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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1907
Page
45
New fall suits arrive in rich fabrics with broadcloths and velvets in blue brown plum and green. Long coats and planted skirts dominate with options for short statures. A limited batch of women’s fine suits features 36 inch coats silk satin lining and box plaited skirts. Also offered a small collection of evening dresses at one third off, all silk lined with delicate pastels whites and blacks, no two alike.
The ad promotes fall orders for made to measure shirts emphasizing perfect fit and individual preferences. It highlights quality materials, skilled making, and guaranteed fit at moderate cost, plus a display of fall neckwear, underwear, dress shirts, gloves, collars, cuffs, bath robes, pajamas, and haberdashery on the main floor.
UR Shoes showcases refined character, precise style, and fit with leather excellence. Season’s stock features silks, cloths, glorias, and signs for dress, street, and formal wear in numerous lengths and finishes. Includes Cravenette Traveling Coat options in calf and patent leathers, with varied backs and colors among recent arrivals.
Our September Furniture Sale offers 25 to 50 percent reductions on high grade stock across the sixth and seventh floors. Highlights include Mahogany Armchairs, Weathered Oak Tables, Quartered Oak Desks, Leather Chairs, and Fine Dressers with mirrors. Women’s patent kid skin and leather-button shoes complete a broad display aimed at fall home needs and October gifts.
Display of new foreign and domestic corsets led by Parame and Sapphire with models in Parisian style. Domestic corsets include P. D. and Gormete lines in medium to low price ranges. Also featured are Bedford Cord Infant Coats in cream, long with cape or trim, priced accessibly.
Social and personal news notes the Roosevelts preparing for the October wedding of Miss Dorothy Roosevelt to Langdon Geer in New York. Other items report embassy staffers in Washington and parlor news of engagements, travel, and social events with prominent figures in Washington society.
The piece spots Miss Ethel Roosevelt sparking a home crafts fad by crocheting a green silk necktie. It notes speculation on who will wear the first piece and hints at social chatter across Paris about Mrs McKee and her divorce proceedings alongside McKee’s prominent marriages and public interest in American social circles.
A newspaper note describes a long back May Hat with a flare front perched by a large Alsatian Cow. It highlights flat shapes trimmed with pompous cascades for dressy appeal. Hats priced from $7.00 to $13.00 at S Kann, Sona & Co on the second floor.
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