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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
15
Woodward & Lothrop offers a special remnant day across departments with low prices on outer and under garments and home textiles. Notable items include linen mesh underwear reduced by 40 percent, menswear remnants, silk and lace curtains, bed covers, curtains, drapery fabrics, tapestry covers, and embroidered cushions, all labeled with value comparisons and end-of-season stock.
Large sale notes numerous rug reductions across Kashmir Scotch Axminster and Wilton lines with prices slashed from high figures to hundreds of dollars. Also evening dresses and Mohair suits discounted on the fourth floor with sizes 34 to 38 and ample silk and embroidery details.
A set of Women’s Outing Flannel Dressing Sacques in plain pink and blue with round collars and buttonhole edging on sleeves and sacque edges. Priced at 1.00 dollars each. Third floor Fleventh Street.
Bargains on misses and women's shoes at Third Avenue and Tenth Street. Jet black calfskin lace shoes with mat kidskin tops and military heel offered for school wear in sizes 3 to 6 at 32.50 per pair, reduced prices on other styles to clear stock. Includes button up web soles and calfskin last models with various sizes and reduced from higher prices.
Bargain sale offers Trish Damask Pattern table cloths and napkins from a leading manufacturer. Listings include cloth sizes 2x2 and 2x3 with prices from 3.00 to 4.80 and napkins at 2.50 to 3.50, with measurements noted and value estimates. Second floor Eleventh Street.
Bargain sale listing for complexion sponges in irregular shapes at five cents each. Includes mention of a 6 foot floor model or tool in a complexions sponge context.
Third floor on Tenth Street showcases boys wear with many suits and outfits deeply discounted. Double breasted and Norfolk jackets with matching pants drop from higher prices to about 33.75 dollars. Wool suits, dresses shirts, sailor outfits, and hats are available in sizes 8 to 18 for boys.
Fifth floor sale offers reduced prices on assorted decorated Chinese and German ware. Items include a 400 piece French dinner set with a missing plate, soup tureens, sauce tureen, salad bowls, and covered dishes with substantial markdowns from original prices.
A serialized sale notice lists 2 box couches and several mahogany items with cuts from high prices to reduced figures. Items include writing desks in bird's eye maple, mahogany arm chairs, a mahogany table, weathered oak desks, a Dutch desk with inlaid tile, a Davenport, a rattan settee, a metal gong, a rocker and a library table. Prices drop from hundreds to low dollars. Sixth floor 6 ft.
Inventory includes 191-2 ft extra heavy white enameled beds with gilt trim, marked down from 115.00 to 51.00. Green and white enameled beds in mission style reduced from 250.00 to 18.00. 141-2 ft white enameled beds with five brass rods lowered from 13.00 to 9.00. 24 ft woven wire springs soiled, cut from 350.00 to 1.00. Extra heavy wooden cot with woven wire fabric slightly damaged reduced from 275.00 to 1.75. Second four-F st.
Wrapper department offers five white ground fine lawn wrappers with black stripes in sizes 38 and 86, reduced from 2 1 4 to 1 1 2 dollars. Ten fine percale wrappers in assorted patterns, all sizes, cut from 1 9 0 to 1 5 0 dollars. One taffeta silk bathing suit size 36 reduced from 25.00 to 7.50. Third floor G at.
A sale lists Girls' jackets in 8 length and silk coats 6 and 8 sizes, with reductions from 1.60 to 0.50. White Serge Peter Thompson suits in sizes 4 6 and 16 cut from 12.50 to 7.50. Two piece white lawn dresses in sizes 14 16 18 drop from 10.00 to 3.95. Peter Thompson dresses and lawn dresses also discounted to 50 cents and 1.50 2.50 respectively. Linen finish cambric dresses in sizes 4 to 10 drop from 3.75 4.50 to 2.50.
Infants' Department offers hand made long lips with lace trim reduced from 250 to 2.00 each. Children's white lawn kimonas trimmed with beading reduced from 50c to 5c. Child's white pique hat with ribbon bow reduced from 2.50 to 2. Calid's white pique coat trimmed with insertion reduced from 3.20 to 8.50. Infant's bedford cord long cloak reduced to 3.75. Located on third floor Eleventh street.
In the Fourth Year on Tenth Street a selection in the Picture Department is reduced from higher prices to bargain levels. One colored picture Winter Woodland in black and gold frame drops to 2.50, plus several hand colored and sepia photographs with broad green gilt frames see price cuts from five dollars to under five dollars and more.
The House furnishing Department lists many items heavily discounted. Galvanized washing machine ladder cake closet oak commode mirror copper wine cooler nickel teapots knives and other hardware show marked reductions with several items damaged or imperfect.
In Washington society, engagements abound as Mrs. Matthew S. Quay announces her daughter Susan W s betrothal to Watson Hubbard Butler of Sandusky Ohio. A fall wedding is planned in Beaver PA. Also, Miss Flora Cameron of Richmond, Col Alexander Cameron s daughter, debuts in Richmond with Europe trip details. Invitations go out for Helen A. Bell to wed Julian A. Ripley October 18 in St Thomas Church.
Exemplified copy of the will for Joseph J Snellenberg late of Philadelphia filed yesterday. He leaves all to his widow Clara Snellenberg after paying each surviving child 10000 dollars. Widow and brother Nathan Sneijienberg named as joint executors. No property schedule attached in the District.
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