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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
7
The morning hours before 11 offer ideal shopping time for gifts. Articles appeal to the home man with a stock complete in patterns and styles. Highlights include Smoking Jackets in multiple colors at 4.00, Japanese Quilted Silk Jackets up to 18.00, Long Robes and Turkish Toweling Bath Robes, all priced and described for appealing holiday selections.
An advertisement touts a vast selection of neckties in rich fabrics and up-to-date styles. It notes ultra novelties and quiet effects, with prices from 12 cents to $18 per dozen, along with linen, hem stitched rows, and French weave possibilities in solid or color-with-white centers.
Pajamas have taken the place of night shirts offering protective, luxurious comfort for lounging before bed or shaving in the morning. Fabrics include madras, cheviot, flannel, and silk with suits priced around $1.00. Plenty of night shirts remain available in similar materials for those who prefer them.
NGLAND Germany France and America contribute best colorings for gloves. Fownes Dent Perrin and Quanze are well represented in stock. Prices start at 1.00 unlined up to 2.75 and lined up to 9.00. Complete line of Evening Dress Gloves with Wool and Cashmere gloves and mitts. Prices start at 50c.
A range of hosiery fabrics is offered including plain and fancy styles in cotton, lisle, merino, wool, silk, and silk blends. Prices vary by material from 12 2 to 85 cents per pair for cotton up to 5 dollars for silk.
The department promotes quick fitting service and satisfaction with hats from $2 to $7. Prices range from $2 for simple caps to $7 for Silk Opera Hats. Highlights include the Boston Derby at $2, Stetson self conforming Derby, and 3.50 to 5.00 marks for varied styles with silk bands and new blocks to fit any head or figure.
Advertises English Gloria and Union Silk umbrellas with gold and silver trim mings, buckhorn and ivory handles, and a range of styles from $1 to $16. Special: 28-inch Union Taffeta Silk umbrellas with buckhorn ivory horn and silver trim, offered at $5 each, compared to values of $8 to $10.
The ad describes a broad underwear selection with reputable makes in multiple weights and fabrics. It highlights extra large, short and stout men sizes, indoor wear three parts wool items, and notes Washington sales agents for Ali wool Nonshrinking Dermophile and Kneipp Linen-mesh. Prices range from $1.00 to $16.00 per suit.
A scanned bookstore page promotes holiday books and editions. Notable titles include Kipling’s The Seven Seas deluxe edition with color illustrations, The Seats of the Mighty set in Old Quebec, Nancy Blair, Lippincott’s New Gazetteer, and Ibsen letters. Other works feature color illustrations, cloth bindings, and ornamental designs. Prices listed range around $1.20 to $16 for various gift volumes.
A newspaper ad promoting a large stock of children and youth books. It highlights colored illustrations, large type, affordable pricing at 25 cents to 50 cents each, and sets or series formats. Featured titles include The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation and Betty Wales stories, among others, with prices around $1.00. Location lists Main floor Tenth st.
A local furniture department promotes home beauty with special values on Morris chairs in quartered oak and Arts and Crafts rockers. Discounts include $10 for Morris chairs, $5 for leather seated sewing rockers, and various solid oak tables, chests, washstands, chairs, and bookcases priced to attract gift buyers for the holiday season.
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