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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
15
Friday bargains sweep the Upholstery Department with remnant clearances across silk, lace, curtains, hats, and linens. Notes include 24 yards faille francaise silk at 75 cents a yard, embroidered patterns at 2 dollars each, and deep discounts on table linens, napkins, and bed sets. Many items are slightly soiled or mussed, sold as is for rapid clearance.
A newspaper ad offers a dozen Women's Fast Black Cotton Hare hose with hand embroidery on the instep in several designs and colors, sizes 8 1/2 to 10, 35 cents each or 73 pairs for 1.00. Also remnants with degraded stock, lisle thread and silk-plated hose, reduced from higher prices to two cents or less per pair, on the main floor of F street.
A historical ad lists price cuts across departments on damaged and reduced items. Color whalebone casings, black cord edge skirt binding, and lamp shades show dramatic markdowns. Prices range from 1 to several dollars, with items described as imperfect or damaged.
A local store offers a splendid collection of dress fabric remnants in varied styles and colors. Goods include Cashmeres Serge Silk and wool blends with measurements, yardage, and original versus reduced prices marked. Fancy all wool saltings reduced to 1.00 per yard from prior 1.75 and 2.00. Second floor display.
Sporting Goods Dept marks down hunting coats and pants. Corduroy coats drop from 4.76 to 2.50 for one item. canvas coats cut from 34.00 to 2.00 and 125 each for various sizes. corduroy pants reduced from 3.50 to 1.25 per pair and other pairs from 4.00 to 2.26. Main floor Ten t h at.
A sale offer presents several thousand volumes and about 150 titles from a leading English religious publishing house. The prompt advert highlights discounts aimed at young readers and emphasizes quality religious works curated for a youth audience.
At 14 and 4 Publishers Prices 17c 25c 30c 35c 0c. an early selection is advisable. Main floor Tenth Street.
Wide assortment of men’s items heavily reduced for sale including gloves, handkerchiefs, shirts, pajamas, ties, rain coats, and a dressing gown. Notable markdowns include gloves from 32.95 to 31.00 per pair, tan suede and black kid cloves at 75 cents, shirts down to 50 cents, two coats cut from 28.50 to 11.35 and 25.00 to 12.50, and a bath of smaller articles priced to clear.
Reduced boys and youths outerwear and pants across sizes 9 to 21. Includes Fonganis suits sizes 16 to 20 and 31 to 6 inch, Tourist overcoats, belted backs, long cut. Pullover suits and double prebated styles, cadet and navy options, all discounted from top prices to values as low as 1.00 to 7.50 per item. Third floor tenths street department store.
Boys' Fine Madras blouses in all sizes reduced from 1.60 to 1. Each. Shirts, white and colored, down from 1.00 to 0.50. Shield bow ties cut from 2c to 0.5c. Camel's hair tams for boys and girls lowered from 1.06 to 0.9c, and boys' tams from 0.9c to 0.25 each. Third floor Tenth St.
Hand tinted leather table covers priced from 3.50 to 5.00 with reductions to 32.40 each. Cushions cut from 4.00 to 3.90. Wats 26 to 30 inches marked down from 8.50 to 2.25. Library banners fell from 2.50 to 2.50? and 9.50 to 2.50. Also many smaller articles at yearly reduced prices.
Jewelry items including Sterling Liver Lavalier Necklace and Bikthinestones rings are discounted from $20 and $6.00 respectively to 10c and $2.00 each. Glass bead necklaces and sterling river girdle belt see steep cuts to fractions of a dollar. Main floor seventh st.
Picture Department offers pastel landscapes handcolored figures and city scenes in gilt frames with varying reductions. Items include landscapes farm scenes and floral pieces, with prices cut from one to several dollars and sets like The Horse Fair and Charlot Race in black frames.
The listing shows various imported decorated cheese dishes celery trays and French china pieces discounted from high prices to sale figures. Many entries include reductions on meat dishes sauce bowls and stoneware mugs with some damaged items noted and multiple price changes.
Readable sale list shows multiple Velvet Suitts Broadcloth coats and jackets in sizes 4 to 98 with discounts from relations to 30 and 87.50. Velvet jackets and cloaks are offered with reduced prices and various fabrics include Broadcloth Cheviot and Kersey. Also many white shirt waists and silk waists advertised on third floor.
Misses and girls coats and dresses offered in a third floor clearance. Blue Cheviot coat suit reduced from 25 to 15 dollars. Reseda Green broadcloth coat and other dresses marked down with several sizes available. Coats for girls sizes 6 to 12, lowered from 12.60 to 7.00 and plaid dresses cut to 2.90.
A damaged ad lists deep discounts in the Infants Department on coats hats and fur trims. Items include blue chiffon velvet coats lace cuffs and bright red breastcloth coats with collars, box coats in various colors, tan felt hats and velvet bonnets, mink and sable fur pieces and sets with significant markdowns from prices such as 35.00 325.00 8.75 and 12.50 to fractions and round totals.
Reduced prices on Smyrna Rue rugs Axminster and Brunsela pieces. Smyrna Rue 12 ft from 22.50 to 15.00. Axminster 4x12 ft from 16.60 to 10.00. Brunsela 2 ft 1-2 inch reduced from 14.00 to 11.50. Nubia rugs 2 ft size cut from 175 to 1.2 each. Remnants and tilecloths halved. floors four through six offer remaining yard goods at sharp discounts.
Reduced prices on shopworn and dented items include a kitchen table with drawers spice boxes gas heaters Vienna cone pot papier mache bowl and pitcher Japan red foot tubs copper hotnium wash boiler patent dish washer china salt boxes Pullex furniture polish Step Crack floor filler and more, all modestly discounted from listed prices.
Washington social pages tally state dinner details at the White House for the Roosevelts and guests including Justices, Senators, and ambassadors. Invitations to the Roosevelt Longworth wedding are issued to about a thousand, with dining and entertainment plans noted amid extensive social notices and forthcoming events.
The article notes New York designers crafting lavish gifts for Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding. Diamond and pearl pieces from Tiffany, including a ten strand pearl collar worth 31,000, a 560 stone diamond piece, two diamond collars, and five diamond bowknots, are described with secrecy around donors. Separate items include a silver service and a gold rifle, with gifts tied to notable figures Taft and Rough Riders.
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