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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1904
Page
7
Fall exhibition showcases latest European and American ready-to-wear garments for women, misses, and children. Includes evening gowns, carriages, tailored street costumes, wraps, capes, long coats, demi-toilettes, and fur ensembles, with imported models and couture details. Also features European automobile clothing for men and women.
A weekly Friday remnants sale offers deep cuts on German made half hose 3 pairs for 50 cents and numerous fabric lots from Etamine to Worsted Crepe de Chine. Bargains cover Black Derby hats silk opera hats and walk sticks and feature reduced prices on framed photographs and lamp department items across main floors.
A sale list from the toy department shows discounts on couches dolls chairs games and toys. Items include Dols couches reduced to 1.60 to 1.60 each. Numerous price cuts on games bags and accessories with figures like 10 dozen Slip Mounts Corkodak pictures and other toys marked down from higher prices.
Friday sale highlights bargains across the Glove Department with three lots of Womens Combination Suits Drawers and Sets all on sale for under half price. Black plays, lace trimmed combinations, and assorted vests and gloves are offered at reduced prices per garment or per pair, with selections like Misses' gloves and low priced lace trims featured.
Footwear sale on the third floor highlights reduced prices on women’s Blasssidsiin, Dongola Kidskin, Wright Dongola, patent leather opera slippers, and beaded strap flats. Items show varied sizes from 4 to 7D with discounts from as low as one to two dollars, several pairs cut to under two dollars, and broad category mentions like 3S and 5 EP 6 61-2.
Bargain sale on Parame Corsets in white French coutil with elastic straps. Sizes 18 to 23 inclusive. Close out offered at 4 7 5 each, regular price 7 50. Limited stock, act now.
Friday bargain offers handmade women's chemises with round neck and elaborate embroidery across the front and neck. Red accents with hand embroidery and scalloped edges described. value listed at $1.50. Unclear vendor details.
Bargain offer for black silk skirts described as good quality taffeta like fabric with graduated accordioned bounce and edged details. Price listed as $5.00 with partial location cue Eleventh at.
An old classified style notice advertises women’s garments including half cotton and wool undergarments, cotton vests, short sleeve vests, and knit wool outfits. It notes sizes suitable for adults, with color descriptions and pricing hints, dated in a December period.
A fragmentary ad from the rug department advertises reductions on several rug styles including Smyrna and Nate at Se Niiton. The copy repeats price cuts and mentions discounts like reduced from and at. The text is incomplete but indicates a clearance sale with multiple rug types on offer.
Ac pairs Womet's lumar piwered Lisle Thread Thoxe in black and blue damaged, Riducad from 30¢ taboo pairs 4 pairs Women's Tan Lisie Thread in lace ankle effects. Sizes 21-2 and 9. Reoduced from le to 250 pair. Main Noor-F st.
Sewing machines advertised with automatic lift and attachments, five year guarantee. Victory model drop head with full set of attachments listed, woodwork rated fine. Prices reduced from 40 to 35 and 20 to 25, with misprints noted. Second floor G at location.
Readable fragments show discounted luggage and bags from Traveling Goods Dept Boston. Items include leather covered bags with price cuts from 1.00 to 0.60, and various shopping bags touted as reduced in the Basement Equitable Building location.
An ornate furniture advertisement lists numerous items with reduced prices. Pieces include oak racks, chests, chiffoniers, library tables, davenport, couches, and desks. Reductions range from small to substantial, with items described as mahogany, quartered oak, and rosewood style, noting upholstery and finishes.
Broad reductions sweep a Men’s Furnishings display featuring 26, 40, and 4 Bleed lines with silk sleeves and discounted dress vests from $20 to $1.50. Also listed are auto gloves, merino drawers, bus pendants, striped shirts, and white self figured cheviot wear, all marked down across various sizes from small to extra large, main floor.
A Manhattan store lists dramatic price cuts in the boys' department. Reduced items include two-piece wool suits, Norfolk jackets, knickerbocker pants, fine sailor outfits, reefers and overcoats in sizes from infants to early teens, with prices slashed from six to twelve dollars and up.
In the Third Floor at Tenth Street the Boys Department offers deep discounts on knit wear and shirts. Navy blue and black tie pieces, blouses, madras shirts with removable collars, neckbands and sizes from 8 to 16 are reduced from ordinary prices to low sale figures.
Upholstery department marks substantial reductions across curtains portieres and accessories. Notable deals include Renaissance curtains reduced from 700 to 40 and various net and muslin curtains trimmed with motifs. Also discounted are applique and Arabian shade patterns, portieres, cushions, and bamboo stools, with prices slashed across multiple lines.
Numerous porcelain and china items list discounted prices from the China Department. Richly decorated French china, Royal Doulton ware, Austrian and Japanese pieces show marked reductions. Items include soup tureens, meat dishes, cake plates, dessert ware, and a painted comb and brush tray with substantial price cuts.
The Home Goods section lists reduced prices on shopworn items including gas heaters, wooden stands, wicker hampers, enamelware, and cleaning supplies. Notable cuts show gas heaters down to 1.50, enamelware from 2.80 to 1.85, and a variety of baskets and domestic tools marked down for quick sale.
Social and personal notices recall weddings and engagements across Washington, D C.,Misa Kate Curtin Cheesman wed Maynard P. Twitchell at 63 Street Northwest with family and friends attending. Miss Mary Alice Yerken to William Reed Macgill, no Fort Myer dance tonight. Numerous society figures, travels, and relocations noted including Ridgelys, Bulls, and Garlaudet at the World’s Fair.
In Second Presbyterian Church Jonesboro Tenn Miss Nelle Brownlow eldest daughter of Congressman W P Brownlow of First Tennessee district wed Kyle B M King connected with Southern Railway Washington DC Supt George R Loyall and other railroad men attended The bride’s sister Mrs M B Pritchard was matron of honor This is Miss Brownlow s second marriage following a divorce from a prominent Upper East Tennessee attorney, with her former home restored.
The Colonial Dames of America honored their national president Mrs Herbert C. Clarborne of Richmond Virginia in St Louis on October 2. A luncheon at the Missouri Building and a reception at the Illinois pavilion preceded a board of lady managers reception for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Speeches were given by D R Francis Daniel Manning Dr Horacio N Spencer and Gen George F Shields.
Washington D C Mrs Stella Armstrong and William Wheatley married at Grace Episcopal Church in Kansas City Missouri Rev Tomlins of Chicago presided Wheatley is a Metropolitan Club member Armstrong widow of Dr Armstrong of the Thirty second Volunteers to the Philippines They met in Washington where she worked in the War Department Cassini the new ambassador visited the President with Bibiket an honorary atache from the Russian embassy Gjeda the Spanish minister also called to pay respects to the President.
Chilean Minister Senor Walker Martines returned to Washington after two summers in Mexico and called at the State Department yesterday to pay respects to Secretary Hay. He is accredited to Washington and also to Mexico and typically spends summers at the Jatter paat.
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