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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1905
Page
7
The page promotes Children’s Day activities and a broad spring and summer stock for boys and girls. It highlights girls and misses dresses in linen and pique, with many styles, white dresses, and embroidery. Offers ranges from $7.50 to $16.50 per item and notes durable laundering qualities.
A morning offer presents a lot of new girls white dresses bought below regular price. Made of fine white India linen with full blouse front embroidery medallions small tuck clusters and an embroidery ruffle over the shoulder. Skirt has a full ruffle and tucks in sizes 6 to 14.
Advertising list shows multiple styles of Girls White India Linen Dresses with varying prices from $0.75 to $4.50, detailing features like round yokes, tucks, embroidery, lace edges, full skirts, waists, collars, and cuffs for sizes 4 to 14. Also includes Guimpes and Culmpos with similar trim and sizing.
A catalog style notice advertises boys up to age 20 clothing with a focus on durability and smart appearance. It highlights Norfolk jacket suits, two piece double breasted butts, all wool outfits, russer Serge fabrics, and Galates wash suits with prices from $1.50 to $6.50 and up, emphasizing value and variety.
Complete stock of the latest styles in Boys furnishings including ties collars hats and caps. Prices listed for straw sailor hats six to six fifty garments range from one to fifteen dollars. Third floor Ten at Boys’ store features cloth hats ivory blouses and brand collars with varied sizes and prices.
Our buyers feature dainty white dresses for First Communion and Confirmation with French muslin, lace yokes, bertha trims, and tucked lace skirts. Many styles in affordable fabrics, plus white hose, kid slippers, satin bow accents, and a refined millinery wreath line.
Customary for boys receiving first communion and confirmation to wear black suits. The shop offers a full line in latest materials with elegant black suits and stylish collars and neckties. Also available are white suits for very small boys, both inexpensive and elegant.
An extensive display offers Lawn Swings Tents Ham mocks Croquet Sets Garden Tools and small toys for children. Featured items include Watering Pads Sand Palls Fishing Gets Magnetic Toys Rolling Hoops Sail Boats Row Boats 8-ball Croquet Sets wooden wheelbarrows and extension roller skates with wooden wheels in a fourth floor Seventh Street store.
Opening of a large assortment of new straw hats from the factory. Cushioned sweat bands in stiff hats for comfort. Prices range from 1.00 to 4.00 with Sennit and Milans highlighted. Split and Sennit at 2.50 praised as equal to 3.00 hats. Main floor Men’s Store. Stock described as nearly complete.
Low priced undergarments include Women's Muslin Drawers Nainsook Cambric pieces trimmed with lace and embroidery. Gowns Cambria Nainsook and Cambria features round necks short sleeves. Petticoat with lace trim and tucks. Silk drop skirts offered at 7 50 each third floor Eleventh at.
A primer on an array of children's hats offered for spring and summer. Includes Charlotte Corday lace hat, picture hats, bonnets in silk and straw, sun bonnets, Mull caps, and white pique sun hats with embroidery, cords, or buttons. Prices range from 50 cents to 3 dollars. Third floor Eleventh Street.
Beautiful millinery for young folks features hats for girls and nearly women with Tuscan droop, delicate ribbons, and natural flower trimmings. Untrimmed hats in colors and styles suit the season, priced from $1 to $4 with a wide display of flowers and foliage. Millinery Salon, Tenth Floor.
An old catalog listing boys and girls footwear with spring and summer styles. It promotes the season’s best assortment including Mirzes and Children’s Galf Shoes in gray elkakin, Misses and Children’s Tan Russia Calfskin Shoes, boys lace shoes, sneakers, and infants sandals with prices and sizing details.
A catalog-like listing of corset brands and styles including Phomson's Glove-fitting Corsets with straight front, Gp DID.esssc features. G. & G. Corsets with straight front and dipped hips. HL corsets with elastics attached. P. D. Corsets with straight front priced around 81.50. Nemo Self-reducing and D. Corsets with straight front and elastics. Royal Worcester Corsets with straight front and elastics. and other variants noted. Names and details presented in a vintage product-note style.
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