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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1904
Page
19
Continuation of Our Semi Annual Clarkes Sale touts twice yearly stock clearance as essential to the business. It notes many items are not advertised due to small lots and promises deeply discounted prices across all store sections, including surpluses, oddments, and broken assortments.
Clearance sale itemizes prices for Madras and white Madras neglige shirts with cuffs in sizes 13 1 2 to 17, each around 1 14 dollars, and dressed in striped or plain patterns. Includes men’s list thread half hose in embroidered designs, offering three pairs for 1.50 in assorted sizes.
French Corsets in various lines offered at clearance prices. High class models including latest straight-front effects. Odd sizes available. Prices: $5.00 (was $9.00), $3.50 (was $5.00), $1.00 (was $1.75). Third floor Eleventh street.
An advertisement for a clearance sale offers shirt waists and shirt waist suits in varied fabrics and styles. Prices list from seven to nine dollars and fifty cents, with several pieces originally higher. Limited sizes and fabrics described include Irish linen, Persian lawn, and china silk waists. Third door-g er
Advertisement details a clearance sale featuring all linen damask items, napkins, and cloths in multiple sizes. Includes seconds and all linen damask patterns, with reduced prices from $0.50 to $3.00 per yard or per dozen, notes soiled but otherwise excellent. second floor Eleventh et.
A clearance sale offers Fancy Printed Lawns, 500 yards of white grounds with mercerized stripes about half an inch wide and dainty dotted and floral print patterns. Very sheer material, 29 inches wide, suitable for laundering. price eight cents per yard, reduced from regular and current location Matin floor G Street, Washington.
Clearance sale of manufacturers seconds offering fine fluffy wool blankets with minor cosmetic flaws. Limited remaining stock in single, three-quarter, double, and twin sizes in white gray and scarlet. Priced $2.75 to $6.50 per pair, four dollars less than regular prices. Second floor Eleventh St.
Rugs offered at about one-third off. Bigelow Wilton 24x12 and 6x12 sizes priced at 35 and 25 dollars. Smyrna 9x12 at 17.50, Brussels 8x11 at 13.50, Imperial Smyrna 2.5x12 at 7.50. Fourth floor sale details and design notes included.
Trunks offered in a clearance sale featuring strong traveling trunks with iron protection and hardwood slats, 28, 30, and 32 inch sizes with special prices from 2.25 to 3.95. Heavy canvas trunks with iron bands and brass hardware priced from 2.95 to 3.50. Located in the basement of the Equitable Building.
Odd French China plates including bread and butter tea and pie plates in assorted designs priced 25c each. Decorated English porcelain covered vegetable dishes 50c each. Decorated French china cups and saucers 23c per cup and saucer. Decorated French china butter dishes 75c to $1.00. Fifth floor G st.
Clearance sale offers marked down mattings with patterns left. Prices by roll or yard include 50c per roll and 30c per yard for four rolls, 40c per roll and 27c per yard for three rolls, down to 22c per yard for three rolls. Remnants under ten yards priced at rs¢ per yard, under twenty yards at 7Oc per yard. Fourth floor sixteenth street location.
Social and personal notes from Washington and Newport detail the Earl of Yarmouth's planned visit to Creason Pa with his mother and sister, Miss Alice Thaw, and a pending marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Cutts to Mr Benjamin Ogle Tayloe. Also listed are society guests, upcoming weddings, and travels of prominent families visiting Newport, Lake Geneva, Cap May, and Bretton Woods.
Edgar Stephan scheduled for an evening event at Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday September 7 at 8 o clock. Mrs M J Crane and Miss Maud M Crane travel to Aurora House Aurora West Virginia for late summer and early autumn. Miss Marion Wolff from Capitol Hill returns from vacation at Kenfield Place Herndon Virginia and Atlantic City.
Special to The Washington Post Chicago August 21 Miss Daisy Leiter denies any truth to reports of an engagement to the Earl of Suffolk. The Leiter family reunion continues as Joseph Leiter, named by his father's will to lead, hosts heirs and Lady Curzon's representative amid estate questions. Mrs Leiter and daughters Caiey and Nannie travel from Washington.
Miss Alice Roosevelt fainted in Willam Payne Thompson's car early Saturday while returning from a dancing party at Col and Mrs William Jay's residence. A. de Navarro's chauffeur sped the vehicle. Col Thompson's driver stopped abruptly, saving a serious accident. Michael Woods, de Navarro's chauffeur, was jailed five days for fast driving.
Mrs Mary Lee Chamberlain wife of Eugene Tyler Chamberlain United States Commissioner of Navigation died at Providence Hospital at 4 15 yesterday afternoon of heart trouble and dropsical complications. She was daughter of Capt Dudley P Barrett of Baltimore. Funeral private Wednesday. interment Loudon Park Baltimore. Judge Pritchard visiting Washington and to Asheville soon. Funeral of William H Gettings held yesterday at 11 at Miss Jennie Gettings home Rock Creek interment.
Special to The Washington Post Gainesville Va Aug 2 Headquarters of the army maneuvers has been established at a picturesque site Maj Gen Henry C Corbin in command with Mrs Corbin at headquarters The mobilization plans include 30 000 troops at Manassas Thoroughfare and other camps with large numbers arriving by August 28 Generals Bell Grant inspect the camps and press lectures planned Corbin praises sanitary camp arrangements and the site for the headquarters while officers anticipate productive maneuvers
A monument to the Confederate dead from the first Bull Run battle will be dedicated at Groveton with Gen Hell and Gov Montague attending. The Seventh Cavalry will march nine miles in five sections from division camp No 2 to Groveton to arrive simultaneously for the dedication. No drills were ordered today.
Maj F Eltonhead 50 a veteran of the Twenty first and Fourteenth Regiments US Infantry and a Detroit CKI member killed himself in his Lothrop apartments rooms. Despondency blamed. He served at Fort Wayne in 1902 and later Fort Brady before retirement about a year ago. He had lived in Detroit since. A Chicago businessman brother and a East coast niece are the only known relatives.
Newport reports the battleship Kearsarge and Alabama arriving under Rear Admiral Barker for target practice off No Man's Land. Menemsha Bight sighted North Atlantic fleet including Minots Iowa Missouri and Maine steering toward No Man's Land. Additional naval orders and officer transfers affect Majors and Lieutenants with moves to Manassas Jefferson Barracks and Governors Island. The Chesapeake returns to Annapolis with midshipmen aboard under Lt Commander Fullam.
Sidney Bieber, paymaster of the District naval militia, heads to Philadelphia to take charge of the double turret monitor Puritan for the district’s coming cruise. The Fern, long used by the local militia, is slated for transfer to Minnesota’s naval militia, which seeks the vessel but is deemed unsuitable. Bieber denies press quotes and asserts he favors no state, while noting a better ship is needed. Also noted: James Stillman and aristocrats travel on the Cedric to New York, with Booths sailing on Majestic from Liverpool.
Assistant Secretary Darling and officials return from Newport News launching of the Louisiana. Navy paymaster Sanderson, from Wisconsin, resigns to be effective on arrival in the United States. Movements list ships at Bremerton Hampton Roads Chefoo Solomons Baltimore Port au Prince and more. Treasury receipts and expenditures totaled several amounts including internal revenue and customs. Postmasters appointed in Maine New York Pennsylvania. Hood's Sarsaparilla recommended for loss of appetite with notes on nourishment.
Army officers at Manassas and those preparing to depart are guided to a complete stock of regulation boots shoes and leggins in tan and black including imported pigskin Puttee Leggins. Mail order department offers prompt and considerate service with full facilities.
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