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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
25
Remnant day sale on muslin underwear ends today with clearance prices. Goods are perfect or slightly handled and priced to sell. Gowns, drawers, skirts, chemises offered in various trims, laces, and embroidery. prices range from a few cents to several dollars. Remaining hats and novelty items also priced to clear.
Bargain sale offers 50 pairs of portieres in leading colors with various edges at half and reduced prices. 20 handmade lace panels, soft shades, and numerous curtain accessories are advertised with substantial markdowns. Local sale on fourth floor features cross stripe Madras curtains and velour draperies among other items.
Bargain sale on imitation filet laces offered at about half usual prices. Laces range from 122 to 0 inches wide and suit waist and dress trim. Prices state 9 to 35 cents per yard or 13 to 73 cents per yard. Main floor location noted.
A Friday bargain offers three pairs of women’s lisle hose at 1.00, described as regular 30 cent quality. The ad highlights a coven of hose with decorative stitching and double bee’s toes, emphasizing value for shoppers.
Bargain offer on 40 women's lisle finish vests with low sleeves and hand stitched fronts. Swiss rib lisle fabric, excellent quality, special price 25 cents each at Miva Beer Fest.
Bargain sale notes many women's umbrellas with paragon frames, silk, horn ivory gun metal and pearl handles, German silver trimmings, valued at two dollars each. Also listed are children's silk umbrellas with paragon frames, steel rods and German silver caps, priced at $1.60 and $1.25.
A catalog-style notice lists multiple fabric items with reduced prices. Entries include 48-inch Cheviot, 60-inch Chiffon Broadcloth, 61-4 yards Storm Cheviot, 46-inch Albatross, 50-inch Cheviot Lupin's, and other silks, wools, and blends with marked discounts and quantities.
Infant and children garments reduced from 31.0 dollars to 2.25 each for dresses and from 2.75 to 2.00 for India linen items. Cambric skirts, Canton flannel drawers, pillow cases, and muslin drawers discounted with special 10 cent pair price. Third floor Fifth Avenue location.
Bargain list from the Traveling Goods Dept highlights discounts on a 128 inch women s hat trunk a 128 inch shirt waist trunk seven 2 inch black morocco cases two hand sewn solo leather bags a 16 inch brown grain leather bag and two leather bags with leather lining. promotions cut prices from prior amounts to $8.50 to $5.95 and as low as $2.95. Basement Equitable blog.
Friday bargains reveal a large lot of all-wool high grade suits and remnants with sizes 34 to 46. Prices drop from 27.50 to 16.75 for suits and from 22.50 to 7. per piece for remnants. Overcoats shirts and vests are discounted as listed with sizes 37 to 46 and floor location Main floor Tenth st.
A sale listing deep discounts on men’s wear items including silk four in hand ties, house coats in several textures and colors, velvet and matelasse dressing gowns, white dress shirts, bow and end ties, negligees, linen collars and cuffs, and silk stockings. Prices cut from high original tags to sale figures, with sizes and colors specified for each item.
Catalog style sale notice lists limited stock of men’s hats and golf caps with imperfect sight and sizing notes. Items include soft felt hats in pearl gray and nutmeg with various sizes, reduced from high prices to around 1.75 to 1.00 each. Ends of several lots indicate remaining quantities and final sale terms.
Millinery department offers Womer’s trimmed hats for street and general wear reduced from 31.200 to 5.00. A selection of flowers in assorted varieties, slightly mussed, reduced from 75c and 100 to 25c per bunch. Second four tenth street.
Shoe department offers a small lot of women’s and children’s shoes in pink blue white and red with various strap styles and heels. Prices cut from 5.00 6.00 to 3.50 1.90 per pair for patent and kidskin models in sizes listed. Third floor Tenth St.
Japanese Department offers Via Uracaer Jar at reduced price and cuts on 25 teacups and saucers, 2 tea plates, 10 sugar and cream sets, 8 bouillon cups and saucers, 4 salad dishes. Prices slashed from higher amounts to 1 cent to 1 ic each, on fifth floor GST.
Bargain sale offers boys suits in knickerbocker and straight-cut styles from sizes 7 to 17 and youths long trousers suits in 16 to 20 with reduced prices. Items include Norfolk, all wool and part wool suits, and fancy reefers with red flannel lining, noting reductions from higher prices. Third Anor Tenth st.
Third floor on Tenth Street offers deep cuts across boys wear. Coats, Madras blouses, sateen blouses, caps, hats, and sailor tams reduced from listed prices to fractional dollars, with sizes spanning seven to various ranges. Includes K. E. brand blouses and White Bearskin Sailor Tams in all sizes.
Reduced prices on damaged items include a 1 M-Inch Cut Glass Bowl from 500 to 60 and a 16-piece Imported Glass Pun-en Set with a damaged cup. other pieces like a Cut Glass Pitcher and Syrup Jug show declines. Fifth floor G Street sale area lists belee price changes and limited stock.
A Pittsburg door showcase advertises a China Department sale with numerous items including English porcelain dinner sets, Limoges pieces, Austrian and French china, majolica plates, and cake plates. Prices are heavily slashed from higher costs to modest sale figures, with many items described as imperfect or chipped.
Picture Department offers multiple original oil paintings with landscape scenes and figures. Prices slashed from 15 to 2.95, 20 to 3.95, 25 to 4.95, 20 to 3.35, 20 to 4.50, 000 to 12.25, 60 to 21.25, and 150 to 19.75 in deep gold burnished frames with shadow boxes, on the fourth floor.
The last state dinner of the season was hosted by President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt for the Supreme Court justices. Guests included Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller Harlan, Justice Moody, Justice Day, and numerous senators and representatives. Other diplomatic and social figures attended, with plans for upcoming events and society gatherings across Washington.
New York society filled boxes and orchestra seats at the Metropolitan Opera House on a Wednesday night. Mrs. Vanderbilt attended with foreign guests linked to her daughter's marriage to Count Szechenyi. The baroness, Austrian Ambassador, and Count and Countess Deneszechenyi appeared in elaborate gowns with diamonds and spangles.
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