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A ' / > ) t | | | o’ L 4, CO_,I 4.: 4\ . ! OMAHA RIS N R LAWY g " TWELFTH Y ZAR. OMAHA NEB MONDAY MORNING JUNE 4, 1883 DAILY BEE. S, P, Morse and Co. |8, P. Noxse & Co nJ THIRD WEEK, ONE SPECIAL FACT We wish to call the attention of the public to is: Independent of our large wholesale business, we are the largest retail house west of Chicago; we are thus en- abled to purchase and handle at a single transaction immense quan- tities of merchandise direct from the manufacturers, both in this country and Europe, oftentimes at a fearless loss to them. We have a resident buyer in New York who visits European mar- kets twice a year, with tull power from us to close out any desira- ble lots of goods suited to our trade. The advantage we thus hold to constantly place before the public the most unaccounta- ble bargains in all classes of Dry Goods 15 very clear. SUN UMBRELLAS We closed out last week one lot of 125 Silk Umbrellas, and we purchased the entire lot of a manufacturers stock of 26 AND 228 INCH Silk Umbrellas, double faced and extra heavy twilled Silk, suitable for ladies or gentlemen, which we will sell at $3.50 each, worth every cent of §5.00. COTTON DEPARTMENT. Our stock in this department was bought at the present low price the lowest known for years, 36-Inch BLEACHLD CUTTONS 50 cases Maple Leaf, Fearless, Hercules, Cabot, bleached, 63 cts never sold under 8 cts. 25 cases fumily, half bleached # Langdon, at 9 cts, never sold under 124 cts. 10 cases Pride af West, Wam- sutta, Wauregan, New York mills, &e,at 114 cts worth 12} cts at wholesale, 36-Inch (BRUWN GOTTONS, 40 bales Fear fine close Brown Cotton at b cts a yerd. 25 bales Lake George and . Windsor Brown Muslin at 5 cts. © 20 bales Bennington, Sea Is- land, Prescott, R., &c., yard wide at 6% cts, worth 9 cts. les very best Standard brown, h and fine Cotton at 74 never sold under 9 cts a yard. WIDE BROW: COT (oW, 5 cases Pembroke 9-4 Brown never sold under 27} cts. b Mohawk Valley 10-4 and Lockwood 9-4 both at 23 cts best value ever offered in Brown Cotton. WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS 5 cases Mohawk valley 9-4 bleched, 25 cts. worth 80 cts. 5 cases New York and Wam- sitta linen finish, duck woven JU-4 sheeting at 30 cts, the best nade and worth 50 cts. On an_average our cotton goods are cheaper than cottons have been for the past twenty-five years. LAWN DEP'M'T We open to-day from our wholesale reserve 250 pieces ex- tra fine, fast color printed Cotton Lawns at 4 Cts. Per ¥d, 150 pieces best quality Cotton Lawns 32 inches wide elegant designs at 8 1.3 cents, wholesale price 15 cts. SPECIAL Qur entire importation of IRISH LINEN LAWNS, pur- chased by our buyer in Belfast this season and duties paid at the Omaha Custom house, will be sold during this sale at 17} cts., usual retail price everywhere?25. EMB (0IDERIES, 200 pieces Cambric Embroidery at 124 cts, would be cheap at 25 cts. 800 pieces wide and narrow fine muslin Embroideries at 30 cts a yard, worth 50 to 60 cts, THIRD WEEK, BLACK SILK DEPT. AS A Crowning Triumph, To the great success which has met our efforts to place before the ladies of Omaha BARGAINS v, VALUES surprised even our competitors, we shall open in our Black Silk department to-day and Monday 200 Pieces —OF— Alexander, Girand & Co.’s LYONS BLACK SILE, 24 INCHES WIDE, At prices which barely cover the cost of manufacture and duties. 20 pieces Lyons Black Silk, a fil'stl rate quality, at 75 cts. per yard. We will guarantee it a better Silk than can be purchased in Omaha for themeney. Examine this Black Silk at 75 cts. before buying elsewhere, i Lyons Black Silk, a splendid qualify, at 874 cts. per yard. You cannot match it in the west for less than $1.25. 11 pieces 22 inch Giraud Black Silks at $1.25 per yard. This Black Silk will be found UNACCOUNTABLY CHEAP. A small lot, 5 pieces, 24 inch siraud Black Silks at $1.45 per yard, would be a bargain at 1.75. 15 pieces Alexander Girauds (3:§<lunuru sublime Black Silks, 22 inches wide, superb quality, $2 00 a yard, never seen be- fore less than 2 75. 2 pieces Anfoine Alexander Gir: lime Black Silks 22 and 25 wide, their very hest quality he sold now for §9.40 finish, lustre and texture of these 4 ct, they are Fuinets and VELVETS, Our entire stock of Black Vele vets will be sold at 75cts. $1 50 and $2.25 worth double the price. Our entire stock of regular $2.80 colored Silk Velvets all good colors, Myrtle, Mfirine, Bronze, Olive, Navy, Wine, Plum Seal, &c,, to be closed out during this sale at $1.95 per yard. Our wholesale stock of Black and Colored Velveteens about 40 pieces worth 75 cts. to $1.25 a yard, to be closed out during this sale at 374 cts. 50 ct3. and 63 cts a yard. OUR RESERV: STOCK 1009 more lobs and 500 packages in order in addition to the innumerable bargains already mentioned will be brought for- ward as fast as the lots already advertised are sold out. LINENS, TOWELS, 48-inch fast colors imported | Turkey red table linen at 517% a yard, usual price 50c. 56-inch very choice patterns, best quality, fast color Turkey red Tabling at 50¢, usually sold at 75c. 60-inch best German Turkey red Tabling, best made, at 75¢, usually sold at 90¢ and $1.00. Turkey red Napkins, 50¢, 7a¢, $1.00, $1.25, extra large, $1.50 a dozen, 250 dozen uubleaced twilled usual price 1 50.a dozen, will be offered during this sale at 75 cts a dozen., 376 dozen various styles of huck and damask Towels not one of them worth less than $2 50 a dozen, will be sold at $1 50 a| ™k dozen, 175 dozen fine bleached dam- ask and knotted fringe huck towels, will be sold at 20 cts each worth 374 cts, BLACK GRENADINES We will offer our entire lot of superb quality all Silks br.caded and Striped Satin Grenadines at half the cost of importation, and ’lluin bleached huck Towels, [ Y5 .P.MORSE & CO[ The Great Retail Sale of Our Entire WHOLESALE AND RETAIL S in SILK® GOODS which have | H" W &3 IMPORTAHT PAOTS CONCERNING THIS STOCK SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND. It is not a single lot of goods. It is mot a single department to which you are invited. TOCK. The retail stock combined with our wholesale, gives an aggregate of $259,000.00 worth of dry goods caleula- ted to meet the wants of everybody. ) I 1 styles and qualities selected expressly for our spring trade and are richer in var we hayeever offered to the people in our history, i 1 A offered at a reduction of 25 per cent in all, and 50 per cent in nany cases, from the price Bear in mind that, these are When it is¢msi new and fresh goods, of the latest nd extent than dered that thisentire stock is being at which these goods are selling to-day, and that it covers all standard liftes of goods, people can begin to com- pr«-l:ul‘;rl what an im {;)rmmt event in the annals of the dry goods trade this is. One ““"f before Yy enumerating some of the bargains, which we trust every reader of this paper will closely stuc to the last word in these two pages. We ask our friends to try and down visit our store in the forenoon, as they can then be agsured of the proper attention that we wish to extend to every one, as in the after- noon rush our entire force are taxed to their utmost, and many unavoidable delays will occur, for which we ask indulgence beforehand Dress. Goods Depar'ns SUMMER SILKS, We shall continue ale of about 7,600 yards Checxs, Bro- cades, Armures and English Silk Mixed Dress Goods at 10c¢,worth 25 to 50c. The import duty alone on these goods was more than our selling prices. 1,900 yards Silk Brocades, all wool mixtures, Illuminated Ser- ges, costing 274 to 40c, will be losed out at a uniform price of 400 yards, all Wool Foule Finish Nuns' Veilings m all de- sirable shades of pink, cream, ecrue, navy, bronzes, ete., cost 28¢ to import, will be closed out at 184ec. 2,600 y: inch all wool soft finish n , pin checks, all wool fancy shepherd checks every yard worth $1.25 a to be closed out now at the ulous price of 624c. 2,100 yards fine all wool 40- inch French Summer DeBeges in beautiful illuminated mixtures of bronze grey, blue grey, russet grey, ete., usually sold at 60c, will be closed at 374e, 1,300 yards double width Lupin’s Black and Colored French Nun's Veiling, 42}c a yard, would be very cheap at 60c, 1,700 yards 44-inch black and white, blue and white, bro: myrtle, and other desirable ded checks, to be sold at 50c a yard: were bought to sell for 90c. 2,800 yards very fine, all wool French Cheviot Beiges at 60c; cost 95¢ to import. 1,900 yards very fine, all wool, [uminated Checks, Cashmere, Delaine, Beiges and French Twil- led Foulles, 62fc; previous re- tail price, $1.25. LIREN DE—I;;\RTME’T The caution which we gave to those who purchase for hotels, restaurants and all prudent house wives, at the beginning of this sale, to anticipate their future wants even for two years to come has not been unheeded, and our sales have been enormous. Those who have not yet purchased, need have no fear that they can- not obtain as good values now as earlier, becanse we have our IMMENSE RESEREVE to draw from, and you will find that the fortunate possessor of any of our linen goods, at present prices, owns GOLD DOLLARS, or their equivalent for 50c. 40 pieces Loom Dice Damask, 56 inches wide at 15d a yard; regular price 30c, 25 p eces Loom Dice Damask, 56 inches wide at 25¢ a yard; regular price 374c. 20 pieces Barnsle, ask &8 inches wic y cream Dam- gular price 75 20 pieces Scotch bleached dam- ask at 374c a yard, would he cheap at 60c, 18 pieces 64-inch Irish Cream Damask, made by Richardson’s y Jwden, Belfast, at 60c¢ a gular retail price 90c, s white Scotch Damask wide at 625 cls per yd, 36 pieces white Scoteh Damas 64 and 66 inches wide at 75 cts per vard: 8 pieces white Scotch Damask 60 inches wide at 90¢ per y 20 pieces hand-woven German double-damask, full two ya wide, the finest goods im at $1 25 a yard; worth every cent of $2.50, On sale to-day and Monday morning, 100 pieces Elegant quality pencil stripe silks, in Blues, (f!lrylots, Browns, Bronzes, Grays, Modes and Purples, at 85¢ a yard, worth 60c A . 50 pieces elegant designs in fancy pencil stripes, checks, gri- salle. ete., all at 50c worth be. 50 pieces very choice high col- ored checks, fancy, grey stripes and bronze, navy, myrtle, wine colored silks at 60¢c, worth at reg- ular pric's 85c. 16 pieces 24-inch Summer I'oullard silks, nauy, bronze, ci- det, seal brown and black, with with white figures, at 50c a yard worth 7be. BLACK SATINS. 25 pieces W. Shroeder & Son's Golden Wheel Black Satin gools that cost $1.65 to import and have never been sold under $2,ll() will be closed out by us at $125 a yard. "} 6 pieces of 28-inch extra biswi satins, elegant for skirtings, will be closed for $1.20 a yard. These goods would be cheap at $2.50, and we call the attention MERGHA'T TAILORS ! to them they being full 28-inch goods, BROCAD:D SILKS 10 pieces weat figure, elegant Black Brocades, will be sold at 60c. No one can sell these goods less than $1.00, 20 pieces rich black Brocade Silks at 7bca yard, cost at whole- sale 1.05. 18 pieces hand woven rich black Brocade Silks at $1.25 a yard, during this sale only; regu- Tar 2.00 quality. 12 pieces Bonet and Guinet black Brocade silks at 2,00 and 2.25 a yard, that haue positively never been shown less than 3,00 and 3.50. All our finest black Irench Brocade silks, in superb patterns, all beautiful texture, the finest goods imported, at .50 and 2.75 a yard, worth 3.560 and 4.00. GOLORED SILKS, Our 7He French gros grain €ol- ored Silk has been the nost successful feature of this COLOSSAL S/LE and has never before heensold in the country for less fhan 1,00 a yard, and always in the west at 1.25. At 1.174c we offer the very finest quality of Americangros grain silk, full 21 incheswide and usually sold at 1.% to 2.00,a very e price oy this silk would be , but al our ice, 1.174c, it is an abplute fice, Corsets*~,Skirts 28 dozen French woven Cprsc ts | fri al 100, usual 1.25 quality. 30 doze wine “C, Pala Si ene” nch Contil Corsts at 1.35, usual 2.00 quality. BALL'S HEALTH CORS'T-$! usually sold at 1.25. 200 dozen Ladies tucked and embroidered Summer wash Poplin Skirts at 75 cts, worth | from 1.25 to 1.50 each. ’ 'LADIES’ JERSEYS | We have just received a i ment, our direct importation of Paris cut and made Ladies’ Jerseys; they are beatifully shaped in the back and over the hips, but h come late; have ‘turn over collar and sleeves trimmed with cuffs and buttons; they cost 3.00 apiece toimport, but we have placed them to the manufacturers or- der and he telegraphs us to sell them At $2.60 Each They are a very great bargain. CHILDREN'S HUSE. Lot 1, Ten fancy seaml sizes ab under 50 cts. Lot 2. Fifteen styles of child- ren’s fancy Cotton Hose at 35 cts, not a pair in this lot ever sold less than 850 cts, and from that up to 75 cts. Lot 3. A large ortment of infants 3-4 lisle and cotton Hose that cost 50 cts to im- port, will be sold at 25 cts. Our stock of Miss lisle thread Hose, comprising all the rable styles and the largest rtment shown in Omaha, is being offered at corresponding reductions. : E MEN’S 1-2 HOSE. Monday at 9 a. m., we will offer a line af abont 125 dozen Men's Balbrig Half Hose, at $1.15 for six pairs. 75 dozen finest Cotton Half Hose, with faney silk stripes, will be sold at 374c per pair. Never retailed before under 75c. The balance of our fancy Silk Half Hose, in all the good shades, will be_closed out at $1.00 per pair, Never sold under $2.50. 20 dozen pnrest and best heavy Embroidered Silk Half Hose, worth $5.00 a pair, will be sold [at $2.95. These are the best silk hose imported and all nice new colors, inclnding black and fancy stripes. LACE GURTAINS. We have accumulated about 100 of fine Nottingham, Antique and Medi Lace Curtains, inlots of 1, 14, 2 and 3 pairs that we will close out at just half original marked price. $15.00 Curtains for. . styles children’s Jotton Hose all s, have never sold ) $ 750 20.00 10.00 30.00 o2 15.00 45.00 fa 17.50 a pair; they are ve all fine goads. BED £PEADS. 10 cases full size Honey Comb bed spreads, suitable for™ hote cheap and &e., at 95¢ each, usually sold at $1.25. BY oo st uallix 1054 Honey Comb spreads, during this sale at $1.20, usually sold at 51.50. s of the heaviest knotted “Bridal Quilt” spread it and quality of the highest andard, will be sold at $1.60 each worth all of $2.00. b cases 12-4 imported Mar- seilles spreads, a purchase from a | fai manufacturer, at $1.60 | each, They cost $2.00 to make 4 cases 12-# extra quality, Mar- [seilies spreads, are offered at [ $2.00 each. Same quality was consdered cheap last season at $3.50. S P Morse & (oS, P. Morse & OColS P, Morss & Co, S. P. Morse and Co, S, . Morse and Co. P Morse & Op THIRD WEEK. BLACK GOODS. We have replendished our stock from our whole: v and added ¥ 40 pie “Bon jour" French black hmere during this sale at 50 cts. a yard worth b s, 20 piecesof 32 inch all wool fine “*Albatross” cloth, will be sold at 874 cts, previous retail price 60 cts, 18 pieces 48 inch finest quality black Nuns Neiling, during this 55 cts a yard, would be cheap DO cts. 22 pieces very finest quality 46 inch all wool biack French Gren- adines or Lace Bunting, all new goods, 90 cts a yard, usual retail al {1 | price $1.25. 12 pe extra fine summer weight, silk finish, 42 inch Black Tamise will be sold at 184 cts; worth usually $125. 28 pieces fine all wool Black Nuns’ Neiling will be sold at 184 cts; usual price double as much. MOURNING CO0DS. b pieces English Silk warp Henrietta, during this sale at $1.20, usual price 1.50. 6 pieces Silk Henrietta at $1.55, worth and usual price 200 a yard. 4 pieces finest Silk warp Hen- rietta imported, will be sold now at $1.824 cts., imported to sell at 2.76. 6 pieces French Black Etam- ine Cloth, 52 inches wide at $2.90 very rich for Spring and Summer wraps and worth 4.00 a yard. b pieces real Camels Hair at 1.50a , suitable for Dresses or W nd being made from finest Camels Hair, is worth 2.50 to 3.00 a yard. HOSIERY DEPT. As an evidence of the extreme- ly good values in this department we would state that in one day of this sale we sold over 650 dozen tine Hose all at about 50 cts. on the dollar. LADIES’ HOS?, Lot 1. Ladies plain cotton hose in v duced to 25 cts a pair. Lot 2. Twenty styles splendid quality Ladies solid color and fancy striped hose at 35 cts, some of these cost as high as 9.50 a dozen to import. Lot 3. Comprises a line of L rench lisle hose fancy ribbed in black, wine, seal, olive, &e. (They were intended to be re- tailed at 1 00, but by special arrangement with the manufact- urer who did not deiiver them until too late for us, we can sell them at 656 cts a pair. Lot 4. An elegant line of French lisle in pink, blue car- dinal wine, &c,, usual retail ind fancy l]lrifl' $1 25, during this sale b cts. ('T'we lots comprising our en- tire spring importation of striped and openwork lisle hose, all goods that sold for $1 50 to 2 00 will be marked down to 85 and 95 cts. SILK HOSE Lot 1. Ladies spun silk hose all good colors, will be sold during this sale at $1 25, regulur 2 50 quality Lot 2, Our spring importation of fine quality pure silk Hose all desirable” colors, regular $4 50 quality, will be sold at 270, Lot 8. Our entire importation of very finest embroidered pure siik hose, regulur 5 00 quality, to be sold at 3 00, Lot 4. Our entire importation of fancy openwork, Derby ribbed and drop sketch em- broidered silk hose, usuel price 500 to 7 00, will be sold at 3 85. CRASHES, We have one lot of 16-inch Scotch Crashes, very fine goods, that cost 83¢ to import, and we will close them out during this sale at Gc, 10 bales of the very finest qual- ity unbleached crash toweling, full 20 inches wide, will be sold at 1dc yard; these cost 124c¢ at wholesale, S, P. Morse ifi [}_n. ty all re-|pj 5 D Horse & Co, THIRD WEEK, CAUZEUNDERWEAR 50 cases LADIES' HIGH NECK LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE GAUZE UNDER- VESTS, at 25 cts each. They cost a great deal more to man- ufacture, MEN'S UNDERWEAR 2 cases Men's, White Merino Gauze Vests, all sizes, 36 to 44 inchesat 2d¢. 3 cases extra fine Silk front Men's Summer Gauze Undershirts \.\i_lh finished seams 45¢, worth be. glish Silk front uze Undershirts at Summer ( 6be, usually sold at 1.00, 60 dozens Men's unbleached pure Lisle® Undershirts, long or short sleeves, will be sold at 86¢; they cost 1.00 to import, and would be cheap at 1.25. Handkerchief Dept, MOST EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN LADIES’ AND GENTS' HANDKER- CHIEFS. 1 case Ladies’ pure hemstitched Hdkfs, 10c¢ each, usual 15c¢ quality. 500 dozen Ladies’ hemstitched Linen Lawn Hdkfs, and 2-inch hems very fine, at 15¢ each, worth 20c. 10 dozen Ladies' very sheer Linen hemstitched Hdkfs, and hemstitched, with blocks set in each corner, during this sale at 2be, cannot be purchased less than b0c. 1 nmy'c’ GENTS’ H'D'K'F'S. As an um\quulml|mrgni|1 we offer 1 case, 275 dozen Men's pure Linen hemstitc Hdkfs, very fine quality at 25c; these cost 5.00 a dozen to importy and we have never oftered their equal less than 6.00 a dozen. As we wish all our customers to participate in this bargain, ulu\ it will be impessible to duplicate them at the price, not more than one dozen will be sold te each purchaser. CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS We will open Monday morning over 2,900 misses’ children's unfi boys' Sailor and Derby Straw ats at a uniform price of 25 cts e These Hats are worth from 50 cts to $1.00. MAIL GRDERS. We take pleasure in affording those residing at a distance the superior facilities of our MAIL ORDER DEP'T. Assuring them of faithful and prompt service, Its organization i3 such that every advantage to bYe derived from a personal visit Is secured to the customers whose wants and wishes are clearly expressed. Intended to be of practica service to non-residents of Oma- ha it invites correspondence con- cerning all wants, large and small. Please be particular to STATE FXPLICITLY whether goods are to be sent by mail or express a3 we forward all goods by ex- ress unless otherwise directed, Vhen desired by mail remit suffi- cient to cover postage. No C. O, D, can be sent by mail, and pre- payment in full is rt-qllil‘vx{ on all mail matter, Parcels weighing 41b or less can be sent by mail at once cent per oz, articles such as Table Linen, Sheeting, Ginghams, &c., often weigh over 4 1, In ngking selections from samples please make No. 1 and No. 2 in case first choice i3 sold when order arrives, As the rush during this sale is without precedent, we eaution patrons that mavy lines of goods advertised will be sold quickly and we advise that they either have some friend make selections or enfrust us to do so; we war- rant everything as represented, and will nse the same care in se- lecting that you would yourself. If in want of any goods not ad- vertised here, you can depend on getting them at the lowest price atwhich they can be sold. HOTELS AND REST'R'NTS are especially invited to our housekeeping department, as the goods in 1t are 20 to 50 per cent s than they have seld for in '8, P. Morse and (o,