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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
51
Remnant Day offers a large varied collection of new seasonable goods with many marked down. Items include men’s handkerchiefs, driving gloves, four-in-hand ties, Madras fabrics, hats, and full suits with substantial reductions from original prices. Main floor references and sizes vary across garments and textiles.
Bargain sale offers several women’s apparel items on the Eleventh Street third floor. Black silk skirts with plaited ruffles down to $3.95 from 4.50, cambric drawers and corset covers discounted, gowns and pink lawn slings plus other lingerie pieces, all at reduced prices.
Bargain sale on women’s and children’s vests features Swiss ribbed and crocheted fronts. Offers include 30 dozen women’s vests at 25 cents each and smaller lots trimmed with lace, sizes 4 to 7 years, on the main floor.
Friday bargain sale offers infants close fitting silk caps with lace or ruche at 50c and 75c, remnants include two white silk bonnets, large blue sweaters, and four nursing gowns. Children's Russian and white dresses are heavily reduced, with several styles cut from high prices to around two dollars or less. Third Floor Eleventh at.
Catalog snippet lists rugs and textiles with marked-down prices. Items include 9x2 matting rug damaged at 4.50 from 8.50, 30x9 Kashmir rug damaged, Scotch Witons and Prusseia rug reductions, bath rugs cut from 21 to 100 each, and remnants of cloth linoleum priced accordingly. Floor location noted as Fourth floor-G at.
Local store displays marked reductions across paper goods and envelopes. Deals include finish paper down to 1c per pound, envelopes now priced per package, 18x24 leather corner desk pads cut to 2.00 each, pend boxes and jots discounted, violet salmon and Nile paper lowered to a penny and envelopes matched to 1c and 2c per package respectively.
Second floor garb items include 47 inch Old Rose Voile 45-8 yards Sage Hollenne 48 inch China Blue Serge 40 inch Field Panama Cloth 42 inch Gray and Blue Suiting and more with marked discounts from $2.63 to $1.76 and $8.60 to $1.75 listed for various lengths and fabrics.
A sale listing shows numerous curtain styles and upholstery fabrics with discounted prices. Irish Point Cluny Renaissance and Real Arabian Curtains are offered in multiple pair quantities with substantial markdowns. Also featured are Muslin curtains, Shindi upholstery fabric, and handmade couches with reduced prices at Woodward and Lothrop.
A third floor sale lists numerous women and children's shoes with heavy markdowns. Patent Coliskin lace and button models, dull calfskin and button shoes, in assorted sizes from 4 to 7A, drop from high prices to about 1.00 to 3.95 per pair. infant and children’s styles also discounted.
A sixth floor sale offers large hand carved mahogany parlor pieces and furniture in prices slashed from hundreds to tens. Items include parlor suites, dining tables, chiffoniers, dressers, a cedar chest, and a mahogany davenport with velvet upholstery, with many reductions across the line.
A 19th century department store sale lists multiple garments including a white lined Corneal Cloth Bion Jacket in size 36, Black Silk Velvet Jacket size 38, Black Heavy Rep Silk Garment size 26, Black Broadcloth Jacket size 26, Light Weight Kersey size 34, and a Wine colored Lightweight Broadcloth Evening Wrap with white silk lining, all heavily discounted from high original prices to reduced amounts.
Readable text shows assorted waists including taffeta silk, plain silk, black satin silk, white lawn waists in multiple styles and sizes 34 36 40. Several items reduced from high prices to low sale points with details on colors and sleeve styles.
Historic department sale lists multiple items including light-weight red Cheviot coats in sizes 6 10 and 12 marked down from 7 53 and 16 00 to 8 each. Also all wool Russian dresses in red and brown with satin lining reduced from 4 Blue Cheviot dresses and other coats including white beaded coats white silk lined size 12 reduced from 30 60 to 15 00 and more price cuts across dresses robes and gowns.
A women’s fur department sale offers genuine ermine sets, muff and accessories, Russian pony fur pillow muff, natural beaver cart with two animals satin lining, and sable fox scarf with head and pounce trimming. Prices slashed from 74.00 to 1, 380.00 to ad, 25.00 to ad, 30.00 to 20.00.
The store advertises reduced prices on richly decorated salt and pepper shakers tea plates teapots sugar bowls candlesticks a fern dish Limoges dinnerware and French covered dishes. Highlights include cuts from 2c to 1c 50c and 6.00 to 3.25 with several items listed and a fifth floor location.
In the fifth floor Eleventh at the department, prices on many baskets are cut. Items include Japanese Bray Soran Basket Prairie Erase Scrap Basket wine Romp Basket Souint Wood Basket Grays Clothes Hamper and Covered or Wire Trash Basket. Infant basket and bet ter Birket reduced. Prairie Grass Handkerchief Baskets and Fancy Hair Receivers discounted.
The store discounts winter goods ahead of Spring opening. Young Men suits and overcoats drop to half price or less, with multiple $5 to $10 price points. Boys and little boys outerwear, suits, and trousers also reduced, many items at half price or below.
In the third floor Boys' Furnishings department at Tenth Street, a selection of items across sizes is discounted. Night shirts drop from 60 cents to 2i. blanket robes from 195 to 1.55. silk four in hand ties from 2c to 1 3 eb. silk suspenders, all wool sweaters, Angora Tam O Shanter caps, hats and caps, telescope hats, and velvet cloths see marked price cuts.
In the Fourth floor sale on Eleventh street, the Toy Department offers Teddy Bears now every item reduced. Dolls wire beds and canopies cut to 10c, brass doll bed from 12 dollars to 3, mechanical trains down to 35c, train figurines and go carts slashed. Dressed Japanese and French dolls priced to clear, tables and other items further reduced.
In the Picture Department a selection of small paintings and prints is discounted. Items include 7 small paintings in green frames reduced to 10c each, 4 smaller prints to 25c, L Carbon Print “Head of Christ” to 6c, imported Aurora to 1.50, Smart Picture “Holy Family” to 51.00, and multiple others with substantial cuts across frames and subjects. Fourth floor Tenth rt.
Inventory from Miller O11 Heater to Fifth floor Eleventh st shows shopworn items with marked-down prices. Includes brass and nickelware, enameled, glass, and ceramic goods with reductions from dollars to cents, noting dented or worn conditions.
A会ntinuing rundown of high society dinners lists dignitaries and spouses hosted by Baron Hengelmüller and Mrs Hobart with guests including ambassadors, ministers, and U.S. officials. The page notes Mrs Roosevelt in a blue satin gown, plus forthcoming invitations from Mr and Mrs Wadsworth for a Harriet Wadsworth party at Rauscher's, while other hosts entertain at the Willard and Imperial hotels.
Altamont Spring Water touts itself as superior to other spring waters due to unique softness purity and thorough sterilization. Bottled only at the spring in sterile bottles and sold at 1305 F Street NW and Woodward & Lothrop Eleventh and F Streets. Exclusive agents promote Altamont's safety and quality.
Fencing was enjoyed then refreshments in the ban quet hall. A mound of bags served as the centerpiece while dainty side baskets held candy. Guests wore varied costumes including King Cole with a long cape and gold crown, Teddy Bear, a coon, Mother Hubbard, Pocahontas, and Little Rough Rider. Represent vimental children modeled Indian maid and clown outfits. Dorothy Dixon and Chauncey Needham attended with floral and clown costumes. Prices listed at Shaffer 4th & I.
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