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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
21
A special remnant clearance marks the approaching spring opening. The sale covers winter stock and remnants across women and girls wear, undergarments, dress goods, draperies, and bed textiles at clearance prices. Included are spring merchandise remnants, with value items like 42 inch French lawn fabric offered at 50c a yard, originally 1.25.
Bargain notes in Valenciennes lace stock with edges and insertions listed to March. Variants include widths from narrow to wide and prices ranging from 3100 to 175. Suitable for lingerie, undergarments, and robes.
Frday Bargain in Wenen's Umbrellas offers 26 inch black umbrellas with steel rods and pearl handles, priced at 2.95 each, cash value stated as 5.00. Listed under Lion Moor Tenth.
Bargain sale highlights women's lisle hose in assorted colors and styles. Fifty dozen pairs listed with lace ankles and quality heat features priced around 25 to 33 cents per pair. Includes black lisle, sheer options, and baby cashmere stockings for infants, with various sizes and heel types.
Friday bargains in the China Department highlight white porcelain plates with minor imperfections. Various white porcelain cups and saucers offered at a special price of 75 cents per dozen, with several lots available and limited quantities mentioned.
The catalog lists deep cuts on infants and maternity items at a street shop on floor-Eleventh Street. Prices drop on handmade linen pillows, bibs, and cases, with reductions from hundreds to a few dollars. Highlights include French lawn pillows, scalloped embroidery, beading, lace, and trimmed designs.
Bargain sale on Friday offers 5,000 yards of Printed Madras with polka dots and stripes, 32 inches wide, 25 cents per yard. Also remnants and various fabrics including Printed Lawns, Percales, Seersucker, Glngname, Outing Flannels, Fleecedown, Costume Chiffon, Scotch Ginghame, and more at low prices per yard. Location noted as Second Street.
Forty dozen women's lisle finish vests Richelieu ribbed very elastic in all sizes priced at 20 cents each or 3 for 50 cents. Value 25 cents. Main floor First Street.
A sale offering numerous yardages of dark dress fabrics with markdowns. Items include Storm Cheviot 4 yards, 46 inch Shadow Biripe Serge, Sikwarp Henrietta, Tapas Read’s, Striped Serge, Striped Prunella, Silk-warp Tamise, Striped Serge, Tessah Royal, Wide-web Serge, Wanl Abatross, Spot-proof Broadcloth, Broadcloth and Mohair Brillantine. Prices cut from high to low, second floor G street.
A dated newspaper brief notes discounts in the Rug Department. Wilton 19 by 12 feet is cut from 55 to 40 dollars and Body Brussels 21 ounce is reduced from 27.50 to 19.76. Texott Ayminster and other rugs show lower prices. assortment includes remnants and yard goods on the fourth floor of G street.
A sale section lists items priced to clear: women's black silk petticoats with deep ruffles, silk jersey top petticoats in black and colors, muslin long petticoats with lawn flounces, crepe short kimonos with Persian borders, cambric corset covers and gowns, all heavily discounted from higher values. Third floor Eleventh St.
On the third floor Eleventh, the Corset Department discounts Lily of France and Ivy styles. Lily of France medium bust and hip boned corsets drop from 9.6 to 36 per pair. Comets and P. N. Corsets reduced to 8 and 1.50 respectively, with multiple sizes and elastics. Ivy Corsets, including batiste and brocade, fall from 3.76 to 2.50 and other low prices noted.
Cambric edgings and insertions offered in two lots at special prices 10c and 5c per yard. Sizes vary from 1 to 6 inches for insertions and up to 3 inches for edgings, with yard lengths listed. Sold by the piece on the main floor G street.
Retail blitz lists numerous coat suits and dresses with reductions from $135 to $57.50 and similar cuts across bengaline silk broadcloth chiffon and worsted fabrics. Items include Reseda Green combinations, Catawba broadcloth lines, novelty coats, princess dresses in multiple colors, and evening coats with trims, all on third floor clearance.
A sale catalog lists numerous waist styles including net waists in Hunter's Green and taupe shades, with long sleeves and tucked effects. Prices reduced from high original amounts to as low as 1.90 to 9.50, featuring Irish linen and bobbin lace trims, directoire finishes, and sizes 30 to 42.
A catalog-style notice lists reduced prices on miss sizes including four wine-color cheviot coats with velvet collars, four dark blue cheviot cloaks, a corduroy coat, an all-wool cheviot dress with velvet ribbon, and a brown blue plaid dress with satin buttons. Prices drop from $7.00 to $4.75, $1.10, $7.50, $12.90, and other listed reductions. Third floor atrect.
Footwear sale lists 18 pairs of women tan calfskin shoes with button uppers and welt soles in multiple sizes, plus 7 pairs women button and lace shoes in assorted sizes. Various reductions cited from original prices, plus children lace shoes with rat-tail heel and rubber soles. Third floor tenth street location.
A chaotic society page recaps estate managers, charity club disputes, a marriage arrangement for Lord Brooke and Miss Syden, and fashion notes from New York society. It also chronicles exhibitions of lace, Roosevelts books, and gala gowns, plus a mass silk stocking rush at Mary Jane’s Pa theater.
Dulin and Martin Co stocks China, silver, and glassware at low prices to meet rising demand. Hotels cafes lunch rooms and boarding houses should obtain current prices before restocking. Salesmen will call on request.
A late Henry Graves collection sale at American Art Galleries drew $14,170 in the afternoon with 223 pieces averaging over $72,560 per item. Notable buyers included Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Thomas E. Clarke, who led purchases such as a blue and white hawthorn jar for $520 and a Kangxi water vase for $180.
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