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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
54
Woodward and Lothrop promotes weekly Friday remnant sales with deep discounts across departments. Silk and dress goods include black all silk nets, lace trimmed linens, tea cloths, centerpieces, and bureau scarfs. Men’s wear features bath robes, silk four in hands, shirts, pajamas, and suits with notable price cuts.
Uprooted sale in third floor at Tenth St offers all wool double directed suits in dark tones and various sizes from 8 to 16. Prices slashed from 5.00 to 3.76, 4.50 to 2.95, 6.00 to 3.75. Rain coats trimmed from 13.50 to 10.00.
A neighborhood sale lists numerous framed artworks and decor items with dramatic price cuts. Items include char iot race and The Duel prints, hand colored pictures such as Children on Horseback and With His Flock, sepia portraits, landscapes, and a large upright mirror. Prices drop from hundreds to a few dollars, all on the fourth floor tenth street location.
A sale notice lists price cuts on items in the Bed Department including white enameled bedsteads with gilt and brass trim, sham bolster rolls, bamboo laundry box, utility box, bamboo stools, and an oak cellarette. Reductions show substantial discounts from original prices. Second floor F street.
A short item advertises aprons for maids or waitresses priced at 38 cents each. Describes generous sizes with hemstitched bibs or embroidery trim. Mentions third floor and Eleventh at.
Bargain sale on third floor items includes Women’s Outing Flannel Petticoats in blue pink or gray with button hole stitching. Cheviot suits with plaited blouses reduced from 28.50 to 15.00, light gray Cheviot suit from 88.00 to 21.00, Reseda green silk dress from 48.00 to 28.50, black taffeta silk suit from 66.00 to 30.00, black silk and wool crepe dress from 65.00 to 48.00, fancy tan mohair suit from 88.00 to 15.00, fancy mohair suit from 93.00 to 21.00, 16 white china silk waists from 5.00 to 3.50, 8 black taffeta silk waists from 5.00 to 2.50, 15 black and white wrappers from 1.90 to 0.59. Third floor GSt.
A small lot of cotton filed comfortables with sateen coverings in neat patterns full double bed size and excellent quality priced at 100 each Value 150 Second floor Hileventh street
A sale offers reinforced muslin sheets noted for durability at special prices. Two by two feet are 68 cents each, value 85 cents. 24 by 23 inches sheets are 75 cents each, value 90 cents. Located on the second floor of Eleventh Street.
Upholstery department offers many curtain lots and lace sets at deep discounts. Bobbinette and Grenadine curtains, Mercier Portieres, remnants and samples, velour pillow covers, Renaissance lace curtains, white Cluny lace, Marie Antoinette lace, Saxony Brussels nets, and tambour nets with rich borders. Prices slashed from high original figures to clear out stock.
Main floor G st offers reduced prices on a Bronze figure winged Mercury, Italian Marble Vase, Royal Bonn and Royal Nipen wares, and several pedestals and vases. Items include prominent cuts from 22.50 to 1.80, 1000 to 700, 1800 to 1000, 2000 to 1500, 400 to 12.50, and 150 to 25 with notes on slight dam ages and peeling shades.
Local furniture department advertises weathered oak tables chairs bookcases and cabinets with varied damages and steep markdowns. Items include a Weathered Oak Table, Weathered Oak Smoker's Cabinet, large Weathered Oak Arm Chair, Gold Corner Chair, Git Corner Chair, Fine Mahogany Arm Chair, Fine Antwerp Oak China Cabinet, Weathered Oak Bookcase, a Handsome 5 piece Parlor Suite, two Golden Oak Chiffoniers, a Bungalow Settee, and a Silver Graf Arm Rocker, all reduced significantly from original prices.
A sale list shows multiple girls clothing items with price cuts. Items include white serge Russian dress size 6, white Persian lawn dress size 12, white guimpes, girls piqué dresses, tan covert cloth jackets, velvet coats in several colors, and heavy mixed cheviot coats. Reductions range from fractions to several dollars, with several items marked from dollars to under five.
In the Fifth floor Gifts and China departments numerous items see discounts. Japanese scrap baskets drop to low prices, straw and palm baskets also reduced, with dinnerware and porcelain pieces marked down from recent highs.
Fifth floor seventh st lists damaged merchandise with many items reduced. Wood fiber tub, patent dish washer, fish boilers, hite molds, cork puller, lemon bauer, kitchen table, wire mats, sponge rack, towel racks, wine cooler, drip coffee pot, coffee pots, grater, bread box, wash roiler, varnish stain, and furniture polish all shown with prior and reduced prices. Store notes include condition such as shopworn and dented and emphasize substantial markdowns for urgent sale.
Shoe department lists 10 pairs of Women’s Dongola Kidskin Lace Shoes with Goodyear welt soles and military heel in sizes 4, 4 1/2, 6 and codes 2, 4, 41-2BA. Prices cut from 4.00 to 2.00. Also offers Women’s Box Calfskin Lace Shoes with welt soles in sizes 3, 4, 5 and codes 2 A333 and 5, 4C-3, 1-24, 7D, reduced from 4.00 to 2.50 per pair.
The British squadron under Prince Louis of Guttenberg will anchor off Fifty fourth Street in the Hudson during its New York visit after stops in Washington and Annapolis. Secretary Metcalf announced the anchorage plan with no formalities beyond a White House reception and dinner.
Annapolis officers plan a late November coon hunt for Prince Louis of Battenberg's fleet officers visiting Washington. The hunt will involve junior officers as the senior staff visit the President. Prof. N M Terry initiated the plan at the Naval Academy physics department.
The social page reports a Fort Myer drill for the Army and Navy Relief Association, plus honorary visits and movements among diplomats, officials, and Washington society. It lists arrivals, departures, weddings, and engagements of figures connected to the embassy circle, military commands, and prominent families, with travel to Chicago, Nebraska, Mexico, Europe, and New York for ceremonies and events.
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