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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1907
Page
7
Dame Fashion presents Franco American Corsets with Madame Huguenin presiding in the Corset Parlors this week. Models and fittings offered at 3 39, showcasing La Premiere corsets priced 5 50 to 12 50 with emphasis on a high bust for a solid shoulder to waist line and elongated hip and back profile.
The season brings a surge in new cloth suits priced from 15 to 60 with Eton suits as the leading feature and a rise in tailored effects. Short fitted coats and cut away fronts appear in novelty styles as ensembles pair suits with corsets for a polished look. Rich fabrics include Panama, checks, stripes, and velvet accents in tones of tan gray navy and black.
Fragmentary item lists assorted sewing notions including Clark’s needles, Best Needles, Windsor pins, Dressmakers’ pins, and Kirby Beard Paisley cloth. Text is incomplete, lacking event or date context and full product names.
A graphic gallery now on the fourth floor showcases images from Washington with strong mention of Mias M T Atkinson as a standout in posing and light. The excerpt notes the notable quality of pictures produced here and credits the female photographer for mastery.
Full size Imo choice best titles for cabinets of stationery, each with 24 sheets of clasp writing paper and 24 envelopes. Worth 2c to 2.25 for Valentines. Now 39 for 1. Wall Leather Library time to make selections before the pest are carried off.
An OCR fragment lists handmade Tenerift dollies with drawn work centers priced at 18 cents, pure linen bureau scarfs at 25 cents stamped, two yards long, Bonas Embroidery sofa pillow slips at 39 cents, wooden handkerchief and glove boxes with stamped designs for burning, and pyrosryphic points in pure tinum touted as more expensive than gold, referencing varied value shifts and substitutions.
An ad lists table linen and damask goods with assorted prices. Bleached Irish linen, Huck towels, and 72 inch bleached selections are offered by the yard at various cents per measure.
A Quaker made silverware sale offers items with a signed five year guarantee. The list includes six teaspoons, six coffee spoons, six dessert spoons, six dessert forks, six tablespoons, six dinner forks, six oyster forks, six orange spoons, and boxed sets such as a three piece cream set, cold meat fork, salad spoon, pickle fork, cream ladle, gravy ladle, soup ladle, butter knife, sugar shell, and a pic server with price marks like 0.79 and 0.95 dollars.
A catalog note offers 72 by 90 inch sheets priced at 58 cents each for 31xm0 C sheets. The item is described as ready to use with standard dimensions and pricing, suitable for quick procurement by customers needing bulk paper stock.
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