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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
19
Full-dress wraps in black velour and rich silks dominate our latest display. Garments are better tailored with effective trimmings, making this the finest showing of women's full-dress wraps we have assembled. Fence wraps complete the lineup for formal occasions.
A broad assortment of tourist walking knock about and ready service coats is shown with emphasis on rain protection and practical styles. Full length garments available in four attractive designs and many materials. Heavy weight English mixtures offered in empire and tourist silhouettes priced at 21.00, 25.00, 28.50, and 30.00 dollars.
A retail notice promotes morning and street wear tailor-made suits and semi-tailored options. It lists bold values for all-wool broadcloth and cheviot suits in full tailored and double breasted Eton styles with velvet collars, satin linings, and cuffs. Also touts fancier semi-tailored outfits and a $38 broadcloth Eton suit with white velvet blouse and vest trim.
New Cushion Shoes for women placed on sale, featuring a durable kidskin lace style with turn and welt soles. The model has long been sold, praised for fall and winter wear, with a cushion between inner and outer soles offering extra dampness protection and comfort for tired feet.
Advertises women shoes designed for dress and street wear. Hard-sewn kidskin button boots with patent calfskin tips priced at 8 dollars, patent calfskin button shoes, and black patent calk shoes at 6 dollars. A large display on the third floor at tenth street highlights a selection around 5 dollars and up, including tent calfskin and gunskin varieties.
An advertisement highlights a wide assortment of flannels including Saxony and English Viyella, with colors and effects for shirts, kimonos, skirts, bath robes, and children's wear. Descriptions cover widths from 8 to 38 inches, prices from 25 cents to $2 per yard, and include Riderdown and Embroidered Flannel Skirtings. Located on the second floor Eleventh Street.
Special sale features diverse hats in wool and silk, with shapes for quiet and bold tastes. Includes Soft Hats in pearl gray and light colors, silk and opera hats with varied price points. Also promoted are silk Petticoats and Tafetta Lill Petticoats with guaranteed fabrics, plus heavy muslin sheets and pillow cases in multiple sizes at reduced prices.
Men's underwear for the between season weight, offering gauzy light, ribbed balbriggan, white cotton, natural gray merino, and pure Egyptian yarn options. Prices range from 50c to 1.50, with self faced seams, trim braids, and careful selection for value and fit.
The ad argues that men abandon two-piece underwear when a proper Union Suit is chosen. It promises correct fit by size, shape, and weight in cotton, merino, and wool, with varied leg and body lengths and quick service for unusual sizes. Prices start at $1.50.
The "Dermophile" Underwear, offered by our Washington agents, is among the most satisfactory garments. Made from fine Australian undyed wool, it avoids harshness and is guaranteed nonshrinking. It promises comfort for wool undergarment wearers and includes a descriptive booklet on request.
Linen mesh underwear is promoted for rapid perspiration evaporation and skin health. It is described as non irritating to sensitive skin unlike wool or cotton, retaining natural body warmth, being light and comfortable, and resistant to shrinking. Garments feature strong bindings, elastic seams, reinforced stays, and handmade buttonholes, in white and ecru.
Muslin sheets woven heavier in the center with reinforced heel and toe like stockings. They outwear two ordinary sheets and are priced in various sizes from 63x90 to 90x108 inches. Available in Washington stores only, second floor eleventh.
A catalog of suit cases and travel trunks lists 24 inch cowhide leather cases at $5.00, extra-deep 3 cz leather at $6.50, top leather cases at $8.50, and other styles from $1.35 to $25.00. Traveling trunks include 28 inch to 36 inch options from $3.75 to $7.00, cloth lined excelsior and canvas covered steamer trunks with brass locks and multiple trays.
A Seventh Street shop shows a large, attractive Halloween assortment including Pumpkin Jack and O'Lanterna figures at six cents each, assorted Jack O'Lanterns from ten cents, pumpkin head jack o lanterns mounted on stands for one dollar per dozen, and various Satan and Witch figures with bonbons or switches priced up to five dollars.
Lady Durand and Miss Walsh arrived in Washington from Lenox to join Sir Mortimer Durand at the Gordon hotel. They plan to move to the embassy on Connecticut Avenue to entertain Prince Louis of Battenberg, with British embassy members returning from Lenox. Miss Walsh trends toward recovery from last August’s auto accident. no permanent injuries expected. Meanwhile wedding notices, society moves, and arrivals fill the social page as families plan winter homes and events across Washington.
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