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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
7
Remnant day features reduced prices on last pieces across all departments. Special sale includes women’s black Russia calf lace boots in sizes 3 to 6 with web soles, on third floor at Tenth Street, priced at $2.50 pair, down from $3.00.
Friday bargain detail offers Outing Flannel Dressing Sacques with fitted back and loose front in pink blue lavender and gray at 50 cents each. Knitted Short Petticoats in red navy black pink and blue also at 50 cents each. Third floor Eleventhat.
Offer on 56 dozen women's Swiss rib bed vests and pants in full weight irregular and extra sizes. Vests come with high neck and long sleeves, pants in ankle and knee lengths. 30 cents per garment, regular price 75 cents. Main floor fast sale.
A sale offers samples of French china at special prices for daily use. Various shapes and decorations include Covered Dishes at 85c, Sauce Boats 85c, Sauce Tureens 1.50, Soup Tureens 1.50, Open Vegetable Dishes 75c, Platters 50c. Regular prices listed. fifth floor et.
Bargain sale offering 10 dozen P N Corsets in white coutil with elastics. Popular straight front hip hip model, sizes 18 to 30, priced at 79 cents, value one dollar. Located at Third Afoo r Eleventh.
A local upholstery department advertises steep cuts on Irish Point Lace Curtains Escurla Lace Curtains and Tapestry items. Reductions reach from hundreds to a few dollars per pair or yard, including bed sets, couch covers, and lounge pieces. several items are listed as damaged or slightly soiled.
An advertisement notes drop head, capital, automatic and standard sewing machines with latest attachments and guarantees from five to ten years. Prices drop from 255 to 1.00 378.50 to 25.00 40.00 to 37.50 and 35.00 to 90.00, with minor woodwork flaws mentioned.
A second floor sale lists numerous dark dress fabrics with large discounts. Items include chiffon broadcloth and wool crepe de chine in various widths and yardages. Prices drop from several dollars to a few dollars per yard, with several items marked down to about half or less.
The Fourth floor Eleventh at features a clearance of toys and dolls with bonbon boxes and outfits. Witches, dolls, Noahs Ark, steam engine, air rifles, Crokinole boards and Kestner dolls show markdowns from several dollars to a single figure each.
A Fifth floor sale advertises discounted items including 6 Fancy Berap Baskets reduced from 3i to 75 cents each, a Palm Clothes Hamper shopworn from 750 to 4.00, a Work Basket at 2.00 from 360, Willow Music Stand cut to 2.00, Infants items lowered from 2.00 to 1.25 and 5.00 to 3.00, plus 6 Sweet Grass Baskets at 36 cents and 2 Handie Knife Baskets at 3.00 each.
Glassware department lists items with defects and sale prices. Cut glass spoon tray chipped, 1.95. small cut glass bowl chipped, 2.75. Austrian glass bonbon basket damaged, 1.25. Austrian glass bowl chipped, 8.95. 4 pressed glass pitchers 0.75 each. perfection glass decanters reduced from 0.36 to unknown.
An old sale list offers shopworn and damaged goods at steep cuts. Gas stoves, irons, kettles, canisters, a copper wash roller, jappanned ware, and other items show reductions from hundreds to cents, with several items priced under a dollar. Deals target clearance of householdware and small appliances.
We have secured a line of Men's Cheviot Suits at a saving of three dollars each from regular prices. The suits come in plain black and fancy cheviots and worsteds, cut in a 3-button style with broad shoulders and snug collars, available in stout, regular, and long sizes at 15.00 each, regular value 18.00. Also a lot of Men's Fancy Vests white grounds with stripes and figures sizes 33 to 44, special value 1.25. Main floor Ten sth st.
Ten dozen English chequetted gloves in tan shades with outseams and spear points offered at 1.00 per pair due to inferior quality from the foreign maker. Fifty dozen heavy tan cotton socks priced at 0.15 each or 0.80 for six pairs, plus 25 dozen colored silk string ties and shield bows at 0.25 each. Main floor Fat.
Busy discount section lists hat varieties with large price cuts. Brown sun hats from 68 to 7 sizes priced at $1.50 each. Black stiff hats 67-8 to 71-2 now $1.50. Soft hats pearl nutria black 68-4 to 73-8 cut to $1.50. Soft hats 63-4 to 71-2 down to $2.00 or $3.00 range. Fancy hat bands 80 items reduced to 2.50. Main floor F St.
The Boys Department offers extensive reductions on boys and young men's suits and coats. Includes all-wool fancy cheviot suits in multiple sizes with pants, double-breasted jackets, and knicker options. Prices cut from the hundreds to as low as $1.95 for coats and $2.95 for select suits, with various sizes 5 through 20 listed. Third floor Tenith Street.
Sporting Goods and Boys apparel sale lists numerous items in the department selling madras Russian blouses belts belts and pants for boys. sizes range from 3 to 16 with discounts from 60c and 7c to 33c and $1.00 per item. some confusion in OCR text but indicates a broad sale of boys garments.
In the third floor sale the Women’s Suit Department lists items including Rosaname Cloth Eton Jacket Suits size 36 with braid trim reduced from 28 to 15 dollars, Grey Homespun Bults size 38 and 9% reduced from 40 to 38.50 each, Serge Suit white with check size 40 reduced from 38 to 15, and two Dark Gray Panama Cloth Suits with white broadcloth trim sizes 4 and 38 reduced from 46 to 20. Also two Gray Novelty Cloth Eton Suits with plaited skirts sizes 32 and 33 reduced from 23.60 to 18.50 each.
A third floor sale features Misses Gray Novelty Cloth Eton Sutts with braid, Misses Peter Thompson Sutts in checked goods, Misses White Peter Thompson Sulte, and Girls Lawn Dresses with embroidered yokes. Prices cut from 25.00 to 8.00, 7.00 to 3.95, 21.00 to 15.00, 13.60 to 8.75, 1.60 to .50, and 1.95 to 1.00, across multiple sizes.
In the Infants Department two children tan coats with braid, one trimmed, both $7.50 each. Two cloth reefers in tan and dark blue with white collars, reduced to $10.00 each. Two cloth coats incadet blue and raspberry with bands and tucks, $12.00 each. One white broadcloth cost with embroidery, $15.09. Third floor Eleventh et.
A local ad lists multiple framed oil and other paintings with titles such as Merine The Btony Brooks Spring in the Country The Cottage of the Sea Sunset in Mid winter Flowers and Landscape by various artists. Each piece shows reduced prices from original tags and highlights a sale at Fourth four Tenth Street.
Inventory includes Weathered Oak settees chairs rockers tables and a cabinet with marked price cuts. Items range from arm chairs and side chairs to a large library table and a serpentine front sideboard, all discounted from mid 20th century prices to new lower figures. Sixth floor goods through Forte shop display describe reduced costs and product notes.
In the bed department a 141-2 ft white enameled bed with brass trimmings is reduced from 8.50 to 37.00. A 141-2 ft white enameled bed, strong and slightly damaged, is reduced from 20.00 to 13.00. Also listed are items with satin belk writers de la arin hottes.
The French Ambassador and his guest were entertained at a White House luncheon with Secretary of State Root, Secretary Taft, and Rear Admiral Cowles in attendance. A wave of social arrivals followed, including wedding news from Atlanta and Washington guests, plus updates on hospital and embassy activities through the week.
Famous soprano Nordica changes plans and will perform at the National Theater on January 11 under the auspices of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson after a pivot from a Washington date. Wrightson had sued Nordica for 10000, but the suit was withdrawn when a new contract was signed. Tickets for the November concert will be honored on January 11 and Nordica’s appearance aligns with royal requests from King Howard for London concerts.
The Philippine exhibit at Jamestown will surpass all previous expositions in size and novelty. W A Sutherland, heading the Filipino display and educated in American institutions, has been granted a year's leave by the Insular Bureau to manage the Philippine village.
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