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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
25
A Very Special Remnant Day highlights an Anniversary sale offering a large, varied collection of new seasonable goods some marred but most fresh with exceptional bargains. Men s shirts gloves handkerchiefs Madras cloth and silk outfits reduce prices from high to low with many items undercut to one half to three dollars. Second floor features suits coats and fabrics with bold markdowns and period style descriptions.
A third floor sale on Eleventh Street offers women’s fashion at deep discounts. Black silk skirts with plaited ruffles drop from 4.50 to 3.95, cambric drawers and corset covers reduced, pink silk lips, blue taffeta skirts, and handmade gowns cut to 6.50 each, with other lingerie staples marked down.
Bargain sale highlights 30 dozen Women’s Swiss Rib bed vests with crocheted fronts at 25 cents each. Also 21 lace-trimmed ribbed vests size 5, reduced from original price. 19 ribbed drawers with lace trim size 4, reduced. 9 children’s ribbed cotton vests for ages 6 to 7, reduced. Main floor display.
A sale listing silk infant caps priced at 50c and 75c, remnants for children’s bonnets and dresses. Items include large white silk bonnets, blue sweaters, Naingock and linen Russian dresses, and misses skirts with lace, all shown with marked reductions from prior higher prices. Third Floor Eleven at (address incomplete).
The ad lists several rugs and matting with reduced prices. Items include a 9x2 matting rug, a 30x9 Kashmir rug, 12x6 Scotch Witons, two wet blue and white bath rugs, a Rodv Trussela rug, a 106x146 Prusseia rug, remnant oil cloth and linoleum squares, and remnant matting offers. Fourth floor G atrium.
The stationery section lists reductions on finish paper from 32 to 1 cent per pound, envelopes from 1 cent to packaging, leather camera pads discounted to 2.00 each, pend boxes dropped to 1.50 each, and assorted paper products from 85 pounds to 2 cents per package. Envelopes lowered to 1/2 cent per package and Violet Salmon Nile paper also reduced.
Second floor sale highlights yardage in 47 inch Old Rose Voile 45-8 Sage Hollenne and 42 inch Gray and Blue Suiting. Items show heavy markdowns from $9.00 to $4.60, $5.00 to $4.00, $6.00 to $4.50 and more, with per yard pricing and limited quantities.
Readable sale list shows various curtains by type and quantity with discount prices for Irish Point Cluny Renaissance Real Arabian and Muslin curtains. Includes reduced prices on Shindi upholstery fabrics and Woodward & Lothrop couches with details on model, cover material, springs and original vs reduced prices.
A third floor sale note lists numerous women and children footwear with misprints and sizes in the 4 to 7 range. Items include patent Coliskin lace and button shoes, doll skin and dull calf materials, and infants wear. Prices drop from 3 to 31.95 per pair.
A sixth floor furniture sale offers numerous reduced prices on mahogany and oak parlor items. items include a large carved mahogany parlor suite reduced from 315 to 55, a 3 piece parlor suite to 18.70, oak tables and dressers cut to low 100s, and several chests and cabinets with substantial markdowns.
A catalog snippet lists women’s outerwear with several coats and jackets in black, white, and wine hues. Items include a size 36 cloak jacket with white trim reduced from $56 to $20, a size 38 black silk velvet jacket, a 45 inch heavy silk garment with embroidery, a size 26 black broadcloth jacket, a size 34 lightweight kersey piece, and a wine colored broadcloth evening wrap with white silk lining reduced from $760 to $30.00.
Readable text notes waists in navy blue green and white with several sizes including 34 36 and 40. Discounts shown from prices around 5.00 to about 2.95 or 1.16 with white lawn styles embroidered and sleeve variations.
A chaotic OCR listing details several misses garments with reduced prices. Items include light-weight red cheviot coats, gasviat coats, all-wool dresses in red and brown, blue serges, white beaded coats, plaid dresses, and bath robes, with discounts from high prices to low sale figures. Strong entities include Cheviot, Blue Serge, Peter Thompson, and Eiderdown bath robes across sizes 6 to 46 and 38 to 46.
Bargain sale notes discounted fur goods including an Ermine fur set, Russian pony fur set, natural bowm cart with animals and satin trim, a mutt scarf, satin lined pelisse, and pelerine. Reductions range from 20 to 54 dollars, with original prices listed as references.
Richly decorated salt and pepper shakers tea plates teapots sugar bowls candlesticks fern dish limoges shins porcelain and French china items are offered at reduced prices. items include Austrian, Saar, and Limoges pieces with discounts from new prices, located on the fifth floor.
A sale catalog lists numerous basket items with substantial price cuts on items such as Japanese Bray Soran baskets Prairie Erase Scrap baskets and Grays Clothes Hampers. Other discounted goods include covered wire trash baskets infants baskets and fancy hair receivers with markdowns noted by item and new price.
The store clears out winter merchandise in the Boys Department ahead of the Spring Opening. Many items are half price or less, including Young Men's Suits from 10 to 20 dollars reduced to 5 to 10, coats to 2.50 to 6.25, and boys two piece suits and trousers marked down significantly.
A department sale advertises reduced prices on boys outing flannel night shirts from 60c to 25c each, blanket bath robes to 1.55, silk four in hand ties 1.3? and other items including suspenders, all wool sweaters, Angora Tam O Shanter caps, hats and caps, telescope hats, and various cloths and tams. Located third floor tenth street.
Fourth floor Eleventh street offers markdowns on Teddy Bears Dolls Wire Beds Brass Bed mechanical trains and doll go carts with values slashed from dollars to cents including dressed Japanese and French walking dolls. Major cuts include Teddy Bears from 1.56 to 1.00 and brass bed from 12.00 to 3.00 with several other items halved or more.
A sale listing in the Picture Department offers discounts on small old paintings and prints. Items include several in green, brown, or gilt frames with price cuts from $2.00 to 10c, $1.00 to 25c, and similar reductions for other framed works and unframed pictures across the Fourth floor Tenth street area.
The sale advertises shopworn items with marked-down prices across hardware and kitchenware. Items include heaters, wires, screens, enameled ware, jelly molds, chafing dishes, coffee pots, teapots, and polishing goods, all reduced from higher prices with noted savings. The list mentions dents and wear on certain pieces and notes the Fifth floor Eleventh St location.
A lengthy society note details dinners and entertainments hosted by Mrs. Hobart and Mr. Wadsworth, with guests including ambassadors, secretaries, and notable figures such as the British ambassador and Mrs Bryce, Senator Spooner, and Mrs. Richard Butler. The piece highlights gowns, table decorations, and forthcoming invitations, alongside concerts and a masked ball for Cairo children at the Willard.
An advertising notice proclaims Altamont Spring Water as superior to all others in softness, purity, and sterile bottling. It claims the spring is the source and bottles are sterilized, with sales at 1305 F Street NW and Woodward & Lothrop stores.
Fencing sparked laughter as refreshments followed in the ban quet hall. Notable costumes included Warner Harwood as a regal figure with crown, Florence Schneider in white crown motif, Gretchen Prescott as the Teddy Bear, Franklin Schneider as a coon, Katherine Elson as Mother Hubbard, Helen Rogers as Pocahontas with authentic regalia, Harry Rogers as a Little Rough Rider, Milfred Needham as an Indian maiden, and Chauncey Needham as a clown. Dorothy Dixon portrayed violets and spring flowers.
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