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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
27
An important remnant day features cleaned stock across all lines offered for quick sale. Many items are imperfect, but odds and ends fill departments with reduced prices, some half off. Limited quantities mean early purchase is advised as late arrivals risk disappointment.
A fragmented catalog item describes black taffeta silk garments with ruched, wide flounces and tailored sections. The listing notes dresses, gowns, petticoats, drawers, and accessories, with prices and multiple fabrics. Smaller items include pillows and ribbons, advertised at bargain center window prices during a Friday sale.
A listing of damaged and decorated china pieces with marked discounts such as creams containers, sugar boats, nut dishes, salad bowls, and vases. Items include German and Japanese china with reduced prices from $1000 to $1 and special sale terms.
Clearance sale offers remaining Coque Feather Boas in black anil light and dark effects. Stork af Coque Feather Boas shown in Mie. Prices slashed from 7.50 to 2.00 dollars per piece with various discount steps. Located in Nechwear Dept Main floor G Street.
A dealer offers quadruple plated silver pieces at half to one quarter off regular prices. Items include bonbon dishes cups and bowls in varied stock of single to dozen pieces, bright new goods with attractive designs. Savings apply to wedding or anniversary gifts and practical household uses.
Lining department lists 125 yards of all silk linings in multiple colors with slight imperfections priced per yard. Quilted lateen fabric in pink and light blue, 30 cents per yard. Various fabrics such as Grenadine Voile, Cheviel, Cheviot Charpin's, Freeh Serge, Nun's Veilings, and Panama priced with marked reductions from original to sale amounts. Items include inches, yardage, and per yard pricing. second floor G street location indicated.
Blanket department offers several wool and plaid blankets at reduced prices. Items include six pair I-4 wool blankets, two pair W-4 wool blankets, Jopre tid wool plaid blankets marked down to sale values, H wool blankets, one extra large pink and white blanket, and one white wool blanket, all noted as mussed or soiled with substantial price cuts from $6.00 to $5.00 per pair and similar discounts. Scarlet blankets with imperfect sight priced down from $1.09. sale on second floor, goods limited and quantities unclear.
On the Fourth floor near Eleventh Street a toy clearance offers several items at deep cuts. Imported mechanical trains with cracks drop from 1.00 to 0.50 each, jointed circus toys from 8.50 to 4.50, and 1.35 to 0.50 per set. Also discounted are tin study items, police quipts, a large elephant statue, and various bears and plush items with noted wear or soil.
Large lot of calendars offered at low figures in all sizes and kinds including Drop and Black calendars plus religious and fancy designs. Prices range from 2 for 5 cents to 35 cents each with a selection from 10 to 25 cents and 25 cents to 75 cents for premium items. Main floor G street.
Overstocked from a leading maker offers real cowhide travel bags and suit cases at half price. Lot 1 cowhide timeling bags 10 to 18 inches for 2.95. Lot 2 grain leather traveling bags 11 to 17 inches 3.95. Lot 3 handsewn cowhide Bags 15 to 18 inches 8.50. Suit cases brown russet 4 inch size 6.00. Basement display area.
A newspaper item describes discounts in the umbrella department. Women’s silk umbrellas with er gold features reduce from 159 to 2.00, men’s union silk umbrellas with ivory handles drop from 7 Brunt to 4.48, and women’s green hats become discounted from 20 to has. Main floor east entrance.
On the fourth floor Tenrb street the Picture Department offers large hand colored photogravures and prints with gilt, beaded, black and green frames. Prices are cut from $300 to $12 and more, including Day Dream and Mother and Child titles, plus landscapes and a porcelain game picture.
Friday Bargain 1 offers a wide range of men s clothing and accessories at deep discounts. Item highlights include 23 dozen cotton night shirts 45¢ each 10 dozen black derby hats with season shapes remnants girdles with tassels and decorative trim reduced neckwear collars cuffs and shirts with prices from 50¢ to 3 for 75c and jackets and coats discounted to 3.75 15.50.
Men’s department offers 3 winter-weight suits in plata, wack and gray stripes and plaids in sizes 38 to 46 regulars. Overcoats in black oxford with velvet collars. raincoats in matan oxford and heatherbone. fancy vests. prices cut from 19 to 11.75, and from 21 to something, with several sizes and styles on sale at main floor.
Retail notes list reduced prices on boys wool suits and reefers across sizes from 2 to 16 and up to 12 years. Items include sailor and Russian blouses, knickerbocker trousers, all wool coats and long pants suits, and double breasted outfits with discounts shown for third floor offerings at Tenth Street.
The ad lists discounted items in the Sporting Goods Dept including 12 inch George Washington University Pillow Cover and Georgetown University Pillow Clip edged with fringe, reduced from $1.50 to five dollars. Also features 21 inch Gunatona Pillow Cover cut from 32.50 to 50, and girls blue uniforms in sizes 36 and 38 discounted from $3.00 to 2.50 each. Roller skates with hermacite and steel wheels reduced. sets of iron wheels and leather pad offers noted.
A large lot of hats and caps in bearskin astrakhan and rich cloths in white and navy blue. Varied styles for boys and girls in all sizes. Priced 50 and 75 cents each, regularly up to 3 dollars. Located on the third floor of the store on Tenth street.
Social and personal notes detail Miss Gladys Vanderbilt's Monday wedding in New York to Count Szechenyi, plus a flurry of Washington hosting, teas, luncheons, and musicales at the White House and among diplomats, with guests including Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Hinckley, the Roosevelts, ambassadors, and many society figures.
Miss Elsie Aldrich daughter of Senator and Mrs Nelson W Aldrich is formally presented to society at a reception in Angell Street Providence The event features a rose bower and guests from New York and Washington including Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr Debutantes and guests mingle while a floral display and canaries become part of the evening plans for a future merchants ball in St Louis The ball includes a moon dance and dramatic lighting before the canaries and butterflies finale
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