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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
10
Woodward Glothrop announces holiday sales on the main floor at G Street and fourth floor toy and games. Bargains include short lengths of popular dress fabrics such as crepes serges and albatross with reductions of up to 1 2 off. Linen towels tables cloths damask linens and tea cloths offered in varied sizes with marked down prices. Second floor Eleventh Street features additional linen and table cloths and patterns.
The sale lists lace curtains, sash curtains, and dress fabrics with cuts to $3.00 and $1.35 a pair, plus a wide range of curtains and door panels. Furniture pieces include couch covers, rugs, and framed artwork at deep discounts. Men's hats, suits, and children's wear reduced from several dollars to under $5, with coats and shoes in multiple sizes. Housewares and accessories priced to clear as Fourth Street stores feature extended markdowns.
Friday bargain sale offers half price on were-worn hats with minimal handling marks. Fresh frames and surplus materials priced well below earlier season costs. Tailored and dress hats trimmed with feathers velvets ribbons and more priced at 5.00 8.00 10.00 and 12.00. Tenih Street.
A listing of lace robes in white black and lavender offered at reduced prices at a store on G street. Items include net robes with Chantilly lace and spangled net robes with varied discounts, highlighting early season sale prices and remaining stock.
A set of Girls' New Winter Cheviot Russian Suits with plaited short beited neck fastener, hand-embroidered cuffs and fraunt, in navy blue and brown. Sizes 12 and 14, two wears. Special price 15 dollars, regular 25 dollars. Third fem-G sect.
A listing describes women’s cambric gowns in empire style with embroided voice and tucks, finished at neck and sleeves with torchon lace. Made of fire cambric, value eight cents. a fragmentary price note and item details follow.
Bargain item from a historic newspaper fragment describes infants socks and hose. Mentions value at 50 cents per item and a special price for a dozen corduroy ribbed black cotton hose with double knees toes and heels. Includes sizes 6 to 9 and notes location Main flour-F rreet.
A small lot of 25 pairs R and G Corsets with straight front in white black and gray sizes 18 through 2y 30. Previously 150 dollars. Located on the third floor Eleventh street.
Imported glass flower vases in green shaded effects finished with a two inch gilt open-work band in three sizes. Makes pretty Nimas gifts. Imported steins with blue dado and odd Japanese figures, decor for den and other decors. Special value one dollar each on main floor G st.
Six dozen Jardinieres in various sizes shapes and colorings offered at special prices from 15¢ to 2.50 with regular prices 35¢ to 3.50. Items may have minor imperfections and are displayed on the fifth floor G street location.
The KiHineh Cravenetts and other fabrics on the second floor at Priestley’s are reduced. Camelshair, serge, Venetian wool, crepe de Chine and Nun’s Veiling see price cuts from modest to substantial. Items include 4 inch crepe and 80 inch all wool Venetian with notable discounts.
In the Toy Department items include a large patrol wagon cut from 80 to 7 dollars and two wooden wagons marked down to 8 dollars each. A wooden wagon with seat drops to 1.75, and a wagon with rubber tires to 1.25. A deluxe combination game board falls from 5.09 to 3.50. velocipedes see major cuts to 8 and 10.1 dollars. Children's desks drop to 5 from 5 dollars. Numeral purses priced at 0.35 each. Fourth floor Eleventh street location.
Readable inventory of mahogany dressers commodes chairs and tables with deep markdowns. Items include a mahogany dresser commode and desk chairs with prices cut from the original and various finishes and sizes. seventh floor sale noted with limited remaining stock.
Reduced fashion sale on coats and skirts includes 2 Yan covert ulsters in sizes 38 and 40 from 21.00 to 310.00 each, a tan covert ulster size 38 from 34.00 to 15.00, a lined tan covert ulster size 38 from 50.00, a black cheviot skirt trimmed with braid from 10.00 to 5.00, a blue cheviot dress skirt from 15.60 to 7.60, a black taffeta silk skirt from 15.00 to 7.00, three fancy cheviot skirts from 6.00 to 3.375 each, a black cheviot skirt trimmed with braid from 12.50 to 6.60, and a tan mohair skirt from 12.00 to 8.75 on third floor G Street.
Misses department lists heavy winter coats and several dress and suit options in sizes 6 to 18. Items include cheviot, zibeline, and serge fabrics with red or blue accents. Reductions range from $5.00 to $16.00, reflecting markdowns on 10 to 26 size selections and multiple styles.
Elegant Georgetown wedding at N28 Q street unites Miss Asther Gordon to Mr Cuthbert Powell Minnigerode with a small, select guest list. Floral decor features giant white chrysanthemums, green foliage, and southern smilax throughout drawing room and hall. Bride wears white mousseline with pearl embroidery, veil and lilies of the valley bouquet. Glorvina Gordon in yellow silk gauze attends as maid of honor. Officiant Rev J H W Blake.
An old lamp department listing shows several discounted items including a lamp shade reduced from 4.00 to 1.05 and a Japanese lamp shade reduced from 3.00 to 2.06. Damaged lamp shades and colored gas globes also reduced, with a jeweled lamp globe cutting from 35.00 to 3.50.
A list from the China Department offers numerous porcelain items with marked reductions. Items include a 100-piece Green Decorated American set, pink and yellow toilet set, French chap plate, English covered dishes, a white and gold Kings dish, a comb and brush tray, meat dishes, pickle or olive dishes, vegetable dishes, a stew pot, and breakfast plates, many described as slightly damaged or ghi.
House furnishing department offers markdowns on door mats kitchen table nickel plated items and enamelware. Items include rubber mats reduced to 1.00 and porcelain ware discounted to small coins. Limited quantities shopworn and damaged goods priced to clear at sale in the Fifth floor showroom on Eleventh Street.
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