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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
7
Woodward and Lothrop invites shoppers to a Friday remnant sale with 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours. The event features odds and ends across departments from basement to top floor, offering unmatched bargains on remnants to refresh the store for next week.
Friday bargain in linen handkerchiefs offers Lot 1 linen hemmed handkerchiefs at 8e each or 6 for 31.00. Lot 2 women’s all linen homestitched handkerchiefs feature 2, 4, and 2 0 inch hems packed with quality at 124e each, in the Handkerchief Dept on the main floor.
Imported corsets on clearance to clear room for new arrivals. High class goods including Parame and Lily of France in plain and embroidered battes conld with lace and colors. All sizes in sets, many with embroidery and teal accents, reduced from high prices to sale levels.
Fragmented OCR buys bargain items with mixed garbled text. Highlights mention a price of 22 per pieces and a regular price 8275, with references to products and brands unclear. The readable terms suggest a sale or offer on textiles or fabrics. No clear dates, places, or named organizations.
Friday bargain sale highlights muslin underwear and women’s nightgowns with hand embroidery and lace details. Also features outing flannel petticoats in park and white blue striped fabrics with wide ruffles. Special value quoted as 225 each.
Bargain sale listing women’s black silk hose priced at 35c each or 3 pairs for 1.00. Describes 4 dozen pairs available in all sizes with elastic support and cotton-free soles. Limited stock advertised as a special value.
Bargain offer on women s vests with Swiss ribbed Coron and wool blends featuring high neck and long sleeves. Special price SE 2% each. Value 3165. Moa florest.
Listing of sale items including oval black metal frames and oval pictures in 5x7 and 3x4 sizes with special prices. Features colored pictures and illustrations, with easel backs and 10 to 25 cent pricing. Located on Fourth Floor at Tenth Street.
Readable fabric discount listing items from men's linen collars to women's dresses and suits. Includes price cuts on collars, ponys, braids, trims, and various sizes from 24 to 42, with many items reduced from higher to lower prices. Remarks note discontinued lines and remaining stock.
Men's department advertises full-weight overcoats in gray and tan, well cut and tailored, sizes 38 to 42, reduced from 1500 to 1000. Light weight overcoats offered in sizes 31 to 42, reduced from 209 to 150. Covert cloth silk lined overcoats discontinued, sizes 37 to 200, reduced from 200 to 180. High grade covert cloth overcoats silk lined, sizes 35 to 42, reduced from 5200 to 600 each.
A noisy sale at the Boys Clothing Dept highlights blue worsted long pants suits double breasted knickerbocker styles and sailor blouses with major price cuts. Items range from youth sizes 16 to 18 and up to adult sizes while overcoats and ties also see substantial markdowns.
In the boys furnishing section a sale lists wash suits in several styles and colors with sizes from 27 to 12, prices ranging up to 500. Also advertised are boys toys in various sizes, cotton blouses, ties, and straight-cut pants with marked reductions across items.
Women’s patent coltskin lace shoes reduced from 3560 to 27 pairs with military heel and welt sole. Sizes 2 1/3 to 7 D. Items include 912 and 622 A-46 and 312 Bos 3 and 612 CTE. Third floor Tenth St.
A sale bulletin lists reduced prices on various toy items including tea sets, dolls, boots, boots, and football pants. Several items are described as damaged or creased with adjusted sale prices noted, such as tea sets, dolls, and clothing, across a fourth to seventh floor display area.
Furniture department offers numerous reduced items including a pedestal table, marble top cabinet, oak Morris chair, parlor suite, Golden Oak dresser, leather armchair, and solid mahogany armchairs. Prices slash from hundreds to low hundreds and mid hundreds, with substantial reductions across chairs, tables, and mirrors.
A catalog style notice lists reduced prices on women’s coats and skirts. Items include Panama shirts in light stripes, blue and black Panama shirts, a black velveteen skirt with silk trim, various pleated and serge skirts, a blue silk raincoat with clown collar and cuffs, worsted and cheviot coats, a gray raincoat with jasback, a gray broadcloth coat, a white serge coat trimmed with braid, and tunic coats trimmed with braid, all showing marked-down prices from original amounts.
Women’s waists by Fisk Clarke Flage priced at 50 cents to 1 dollar each in sizes 42. All white lawn waists trimmed in assorted styles offered with reduced pricing from 180 to 16 cents. Lawn wrappers in black stripes and figures sizes 38 to 40 listed with discounts from 190 to 100 dollars. Throne-o st.
A vintage advertisement lists Misses department items at deep discounts. Includes white lawn dresses in sizes 8 10 12 with laces features, mens suits and cheviot coats reduced from high prices to sale figures. Deals emphasize fabric trim and reduced cost, with varied item counts and sizes.
A damaged catalog page lists numerous discounted porcelain items including Limoges China sugar and cream sets, French and Austrian china pieces, decorated bonbon dishes, soup tureens, bread and butter plates, teacups and saucers, and porcelain basins. Prices show heavy reductions from original figures with several items described as decorated or chipped. Fifth floor promotions highlight widespread markdowns across china wares and tableware.
A department store advertises extensive reductions on housewares and fixtures. Nickel plated items such as Toilet Paper Holders and Tooth Holders see price cuts, along with Roaster Sets, Tea Kettles, and Silver plated Knife sets. Several defective or used items like Grates and Gas Stoves are marked down, plus storage boxes and bread boxes. Partial prices reflect large markdowns across vendors and multiple product lines.
A flurry of society notices from Washington and New York reports Christenings and weddings among diplomats and prominent families. Miss Mathilde Banncash marries Capt Gokand V. Clarke DS OG of the British Eighteenth Hussars at St. John’s Episcopal. Capt Fournier travels in Mexico. German ambassador Von Radowits’ secretary to visit. Jusserand arrivals with Mme de Blenpre. The piece also lists numerous society figures returning to Washington, engagement plans, and social events at the Shoreham and Hotel Normandie.
From varied notices Miss Ethel Roosevelt plans private lessons at home after leaving Cathedral School. Music and art are her delights as she hones water color sketches with tutor guidance. She crafts woodland scenes and frames, favoring natural woods over carved moldings while her parents support the plan. Shaw comments on American women in London and Indian type remarks spark anticipated reactions.
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