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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
7
Woodward and Lothroo showcase attractive, substantial gifts for Christmas with full service and convenient city location. The store, bordered by car lines and a main thoroughfare, urges early shopping for comfort and dispatch and promises prompt delivery and free gift boxing where feasible.
Glove stock is complete for the holiday season with walking driving dress and evening gloves in white Roe and delicate tints. Includes Jouvin Cie and Dent Tre fousse brands with 2 clasp and pearl clasp varieties plus warm fleece lined options. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.75, with boxed gift sets for children.
Broad efforts to ease holiday shopping spotlight pure linen handkerchiefs. Expanded departments, boxed gifts, and a wide range from 6 inch to Duchesse lace pieces, with prices from 75 cents to 25 dollars.
Four lots of Black and Colored Silk Petticoats just received at about a third below usual prices. Lot 1 Black Taffeta with deep accordion plaited rise, $3.95. Lot 2 Taffeta with umbrella style, $5.00. Lot 3 Taffeta with graduated plaited hounce and rose quilling, $6.95. Lot 4 Heavy quality with graduated tucked ruffle, $7.50. Third floor Eleventh street.
An advertisement extols fit and construction quality in women s footwear. It lists several styles and prices including Women s Fine Patent Calfskin Lace Shoes at 5.00, Patent Calfskin West Point toe at 5.00, Patent Coltskin Lace and Button Shoes with wing tip at 3.50, and Women s Patent Idealakin Lace and Button Shoes at 3.50. The W. & L Peerless shoe is promoted as a reliable women s model priced at 3.00, promising comfort and satisfaction.
Attention to Misses and Children's Slippers Felt Slippers Felt Juliettes and Velvet Shippers for boudoir and bathroom use 50¢ to 1 35 a pair Also complete assortment of Men's House Slippers of felt and kidskin with leather or felt soles 1 50 to 2 50 a pair Third floor Tenth st
Numerous furniture bargains fill the store as gifts for wives and mothers. Mahogany chairs, oak rockers, dining sets, chiffoniers, dressers, and revolving bookcases are advertised with prices from a few dollars to over thirty. Also featured are oak desks, roll-top desks, and gallery-style mirrors on the sixth and seventh floors.
New stock of Xmas aprons offered for women maids nurses and waitresses in lawn with hems bands and strings. Various styles include bib aprons with embroidery tucks edging and hemstitched hems caps in dotted Swiss trim with quilling lace and velvet details. Third floor Eleventh St location.
Holiday sale offers first class drop-head sewing machines guaranteed five years. High arm, ball bearing, three drawers, swell front, automatic bobbin winder and self threading shuttle. Limited supply, special price of 15 dollars each, ideal gift for mothers or friends.
A holiday offering of boys and little boys garments on the third floor at Tenth Street. All wool suits and overcoats in Norfolk and double breasted styles, with bloomers and belted reefers, priced from 3.25 to 7.50 with values up to 10.00. Toques and Tam o Shanter caps also available in sizes for boys and girls, 25 cents to 1.00.
A local ad urges men to shave themselves, highlighting safety razors as hygienic and economical. It promotes Roger's and Star razors, strops, cups, trays, brushes, and holders, plus shaving mirrors, nickel sets, manicure tools, and nail items, with prices from a few cents to several dollars.
White Goods Department on the second floor offers 100 Embroidered India Linen Waist Patterns in four handsome patterns neatly boxed. Price is 1.50 dollars per pattern. A nice Xmas gift. Second floor Eleventh Street.
Ten in her honor announced for next week Mrs John R McLean to entertain at a musicale this afternoon Senator and Mrs Fairbanks issue invitations for two dinner parties Mrs John Cresswell Heald hosted a large tea introducing Katharine Bradley Heald to Capitol society A formal supper followed with young guests in attendance Admiral Charles Davis and family plan Paris trip aboard the Finland from New York The debutant Helene Black returns from the West and plans social luncheons and luncheons with her sister buds.
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