Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-08
A SHOWER Or

A Shower Or
SPLENDID BARGAINS.
A FoUR-DAYs' SALE
OF FINE SHOES FOR LADIES' MISSES AND
CHILDREN. THAT WILL LONG BE MEMoRA.
BILE IN THE MINDS OF
THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON.
AN OFFERING WORTHY OF OUR HOUSE AND
MERITING THE ATTENTION OF YOUNG
LADIES. MOTHERS OF FAMILIES. AND ALL
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FINE FOOTWEAR
FOR LADIES. MISSES CHILDREN AND IN
FANTs
You KNOW Us
yAND You KNOW THAT WE ARE NOTHING IF
NOT CONSERVATIVE IN THE STATEMENTS WE
MAKE. YOU CAN DEPEND UPON 1T THAT THE
GOODS WE ADVERTISE ARE HERE IN OUR
SHOE DEPARTMENT. WE GIVE YOU CLEAR
BILL OF FACTS. BACKED UP BY REASONS FOR
OUR ACTION. so THAT THERE MAY NOT BE
THE SLIGHTEST MIsAPPREHENsIoN. AND
WHEN WE TELL YOU THIS GREAT OFFERING
OF SPLENDID BARGAINS IN sEAsONABLE
FOOTWEAR WILL END ON NEXT SATURDAY
EVENING WHEN WE CLOSE OUR DOORs-wE
MEAN PRECISELY THAT-No MORE THE
GREAT BARGAINS HEREIN ENUMERATED ARE
PARTICULAR LINES OR MAKES OF SHOES THAT
WE PROPOSE TO DISCONTINUE, NOT BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT GOOD. HONEST FOOTWEAR
CwE SHALL HOLD OURSELVES RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE WEAR AND SERVICE OF EVERY PAIR
WE SELL. BUT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE
Frs CAPACITY BEING LIMITED. THEY CAN.
NOT FILL OUR ORDERS WITH THEPRoMPTNEs
WE DEMAND. CONSEQUENTLY. WE HAVE MADE
ARRANGEMENTS TO REPLACE THESE WITH
LINES OF SHOES, EQUALLY AS GOOD. THAT WE
CAN COMMAND AT DAYS NOTICE. WE ARE
NOW PUSHED FOR ROOM, AND AS WE DO NOT
WANT THE SAME GRADES FROM TWO MANU-.
FAcTURERs. WE PROPOSE TO LET THESE go
By THE RUN" SO HERE GOES.
"a Pairs Of ladies' French Kid Steel Beaded
Oxford Ties that We have been selling At
$3.50. now going at 50 pair.
% Pairs Of French Kid Opera Slippers, Red
Beaded vamps. that sold q. "a. now going
at 81 q pair.
% Pairs Of Ladies' Patent Leather Opera Slip
pers. that were selling at 81. now going at
sL25.
Pairs Of ladies' Oxford Ties. Bronze Cloth
backs. that were $3.50, going in this sale
at 80 pair.
10 Pairs of Ladies' Bronze Adonis Slippers, that
were $3.50 pair. now going at So: these
are all of one size. however. viz. 34C.
Pairs of Ladies' Bronze Buckle Slippers, that
were selling at 81. So now we let themgo
atsl5O pair.
G. Pairs of Ladies' Kid Slippers. with Beaded
vamps. that were selling at s1.9s: take
them now for sl25 pair.
43 Pairs of Ladies' Patent Leather Sailor Ties.
Louis XIV heels, that we've been selling at
s4.now going at SO.
THE FOREGOING ARE THINGS OF BEAUTY"
AND AT THE ORIGINAL PRICES WERE THE
BEST VALUES OBTAINABLE HEREABOUTs. AT
THE PRICES WE NOW OFFER THEM 1T IS THE
NEXT THING TO GIVING THEM AWAY, BUT
WHEN We MAKE UP OUR MINDS TO DO A
THING WE NEVER CONSIDER THE QUESTION
OF COST; THESE HAVE GOT TO vACATE THE
SPACE THEY NOW OCCUPY. AND WE PROPOSE
THAT THEY SHALL vACATE IN VERY SHORT
ORDER. HERE ARE SOME MORE BIG BAR
GAINS:
IL Pairs Of Ladies' Straight Goat Foxed Dom
COLA Top Button Boots hand se,ced Com
mon Sense toe and heel that we've been
selling at "a As pair, now going in this
sale at $3.50. Sizes tot
IL Pairs ofLadies' Patent Leather vamp Dom
COLA Top Button Boots. Opera toe. were
s3.4S. now $3.50. Sizes 1, ~ and2
35 Pairs of Ladies' Mikado Kid Button Boots
Opera and Common Sense toes, were
s37O. going now with the rest At e. So
Lot Of woman's Kid Croquet Slippers going
at SOC. pair
1 Lot of woman's Serge Buskins going at Soc,
worth 81
Lot Of woman's Lasting Slippers worth al,
going at SOC.
Lot of woman's Glove Kid Buskns at 75c,,
worth sL25.
Lot Of woman's Serge Congress Caters were
sL7o. now going at 81 pair
Lot of womsn's Lasting Button Caters were
sl.40. now going at 81.
NOW. YE MOTHERS, READ CAREFULLY. MISS
NOT SINGLE ITEM IF YE HAVE CHILDREN
TO PROVIDE WITH FOOTWEAR. FOR NEVER
BEFORE DID YE HEAR OF SUCH DOWNRIGHT
BARGAINS. AND NEVER AGAIN ARE YE LIKELY
TO HAVE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY.
Lot Of ChildS Donsola Top Curacao Kid
Foxing-spring Heel Button Shoes that
were OLGA. now going at 81
Lot of childs French Kid Spring Heel Button
Shoes, sizes to 1OK. that were sl95,
now going at sl.5O.
Lot Of Misses Kid Common Sense Button
Boots that were selling at 81 . pair. now
going At $50.
90 Pairs of Childrens Kid Spring Heel Slip
pers. sizes 81 to ION that were selling at
sl25. now going at 75c
go Pairs Of Children's Strap Slippers that were
selling at e. reduced to 5Oc Sizes to
So pairs Of Infants Ankle Ties and Button
slippers, sizes to 81 were 75c., reduced
to SOC.
Lot Of Child's Kid Spring. Heel Newport Fnt