The Washington times., 1925-07-13
Points the Way to Greater Economy Outfit
Members of the Fun,iIy--ds Well as II
Accessories and DOmestics at SurpTisH
Small Wonder the Bargain
Basement Is Crowded!
By Ethel III. Parks


The other day i took a trip doUn through
the Bargain Basement and Uisited each de-
partnaent N turn, just to see uDhGt specially
appealed to the crouDds Of choppers. lt Is
only q short flight Of stairs from the main
floor, n1idDay bettOeen the G street and nth
street entrances, and soon learned tOhy
hundreds Of shoppers found Il paid uDeu to
shop IN the P0Iais Royal Bargain Basement.
happened 20 see IDOrldn kneuD uOhO
has a groUDing family Of SIX children. They
are 0lIOaYs dressed spic and span, and quite
often haze wondered hOW she managed, for
her husbands salary Is not large. Right
there e 1Oas easy to see hOSO she did e. In
the yard goods section, tDhere sale Of mill
lengths had been odDeTtised, short pieces,
ETC., she had selected a half q dozen differ
ent pisces running from ia to y yards
of nice, fine nlateriaLs-the kinds that look
50 crisp and fresh eDery time they are Inun-
dered. Here, then, lOas fhe ansIOer, for the
total price Uas absurdly small. She fold me
It wds nothing at all TO make then1-0nd II
she Wds not interrupted too much she could
make and completely finish tOo or three
little dresses IN q day.
OUer IN the; dress section found a DOnsdn
whose daughter Is IN high school. She Is
TO several sOrOrities, goes IN for athletics and
all kinds Of sports. She Is aluDays sn1drtly
dressed and her mother buys practically s0u
of her school and evening frOcks in the
PGIGis Royal Bargain Basement. The mother
said her daughter needed 50 many dresses,
and IN this lDay she 1OGs able to giOe them
to her. Khaki sports tOgs for U0cGtion--
suOedters, etc, uDere all purchased the same
LOay.
Dozens Of naothers tDere buying cunning
little play clothes, oUerallS, rOmpeTs and
creepers for the Riddles, as Ueu as bathing
suits in uOhich to paddle. Many mothers
hoUe found that a good GOdy to cool of
the youngsters Is to turn the L0GCn spray
and let them play under It for little
uUhite.
The desire for dainty undertakings in the
pastel and blossom shades dreO a large
crOuUd Of shoppers TO the counters on Which
hundreds in different styles UeTe displayed.
Lace trimmed, sheer and cOOL-IOh0t more
could one ask, especially Uhen the price is
so extremely lou?
Hosiery, gLoUes, handkerchief and hand
bags, to match almost any costume may be
found In the Bargain Basement, too, and
uOith the prices LO1Der than usual, many
lOon1en find they can afford to buy just the
right accessories for each frOck, uOhich unless
one has an almost unlimited income, means
q large outlay of money.
And, of course, Everyone is getting ready
to 20 quay for the annual UacatiOn holiday.
"TrnUeIing light is one of the big problems
if one is to h0Ue plenty Of clothing for all
occasions but careful planning IUiu elin1i-
nate the difficulty. Smart, CONVENIENT lug
gage usually runs into money. but 1Ohen
large round hat box, lOhich LOiu hold a great
\ 4 ASw&~ he NhUa S0p
a Uery small sam, much of the luggage prob
lem is soIUed. One Of these, together uUith a
good sized suit case, fitted or not, and
there YOU are. There are all sorts of bags,
cases and hat boxes, at UdriOus prices-Gu
very moderate, so one may add some extra
pleasures, or a day or tuUO of vacation on the
money saUed.
Pay Uisit to the PGE0is Royal Bargain
Basement the next time you are in the store,
lust brouUse around the different depart
nnents and I'm, sure you'll agree uOith me.