Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
IN THE STORES

THE PALAIS ROYAL is to have a week
devoted to home needs. beginning tomor-
| row. The department store Is so init
mateIy associated with drygoods and fancy
goods that the departments for furniture
draperies and housefurnishings are less In
| mind Today's Palais Royal page is filled
! with many illustrations of home needs,
creating the impression of vast stocks.
! The entire basement floor is flied with
| chinaware, glassware, ironware, tlrware,
| wiliowware and all kinds of labor-saving
utensils. An interesting comparison is
| made with the prices Of today and OF a
few years ago. 1t is stated that Fruit OF
the LOOM the weil-known cotton, was
universally sold in the wholesale markets
| ten years since at five ard a half cents per
| yard. Today the price at wholesale is ten
| and q half cents per yard.
| The claim made by the Palais Royal for
| all department stores is that the prces to
| the public have not been increased in pro-
| portion to the advances maue to the mer-
| chants, and that, while the vo-Hue of pusi-
ness grows greater the profits get smaller
| and smaller.
| Furniture draperies even baby carriages
have not escaped the trend OF the DAY
| higl er Lrices. However, the Palals Royal
| claim for its home needs sale is that IL
| is to be associated with week of heroic
| sacrifices as regards prohts and, certainly
| if pictures and dcsc1 iptiCnS do not eXaS-
| gerate, the week will open tomorrow with
| many agreeable surprises.
S. KAHN, SONS & CO.-With all the
! prophecies of an early spring in mind, also
! an unusually early Easter, this firm has
| arranged for an initial opening OF spring
| attire during the present week. me cls-
play this year will show notabie Illus
| tration of progress and resourcefuiness
| None of the great sources of supply has
| been overlooked in the selection OF the pest
that the markets of the world afford.
! Every department of this store seems to
| feel a sincere pleasure in offering one or
| more souvenir opening specials, and list
| of fifty or more are announced Tor the
| opening days from the suit and millinery
| department, and from the sections devoted
| to silks, laces, shoes, waists, dress goods,
| trimmings. neckwear, undermuslins, house
| furnishings, upholstery. veilings, notions
| and in fact, every department of the big
| house, which is now prepared to meet every
demand of the coming spring.
| LANSBURGH BRO. call attention to
| their spring STYLES in Prince Chap, Elton
| and Panama suits. These, it is announced,
| are high grade suits without high grade
| price feature. Among these models is one
of light gray Panama, the coat lined with
| satin and the skirt plated in clusters. An
| other. with plated skirt and satin-lined
| jacket, is trimmed with soutache braid.
| Still another effect shows the Elton jacket
l L
The new dress goods Of spring are now
| on display; fancy worsteds. shadow
| batistes. plaid Panamas, phantom wolfe
and every variety of new and beautifui
| silks Among these are strong all-silk tat
| fetas in all the new spring street and
| evening shades; navy. Alice, gray, PINK
old rose turquoise, violet. garnet. lavender,
| ivory, cream and black.
]. L. LEVERTON & CO., the women
| outergarment store, announces showing
| of a great variety OF styles in every new
| material to be worn this spring in suits,
| and call attention to the remarkable low
| prices for such styles and materials. SILK
| semi-costumes are also here In a great
| variety of pretty styles. and waists OF net,
lace silk and lingerie are shown at popular
| prices while the styles and materials are
| the best.
| PHILIPSBORNS announce this as the
| last week of their special selling of new
| spring suits at reduced prices. Regular
! prices will prevail beginning one week from
| tomorrow.
On account of the early approach of
| Easter and the great demands that will be
| made upon their alteration section during
| March, this sale was naugurated for the
purpose of inducing early shopping and to
| keep the tailors busy during dull February
| days.
So for one week longer women may
| choose their new spring suits at a reduced
| price besides getting better attention and
| choosing from fuller assortments than will
| be possible later on.
| A special display of new lingerie and
taffeta dresses will occur this week. show
ing many new ideas and pretty effects In
simple and elaborate summer dresses at
popular prices.
PARKER, BRIDGET & CO. announce
| that never before in the history of their
! womens sections have they assembled so
broad stock of tailored suits. and that
| never before was the diversity of styles
SO great the fashions so becomingly
| beautiful. Attention is also called to the
! great aggregation of new spring waists in
| lawns, batistes, handkerchief linens and
Holland and French linens fashioned in the
| latest lingerie styles and made in the best
| possible manner.
The millinery section will show the best,
both in French creations and the pro-
duction of the stores own miliners. The
| new tailored straw hats will appeal to those
| who desire something ultra smart and
| nobby.
VIM. HAHN & CO. announce that their
"cut OUT sale is nearing its end. The
| footwear in this sale Is not composed OF
job lots nor remnants but of complete new
spring lines made especially to order and
only recently received. They include
among them several of the Venus and WI
mo-dau-sis styles. For men there are
twenty-four styles in patent colt. cordovan
calf and surpass kid. with single or double
with many other useful and stylish makes
THE BON MARCHE announces that the
store is now showing all the beautiful new
styles of the spring. These embrace models
in plain material and fancy mixtures, and
spring jackets in covert cloth and black
cheviots. This house Is closing out its win
ter garments, suits. tourist coats, etc., at
greatly reduced prices.
BERRY & WHITMORE jewelers. silver
smiths and stationers, invite an inspection
of their stock. which, in addition to all the
staple lines, includes, they state, "odd things
not found elsewhere"
MAYER & CO. call attention this week
| to a number of bargains, which include
iron beds. bamboo stools, solid oak chairs
and neatly made mission suites made in
either weathered oak or apple green and
| which consists of large arm chair, rocker
and double settee.
HOUSE HERMANN are Offering I'M
| usual values In velvet rugs in many pretty
patterns, roorn-size tapestry rugs, rich pat
terms in velvet carpets full yard-wide In
| grain carpets, reliable quality oilcloth, GO
carts, etc., payments for which can be ar
ranged on a credit system.
GAIT & BRO, jewelers., silversmiths and