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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
45
Woodward & Lothrop announces a Memorial Day closing at noon with deep cuts across remnants and odds and ends. Mens suits in various weights and patterns. white crepe radium yardage at half price. women's lawn shirt waist suits. assorted coats and dresses heavily reduced, including silk and chiffon items in multiple sizes.
Frid ay bargains feature batwing silk ties in varied colors and patterns. The sale offers a range of styles, with discounted prices and a selection aimed at smart dressers seeking quality fabric and finish.
A local sale lists boys wool suits in sizes 7 to 16 at reduced prices. Fancy gray and brown tones, blue serge options, and knickerbocker styles plus light-weight reefers and Russian blouses offered at cuts from the original tag.
Friday sale offers women’s patent calfskin oxfords with Goodyear welt soles and Cuban heels, 11 pairs of patent leather oxford ties, tan Russia calfskin quai pumps with cupan heel in several sizes, and tan taffeta silk umbrellas. Prices drop from $5.00 to as low as $1.95 per pair, with several items featuring marked reductions and a central third floor location at Tenth Street.
Local sale offers remnants of women's trimmed hats in desirable colors and shapes. Prices cut by half or more, with items originally $5 to $15 now selling around $1.09 to $5.00. New burnt straw and white hats added, popular for street and travel. Seemnd Anor-Tenth St.
Musiin Underwear Dept offers cambric tops and kimonos in misspelled styles priced at 73c to 29c each. Previewed items include full ruffles, valenciennes trims, lace edges, and embroidered fronts. Located on Eleventh Street.
A Friday bargain item offers 150 dozen women's Swiss rib bed vests trimmed with lace insertion at 17 cents each, with a value listed as 23 cents. This advertisement notes the item as good quality and likely from a department or dry goods catalog.
Traveling Goods Dept advertises alligator and cowhide leather bags with brass locks at reduced prices. Includes 2 ostracined calfskin bags and a genuine Flor alligator bag with leather lining and brass lock, discounts range from 3.50 to 12.00 and up to 495 for a grain leather bag. Equitable Building.
A clearance sale offers two Original Oil Paintings in large size with landscape marine and figure subjects. They feature deep gold burnished frames with shadow box and are priced at 5.95 each, down from 19.85. Fourth Noor.
Local sale offers one of a kind Lamps and Portables at half price or less. Items include iron oil lamps, brass and copper lamps, glass banquet lamp, gas half light, student lamp, and electric portable with decorated shades. Prices cut from $1.25 to $38.00 with many between $1.25 and $6.50. Main floor street location.
The listing details multiple items in the Infants Department including a waist style with a tucks yoke priced down from 2.00 2.69 to 1.00, an infant white pique afrohan trimmed with embroidery reduced to 0.50, several white embroidery hats with blue pink ribbons discounted to 2.50 3.50 and a Leghorn hat trimmed with black velvet cut from 4.00 to 2.00 at Third North Moor Eleventh Street.
A Chinaware department offers reductions on porcelain dinner sets and assorted pieces. Items include Limoges, Austrian, French and Japanese china with discounts from fractions of a dollar to several dollars, many imperfect or odd pieces priced from a few cents to four dollars.
In a Fourth floor display on Eleventh St several toy items are reduced. A boy's velocipede drops from 4.75 to 1.90, a child’s rocker from 2.55 to 1.0, and a large papier mache ten pins set from 7.00 to 2.95. Also cut are a boy's tool chest, two toy music boxes, a ben Hur chariot, bubble sets, and other children's toys.
A second floor sale lists various fabrics with price cuts from original figures. items include Tan-and-white Panama, Reseda Green Tafeta, Gray-and-white Plaid and Black-and-white Plaid, with yardage shown and discounts ranging from a few cents to several dollars per item.
Diplomatic guests and high society linger in Bar Harbor and Washington. Notable attendees include Capt Summeslin hosts for Miss Juliette Williams and Mr Joseph Leiter Anetrian. the French Ambassador and Mme Jusserand with Elihu Root and other dignitaries. Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hengelmuller bound for Bar Harbor for summer. Also reported are wedding invitations, embassy transfers, society box scenes at shows, and plans for summer homes and travel among prominent families.
School officials dispute building inspector Ashford on May 8 conditions at Petworth School. Black and Frank say front door was not locked from inside and discuss side door locks to deter depredations. Stuart supports Frank's integrity while noting possible misreading and plans board discussion.
Representative J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania met Commissioner West to review his laundry regulation bill for the District. Changes favored by West include allowing laundry inspections anytime rather than semiannual. Moore approved. Acting Assessor Adams was to review legality with corporation counsel. Moore cited many congratulatory letters and broad House support. Flowers for Decoration Day noted with memorial designs and Shafter, 14th and.
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