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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1904
Page
7
Saturday Being Children's Day clothing furnishings and school supplies are featured with dress requisites and various trifles for a new school term. The store promises reasonable prices on items boys and girls need during school time.
A local retailer promotes a broad assortment of boys and youths clothing featuring long pants suits all wool varieties in single and double breasted cuts, short pants, sailor suits, Norfolk jackets, and blue serge options. Prices range from modest to premium, with special values highlighted for school wear and durable fabrics designed to appeal to up-to-date young men.
An advertisement outlines boys clothing and accessories including shirts, madras pieces, wash waists, neckwear, and all wool sweaters. It highlights age appropriate cuts and patterns, with numerous price points and floor locations. Notable items are laundered shirt waists, madras shirts, and boys hats in several styles.
A broad dressware notice of fall styles features new sailor dresses in cheviots and serges with bright girlish trimmings, plus navy blue and tan cheviot gowns. Highlights include a Russian dress in fine cheviot serge, a navy blue regulation suit with embroidered emblems, and navy box coats for girls and misses in sizes 4 to 18 with decorative details and prices from $7.50 to $16.50.
The catalog highlights durable shoes for boys and girls with growing feet. It lists Misses and Children's Dongola Kidskin styles in multiple colors and weaves, with sizes from 11 to 2 and prices from 1.50 to 4.00 per pair. Also features infants Kant Slip shoes, soft sole lace and button options, in black and tan, sizes 2 to 6 priced at 1.00 and 0.50 for soft sole models.
Catalog of staple and new school supplies with low prices. Includes composition books, blackboards, ink, pencils, erasers, crayons, blotters, slates, paste, glue, scrap books, paper, globes, bags, pencil boxes and more. Main floor G street side themed as monthly sale.
New items for infants and little children arrive daily promising American made and Parisian style. Hand crocheted worsted bootees and knit bootees in white with pink or blue trim are offered, along with crocheted sacques, hand made sweaters, reefers, and cream Bedford cord long cloaks priced from 1.25 to 4.75 dollars. Third floor Eleventh street store.
The Stetson Featherweight self conforming Derby hats are praised for comfort and shape retention, with fall blocks offering all crown and brim sizes at 4.00 and 5.00 dollars. Stetson Soft Hats are declared best, with a wide assortment in black brown and light colors, priced at 2 3 and 4 dollars, alongside a full line of Soft and Stiff hats bearing the store name.
An old advertisement touts men s underwear and shirts at 50c to 75c with ribbed balbriggan, white cotton shirts, merino sets, and Egyptian yarn options. It promotes durable drawers, self fronts on shirts, and refined fall and winter wear plus walking gloves at a dollar and Comet or Outing Flannel sleepwear. Main floor-2 st.
Display of imported and domestic kimonas for fall in crepe, flannel, and silk. Colors include pink, blue, gray, white, and black with Persian borders or borders of satin and ribbons. Prices range around 3.75 to 6.00, with various plain and figured designs.
Washington society notes a farewell for Durham White Stevens as he heads to Korea to advise the emperor. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson and Mrs. Roosevelt party members. Lady Curzon illness prompts concern. Count d Altena wedding. Belgian minister Moncheur attends. many diplomats present.
Jewish communities held elaborate observances last night at the Washington Hebrew Congregation and Adath Israel, marking the start of the festival that continues through today and tomorrow. Rabbis Stern, Simon, and Loeb led services as harvest imagery, seven lamps, and a booth were featured. Fruits and grains were displayed and will be distributed to city hospitals and charities.
Changes in Library of Congress readings shift to Tuesday and Saturday with musicales on Thursday at 2 p m first reading October 4 by Ainsworth Spofford assistant librarian followed by a piano recital by Mrs Richard Hoxle Gay and a Saturday reading by Mrs Charles Howard Hinton Improvements at St Margaret s Episcopal Church Connecticut avenue enlarge seating to nearly 800 and install a three manual organ with Arthur T Robignon as organist and choirmaster first regular service October 2 with formal opening in November pending Bishop Gatterles sermon
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