The Washington herald., 1912-02-01
DOLLAR BARGAIN
"ADS" MADE HIT
Stores Thronged with Read
ers Of Washington Herald.
STOCKS WERE ALL SOLD OUT
The Pulling Power of an Adver-
tisement In The Herald Demon-
strated to the satisfaetion OF the
Merchants who Used the Paper
to Reach the Pnbiie.

Thousands Of eager PURCHASERS. mostly
women, lured by The Washington Her
aid dollar bargain day ads and bright
sunShiny weather. swarmed downtown
stores from early morn TIL closing time
yesterday, and literally Cleaned out" the
stock. Business streets gave the appear
ance Of Christmas shopping crowds.
Crowds were waiting at Berberich's
before the store doors were opened, and
the spacious salesrooms were thronged
all day. When the doors were closed the
bargain shelves were as bare as Old
Mother Huobard's cupboard.
Goldenbergs shoe sale marked an
epoch in shoe selling. At 81 pair they
went like the proverbial hot cakes. The
corps OF extra clerks said they had never
seen such a rush.
A throng Of purchasers laid in a stock
Of shoes at the Family Shoe Store. where
81 bought just three times as much as
on other shopping days.
At the store OF Dennis & Ellis one
woman who is not counting on her leap
year chances laid in a supply Of low
summer shoes TO last for years. She
bought twelve pairs.
As n swept by n Cyclone.
Bargain tables groaned beneath their
weights Of 81 shoes when VIM. Hahn
& Co. opened for business. but when
the stores were closed the tables locked
like they had been swept clean by a
cyclone.
Scores Of women who visited A. L.
Falk & Co.'S store 10 buy a dollar waist
for 50 cents went the limit and bought
half dozen. Six only TO one customer.
you know.
Parker, Bridget & Co., sold satisfac-
ton as we'll as raiment. Hundreds at
tracted by dollar bargain day througed
the clothing house and bought every
Thing from overcoats to kerchiefs.
Hundreds of Lace Curtains Sold.
S. Kann, Sons & Co. sold enough lace
curtains at 81 the pair to make a canopy
big enough to cover their busy store. at
Eighth and the Avenue. Sateen petit
coats, too. went fast.
Several carloads OF potatoes, celery,
tomatoes, onions. probably would be
required to MI all the vegetable dishes
that were carried away from Dulin &
Martins store, at 81 each.
Yesterday was not the Saturday before
Easter. but you would have thought so
n you had visited GUIDES, where tulips
cyclamen and azaleas sold for the bar
A sightseer who went in the Peoples
Drug Store for headache medicine asked
a clerk II a famine in drugs was an
here. The clerk said: mo. Dol
lar bargain day."
Drifts Of lingerie disappeared from the
Paiais Royal Hike the drifts OF snow
Under typical thawing sun in Wash
ington. The white iuffy stun went fast
at = dollar.
Lansburgh & Brothers. who are noted
for their fine broadcloths, report a record
sale in the black $50 variety, which
they offered for Just two-thirds OF the
original price.
A. J. Bennett & Co., drew throngs to
their annual clearing sale by offering all
sorts of high price hats for the price Of
II. Did they clear out? Well, ask them.
Jackson Brothers had a big sale of
Smyrna rugs, at 81, and brass jardinieres,
embalmed palms, at the same
price.
The merchants got results. The pub
lio got bargains. Dollar day made a
hit