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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
7
A special remnant sale offers women's trimmed hats at nominal prices, with bargains on sun hats and untrimmed hats on the second floor. Also featured are silk hosiery remnants, lawn dressing gowns, summer wool fabrics at half price, men's socks, underwear, pajamas, suits, and dresses all heavily discounted from regular prices across multiple departments.
Littis Children's Lingerie Hats feature a full crown with two plaited ruffles edged in lace. Practical and inexpensive morning wear that launders easily. Priced at 50c each, regular 75c. Third floor Eleventh Street.
A Friday sale in the Linen Department offers Phin and Hemstitched and Embroidered Household Toilers at 25 to 33 percent off regular prices. Includes pillow cases sheets tea cloths tray cloths bureau scarfs doilies and John S Brown’s Warehouse sample table cloths and napkins. Also 300 yards Irish linen suitings under half price and heat proof asbestos table mats in oval and round shapes with low prices. Second floor Eleventh St.
A small lot of women's handmade linen shirtwaist patterns offered at special prices of 2.00 and 2.75 dollars each. Located on the main floor G street.
The store cuts prices on rug and matting items including Japan matting, Chinese silk lamp mats, and Kashmir and fur rugs. Reductions range from a yard price to hundreds of dollars, with multiple rolls and sizes noted and a damaged fiber rug marked down.
The Traveling Goods Department advertises numerous leather bags with steel frames and brass locks, including 14 inch Walrus, Alligator, Cowhide, and Pigskin styles. Reductions range from prices around 12.50 to 7.00, with various pockets, straps, and linings described.
Cotton remnants offered at low prices for the season's wash fabrics. Available lengths from $0.103 per yard and varied remnants suitable for women and girls apparel, boys shirts, and children's frocks. Notable deals include batiste lawns at 8 to 12 1/2 cents, percale and gingham varieties, silks, organdie, mousseline, and lace at discounts on the second floor of G Street store.
Bargain sale in the lining department with lengths from 114 to 4 yards. Silk Linings offered at 58¢ and 29c per yard. Also 37% Linings at 19¢ yard and Colored Cotton Linings from 114 to 3 yards at 1c. Percalines priced from 25c to 174c per yard. Second hour GST.
A manufacturer's sample line offers Wigured Art Ticking Pieces at half regular prices. Items include Table Covers Laundry Bags Gureau and Buffet Scarfs and Pillow Covers in color effects. Priced at 50c and 75c. original prices were 1.00 and 1.50. Also remnants listed with deep cuts on cabinets and cretonne drawers in Fatl Art Needlework Dept Main floor.
Bargain sale on women’s leather belts in kid and patent finishes with iridescent effects. Buckles in French gilt and nickel, colors black white cobra. Prices cut to 75 cents from 1.00 and 1.50, main floor GST.
A second floor sale lists deep cuts on all wool and Panama fabrics. Items include inch all wool aluminaReduc er from 3.76 to 2.50 six inch all wool Panama from 4.00 to 3.00 five yards four inch chiffon Panama and more with wide variety of crepe de Chine silk blends and veiling discounts noted for buyers seeking fancy Panama and crepe fabrics.
Eight pairs of Women’s Demi Calfskin Blucher Dxfords in sizes 4 and 5 noted with various codes. Four pairs of Dull Kidskin Clucher Oxfords sizes 3 to 5 show misprints and price reductions. Three pairs of Dongota Kidskin Oxfords with web sole and Cuban heel in sizes 4 and 5. Seven pairs of Cushion Oxfords in multiple sizes. All items reduced from original prices to about 1.85 to 3.95 per pair. location on Third floor Tenth Street.
Men's Hat Department offers ends of several lines including Manila Soft-finish Mackinaws and Senale Yachts in varied crown heights and brim widths. Prices cut from 1.50 to 1.00 each. Also men s straw hats ends of several lines in mixed sizes, reduced from 2.00 to 1.50 each on the main floor.
The third floor sale offers extensive reductions on boys and young men double breasted suits and separates. Prices cut from 12.50 to 8.75, 7.50 to 5.00, and up to 50 percent off on blue serge, linen and reefers with knickerbocker pants and sailor suits in sizes 4 to 16. Some items marked as soil and sale, including white wash vests.
Third floor at Tenth Street offers reduced prices on boys garments. Ki and KB blouses, negige shirts, caps, and white Tam oShanters slash prices from 51.50 to several cents and from 75 cents to 38 cents. Sizes range from small to large.
In the Fourth floor-Gst section the Upholstery Department offers reduced prices on curtains, couch covers, cushions, remnants, cretonnes, taffetas, tickings, and screen doors. Items include Irish Point Lace Curtains, Bonne Femme Curtains, Oriental couch covers, stoop cushions, remnants, and screen doors with marked discounts across several fabric types.
A cloaks and coats sale lists items in various sizes with deep markdowns. Rafah silk coat reduced from 45 to 20 dollars, broadcloth coat from 18 to 5, Tao rain coat from 15 to 1, gray rain coat price slashed, heavyweight tourist coat discounted, tan rain coats marked down, covert cloth jackets lowered, green serge suit discounted to 2.50 each.
A department store offers discounts on White Lawn and Linen Waists in assorted styles and sizes. Includes 6 Baby Irish Lace Waists decorated with chiffon and lace, sizes 34 to 38, reduced from 1.00 to 7.50 each. Also 10 Chin Slip Slips in pink hellorops green and black, all sizes, reduced from 2.25 to 1.90 each. Third floor.
A local department store advertises price cuts on girls dresses in sizes 4 through 18 and misses coats. Items include two white pique dresses with embroidered stars at 8.76 each, ten linewed dresses trimmed with embroidery down to 3.75, a blue serge Peter Thompson suit size 12 at 7.50, tan covert pony jackets at 2.50, white lawn dresses trimmed with embroidery at 0. Se, and wool coats size 12 and 14 at 2.50. Third hourGST.
Bargain list shows multiple wicker and straw baskets with price cuts. Items include 1 Wickeled-rim Scrap Basket reduced to 1.40, 3 Birch Bari Baskets down from 75c to 50c, 3 Sweet Grass Baskets from 5c to 1c, 1 Lined Knife Basket from 1.75 to 1.00, 1 Handled Knife Basket from 1.00 to 0.60, 2 Straw Telescopes from 2 to 1.00, 6 Net Shopping Bags cut to 0.50 each.
The sale lists numerous furniture items with reduced prices on Mission Arm Rocker Sewing Rocker Settee Armchair and Rocker sets. Curly Birch Dresser Mahogany Armchair Hanscome Rocker and Davenport pieces show marked discounts, with most reductions in the range of percentages and dollars, some noted as slightly damaged.
A newspaper ad lists discounts on china and dinnerware including 115 piece Summer Cottage Dinner Set now $12.50 from 318.00 and 112 piece Decorated Toilet Set with damaged cover and smell pitcher reduced to 3.50. English Wedgewood Tea Pot slightly damaged, various French Italian German china pieces heavily discounted with prices to $1.00 to $3.50 per dozen and per item.
Pollux Furniture Parish offers heavy price cuts on damaged and shopworn items. Kitchen safe, drip coffee pot, plated ware, saucepans, tea kettles, water buckets, and more reduced from cents to dollars. Several items noted dented or worn with drastic markdowns.
Toy Department offers damaged stock with price cuts on dolls go carts and a child’s white enamel desk washstand and games. Reductions include 1.50 to 1c and 5.00 to 200, 250 to 100, 50 to 1c, and 10 to 1c each. Located at Fourth four Eleventh street.
Japanese Department offers two dozen decorated Japanese items including trays, vases, bowls and teapots. Prices slashed from 2.50 to 1, 400 to 1, 20 to 1, 100 to 1, and 1761 to 1. A richly decorated vase and a sugar and cream set are highlighted. Sale at Firth floor store G st location.
Busy social roundup from Washington includes Mrs Robertson hosting a dinner. the Satterlees plus Miss Satterlee sailing for Europe. many diplomats and attaches traveling to Europe aboard Polande Provence and Finland vessels. Towne and De Lan as guests. tours planned to Lama Park and Jamestown trips. several families planning summer stays at Cleveland, Octan City, and Ocean areas. various military and diplomatic figures heading abroad with spouses and aides. a birthday party and a church wedding noted amid the season's diplomacy and travel plans.
The wife of Clarence M. York is gravely ill from the shock of her husband’s death earlier this week. York, private secretary to Chief Justice Fuller, died after a call from a second story hospital window. His funeral procession will be taken to Vineland N J Saturday morning for burial. Notably Beautiful Bride Bouquets Shaffer, th & T.
A fragmented ad lists sea salt and toe salt products, large aloe bags, various cleaners, and tooth brushes with prices from 10c to 25c. It mentions hygienic tooth powders, whisk brooms, toilet waters, and several brands like Colgate Sanitol and Sozodont, in a crowded early 20th century catalog snippet.
The Industrial Educational League of the South held an informal Wednesday evening gathering at the Dolly Madison Hotel parlor. Ex-Gov Hoyt of Montana spoke, Mrs. Halsey founded the league, and Mrs. Simpson described literacy disparities affecting whites in Indian Territory.
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