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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
7
A local store announces a Special Remnant Day with half price and lower on a wide range of women’s suits and fabrics. Listings include tailored suits in sizes 34 to 38, curtains, window shades, upholstery items, and various men’s and children’s wear with reduced from prices across departments Third floor and Fourth floor sections.
Several Japanese china pieces offered at deep discounts. Decorated bowls, tea pots, plates, canister holder, jardinieres, vase, chocolate pots, cracker jar and shup jugs reduced from various prices to lower sale figures. Items include cream sets, sugar, trays, and stands with limited quantities. Fifth fourth GST.
Friday bargains in the Linen Department and White Goods area feature embroidered waist patterns 125 pieces at a third off, checked dimity yardage at 18c, plain ecru batistes at 28-50c, striped linen eta mine 124c, plain linen suiting 12c, all pure linen lawns 25c, plus sample damask napkins and linen textiles on sale. Second floor El eventh Street.
Friday bargain sale offers soft thin Nainsook night gowns with V neck and a tuck yoke plus lace trim at neck and sleeves. Wallace Val lace adds detail. Splendid value at 69 cents each, regular price one dollar. Located on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
Black Goods Department offers deep cuts on fabrics including crepe de Paris 42 inch at 58 cents per yard, 45 inch Panama cloth at $8 per yard, H inch French voile at $1.69 per yard, 46 inch Queen Cloth at $2 per yard, and Mohair cravenette at $1.00 per yard. Silk warp velours and Japan silk warp pieces also discounted. Second floor.
A dusty sale listing details reduced prices on cream lace robes including violet printed net and blue printed net robes. Many items show cuts from 15 to 18 dollars down to 10 or less with Linen robes and embroidered patterns also discounted on the main floor.
Readable sale listing details deep discounts on women’s and children’s oxfords and Calfskin shoes, with reduced prices from $10 to $1.50, and leather goods including cases, trunks, and shaving mirrors. Items span Childs and Misses shoes, Women’s hats, and leather pocket gear, all shown with color and size notes and percent reductions.
Photos show camera gear including a high grade camera with rapla geet agar lens and automatic shutter on a g a pack. Also advertised are high grade accessories, mounts, drying week plates, and various slide and panel mounts with multiple openings. Main floor Tenth St.
Reduced prices on steel frame Minch Fiper Suit Cases and leather suit cages. Numerous items include woman's leather gait, brass mountings on bags, and Ox ford leather goods. Discounts range from modest drops to substantial cuts, with trunks and steamers noted as low as three to four dollars from higher prices. Bids invited.
A fragmented sale ad lists boys garments with sizes from 16 to 19, including coats, pants, and washable bib overalls. Several items show deep discounts from original prices, with mentions of double breasted suits, light tan shoes, and various colors. The text is partial and garbled, but conveys a clearance event with reduced prices per item.
A fragmented local sale advertisement lists boys hats shirts and pants with reductions. Items include straw pailers Madras maverick pieces white pique vests and separate deck pants in multiple sizes with price drops from varied original amounts to lower sale prices. Location noted as Third floor Tenth street.
Furniture Department advertises numerous Weathered Oak pieces with heavy discounting. Chiffoniers, chairs, desks, benches, and sofas feature reduced prices from high hundreds to single digits, with notes on design details and finishes across multiple items. Some text is garbled, but the overall event is a clearance sale on oak furniture on the sixth floor.
The article lists discounted women’s wear including brown cheviot suits with piped trim and sized skirts, white lawn shirtwaists with embroidery, and grey chambray pieces. Prices drop from several dollars to marked sales, with items like a lace panel shirtwaist and linen suits featured among the reduced stock.
In the Misses Department a selection of girls light-weight tailor made suits with braid trim and lace, including brown and blue cheviot sets in sizes 14 and 16, reduced from $22.50. Also cape style coats and imported dresses in white pique with dots, trimmed with colored features, reduced from higher prices to sale levels. Fire blue mackintoshes with plaid military collars and full skirts offered at reduced prices.
An old newspaper ad lists numerous China Department items with deep discounts. Items include a 11 piece dark blue and gold porcelain dinner set reduced from 413.00 to 14.00, various decorated bowls, plates, jars, and china pieces with price cuts, and a fifth floor clearance line for a decorated French shine equip tureen.
Fiber rugs and matting offered at deep cuts with multiple items reduced from high prices to low sale figures. Items include 6x2 ft fiber rug, Batt fiber rug, China matting, and Japanese matting remnants priced per yard with several at half price.
A partial sale list shows numerous discounted items from 5-gallon cans to door mats and kitchenware. Notable cuts include bread makers, tin cake boxes, copper-bottom steam cookers, and enamelware, with varying shopworn or new conditions and price drops.
Marie Honma Lowerre and Harry Thompson Wilder married yesterday at St Patrick’s Episcopal Church Washington Circle in a large ceremony. Guests included Rev. Enoch Thompson and Mr. H M Martin. After a wedding breakfast relatives planned to Atlantic City before resuming travels to New York and Europe.
The Sylvan Players presented The Taming of the Shrew at Woodley Lane Grove with Mise Cortelyou as Katharine and Mr. George Irving as Petruchio. The ensemble earned praise for harmony and vigor, marking it among Washington’s best Shrew performances. Also noted are upcoming Camp Good Will activities and a benefit at Lafayette Theater for the Eastern Star Home.
Lot of waists priced from $4 60 to $5 00 in silk and lawn materials on first and second floors. White and black Waists reduced with a selection of taffeta styles and fabrics described as mostly regular stock. Also features bargain tables and discounts on various waist styles for summer wear.
A bargain table feature offers clean-up discounts on women and misses Oxfords and slippers. Kid skin Oxfords with patent trim, 3 bar strap styles, and Turkish boudoir slippers reduced to low prices. Selection includes tan and black options in limited sizes, with many styles nearly cleared.
Readable remnants section offers short lengths of draperies and screens for summer use. Includes white curtains, floral designs, and various fabric widths up to 6 yards. Mentions covering in lengths, ready-to-wear hats, and inexpensive white goods, Madras and lawn fabrics, and practical discounts on fabrics and dress materials.
A newspaper advertisement promotes fabric remnants and discounted yard goods including silk remnants in multiple colors and weaves. It lists All-mik Latin iated Foulards, Printed Tulle, Black Sitka suitable for linings, washable fabrics, and white habutai. Prices indicate substantial discounts and a first floor bargains table.
Small lots of art embroidery pieces offered with several items reduced to clear by Friday. Includes linen glove cases, kerchief cases, embroidery cottons, stamped collars and belts, and a selection of colored plates and fancy goods. First Floor.
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