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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
7
Friday features remnant sale on upper floors with pieces suitable for personal comfort and home use. The event closes out last lots as the store readies for next week's business, offering a spree of varied goods and opportunities for shoppers.
A selection of Women s Outing flannel Kimonas in pink and blue with pink and blue borders is offered at 1.00 each, down from 1.50. Also advertised are Rub-dry Bath Towels described as quick absorbing and highly absorbent, priced at the bargain rack near floor Eleventh Street.
A sale offers torchon laces and matching insertion in cotton and all linen. Edging from 1 to 2 1/2 inches, plus 5c per yard special price. Includes underwear trimming use. Located on the main floor near six st.
Bargain on Women's Silk Umbrellas and a set of silk umbrellas with taffeta cases tassels and varied handles. Priced at $1.45 each, value $2.00. Located on the main floor near G street entrance.
An importer's surplus stock of Tooth and Nail Brushes is offered at half regular price. Brushes are new with various handle styles. Nail brushes feature polished wood handles and white or black bristles. Tooth brushes priced at 12 1/4 cents each, nails at 10 or 20 cents each, regulars 20 or 25 cents for teeth brushes and 20 or 40 cents for nail brushes. Center counters Mulu floor Gst.
Textile sale notes list reductions on mohair, chiffon voil, voile and crepe de Paris. Green and White Mohair, Brown and White Mohair, Coral and White Check Voile, and Tan Crepe de Paris appear with drastic price cuts per piece or yard. Second floor GST references.
Readable remnants of black dress goods offered at deep discounts in Priestley’s and Lupin’s selections. yardage varies from 4 to 24 yards with reductions from high prices to low for pieces and keep on second floor G Street.
In the Basement at the Equitable Building the Traveling Goods Department offers 14 inch Ivory Horn Alligator Hand Bag with steel frame and leather lining reduced from 2000 to 195, a 13 inch Imported Hogskin Hand Bag reduced from 140 to 5, two 12 inch Walrus Hand Bags reduced from 1200 to 3.95 each, and a 9 inch Morocco Hand Bag lightly imperfect reduced from 200 to 295.
Catalog advertises drastic cuts on dinner china including a 1M-piece Warwick set with a missing plate and chipped creamer, plus Austrian Balad and Tea Cream Plates and Limoges and French china pieces. Prices drop from high hundreds to near quarter values, with limited floor details and a fifth floor location.
A city listing catalogs reduced prices on household items and metalware. Highlights include wire door mats, heavy copper-bottom wash tubs, zinc wash beads, nickel plated Russian coffee pot, Bras samovar with stand, gas heating stove, oil heaters, Pollux furniture polish, Easybright cleaner, ready mixed paint. Fifth Floor Eleventh St.
Reduced from 1.00 to 900 percent fold screens oak frames with red burlap and velour tops. Mission Oak screens with blue brown burlap bars tops priced down from 750 to 500 each. Three fold green burlap screens with top picture bars reduced from 1050 to 1 each. Two more three fold green burlap screens with fancy tops cut price from 1250 to B fold. Heavy fire screens with tapestry panels cut from 8 to 3400 each. End of notice.
Bargain page lists wide mix of men s garments on sale at reduced prices including knit sweaters white merino undergarments and linen collars. Items include various sizes colors and imperfections with bulk discounts and two for price offers. Main floor sale notes various price reductions from the original tag prices.
Men s Haln Costa suits in neat black and white stripes sizes 38 42 reduced from 100 to 12 each. Plus men s double breasted vests stout sizes 36 38 40 42 44 slightly soiled reduced from 100 to 3 each Main floor Tenth St.
Footnote style sale listing: men’s hats and walking sticks with deep price cuts. Brown SUM hats, sizes 65-8 to 72-8, reduced from 200.00 to 1.50. Soft hats in pearl and black, sizes 63-4 to 71-4, cut to 1.50. Other hats from 13.00 and 10.00 to 2.00. Walking sticks, silver mounted, lightly scratched to 0.07 and 0.60, main floor first.
Price cuts on boys and youth clothing across departments. All-wool double-breasted suits drop from 5.00 to 3.75, blue serge and gray mixes reduced to 2.95. Covert cloth coats and sailor outfits also discounted, with bloomers and sizes listed. Third floor, Tenth St.
Local store advertises discounts across boys apparel and accessories on the third floor. Items include Madras blouses in multiple sizes, shield bow ties, outing flannel pajamas, golf cups, and all wool flannel blouses, with prices cut from higher amounts to reduced rates as part of a department sale on Tenth Street.
Second floor Eleventh street offers markdowns across blanket lines. H wool blankets suffer mill imperfections with prices cut from 50 to 40. gray blankets and satin spread with fringe reduced. all wool and white pinjd blankets decreased. cribs spreads for blue nurseries offered at reduced rates with noted fading.
Historic catalog style listing deep discounts on Golden Oak and Mahogany furniture pieces. Items include chiffoniers dressers bookcases and settees with reduced prices from hundreds to tens of dollars, highlighting dramatic markdowns and limited quantities.
Fragmented catalog text shows Irish Point Lace samples and upholstery fabrics with prices like 6.00 and 37. Reductions and partial item descriptions appear, mentioning decorative lace, lengths, and color notes. The readable portions suggest a sale or catalog page with fabric details and pricing.
The notice lists reductions on various clothing items including velvet gowns, gray checked wool, and barge garments. Reductions range from modest to substantial, with prices cut from figures like 40.00 to 24.50 and 38.00 to 28.50. The fragment mentions items such as velvet gowns and waistlines, with references to altered styles and half-lengths.
Several cloaks jackets and skirts shown with sale prices. Items include Blick vaffeta silk Loots Jacket size 20 reduced from $26 to $15, Black Brondctoth Jacket size 16 at $37.50, two Tan Covert Cloth Jackets $37.50 each, Tan Covert Cloth Jacket size 40 $6.50, Gray Novelty Skirt $3.75, Van Volle SilkTrim Skirt $15, White Crepe de Chine SilkLined Skirt $1.50, all with various previous prices and conditions noted.
In the third floor G street department store a Waist Department advertises hand made French waists trimmed with Valenciennes lace and tucks in sizes 88 and 40, reduced from 28.50 to 12.50. Striped wash waists in gray white and blue white in sizes 8 and 40 reduced from 4.50 to 2.00 each. Also a pongee silk waist trimmed with taffeta aut in sizes 32 40 and 42 reduced from 5.00 to 2.86 and 8 white china silka wrists sizes 32 and 34 reduced from 6.00 to 2.00 each.
Ad lists items in the Misses Department including Navy Billa Cheviot Reefers in sizes 4 and 6 reduced from 37.50 to 3.95 each. All-wool Cream White Enes in size 8 reduced from 19.00 to 10.00. All-wool Gray Mixed Suits sizes 14 and 16 cut from 25.00 to 16.00. Peter Thompson Suits sizes 14 16 18 cut from 13.50 to 8.76. Twenty Girls White Lawn Dresses in styles blues 6 to 14 reduced from 15.3 to 1.60 each. Third floor- st.
Listings from the fourth floor on Tenth Street detail a large tapestry sale and numerous framed pictures. Items include a 5x8 hand-painted tapestry reduced from 32250 to 35.00 and a 5x6 tapestry reduced to 500, among other pieces with dramatic markdowns.
A sale listing for sporting goods with multiple items discounted from 原 prices to reduced prices. Items include pictures backgrounds, cap and hats, fencing and running shoes, basketball and football shoes, hockey shoes, bicycle hose, and color themed hose. Sizes and quantities vary with numerous price reductions.
A damaged catalog page lists reductions in the toy department with items such as dolls, doll sets, a jointed doll, a white enameled bureau, a magic lantern, a piano, a mechanical train, a large steam engine, and a large lighted headboard. Original prices are cut to new sale prices, often steeply, across multiple items on the Eleventh floor fourth floor.
Many relatives attend a large wedding at the Ro Meo home. Col John Hancock and Col. John Hancock, Jr. among guests. Secretary Hopkins and Justice Holmes dined with President Roosevelt. A large reception at Manor House for St Stephen's Church followed. Social figures from New York, Philadelphia, and Washington attend, with numerous named guests and family connections.
Mrs Dilon Spencer Massey was appointed yesterday by the Supreme Court of the District to fill the vacant board of education seat left by Mrs Brewer. A prominent lawyer, Massey will be the only woman lawyer on the current board, tracing her lineage to Platt R. Spencer and widow of Gen R. D. Mussey.
In cold Richmond weather a large crowd witnessed a rich horse show card headlined by the high jump for the record. Nimeod 16 hands 1 inch won the high jump leading entries from Grand View Farm and Westchester Farm in a strong field, with many riders training daily for the night performances. The event attracted out of town visitors, tied to the State fair, and hotels and shops reported heavy crowds.
George C. Johnson of Barber & Ross buys the flag residence at 1918 Nineteenth Street from Commander A L Key US Navy through Moore & Hill Inc for 18000 dollars. The Spanish style house adjoins H Bradley Davidson's dwelling sold earlier this week. It has ghlore and twelve rooms and three baths. Johnson will reside there.
Andrew Vere of Swainstreat Chicago credits Munyon s Cures with curing years of rheumatism after many doctors failed. He reports quick relief after using a few vials of the Rheumatism Cure and praises the remedies as nearly always effective within hours. The advertisement touts Munyon s Rheumatism Cure and related products with testimonials.
Special to Tas Waenington reports the October wedding at 159 Gates Avenue Montclair. Miss Edith Wheeler Vanderbilt of New York married William Carroll Diamond a Manhattan lawyer with Henry T Newly officiating. Over two hundred guests attended the ceremony and reception. The couple will reside in New York.
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