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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
14
Woodward and Lothrop promotes a Washington's Birthday event in the stationery department on the main floor, featuring items from New York to Washington with emphasis on gifts and discounts.
Friday's Remnant Day offers a large selection of fine Black Chantilly Laces with widths from 1% to 2 inches at less than half price. A small lot of Women’s and Misses’ One-piece Dresses in serge messaline tafetta panama and net, priced at 12 50 each, reduced from 35.00. Remaining items include velvet voile dresses and evening gowns with substantial reductions across multiple fabrics and styles.
Readable remnants show girls percale dresses in multiple colors and long-waisted styles priced at 1.00 each, down from 1.25 to 1.95. Full-length coats in gray brown and red hues, double-breasted or single styles, reduced from 18 to 25 dollars to 7 to 12.50 with satin lining and pearl buttons.
A small clearance lot of women's dress shoes offered at a special price. Gun metal calfskin patent and suede options with Cuban heels, button style, sizes listed in a long garbled sequence. Special price 195 per pair, down from 3.00 to 4.00, plus 43 pairs Misses Dongola Radskin button shoes in assorted sizes, reduced from 2.50 to 10 per pair.
Advertises assorted waists in wash fabrics such as batistes linens muslins with embroidery and lace. Describes wool waists in striped Persian effects and black, odd sizes, priced from 1.00 to 7.00 and up to 9.00, with references to sale items and fabric notes.
Muslin underwear including corset covers drawers and nainsook gowns are offered at deep cuts from 375 to 7, with trimmed items, lace and beading. Cambric and nainsook petticoats, Corset covers, and black percaline skirts reduced to about one half to two dollars. Third floor eleventh street-level department sale.
A downtown fur department announces drastic cutbacks with items like a 1 tree skin natural mink scarf dropping from 270 to 5, a black fox scarf reduced to 4, a Japanese mink shawl collar down to 130, and multiple fur sets and pillows marked down. Third floor get.
The ad lists numerous furniture items with reduced prices including Oak Rocder with saddle seat from 3.50 to 1.95, Quartered Oak Dining Chairs from 8 to 8 percent, Quartered Oak Buffet with drawer from 200 to 175, Mahogany Buffet 6 to 7.50, Dark Walnut Dining Chairs from 1,200 to 8.75 each, Dark Walnut Serving Table with drawer, Solid Mahogany Hall Chair from 0 to 15, Mahogany Rocker from 5 to 11, and several others with misread or garbled pricing, indicating a clearance sale.
A sale offers Moire Silk Blouses in black reseda old rose gray and Copenhagen with white yoke and collar in all sizes at 2.95 each. Remnants include Messaline Satin Waists Lace Waists and Chiffon Blouses with discounts from 575 to 35, 12 and 10 dollars, plus navy blue chiffon and black tafetta ski waists, many reduced to under 5 dollars.
A partial fringe sale listing numerous women garments and accessories with deep discounts. Women’s raincoats in canvas tones lead a wide assortment including skirts, riding habits, and handbags with reductions from principal prices. Housewares and decorative items like lamp shades, china, and silverware are also offered with marked-down prices on the third to fifth floors of the department store.
Secretary James Wilson entertained President Taft and a long list of dignitaries at the New Willard. The event featured pink Killarney roses and white lilacs with Mrs. Cummins as hostess in Miss Wilson's absence. The guest list included numerous ambassadors, ministers, senators, representatives, and high officials.
Mrs Harne Craig Anstey hosted a grand afternoon reception at her Connecticut Avenue home drawing hundreds from 5 to 7. The scene featured American Beauty roses and white lilacs, with guests including Mrs Arthur Yates and Mrs Charles Fox Brookes. Attendees praised gowns of black charmeuse, blue messaline, and pink crepe with lace, marabou, and diamonds while punch was served in the library.
The audience included Mrs Charles Sackett in turquoise satin Miss Freylinghuysen in deep velvet and silver lace Mrs George H Bond in white and mauve brocade and many other society names in box seats. Also notes on Cincinnati women arranging a fund to hire a detective and protect residents amid rising crime concerns.
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