Friday Is Our Remnant Day Bargain Bonanza
Friday is our remnant day with bargains across departments. Managers slashed prices to clear odd lots and broken sizes, offering extraordinary value for today and items fit for home and personal use.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
7
Friday is our remnant day with bargains across departments. Managers slashed prices to clear odd lots and broken sizes, offering extraordinary value for today and items fit for home and personal use.
The shop lists remaining four pieces about four yards of Jack Mistral fabric at 50 cents per yard, the last stock from the manufacturer. Also offered are remnants including 42 inch Allavool Henrietta reduced from 36 to 5 per piece, Hinch Allwool Crepe de Chine reduced from 7.50 to 6.50, Winch Al-atik Crepe de Chine reduced from 1.25 to a low price, All-sik Grenadine cut to 1.03, and a mourning fabric piece 3 yards long reduced from 7 to 4.0. Second steer-G st.
A notice advertising black taffeta silk petticoats in two styles with shirred and sectional ruffles and percaline dust ruffles. Special price 3.95 dollars each. Third four-eleventh at.
Special price five dollars each for net robes. Also remnants include a black spangled robe with poplin coat, reduced from forty dollars ninety cents to twenty five. A second black spangled robe lowered from ninety dollars to twenty two sixty. Muslin robe pattern with embroidered flounce and inserted band on skirt offered at seven seventy five down from twelve. Pink linen robe pattern with embroidery reduced from one hundred sixty dollars to ?. Two white linen robe patterns with hand embroidery cut from price two to main floor GST.
Women's Mousquelaire 16-button-length kid gloves in white green and blue with elbow-length sleeves offered at special price of 2.25 dollars a pair. Main floor-6 st.
Muslin underwear sale advertisement offers a set of ladies garments including drawers corset cover and short skirts trimmed with embroidery lace and hemstitching at 25 cents each, originally valued at 35 cents. Located on the third floor Eleventh Street.
Friday bargain notice offers white goods yard goods including 44 inch white Mercerized Baite with neat patterns for shirt waists. Priced at 5c a yard, regular 7 3 4 c. Located on the second floor at Eleventh Street, a clearance type offer for shoppers.
Linen Department offers a sale with a 32-inch all linen Hemstitched squares at 50c each, lace scarves at 2.50 each, damask table cloths with manufacturer imperfections discounted up to one half off, and embroidered linen filion cages priced at 1.75 a pair.
Infants Mull Caps trimmed with tucks and embroidery on sale at third floor Eleventh street. Prices listed as Value 38.00 each. Classic local ad style highlights economy and shop location for readers.
Bargain offer on children's ribbed hose in sizes for boys and girls. Sutton brand, fine quality with typical 35 cent to 50 cent range, three pairs for 1.00. Stocked at Main Street Noor-F store location, price promotion for window shoppers.
A sale of women's Swiss ribbed vests in Jow neck and sleeveless styles. Dozen lisle thread vests in all sizes offered for 30 cents each, value 75 cents. Main floor F Street.
An advertisement lists department store waists and wrappers in assorted styles and sizes from Pine White Waists to Sik Waists, plus Bath Robes and Mannelette wrappers in blue and white. Prices show significant reductions from six to four dollars and down to one dollar in limited quantities.
Inventory items include Men's Fancy Lisle Thread Box socks in sizes 11 and 11 1 4 reduced to 25¢. Thread Sox with embroidery and plaids. Tan and black embroidered pairs. Men's Oxford Rain Coat size 44 cut from 11.05 to 8.09. Youths Blanket Wrappers 16 to 18 yrs cut from 4.50 to 0.55. Various Cheviot shirts and White Dress Shirts discounted. Pajamas and Hats largely marked down. many items described as soiled or with small size variations. Main floor sale continues.
Yardage of all wool boys and youths clothing items on sale including long pants suits, blouse suits with bloomer pants, double breasted suits, overcoats, and wool pants. Reductions range from modest cuts to deep discounts, with sizes spanning infants to teens and prices cut from high original tags to new low figures.
Local store offers reduced prices on boys furnishings and outing shirts. Night shirts sized 2 to 12 cut from one dollar to smaller figures. Fine shirts in white and color range sizes 12 to MM, lowered from one dollar. Caps in all sizes discounted to 39 cents each. Third floor Tenth Street location.
In the Corset Department reduce prices on various styles including real whalebone corsets and elastics. Many items cut from five dollar ranges to around two dollars and under. Hosiery and shoes also promoted with dramatic price drops across multiple sizes and units on the third floor at Eleventh and Tenth streets.
The Picture Department advertises sales on art items including Genuine Water Color Country Road reduced from $5.00 to $2.50 and Hand-colored Pictures Asti Heads reduced to $1.60 each. Other pieces feature Lovevie sire TUEADIE Gains on Church at $1.00 from $2.00 and Mother and Little Daughter at $2.50 from $9.00. Fourth floor Tenth St.
Large lamp shades discounted from 50 to 10. Small pink table lamps with globes cut to 1. Gas drop light with white shade lowered from high price to 7. Candle shades in red and pink reduced as shown. Items arranged on the ninth floor with six stanchions.
Reduced prices on fancy willow scrap baskets covered birch bark and silver items. Items include two Fancy Suaw Scrap Baskets and one Handled Silver Basket with multiple reductions from 250 to 200 and from 200 to 1. Limited to remaining stock and department clearance.
Catalog fragment lists white enamel beds with continuous posts and two piece sets, reduced from various prices. Includes feather pillows and top quality coverings with references to sizes and finishes, noting substantial markdowns from original prices.
Catalogue item list showing price cuts across women s wear including navy slue broadcloth suits serges Eton jackets and house dresses with reductions from high.original prices down to sale figures with sizes 34 to 66 and multiple styles and trims listed in plain sale language.
A catalog snippet lists velour long coats and cloaks with braids satin linings and varying sizes priced down from hundreds to low dollars. Items include velour coats with Persian lamb trim, 3 4 length cloaks, black satin tied pieces, Yan Covert Cloth coats and gray English twill options with reduced sale prices.
Readable items include girls coats dresses and wool outfits with heavy markdowns. Prices slash from 12.50 to 0.70 for a coat, 15.50 to 7.50 for a semi fitting coat, and 25.00 to 1.00 for satin trimmed coats, with multiple sizes and colors offered.
A damaged ad fragment shows a furniture department sale with numerous reductions on mahogany chiffoniers dressers desks and tables. Prices drop from high figures to mid tens, with items like a mahogany toilet table a reception chair and sewing table noted as reduced.
China Department advertises extensive reductions on fine pieces. One French decorated cake plate cut from 50 to 1.50, white breakfast dishes from 2 to 0.25 each, imported decorated plates down to 4.0, crackers and celery tray marked down, and other dishware dropped dramatically.
Fifth floor Sleventh st spotlights a sale on used and dented items. Highlights include a White Enameled Medicine Cabinet now 2.55, Back-saving Dust Pans at 12 cents, Yankee Gas Heaters at 1 dollar, Copper-bottom Wash Boilers from 32 to 1. Each listed item notes wear, denting, or shop wear and emphasizes steep reductions across cookware and small appliances.
Upholstery items listed with prices and discounts including cords fringes imps portiere loops and velour squares for chairs. One pair Renaissance and Marie Antoinette curtains four dollars per pair, health fashion items, mercorized portieres in multiple colors priced at five dollars per pair, original prices shown.
Mrs. Roosevelt stays with Mrs. Douglas Robinson in New York while the Russian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen host a large dinner party. Belgian Minister and Baroness Moncheur also entertain. The guest list includes the President, Speaker of the House, Miss Cannon, and numerous diplomats, officials, and society figures. A busy night of receptions, toasts, and period attire accompanies dinners with national motifs and musical interludes.
A sequence of free lectures runs for weeks at the M C A building in Washington 1738 G Street Northwest under the International Lecture Bureau of Chicago. Ernest Crosby former judge in Egypt opens tonight, followed by Rev. Herbert S Bigelow on The Power of an Idea, then J W Bengough with a chalk talk on March 1, and closes April 6 with Marion Craig Wentworth interpretative reading.
Mrs. Richard Henry Savage, famed lecturer on famous women, presented a Marie Antoinette lecture at the Arlington Hotel wearing court costume and a detailed stage setting. She traced the queen’s life from childhood in Vienna to the guillotine, delivering a dramatic monologue with period flair and vivid costume.
Mme Yvette Guilbert, now a sedate concert singer, performed in period costume with selections from French songs of Louis XV era. Armando Forest on violin accompanied Handel and Saint Saens pieces, while Richard at the piano received praise.
Washington Hebrew Sunday school hosts a Tuesday masquerade dance for children with prizes for the most original costumes. The ladies auxiliary society, formed to foster social spirit and temple interests, held a spirited Sunday program featuring stereopticon images for the sabbath school.
The next United Confederate Veterans reunion will be held April 25 in New Orleans. Circulars from the Charleston headquarters of the Northern Virginia Department were read by veterans in Washington yesterday. Martha Ayer Aldrich of Barnwell, S C, named sponsor for the Army of the Northern Virginia Department, with Jessie McKay of Columbia, D C as maid of honor. Cut and potted spring flowers offered by Shaffer at low prices.
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