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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
21
The Washington store promotes a Children’s Day with extensive displays of children's apparel and school supplies. It features dresses for girls ages four to eighteen, boys’ suits, hats, shoes, underwear, gloves, hosiery, rainwear, and bath robes, plus a large toy and doll selection. Trimmed hats for women and girls, lisle hose, and new men’s and boys’ outerwear and accessories are showcased across multiple floors with notable values.
Extensive selection for ages up to 20 years features double breasted school suits in cheviots and tweeds at 3.75. Also offered are reefers, Norfolk jackets, blouse shirts, and long coats in blue cheviot serge and Oxford blends. Prices range from 3.00 to 22.50 with many sizes and fit options.
Advertises boys clothing items and accessories including neckwear Madras shorts colored shirts and plaited blouses. Lists prices for collars cuffs pajamas bath robes and other essentials with sizes from 2 to 18 and wholesale style notes.
UR stacking features a varied line of girls outer garments praised for home and foreign styles. New season coats for school wear include medium to heavy weights in plain colors and mixtures, with blue kersey bow-styles, capes, belts, red piping, sizes 8 through 14, plus navy cheviot fashions and covert cloths with embroidered emblems or plain tailoring.
Various dresses priced from 12.50 to 25.00 feature Whis Serge one piece styles with side plaited skirts, black velvet trims, two piece suits in black and blue with red emblems, and black and white check combos. sizes range from 6 to large, including Panama cloth designs and plaited skirts.
A city advertisement promotes infants clothing and baby comforts in varied styles and low prices. Items include Nainsook slips with lace and featherstitching, Crested caps, wool leggings for children, and bed clothes fasteners. Located on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
The ad promotes Children and Misses shoes emphasizing natural shape tested leather and fit across many sizes and widths. It lists prices from 1.00 to 2.50 for various box calkskin and dongola kidskin styles including patent tips, turnover soles, and party wear with sizes ranging 6 to 14.
A long listing of hunting gear and shell prices includes smokeless powder shotgun shells at 2.25 per hundred, Parker W H model hammerless shotguns at 5,000.00, Eclipse Meteor doubles, Forehand doubles, leather hunting shoes at 38.00, canvass hunting suits at 3.75, pigeon guns, single and double barreled shotguns, canvas pants, caps, gun cases and cleaning accessories with various prices and descriptions. Main floor, Tenth st. is.
An assortment of Men's Comet Flannel Pajamas and Night Shirts offered in figured and striped patterns. Night shirts priced 75 cents and 1.00. Pajamas priced 1.00 1.50 and 2.00. Available in all sizes including extra large.
Short men can now wear knitted drawers in cotton, merino, and wool with varying weights. Separate drawers and Union Suits are offered on the same sizing lines, addressing fit issues for different waist sizes. Prices start at $1.00.
The store promotes a season’s pick of exclusive men s derbys and soft hats for quiet tastes and young fashion. W. & L. Hats emphasize shape and color permanence through quality materials and workmanship. Prices range from two to five dollars, with soft hats priced two to five fifty. Main floor F st.
Fall catalog highlights new children and young readers books including Four in Camp by Ralph Henry Arbour, Shoulder Arms by G Manville Fenn, Bat Winning Run by Capt. Ralph Bone, Brightly by Howard Tillis, Little Miss Fooie Crusoe by Mrs. George Corbett, Little Miss Sunshine by Gabrielle B. Jackson, The Early Actor Lincoln by William Stoddard, Pine Joe and The Armstronge A Gite Story in Letters by Laura H Richards, Josie Bean of Flat Street by Harriet A. Cheever, with prices and illustrations. Main door Tenth St.
A Washington social column notes the Army Relief Association drill at Fort Myer drew officials, officers, and families, with Mrs Taft and Mrs Chaffee among attendees. Mrs Leslie M Shaw plans a mid November Europe sea voyage, while Miss Snow returns from Paris with engagement news. Mrs Ruggles and Miss Ruggles relocate to Woodley with December expectant visits, and Washington society closes with wedding guests from St. Louis and New York connections.
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