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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
6
Friday brings remnant day bargains at Woodward G and G Lothrop Washington with managers offering extraordinary savings on odds ends short lengths and assorted goods to ensure value for money. Many items are limited to single pieces or small lots, encouraging early purchase as late arrivals may disappoint.
Bargains on trimmed hats offered at half price for clearance. Hats marked three dollars each, previously six and ten dollars. Also a miscellaneous lot of flowers of wall varieties priced at 25 cents per choice, previously 75 cents to one dollar. Second floor Tenth Street.
Samples from a manufacturer shown in plain white and lace trimmed dress fabrics. Styles vary from semi-fitting to loose and high to low necklines. One of a kind samples with a choice of price ranges from 69 cents to 3.95 per garment and 73 cents to 5 dollars for others. Third floor Eleventh Street.
Readable notes describe a sale on children's muslin skirts gowns and drawers with lace embroidery tucks and ruffles. Also offered are infants toilet baskets and white pique hats with embroidery and ribbons, with price cuts from 50c to 3, 36 to 34.75 and coats from 10 to 3.00, located on the third floor Eleventh street.
Bargain notice sells women's tan hose in a Friday special. A dozen pairs in stock with embroidered ankles and double soles. High spliced heels noted. Priced at 25 cents per pair, value 39 cents. Main floor F street.
Hosiery ad listing women’s knit drawers with lace trim, featuring 2 dozen pairs and knit umbrellas. Drawers described as excellent quality. Priced at 35 cents each, three pairs for one dollar.
A Friday bargain advertises Children's Gibson Tin shoes in patent coltskin with turn sole and spring heels in sizes 8 1/2 to 12. Were 1.75 and 2.00. Also Children’s 5-strap Roman Sind with patent Kidskin vamp in sizes 9 to 2. Priced at 1.00 per pair. Located on third floor Tenth Street.
Auction-style listing shows pieces from the Upholstery Dept including Swiss carved items, rattan seat and chair with discounts from higher prices to lower sale figures. Items like Hartwext screen doors and a hand made lounge feature reduced pricing, with notes on wear and handling conditions.
A local department store advertises deep discounts on assorted Limoges china and English porcelain items led by richly decorated sets and individual pieces. Prices are slashed across bowls plates tureens meat dishes and butter dishes with reductions from several dollars to under a dollar per item.
Bargain sale lists 25 dozen men silk ties including wide end bat wing styles at 25c each, plus remnants of white linen shirts, four in hand ties, tan paramarites, wool shirts and drawers, cotton and silk lisle socks, and tan leather belts all reduced from prior prices. Includes sizes and condition notes for each item.
Second floor G street offers colored dress fabrics with many pieces discounted. Tan Silk-and-Wool Crepe de Paris Blue Silk-and-Wool Crepe de Paris Gray Silk-and-Wool Crepe de Paris Tan Silk-and-Wool Crepe de Panis Gray Silk-and-Wool Crepe de Paris Blue and White Striped Novelty Cloth Blue Bolienne Blue Panama Cloth Tan Mohair Red Serge White and Black Plaid Novelty Cloth all reduced from high before to lower sale prices per piece.
Parasol Department offers several parasols reduced from 12 dollars to 6 dollars, white 80k parasol with Dresden border now 4 dollars, and 14 colored silk parasols in fancy effects priced at 3 dollars each. Also 32finch colored silk parasols with check effects reduced to 2.75 dollars. Main floor Tenth street.
On the main floor F and G streets the Umbrella Department offers silk umbrellas with ivory, silver, and carved handles. Prices reduced from 14 to 4.95 dollars for women’s pieces and from 14 to 2.95 dollars for others, with several styles including English twill and paragon frames.
A local store advertises reductions on art embroidery department goods including colored table covers, fancy cretenne table covers, linen centerpieces in 36 inch size, stamped tan linen centerpieces, stamped wenim laundry bags, pure lawn pillow shams, fancy lawn scarfs, and hand embroidered centerpieces in 24 and 18 inch sizes. Prices drop from high to low figures with tag reductions.
3 Electric lamps with orange standard shades offered at 75.00 each, one marble lamp at 50.00, mosaic shade lamp, glass flower vases and several small items discounted to 3 to 75 cents. Main floor G street.
Readable items describe yardage and prices for dress goods. Mousseline de Sole sold at 25c per yard in multiple colors including lavender and navy. Various silks and printed fabrics offered at low per yard prices. Listings include Banzai Silk 7 1-2c, lain silk variations, printed damities and batiste lawns. Second floor described as location.
In the Main street retail listing the Men’s Clothing Department advertises deep markdowns on trousers vests overcoats and suits. Notable cuts include all sizes worsted trousers from 5.00 to 2.00 per pair and fine Stein-Bloch suits from 23.00 32.50 25.00 to 16.50 each with many other items discounted.
Third floor Eleventh St lists dozens of boys and youths suits in wool and blends with sizes from toddler to teen. Prices drop from high double digits to as low as 1.50 per item for wash blouses and 1.95 for bloomers with many items halved or more off.
In the boys' department, items including colored Russian slouses, washable designs, and sizes from 2 1-2 to 7, are cut from 30c to 25c each. Neglige shirts sizes 12 and 2 1-2 drop from Tc and 1.00 to 0c. White shirt waists without collars, sizes 7 and 8, fall from 50c to 2ic. Golf cups in fancy mixtures all sizes drop from Sc and Te to 2c. Silk and wash ties, all colors, reduced from 2 to LW 12c.
Bulwer Lyttons Novels in green cloth bindings reduced from 25.00 to 15.00. Crown Encyclopedia five volumes from Christian Herald reduced 5.00 to 3.90. Cooper Novels in 16 volumes with gilt tops reduced from 1250 to 7.00. 2nd Century Standard Dictionary shopworn reduced from 12.50 to 7.50. Main floor Tenth Street.
Various trunks and bags including 1 inch Skirt Trunk 3-ply basswood canvas with Yale lock reduced from 50.00 to 3.327. Men’s Wardrobe Trunk 3-ply basswood bound rawhide cloth lined riveted hat box and 32 suit hangers reduced to 42.50. 2 inch Skirt Trunk 3-ply basswood canvas bound rawhide cloth lined reduced to 27.50. 42-Inch Skirt Trunk 3-ply basswood canvas waterproof reduced to 27.50. 11-inch Shell Alligator Fitted Bag leather lined reduced to 11.85. 1 inch Shell Alligator Cabin Bag leather lined reduced from 5.0 to Basement Equitable building.
Picture Department offers water color Cows by the Stream with gilt frame now 2.50, Kenilworth Castle sepia photo in gilt frame, Landscape in gilt enclosure 3.50, three pastels Landscape in gilt frames 0.95 each, colored Girt and Sheep in gilt frame 0.91, six colored prints in gilt frames, 0.03 each, five artotypes in gilt frames 0. Abe, three artotypes in black frames 0.35 each, four small imported oil paintings with frames. Fourth floor Tenth street.
A department sale lists multiple women’s garments including black taffeta silk suits with tailored jackets and plaited skirts in sizes 34 to 38, white dresses in organdie and lawn, and linen options. Prices drop from 60s to under 60 dollars, with many items cut by half or more.
A cloak department advertises reduced prices on several women s coats and jackets including a black voile jacket size 36, black broadcloth jacket size 44, Gloria silk tourist goat yoke coat size 36, three basin coats in sizes 46 38 and 40, a black taffeta tea jacket size 34, and a brown and gold taffeta coat size 38 with price cuts from 30 25 26 40 225 to 15 15 15 25 16 respectively.
A department store advertises reduced prices across women's skirts waists and jumpers in multiple fabrics. Items include white chiffon Panama skirts, white serge skirts with black hairline stripe, a black bellene silk skirt, novelty suspender skirts, black taffeta suk waists, blue taffeta silk jumpers, and white lawn waists in various sizes, with discounts up to about 60 percent. Third floor displays and display-sale notes accompany the sale.
Reduced prices on several girls garments across sizes 10 to 12. Items include a black and white taffeta silk coat with velvet trim, a black wool batiste mourning dress, a light blue French challis dress, a Finn white lawn dress with lace trimming, a white Mercerized batiste dress, and four guimpes with lace yokes. Prices slashed from low to mid hundreds to modest amounts.
Furniture department lists markdowns on green rattan table stand and chair set. Highlights include oak chiffoniere and vernis mart in table, pairs of mahogany finish chairs, parlor suite, rocker pairs, and a mission clock with cellarette. Prices cut from multi dollars to low dollars. Sixth floor gallery shows items and discounts.
Readable sale list from the Fourth floor on Eleventh Street showing toy reductions. Items include Pin Wheels 2 for 1c, 10 Little Tots’ Toys 2 for 5c, Black Dogs free, Whirl-a-mobiles 50c each, Dolls and French dolls heavily discounted, and damaged Shoo-fly marked down to 1.00.
Lamp Department items discounted with reduced prices on lamp globes shades and candle shades. Various reductions include decorated lamp globes from 0 to 2 cents and silk lamp shades from 1.75 to 1.00, with several linen and silk candle shades likewise cut in price. Fifth floor goods shown with old stock clearances.
Nickel plated coffee pots chisel down from 1 50 to 1 00 each aluminum chafing dish drops to 3 75 alcohol lamps to 2 each tumbler holders to 6 each toothbrush holders to 5c each soap dishes to 65c each bread box to 25c enameled ware pitchers to 3i each large sheet iron oven 32 0 rusted iron kettle 2 misc wash boilers reduced across several items including copper and dented ware shopworn cannery reduced from 5 00 to 4 00 fifth floor eleventh st
Society column highlights the Chevy Chase Club as a hub of fashionable activity with Mrs. Ford Thompson and her pet marmoset drawing attention. Attendees include Miss Mabel Merriam and Miss Errol C. Brown in stylish daytime wear as many prepare for summer travels and weddings.
Social gossip notes Reginald Vanderbilt losing to Mrs John Gerken at St Martin's Green Philadelphia in a harness class. Newsboy trained by Mrs Gerken defeats Fancy and Shopgirl, with Holloway's Sporting Duchess and Bratton's Selah watched closely. Gerken earns $100 pin money for the blue ribbon victory.
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