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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
7
The store advertises Christmas items for kids across all departments. It invites families to visit the main floor on G Street for clothing, toys, furniture, and holiday accessories to make the season bright for youngsters. Santa Claus visits are noted as part of the annual joy.
Local shop advertises boys and youths garments with faultless fit and comfort at value prices. All wool suits in navy serge and cheviot with lined pants, special value five dollars, plus multiple styles: Norfolk jackets, tourist overcoats, reefer coats, bloomers, and knee pants in various sizes and fabrics priced from five to twenty-two fifty each.
An advertisement lists boys clothing and accessories including shirts, blouses, ties, suspenders, pajamas, sweaters, and caps in Madras, flannel, and wool. Prices range from a few cents for socks and collars to several dollars for suits, pajamas, and tam o’ shanters, with sizes and color options noted.
A handsome broadcloth item described in two loose-effect styles with 2 lengths in wine, navy, and green, sizes 6 to 14. Also new Girls Heavy Winter Empire Style Coats in blue and red cheviot with a range of fancy mixtures, sizes 6 to 14.
Sale copy lists multiple corset brands including Royal Worcester P. N. Gale and J.B. Corsets with straight front and dip hip designs, elastics attached, and high bust models. Mentions bustles and latest styles, with a note for Third floor Eleventh street location.
The Men's Store on Main Floor F street reports move of night shirts and pajamas to the basement of the Equitable Building for easier inspection and selection. Pajamas come in cotton, cheviot, domet flannel, wool flannel, sateen, and silk. night shirts in cotton, twilled cotton, domet flannel, wool flannel, and sateen. Also featured are linen handkerchiefs with embroidered initials and a Sina Box priced at $1.50.
New stock of Stetson Soft and Stiff Hats from $3.50 to $6.00 plus Silk and Opera Hats at $5.50 to $7.00. W. & L. Derbys and Soft Hats $2.00 and $3.00. W. & L. "Special" All for Derby in ten shapes at $2.00 each. College Hat Bands 2 for 6 cents. Main floor- st.
We offer several Trimmed Hats for women misses and children at about half former prices. Styles include velvets ribbons and wings. children's school hats with ribbon streamers or pompons in cardinal navy and brown from 1.00 to 2.50. Untrimmed hats in all colors and shapes. Millinery Salon Second floor Tenth at.
Local shop announces a new lot of taffeta silk petticoats offered at nearly half the usual price. Black and requested colors available, cut generously full and trimmed with a deep shirted ruffle in a triple ruffle effect.
Item price notes show $3.95 from $6.50, suggesting savings ahead. The snippet hints readers to consider early Christmas buys and anticipate gifts, with heat on value and timing.
A catalog listing multiple children’s books with brief descriptions and prices. Titles include The Armstrongs by Laura E Richards and The Heart of a Girl by Ruth Kimball Gardiner, with others such as The Red Book of Romance and The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley. Main floor Tenth St.
In the Infants Department, dolls are shown in full outfits sized for large dolls. Options include both long infant attire and shorter outfits with bonnet and coat. Complete set priced at $2.50 and includes infant shirt waist drawers flannel skirt and dresses.
A European tour by the buyer highlighted Leipzig’s annual toy fair with diverse manufacturers. The exhibit features thousands of dolls in varied national costumes, elaborate clothing, and household items, plus improved mechanical toys designed to teach practical skills to boys.
Stamp and postal card vending machines, similar to gum and chocolate devices, are shown in the stamp division for demonstration as potential replacements for clerks. Used abroad in Germany and France, the machines are expected to roll out in major cities, selling 1 and 2 cent stamps and cards with a dime minimum, and feature magnets to deter counterfeits.
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