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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
7
The Woodward G and G Lothrop store in New York Washington and Paris announces a Friday remnant day. The sale features odds and ends across departments from basement to seventh floor at reduced prices to clear stock. Bargains cover personal use home goods and home beautifying items with exceptional bargains today.
Bargain sale offers half price Women's Light Worsted Skirts in gray patterns at 3.00 each, down from 10.00, on the third floor. Also an importer’s Limoges China sample line with Covered Dishes and Platters offered at center table specials 0.75 to 1.00, from the first floor display, with regular prices 1.50 to 2.00.
Fancy Linen Etamine 120 yards white stripes on navy blue and other grounds 50c regular. 0 yards Imported Mercerized White Madras 15c yard. French Pique solid colors 1s¢ yard. 3,000 yards Nainsook 20c yard. Muslin Pillow Slips 6 for 7c. Women's Castor Gloves 73c pair. All at second floor Eleventh St during Friday Bargains sale.
Bargain sale on women's white skirts and petticoats described as light-weight summer fabric with lace trim and decorative edges. Priced at $1.00 each, regular $1.50. Located on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
Friday bargain items in the women’s department feature 6 dozen Swiss ribbed and jersey ribbed Liste Thread combination busts with lace trimmed umbrella drawers, priced at 75 cents and 1.00. Also offered are remnants including 10 imported Swiss ribbed vests, 19 Lisle thread vests with lace, and 4 corsets, all on the main floor Fat.
Millinery bargains showcase trimmed and untrimmed hats with low prices to clear stock. Women's ready to wear hats at 3.00, 5 flower hats at 1.00, 33 untrimmed hats from 1.00, 47 trimmed hats up to 5.00, and fancy straw braids sold by piece on the second floor of the Tenth Street store.
Shoe department features Boys and Youth patent calfskin oxfords in sizes 1 to 4 with welt soles and full round toes at 2.23 a pair. Remnants include 9 pairs Women’s tan Russia calfskin oxfords reduced from 3.50 to 1.90, plus 30 patent cottonskin oxfords cut from 9.00 to 3.50. Also women’s patent kidskin oxfords turnable with Louis XIV style, sizes 3 to 6, reduced from 2.50 to 1.60. Third floor Tenth St.
Wool dress remnants offered at half price include a wide range of patterns and weaves suited for skirts kimonos jackets and waists. Many pieces are still fashionable spring summer materials with vivid colors and embroidered patterns. Some items like Bilk-and-wool dress patterns retailing at 10 dollars are marked down from 25 dollars.
Remnants of Voiles offered in tans navy grey and green range lengths from 14 to 53 yards at bale original quality prices per yard in various grades while stock lasts.
A newspaper ad promotes cotton remnants from lengths 1 percent to 5 yards with many attractive pieces suitable for gowns wrappers kimonos sacques and waists. Per cales 12c a yard ginghams 8c to 15c organdies 15c to 25c plain mousselines 15c and 25c a yard second floor G street.
Lining Department offers all colors with lengths from 1 to B yards at 37 4 a yard. Regular price 58c, sale 36c. Colored percales offered 15c per yard. Second floor G street.
Large assortment of curtains draperies and fabrics with many patterns including Madras Grenadine and cretonnes. Prices from 2 1 2c to 8 95 per item with values up to 8 50. Includes small cushions sofa sets and box couches in limited shop-worn condition. Fourth floor.
Norfolk jackets and double-breasted styles offered in sizes 8 to 16 with knickerbocker pants. Special price 3.75 each, down from 5.00 6.00 and 7.50. Other items include light covert, washable blouse suits, and husian blouse sets with discounts to 1.68 and 1.20 each. Third floor Tenth St.
Catalog-style notice lists reductions on boys hats and garments. Includes straw hats reduced from 50 cents to small figures, boys shirts from $6.00 to $3.00, blouses and garments in multiple sizes, and white vests discounted to low prices. Highlights include K. and B. brand Madran Blouses in sizes 7 to 16 and assorted neckwear and fabrics.
The listing details reduced prices on men’s Balbriggan undergarments and sashes, striped flannel shirts without collars, fancy vests, and four-in-hand ties. Items include size notes and price cuts from original figures to discounts, with several numbers and sizes shown.
A compact lot of 24 men’s caps in blue and black cloth and leather styles. Yachting and automobile shapes in all sizes. Priced at $1.50, previously $2.00 to $3.00. Main floor Fot.
Furniture Department offers a marked-down sale on a variety of desks, chairs, settees, rockers, chiffoniers, and tables. Items include quartered oak and mahogany pieces with multiple drawers, cases, and upholstery, reduced from prices such as 87.50, 45.00, 15.00, and 12.00 to discounted totals and individual prices, with several pieces under five dollars. Sixth floor—G street.
Third floor G st offers reduced prices on brown cheviot Tabor-made suits silk lined jackets pleated skirts and sizes 32 to 40 along with blue cheviot green and brown ensembles. One black voile dress and crinkled voile dress also marked down from 58 and 34 to 3B and Brag with size 36 noted.
Black Sicilian skirt 31 by 9. Brown Cheviot pleated skirts four at 2.50 each. Blue Cloth Umbrella Skirts five each. One Brown and White Check Skirt over box pleated with bri dees, reduced from 1850.
In the cloak department two silk coats rubber bed tan red size 38 priced from 8.00 to 1.90 each. Five rain coats trimmed with braid tan gray sizes 34 38 36 reduced from 18.00 to 7.50 each.
Bargain sale in the Third Floor Girls Department offering various Russian style dresses and gowns. Items include Percale and Lawn dresses in multiple sizes with significant price reductions from $1.45 to 0.92.50 and higher, plus embroidered linen and rep Dresses priced to clear.
Infants department features a cashmere cape with hood and silk ribbon, a lace trimmed lingerie coat with embroidery, a tan Rajah silk coat with lace yoke and ribbons, a straws hat, and a white pique hat with a large ribbon bow. Prices drop from the 9.50 to 5.0, 98.00 to 10.0, 416.00 to 7.50, 6.75 to 1.9 and 2.50 to 1.9.
Fourth floor Tenth st presents a sale of pastels and photographs with bold markdowns. Items include large pastels Landscape and Game subject in gilt frames, reduced from 7.00 to 1, many colored pictures and hand colored photographs discounted to 2.0 to 6.0 each, plus brown frames and ornate borders.
Traveling Goods Dept offers genuine cowhide suit cases and trunks with partial price cuts. Items include heavy sole leather cases, lined horn alligator bags, walrus seal bags, and steamer trunks with reduced prices from $20 to $14.85 and similar. Located in basement of Equitable Building.
Fifth floor items include 100 piece Dainty Decorated American china dinner set with one plate missing, reduced from 2000 to 1495. Decorated Taliet pieces cut from 500 to 276 each, plus richly decorated French china plates and other imported pieces discounted. Multiple styles of teawares, sugar sets, jardinieres, and bowls marked down at sale.
A Fifth floor Eleventh St. sale lists numerous housefurnishings with dramatic markdowns. Items include Century ice cream freezers, porcelain and iron ware, infants baths, steam cooker, knife stands, and a variety of tools and accessories with price cuts from dollars to cents. Several pieces are shopworn or damaged, yet priced to clear.
Social and personal items from the Washington scene report Mrs. Roosevelt purchasing a country house at Springfield near Oyster Bay for summer use with fifteen acres, plus plans for visits with the Wilmer family. The British Embassy remains open, Belgian chargé d’affaires Havenith entertains in Atlantic City, and various society figures depart or travel for European summer commitments.
Stolbrand of Arrocharo Staten Inland N Y will visit Fort Worth and West Point graduation then stay with Gov ernora Island friends. Jury in District Probate Court sustained the will of the late William T Solomon valued at about 12500 with daughter-in-law receiving much of the estate and several small gifts to friends. a caveat claimed undue influence and lack of sound mind at execution January 14 2001.
Washington Hebrew Congregation on Shabaoth celebrations at the Highth Street Temple featured Rabbi Abram Simon’s sermon on the modern application of the Ten Commandments. He outlined themes from freedom to property, urging daily life relevance and moral law in Israel and American Jewish practice. Confirmation services follow at 1:00 am with parents hosting receptions.Rabbi Simon speaks on Revelation for Today.
Memorial service held by Elon Spencer Massey tent No. 1 Daughters of Veterans for charter member Miss Hat tie Kelm. Ritual readings prayers and singing followed by Mary E Ireland reading an original poem. Comrade Thompson recited Which Shall It Be and the service closed with God Be with You.
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