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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1905
Page
13
Our Special Easter Opening displays Parisian and American millinery with a wide range of stylish Model Hats. French and American hats are shown side by side using French materials and ideas. flowers and foliage dominate, with ostrich plumes, rich laces, and superb ornaments. Orders for Easter should be placed now to avoid delay. Second floor Ten...
A long remnant sale offers newest spring lengths for skirts, waists, child and youth garments at very low prices. Mixed lots include dress fabrics, lace curtains, portieres, and upholstery pieces with many items reduced, including linen shirts, collars, cuffs, and suits across floors, all aimed at clearing stock.
Special purchase of about 500 pieces offered at half usual prices. Gowns Corset Covers Short Skirts and Drawers in good quality muslin, trimmed with embroideries laces tucks cambric ruffles beading and ribbon. 25c per garment regularly 56c to 60c third floor Eleventh St.
Lace and net robes offered at reduced prices for clearance. White Net Robe nineteen dollars, Black Spangled Net Robe fifteen dollars, other robes and linen patterns discounted. A few items slightly soiled from window display. Lace Department Main floor GST.
20 dozen Muslin Pillow Cases 45x36 inches from Wamsutta New Bedford Percale ends at 6 for 1.00, regularly 1.50. Also 15 dozen Heavy Muslin Pillow Cases 45x36 inches at 12 cents each regularly 16c. Second floor Eleventh St.
White Marseilles and satin finish bedspreads in various patterns sold at $2.25 $2.50 and $3.00. Slight factory imperfections noted. Promotion on second floor Eleventh Street.
Several thousand pounds of writing paper rough and smooth finishes in various sizes plain white and colors for scratch work memorandums school use. Envelopes unavailable, paper offered at 1s a sheet or 4 sheets for 50c. Worth up to 50c a sheet. Main floor Eleventh St.
Department store sale lists oil paintings in gilt frames with shadow boxes reduced from 8 dollars to 2 95, 12 to 4, and 10 to 3 50. Other items include mirrors frames sets smoking ware Delft chests and assorted framed pictures with prices and floor locations.
A local book department advertises discounted sets and volumes including George Eliot Complete Works in six red buckram volumes, Modern Achievement in Science and related titles, World’s Best Authors gems, Stories of the Union, Lives of Our Presidents, Haydock Holy Bible Douay edition, Rand & McNally Atlas, and The Imitation of Christ. Discounts range from half to over ninety percent with multiple copies and leather bindings noted. Main Floor Tenth at.
Bargain sale lists numerous Limoges and decorated china items with price cuts. Details include a 100-piece Limoges dinner set missing one piece, a damaged tea set, egg cups, covered dishes, a round dish, a chocolate set, sauce dishes, jardinières, and earthenware cuspidors with reduced prices. Floor display noted.
A catalog of furniture items with deep reductions shows a Dull Mahogany arm chair at 95.00, mahogany corner chair at 33.95, two gold reception chairs at 2.95 each, a quartered oak parlor table at 10.8, a quartered oak sewing table at 38.50, a mahogany parlor table at 10.00, a Cuban mahogany library table at 20.00, Antwerp oak round table at 20.00, a weathered oak settee at 760.00, a weathered oak rocker at 12.00, two weathered oak arm chairs at 12.00 each, and a box couch in need of repair at 10.00.
Multiple garments discounted in a cloak department sale. Gray rainproof coats in sizes 31 38 40 reduce from 34.00 to 10.00 each. Black taffeta silk long coat size 36 from 325.00 to 12.50. Black broadcloth jacket size 40 from 25.00 to 7.50. Black peau de sole silk blouse size 34 from 30.00 to 15.00. Tan coats sizes 34 40 from 15.00 to 8.75. Tan covert cloth jackets sizes 32 38 from 15.00 to 7.50. Tan covert cloth jackets satin lined sizes 32 34 from 48.50 to 8.75.
Catalog list shows Brown Velvet Skirt with knitted bottom reduced from 12.60 to 5.00. Three Fancy Mixed Brown Briris at 2.50 each from 6.00. Black Broadtail Velvet Skirt with knitted bottom cut to 10.00 from 30.00. Cheviot Biinte one blue reduced from 10.00. Two Tan Covert Sloth Skirts drop to 7.60 each. Black Volery with silk lining trimmed with peau de soie reduced from 25.00 to 15.00. Third floor GST.
A regional catalog entry lists multiple girls and misses apparel with reductions. Items include 3 blue Cheviot blouses dresses in sizes 10 and 17, 1 red Cheviot Russian dress size 6, 3 black Cheviot coat suits in sizes 16 and 18, 2 blue Cheviot tailor-made suits in sizes 14 and 16, 2 blue Cheviot tailer-made suits, 3 blue Cheviot tailer-made girl suits in size 14, and 3 tan covert cloth coats in sizes 12 and 14, all marked down from high prices to sale figures.
On Tenth Street floor the Boys' Clothing Department offers numerous reductions. Items include 5 Boys' Fancy Overcoats in several sizes reduced from 10.00 and 12.50 to 3.95 each, 4 Blue Cheviot Peter Thermipegn Reefers at 4.50, 12 All-wool Suits in blue cheviot and mixes to 3.75, 8 eight-piece suites to 1.50, 6 All-wool Blue Serge Sailor Blouse Suits to 2.95, 9 All-wool Covert Cloth Top Coats to 3.50, and 9 Sailor Blouse Suits to varying low prices.
The advertisement lists reductions on boys garments including all wool sweaters for ages 4 to 8, hats caps and toques for boys and girls, blouses for 3 to 8, terry bath robes for 3 to 6, and fine blouses for 6 to 16, with prices cut from one dollar to fractions and notable stock being sold as soiled or mussed.
Footwear listing shows multiple women’s oxford styles with patent finishes in assorted sizes and colors. Includes Kidekin and Tah patent oxford models with varied heel types and turn soles, plus red and other color options. Also mentions numerous ranged size groups and special codes for stock.
A long list of diplomatic and society guests attended dinner and dances in Washington. Representative Edward Morell hosted the Farmers Club dinner with ambassasors and officials present. Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth held Mi Carême dances for the Children’s Country Home fundraiser, featuring a vaudeville program and charity sale.
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