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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1910
Page
2
The Palais Royal, thriving beyond precedent, plans a 360000 expansion adding 20 900 square feet. A new upper floor will house better lighted ventilated sewing and work rooms a large sanitary lunch kitchen and a marble Tokt Room with open plumbing. A sample room receiving rooms and spacious offices will serve patrons staff and visiting salesmen.
The store announces major remodeling of its rotunda with a stained glass dome and minor disruption this summer. No haste to cut prices as the Palais Royal plans immense July stock additions from remaining summer lines. Department chiefs return from New York with nearly 25 000 dollars of summer needs to be distributed for less than 15 000 dollars in values.
Nearly 10,000 yards of importers surplus summer stock goes on sale with clear pricing. Sheer organdies and lawns at 9 cents per yard offer patterns and colors rejected by many. Best white barred muslins at 12 cents, for shirt waists. White figured swisses at 19 cents, standard at 3714 cents per yard.
Daily papers hint at forthcoming bar gains and fresh goods priced surprisingly low. The Post Star Herald and Times each show slightly different initial lists, but together they foreshadow tomorrow’s bargain highlights and possible discounts.
A note from A. Lisner discusses completing the Palais Royal with the new Crown and linking a wing to the Scottish Rite Cathedral building. The plan envisions further expansion, aiming for another wing later. The message urges striving toward perfection as the path forward.
The new roof will be steel and covered with Book Tile set in cement. It is designed to resist fire and water, with slate on the mansards and heavy slag on the deck. Removing departments to the new fifth floor frees 7 000 square feet of selling space, easing congestion for patrons.
Vintage newspaper note markets 10c items with sale prompts. Details list collars handkerchiefs headscarves and fabrics in assorted styles and colors. Prices noted 19c to 2c for damaged goods. Linen and crepe de chine fabrics described with color options and lengths.
Dresses described feature foulard patterns with Dutch or high necklines and lace yokes. Styles include 34 sleeve garments with over skirts, available in sizes 34 to 44 and misses 14 to 18.
Palais Royal offers 5000 worth of hair goods for just over 1000 with deep discounts across puffs clus ters switches and nets. Readied items include twelve puff sets four and six piece curl sets and washable hair rolls all shades reduced from standard prices. Sale highlights target fashion buyers in New York as elite patrons flee the city.
Item describes a writing pad with ivory white finish and cloth surface, offered in two sizes. It is packed as 100 sheets in a box. The line includes a model or brand tag and partial cost or designation reading APER 39.
The New Cluster Puffs, priced at $1.39, and Palais Royal introduce a new chair arrangement that can be taken down and rearranged with ease. Not yet sold beyond select New York shops, available here in blond, light, medium, dark brown, and black. If you receive The Post at sea or mountain, the mail will deliver the hair shade sample required.
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