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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
7
During term store closing time is five. Last Day of semi annual clearance sale with rare bargains across the store today. Closing out summer goods left from the sale includes odd lots and imperfect items marked for quick clearance. Many additional bargains not listed are available.
A collection of Girls White Dresses in sheer lawns and dotted Swiss with lace and embroidery, sizes 6 to 14, priced at 3.75 each, reduced from 6.75 and 7.50. Also Misses Two-piece India Linen Dresses with trimmed waists and lace skirts in sizes 14, 16, 18, at 5.00 each, reduced from 7.50 and 8.75. Third floor G st.
Clearance sale offers men’s Lisle Thread garments at 85c, down from 1.25, plus a mixed lot of hair hose at 25c per pair, and 20 dozen Negligee shirts from madras lines at 75c each, all sizes on the main floor F Street.
French Corsets offered at clearance prices in multiple lines including latest straight-front and dip hip effects. Odd sizes available in high class styles from Sapphire.
A damaged snippet lists hosiery prices and brands such as Lily of France and Parame, noting items like women's gauze lisle thread hose on the third floor at Eleventh Street. Several price points appear, including 4 pairs for 1.00 and multiple "Were" price annotations.
A local notice announces a clearance sale of Berkshire Welling Writing Paper packs of 100 sheets, reduced from 1.25 dollars. Also offered are White Envelopes assorted high grade stationery, packed in single packages, with reductions from 15 and 20 cents.
Two lots of fitted leather hand bags in tan brown black and green with French gilt and gun metal frames and leather handles offered at 200 dollars each reduced from 4 50 and 8 00 and 10 00. Floor Eleventh Street.
Six dozen women's lisle thread vests offered with excellent quality and desirable for corset covers. Priced at 30 cents each, reduced from 75 cents and one dollar. Located on the Main floor with a first-floor display.
Odd and broken lines of women's and children's summer footwear including Oxford Ties Low Button Oxfords Slippers in kidskin box calfskin and patent calfskin with welt soles and tips plus Tan Russia Calfskin Oxfords. Great saving at special price of 1.00 per pair. Also Gray Deerskin Skrapper Oxfords for infants children and misses sizes 5 to 2 at 1.00 per pair reduced from 1.25 1.50 and 2.00 Third floor tenth at.
A small lot of hand embroidered tea cloths and pillow shams offered at 25 to 33 1 3 percent below regular price. Tea cloths range $1.25 to $3.00, shams $2.25 to $6.00 per pair. Towels 18x11 inches, 15 cents each or $1.75 a dozen. sample towels in packs of four or six. Damask placemats $3.50 a dozen, linen salting 127 6 a yard, white linen 68 inch for waists at 374c a yard, cot ton wool blends at 10c. Second floor Hileventh street.
Clearance sale offers black silk skirts and black taffeta silk skirts trimmed with bare ruffles and dust ruffles. Prices listed as six to eleven shillings, reduced from six dollars and thirty cents. Indicates a store at a third feeder street location.
About twenty pairs remain from the manufacturers' seconds sale offering fluffy wool blankets. Imperfections are minor and barely visible including tiny oil spots or small snags, not affecting wear. Prices listed: 10 pairs 11-4 Gray at 2.65 per pair, value 8.73. 6 pairs valued at 9.00. 5 pairs 11-4 at 4% off, value 6.00. 5 pairs 11-4 15 per pair value 5.00. Second floor Fat.
A shopping brief notes women’s neckwear including embroidered white wash objects trimmed with Valenciennes lace priced at 1 sc each, reduced from 2 sc. Also white wash stocks with embroidered ends and madras driving stocks at 25c each, reduced from sec. A small lot of Buster Brown collars is offered, with similar reductions.
Advertisement notes a clearance sale of ri6warp China Matting in odd rolls. Describes the best matting for wear in small effects, priced at 28 per yard, reduced from 40c. Located on the fourth floor.
Two lots of covered vegetable dishes with assorted shapes and colors offered at deep discounts. Lot 1 English porcelain covered vegetable dishes priced 1.00 to 1.50 prior. Lot 2 French china decorated dishes plus meat and ice cream platters at 0.85 each, previously 1.50 to 2.00. Fifth floor.
President Roosevelt expresses cordial approval of the Public Schools Athletic League led by Gen George W Wingate Oyster Bay August 19. He commends the league for promoting healthy athletic activity among New York City schoolchildren and for initiatives like subtarget rifle practice and badges to encourage all students to uphold studies and conduct, linking physical fitness with moral character. The letter notes the league's extensive district leagues, large competition, and efforts to provide exercise amid crowded city living, praising its impact on character, discipline, and citizenship.
The Boston Globe reports on elevator attendants across major city institutions including the YWCA, New England Hospital for Women, and Wellsley College. Officials defend the role as safe and necessary while noting it is largely a man’s work but commonly filled by women.
The Beaulieu residence in Newport has a storied past with owners and tenants including Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Waldorf Astor, and Calvin Brice. The listing traces misfortune and wealth shifts from Mrs. Barrado to John Jacob Astor and beyond, noting famed entertainments and later modest summer stays as the property changed hands and fortunes while the estate’s prestige waned.
A Providence Journal clubroom scene shows a physician lamenting patients who hide truth and feign health. He probes whether alcohol, tobacco, or meals hidden the ailment, noting the strain of medicine yet occasional dark humor. The talk exposes patients concealing facts to avoid diagnosis.
From Enritner's Magazine, Gen. Birkobsleff urges Russia to push into Central Asia, noting a rising horse cavalry force trained for future invasions. These Turkoman and Arabian-bred steeds symbolize power, independence, and fanatic bravery, poised to challenge Afghanistan and expand imperial influence.
A Washington wedding at a Macon Georgia home united Miss Mabel Glapple and Mr Walter Ames Blount with Rev John M Northrop officiating. Only close relatives present including groom’s parents Colonel and Mrs Henry Blount and best man Henry Blount. Guests from Washington and New Windsor Maryland attended. The couple will honeymoon on the north shore and reside in Georgetown after a Newport stay.
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