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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
24
Our Special Easter Opening of Parisian and American Millinery presents a wide range of stylish Model Hats. French and American hats sit side by side, with labels distinguishing the origin. Flowers and foliage are fashionable, plus ostrich plumes, laces, and ornaments. Orders should be placed now to ensure Easter completion. Second floor Tenth St.
A department store clears remnants and imperfect stock at deep discounts across fabrics and ready outfits. Newest spring lengths include skirts, shirts, and dresses with prices cut on linens, laces, nets, and upholstery fabrics. Notable deals feature white linen waists, ruffled nets, lace curtains, portieres, denims, and a wide range of men’s and women’s garments with substantial markdowns.
A bulk sale offers about 500 pieces of muslin undergarments including gowns corset covers short skirts and drawers. Each piece features trims such as embroideries laces tucks cambric ruffles beading and ribbon. Priced at 25 cents per garment, regularly 50 to 60 cents, on the third floor Eleventh Street.
Lace and net robes offered at reduced prices include White Net Robe $19 down from $25 and Black Spangled Net Robe $15 down from $25. Other items feature White Linen Robes, embroidered linen robes and shirtwaist patterns discounted, with notes that goods are slightly soiled from display. Lace Department Main floor GST.
Twenty dozen muslin pillow cases 45x36 inches from Wamsutta Bedford Percale ends offered at 6 for 1.00, regularly 1.50. Fifteen dozen heavy muslin pillow cases 45x36 inches at 12 cents each, regularly 16 cents. Second floor Eleventh Street.
White bedspreads in 30 count Marseilles and satin finish sold with slight factory imperfections. Priced at $2.25, $2.50, and $3.00, marked down from usual. Display on the second floor at Eleventh Street.
Several thousand pounds of writing paper in rough and smooth finishes and various sizes offered at half price. Plain white or colored for scratch work, memorandums, and school use. Envelopes unavailable, purchased at nominal figure, offered at 1s per tab or 4 tabs for 50c. Main floor Eleventh Street.
A fourth floor sale lists small oil paintings Pastoral Night and Marine with gilt frames and shadow boxes, reduced from 8 to 2.95, 12 to 4, and 10 to 3.50. Other items include a large bevel-plate mirror, framed pictures, smoking sets, a nickel wine cooler, patent clothes bar, weathered oak rack, chafing dish, Delft chest, and assorted ware with substantial markdowns.
Book department advertises deep reductions across complete works on George Eliot and Edison era science, with volumes in red bindings and leather backs. Also features Rand McNally atlas, The Imitation of Christ, and Haydock Bible, all discounted. items include multiple copies and damaged volumes in fair condition.
Clearance offers list 1 100 piece Limoges dinner set with one missing covered dish. tea set with damaged bowl. 35 imported egg cups. six English porcelain dishes. one round dish. Japanese chocolate set. German sauce dishes. blue jardinieres. earthenware cuspidors. Prices slashed from high to low in broad reductions.
A Furniture Department listing announces price cuts on mahogany and oak items including chairs, corner desk, parlor tables, sewing table, and settees. Highlights include a mahogany arm chair for 95.00, quartered oak tables from 10.8 to 38.50, and a weathered oak settee reduced to 76.00, with multiple chairs at 12.00 and other pieces marked down significantly.
In the cloak department a selection of coats and jackets is marked down. Items include gray rainproof coats in sizes 31 38 and 40 reduced from 34.00 to 10.00 each and several black and tan coats jackets and blouses with prices slashed to 12.50 7.50 and similar.
Prices cut on brown velvet skirts. one brown velvet with trimmed bottom now five dollars from twelve fifty sixty. Three fancy brown speviot brites at two fifty each. one black broadtail velvet skirt ten dollars from thirty. Two tan covert sloth skirts seven sixty each. one black volley with silk lining trimmed with peau de soie down to fifteen dollars. Third floor GST.
A local sale lists Misses and Girls Cheviot blouses and dresses priced down from 15 dollars to 5, coats and tailor-made suits reduced to 7 50, blue and tan coats in various sizes, including 10 and 14. Three girls blue Cheviot dresses and several coats and suits are marked down with reduced prices for immediate sale.
On the tenth floor at Tenth Street, the Boys Department lists heavy discounts on suits overcoats and sailor styles. Featured are 5 overcoats in sizes 21 to 6, blue cheviot Peter Thermipegn reefers, 12 all wool suits with bloomer pants, 8 eight piece suits, 6 blue serge sailor blouse suits, and 9 covert cloth top coats, all deeply cut from original prices to sale figures.
Reduced prices on boys hats and furnishings, including all wool sweaters for ages 4 to 8, hats caps and toques for boys and girls, and blouses. Terry bath robes and fine blouses also marked down. Sizes vary across items. Third floor Tenth Street.
A cluttered shoe department ad lists numerous women oxford varieties with patent finishes in scattered sizes and styles. It mentions Kidekin and Latinate names, turn soles, Cuban heels, and multiple size fragments, plus miscellaneous red and other color options and an extended note of various pairs and quantities.
Representative Morrell hosted the Farmers' Club at his 171 K Street residence with a guest list including the French and German ambassadors, English ambassador Clement B. Newbold, and numerous officials and society figures. Separate dinners and Mi Careme events featured the Italian and Japanese ambassadors, Barons von Sternburg and Mocenigo, and many dignitaries, followed by charity activities for the Children's Country Home with music and vaudeville between 3 and 7 o'clock.
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