Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1922, Page 11

- THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922. - And Now! The Hecht Co. announces a stupendous sale of silk shirts 2,000 beauties in styles that strike the eye with wonder and delight 2,000 shirts—our share in a $65.000 transaction ~--565.000 for the plain silks alone Six months ago the silk shirt business was gloomy. A leading silk mill needed money; a shirt maker was at his wits’ ends to keep his or- ganization together--some- thing had to be done. Something was done—certain big dealers co-operated—gave the shirt maker sufficient orders to let him advance $65,000 to the silk mill. He specified patterns—we ordered from t/he samples—the shirts are here. Curtailed profits all along the line, but continued business for everyone. The sale was born in confidence, based on the integrity of our makers and their mills— everything from the weaving of the silks to the workmanship in the shirts is first class— you can now i buy these. shirts with a feeling of surety and satisfaction. Men’s Clocked Silk Hose 95¢ About half wusual prices, -because their scrupulous maker is overexacting about some - technical irregularity which does not affect looks or wear. —it will be interesting to try and find the “hurts,” if any. Full-fashioned silks in black, cordovan, navy . and gray, variously with self-contrasting clock- - ing. Genuine grenadine knit Silk neckwear $].85 Made to sell at $2.50, $3 & $3.50 Exelusive knit ties such as we and other good haberdashers usually sell at $2.50 to $3.50. Solid colors, pin dots, stripes and heather mix- tures—each an aristocratic beauty that pro- BT, N\ RS A NS 2 = e—————3 NN O\ —————— : e N Clearance---All straw hats - Including every hat in stock formerly up to $6 Irrespective of former prices, you can now take unre- stricted choice of any straw hat in stoek formerly selling up to $6 at one of these three prices. —Bankoks, Leghorns, Panamas, regulation strgws _ and novelties—a becoming shape and straw for every A shirt is man’s most conspicuous dress item in the summertime Coatless part of the time, vestless all the time, a man’s shirt stands out bold and striking. You can be proud of these shirts; they are made—and well made—of the finest of silk shirtings. We’ve priced some of the silks at retail “about town—they’re $2 to $3 a yard—and it takes three yards or so to make a shirt. In- cluded are ~—Satin-striped crepes. —Finest quality body crepes. —Plain and striped broadcloth silks. —Satin-striped Pussywillow silks. —Double-warp jerseys, plain and fancies. These silks take in about every fine silk shirting known. Aristocratic patterns, ac- curate in sizing, excellent in workmanship. They represent the highest type shirts pro- duced today—shirts that must ordinarily sell from $7 to $10. Neglige styles. Also collar-attached sport shirts in white broadcloth silks. Full range of sizes in all styles Sizes 14 to 17 Every shirt gua d, which means a NEW SHIRT FREE For any shirt that fades or that fails to give 100% satisfaction Sale hot-weather suits $ 1 2.75 Started today with something like 1,200 fine suits, chiefly in —pPalm Beach Cloth. ~—Quality Mohairs. ~—Tropical Worsteds. More than cool suits; all these are tai- lored; most of them with hand-felled collars and silk yokes and silk taped seams. Light and dark colors and novelties. We suspect the largest sizes will be pretty well sold out, but there should be plenty of regular sizes 33 to 40, i “shorts.”