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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
33
Woodward and Lothrop announces extended hours and a Special Remnant Day with blouse patterns and embroidery sets. Deep discounts apply to linen robes, lace curtains, Swiss and net fabrics, and numerous men’s and women’s garments across floors.
A clearance sale offers Cambric Nainsook and Muslin underwear at about half price. Gowns skirts drawers chenuses corset covers with lace embroidery beading and ribbon. Values range from 1 to 1 25. Third floor Eleventh street.
An advertisement offers 1,000 yards of 36 inch Pure Irish Linen in smooth round thread suitable for waists and suits. Priced at 374 per yard with a regular price of 50 cents. Located on the second floor at Eleventh Street.
Listed on the main floor Friday is a sale of eighty dozen women’s lisle thread finish ribbed vests. Low neck no sleeves Richelieu ribbed and fancy drop stitch effects offered at 20 cents each or three for 50 cents. Regular price 25 cents each.
In a store bargain upstairs and on the main floor women can buy 25 dozen fast black cotton hose with double soles and high spliced heels. Priced at 20 cents per pair or three for 50 cents, a discount from the regular 25 cent price.
Writing paper 5000 pounds in rough and smooth finishes in various sizes plain white and colors suitable for scratch pads memorandums and school use. No envelopes match this paper purchased at a nominal figure offered at 15 cents a th or 4 tons for sec. Center Counter Main floor G st.
In the Picture Department large genuine pastels and landscapes in gilt frames are reduced. other items include oblong pastels, a photograph of The Old Violin Player, a race horse Lou Dillon, a Little Nun sepia, fancy colored heads, a deer in the woods, Madonna, various bevel plate mirrors and large mirrors all cut to sale prices on the fourth floor of Tenth Street.
Local sale offers half price on high grade portieres including plain and figured reps, velours, borders, and novelty reversible effects. Limited quantities remain with multiple colors and styles, arranged on fourth floor at 819.00 to 20.00 dollar price range.
Shoe department offers 27 pairs Women's slippers plain beaded and cross-strap, sizes 1 to 7A, many misprinted. 12 pairs Women's Patent Calfskin Lace and Button Shoes wing tip sizes 4 to 7B, reduced from 2.00 to 1.00. 1) pairs Women's Box Calfskin Lace and Button Shoes sizes 4 to 5AA, reduced to 3.00. 18 pairs Misses' and Children's Shoes, spring heel sizes 3 to 12, reduced to 1.00. Third floor Ten...
The store advertises men’s hats with 44 best felt hats for young men in pearl gray and black, sizes 66-8 to 71-8, reduced from 200 to 150 dollars each. Also 3 men’s Brench Opera Hats in sizes 67-8, 7, and 71-8, down from 6.50 to 3 dollars. 12 coachmen’s hats in black and drab, medium, reduced from 3.50 and 4 dollars to 1 dollar each. 3 handsome canes with ivory handles and silver trim, reduced from 5 to 3 dollars each. Main floor, first.
Third floor on Tenth Street offers discounts on boys and youths suits and coats. Items include 12 boys fancy cheviot suits reduced from 5.00 to 2.95, 16 8 piece short pants suits at 2.05, 18 all wool suits from 7.50 to 3.76, and 38 reefers with red flannel lining from 7.50 to 2.50. Sizes range from children through youths with various jackets, pants, and bloomers.
Boys Hats and Furnishings reduce prices on caps toques and Tam o Shanter caps for boys and girls. Canton flannel underwaists from 2c to 1 2 1 2 c and other garments include stiff bosom shirts all wool sweaters fancy Madras blouses and outing pajamas with substantial reductions across sizes.
On the second floor G street a Black Goods Department sale lists multiple fabric cuts with substantial price drops. Items include Henrietta wool, Chiffon Broadcloth, Panama Cloth, Broadcloth, French Foule, Voile, Chiffon Cheviot, Silk-warp Voile, Grenadine, and Bilk Henrietta with reductions ranging from fractions to several dollars, reflecting a clearance style promotion.
A newspaper blurb lists discounted linens in the Blanket Department. Items include a plain silk hiderdown comforter reduced from 30 to 15 dollars, 4 couchable Roman silk blankets at 1.75 each, 2 extra large Marseilles bedspreads at 4.50, 2 extra long Marseilles bedspreads at 4 each, 2 11 4 Marseilles bedspreads at 2.50 each with mill imperfections, and a damaged Marseilles crib spread at 10. Second floor left side.
The Fifth floor gas drop light, Japaneses lamp shade, large fancy lamp shades, red silk lamp shade and porcelain shade are on sale with discounts from original prices. A white jeweled lamp globe is reduced as well.
A basement Equitable blog summary lists several suit cases with sizes 24 and 26 inches. Items include light weight hand sewn linen lined cases, 24 inch and 26 inch leather options, steel frames, brass locks, and double hand sewn handles with price reductions from eight to five dollars up to eighteen down to ten.
A Fifth floor eleventh street display lists reduced prices on shopworn and damaged furniture and household goods. Items include chairs ladders cabinets jars brushes and polish with markdowns from small coins to dollars, with quantities shown per line.
A local store advertises German flannel wrappers trimmed with lace in sizes 36 38 and 40 at 2.50 each. Twelve flannelette wrappers in assorted Persian effects and all sizes are discounted to 1.50 each from 2.60. Six eiderdown wrappers in red blue gray and pink sizes 34 36 38 40 reduced from 34.00 to 8.00 each. Third floor GST.
Misses department offers wide range of girls white lawn dresses with lace tucks and insertion in sizes 6 to 14. Black cheviot tailor made suits in sizes 8 and 18, plus red zibeline lore tut in size 12. Numerous cheviot and Russian suits with reductions from 20.00 to 12.50, 40.00 to 15.00, and other discounted prices across several outfits. Third floor G St.
A Seventh floor sale offers numerous furniture items with marked discounts. Items include a quartered oak table, mahogany parlor table, princess dressers, washstands, and chairs. Reductions range from small table deals to drastic cuts like a $4000 dresser lowered to $25.00. Deals highlight marble mirrors, claw feet, and colonial reproductions with varied finishes.
Fifth floor sale offers discounts on porcelain dinner sets, cups, plates, bowls, trays, and decorative items. Many items reduced from dollars to cents, including 100-piece and 100-piece decorated sets, French and Austrian china, bouillon cups, saucers, and ice cream or salad plates. Limited quantities and varied styles across 76 white cups, 10-inch jardinières, and slop jars.
Final clearance offers remaining small lots of men and women automobile garments and accessories imported directly from Sweden. These season’s goods are strictly correct in every detail, with small lots still available in various sizes across one style or another on the third floor G at.
Society notes report Miss Eleanor Roosevelt will marry Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the New York home of Henry Paris Jr. The wedding will be attended by President and Mrs. Roosevelt with a large bevy of officials and social figures. Engagements, dinners, and social visits fill Washington and New York scenes as dignitaries move between events and residences.
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