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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
15
The Woodward & Lothrop store will close at 5 30 P M daily until further notice with Friday featuring remnant day. Counters display cleanup offerings from across the store including short lengths odd lots dented items and one of a kind pieces sale highlights include groups too small to advertise in detail for early housekeepers and shoppers.
Several trimmed hats are offered for clearance at pass price. Despite handling they are desirable for general wear and marked as follows. three dollars each and were three six dollars or five four dollars each were ten dollars. Second floor Tenth street.
Frday Bargain offers deep discounts on women s J B Corsets and luxury remnants. Prices cut from $1.00 to 79c on sizes 18 to 30, plus reductions on Lily of France Sapphire and French Corsets with whalebone boning. Ends with lace trim and fringe notes.
A fragmented list of women’s hosiery items on sale including Lisle thread black and tan hose with features like double soles and high spliced heels. Remnants of cotton hose and children’s hose in black tan pink white blue with reduced prices from 35c to 25c per pair. Main floor sale wording suggests inventory remnants and price cuts.
Remnant sale on Friday features Children's Cambric and Mislin Petticoats in two styles at 50c each. Also reduced items include white lawn bonnets, dotted Swiss bonnet, all over embroidered bonnet, heavy French linen dresses, white lawn dresses, blue and brown cloth reefers, and a light tan cloth coat from third floor Eleventh St.
A catalog of women’s muslin undergarments on sale includes nainsook and cambric items such as corset covers petticoats gowns and drawers with reductions to 25c 50c and 69c each and further discounts on gowns and full sets. Home textiles on the upholstery floor feature Near-silk table covers brocade pieces and assorted tapestry covers with substantial markdowns.
Bargain sale of pressed glassware offers low prices on Bitter Dishes 10c each and Fruit Bowls 8 inch 10c, with regular values listed. Includes Salad Bowls 6 and 10 inches, finger bowls 60c per dozen, oil and vinegar cruets, sherbet cups, water bottles, sugar bowls and cream pitchers, all at reduced prices on the fifth floor G Street.
Yardage of 44 to 50 inch all wool and silk blends discounted from high to low, including 44 inch all wool taffeta and all wool Panama, plus 45 inch Melrose and crepe de Chine. Slashed prices show reductions from $7.04 to $3.50 and similar, with multiple pieces and yardage available at reduced rates. store location noted as Second floor Gst.
Second floor G street offers heavy discounts on fabrics including Gray Striped Cheviot 7 yards at 5.25 per piece, Blue Striped Cheviot 7 yards heavily discounted, Embroidered Wool 8 yards at 9.50, Tan Silk and Wool Crepe 9 yards at 5.63, Gray All Silk Batiste 41-2 yards at 2.50, Gray Panama 33-8 yards at 2.58, Gray and Blue Panama 6 yards at 4.50, Navy Panama 50 inches 6 yards at 5.25 per piece.
A damaged ledger-like notice lists shoe department clearances with white canvas oxfords and patent oxford ties, children's canvas shoes, and assorted damaged toys and furniture. Items show dramatic price cuts from several dollars to about one dollar and include floor locations Fourth floor eleventh street.
Listing shows discounts on quartered oak and mahogany furniture including a large oak cheval glass, mahogany dressers, corner chairs, Turkish rockers, a coronial settee with a matching chair, side tables, a mahogany arm chair, a weathered oak hall rack, an ornate mahogany buffet, and multiple refrigerators. Prices drop from high to low, with several items near or below expected cabinet shop costs. Located on the sixth floor G Street.
Extensive discounts on 3 piece suits, jackets, skirts and dresses for women. Items include all wool tan mixed pony jackets, black taffeta silk suits, chiffon and lace trimmed outfits, various sizes from 34 to 42, with price drops from hundreds to as low as $1.90 for lawn waists.
Catalogue notes many women’s outerwear items in size 36 including black voile jacket broadcloth styles with braid and silk linings and a white collar, brown taffeta coat with cape, a dust coat with yoke, light gray satin auto coat, all marked down from high prices to reduced sale figures. Contains multiple items with discounts and sizes.
The Picture Department advertises a clearance of framed water colors and prints. Items include Colonial Girl and Colonial Dance water colors, Madama Louise de France works, Holland scenery, Cherubs and other colored prints in gilt, black, and green frames, all marked down from high prices to deep discounts.
A cluttered sale listing offers hand painted and decorated porcelain, Limoges, and French china. Items include bowls, pitchers, tea sets, berry bowls, sauce tureens, meat dishes, and dinner sets with marked price cuts from as high as $25.00 to as low as 25 cents, with various decorations and sizes noted.
Local store lists marked down White Enameled Beds in several sizes with brass fittings, brass posts, and gilt trim. Also reduced cotton felt and hair mattresses, bolsters and ticking coverings, with cuts ranging from two to forty dollars. Includes several two part and imperial edge features, per cent pricing adjustments.
In the Jewelry Department various silver items are discounted. A Sterling Deposit Vase drops from 32.68 to 0.51, a Silver Decanter and Cream Pot see price cuts, and a Sterling Saver Decanter is reduced from 25.00 to a lower figure on the main floor.
Readable sale ad lists men’s clothing bargains with sizes from 34 to 42 in all-wool suits and light overcoats. Items include trousers and vests with reduced prices from 2.50 to 18.00 down to 1.50 to 12.50, plus coats and overcoats cut to 10.00 or 12.50.
Reduced prices across a wide range of men’s items on the Main Floor first floor, including Lisle thread socks, silk socks with embroidery, pajama suits, light blue silk and wool gauze underwear, white merino undergarments, laundry shirts, golf collars, leather belts, and knit union suits. Discounts range from low cents to about half original prices, with sizes listed for many items.
The third floor on Tenth Street features major price cuts across boys clothing. Blouse suits with bloomers drop from 2.50 to 1.95, youth wool suits down from 12.50 to 5.50, gray blouse suits from 6.00 to 2.50, reefers from 7.50 to 1.96, double breasted suits from 5.00 to 2.40, and more. Navy and gray washes, Norfolk jackets, and sailor blouses are included, sizes range from toddlers to teens.
The department offers discounts on boys wear including colored shirts and blouses, golf caps, wash silks, madras shirts, white duck tam o shanters and light-weight jerseys. Items from sizes 3 to 8 and various colors reduced to 25c up to 75c each. Third floor on Tenth Street.
Reduced prices on Cooper's Novele set in 16 green cloth volumes. Webster's American Dictionary New Century edition with appendix and 10,000 words, leather binding, thumb Index, shelfworn. Crown Encyclopedia five volumes with 65,000 subjects and 96 maps. Werner's Universal Encyclopedia 12 volumes, now $2.00. Main floor Ten...
On the eleventh floor items include Willow Clothes Basket reduced from 1.26 to 0. ? Fancy Scrap Basket cut to 1.00 from 1.75 and other baskets and hampers with markdowns such as 65c to 0. ? Sweet Grass Baskets down to 0.45 each. Fancy Covered Baskets and Straw Clothes Hamper reduced with several price cuts. Infants Bassinette lowered to 1.50 and 1.75 item to 1.38.
Local housefurnishings department advertises reduced prices on kitchen cabinets shelves racks stoves and household items. Items include copper-bottom roilers tinware lamps chafing dishes and nickel plated ware with markdowns from several dollars to under a dollar each and multiple shopworn or dented pieces offered at lowered prices.
Washington society pages detail multiple engagements and nuptials. Miss Blanche Virginia Browning will wed Arba Nelson Tindall at All Souls Church on June 20. Miss Edith Marie Hartley Soule marries Sydney Ashbridge of New York at St Matthew’s Church. Miss Reba S Henry weds John Gardiner Hawes at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church with a formal reception at Clifton Street. Other notices include summer home plans for Mrs Winthrop and marriage announcements for Miss Lydia Catherine Golden to Herbert Hall and Kathleen McMahon to Frank Gleichaus.
Mrs Hungerford widow of Clarence Mackay’s grandfather visited the United States after her grandson’s marriage to Katherine Dyer. Her family includes Mrs John W Mackay and Countess Yelsener, with granddaughter Princess Stigliano Colonna and Blanca married to Count Jules de Bongoueir. Princess Victor Duleep Singh, praised for charm and horsemanship, owns emeralds from Maharajah Duleep Singh, writes on bridge, and collects dogs and old glass. Englishwoman Mrs Buckler hosts outdoor teas near Baltimore at Rivergreen, niece of Froude, husband linked to Ambassador Henry White. Bucklers toured Europe with Mr and Mrs Whitridge.
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