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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
29
Woodward and Lothrop announces a special Remnant Day with very low prices below intrinsic value. Remnants, odd lots, and broken assortments will be plainly marked with original sale prices noted on tickets. Every department offers items of interest as the store emphasizes careful buyer value and a wide assortment.
Friday bargains in boys clothing include outing pajamas in sizes 6 to 18 at 59 cents per suit, all-wool sweaters at 1.00, wash blouses reduced to 80 cents, wool caps to 25 cents, and decades of reduced outfits from coats to suits. Includes pricing drops from 1.25 to 3.60, with coats, overcoats, and sailer suits featured in single and double breasted styles. Markets a wide array of boys and young men's wear at substantial discounts with limited stock.
In a Third Floor display at Eleventh Street, J B Corsets offers coutil corsets with high busts and elastic, sizes 13 to 3, discounted from $1 to 79 cents. Lily of France corsets with whalebone, sizes 18 to 44, cut from 37 to 30 dollars. Pneume corsets with straight fronts cut from 11.50 to 8.00. Skirt protectors reduced from 0.80 to 0.60. Third Floor Eleventh Street.
Readable fragments describe a Friday sale in the muslin underwear department. Items include flannel short chemises, black taffeta silk petticoats, nainsook drawers and gowns, chemises, and handmade garments with valenciennes trim. Prices are listed as special values, reduced ranges, and notes indicate remnant pieces and color varieties.
Fifty dozen hemstitched damask napkins eighteen to twenty two inches square offered in attractive patterns at three dollars per dozen, usual price three dollars seventy five cents. Also twenty five dozen fringed damask napkins for luncheon or tea at one thirty three per dozen, regular price seven three. Seventy three dozen fine Scotch damask napkins twenty two inches square new patterns at thirty per dozen. Noor Eleventh Street location.
Infants department offers long dresses reduced from 38 to 20 each and 55 to 25 each. Several styles feature yokes, tucks, beadwork, lace, and featherstitching. Reduced prices apply to handmade lawn dresses with lace and embroidery. Third floor Eleventh St.
Advertises ribbed balbriggan shirts and drawers for men in full weight with ribbed necks, close fit and well made. Drawers are well stayed and finished. Available in all sizes. Special value at 50 cents per garment.
Bargain table offers 50 dozen air linen initial men’s handkerchiefs at 75 cents per half dozen, plus discontinued merino underwear, cotton socks, sweaters, neglige shirts, linen collars, and tan kid gloves. Discounts from 110 to lower prices on multiple items. limited stock at main floor.
Main floor at Tenth Street offers deep discounts on men's clothing. Tan covert cloth topcoats reduced from 16.06 to 16.00. tan covert cloth topcoats from 20.00 to 15.00. Fall weight suits and separate trousers cut to 10.00 each or 8.55 pair. Sizes 26 to 42 available across multiple lines including 35, 87, 40, and 42.
Reduced prices on curtains tapestries and upholstery fabrics. Ivory and Cody color curtains, cable net panels, tapestry panels, and couch coverings offered at significant discounts. Descriptions include patterns, yardage, and color notes with original higher prices noted.
Furniture department advertises deep discounts on mahogany armchairs and multiple parlor suites. Items show reductions from $50 to $599.75, $38 to $29, $39 to $21, and others to $14.95 or $15.95, with upholstery in silk damask velvet and Verona cloth. Sixth and Seventh floors.
Picture Department offers landscape and marine oil paintings in gilt frames, reduced from 20 dollars to 0.39 dollars each. Also original oil landscapes and marine views in fit frames, reduced from 6 dollars to 0.3 dollars each. Fourth floor Tenth St.
Classified list shows multiple toy items with reduced prices and damaged notes. Notable entries include mechanical fish, drums, Woolly Animals, Sonophones, and a large dressed doll, with discounts ranging from small cents to several dollars and several items marked as damaged or soiled. The fragment ends with an unclear “PRISE foor-tieventn st” line.
A JA lot of Women's Sample Skirts, made of fine all wool materials including panamas chev iwoots and smooth cloths in black and colors, also fancy mixtures. They are all this season's best styles and being samples there are no two alike. A splendid collection of smart Walking Skirts.
A list of women apparel at deep discounts includes a light gray French voile suit with braid trim and full plaited skirt reduced from 342.60 to 25.00, a light gray French voile Eton suit with Persian vest reduced from 40.00 to 5.90, a Wall of Troy lace dress reduced from 36.00 to 15.00, a candry silk wool evening dress reduced to 35.00, and a white dotted filet lace evening dress reduced from 8.00 to 4.00.
Third floor G Street presents a large sale of women's outerwear with gray English mixture raincoats reduced from 31.00 to 16.00, gray mixed cheviot coats from 320.00 to 9.310.00 each, Serge Prince Chay coats from 25.00 to 10.00, black Sik Pony jackets from 20.00 to 10.00, Gloria raincoats from 35.00 to 15.00, and black and white lawn wrappers from 1.40 to 1.00 each.
Department offers a variety of white lawn and linen dresses trimmed with lace and embroidery in sizes 19 to 26 at reduced prices. Includes Pine White Lawn Dresses, White Linen Suspender Dresses, Peter Thompson style skirts, and light-weight coats, with marked reductions from 4.00 to 6.90 dollars and similar savings.
A fragment from a shoe department ad lists women's Gun Metal Catsiin Blucher Lace Shoes with Gondyear welt sole and military heel in multiple sizes, reduced from 9.50 to 0. Pairs. Also notes missy and kids shoes including patent ton and ton heel styles, with several size/width options, and a low price in a third floor tenth street location.
The China Department offers heavily reduced prices on a range of decorated china items including sugar and cream sets bowls plates and tureens. Notable discounts include items from 1.60 to 1.96 and many pieces cut from higher prices to modest sale figures. Located on the Fifth floor at St.
A chaotic sale notice lists nickel plated paper holders toothbrush holders and soap dishes cut from regular prices. Items include carving sets dessert forks and shells with reductions to cents. Damaged bread boxes mirrors clothes bars and wash basins also marked down with varied discounts.
In New York and nearby towns social and personal items announce engagements and weddings. Gertrude Folwell and George Lewis Huntress Jr are cited with invitations for a November wedding at St Margar et Episcopal Church. Other announcements name Adelaide Louise Sophia and Dr William Cum Tang Fisher. Hele Thornton Riggan and James Wolcott Knowlton. Ruth Sibley and John A. Gade.
Rich Virginia and Washington society details showcase Mrs. Pearsall and peers in latest winter styles. Headgear, gloves, and cloaks dominate chatter with notes on hats, Chinese-influenced coats, and Princess Alles approval, plus Paris to New York contrasts in boots, shoes, and color trends.
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