Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-06

: over twelve thousand people
!; viewed the store last Friday
!: night, and particularly the
!: handsome millinery parlors.
; The compliments paid us were
!: gratifying indeed. Millinery is
: one of the stores principal feat
; ures, and the business which
; this department has built up in
: half year is remarkable.
!: No expense has been spared
: in store fixtures, and the very
{ best talent has been secured
; whose creations rival the most
; exquisite conceptions of Paris
: milliners.
! The showing of French pat
; tern hats is unsurpassed, and
: every creation was selected, per-
!; sonally, by our millinery mana
: ger.
{ Buying millinery on easy
; payments is novelty" for the
; ladies of this city, and the grow
: ing patronage in this depart
: ment proves conclusively that
: the liberality of Our system of
; crediting is thoroughly appre-
I ciated. There are several things
; we would like you to know con-
; corning it, which are:
{ You pay nothing for the privilege.
: You pay more than for cash.
: you make the terms to suit yourself.
: you may buy as much you wish.
! 1t is different from any other
: credit system in that it is more
; liberal-asks you to sign no
! notes--asks you only to promise
; to pay-and doesn't limit your
): buying.
!. 4ha-inch changcable silk ribbons and lot
!. Of &c plaids shall be punched for day at
:. Roman plaid and striped ribbons, soc.
:. yard.
|. All colors in 1s-inch silk velvet for dress
!. and hat trimmings. The 81 quality for
40c. yard.
|. Ladies' felt hats, in all shapes and col
ors, Ale.
{ zoe. for all shades felt untrimmed hats.
6oc: for all shades Of felt fedoras-black
Z and light silk bands.
Z Amazon plumes for 9Sc.-14 inches long.
Z Amazon plumes for 81. 1916 inches long.
Z "A tips-blaek, gray. tan, brown and green.
!. 3D. ioor-elevator.
: We want you toeconsider the
!. wrap question fully, ladies, be-
|. fore you buy. We want an OPP
! portunity to show you the val
I ues we have and to demonstrate
!. what we have been claiming all
{ seasOn-that no store on earth
!; sells for as little, because none
!; have bought as we have nor for
!: as little as we have.
; Our purchases this season
!. have become the trade talk of
: New York, and a single order
!: amounted to nearly $4,000.
!: This may sound incredible, but
!: it's a fact which the trade knows
!: to be true.
; We have the proper styles
: the novelties, too-and there is
!: nothing that is fashionable that
|. is not here.
!: Naturally our liberal credit
: system is much used in buying
!: wraps, and it makes it possible
!: when to pay cash would make
!. it impossible.
!: Look carefully about town
!: and you'll see these S. values
!. can be had for no less than So.
!. We give you the choice of
? Covert cloth coats with velvet collars.
!. Kersey coats with silk Innings.
: Black boucles-all-silk lined.
Finest quality tan kersey
); coats, with velvet collars, strap
!. seams-raw edges-fy-front eff
:: feet, and lined with Roman
)! striped taffeta or high-colored
|: satin, in most any color
/ mother-of-pearl buttons-for
5 $I2.
! Black figured brilliantine
I skirts-well lined and bound
! nothing skinny about them,
:. and just such skirts for which
! you'll pay $2.25 elsewhere
: and more-no doubt, of credit
!: stores, who make you pay for
the accommodation-here for
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