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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
13
A special remnants sale clears winter stocks with final clearance prices on women's, girls' and boys' wear plus undergarments and dress goods. Includes draperies, bed linens, spring remnants, plain navy and tan fabrics, checks and plaids. Brightens homes and personal needs at low prices, 50c a yard for light-weight dress materials.
Friday bargain in Valenciennes Laces. We have just secured another lot of Valenciennes laces edges and insertions to March varying in width suitable for lingerie dresses robes overskirt or underwear 6 to 12 yards at prices from 31 to 175.
A fragment advertises women’s 26 inch black umbrellas with steel rods and pearl handles priced at 295 each, noting a value of 5.00. Mentions Lion Moor Tenth and related sale details in terse catalog style.
Friday bargain listing shows discount hosiery including 50 dozen pairs of women's lisle hose with lace ankles and heat quality at 25 cents per pair. Also features remnants and assorted prices from 5 to 12 dollars, infant and children’s black cashmere hose sizes and heel styles.
Fragments describe china department deals with white porcelain plates and cups and saucers offered at special price. One lot of white porcelain cups and saucers is noted as a good size and shape with a special price of 75 cents per dozen.
Historic sale page notes substantial markdowns in the infants department. Listings include white lawn plow cases pillowcases and bibs with hand embroidery beading and lace trims. Prices reduced from 250 to 100 and from 3350 to 150 per item with a maternity packet promotion at floor Eleven Saint street location.
Bargain sale on 5000 yards of printed Madras and remnants. Cotton dress goods include 32 inch wide fabrics with polka dots and stripes in blue pink gray and black priced at 25 cents a yard, value 35 cents. Also small remnants in various fabrics offered at low prices, with locations on Second street.
40 dozen women's lisle-finish vests Richelieu ribbed very elastic all sizes 20c 3 for 50c value 25c Main floor F st.
Second floor G street offers a sale on dress fabrics with numerous yardage items. Items include Storm Cheviot, Shadow Biripe Serge, Sikwarp Henrietta, Tapas Read's, Striped Serge, Prunella, Silk-warp Tamise, and Broadcloth with sale discounts ranging from small to substantial. many entries show unit prices per yard or per piece and note reductions from higher prices.
Ceiling displays show 19x12 Wilton rug reduced from 55 to 40 with 106 ft body Brussels and 21 ounce Ayminster rugs cut from 12.50 to 9.76. Short lengths of pote rugs priced down from 50 to cad e pleses. Four floor G street offers carpet at yard rates.
Third floor Eleventh St feature lists a selection of women’s undergarments and dresses including black silk petticoats with deep ruffles, silk jersey top petticoats, muslin long petticoats with lawn flounces, crepe short kimonos with borders, cambric corset covers and gowns. Prices marked as low as 6c to 5.50.
An OCR fragment lists multiple corset styles and price cuts. Items include Lily of France and Ivy Corsets in various sizes with reductions from several dollars to low values. Fragment ends mid listing on third floor eleventh.
A newspaper item notes reduced prices across the shoe department on women and children styles. Sale includes 18 pairs of tan calfskin and button shoes with welt soles and Cuban heels in various sizes, plus multiple lace and button options. Several price cuts cited, with items on the third floor tenth at location.
Cambric edgings and insertions offered in two lots on the main floor G Street. First lot features lengths from 414 to 10 yards with inserts 1 to 6 inches wide at 10c per yard. Second lot includes edges 3 to 3 inches wide and insertions from 1 to 144 inches wide at 5c per yard.
Third floor Garment Department offers numerous women's coat suits dresses and ensembles with substantial markdowns. Velvet coats broadcloth suits novel cloth coats and princess dresses reduced from mid tens to under seventy five dollars, including evening coats and a satin cape. Major items feature green cream catawba and gray tones with trims in braid velvet and lace.
Detailed sale listing of women waist garments including net waists in various colors and sizes, trimmed with satin and lace, priced from 275 to 9.50 after reductions. Items include hunter’s green net waists, measuline satin trims, directoire ties, Irish linen shirts, and fine tucks. Sale located on the third floor.
Third floor atrect offers women and girls garments with dramatic markdowns. Items include four wine color cheviot coats size 10 to 13 reduced from 7.00 to 4.75 and 4 blue cheviot jumpers trimmed with velvet and sizes 16 reduced to 1.10. Corduroy coal dress red and blue plaids, wool cheviot dress trimmed with velvet ribbons reduced from 38.00 to 7.50. Additional items include all wool cheviot dress and blue plaid haberdashery with further cuts.
The piece reports on the Barney estate managers A H L and J W Barney, Mrs Knowlton’s remarks about a club matter, and a marriage arrangement between Lord Brooke and Miss Syden. It also covers art sales at Fit Avenue, a Roosevelt room library detail, fashion notes on gowns and linens, a Pittsfield appendicitis wedding, and a theater stocking riot at Mary Jane’s Pa.
Dulin and Martin Co offers extra China, Silver, and Glassware at low prices for inauguration needs. Stock greatly increased to meet rising demand. hotels cafes lunch rooms and boarding houses urged to secure prices before buying. Salesmen will call on request.
A New York sale of Henry Graves Chinese porcelains at American Art Galleries drew buyers to spend $14,170 on 223 pieces, averaging over $72 each. Notable patrons included Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Cortlandt Field Bishop, while Thomas E. Clarke pressed for top pieces, securing a Kangxi jar for $520 and other fine pieces selling from $180 to $250. The sale continues tomorrow and Saturday with Graves paintings to be offered at Mendelssohn Hall.
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