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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
21
Woodward & Lothrop announces remnant clearance with wearables and assorted odds for men women and children. Most items remain wearable through late fall and are priced very low to clear today as store hours end at 5:53.
Frugal shoppers find discounts on children’s coats offered in a sale listing. The ad highlights various colors and styles, including box side breast and belted designs, with prices around $3 to $12, and notes mint condition and finish details.
Local shoppers hunt sales at Mustin Underwear on Friday with discounts on ladies gowns and trim outfits. Storewide markdowns include lace trims and new arrivals, drawing buyers from nearby streets as blustery weather arrives.
A fragmented ad lists boys clothing items with assorted sizes from 24 to 10 and prices around 5 to 7 pounds. Items include knickers and shirts and several unclear product names. The readable text suggests a clearance or sale event with numerous misread words.
Special prices on women's patent colt shoes with new heel, street or house wear style. Limited lots in various sizes, reduced from regular prices of 350 to 400 and higher. Footwear features include dull kid taps and coth tops, with sizes ranging through 2 to 9.
Men’s Clothing Dept offers 12 pair separate trousers and light weight summer twills. Reduced from 3 to 5 dollars per pair, with many at 50 cents per pair. Also cheviot wool and serge vests in sizes 39 and 40 reduced. Main floor Fifth Street.
Readable fragments describe reductions on four in hand ties in navy blue and gray patterns, neglige shirts with attached cuffs and varied finishes, terry cloth bath robes in white with Canary trim, and men’s fancy socks and lisle thread box hosiery. Several items show damaged condition and heavy discounting.
A battered catalog style listing shows a department sale with numerous items including hats, woolen caps, blouses, madras fabrics, and linen pants. Prices are marked as reduced with several lines noting quantities and sizes, reflecting a broad clearance in men and boys apparel.
Local sale advertises umbrellas in black, blue, and red with paragon steel frames. Children’s 25 inch models with tassel cases priced as low as $5 each, while larger adult varieties offer value near $3.00 per item. Limited stock at the floor entrance.
A newspaper item describes an upholstery department sale featuring lace curtains in multiple styles and sizes with large discounts. It notes adjustable window screens offered at half price, fabric remnants suitable for upholstering, yardage discounts on various fabrics, and miscellaneous items including a box couch and decorative borders. Prices are listed with numerous reductions.
A catalog of decorated chinaware including teapot sets celery trays meat dishes and cups with gold trim. Items from France Japan Austria and England show price cuts from rounded figures such as 5 to 1 and 4 to 1 with various dish types and shapes highlighted.
Furniture department advertises Weathered Oak Arm chairs and Rockers with leatherette seats and steel springs at $395 each. Also listed are various early 20th century pieces including quartered oak Morris chairs, mahogany betton lounge chairs, a rosewood serving table, a mahogany dining set, and Go Carts, all with reduced prices. The notice also mentions a society wedding and invitations in Elberon.
Sold items include an all wool Eton suit reduced from 3000 to 1000, a black chiffon Panama ensemble with trimmed jacket, and a white black brocade suit with stands. Also featured are a black chiffon Panama Eton more reductions, a gray novelty cloth suit with cutaway coat, and related dresses and outfits in varied sizes and fabrics.
A garland of clothing bargains dominates the page with coat and skirt reductions across sizes, with many items cut dramatically in price from 1910s catalogs. In society news, engagements and weddings unfold as Carolyn Burrell Hutt plans a Greensburg ceremony, while Miss Besole Wilmarth Brown wed Henrik Colquhoun Gahagon in an Epiphany ceremony.
A crowded Westchester County Horse Show amid a light shower showcased top harness and saddle horses with blue ribbons to Harriman and others. Society figures including Mrs Henry Siegel, Alfred G Vanderbilt, and various Harrisons were noted among the crowds as fashion and parking spaces dominated the scene. Royal gossip from Newport to New York, marriage plans of Roy Alter Tamblyn and Miss Marguerite Cannon, and assorted social observations fill the page with pocketfuls of names and happenings from high society.
Women’s waist department offers assorted lawn waists in pink and blue with white beading, reduced from 32.94 to 1.50 each. Embroidered lawn dresses trimmed with embroidery and sizes 34 to 46, reduced from 6.75 to 4.59. White lawn jumper dresses with stripes, all sizes, reduced to 1.00. White linen shirts with embroidered collar and cuffs in sizes 40 and 42 reduced from 16.00 to 5.00. Floor stock.
Fragments show early 20th century sale items for Misses and Girls dresses. Listings include wire lawn dresses trimmed with lace and embroidery, with price cuts noted from higher original prices to new reduced amounts. Several items reference white lawn dresses, Peter Thompson suites, and Swiss bee embroidery with varying sizes and dates implied.
A damaged listing notes reduced prices on assorted silver and metal housewares including medicine cabinets, knives, forks, flatware, chafing dishes, preserving kettles, bread boxes, wash basins, towel hooks, copper bottom wash boilers, nickel items, toothbrush holders and cigar holders. Prices marked down from various higher amounts, many to around a dollar or two, with several items damaged or lightly so.
The Harvest Home tournament features cups named after produce including Carrot Cabbage Cantaloupe and Corncup tops. Bartlett prize winner gains permanent ownership of the Eglet trophy. A petal luncheon is planned September 21 with Sunday meals through October. High Lawn Lennox tract near Laurel Lake overlooks mountains. Frederick Law Olmsted project to plan grounds on a multiacre estate.
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