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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
24
Woodward & Lothrop offers a very large remnant day collection in New York Washington and Paris stocks. Many remnants include short lengths incomplete assortments odd pieces and broken sizes with bargain sets from regular stock. Prices are low for quick clearance and worthy your attention.
Readable sale items include Taffeta Silk Petticoats in black and colors priced at 4.73 with value 6.73, Camille style Lawn Bimonos and Long Kimonos with button-hole edges, White Lawn Aprons with embroidery, and Cambric Gowns. Also reduced from higher prices, items feature trims, ribbons, and decorative details.
Lot of Peter Thompson suits in navy brown black and checks for Misses and Young Ladies in sizes 14 to 20 years. All wool French serge, full regulation style, offered at half original price. $12.50 each, Was $23.00.
A special sale features girls coats in blue white and red with sizes 6 to 14 years and remnants of Misses and Misses Rive and Black Panama suits. Prices cut from as high as 35.00 to 19.75 with many $12.50 to $16.00 items reduced to under 10.00.
Local sale advertises children’s muslin underwear in sizes 2 to 14 years with assorted garments including knit pants and hats. Prices and exact stock details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text, but mentions discounts and multiple items such as slips, drawers, and hats.
A brief sale notice highlights a Friday bargain on women's white hose featuring white lace and notable value for shoppers seeking delicate hosiery options.
Readable parts show shoe listings with reduced prices and various styles. Mentions women’s footwear, patent tins, and a ten dollar price reduction. Appears as a catalog fragment with scattered brand-like terms and partial item descriptions.
Art department discount notices list landscapes marine scenes and figures in gil frames and shadow boxes. Oil landscapes reduced from 35.00 to 8.95 each, other prints and watercolors offered in gilt and brown frames with various sizes. Fourth floor Terth St location referenced.
Bargains on ladies handkerchiefs at one dozen for $1.00 and Madras waists reduced from $2.25 to $1.90. Featured items include linen palerias, trimmed shawls, and beaver and linen fabrics offered at marked-down prices for immediate sale. Includes specials on embroidered borders and wool or Madras materials for women and children.
Readily readable sale catalog from the Women’s Suit Department on the third floor at G Street. Featured are satin coats with Persian braids, voile dresses, lace gowns, crepe de chine ensembles, and white taffeta pieces with renaissance trim, with many items reduced from higher prices to attract buyers. Includes coats, capes, dresses, and raincoats in multiple sizes and fabrics.
Friday bargains list deep discounts on men s wear including Open-end Four in-hand Ties Batwing Ties light-weight cotton night shirts silk Fourth-hand Ties Madras pajamas stiff-hasem shirts and hand-scram French Lisle thread outfits. Prices cut from high to low with items in navy stripes whites and military collars. Main floor sale page notes multiple sizes and reduced pricing per item.
Yard sale style listing details numerous boys clothing items with discounts. Items include coats trousers vests suits and blouse suits in sizes 7 to 19 with markdowns from several dollars to over ten dollars, including serge suits and knit knickerbocker styles. Store location cited as Tenth Street.
The listing touts remnants and fixtures from an upholstery department with reduced prices on portieres cushions and draperies. It notes damaged edges, measurement requests, and price cuts from several dollar ranges for yard goods and fabric items.
A local department sale items list shows French and English porcelain reductions. Statements note discounted ornate teapots, cups, sugar cremes, decorated Japanese china plates, Chinese vases, salad bowls, and sauce sets. Prices drop from several dollars to a dollar or less, with multiple dishware pieces including soup tureens and covered dishes marked down.
A scrambled OCR list shows furniture items such as quartered oak pieces, mahogany tables, a parlor suite, and tabourets with multiple price reductions. The text includes misread words and garbled phrases but conveys a sale with reduced prices across several Oak, Maple, and Bamboo items.
A Fifth floor shopworn sale lists numerous items with deep reductions including a NICKE-piaku Vag ven from $5.00 to $3.00 and an Electric Stove from $9.00 to $4.50. Copper Chafing Dishes, Drip Coffee Pots, 3-burner Gas Stove, Enameled Double Roilers, Meat Cleavers, an Oak Commode, National Carpet Sweeper, and Krupp’s Silver Polish appear with marked markdowns.
Major Harry Greenleaf of the Medical Corps U S A and Miss Carrie McClellan were married yesterday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock at the bride's father's residence 2113 O street. The groom's family hosted a small ceremony due to Mr McClellan's illness, attended by Gen and Mrs Greenleaf and other military and social notables. A reception followed with army and navy guests and a brief wedding trip planned to New York and Madison Barracks.
The renowned pianist Ignace Paderewski performed for two hours at the Plaza New York benefit recital for the Music School Settlement. A wreath was placed by a student but Paderewski declined to accept flowers on stage, while the audience whispered and he interrupted the pieces with stern glances. The event drew notable attendees and included remarks about weddings and society figures lingering in attendance.
A royal train stop in a small town leads to a near-miss as Mr Ward nearly misses a doorway while the King is approached for a local address. The mayor restrains him and officials halt the train. King Edward’s cane habit is noted with mockery of fashionable ladies and a hint of Russia’s lavish celebrations on the horizon.
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