlights dangers from dust, vapors, heat, pressure, and shifts, notes issues for women and child workers, infant mortality, tuberculosis prevention, and asks what employers, the public, workers, and the Federal government can do. The appendix cites the health of government printing office workers and English regulations on dangerous trades.
Commissioners prepare specifications for paving the roadway of the new Anacostia bridge. Engineers expect the bridge to open to traffic before November. Proposals for the work will be advertised, with an estimated cost around 5000 dollars.
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