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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
7
Friday clearance offers half price on odd muslin undergarments including cambric gowns drawers chemises corset covers and skirts. Stock drawn with items previously priced 1.00 to 1.50 now reduced to about 50 percent with embroidery lace beading and ribbon trims. Third floorEleventh st
Friday special offers on women’s shoes including hardskin styles with patent tips, Cuban heel and welt soles at 2.50 a pair. Also clearout of broken lines of 5.00 shoes for women at 3.00 a pair, sizes vary, from third four tenth street.
Bargain offer for Little Children's Outing Flannel Night Gowns in pink and blue stripes with yoke collar and cuffs priced at 35¢ each on third floor Tenth Street. Also Mercerized Waist Patterns offered with 3-yard patterns at 54c and 1-yard patterns at 63c on second floor Eleventh Street, regular prices noted.
White bedspreads in multiple styles offered at one third off with minor imperfections. Also crib spreads and extra sizes for brass and iron beds. Second floor Eleventh St. Toys Dolls and games damaged in holidays offered at deep discounts for quick clearance. Fourth floor. Hosiery and undergarments on sale with cheap yardage and samples. Main floor F St.
A sale offers two dozen muslin pillow cases sized 22 by 36 inches made from top sheetings Wamsutta New Bedford and Wamsutta Percale at six for $1.00, regularly $1.50. Smart shoppers will stock up for inauguration needs.
Reduced horse blanket sale with remaining stock to close. Prices start at 75c and rise to 1.50 for various sizes and qualities. Five lap robes cut from 5.00 to 2.00 each. Sold at local shop alongside other discount textiles.
Remnants of Colored Dress Goods including broadcloths serges and cashmeres offered in lengths from 14 to 8 yards with a wide color and style mix. Mens handkerchiefs puff scarfs shirts and hats heavily reduced, with many items cut from $2.00 to 25c or less and hats from $2.00 down to $1.00.
A long list of fabric, dress goods, and clothing items marked down on Second floor G St. Prices drop from $24.50 to $10.50 for silk and wool fabrics, from $9.00 to $7.00 for crepe de chine, and from $38.00 to $34.00 for storm serge. Includes silks, broadcloths, chiffon broadcloths, and wool Japan fabrics. Coats, suits, and children's wear heavily discounted, with small accessories like shirts and hats also reduced.
Hurt Books offers immediate clearance on slightly soiled or damaged volumes across art history religion biography fiction and juvenile titles all at great reductions from former prices. Main floor Tenth Street store.
Readable remnants offered in lengths 2 to 8 yards. Includes Roc Outing Flannel at 8 cents per yard and 12 cent Outing Flannel at 10 cents per yard. Pereales 10 cents per yard. 12?c Ginghams at 10 cents per yard. Se Ginghams at 12? cents per yard.
All remnants of lining fabrics offered at half price. Colored percales listed with yard prices: 12 c, 64 c, 74 c, 12 1/2 c, 15 c per yard. Includes several color options and discount details.
Mussed and soiled handkerchiefs for men women and children, crumpled from holiday selling or window duty, are offered at very low prices for immediate clearance. Displayed on center counters on G Street, main floor.
Silk and satin down comforters on sale with Arabian lace centers. One light blue satin covered piece noted soiled, reduced from 30 to 20 dollars. A pink silk covered item with Arabian lace center marked down from 40 to 15 dollars. A light blue silk covered comforter with Arabian lace center and garners listed as sold, price cut from 340 to 1 hundred dollars.
The corset department advertises multiple discounted corsets including 6 pairs wrench vorsets sizes 18 to 21 reduced from 7.00 to 4.00 each and 4 pairs French Corsets boned with whalebone sizes 28 to 30 cut from 6.50 to 3.75. Additional offers include 10 pairs KR G Corsets price cut from 1.50 to 0.50, 4 pairs W B Corsets from 1.50 to 1.00, and 7 pairs J B Corsets from 1.00 to unknown. Third floor Eleventh Street.
50 pairs Dotted Muslin Curtains at 1.00 a pair regular 1.35. 25 pairs Figured Muslin Curtains 1.50 pair value 2.00. 12 pairs White and Arabian Net Curtains 1.50 pair value 2.00. Bedroom curtains mix Nottingham and other laces offered at 43 off. Drummers samples in Brocatelles Damasks Velours and Reps marked 4 less. Odd Portieres at 2.50 each value 3.00 to 6.00. Cross stripe Draperies 1.00 pair value 1.50. 5 English Bobbinette Bed Sets special value 5.00.
Trimmed and untrimmed hats for women and children offered at half and less than half price during final clearance. Includes 10 trimmed walking hats at $3.00, previously $5.00 to $6.00, plus dress trims and tailored hats at $5.00, previously $8.00 to $10.00. Untrimmed hats in all colors for women, misses, and children at 50¢ to $1.50, down from $1.06 to $1.50. Fancy feathers and flowers Isc to 75c. On the second floor at Tenth Street.
Large etching Landscape in brown and gold frame reduced from 5.00 to 32.00. Three colored pictures Heads of Girls in black and gold shadow box frames reduced to 1.60 each. Two Raphael Madonnas in brown frames reduced to 2.00 each. Two Raphael Angels in brown frames reduced to 31.50. Fifteen imported poster pictures in dark green frames reduced to 0.50 each. Small colored pictures landscape marine and figures in leatherette frames. Fourth floor Tenth St.
Infant caps in brown and blue with white silk lining reduced from 75 cents to 5 cents each. One blue silk hat trimmed with ruffle and bow cut from 7.50 to 5.00. Six infants dresses with lace edgings cut from 1.25 to 1.00 each. Two champagne cloth coats with pearl buttons slashed from 15.00 to 7.60. Eight velvet Tam o Shanter hats reduced from 1.00 to 0.6. Third floor eleventh aisle.
A Fifth Floor sale lists drop head Sewing Machines with bright fronts and five year guarantees, with several models discounted from 25 to 22 dollars and 40 to specials. The New Enterprise and New Howe machines are offered at 15 and 19 dollars respectively along with assorted damaged work baskets and baskets in various styles discounted to low prices.
A local store advertises heavy reductions on lamp shades and related items. Prices drop on 6 Faper Lamp Shades to 2 cents each, 7 Japanese shades to 1.75, Yellow Silk Shade to 33, Fancy Bitk Shade to 12.50, and other assorted shades with marks from 0.6 to 1.50. Includes porcelain and electric light shades, shopworn and imperfect lots.
In the Misses' Department a clearance lists navy blue cheviot reefers in sizes 6 to 14 at 6.25 each, blue cheviot Russian suits with leather belts and embroidery in sizes 14 and 16 at 12.60, blue striped zibeline tailors in sizes 14 and 16 at 12.60, red cheviot dresses up to size 10 at 6.00, red and blue sailor suits sizes 6 and 10 at 5.00, brown cheviot long coats sizes 6 to 14 at 5.00, a red chinchilla reefer size 14 at 12.60, and a green regulation serge suit size 16 at 7.50. Third floor G St.
The listing details numerous waists from Fisk Clark and Flagg with red flannel wool and silk fabrics. Sizes range from 34 to 44, offered at reduced prices from five to six dollars down to 1.95 to 3.75 each. Third floor clearance.
A list of women's suits across Cheviot Velvet and felt blends with sizes 32 to 38. Prices slashed from 385 to 18.50, and others from 55 to 38 or 25 to 12.50, with notes on jacket details, vests, linings, and an imperfect brown velveteen item.
Three White Lambs Wool Angora trimmed fur sets with muff and collar dropped from 50 to 1 40 dollars each. Blue Angora sets reduced to 1 00, four White Imitation Ermine sets to 1 00, three Moleskin sets to 2 25, and six White Thibet sets to 2 95 each. Third floor G street.
In the third floor garment area, the Women's Cloak Department offers reduced prices on silk jackets and coats. Items include tan covert cloth jackets in sizes 22, 36, and 38 now six dollars, a long black silk coat with gray lining reduced to thirty eight dollars, a light tan long coat size 36 cut to eighteen fifty, three black and red rain coats sizes 34 to 38 priced at twelve fifty each, and three black silk jackets sizes 36 to 40 marked down to ten dollars each.
China Department offers marked-down items including Syracuse blue and gold dinner set 8 pieces reduced from 375 to 40, Austrian and French china pieces, sugar and para sets, fern dishes and oyster plates with prices cut to fractions of a dollar. Numerous items list new sale prices and quantities for fifth floor sale.
Fifth floor Eleventh St offers dented and shopworn items with deep cuts. Japanned boxes, wash boilers, tubs, and jars reduced from cents to under a dollar. Metal pitchers, mugs, and enamelware discounted. discounts range from 6c to 75c on various pieces.
J Hampton Moore former Philadelphia city treasurer and newspaper man was offered and accepted the post of Chief of the Bureau of Manufactures, Department of Commerce and Labor by President Roosevelt. Senate leaders Penrose and Philadelphia Republicans supported him. he will start duties early next year. Moore, born in New Jersey, built his career in Philadelphia and led Republican activities, gaining Roosevelt’s notice through organizational skill during McKinley Roosevelt convention work and as Philadelphia Republican League president.
State Department announces four diplomatic and consular postings. James Jeffrey Roche becomes consul at Genoa Italy. James Johnston named consul general at Hankow China. William H. Bishop appointed consul at Palermo Italy. Hugh Baugh serves as student interpreter at the American Legation in Peking. Wilson Church Christmas Tree brings gifts to about 400 children from Wilson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in Southeast Washington. Santa Claus role taken by a congregant. Rev EB Holmes Lamar receives a chair and Mrs. Lamar a silver can delabrum.
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