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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1905

Page

13

Easter Millinery Opening At Woodward’s Lothrop

Woodward Gs Lothrop York Washington announces a special Easter opening on Thursday Friday and Saturday on Main Floor Eleventh and G Streets featuring Parisian and American millinery. Latest Parisian creations, dainty flowers foliage ostrich plumes and rich laces showcased in Green Salon for women girls and children. New shapes and color combinations offer beauty and airy lines with daily additions. Second floor Tenth st.

Paris Tenth St

The New Parasols Exhibition Display

A collection of parasols offers unusual beauty and elegance with conservative styles and elaborate effects. Dresden and chiffons in bright colors, silk covered abs, silver tipped or enamel handles, and a variety of blacks and whites dominate. Sun umbrellas and carriage shades appear with many novelties exclusive to the collection priced from 2.50 to 25.00.

Dresden

Exquisite Cotton Dress Goods From Europe and America

A wide selection of cotton dress fabrics from France Germany Great Britain and America is shown with new patterns arriving continually. Prices range from 12c to 75c a yard and include printed French organdie linens mousseline voiles tulle gauzes and checks plus solid colors and mercerized silks. prominent names include David and John Andersons and Bates Seersucker.

Switzerland Amenca France Germany Great Britain Belfast David and John Anderson Madras

Hand Made Torchon Laces Sale At Half Price

Hand made Torchon lace offered at nearly half price with several thousand yards of linen Torchon lace priced typically higher when machine made. Widths from 1 to 3 inches at 8, 10, and 23 cents per yard. Special sale on Cluny laces, widths 2 to 5 inches for waists and panel effects. Main floor G street.

Special Silk Petticoats At Low Prices This Spring

Silk underdress proves essential with fashionable oles and Etamines. Two lots of New Silk Petticoats arrive on the third floor Eleventh street: Lot 1 Black Taffeta Silk Petticoats in good satinlike silk with accordion plaited trim priced at 395 each. Lot 2 Taffeta Silk Petticoats in white black pink blue lavender and browns priced at 750 each. Value up to 9 50.

Eleventh St

Summer Corsets at a Special Price

25 dozen Corsets in sizes 18 to 30 made of good quality net with coutil strippings in a popular straight front model offered at a special value of 39 cents each.

Eleventh St

Stamped Linens for the Lenten Season

The article extols stamped linens as a universal Lenten pastime offering profit and beauty for the home. It advertises patterns for shirt waist sets collars cuffs table linens and decorative pieces with low price stamps and orders. It highlights free stamped linen shirt waist patterns and stamping to order with items priced from 5 to 50 cents.

Custom Shirts Made To Measure For Careful Men

Through spring and summer, the man who wants something different from ready to wear seeks shirts made to measure. Foreign makers supply colorings and designs unmatched by home makers, with better fit and variety. Main floor a st. cy. colored shirts appeal to discerning tastes.

St. Cy

New Things in Toilet Goods Department Shine

New products in the toilet goods department include a Massage Bath Spray that combines brush and spray in rubber with faucet tubing. The spray is priced at $1.50 each, or $1.75 with handle.

W L Special Five Dollar Suits for Boys

The W L special five dollar boys suits in blue serge and fancy mixtures. Highlights include seven points of superiority over rivals and accessories like violet soap. Available sizes 7 to 16 with features including haircloth fronts serge lined and double knees. Also reefers and top coats on third floor tenth street.

W. & L. Rivera

Lava Soap and Camphor Goods Highlight Exposition Stand

At the St Louis Exposition Lava Soap gains notice for its qualities while a display lists camphor products packing items from moth preventives to camphorated flakes. Prices range from 10c to 1.00 per dozen with various boxes and cans on sale in the Touet Goods Dept.

St. Louis Exposition

New Go-carts and Baby Coaches

Washington agents showcase 1905 go carts and baby carriages with novelties from small carts to elaborate English coaches. Highlights folding go cart with hollow tubing frame, automobile gear, and heavier tires. Prices from $5.00 to $60.00.

Washington

Steamer Bugs or Traveling Shawls Demand Grows

Traveling shawls once favored by rail and sea travelers now serve broader roles. They are used as couch wraps, decorative throws, and cozy room accents, especially in college dorms. Prices range from 5.60 to 15.00 dollars, with men’s sizes noted.

Outing Shoes for Women and Children

Complete line of durable comfortable footwear for women and children for outdoor sports. Includes Women’s Golf Shoes and Oxfords in Russia calfskin, Buckskin Golf Oxfords, Lawn Tennis Oxfords in white canvas, Riding Boots in tan Russia calfskin and black kidskin, Barefoot Sandals in multiple sizes. Prices range from 1.00 to 12.00. Third floor Ten th street.

Russia Eair Patr Bezs

Sewing Machines for Easter Gowns

Marketing patchy old ad copy for sewing machines highlighting spring models with images of brand names such as AW & L Eldredge Howe and Eldredge, listing prices from eight to forty dollars, mention of five year guarantee and full set of attachments, offered on second floor get.

Howe Eldredge

Diplomatic Dinner Honors Jussarand and Rockhill

A fashionable Cairo ballroom program titled an evening of story and song raised funds for the First Presbyterian Church with Miss Jean Wilson and Miss Harden Hickey performing. Attendees included diplomats from France Cuba China Peru Siam and Argentina among others. a prominent social set gathered for the event. Mrs Roosevelt and party plan a Florida rail trip aboard the President’s yacht Sylph, with Alice Roosevelt staying in Washington.

Jussarand Rockhill First Presbyterian Church Peking Mme Quesada Peru Siam Zavalia Winslow Loftus Legation Gwynn MacVeagh Gertrude Myers Howard Gore Cairo Jean Wilson Harden Hickey Paris Roberts Riley Jerome K Jerome Jean Wilken Annie White Fleming Vivian Minor Fleming Fredericksburg Horace Ferbert Smith Washington New York Evening World New York City JW Rosebro H FR Burwell P It Mell North Carolina Smith West Indies South America

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