Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1921, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921 - 19 . = = = LANSBURGH & BROTHER Washington—New York—Paris STORE NEWS—Wednesday, May 18, 1921 420-30 Seventh St. Northwest Each Day Brings Its Quoté of . hings New and Interesting Into the Sales of BUILDING WHAT? We are all builders. Most of us are building castles—in the air. Of course, the job is easy, and the only materials re- quired are indolence and imagination, but the pro- duct is unsubstantial. And the wages are only dis- satisfaction and discontent. Then there are some artisans in Life's Work- shop. They are building char- acters. This work is more difficult in the beginning, but it stimulating and invigorating. The raw ma- terials are right at hand —ijust brains and brawn and honesty and truthful- ness and time. Apply to these the tools—patience, covrage, sympathy, grit and brotherly love—and vou build character which is enduring, everlasting, eternal. And the wages are happiness and con- tentment. We are the architects and builders of our own It's funny, that these Jumping Clowns should ar- rive the day after the circus left town. They jump. kick and tumble just like the funny fellows at the clrcus did—and they are 18 inches high. If I was a little tot I would have one—'cause they are only a quarter—in the Stationery Section A Scarlet Cape as pretty as Red Riding Hood wore—for a toddler of three, or thereabouts, with only an embroidered pique collar for trimming and a price tag of $14.95—in the ' Juvenile Department Don’t bother to make ruffles— when you can get inch-wide pleated organdie ruffling, in yel- low, nile, flesh, navy. orchid and white with picot edge, for 39%¢ yard, in the Neckwear Section The charm of the antique enhances the beauty of the very newest ear-rings—long pendants of antique designs, with settings of imitation emeralds, amethyst. jade and other popular stones, that look quite like heirlooms and are the last word from Dame I;‘a~hion. They cost but $3.10, in the Jewelry Department You'll want to be a bride—when you see a_little breakfast jacket for a bride! It is of cream point d'esprit, edged with narrow pleatings and hung over pink- tinted Georgette, with the tiniest pink roscbuds to confine the fuliness. Lots of prettiness to buy, for just $8.95—in the Negligee Department I'll be glad to tell you more about any of these things, and I'll shop with you or for you. W Perky Taffeta Hats are here for summer $5.00 HOM CARE, SEWING W OTHERWISE K WAS PLAD WE COULDN' D WITH UTMOST HAVE OFFERED New Sport Silks at $2.98 Thousands of yards in the most exquisite textures, color effects, weaves and modes. Solid colors and the new changedble patterns that are so beautiful and rich that a frock made of any one you choose will be exquisite—and Home-Sewing Week price makes it a matter of economy. So be sure to come as early as convenient tomorrow. 40 inches wide, which is correct for skirts, dresses, suits, overblouses and every sort of sport wear. White, Black and Colored Baronet Satin, $2.98 _ Lustrous fiber satin that is perfectly lovely in every respect. Of course we made a point of providing colors in greatest demand—pink, rose, copen, seal. jade, turpuoise, orchid, sapphire, midnight and—of course—black and white. 40 inches wide and as it takes very little to make a skirt of present style. Imported Japanese Pongee, Pure Silk, Yard, $1.00 33 inches wide; pure silk—entirely free from particles so often found in Pongees, but we made it our business to preclude a possibility of anything but absolute purity being infused into the lots we selected. For men shirts, women’s tailored blouses, dresses. sui skirts, children’s clothes and even draperies. Fine Dress_ Tafieta. \ Our Best Quality, $2.19 Not only fine, but soft and you know that soft Taffeta is the gnly kind that finds a welcome today. All colors that find favor with Dame Fashion are here at their best and as Navy Blue is in such demand, why of course we stocked up plentifully with Navy Blue. It is 36 inches wide and to keep it in your mind, we again mention Home- sewing price. $2.19. Three Beauties, Heavy Silk Shirting, Yard, $1.79° Crepe de Chine, Silk Broadcloth, Silk Raditin, with rich colored stripes on white grounds. Plain white too, if you'd rather have it. 32 and 36 inches wide and every vard a bargain that is made possible only by Home-sewing Week. 40-inch Figured Foulards Will Attract at $1.98 For summer frocks, linings and other uses that call for a very light-weight. but firm silk. All-silk in an immense range of color com- binations and designs. Large or small pat- terns to accommodate all tastes. This is our best grade and it is one of the most glowing specials in our Home-sewing Week. Fiber Silk Tricolette, a Good Buy at $1.85 Made by the Banner & Crystal Knitting Mills —cnough said—every woman who knows any- thing about brands is satisfled when we mention this make. . perfectly knitted and a full range of colors, including black and white. AJl-Silk Crepe de Chine, Selling Fast at $1.69 40 inches wide and a firm but pliant weave suitable for summer frocks. lingerie, blouses and the many uses possible in this class of ma- terial. Note the colors: Pink, rose, flesh, light blue, honeydew, coral, tan. navy, seal and black and white. NOW NOTE THE HOME-SEWING- WEEK PRICE, $1.69. Third Fsor—Lansburgh & Brother. e $1.95 $2.49 $2.85 First Floor—Lan Unexfiéted Un&eri;ricing A Sale of Sample Glove-Silk Underwear $3.65 ENVELOPE CHEMISE—Tailored and Fancy $3.95 and $5.45 standardized in price. True, but this unusual occasion was made possible by an advantageous purchase of the sample garments of a well known maker, and we’re going to allow you full benefit of it. That’s about all of the reason— the profit which is to be yours is demonstrated in the garments and their low prices. All sizes for women and mature misses. ~ l GLOVE-SILK VESTS—Tailored or Trimmed You'll wonder why, for Glove Silk Underwear is one luxury that has been \ | | '$2.75 $2.95 $4.35 | GLOVE-SILK BLOOMERS—T ailored or Embroidered ; | h & Brother Practical Dresses for the daytime hours at home Just a bit dressier and prettier than the ordinary kind—indeed, you will wear these dresses for most any igiformal summer affairs—down town, marketing, picnick- ing or outings. They are designed and made a bit neater than usual to tempt women who want pretty frocks that Saucy and becoming in the jauntiest shapes with touches of floral trimming that just set them off to perfection. Gray, green, navy, flame, henna, jade, black and then the combinations of one with the other. The sketch shows one of the quaint poke shapes that is simply irresistible, but there are others—some more con- servative, some just as youthful and pretty as mil- liner’s skill and art can accomplish. There's a style for every type, so why not add a Taffeta Hat to your summer attire? They're so light in weight and so rich in appearance, you know. Second Floor—Lansburgh & Brother, are inexpensive. At $1.95 Porch Dresses of Voile, in light or dark colors, with white collars and cuffs, nar- row rufflings, and all the new notions in belts and sashes. At $3.95 Porch Dresses of Voile and Linon de India, in pinks, blues and white, with all the new ideas of apron fronts, tucked skirts and jaunty sashes. There are more pretty dresses here than tell you of, but before you decide that you h: At $5.95 Porch Dresses of Linon de India, in fresh cool-looking light colors, with crisp organdy for their hemstitched collars and sashes. $7.95 and $8.95 Porch Dresses pretty enough for any informal summer wear. Light or dark colors—trimmings of em- broid®ries, some with hand- done woolen embroidery on the organdie collars and cuffs. ve have space to e all you need, sec these—and you will hardly be able to resist the appeal of their economical prettiness. Third Floor—Lansburgh & Brother A Sweeping Clearance The result of a re-groupingof our higher- priced collections THE REDUCED PRICE— Every Suit from our regu- lar stock—and formerly priced so much higher than our selling price today that we are almost tempted to break our silence about com- parative values—but we will let the merchandise do: the talking. This sale will attract women of good taste who have that fine appreciation of quality—at the same time are practical and thrifty enough to take advantage of the extraordinary savings aftorded by this opportune disposal. There is manifold advantage in this offering—the suits are applicable to cool summer weather, early fall, and then the jackets can be worn with separate skirts and the skirts worn with a pretty blouse when too warm to wWear the jacket. ‘Few of a kind and size, but the one hundred will certainly accommodate one hundred women and they will be able to choose from SERGES, TRICOTINES AND POIRET TWILLS in Navy ~ Blue and Black. . The kind of tailoring you find in high-priced ready-to- wear or custom-made suits; the models feature embroid- ery, braiding, cable stitching, buttons, pleats, belts, touches of color and every suit is lined with rich silks. Sizes 16 to 44 and please remember that the reduced price is only $25 Second Floor—Lanxburgh & Brother Sale of 100 Women’s SPRING SUITS “There’s no place like home ™ —the Summer Home So we made an extra special effort to procure the hard-to-get furnishings and still greater effort to bring prices down to an unprece- dented level. Take, for instance, 9x12 Rattania Rugs—they are almost unobtainable—still we have them. Very Scarce, But We've Got Them! 9x12 Rattania Rugs $17.25 The most suitable summer rugs ever produced. They can be cleaned and freshened by sponging with soap and water. 9x12. which is the normal size for rooms; and the patterns are all new —so are the colorings. Where in the world would you ever get such an attractive. durable and summery floor covering at such a price? Shop around and see, then we’ll expect you back to select from this special lot. 3,000 Yards of Summer Drapery Cretonne, Yard 2 'l c 1f that isn’t a bargain, then we don’t know what a bargain really is. Not odd pieces, but full bolts that have never been unrolled until we placed them in the department for your choosing. Such an array of colors, patterns and new ideas that it will pay you immensely to get all you will need for hangings, slip covers, cushion covers and every possible requirement. 3,000 Yards Summer Curtain Scrim. Five different patterns and cach one prettier than the other (whatever that means). It is 24 inches wide, which is a very convenient width for summer curtains. and the colorings are varied enough for every taste. Yard, gc First Floor—Lansburgh & Brother St ving Hammocks, $3.75 These excellent Hammocks are of heavy red and green striped fabric that was made to stand “wear and tear” and the weather beating that a hammock gets. Ample size and strong cables. Awning Duck, Yard, 32¢ 30 inches wide: perfect goods cut from full rolls. kind that sun cannot impair, because it is made to endure. tional opportunity to procure all you'll need for every window and door that gets the sun. Very heavy, and the This is an excep- Home-Sewing Week brings this special offer of White Washable Satin, 79c There are many advantages —low price, satisfactory laundering quality, 36 -inch width, which cuts without waste this season’s skirts. The high luster is not less- ened by washing, so just figure out what a lovely A Sale of 2,160 Pairs of Women's Fine Silk Hosiery That's going some, isn’t it> Silk hosiery more pop- ular than it has ever been—especially when low shoes make silk stockings an essential—priced at $1.00! Super-fashioned, deep garter tops and reinforced heels and toes for extra wearing service. Fuifl size range except black and there are only 9 and Sl " wear. Wash Satin Skirt you can have if you purchase during Home-Sewing Week. W hite Pajama Mull, 19¢ Yard Another Home - sewing economy. This mull check is cool, easy to launder and a fine, soft grade 36 inches wide. Dress Gingham, Special 18¢c yard 32 inches wide; fine grade in neat checks showing plenty of the wanted blue, pink, lavender, green and black. Soft and durable for wash and Home-sewing week special price is only 18c. First Flosr—Lansburgh & Brother. y ® 91 in the black group. . Just to amplify the importance of this sale, note that the colors are those in greatest demand because they are new and match the low shoes of the season: Cor- dovan, Russia Calf, Polo Gray, Navy and White—Black in 9 and 94. supply will prove economical af, this price. A summer’s First Floor—Lansburgh & Brother, APRON. The kind that efficient young women in service as ma’ds, wa;tresses a"-d nurses need Well made, every one of them, with particular attention paid to the quality of materials, the cut and workmanship. Values worthy of emphasis: Maids’ Aprons—of fine lawn, with bibs and Vassar straps, round, square and pointed styles, trimmed with emobirdery, tucks and hemstitching. 69c to $150. i . Nurses’ Aprons—of heavy quality cambric and lawn, cut generously full,”in both gathered and gored styles, and finished with deep hems. $125 to $195. Third Floor—Lansl Large White Aprons—of cambric and good quality lawn, gathered models, finished with hems. The kind that every housewife likes to have to slip on for odd jobs. 50c and 59c. Tea Aprons—frivolous little affairs of dainty lawns and swisses, with laces and embroid- eries trimming them. Regulation or novelty shapes, priced 69¢c to $1.00. urgh & RBrother