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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
35
A selection from a large stock of imported and domestic garments offers substantial price reductions this season. The wraps are fashionable, suitable for theater and opera, and cover evening wear needs with a broad range of styles and materials.
A lot of Women’s New Spring Suits in black blue and brown made of all wool serge. Jacket features semi fitting back satin lining. Line skirt is full plaited with a fold. A particularly vivid and attractive suit.
Oak wardrobes with mirror front and drawer at bottom offered in a confined sale format. Regular price listed as 25 dollars with sale price 15 dollars 70 cents.
Woodward & Lothrop promotes a February sale on Fifth Floor items noted for desirability, seasonable quality, and special values. Silk Candle Shades in red pink green white with bead fringe offered at a fraction of regular prices, many pieces marked down to 20¢ from 33c, and a wide selection of French china also touted.
Shipping delays aside, a February sale offers Decorated Salad Bowls with light blue borders and gold lines, plus Sugar and Cream Sets and other dining ware at special prices. Also featured are Bissell carpet sweepers, solid oak framed, and two lots of cut glass vases discounted for wedding or anniversary gifts with specific chrysanthemum patterns and vase shapes.
Premium glassware items offered include brilliant cut glass bowls 7 inches in excellent pattern priced at 1.95 each, regularly 2.50, and assorted flower and gold illuminated decorations on thin china cups and saucers priced at 23 cents per cup and saucer, regularly 35 and 50 cents.
Hand made japanned dust pans from heavy cross tin. Full size or half covered with strong edge in a variety of fancy colors. Priced at 23c each, regularly 40c.
Regulation size corrugated steel ash cans are well galvanized with overlapping cover and drop side handles. They can be marked with the purchaser's name or address at no charge. Price is 1.15 dollars each, regularly 1.50.
Advertising notice for papier mache trays noting black ground with small gold decoration, 14 inch diameter, turned edge, light weight and strong. Priced at 35 cents each, regularly 50 cents.
Invitations to the Shonts wedding are noted as Washington events with Italian Embassy mourning following the Portuguese king’s death. A long list details dinners and receptions hosted by diplomats and society figures, including the Vanderbilts, Longworths, and other officials, with numerous guests and dates for dances and teas.
A box of assorted fancy candies offered in various colors shapes and flavors described as high quality and especially desirable for luncheons and teas. Priced at 18 cents per pound after noting regular prices were 25 and 30 cents.
Advertisement notes La Corbeille brand peas with excellent quality and flavor sold in 14 cent cans, regularly priced at 18 cents.
Petit prunes large 40 50 meat and flavor unlike typical prune offered at 10c per pound. New Queen Tomatoes excellent quality standard pack packed where grown at 9c can or 3 for 25c.
From a top packer and a long-time seller, a chance to buy premium Maine Corn at the price of inferior Southern grown sweetened product. 9c per can, 3 for 25c. Demonstration of Armour's Extract of Beef by the Pure Food Department on the Fifth floor. Book of Recipes free. Fourth Floor.
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