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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 17, 1925—PART 1. R R O R e B e e e e e e e e e e . A AR R E R R R R R R R R R R RN R R R R R R R RN R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R RN R R RN RN R RN R R R R R R RN R N R R RN RN R RN R R R R R R R RN R R R R R R RN NN N === Palais Roval Bargain Basement . = 10mAnniversary Sale priced to make Starts Tomorrow at 9:15 Ten years ago this week The Palais Royal started a new era i merchandising in Washington by opening the Bargain Basement. It was the first of its kind in Washington, and from that date until the present time is has grown steadily in sales, in importance to the buying public and in the confidence of our customers. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary we offer to our customers bargains even greater than usual—it is a matter of pridé with lls;as well as our desire to make our Bargain Basement a lasting benefit to the community. ’ NOT A COMPARATIVE VALUE IS STATED. WE DO NOT PRETEND—NOR ASK YOU TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SELL A $25.00 DRESS FOR $5,00 or a $35.00 Dress for $10.00, BUT WE DO ASSURE YOU THAT THE DRESSES WE OFFER AT $5.00 ARE THE BEST DRESSES THAT CAN BE BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR $5.00. NOR WILL WE-SAY THAT THE UNDERMUSLINS WE OFFER FOR 49¢ ARE REGULARLY SOLD FOR $1.98 and $2.50—BUT WE WILL LEAVE IT TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO PURCHASE ANYWHERE SUCH REMARKABLE UNDERTHINGS FOR 49c. Just another example is 15,000 yards of New Wash Fabrics priced at 17¢ a yard—on which we might truthfully quote high valuations. These are only a few examples among the host to be on sale during this Anniversary, but the same holds good of every item. 7 NO GOODS WILL BE SOLD TO DEALERS. The Newsgiolfk Gloves 1’000 New Sprmg and Summel’ Anniversary de with the popular French cuff, two-tone with double finger tips, embroidered All wanted shades of beige, mode, gray, or white. v ment 1s repre- sented with greater than usual bargains! this Anniversary a notable one! Now is the Time to Buy Your Camping and Sport Togs Offered in this Basement Anniversary Sale at $ 1.39 AGarment In this assortment you will find every garment needed to complete . o . your suit. They are— SpeCIally Pur‘.:hased and Prlced for Khakj Coats, Knickers, Shirts, Blouses, Skirts, Short- Our Anniversary Sale at Coats are three-quarters length and have three pockets. Blouses are sleeve Blouses, Sleeveless Tuxedos, Jackets, Long Tunic straight or Balkan style. ¢ s short and button from top to bottom. Knickers are cut full and pleated at the cuff. Tuxedo Jackets are very chic. Also Short-sleeve Blouses. Regular sizes. A Special Purchase of 1,500—New Kitchenette and Bungalow Sizes 6 to 7Y 500 Pairs of Womens Full-Fashioned Silk Stockings Slight Irregulars $1 - amr Blouses with belt, Lighter Weight Shirts. Anniversary Sale, nill purchase—Thread-silk, Full-fashioned Stockings, excellent The slight faults will not affect the wearing quality in the least. ted Spring shades of sunset, blush, beige, Sahara and black. Sizes 815 to 10 Women’s Lustrous Rayon Vests Anniversary Sale, 68¢ ured novelty ef- 11 wanted by blue, All Women’s Union Suits Anniversary Sale, 2 for 98¢ Fine Rib Union Suits—low neck, sleeveless and knee length. Closed suits have shell knees and open suits have tight knees. Sizes 36 to 4. Boys’ Union Suits Women’s Liren and Anniversary Sale, 2 for 79c Cross-bar Athletic Union Suits— Lawn Handkerchiefs A g low neck. sleeveless and knee Anniversary Sale, 3 for 50c length; sizes 2 to 12 years. Linen or Lawn Handkerchiefs —_— with wide or narrow hemstitch. In Cowhide Leather white, pink, blue, tan, gray or 5 orchid, with colored embroidered Brief Cases iCaEnes. Anniversary Sale, $3.98 Solid Cowhide Leather Suit 1,000 Pairs of Cases, with three pockets; have 2 BT straps all around; complete with Children’s Rayon Socks locks. In browir or tan. Well 5 s made, strong and durable uiversary Sl isar Palais Royal—Bargain Basement. Women’s Cotton Vests Anniversary Sale, 2 for 45c : £ First quality fine rib cotton Biskeil Y vests. Bodice or built-up style. Sizes 36 to 44 is Royal—Ba " Basement. First Quality Lustrous ocks, with Engli A Special Purchase of Women’s Leather Handbags $7§ .44 Anniversary Sale S Underarm Bags, with top or side handles., Pouch Bags in various shapes. All fitted with vanity mir- ror. All wanted colors of tan, brown, red, blue or black. 2,500 Pieces of Women’s and Misses’ Undermuslins Specially Purchased and Priced for 4 ; c Our Anniversary Sale at These are the smartest little irocks we have been able to find. They are just the kind of dresses that are so nice for afternoon wear—for the Summer sports events—for vacations—and in fact for all daytime wear. It is hard to believe that we are offering in this lot— Two-Piece Frocks of Pure Silk Pongee Tub Silk Dresses in 20 Styles Honang Printed Shantungs Silk-and-Cotton Crepes Satins, Cantons Voiles and Many Novelties But they are included in this lot for the first day of our Anniversary Sale. And the colors—such as an endless choice ranging from white, tan or subdued shades to the brightest red known. Sizes and models for Miss — Woman — or Larger Woman—16 to 20—36 to 40—42 to 52. These dresses were purchased for our Anniversary Sale. We have sacrificed our profits tq make this sale one of the great events of the season. The values we are offering are extraordinary. You'll agree. Palais Royal—Bargain Basement Dress Aprons Anniversary Sale, 89 A wonderful purchase of dress aprons, bought just for the thrifty shoppers for the first day of our sale. ellent quality and the prettiest of styles for the miss, matron or larger woman. Dainty Springtime patterns of percale, with tiny flowers in delicate shades. Several models trimmed with rick rack braid, pipings and other trimmings. Also attractive models in fine or large checked and two-tone ginghams—trimmed with contrasting colors of cretonne and fancy braids. Plenty of odd roomy pockets. Full wide and long lengths. Plenty of extra sizes. i Palais Royal—Bargain Basement Values Most Extraordinary! New Models in Corsets, Corselets and Non=Lacing Girdles Anniversary Sale $ I / 7 9 One Day Only ° Models for every type of figure in one style or another. They are so correctly designed and in such strict accord with the very latest trend of fashion that the utmost in style and comfort is a certainty. Materials of fancy brocades, satin or coutil combined with sections of surgical elastic. In various lengths. Corselets in many styles and materials. JPalais Royal—Bargain Basement Over 50,000 Yards ofwthe Season’s MostAbesirable Wash Fabrics. Linens, Toweling, Muslins, Sheets, Pillowcases and Bedspreads at Drastic Price Reductions 5,000 Yards of Bleached Muslins Anniversary Sale, 10 Yards, $] 15,000 Yards of Wash Fabrics 1,200 Seamless Sheets Anniversary Sale Each, 9 6 C 81x90 Heavy-weight Seamless Bed Sheets, for hotel and home use. Limit, 6 to a customer. Mill Lengths of 1 to 10 Yards 1 7C ise, Princess Slips, Bloomers, 36-inch Fine-count Mauslin, Longcloths and Nain- Anniversary Sale, Yard, Gowns, Chemise, < B ! sooks. For lingerie, sheets, pillowcases and many 36 to 40 inches in width. Season's most-wanted smart Step-Ins, Drawers and Corset Covers I} | home uses. Tiand | Voiles, plain ground with dots, rings, plaids, stripes i bordered effects. | 1,000 Yards of Colored Rayon and | *"}or%ist SIS prain This event means a great saving to hundreds of f X Cotton Plisse Krinkle Cloth Broadcloths our patrons. Every piece is fresh and new. A com- plete assortment of every desirable shade—and com- plete assortment of sizes in all models. ‘White Waistings h Colored Nainsooks 1,200 High-Grade Pillowcases Lingerie Voiles Colored Organdies Extra Special. 96 Pin-stripe Sateens White Pique—and Anniversary Sale Anniversary Sale, Yard, (o Plain Suitings Madras Shirtings Each, C | 42-inch Colored Rayon-and-Cotton Plisse Krinkle MinyileacCusitopatclig fon Wottns mnichildzen's Cloth, in rose, blue, gofd and heliotrope. For making | dresses, boys’ shirts, etc. bedspreads, curtains, etc. Cut from the piece. = Palais Royal—Bargain Basement 1,000 Yards All=Silk Broadcloth Mill Lengths of 2 to 10 Yards $ l Extra Special, Yard, N 42 and 45x36 inch Heavy-weight Pillowcases, neatly | The Princess Slips are shadowproof or have hemmed and ironed. Pure finish quality. Gowns, Chemise, Slips are in all regular sizes. deep hems. g Bloomers, Drawers and Corset Covers in regu- The Bloomers and Step-ins are made of fine lar and extra sizes. voile, shadow batlsée,csateené)r munsook.f “ B Gowns are of blue and pink shadow batiste in The Drawers and Corset Covers are of white 5,000 Cannon Mills Tlll‘k' } ! < ; : ish ; £ fine stripes, honey, flesh or white. muslin and embroidered trimmed. | B T 1 36-inch All-silk Broadcloth in beautiful stripes of black, Palais Royal—Bargain Basement { owels gold, rose, blue, green and heliotrope. Colors fast. ‘For omc- Both first and run-of-the-mill qualities. All | Picce sports dreish pooy porroin Basement | douh[e-lhrcadh qu]dfi(y .:\d weg kn]ownd for long service. Both plain white and colored borders. % 10,000 Yards of Wash Fabrics Mill Lengths of 5 to:25 Yards 23c 9 Large Assortment of Women’s n three large lots. H £ L] = % 3 LOT 1 LOT 2 LOT 3 . oy and Misses’ Princess Slips, e Extra Special _ Extra Special _Extra Special Anniversary Sale, Yard, 300 Satin-Finish Bed Spreads i i Anniversa; . Anniversa; 36 to 40 inches wide. Including: = Auniversary Sale s e Sale sl Putty Dot Voiles, in ight White and Calored ATpEaY sl Made of English warp sateen, Klinknot Kloth, fine striped sateen and fancy figured : pastel shades Nainsooks acl cloth. Deep hip hem or deep, soft, fancy flounce. In white, orchid, peach and all of the medium 25c Each 38c Each 58c Each Colored Printed Voiles Colored Ratines AR R G B and dark shades, Plain Tan Pongeo | Alos s wonderful model in white broadcloth, trimmed with hemstitching and imported $ tor 3135 e it =N Printed Pongees Sport Broadcloths and In 6 beautiful floral patterns. lace insert. Palais Royal—Bargain Basement White Suitings Silk and Cotton Novelties Palais: Royal—Bargain Basement Regular sizes. For women’s and children’s wear. Palais Royal—Bargain Basement 200 Krinkle Bolster Sets Anniversary Sale 81x90-inch Krinkle 2-piece Bolster Sets, in a large range of solid colors and combinations, as well as colored stripes of rose, blue and pink.