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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
7
Store hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for a clearance day featuring odds and ends. Handkerchiefs aprons hosiery towels books toys and other discounted items, plus dress goods silks ribbons laces linens underwear chinaware glassware and more, all marked for quick sale and bargain opportunities.
Hats on sale for immediate clearance from twenty to thirty trimmed hats showing handling wear. Includes tailored and dress styles with minor alterations possible. Priced at $3.00, originally $6.00 to $8.00, with some items at $5.00 from $10 to $17. Serond Aoor Tenth at.
Bargain sale on a manufactur ers sample line of Women’s Knit Underwear including Vests Pants and Combination Suits in medium and heavy weights. Prices set at a uniform rate with a sample line of Lisle and Cotton Hose at about half price. Plain lace and embroidered options offered. 25¢ per pair, normally 35c and 50c. On floor first
Blanket Department offers California Bed Blankets in gray tan and plaid made of pure Australian wool. Large for most beds with prices from five to seven fifty per pair. Roman Silk Blankets offered at one fifty each and Jacquard Silk Blankets at three seventy five each. Second floor eleventh street.
Crib comfortables offered at 30 Down-filled crib comforts, 36 by 48 inches, silk one side and sateen other, priced at 3.50 each, regular 6.00. Second floor Eleventh Street. Dressing sacs: Women’s lawn dressings, kimono style with buttonhole edge stitching, special price 25c each. Vocal five Eleventh Street.
A garbled listing shows discounts on cloth and dress goods including chiffon, crepe de Paris, silk and wool blends. Items such as gray chiffon cloth, pink crepe de Paris, blue chiffon, Persian suede, and brown silk blends are advertised with marked price cuts.
Nickel plated chafing dish and baking dishes heavily discounted from high prices to low. Dent tea kettle and enameled wares reduced. heavy junk shop items and japanned spines marked down. Fifth floor Eleventh Street sale triggers limited stock and final prices.
All handkerchiefs for men women and children that are mussed soiled or crumpled from holiday selling or window duty are offered at very low prices for immediate clearance. These are on center counters main floor G street.
The listing details reductions across men’s apparel including four-in-hand ties medium and dark, light and dark cashmere undergarments with sizes 28 through 44, silk and cashmere underwear sets, silk suspenders, and mochas gloves. Goods described as slightly soiled or heavily soiled with price cuts from high original values to lower sale prices.
A sale list announces reductions on boys and young men's apparel. Blue serge and fancy cheviot suits in sizes 8 to 16 drop from 5.00 to .95. larger boys coats and overcoats cut to mid price. Includes overcoats in gray mixture and Chesterfield styles, plus tourist and single and double breasted suits with notable markdowns. Third floor, Tenth St.
Bargains across the third floor at 10th Street include boys and girls apparel from sizes 7 to 18 with blouses and Neglige shirts cut to low prices. Suede Tam o Shanters and Velvet Tam o Shanters now 1.60 to 1.00 each, hats in navy green red and black, plus soft hats half price.
The Lace Department offers marked reductions on handmade lace items including a Peaissance lace cane reduced to ten dollars from fifteen, a Renaissance lace coat slashed from one hundred fifty dollars to one dollar, a Princess lace coat, a black spansled robe and a white cotton Brussels robe with prices cut to five fifty, twelve dollars, and fifteen dollars respectively on the main floor.
Fourth floor east offers discounts on tapestry couch covers heavy drapery and lace curtains. Items include two fut-size tapestry covers at 1.75 each, heavy portieres at 5.00 per pair, lace bed sets at 650 per set, Renaissance lace curtains at 8.00 to 16.90 and 10.00 to 1250 per pair, Ivory Marie Antoinette curtains at 7.50 per pair, and assorted hand made lace curtains at 5.00 to 12.50 per pair.
Inch Bigelow Rugs reduced to 3.50 each. 2x12 inch Brussels Rugs cut from 1.00 to 1.00. Hath Rugs dropped from 100 each to a lower price. Ossinet Bath Rug trimmed from 8.00 to 5.17. Witton Velvet Rug marked down to 19.73 from 25.10. Arlington Rug 19x12-11 reduced from 37.50 to 32.19. Axminster 19x12-11 lowered from 27.50 to 22.50. Fourth floor G Street location.
Shop worn and damaged baskets with deep markdowns across categories. Items include Fancy Straw Clothes Hampers reduced to 1.50, Fancy Work Basket to 2.50, Fancy Scrap Basket from 4.23 to 3 cents, shopworn Fancy Scrap Basket at 20 cents, and various sweet grass and covered baskets priced to clear. Japanese Handkerchief Baskets cut to 43 cents each.
Frugal shoppers may find a clearance sale at Hurt Books on the main floor at Tenth Street. Slightly soiled, scarred, or scratched titles across art, religion, history, biography, essays, fiction, juvenile works and more are offered at greatly reduced prices with center tables displaying 10c 25c and 50c for choice items.
A clothing display lists reduced prices on numerous women’s suits including Aneylot, Norfolk and blue serge styles. Sizes range 34 to 40 with notable cuts from 345.60 to 15.00, 25.05, 18.50 and 25.60. Stock includes green mix tures, winged breasted jackets, plaited skirts, satin linings and braid trims.
Several raincoats and jackets offered at reduced prices. Tan paddock raincoat size 3 now 18.50, black raincoats sizes 41 and 26 at 12.50 each, tan covert cloth jacket size 2 12 50, black cheviot coat size 42 10.00, gray prince chap goat size 38 now 2.00.
The Waist Department cut prices on several waist styles including lace waists with elbow sleeves and valenciennes yoke, white china silk tailored waists, all white and black chiffon waists with buttoned backs, and blue lawn and Madras waists. Reductions ranged from $3.75 to $7.60, with assorted sizes and third floor display.
A local sale lists Misses coats in red and green Eton style sizes 14 and 16 reduced from 25 to 12 50. Gray serge suit size 18 cut from 185 to 10. Velvet trimmed Norfolk style dresses, sizes 14 and 16, cut from 150 to 10. Kids coats red and navy full length sizes 6 and 3, from 8 75 to 5.00. Girls Reefers brown gray velvet trim sizes 2 4 to 7 5, from 10 to 7 50. English rep dress size 8, from 19 to 7 50. Reeler dresses sizes 4 6 8 reduced to 5 03. White lawn dresses with embroidered yokes slashed from 20 15 to 1 00 and 1 90. Floor six men pronoun.
Large hand colored War scene in gilt frame cut from 15.00 to 6.00. Christ the Shepherd in moko style gilt frame reduced from 750 to 31.85. Cupid in gil loverie frame down to 1.00. Siebel’s Malonna in brown and gold frame drops from 1200 to 4.00. Star of Bethlehem imported photograph in back carved frame falls to 70.00. Marine views in ornate gold frame 3.50 each from 659. Landscape scenes in green shelve frames 1.50 each. Game pictures in drawn frames 0.02 each. Foreign views in green frames from 0.60 each. Fourth floor Tenth st.
A sale listing from the China Department offers reduced prices on imported and decorated items. Highlights include ramekins plates chocolate pot celery tray china dishes and various decorated French china pieces with prices slashed from several dollars to a few cents to a couple of dollars.
Bride Helene Black weds Lieut Stephen Abbot at a ceremony held amid holly decorations while families and high society gather. Debutantes Ellen Hewson and Katherine Clabaugh are presented. extensive soirées, dinners, and toasts mark the season with officials, ambassadors, and social leaders in attendance across Washington events.
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