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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
7
The Green and Oak Salon on the second floor presents a three day display of Millinery running Thursday through Saturday. It features imported hats and bonnets plus original designs by local artists. Exquisite hats in pale blue with pink roses, lilacs, and velvet trims are shown alongside chip, sailor, turban styles with lilacs and daisies.
Merchants advertise a one day Remnants Sale with drastic cuts across millinery parasol, white goods, and woolen dress fabrics. Notes include untrimmed hats 4 to 300, ready to wear hats 200, trimmed flats 500, Japanese dressing sacques and kimonos 45 to 300, white petticoats and gowns, and fields of lawns, linens, and organdies from 8 to 46 cents a yard. Numerous fabrics claim half original prices and a general push to clear surplus stock.
Embroidered Lawn Waist Patterns offered in four lots. 200 patterns comprising 213 yards 4 inch plain lawn with embroidery to complete the waist. Regular prices range from 75 cents to $2.00, now sold at sale prices. Center tables on the second floor.
Lining Department offers remnants of Bombyx taffeta silk lining and varied fabrics priced per yard. Regatta Wash Suits and Russian Blouse sets for ages up to 12 years listed with discounts from $1.25 to $2.60. Numerous coats and suits for boys size 3 to 16 heavily reduced, with locations on second and third floors at 6st and Tenth street.
A catalog of reduced prices on boys and girlish apparel and furniture on the third and sixth floors. Items include sailor hats, suspenders, bow ties, shirts, rockers, chairs, chests, dressers, tables, washstands, and a go cart with parasol attachment. Many pieces show substantial cuts from original prices to affordable sale figures.
A sale lists Women's Black Kid Oxford Ties at $1.90 a pair from $2.50, with patent uppers, leather soles, Suban heel, and perfect fitting lasts. Also offers Boys' and Youths' Patent Coltskin Oxfords at $1.90, sizes 1 to 4. Includes remnants of various styles with reduced prices.
A Friday sale offers English Berthenware Meakin dinner and breakfast sets in green and gold. Includes regular five-piece sets and odd pieces to mix or exchange, suited for cottages or summer homes. Regular prices would be much higher, now a rare chance to secure a high class set at low cost.
The store advertises discounts in the men’s hat department with reductions across several styles. Grey crush hats sized 67-8 and 7, white duck caps, blue flannel college hats, and felt hats for boys are offered at markedly lowered prices, all on the main floor.
Imperial Sewing Machines offer a drop head style with oak cages and automatic setup, latest improvements, full attachments, and a five year guarantee at 20 dollars each. Valued at 25 dollars. Second floor G street.
In the Men s Furnishings Department at Bens a summer weight Balbriggan shirt list with long and half sleeves in sizes 34 to 60. Lisssa Thread Underwear with long and half sleeve shirts in lavender and salmon. all items reduced from $1 to 50c and 60c. Also all linen collars, pajamas, bath robes, coats, jackets, shirts and socks marked down with various sizes and color options. Main floor F st.
A liquidation of upholstery goods lists Maslin Bedroom Curtains with plain centers and hematitched ruffles at 56c per pair, Croas-atripe Grenadine Curtains 8s5c per pair, and a range of velours tapestries damasks and brocades in various lengths at discounts. Also offered are Cretonnes cotton tapestries and Java cloth for draperies, one yard wide at 1c per yard. Bed sets Marie Antoinette Renaissance priced at $10 per set. Rugs include Ariington and Blue Broglesa styles with substantial price reductions. Fourth floor st.
Five rows of basket price cuts from the fifth floor G Street display a mix of sweet grass and scrap baskets. Several items are damaged or misread, with reductions from cents to dollars and one infant’s bassinet marked down to 3.00.
Picture Department offers 50 Camp Fire scenes with black frames reduced from Bo to We each. 0 Small Cabinet Frames reduced from Ic to Sc, plus 1S colored pictures of White House and Congressional Library in gilt frames. Dog Watching Over Sleeping Child in broad gilt frames reduced from tic to 2i. Fourth floor Tenth et.
A toy department listing shows several doll and toy vehicle price cuts on the fourth floor elev nth at. Items include one doll rattan go cart with rubber tires reduced from 4.00 to 2.00 and three dolls rattan govern carts reduced to 1.50 each plus a dolls cupboard couch reduced from 2.80 to 1.? each and a mechanical people car and track priced down from 10.00 to 2.00.
A Fifth Avenue price reduction note lists various house furnishing items with discounts. Brackets items include tea trays, mirrors, cutting machines, folding wash benches, clothes wringers, bead makers, shirt hangers, chamois sponges, papier mache coat hangers, steam cooker, tea kettles, Russian coffee pot, alcohol lamp, and drip coffee pot, all marked down from original prices to sale prices. The list specifies damaged or shopworn condition where applicable and notes the sale location on Fifth floor eleventh street.
Book department notes reduced prices on Webster's Unabridged Dictionary in full leather with index, bound volumes of Frank Leslie's Newspapers 1856 1858 183 damaged, Charles Dans Gibson's Book of Drawings scarce from handling, War book by Aurea J Church and others, Life Notes Thoughts for Comfort and Love's Gift colored boards, all reduced to nominal prices. Main floor tenth at.
A local clearance lists broadcloth suits in multiple colors with short double breasted jackets and plaited skirts, marked from 254 to 12.65. Cheviot blouses, crepe de chine dress, gray homespun suit, and silk shirts are shown with substantial markdowns to attract buyers. Sizes vary across each item.
Skirt and Cloak Dept offers rain coats in tan and gray sizes 34 38 and 33 reduced from 15 to 20 dollars. Red Silk Automobile Cloak with hood size 8 reduced from Hei 3 tan covert jackets silk lined. Cheviot jackets and skirts trimmed in braid. Several items marked down with notable price cuts.
Selected waists and tea gowns on reduction. Silk and taffeta waists in multiple sizes, marked down from high prices to low. Black Henrietta and China silk tea gowns trimmed with lace or albatross, sizes 8 to 28, now greatly discounted. Percale wrappers, black and white, sizes vary, sale price slashed.
The Russian ambassador Count Cassini is honored at a farewell dinner hosted by the French ambassador and Mme Jusserand. Attendees include Berlin, British, Belgian, Dutch, Italian and Russian officials, with departure expected early June for Madrid after rest at German baths.
Broad sale in the Misses Department cuts prices on numerous items. Blue Cheviot reefers in sizes 4 and 6 drop from 516.00 to 3.76. Tan covert reefers size M4 reduced from 2.00 to 10.00. Pee ter Thompson suits in sizes 14 and 16 cut to 8.76, and a gray Taylor-made suit size 16 to 12.50. Red voile dress, white lawn dresses for elzea 14 to 18, and Peter Thompson blue linen ensembles heavily discounted. Multiple other dresses and gowns marked down with large percentage reductions. Sold items include linens, guimpes, and embroidery trimmed pieces. Third four-gst.
The lamp department offers reductions across items including a 41 gas drop gant, SM lamp shade, globe, jeweled lamp globe, onyx table, candle shades, and six electric light shades. Prices cut from high to low with notable marks like from 12.00 to 7.60 and 26¢ candles.
A departmental sale lists 400 piece light blue decorated porcelain sets and assorted items with markdowns. Included are toilet sets, tea cups and saucers, decorated dishes, fruit plates, crackers, vases, celery trays, and related china pieces with reduced prices and some damage notes.
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