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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
10
Remnants and specially bought merchandise priced far below regular value across Woodward & Lothrop stores in New York Washington and Paris. Nearly every department features items of interest though not explicitly advertised.
Clearance event offers dresses suits coats and skirts at ten dollars due to broken assortments. Items include foulard linen and silk dresses woolen suits and coats plus riding and serge skirts and girls wear many pieces listed with former prices and current sale tag. Dominant names like Peter Thompson Serge appear in the item descriptions.
Clearances across departments feature Hart Schaffner and Marx suits with prices cut from up to 30.00 to 16.50 and 12.50, plus remaining stock of hats and various fabrics. Men's department on main floor offers camouflage outdoor wear, under shirts, night shirts, and bathing suits at reduced rates. Second floor lists knit vests and ribbed garments with low prices, including linen, cotton, and chiffon fabrics.
Women's Lisle Hose in plain woven and drop stitch effects offered in black and plain colors. Sheer fine quality hose priced per pair. Also remnants include 17 pairs of Women's Drop-stitch Silk Lisle Hose in two rose shades sizes 9.5 and 10 at 5 cents per pair, down from 50 cents. Main floor F St.
The advertisement highlights Women's 2% inch Black Union Taffeta and Latin Gloria umbrellas with wood handles, priced at $2.00 each. Also offers Navy Blue and Old Rose silk parasols at $2.50, Light Blue silk parasols at $1.00, and a White Silk parasol with chiffon trim at $3.35, on the main floor with tax included.
The Travel Goods Department offers various trunks and suit cases at discounted prices. Listings include 136 inch basswood steamer trunk for 15.00, 1S inch vulcanized fiber steamer trunk for 7.95, leather trunks and leather suit cases with several price reductions and imperfect items noted. Basement barn stable building.
A catalog listing describes a wide array of waists in voiles, marquisette, batiste, and linen with high or Dutch necks and 3 4 sleeves. Foulard and India silk waists in multiple colors and designs are priced from 3.95 to 5.00, with other styles including satin messaline and taffeta waists at 3.95 each. Pale lavender crepe de chine waists with cream net details are 8.95, all on the third floor in Gat.
Frayed warehouse sale listing for Misses and Women dresses includes gingham tan pink blue lavender and dark plains with striped and checked effects high and low necklines plain skirts sizes 14 to 40 priced 2.95 each previously 6.75 and 8.75 also pink lavender lawn sailor collar dresses sizes 44 to 18 1.95 and 5.00 regular. children garments include 10 girls dark blue percale dresses 2.95 25 were 25 and 7 striped linen dresses with sailor collars sizes 6 8 2.95 Were 5.00. 6 girls white percale dresses trimmed in dark blue 3.95 and 00. sweaters in oxford cardinal white 3.50 5.00 10.00 (soiled) on third floor.
Friday special features a broad ladies department sale with women corset covers in nainsook and cambric options, combination suits, nightgowns, silk dressing pieces, infant coats, coats and hats, Ivy corsets and garters, and assorted wares. Prices cut from 1 to 75 cents, with selections across corset, blouse, and coat items on the third floor and nearby departments.
Mrs Clark and daughter Genevieve Clark, wife and daughter of the Speaker, will depart Washington after adjournment for Salem Massachusetts then visit Mrs Clark's sister in Colorado Springs. Helen Taft arranges cruising parties on the Mayflower yacht. the President plans a Maine coast cruise around September 1. Robert Taft travels to Europe. Robert Bacon and William Calhoun arrive in New York en route to Washington. Mrs Edward F Hall and Lottie Evans enjoy Atlantic City for a month. Mary Kephart and Charles Krose wed at Epworth Church. The Rynder marriage occurs at 2032 Street with a brief family reception and North-bound trip. Milton E B Ford ace and spouse stay at Atlantic City Islesworth Hotel and visit Hermitage Farm in Montgomery County.
Mr. Clarke departs Washington for Lake Champlain to join Camp Mirshacks hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall Allen. The party will cruise to Canada aboard the Allen yacht Alpha. Misses Emery visit Mrs. W. H. Emery at Roslyn. Knoxes return from Atlantic City. Berry family and Mials Van Arndale head to Nashville and New Jersey respectively. Earl of Granard arrives aboard Mauretania, greeted by Surf and a thus accompanying party. Nettie Louisa White travels from London to Scotland after a long voyage. Commander Reamey sails to Paris via Cherbourg on the Olympic. Dr. and Mrs. Fry resume residence at 1929 Nineteenth Street NW.
Mrs A J Childress and her daughter Misa Brice Childress left after visiting Senator and Mrs Bailey. They began their journey home to Texas yesterday following several days of hospitality and hospitality.
Thought for Today urges women to pursue a higher standard of health through regular outdoor exercise. It contrasts external protections like sanitation with internal strength, praising organized public health efforts while urging personal daily walking, breathing fully, stretching, and brisk open air activity to boost immunity and vitality.
Newport era gossip frames Col. John Jacob Astor and his son Vincent as they meet young Madeleine Force in Bar Harbor and Newport. The tale traces how Astor’s pursuit grows after a chance meeting during a summer voyage, with outfits and trousseau details sketching a grand society wedding.
Dr. T. J. Allen notes Good Health editor says raw peanuts are not greatly objectionable while roasted peanuts burn fat and produce irritating acids hindering digestion. He cites experiments showing roasting is injurious though some authorities disputed this. Peanuts may substitute for meat as a rich food per Agriculture Department bulletin.
In a candid discussion a Candid Girl and a widow debate bachelor life and feminines impact on mood. They consider letters to bachelors, calls for dates, and the loneliness and misperceptions of single men, noting how social pressures shape pessimism or restraint. The piece ends with a brief ad for Milk-Fed poultry.
A lengthy notes column chronicles social events at Lenox, Stockbridge, Narragansett Pier, and Newport, detailing entertainments, dinners, and arrivals. It lists guests from Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, plus visits to Curtis Hotel, Hotel Aspinwall, and various estates. The piece highlights polo, tennis, dances, and preparations for society gatherings with names, places, and itineraries.
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