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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
45
Woodward & Lothrop in Washington announces a limited sale of broken assortments odd lots and remnants at prices well below their intrinsic value. The store opens at 8:30 A M and closes at 5:30 P M with all remnants plainly marked and noted to original prices.
A good assortment of men’s suits and vests in dark and medium tones, from Stein-Bloch and other makers, offered at reduced prices. Lot includes diverse sizes with one item per line showing size, type, and old versus new price. main floor at Tenth Street.
All trimmed hats showing handling marks or mussed appearance are offered at half and less than half price for immediate clearance. The lot includes twelve to fifteen items in generally usable condition, plus untrimmed flats in black and colors. Prices were 1.50 and 2.00. Second floor Tenth Street.
A sale offering Little Children's Short Dresses in sizes 1 to 2 years. Made of good quality English nainsook with yoke insertion and ruffle on neck and sleeves. Priced at 75 cents, a better value than usual. Third floor Eleventh St.
A prewar style sale lists cotton dress goods lengths two to five yards priced at 10 cents. Outing flannels at 8 cents per yard and 121-2 ranges. Printed percales and lawns offered with dense price tags. Rich black spangled robes and lace bolero coats in cream and white reduced from high prices. Notable sale items include dresses and one of a kind pieces priced from 15 to 5000 dollars, main floor display.
Two special lots of Corset Covers and Drawers offered at less than usual prices. Drawers are Cambric or muslin with hemstitched ruffle, Corset Covers in cambric or nainsook with embroidery and lace trims. Special Price 25 cents per garment. Also one set of fine Nainsook Corset Covers with fronts trimmed in lace beading and ribbon at a special price.
A second floor sale lists assorted remnants and cloth by the yard with reduced prices from $183 to $250 for pink Clutton Vole and other fabrics including navy blue chiffon Voice and Cravenette checks. Quantities range from 27 to 85 yards and lengths from 2 to 7 yards with reductions up to one half the regular price.
Listing of remaining yardage and pieces in 56 inch Venetian, 52 inch Chiffon, 44 inch Melrose, 45 inch French Serge, Nun's Veiling, Lupin's Voile, Panama, Shadow Breck Berge, and Chiffon Broadcloth with reduced prices per piece or per yard. Content notes reductions from $5.71 to $3, from $7 to $4, and similar, with quantities like 184 yds and 7 yds across several fabrics. Floor location specified as Becond floor- 6 st.
Bargain sale in progress offers about 50 men's derbys marked seconds priced at 1.90 each. Remnants include 20 soft hats, knits, caps, shirts, ties, hose, robes, and underwear with substantial discounts from original prices. Main floor items span various sizes and styles with end-of-line reductions.
A sale note highlights new White Lawn Waists in all sizes with lace and embroidery trim at 1.35 each, down from 2.25. Also advertised are Black Chiffon Panama Suits, sizes 34 and 4, reduced. Navy Plus Voile and Light Alice Blue Taffeta suits with trims, reduced from listed prices to lower sale figures. Third floor at G Street location.
A news item lists women’s outerwear with deep discounts across multiple items. It highlights a black cheviot box jacket size 42 marked down from 315.00 to 10.00, raincoats in sizes 4 and 4 with two items at 10.00 and 12.50, and several tourist coats in large sizes reduced to 12.50 each. Also noted are a tan raincoat reduced to 18.50, striped cheviot coats, a black broadcloth jacket with silk embroidery at 18.50, and three black imported broadcloth jackets at 18.50 each. Third floor G ft.
Reductions sweep youths wardrobes with all wool pants outfits and overcoats. Discounts cut prices from high figures to 2.95 and 6.73 in sizes 5 to 16, including double and single breasted suits along with Russian blouse wash suits. Third floor Ninth Street store.
A Boston shop advertises fur department discounts with items like Edna May silk ties reduced from 375 to 250 each and Mink Thea satin lined pieces down to 275, plus imitation ermine scarfs slashed to 3.25 each. Third floor G Street location.
Clearance sale on the third floor G street features multiple garments for misses and girls. Brown plaid coats with velvet capes in sizes 10 and 12 reduced from 13.50 to 12.50 each. gray and black plaid suits sizes 14 and 16 cut to 10.00. novelty cloth suit size 14 dropped to 12.56. brown churched jackets and chiffon suits size 16 down to 16.00. brown mixture suits sizes 16 and 18 cut to 15.00. red and black all wool dress sizes 6 to 8 reduced from 19.00 to 5.00. light-weight blue gray coat size 8. lawn dresses sizes 10, 12 and 14 trimmed with embroidery now 1.00 each.
Bargain sale on 18 pairs Women’s black Caltskin Lace Shoes Goodyear soles sizes 3 to 7A-4 5 661-2 and 7BH-6C-D reduced from 3.00 to 1.95 per pair. Also 22 pairs Patent Caltskin Lace Shoes Cuban heels sizes 6 to 7B-21-2 8 31-2 4 61-2 7C reduced from 3.400 to 2.50. 9 pairs Gun-metal Calfskin Lace Shoes sizes 4 41-2 5 6 61-2 TAA-21-9 4 61-24 reduced from 3.50 to 2.50. 46 pairs Gun-metal Calfskin Button Shoes sizes 4 to 61-2AA-21-2 51-2 6 61-2A-4 61-2 65-31-2 5 B1-2C reduced from 3.50 to 2.50. Third floor Tenth at.
Readable fragments show a clearance of curtains, couch covers, tapestries, and damask fabrics. Items include Real Arabian Lace Curtains, Imported Real Irish Point Lace Curtains, Booted Madras Curtains, couch covers, tapestry squares, heavy portieres, all sprayed with substantial price cuts from high original tags to lower sale prices.
Numerous original oil paintings offered with deep discounts in the Fourth floor Tenth. titles include Cottage by the Lily Pond Cows by the Stream Landscape Sunset The cottage in the Valley Switzerland valley Snow Scene Sheep Homeward Bound Marine views Chrysanthemums and more. discounts range from tiny to substantial with some prices dropping from dozens of dollars to under ten dollars.
A shopworn sale page lists various house furnishings with discounts. Items include bird cages coin cups copper pots and kettles, baking dishes, butter churns, and polished ware, all marked down from higher prices to reduced sale amounts. The ad cites Fifth floor Eleventh street as the location for the sale.
China Department offers rich sugar and cream sets and china trays at marked reductions. Imported decorated French and Caulkdon ware dishes and meat dishes drop from high prices to bargain figures. Various sizes and pieces include covered vegetable dishes and sauce tureens with substantial discounts.
The Roosevelts hosted a grand dinner with a diplomatic corps lineup including Italian and French ambassadors, Austrian, Russian, Danish ministers, and many others. Vice President Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks hosted a separate dinner with Justices, senators, and representatives. Mrs. Terry led a luncheon for prominent guests, and Mrs Townsend hosted a dance for about 200 attendees at Mrs Townsend’s home amid ornate floral decorations and formal dress.
A Paris cablegram published yesterday misidentified Mrs Allain Eustis as Mrs George Bustie widow of George Eustis Sr The correct deceased in France is Mrs Allain Eustis aunt of Mr George Eustis who lives at Corcoran House this city
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