San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 277, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1919 Page: 9 of 22
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Suits
THAT LEAD
Not Only the Fashionable Prom-
enade but Also in Price Attrac-
tiveness and Dependability of
Material and Tailoring.
Suits are vogue. Indeed there are occasions will be actually
dc trop, if one is not wearing a suit, this season.
That is why we have made arrangements that bring to us
complete selections of suits, and of a class and varietv insured by
the many well-known American and foreign designers creating
them.
These suits are passing through this popular section every
day.
And the fabrics and fur trimmings favored by fashion are
used only.
The styles include the semi-fitted and pleated models, smart
braid-bound tvpes, straight lines and belted ideas, flare effects,
side button blouse designs with choker collars, box coats and
many others.
These are all superior models and will give a full winter of
style and wear satisfaction.
Here Are Silk Prices That Are
Establishing New Selling Records
And best of all. the silks are Fashion's own favorites—beautiful, lustrous
satins of every wanted kind. Soft, luxurious and glistening in colorings that
vie with Autumn's own glorious sunset.
S5.00 Satin Charmeuse, S 1.29 a Yard
A soft, rich, lustrous, self-draping silk of many
purposes, 40 inches wide, in all the fashionable new
season's colors.
$4.50 Satin Charmeuse, $3.69 a Yard
A \cry beautiful quality and finish Satin Char-
meuse, 40 inches wide, shown in a full range of the
wanted colors.
$4.00 Satin Francaise, $3.29 a Yard
Fully forty new shades for selection in this rich,
beautiful siik material. Light tints, dark shades
and two-toned effects.
$4.00 Moon-Glo Satin Meteors, $2.95
A well known silk that is highly fashionable this
season, more than twenty pieces afford the widest
kind of selection of colors.
$3.50 Satin Radiant, $2.89 a Yard
Lustrous Satin Radiant, a beautiful, rich dress
satin, here in a complete range of the new fall
colors.
$3.50 Satin Sublime, $3.19 a Yard
Rich, plain and two-toned effects ranging from
light tints to dark shades. A substantial, heavy
satin for service wear.
$2.50 Bramson Satins, $2.19 a Yard
Choice of fully fifty pieces of this heavy quality
Dress Satin, including all the wanted colors from
light to dark.
$2.25 Dress: Satins, $1.95 a Yard
Yard-wide, heavy quality Dress Satins in a wide
range of the wanted colors, including all the new
shades for fall.
MADAME SNOW is now back from the fashion centers of the North and
East with a vast fund of new style ideas. She is prepared to make beautiful, dis-
tinctive gowns, complete, at $65 and up.
To sciect your autumn suit here is not'a task but a pleasure, the assortment of styles,
■materials and colors is so broad. Suits to please every taste and become every individuality
for misses, for young women, for college girls, for business women, for stvli'h street wear,
for elderly ladies and for large women who like modish lines.
At $35.00
A decidedly smart suit of fine quality wool Gaberdine shows an over collar of rich black
velvet. The colors are Brown, Navy and Black and trimmings are braid and buttons while
fashionably placed and novelty pockets add to its attractiveness.
Another fashionable suit at this price is a plain tailored style of Gaberdine, This clever
suit shows the new close-fitting sleeves, large pockets and buttons. F inished with a narrow
belt at the waist which crosses in the front and buttons on the side.
At $45.00
Distinctively created model of velour that shows becoming individuality m placing of the
fur collar, belt-and buttons. It is handsomely lined with rich pattern silk. The shirt is of the
full gathered type. Autumn's most popular colors shown, and included there are Taupe. Brown,
Navy, Purple and Black.
Other attractive styles are shown at this price in fine woo! Velours, Serges. Gaberdines
and Tricotine.
At $55.00
Suit of Tricotine which has a large convertible collar that may be worn snugly buttoned
Hrnund the neck or flat and open. Finished with heavy stitch embroidery and buttons The
skirt is a gathered-at-the-back style anS shows a narrow belt and small pockets.
A more tailored suit is fashioned from a beautiful quality of Serge, semi-fitting, finished
with narrow belt and button trimming.
Fine Lingerie Clothes and Soft Crepes
for Making Dainty Undergarments
There's a sheer satisfaction in wearing dainty lingerie fashioned with one s
own fingers—and there is no woman but who prides in displaying to her friends
some dainty bit of her handiwork.
Fine fabrics for making the daintiest kind of lingerie are on special sale
on the second floor today, and those who anticipate making their own under-
garments will find savings that arc splendidly worth-while to sccurc.
69c Soft Silk and Cotton Fabrics, 53c
Soft silk and Cotton Lingerie fabrics, flesh col- |
ored, showing beautiful jacquard effect ^clf pat- \
terns. A dainty material for making teddies,
gowns and camisoles. Thirty-six inches wide.
89c Society Silks and Silk Mulls, 73c
S.olid color, soft silken fabrics of sheer weave,
yet durable texture. In light tints of flesh pink,
lilac, Nile, maise, light blue and white. Yard-
wide and finely suited to mskine aU kinds of
dainty lingerie garments.,
75c Silk and Cottnn Crepes, 63c
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A material of soft texture that reveals its beauty
best without ironing. In dainty tints of flesh pink,|.: ,
maise. lilac, Nile, peach and rose, for making ex j
quisite teddies, gowns and camisoles. Thirty-six c 4
inches wide. \ ■
Plissc Crinkled Crepes, Special 37c
Thirtv-inch Windsor Lingeri* Plisse Crepe ,
verv elastic, in weave and looks best without iron-
inc Suitable for making all kinds of lingerie and
shown in such wanted colors as pink, maise, lilac
and licht blue
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$4.25 Bolt of Tinted Lingerie Nainsook, $3.69
A perfect tub fabric for dainty underwear of all kinds, woven from the finest carded yarns. ,:«6
inches wide and put up in ten -vard bolts and sold w ithout cutting. Colors of light blue and maise only.
S4.25 bolts, special $3.69.
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Sale of Toilet Articles
Choice of
Any of the
Following
Today
Only at
39c
—Canthrox, shampoo
—I lerpicide, for the
hair
—Pond's Cold Cream
—Long's Cold Cream
—Ncet Depilatory
— Arcadia Depilatory
—Pottdre L'Ame Face
Powder
— Lavoris, antiseptic
—Listerine, antiseptic
— Pinaud's Beauteviva,
liquid face powder
—Luxor 8oilet Powder
—Witchhazel Cream
Do You Like to Make Pretty Things?
What brings more pleasure than to have ones' friends admire some exquisite bit o
Lovers of Art Needle Work are scheduled for a treat in the Art Department todav.
can think of that is needed in this delightful craft---everything from the finest needle
extraordinary values arc featured for special selling.
Bed Spreads, Stamprri for
Embroidering
Bed Spreads of a heavy, durable qual
ity, ecru color sheeting, three-quarter and
full double bed sizes, stamped in beauti-
ful designs for embroidering. A delight-
ful article for your own home or makes a
lasting and appreciated gift.
S4.00 Stamped Bed Spreads, Special $2.75
$5.00 Stamped Bed Spreads, Special $3.85
,15c Shetland Floss 29r
Balls in black, white and all the wanted
colors, regular 25c values specially priced
at 29c a ball.
65c Knitting Worsted 59c
Balls in black, white and all the wanted
colors, regular 65c values, specially priced
at 59c a ball.
f fancy work that you have jlist completed?
Kverything is here in readiness that you
In the stamped material. And, too, several
Pillow Tops and' Scarfs «f Cretonne
Handsome cretonne Pillow Top;, and
Scarfs are spcciallv priced today. Made
from excellent qualities of material ami
shown in richly eolored floral patterns
,')(>c Pillow Tops are Specially Priced at
12c Each
75c Scarfs are Specially Priced at 59c
Each
The Semi-Annual Sale of Gloves
Continues All This Week
This will be a marked season for Gloves and even though there is a treat market scarcity, Fashion demands them, both long
and short.
In anticipation of our customary October Semi-Annual Glove Sale we made great preparations in advance and bought carl-
contracting for huge quantities, thereby securing price concessions impossible to gain today.
The Glove Sale continues for the balance of this week, and that wc are amply prepared to offer values out of the ordinary i-
cxampled by the wonderful volume of sales we had yesterday in s|Jite of the rain, and by the hundreds of shoppers whn icit t,.
glove section in a highly pleased and satisfied state of mind.
SI.00 Sixteen-Button Lisle Gloves, 25c
$2.50 One and Two-Clasp Kid Gloves, $1.65
One and two-clasp Kid Gloves with either pique stitched
or overseams. Colors of white, tan and mode. Choice of
regular $2.50 values in the Semi-Annual Glove Sale at $1.65 a
pair.
$1.75 and $2.00 One-Clasp Cape Gloves, $1.59
Women's and misses' one-clasp Gloves of strong capeskin
with pique and overseams. In fashionable colors of mode,
champagne, tan, gray, black and white, with backs embroidered
in self or contrasting color.
Two-Clasp Pure Silk Gloves
Women's Pure Silk Gloves with long wearing, double
tipped fingers. In black and white and all the fashionable
street colors. Several qualities are included in this sale at the
following reduced prices:
$1.00 Two-Clasp Silk Gloves are 89c a Pair
$1.25 Two-Clasp Silk Gloves are $1.05 a Pair
$1.50 Two-Clasp Silk Gloves are $1.29 a Pair
$2.00 Two-Clasp Silk Gloves are $1.79 a Pair
$1.25 Two-Clasp Chamoisette Gloves, 95c
Women's Chamoisette Gloves with half pique seams, in
black, white, gray, mode and tan, self stitched. A glove that
resembles real undressed kid, wears like kid and washes.
Regular $1.25 values in this sale for 95c a pair.
$4.00 to $6.00 Long Kid Gloves, $2.79
Sixteen and twenty-button real Kid Glove®, in blacks only,
of the finest quality, soft kid, with overseams, self stitched.
Regular $4.00 to $6.00 values for selecting at $2.79 a pair.
One of the most remarkable Glove offerings we have ever
made. Full sixteen-button length, in black only, sizes from
6 to V/i.
Included in this group are also two-clasp Chamoisette
Gloves in colors of black, brown and gray.
Values up to $1.00 for selection at 25c a pair.
$3.00 Eight-Button Kid Gloves, $2.59
A fine, soft quality Kid Gloves, eight-button length, in
white only, with overseams, self stitched and finely finished
throughout. Choice of this assortment of excellent $3.00 values
for $2.59 a pair.
$4.50 Sixteen-Button Kid Gloves, $3.29
Sixteen-button, real Kid Gloves in white and black only,
with overseams, self stitched. Of extra fine kid skins and
handsome finish. Usual $4.50 values for $3.29 a pair.
$6.50 Twenty-Button Kid Gloves, $4.79
Twenty-button, real Kid Gloves in white and black only,
with overseams and self stitched. Made from the very finest
of kid skin and of the latest finish. Regular $6.50 values
for $4.79.
$3.00 Two-Clasp Kid Gloves, $1.95
Women's two-clasp real Kid Gloves with pique seams,
whites stitched in black, tans and browns with backs embroi-
dered in contrasting colors, and blacks embroidered in white.
Sizes from 5)4 to 7/. Excellent $3.00 values for your choos-
ing at $1.95.
But One More Day!
With the closing of the store ai six this evening the most remarkable
sale of its kin J wc have ever held draws to its successful ciosc Ii will
have been the most wonderful value-giving event that San Atitoniair- have
hail the privilege of taking adanlagc of.
The Sale of
Fine Household
Linens and Beddings
has proved its merit and worth it is a sale that was carefully thought and
planned in advancc in order that our community might have relief front
the high prices of home necessities. Manufacturers have co-operated with
us in making the low prices possible, but such prices mean tttc practical
elimination of all profit for both the manufacturer and this store. Under
these conditions there naturally had to be a time limit set, and todav that
time draws to a close.
Stupendous quantifier of desirable merchandise have been sold during
the past week at prices les^ than we can secure the same articles for today.
Buying will be unusually heavy on this last day of lowered selling and you
are urged to take advantage of the price concessions and lay in supplies for
future need. Many lots have already been closed out and others will close
out rapidlv today, so come early and avoid the crowds as well as secure
better selections. Prices go back to'regular tomorrow morning and it will
be a long time before we are able to present such rare values of this kind
again.
$2.50 Pure Linen Damask, 72 inches, $2.10 a Yard
$2.00 Mercerized Damask, 72 inches, $1.10 a Yard
25c and 30c Face Towels, 18x36 inches, 19c Each
35c Face Towels, 18x36 and 20x40 inches, 25c
85c to $1.25 Turkish Bath Towels, 69c Each
Dimity Bed Spreads, 62x90 to 90x100 inches, $2.10 to $3.15 Each
$6.00 Fine Satin Bed Spreads, $-1.95 Each
Blankets at Very Material Savings
$1.50 to $2.50 Baby Blankets, 97c to $1.95
$12.50 Pure Linen Table Cloths, $7,20 Each
$20.00 Pure Linen Table Cloths, $16.55 Each
$7.50 Pure Linen Napkins, $4.95 a Dozen
$20.00 Pure Linen Napkins, $16.55 a Dozen
—and Hundreds of Articles of Daily Need at Liberal Price
Concessions.
THE WOLFF & MARX COMPANY
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 277, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1919, newspaper, October 7, 1919; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430596/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.