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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1904
Page
4
One year after Washington welcomed the remodeled Hecht Stores a remarkable year of business confirms public approval. The retailer expands with new furniture and carpet stores plus enhanced canned goods and fancy groceries. Tomorrow launches an Anniversary Sale with greatly reduced prices and top quality offerings.
An important special advertises a large lot of skirts and undershirts at steep closeout prices. Items include mercerized satine fabrics and full-pleated flounces with ruth qualities, offered at drastically reduced costs, ending tomorrow.
Readable fragments describe various discounts on fabrics and upholstery items. Mentioned are remnants suitable for cushions, velours for upholstery, shades with fringe, couch covers in Oriental stripe design, and Capitol window coverings with reduced prices. Prices show values like 20 4c, 9c, and 40c, suggesting a clearance sale atmosphere. Entities include Morrosatt Bureau, Capitol Window, and Ginni sort ic as items or brands.
A Baltimore consignor presents fall waist samples in finest cloths including albatross and imported vestings with exclusive trimmings. Sizes 34 36 and 38 only. Two large lots feature Flannelette Waists in navy or black with white figures and other patterns. Tomorrow prices cut to half actual value despite high quality.
Showcasing All-au-Chiffon Peaude, Crepe de Chine, and Albatross fabrics in light blue, pink, navy, black, and more. Silk yardage at $1, heavy 52-inch black cheviot, and broad assortment of millinery dazzlers fill Washington shop windows with special offers.
Anniversary sale offers 49c black silk china and 36 inch unbleached muslin. also bleached muslin and unbleached canton flannel. red ticking and 40 yards only. bleached sheets 72 by 90 two per buyer. large pillow cases 25c and 6 dozen blankets in blue and red flannel. infants white wool flannel and new fall outing flannels. twilled toilet crash and fringed red and green table covers. two per buyer. fringed bureau scarfs with colored centers.
Gray tan and white bedwear blankets offered in imperfect pairs at 55 cents per pair. Local sale highlights include heavy duty fabrics and varied color options.
A news item reports that members of the Hewt Coensitter Interstate and Bs committee will pay their own travel costs for a planned trip to inspect canal strip areas. It notes most House committee members favor the plan, with Rep Lovering of Massachusetts an exception. The group aims to depart between November 4 and 11, traveling by rail for several days to review the territory.
An ad highlights lace curtains from 1898 with Irish pointy novelty and floral effects. It promotes Irish Point Lace Door Panels, rope portieres, cottage poles with wood trimmings, and oak or mahogany finishes, with discounts and a free item with lace curtain purchases above amounts.
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