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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
18
Remnants and dress patterns dominate Friday bargains across departments from Linen to Black Goods. Readers are urged to shop early for discounted items including patterns, textiles, linens, infant garments, bags, corsets, china, and boys wear, all heavily reduced from prior prices.
List of textile items with price cuts including Black Cheviot blouses and jackets silk lined trimmed with braid reduced from 3000 to 310 06, Tan Covert Cloth jackets reduced to 300 each, Black Cheviot jackets to 500, Black Cheviot skirts from 00 to 76 each, White Linen skirts from 376 to 200, Navy Blue Mohair skirts from 500 to 375.
Third floor G St advertises reductions in waist and shirt-waist suits. Various sizes in white lawn cambric linen and linen finish fabrics discounted from high original prices to $3.00 to $200 per piece plus assortments of handkerchief linen shirt waists and china silk waists offered at greatly reduced prices.
Sale ad lists Misses White Lawn Dresses in sizes 14 16 and 18 trimmed with lace embroidery priced at 3.75 each reduced from 10.00. Girls Plaid Grass Linen Dresses sizes 6 8 12 16 reduced from 7.60 to 2.96. two white ground dresses with lace sizes 6 and 12 at 2.25. one Girls White Net Dress size 12 at 6.00. two Girls White Linen Skirts sizes 10 and 16 at 2.00. four Girls White Lawn Dresses sizes 4 and 6 at 1.60.
Men s department advertises 12 year price points for negligees shirts in single and double breasted styles in light and dark finishes. Sizes 29 to 44 and prices from 1600 and 1260 each. Also notes white china slips and piated items from front, with special notes on paired bargains and a sale on suspenders.
Third floor tenth et features boys coats suits and outfits in brown tan and khaki Norfolk styles with bloomer pants sizes 9 to 18 and 21 to 6, reduced from 245 195 and 250 to 125 200 and 0 cents. Includes blue Russian blouse sets for play wear reduced from 100 to 0.
A sale notice from the Well Infants Department on Eleventh Street describes reductions on a Dark Blue Serge Reefer with embroidered trim, a 9.60 garment now ten six to six, and several infant caps with lace and tucks. Childrens serge reefers in Russian style also discounted, with box plaits and white pique details.
A Fifth floor Eleventh street listing advertises reduced prices on galavanized iron washing machines dishwashers and meat safes plus bakeware baskets and cradles. Items include infant bassinets damaged fancy scrap baskets and enameled ware pitchers with steep markdowns to clear stock. Deals range from 2c baskets to $600 washing machines and $3 meat safes.
Social notes detail Mrs Reginald de EKoven and daughter in Atlantic City, Elihu Root taking residence for fall and winter, Miss Edith Root and family connections in Washington, and Miss Florence ODay engagement. Reports include Mr Hobart's golf in New Hampshire, preparations for Root home near Sixteenth Street, and numerous society gatherings, vacations, and marriages across Washington, New York, Philadelphia, and Bar Harbor.
In 1864 Canadian volunteers quelled Fenian raids at Black Rock and the YMCA provided tents papers magazines and correspondence for soldiers. Tents were hubs of writing letters, temperance pledges and religious services with chaplains officers and volunteers. Strong moral influence and home comforts supported troops in camp life.
Dr Weston Bruner, pastor of Fifth Baptist Church, resumes preaching next Sunday after a two month absence to attend the Baptist World Congress in London and travel. The church is undergoing repairs with frescoed Sunday school room, main auditorium work, side series installation and new windows. Also, a band concert at Iowa Circle tonight features the United States Engineer Band with a varied program led by Wintermyer and Hesn. Assistant Secretary Loomis departs for New York. Ades will act as secretary during his absence.
Special Washington Post report from London notes a huge rush of American tourists booking passages to the United States and Canada as ships fill up until October. With limited berths, travelers pay high prices and some resort to smuggling aboard. the Amerika liner promises large capacity but sails first in October, offering lavish accommodations for up to 4,000 passengers on a floating city.
Fragment reads nickel plated items including soap dispensers and bath sprays with nickel sprayers. Mentions opening sale prices and a nickel plated Powel Lark item with price references. Contains unreadable segments and inconsistent spelling. overall itemized listing tone.
List describes 48 toilet sets and 39 toilet bets in white and other colors, with multiple prices. Includes details on pink blue and other shades, bulk quantities and a few package features. The entry also references a sale with display jars and a heavy Wald BEB reference and a Fire Speslaw Bale item at $2.59.
Advertises curtain stretchers at 74 cents, clothes horns at 49 cents, lye ironing boards at 45 cents, iron boards on alpine sand at 9 cents, 248 adjustable curtain stretchers with nickel plated pins opening at 179 dollars.
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