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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
7
A text heavy sale notice presents fabrics at 59 cents a yard and discounted vests and coats with sizes and reduced prices. It also lists several one of a kind furniture pieces from a September sale at clearance prices with descriptions, sizes, and marked down amounts across sixth and seventh floors.
Fourth floor sale lists reductions on high-top hunting shoes in sizes 8 1 2 and 10, football shoes sizes 6 1 1, and air pairs. coats, corduroy caps, black cowhide riding and fencing shoes, hunting coat size 38, black bicycle forest with cuffs, and high school hats with initials in red blue white and black. Prices drop from fractions to dollars, limited quantities.
Bargains on women’s silk petticoats in black and autumn shades with wide flares and ruffles, priced at $3 each, down from $6.50. Also discounts on Nainsook and Cambric Drawers, hand made percale gowns, and French percales with embroidery, offered on the third floor of the Eleventh street shop.
Friday bargain for 40-inch White Lawn at 5 cents a yard, 3,000 yards available. Describes superior quality once sold for years, noting market conditions in recent months. Sold on second floor Eleventh Street.
A sale listing of children umbrella varieties with steel rods, wood and horn handles, and sizes for ages 3 to 15, priced 75 cents, plus Union Silk Umbrellas with paragon frames at 1.09 dollars. Goods shown at the main street entrance, with a note of a Friday bargain event.
Lot 1 offers over a hundred English Earthenware Covered Vegetable Dishes in assorted shapes and decora tions from Canldon pottery England at 30 cents each for choice. Lot 2 presents Limoges China Covered Vegetable Dishes in assorted sizes with gold edges, priced at 83 cents each for choice. Fifth toor-G st.
Main floor at F st offers deep cuts on ribbed Balbriggan shirts and linen collars with sizes 33 and 49 for shirts, and 12-4 for collars. Reductions from 1.25 to 5c, 150 to 60c, and 1.00 to 50c applied to a range of items including silk ties and lisle suspenders while ends of lines clear remaining stock.
Reduced prices across a wide range of youths and boys suits and jackets. Navy bine serge and all wool double breasted styles shown in sizes 7 to 22 with discounts from $12.50 to $2.95, plus tuxedo and top coats marked down. Located third floor Tenth Street.
A boys department sale lists items including Madras shirts in white and colored, leather belts in tan gray and black, shield bow ties, outing flannel night shirts and pajamas, golf caps and wash hats, wash vests and more. Prices slashed from old higher tags to nominal sale figures, with sizes specified and display on third floor at Tenth Street.
Upholstery section offers heavy mercurized portieres silk damask and Cluny curtains at deep cuts. Reductions range from $12,000 to $5.00 per pair on portieres to $9.00 per pair on sample curtains, plus a gabinet‑made couch at $22.50 after discount.
Advertises multiple handmade French lingerie waists in sizes 26 to 42 with yokes of lace and embroidery. Items include Duchease and Honiton lace waists, Valencias lace and Renaissance yokes, plus black gray wash silk and China silk waists. Prices cut from $32.50 to $15.00, $28.50 to $15.00, and $21 to $12.50. Third floor-6 st.
In the Misses Department, Migges offers Peter Thompson White Linen Suits in sizes 12 14 18 and 2 reduced from 1450 to 87 each A girls white linen dress with embroidered collar size 6 reduced to 5 00 A thin white French lawn dress with lace yoke size 8 reduced to 5 00 Twelve white lawn dresses sizes 6 8 10 and 22 reduced from 190 to 85 each A gray novelty cloth Eton suit size 1 reduced from 2100 to 10 00 and girls white lawn guimpes sizes 4 and 6 reduced from 1 00 to 50 cents each Third floor G st
A local store advertises reduced prices on a wide range of china and dinnerware including French and German pieces. Items like meat dishes, dessert plates, berry bowls, salad bowls, and a Limoges tureen are slashed from high original prices to lower sale figures. A wall mirror is also discounted amid a mix of damaged and undamaged pieces.
Housefurnishing dept advertises reductions on door mats cake nests bread boxes flour cansPreserving set copper-bottom wash roller copper-bottom steam cooker 16 quart preserving set etc shopworn dented damaged items discounted from higher prices to lower figures at floor-eleventh street location
Broad Green and ornamented oval frames offered at deep markdowns. Items include mahogany and gold, gilt, brown, and black frames in sizes from 9x12 to 1x3, with reductions from 1.00 to 3.00 and from 2.50 to 0.50. Stock diverse as described, limited quantities.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Day back in Washington from summer retreats. Berkshire Hunt breakfast hosted by Mr and Mrs Girand Foster at Lenox with a large field of riders expected. Engagement announced for Miss Marcia Flagg Butler to Edward Creswell Heald, with marriage planned in about two years. Many social figures return to homes in Washington after summer travels to Bar Harbor, Lenox, and Newport as Boston, Maryland, and Wisconsin connections appear among attendees.
Miss Catherine Rebecca Noerr a pioneer in the Washington kindergarten movement died suddenly of heart failure last Tuesday while at a family reunion in Brookland. Born January 37 1342 she devoted her life to early education, helped establish the Kindergarten Normal Institute in 1875 and served as librarian and secretary of the Washington City Kindergarten Club. Services will be held at 11 this morning from 1426 Q Street NW with Rev J G Butler officiating. Pallbearers named, burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Shriners Day at Luna Park promises a full program from 1 pm to 6 pm with free attractions for children and sports between Washington and Alexandria teams. Two marriage ceremonies are planned in the musical shell with Rev Dr Fisher officiating and Mayor Patt attending. brides chosen by Almas Temple head Jacobus Jones. A Niagra Falls trip is awarded to the newlyweds.
May Wed Burke Roche in St Louis reports a dramatic divorce dispute involving James Burke Roche former British MP and Anna Cockrell daughter of ex Senator F M Cockrell. English and American courts clash over marital status while Roche pursues proof in Paris and London. Whitney Demme and Edward J Schmidt wed at Belgrave Square with breakfast at Claridges.
Earl Chapin, 74, Milwaukee Soldiers Home inmate, died after learning he might inherit from Russell Sage. He left 15 000 to Cecilia Ann Chapin of Washington in a will made Sunday. Reporter visit to 30 Rhode Island Ave NE found Chapin family unclear, with daughter stating lack of knowledge about Sage family. Edna Marjorie Chapin’s future status unclear. other Chapins listed at the Rhode Island avenue address.
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