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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
29
Woodward & Lothrop opens 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with a Special Remnant Day on Women's Muslin Cambric and Nainsook undergarments. Garments feature muslin veils, tucks, wide ruffles and beading, offered at 20 cents each with various styles and trims. Also promotions on Union Varfet Silk Umbrellas and a selection of taffeta silk undergarments with multiple handle options and cases.
A damaged OCR notice advertises a Friday bargain in women's shoes at a shop on Tenth Street featuring Goodyear welt boots and wooden-sole styles. It lists discounted pairs with mentions of stitching, leather uppers, and reduced prices from a prior high tag.
About 150 single portieres of crinkled silk worsted and cotton oriental effects and damask, imported as models by a large manufacturer. Priced 13 to 43 less than regular. suitable for single doors, coach covers, and upholstery. Strips range from 3.00 to 15.00 with various values listed.
Clearance sale offers silk covered down and comfortables in various qualities with reduced prices. Shown as season’s goods, featuring attractive patterns and colors. Located on floor Eleventh Street, with assortment advertised.
Readable text lists corset items with price cuts across several models. Corsets from Corset Department include opatre Corsets coutil long focus attached sizes 26 27 29 with reduced prices. Sapphire Corsets pink bust long hip size 2% priced down. Lily of France pink broche high bust short hip 2 2% reduced. Pink and Blue Laces and other items shown with discounts and paired offers.
Incomplete sets and yardage on Fifth Floor as prices drop on dinner sets and Austrian china. Men s garments feature tailored suits discounted to 12.50 for a gray plaid, 23.00 for broadcloth, and 10.00 for taffeta silk jumpers, with extensive reductions on shirts, collars, cuffs, and hosiery.
Readable items show price cuts on coats including a tourist style box back trim with buttons and a red and brown braid trimmed unats. Sizes range with reductions noted from 20.00 to 22.60 while other black coats feature strap seams and a tight back fit in size 34 reflecting marked lower prices.
Main floor Eleventh street features reductions across leather goods. Gray suede card cases drop from Trem 1 to 2.00 each while leather jewel cabinet with lock falls 7.00 to 5.00. Leather collar and cult box from 700 to 3.50. Three leather book covers from i to E.60 each. Leather work baskets cut to 2.59 each.
In the men’s hat section 48 golf caps in dark colors and assorted sizes are reduced from 50 cents to 25 cents each. Also 15 plaid and striped golf caps, with ends of lines and all sizes, marked down from 140 dollars to 50 cents each on the main floor in F Street.
Fourth floor, Tenth st features discounts on imported Florentine and genuine gold leaf picture frames. Many sizes 16x20 and 13x16 receive marked reductions from $25.00 to $10.00, $17.00 to $7.90, and other deep cuts including 8x10 and 7x9. Stock includes Roman gold oval and brown and gold oval styles with limited quantities at reduced prices.
Reducer sale on men’s wear features striped and plain heavy winter-weight overcoats in sizes 37 to 42, reductions from 15 to 20 dollars down to 13.40. Flannel wash fabrics offered in 34 to 40 waist, casted for season. Main four-Tenth st location.
The Traveling Goods Department offers discounts on luggage and bags. An 18 inch trunk of 3 ply basswood with waterproof canvas is reduced from 13 to 11 dollars while a 44 inch Black Cowhide Suit Case drops from 29 to 12 dollars. Also offered: 16 inch fitted Black Walrus Bag, leather Hat Box, and pegamoid suit cases with steel frames, all heavily discounted. Basement Equitable Building.
China Department advertises deep cuts on assorted decorated French China wares including soup tureens dishes and bowls with substantial reductions from original prices. Items feature cream pitchers pie plates tea sets cracker jars and teapots with varied discounts and some minor damage noted on one plate.
A local fur sale advertises a table of discounted items including opossum, marten, Persian paw, imitation ermine and black fox scarfs at five dollars each, fox muffs with heads reduced to five dollars, black pony furs sets to twenty dollars, white fox items cut to fifteen dollars or less, and various mink pieces discounted from twenty five to forty dollars.
A Bath Robe Department catalog item lists 3 Gray Hiderdown Robes trimmed with satin in sizes 36 and 38 at 2.00 each. Four Eiderdown Robes gray and pink trimmed with satin in sizes 34 38 42 at 2.95 each. Two Heliotrope Hiderdown Robes sailor collar satin trimmed in sizes 36 and 40 at 4.50 each. Four Hiderdown Robes collarless red gray satin trimmed in sizes 34 36 at 4.50 each. Third floor G street.
Five girls winter coats with flannel mix and sizes 8 10 at 7.60 each. Seven girls raincoats blue and gray sizes 6 to 4 at 5.00 each. One misses black cheviot suit silk lined jacket plaited skirt size 18 34 inch pant at 7.50. Two girls black broadcloth suits sizes 4M4 and 18 with silk lined jacket and full plaited skirt at 12.50. One misses brown broadcloth coat lined with white satin size 18 34 inch boat at 21.00.
The Jewelry Department on Main floor Eleventh St offers discounts on French Crystal Bead Necklaces White Cornl and Crystal Bead Necklaces French Gilt Dog Collars and Jeweled Bracelets. Items reduced include multiple quantities with prices down from $8.00 to $4.00, $6.50 to $2.50, and similar reductions to $1.25 and $2.50.
A Fourth floor Eleventh St display lists weathered oak rockers and dolls with deep markdowns. Items include 2 dolls go carts, friction locomotives, a sewing basket, mechanical train, dolls beds, a horse and wagon, clown dolls, a large jointed doll, and a jointed doll with celluloid head, all discounted from various original prices to amounts as low as 10 cents and $2.00.
Fifth floor Eleventh Street shopworn housewares offered at half price. Damaged and reduced items include mirrors oak frames shoe polishers enameled cups pitchers molds kettles and coffee pots plus nickel plated tea and noodle cutters and chafing dishes with substantial markdowns from previous prices. Also golden oak and mission finish racks reduced to clear.
A double marriage took place at 6 30 PM in Immaculate Conception Church with Miss Maye Llewellyn Eliot and Miss Ethelreda Lancaster Eliot wed to Dr Francis Edward Harrington and Mr John Christopher Hanway. Bridesmaids wore pale pink gowns. ceremony featured Mendelssohn’s wedding march and a reception at the brides’ parents’ home on P Street.
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