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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1906
Page
7
The millinery feature promotes the Spring Opening of 1906 with invites to attend. Emphasizes avoiding cheap hats and focusing on quality, direct sourcing, and year-round employment. Describes hats from 50 cents to 2 dollars, with a range of colors and styles, including Leghorn, Milan, and fancy straw hats, plus trimming options and complimentary prices on trimmings.
Paris styles push costly imported hats as a feature of the opening. A famed Paris milliner’s name and address appear with import duty that drives prices high, while profits remain meager.
An exhibit will feature reproductions of Paris hats showing variations to compare with originals. Attendees will judge by critical comparisons, demonstrating that the copies are as appealing as the originals at modest prices.
A sketch describes a Tuscan straw hat with Breen elvet facing crushed roses wings and trimmings. It notes options to order with variations and highlights Knox Sailor hats with two quills and ribbon bow, offered at moderate prices.
Paris milliners are warmly complimented on the success of their new models. Hats vary in size and trim, with the largest often capeone shaped and worn at angles to create impact. The piece advises styles for proper hair dressing and mentions visits to the Balcony Parlor and Palais Royal experts for guidance.
Opening features trimmed hats and elaborate decorations while Palais Royal showcases greater stocks than three large rivals. Customers gain lower prices than jobbers, expert attendants, and access to new materials from the Opening Souvenirs.
A catalogue style notice details a 10 percent discount on Silk Waists, Chiffon Taffeta, and White Batiste and Mull Waists with prices from 3.98 to 20 dollars. White Lingerie Waists drop to 2.00 and 1.89 during the opening, featuring trimmed sleeves. Net and lace waists with silk lining price from 5.98 to 15 dollars. Deduct one tenth from marked prices. Tomorrow’s opening Souvenir offers thousands of new waists with lace embroidery, short and long sleeves, and opening fronts.
The sale features Tailor-made Cloth and Voile Suits from London and Berlin priced 25 to 65 dollars, Paris Lingerie Dresses 11 to 35 dollars, Panama and broadcloth Cloth Suits at 18 tomorrow from 20, waistcoat effects and fancy Paris Etons, new circular pleated skirts, refined Suits to 13.50 from 15, silk dresses at 10 from 12 or 13.50, taffeta silk Petticoats in black and fashion colors with new styles, and the no vent patent elastic top skirt. The Palais Royal holds the Washington agency for La Premiere corset and offers La Fasso at lower prices.
The Lupin store catalogs half off wool voiles and silks, touting all-wool black voile in multiple shades and weights. It highlights bargains on satin laces, chiffon panama, and dress goods while noting second-floor placements for dress fabrics, silks, linings, and trimmings. The piece emphasizes limited supply versus strong demand and urges customers to shop soon.
A purchase list of 1906 fashion items notes 10c black Angora braid, various spools and braids, pins, binders, and hats. It highlights undated tomorrow prices, including shell hair pins, dress shields, ball and socket fasteners, silk bindings, buckles, and ribbons. It calls attention to ribbon use for spring summer dresses, wigs, and hats with emphasis on Paris hats and Persian ribbon effects.
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