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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
23
Friday remnant sale offers every item at figures well below regular price. Each piece is fresh, clean, and stylish with best-quality stock, aimed at mothers and housekeepers for family economy and convenience. Special weekly sale drives quick turnover.
A large collection of boys wool suits with knickerbocker pants in mixed fabrics and plain blue cheviots, sizes 7 to 17, priced at 5.00 from prior 6.50 to 11.1. A second lot offers medium to dark fixtures, some coats plain, others with plastic and belt, sizes 5 to 16, at 3.75 each, worth 5.00 to 8.50. Third floor Ten st.
Bargain sale features boys Madras pajamas in white and blue priced 8 shillings per suit, with regular values from 1 to 1 30. Lace curtains offered at half price, with assorted panel and Bonne Femme styles. Also Imperial Portieres and heavy embossed velour strips for doorways priced from 3 to 5 per strip. Limited small lot quantities.
Friday bargains feature women's French chemises with hand-embroidered fronts and scalloped edges, crepe dressing laces in red blue and lavender, outing flannel gowns with high necks and long sleeves, nuinsook drawers with embroidery. Prices 25c a pair. value 50c. Third floor Eleventh St.
A large sale advertises about 1000 unframed pictures including Platinium Heads Madonnas and landscape scenes at deep discounts in three lots. It also lists men’s clothing such as four gear trousers cassimere suits and a satin hallcoat with reduced prices, anchored at a downtown storefront on Tenth Street.
Men’s wear sale offers reduced prices on silk four in band ties dark gallorings white stiff bosom shirts with slight imperfections, colored nightshirts, lisle socks in checks and plaids, Nainsook pajamas in large sizes, imported Scotch Madras shirts and pajamas, and fancy hat bands with substantial markdowns.
Local listing touts Misses Button Shoes in dongola kidskin with patent tip and spring heel at 1.75 pair, sizes 11 to 2 B 6 i E widths. Also advertised are English porcelain dinnerware in blue border, plates 16c, cups and saucers 1¢, and other china pieces heavily discounted.
A sale listing itemizes Women’s 1 clasp dogskin gloves with price seams in fall shades, marked as desirable for school wear and outings. Also offered are Women’s 2 clasp kidskin gloves in black and white with new colors, priced at 1.00 per pair. Main floor Gat.
The third floor of G Street showcases a scaled down sale on women’s coats and suits. Black, navy, and tan options include silk trimmed striped serge coats and matching skirts, priced from 8.50 to 42.50 after reductions.
Lawn and Percale Dresses in plain and figured effects are reduced from 235 and 5 to 150 each with trims. White Rep dresses and old rose silk gowns see price cuts from 6.50 to 1.50 and 13.75 to 7.50. Blue linge ne dresses with lace insertions drop to 7.50. Third floor.
Miss Mary N Shepard and Mr Richard E Whiteley are announced for marriage. the ceremony to be held at St Johns Church in Washington with a reception at the Shepard home. The couple will reside at Knollwood Forest Glen after November 15.
Newport Belle and Bert announce their wedding plans with gatherings in New York and Newport where her family maintains a villa for seasons. The bride is noted for outdoor skills including swimming and tennis. her fiancé Santini is linked to Italian cavalry and the diplomatic service, a grandson of Randolph Rogers. No date is set. Other society notes mention Mrs Otto Torney Simon’s return from Europe and several guests visiting Washington.
Prominent figures including Pender Eddy and A J Drexel Biddle engage in varied pursuits as diplomacy and singing circle through Europe and America. Eddy's storied career spans secretary roles in London Paris Russia and Constantinople before ministerial posts in Argentina Romania and Serbia. Biddle transitions from publishing and litigation to singing after a five month European tour, while social leader Mary Fell embraces profit sharing to fund Four Hundred social life.
Informal announcements highlight Anne Schwab’s forthcoming wedding to Dr. William Worthington Herrick of New York. The piece notes Herrick’s Yale background and hospital ties, Schwab’s family connections, and a social life spanning Europe and Beatboro estate. Also featured are exhibitions by Duveen Brothers on Josiah Wedgwood pieces, including a Homeric vase, with a large 450-piece collection to be shown in New York, and news on the Society of Good Cheer a new New York city charity founded by Thearn Carter planning national expansion to aid hospital convalescents and the friendless with time and personal visits. The article closes with probate notes on the will of Edith Rebecca Lord and a short obituary mention.
The ceremony took place at Alo Duis near Pikesville with Rev. Dr. John F. Goucher officiating. Miss Eleanor Goucher served as maid of honor. ushers included Josaph H. Holmes and J Howard Eager. The couple will reside on the Preston. Professor Hicks named census supervisor for the Cincinnati district by President Taft effective after commission plans.
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