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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
45
A Saturday style sale across all house departments offers remnant silks and linens. Notable deals include 24 yards of Faille Francaise at 75 cents a yard, silk hats, and embroidered patterns, plus outlet pricing on table linens, cambric corset covers, bed sets, and lace curtains. Many items are slightly soiled or offered at deep discounts with multiple floor locations listed.
A Hartford area ad offers Women's Fast Black Cotton Hare hosiery with hand embroidery on insteps in multiple colors and sizes 8 1 2 to 10. Remnants include Lisle Thread Hose with embroidered insteps and silk plated hose, discounted from 6c and $1.00 to 2c and 0c per pair, with sizes shown and bulk pricing.
A sale listing from the Nation Department advertises lamp shades and related trimmings at deep discounts. Items include whalebones and skirt bindings, various lamp shades with noted reductions, damaged lamps, and several misread prices, with a focus on Main floor and Fifth floor displays.
A list of dress fabric remnants offered at reduced prices in varied selections. Includes Cashmeres, Serge, Silks, Alpaca, Crepes, Broadcloths, Wool Lansdowne, Lellenne, and checks. Each piece measured with yardage and width, reduced from $1.75 and $2.00 to $1.00 per yard. Also portions of fancy all wool saltings marked at $1.00 per yard.
Sporting Goods Dept highlights dramatic markdowns on hunting coats and canvas jackets. Corduroy coats drop from 34.76 to 2.50, canvas coats from 34.00 to 2.00, corduroy pants cut to 1.25 and 2.26 per pair, with assorted sizes available. Main floor Tenth at.
A historical sale offers several thousand volumes and about 150 titles from a leading English religious publishing house. The item presents a rare chance for readers and collectors to acquire notable works at reduced prices.
An early selection is advisable with price points listed 17c 25c 30c 35c and 0c. The note references Main floor at Tenth Street location and multiple publisher prices for items.
Readable items include men’s gloves and suede cloves trimmed in tan and black, merino shirts with flawed stitching, and various handkerchiefs, collars, and ties. Large sale drops across suits, pajamas, rain coats, and dressing gowns with marked reductions from one half to near cost. many items described as soiled or imperfect.
Reduced prices on boys and youths coats suits and pants from sizes 9 to 21. Fonganis and double breasted suits cut long with belted backs see cuts from 12.50 to 7.50 and 9.00 to 3.85. Navy cadet suits and tourist overcoats marked down, plus bloomers and regular pants at deep discounts. Third floor, Tentl st.
In the Boys Furnishing Dept on the third floor at Tenth St. clearances are listed with bold price cuts. Madras blouses in all sizes drop from 1 60 to 1 00 per item, shirts from 1 00 to 0 50, shield bow ties from 2 to 0 5, and camel hair tams from 1 06 to 0 25, with variations for age and color.
Art Leather Novelties offers hand-tinted leather items including table covers cushions and banners at deep discounts. Reductions span tables covers cushions wats and banners with prices from three dollars to four dollars and up to 2.50 for banners, plus other smaller items at yearly reduced prices.
Readable items include various reduced prices on jewelry and accessories. Sterling liver lavalier necklace with Bikthinestones, men’s solid gold rings with tiger eye, jeweled hats, glass bead necklaces, and a sterling river girdle belt all shown as reduced from higher amounts to small figures. Main floor seventh street.
Picture Department offers pastel landscapes and handcolored figures in gilt frames with price cuts from 1.7 to Tec and more. Includes 18 large Artotypes The Horse Fair and Charlotte Race in black frames and other colored pictures with reduced prices. Fourth floor Tenth St.
The China Department lists price cuts on various imported and decorated items. Items include cheese dish sets, celery trays, French china vegetable dishes, meat dishes, sauce bodies, and blue stoneware bread mugs with reduced prices noted though some entries are garbled or damaged.
A sale listing outlines numerous reduced prices on suits coats dresses and robes across departments. Items include wine velvet Suitts and broadcloth coats with sizes 4 to 88, markdowns from $68 to $30 and $45 to $1, boldly promoting drastic price cuts and assorted fabrics like velvets broadcloths muslin and silks.
Misses blue cheviot coat suit size 18 reduced from 25.00 to 15.00. Miss' blue cheviot suit jacket size 14 reduced from 25.00 to 15.00. Miss' reseda green broadcloth coat trimmed with velvet and braid size 13 reduced from 38.00 to 20.00. 3 girls' covert reefers spring weight sizes 6 and 7 reduced from 7.50 to 8.7 each. White Persian lawn dress trimmed with lace size 12 reduced from 15.00. Miss' two piece dress with lace yoke size 6 reduced from 21.00 to 36.00. 6 girls' heavy winter coats sizes 6, 7, 10, 12 reduced from 12.60 to 7.00 each. 7 girls' plaid dresses trimmed with velvet ribbon sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 reduced from 4.60 to 2.90 each. Third floor at.
The listing outlines deep discounts on infant and children's coats hats furs and sets. Items include blue chiffon velvet coats squirrel skin trimmed jackets turtle necks and mink sables collars throws and complete fur sets with price cuts ranging from small jackets to large mink ensembles. Limited quantities obscure some details but mention of drastic reductions and varied colors persists throughout.
Smyrna Rue 12 ft rugs reduced from 22.50 to 15.00. Axminster 41 4x12 ft down from 16.60 to 10.00. Brunsela 2 ft rugs from 14.00 to 11.50. Nubia 2 ft rugs halved from 175 to 1.2 each. Remnants mats and linoleum cut to 2c per yard or half price on sale. Fourth floor.
Shopworn furniture and kitchen items are discounted. A 1 kitchen table with drawers and spice boxes drops from 11.90 to 2. Vienna cone pot cut to 2 dollars. Patent dish washer now 1.26. Several heaters hot water items slashed. Floor filler and polish sold in cans and bottles at lowered prices. Fifth floor eleventh at.
The article details a state dinner hosted by President and Mrs Roosevelt with elaborate table decor and notable attendees including Supreme Court members, cabinet officials, senators, ambassadors, and a large diplomatic contingent. It notes invitations for the Roosevelt Longworth wedding, guest lists, and various social events around Washington society, including engagements and receptions.
The New York American reports New York designers prepare lavish wedding gifts for Miss Alice Roosevelt. Jewelers fashion rare pieces including a ten strand pearl collar valued at 310,000 and several diamond items. Taft and Roosevelt relatives are among secret givers.
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