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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1905
Page
25
Saturday features economy and stylish children's wear from home and abroad. Expert staff help select garments that suit each child, with hats for growing girls highlighted. Tuscan and Milan hats, white lingerie styles, flowers, and trims showcased in a dedicated Millinery Salon on the second floor.
A catalog note advertises spring and summer 1905 footwear for children and infants, listing Misses and Children's Tan Russia Calf skin lace shoes, White Sea Isle Duck shoes, Oxfords, and button styles in sizes 6 to 2. Prices range from 1.25 to 3.50 dollars. Also featured are infants’ corset shoes, Minges slippers, and kidskin sandals, plus a soft felt college boy hat priced at 2.50. Men’s store details note the main floor on F Street.
A practical mother can find ready to wear garments for herself and children with correct cuts and quality materials. Featured items include at $5.00 sailor suits in all wool cheviot, $3.00 reefers, $6.25 navy cheviot reefers, $7.50 reefers with belt, $15.00 Peter Thompson suits, $21.00 fine Serge Peter Thompson suits, and larger misses and suits up to $34.00. Includes embroidery details, belt backs, and distinct blouse jackets.
Four special lots of girls white lawn and India linen dresses showcased with varied styles. Highlights include round yoke tucks and lace edging, deep pointed bertha trims, and full skirts in sizes 4 to 14 priced around $1.50.
The shop unveils a full line of boys and youths spring apparel including all wool suits, wash suits, reefers, and sailor outfits. Notable items include all-wool two piece suits at 5.00, tan and blue serge pieces, Norfolk jacket suits, and top coats priced from 5.50 to 6.50 with extra pants and perfect fitting designs.
Showing complete lines of hats and furnishings for boys and youths in latest styles at moderate prices. Hats caps shirts collars cuffs ties pajamas and more including Sailor Tem o Shanters and telescope styles for youths and men. Third floor Tenth street offers blouses shirts and various accessories with sizes and prices listed.
A varied display of children's hats including Charlotte Corday cobweb laces and fine embroidery. Also picture hats, bonnets, sun bonnets, and tam o shanters in silk, straw, mull, and pique with accessories. White pique hats and tam o shanters priced at 50c to $1.00. Reefers shown in lingerie, pique, linen, mohair, and broadcloth with trims and braids. Third floor Eleventh street.
A sale offering the fullest value on women’s undergarments including gowns drawers petticoats corset covers and lawn linings. Items are well made trimmed with lace embroidery or hems and priced at 50 cents each with locations noted on the third floor eleventh street.
Two new lines of men’s spring and summer shirts feature plaited-front neglige styles in patterns and colors suited to quiet tastes. Styles include blue, black, pink pin spots on white, solid black, broken stripes, and all over patterns with varied plait widths and separate cuffs. Pure Irish Linen Neglige Shirts offered at $1.50 each on the main floor F street.
A display of corsets in stock for street, negligee, and evening wear features domestic makes and Parisian imports. Notable items include Girdle Corsets in white and pink shades, Royal Worcester batiste styles with elastics, Thomson's glove fitting models at $1.00, and several straight-front with dip hip corsets ranging from $2.00 to $3.50. Third floor eleventh street.
A vintage Pure Food Department notice lists Lent season provisions including Alto California White Asparagus and Nabob Fruit Jams with pricing. Items cover canned seafood such as Magnolia Chilean Salmon and Sardines, dried shrimp, prunes, olives, anchovies, and assorted soaps and cleaning products. Fifth floor Tenth St location noted.
Society notes announce the marriage of Miss Isabel Mauro, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mauro, to Mr. Charles B. French of Boston to occur during March. Additional weddings include Miss Irene King to Mr. Frank Carley of New York with day and place undecided, and Miss Helen Cutting to Lucius Wilmerding with a set March 27 date.
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