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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
39
Special remnant day offers in Muslin Underwear with bold bargains on Nainsook Muslin and Cambric garments. Gowns gloves and drawers feature lace embroidery and ruffles. prices 30c to 12c with large value claims, positioned on Main floor near Seventh Street.
A garbled sale notice describes a large lot of children s underwear including drawers and skirts in soft cambrics and sheer fabrics. It mentions a special price, nondescript sizes from 10 to 11 years, lace edging, ruffles, and neck details, all marketed as affordable children s wear.
Fragmented ad style notice lists textiles and garments with low prices. Mentions items like soft finish fabrics, vards, and pajama cloths, plus dresses and nightwear. Indicates value 2 percent and references manufacturers and lengths but lacks clear dates or names.
Frugal shoppers flock to Linen Torcion Laces with widths from 4 to 3 inches and trims suitable for slips and undergarments, sold by the yard at 10 and 12 cents. A selection of gown patterns, about ten yards per pattern, features floral chiffons in white or ground tones with pink or blue floral accents, offered at special prices.
Second floor listing shows a range of fabrics with yardage and prices. Cotton dress goods include printed mousseline de soie at 20 to 20 cents per yard, voiles at 18 cents, madras at 7 to 9 cents, batiste lawns at 1 cent, printed percales at 12.5 to 12.9 cents, outing flannel at 10 cents, mikado silk at 26 cents, and other fancy and plain mousseline du hole at 76 cents per yard.
A small lot of Nemo Corsets in white suk batiste with high bust and medium hip. Elastics are attached and trimmed with wide embroidery. Sizes 18 22 23 24 25 and 26. Priced at 195 dollars a pair. Value 330 dollars. Phir! foor-Fleventist.
Friday bargain list shows women hose in three lace designs in all sizes with 25 dozen pairs priced at three for 100 dollars. Also advertised are Dickens works in multiple volumes, Hugo Les Misérables in five volumes, Roosevelt works in eight volumes, and Scott novels in red cloth bindings, all heavily discounted from high original prices.
Large lot of lining silks in dark blue red olive green light gray sage and pink high quality at 37 and 4 cents a yard Value 58 cents All remnants 35 cents and 400 sateens 25 cents a yard All remnants 25 cents Percalines 10 cents Percalines 18 cents Second floor G store description of textile sale with multiple items and prices.
A small lot of Crib Comfortables covered with figured silk mousseline and finished with plain silk borders sold for $175 each. Value listed as $3.50. Displayed on the second floor at G.
Center tables display four open stock patterns of imported dinner sets not to be duplicated. Prices cut to close out, offering odd pieces at low rates. Includes porcelain and Limoges items with substantial discounts on decorated dishes bowls cups and saucers.
The notice lists discounts on black dress goods and fabrics. Items include 41 inch Wool Henrietta to 350 and 42 inch Shadow Strine with substantial price drops, plus 42 inch French Volle and 46 inch Chichinette reduced from higher figures to lower sale prices. Second floor gallery area specified.
Telegraphed society notes recount Mrs Beiter hosting a luncheon in New York with the Japanese ambassador guest of Gen Grant and others. the Roosevelt family dinner at the White House. multiple ambassador visits, engagements, and social teas. Names include Baron Hengermuller, Baroness von Sternburg, Gen Grant, Mrs Lathrop, Mrs Hanna, Mrs Root, Mrs Beekman Winthrop, and Mrs Ten Eyes Wendell. The piece also notes engagements, travel to Cuba, and upcoming events at the hospital and Willard Hotel.
A long survey of fashion and society spans disputes over designer charges with Bessie Abbott denying a $443 balance and claiming ample value from ads. It covers a Newport wedding by Miss Pauline French and Mr Samuel Wagstaff, plus vivid notes on German imperial wardrobes, aristocratic auctions, and Stella Campbell and Hames MacVeagh engagement rumors in high society circles.
Hosiery department advertises 71 pairs of white ground Fine Cotton Hose with lavender and black floral pattern in sizes 8 1 2 and 10, plus 19 pairs Black Lisle Thread Hose with lace ankle effects in sizes 9 and 10, and 20 pairs Unbleached Balding Hose with double heels in size 9 1 2. Reduced prices listed for each item.
Third floor-Tenth st offers reduced prices across multiple women undergarments and footwear items. Ribbed cotton drawers and Swiss ribbed vests show price cuts from high to 12s and 26s per pair. assorted kidskin, box calf, and calfskin shoes in multiple sizes drop from 350s to 190s per pair.
The Kaiser and Kaiserin will dine in Berlin tomorrow with Ambassador Tower and Mrs Griscom, who travel from Rome to attend the dinner. Mrs Jackson, wife of the American Minister at Tehran, visiting a niece in Lisbon, will come for the same event, and Consul General and Mrs Thackara are invited. A reception for leading Americans in Berlin will follow the dinner.
Nice dispatch reports Count and Countess Laszlo Szechenyi ending their Riviera visit and departing for Hungary through Milan after a quiet stay with one public appearance at the Riviera tennis championships and a luncheon at Beaulieu. The note mentions nearby social figures at New York and Washington events on March 12.
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