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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1907
Page
15
Saturday is Children’s Day with great values on boys suits reefers overcoats separate pants and blouses and girls dresses wraps furs and more. January stock adjustments from manufacturers and importers enable these unusually low prices for these ready to wear items.
The store announces a clearance of girls heavy winter coats and dresses now priced to close out. Featured items include coats in plaid and scarlet reefers with satin linings, and dresses in serge, wool hauste, and blue serge with decorative trims, in sizes from 6 to 28, with marked savings from original prices.
Also showing a splendid collection of Peter Thompson suits with improved workmanship and better materials. Full regulation style with emblems and trimming, sizes up to 20. Blue serge suits priced at 15.00 and 18.50, girls’ blue serge with full plaited skirts at 12.50 on the third floor.
At this time of year the boy needs a suit or pants to finish winter. Boys' gray and brown mixed double breasted suits with belt bloomer pants, sizes 8 to 16, $5.00 each, were $6.50. Fors' suits in navy blue serges, cheviots, and mixtures feature Norfolk jacket and double breasted styles with straight and bloomer pants.
Correct Corsets promotes health by avoiding restricted breathing and movement, offering models tailored to individual figures. It highlights several corset styles and prices, including Royal Worcester, Nemo, and P. O. corsets, plus bustles and elastics, available on the third floor Elventa street.
A Grafton Press display lists key genealogical volumes for collectors. Titles include Chronicles of Henry VII, William Cecil life and arms, The Jacobite Peerage, The Plantagenet Roll, and Art of Heraldry with illustrations, offered in folio and cloth bindings with various net prices.
Import arrivals include Men's Fast Black Cotton Split Foot Half Hose in 50 dozen with sizes 9 to 12, plus all-black Fine Gauge Half Hose at 3 pairs for $1.00 on the main floor. Also featured are children's white worsted mittens, drawer leggings, crocheted worsted sacques, Canton flannel day drawers, outing night drawers, outing flannel kimonas, and sweaters priced from 75 cents to $3.50 on the third floor Eleventh Street.
The listing highlights essential traits for Children's Common Sense Shoes such as natural shape tested leather stylish appearance and absolute fit at reasonable cost. It advertises several styles including extra high cut button shoes with patent vamps and white kid skin tops spring heel sizes 6 to 12 1 2 at 3.00 and high cut dongola kid skin button shoes with patent leather trim and Goodyear welt sole size 6 to 12 1 2 at 2 50. It notes dress slippers in various colors with spring heels and turn soles and a full line of infant and button best-sole shoes ankle ties and moccasins. Located on third floor tenth street.
Advertisement lists gowns kimona dressing sacques skirts and other warm house and street wear in outings flannel and wool. Prices shown for Outing Flannel Gowns Skirts Kimonas knitted wool shirts and more. Also features Colonial brand groceries and imported foods with prices and store location Fifth floor.
Washington society notes recount Mrs J F Stevens entertaining with a luncheon for Mrs Wight and Mrs Briggs to follow Mrs Sylvester Phillips tea in Connecticut Avenue. Dinners and teas honored guests include McKinley representatives and other prominent guests at the New Willard and Farragut Square homes.
A look at the forthcoming New York Supreme Court session features petitions for divorce by several prominent women including Mrs. Glen Collins and Mrs. Charles Hall, with details of past marriages and ties to Washington and Newport. The column also notes social reminiscence on antiques, fashion, and a forthcoming memoir by Mrs. Biddle, plus observations on opera Dior ornaments and a visit of German officers to New York.
Mrs. Marshall Field of Chicago worries over her eldest son at Rugby seeking a British army career against his grandfather’s wishes. The Field boys, raised with English peers, favor Britain, while a pet runaway episode at Claridge’s amuses. Portraits, travels, and ties to Chicago, Rugby, and the Morton family thread through a portrait of expatriate life and business lineage.
Delhi Elizabeth India Bell Fleming daughter of Col and Mrs Robert S Fleming of This City is engaged to Senor Luis Corea Nicaraguan Minister, announced after a family council. Corea, a long time diplomat, was posted in Washington since 18%, previously engaged to Mrs Jordan of South Carolina. The match links a debutante of 19 with a prominent South American diplomat amid notable society interest.
Donations for the Associated Charities lag behind last year’s slow period despite appeals by treasurer John Joy Hatson and finance chair Col Archibald Hopkins. Many contributors are named with varied amounts while the Qutizene Relief Association faces rising need for food fuel and clothing, risking a deficit.
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