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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
29
Woodward and Lothrop announces a storewide remnant day with winter garments and home goods at clearance prices. Includes women's and children's wear, dresses, furs, suits, undergarments, draperies, rugs, and some scratched items, plus some spring merchandise remnants. Open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice.
Friday bargains in silk draw shoppers to the second floor for 240 yards of 21 inch Black Shanghai Silk at 30 cents a yard, down from 65 cents, and 195 yards of 20 inch Fancy Taffetas in old rose and silver gray with pin dots at 69 cents a yard, down from $1.00.
Showroom samples of John S Brown & Sons fine table linens offered at reduced prices. Items include 2x2 yard cloths and 22x22 inch napkins with marked-down prices from $3.00 to $30.00 per piece, originally higher, on the second floor eleventh street.
California Blankets offers remaining stock of 55 pairs in tan and gray at one third off. Australian wool full-size 11 4. Prices listed include Gray $4.50, Plaid $5.00, Tan $5.00, Light Gray $5.00 and higher, with several blue and single blankets also reduced. Second floor F Street.
Clearance sale on assorted lace curtains and muslin drapes. Highlights include Chiny Cluny Renaissance and Arabian lace curtains in multipack quantities with substantial discounts, plus upholstery fabrics and bed sets. Fourth floor specials emphasize low prices and bulk lots with varied colors and patterns.
A miscellaneous lot of women's muslin underwear including drawers skirts and corset covers with lace embroidery and hemstitching offered at 25c per garment Also knitted cotton short skirts in blue black and red plus remnants of Nainsook corset covers gowns and French flannel dressing sacques with discounts from 41.00 to 1.69 and 450 to 250 and silk petticoats reduced to 3 95 and 7 50 located on the third floor Eleventh Street.
Friday bargain notices feature reduced prices on women's patent colt skin shoes in multiple sizes at $2.50 a pair, down from $3.50 and $4, plus 13 pairs of dull kidskin shoes with sizes listed and reductions to $1.95 per pair. Also on sale are porcelain and Limoges china items including plates, chocolate pot, bouillon cups and saucers, mugs, and bread plates with steep discounts.
Women’s cotton hose offered in a Friday bargain listing. Sixty five dozen pairs in black with double soles high spliced heels and ribbed tops in all sizes priced at 12.4 cents per pair, down from 19 cents. Main floor F street.
Special lot of Women's 1 clasp White Pique Kid Gloves in all sizes offered at 75 cents per pair. Mein floor six street location indicated.
Frugal sale listing a wide range of men's apparel and accessories with deep discounts. Items include extra heavy cotton socks in tan, Lisle thread goods, ties, gloves, linen collars, stiff shirts, coats, suits for youth and boys, overcoats, trunks, and leather goods. All prices heavily reduced, with stock tagged as basement-Equitable Building sale.
Fifth floor Eleventh St offers shop worn and damaged goods from kitchenware to heaters. Items include coffee pots nickel plated, tin steak dish, bronze fire screen, enameled pitchers, boiler, Yankee gas heaters, heater knives, and noodle cutter with reduced prices.
A limited stock of women's trimmed hats offered at special clearance prices. Hats priced at 2.00, 3.00, and 5.00 with original prices listed as 6.00, 8.00, and 10.00. Second floor Tenth Street store location.
Closeout sale lists numerous women’s outfits with large price cuts. Items include jackets, suits, chiffon dresses, house dresses, bath robes, and all wool coats in various sizes and colors. Many pieces show original prices from $2.95 to $2500 reduced to under $40, with several coats under $15. Sale emphasizes tourist style coats, plaid patterns, and velvet trimming.
Local department sale lists deep discounts on miss and girls apparel. Black and blue broadcloth suits in size 18 drop from 25 to 15 dollars, red and white Eton suit in size 14 from 25 to 1, blue Peter Thompson suit in size 16 from 25 to 15, five coats in sizes 6 and 12 cut to 5 dollars, five reefers in sizes 8 to 14 lowered to 35 dollars each, brown and green plaid coat with velvet cape size 10 drops to 10 dollars, light gray novelty coat with navy velvet cape size 10 down to 10 dollars.
In the sixth floor furniture department a selection of mahogany oak and leather pieces are heavily discounted. Prices drop on desks chairs rockers dressers side tables and parlor suites with reductions from five to over thirty dollars, including a mahogany desk to 37.50 and a mahogany parlor suite to 62.56.
Picture Department lists multiple original oil paintings with framed displays and shadow boxes. Titles include Flower covered Cottage and Italian landscapes. Prices slashed from about 42.60 to 19.85 and from 20.00 to 8.65, among other reductions.
Social and personal notes detail dinners and teas hosted by prominent Washington figures including Mr and Mrs Shonts Mrs Edwards and Miss Shaw at a Treasury related event. Guests feature names from diplomacy and politics such as Cortes, Pastor, Shaw, and Kern.
Society discussion centers on an alleged engagement between Mrs Therese Oelrichs and Harry Black after the mourning period. Mrs Oelrichs refuses to comment, calling reports indifferent. The piece also notes Black's past marriages and a Metropolitan Opera House gathering with notable guests.
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