The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 7, 1901, Page 3

MONDAT. JANUARY 7, 1001, Miles Get the making. I Out of Town Customers Coming From Within a Radius of One Hundred tT IS DONE IN THIS WAY: THE SEKAIVLE ora, Half Railroad or Steamship Fare Refunded Nothing so hurts machinery as idleness. Trip Ticket, ticulars Free, THE GREAT WHITE FAIR VERY January we have what's come to be known as a Great White Fair, during which time we sell many thousands of Muslin Undergarments at less than the cost of the material and E Every July and August a very large number of New England factories are Pree to shut down for lack of orders, so by them work when they need work most we get goods often at a third under value. often means the loss of thousands of dollars, besides impoverishing the horres of the workers; work at any price is better than no work at all. So we them bridge over this dull time in July and August and help ourselves to keep busy in January by having thousands of Snowy White Muslin Garments We keep all our help employed—more than two hundred and fifty people—we do business when business at most stores is at a standstill. o shat down a factory, bank fires made to sell during This policy of saving time and eliminating waste has made the store what {ft is today, without a doubt the most successful on the Pacific Coast. Within the last few years it has advanced in the most remarkable manner. the retail center of Seattle, hanging long in the balance, has been decided on. tity bought and the better bargains secured as a consequence. Real estate in the vicinity of The Bon Marche on Second avenue has more than It has not been through mere guesswork or accident or voluminous advertising, or anything but the fact that Money Invariably Went Farthest Here. People were “sure of things!” Sure that if a thing proved unsatisfactory itcould be brought back; sure that there was no need of haggling, for everything was marked in plain figures at a fair price; sure that when they came here they paid nobody’s bad debts, for this is the only “pay as you go” store in Seattle, and wherever our policy of gathering and distributing huge uantities of merchandise made it possible for us to save you money we've always done it, not because we were philanthrophists, but because IT PAID US TO DO THINGS THAT WAY. e White Fair of 1901, right at the beginning of the new century, means more than anything else, money saved on fine, well-made goods. White Things to Wear for Men, Women and Children. Variety four times greater than the show of a year ago; prices not a cent higher, for despite the fact that cotton costs more, the little extra is more than offset by the increased quan- Of course, the Muslin Underwear sales will begin ail about the same time--they always de. On Purchases of $25.00, Kook With Full Par- Write. $ yuadrup! Buy a Round giving and lay off the help and others too for that matter, help the White Fair. >d in value, and There would never be’ any counterfeit dollars if there were no good ones, but, however much the newspaper announcements may be imitated, the main fact that lower prices will reign here will never be lost sight of For the next three weeks the whole store will be devoted to the sale of Linens and Bedding, Hotelkeepers’ Supplies, Dinnerware, Housekeeping Helps. by the careful buyer. The mainstay of the whole movement is the Muslin Underwear, but if the Fair does BEGIN it doesn't END there. is put into the fair as we well know how to get. never forgotten. The Petticoats ‘There's a price range beginning at 39 eents for Skirts of jain mualin to the beruffied and beflounced “dreams” at 50. The latter being exact copies of the French styles and considerably cheaper, which i# very important. Here's @ partial list At 39 Cents PETTICOATS of good mustin, fall width and length; cambric ruffle, tucked; not more than three to a customer. As 50 Cents At 75 Cents At 98 Cents skirts Fetter quality of mustin and extra cluster of tucks over deep ruffle. Muslin, with deep ruffie of cambric, hemstitehed; double dust ruffie. Muslin, with deep lawn flounce, edged with Hambure dust ruffle: at the same price, ed; with lace and inserting and Hamburg edgings; variety almont endiess. At $1.35 - Not less than eighteen styles are shown alone: the laces and edgings are most lavishly used; flounces very deep. And so on. The chapter would make a whole page if we yieided to temptation. Highest price, six-fifty; styles charming. At 25 Cents Short Skirts Of muslin, with cambric ruffle; three tucks; not more than three to @ enstomer. We'll_skip descriptions of thone at 3%¢ and f0c, for word of And ts these of g00d muslin, richly trim- med with lace or Hambpre prices go on, parallel with quality and ornamenta- tion, to four dotlars, ’ Demorest Sewing Machines $19.50 Insured 10 Years THE Plain muslin, well made; high neck; At 7 Cts Not more than two to a customer At tO Cte SEs mes ee At 19 Cte Sicniag inc. “ieee wie At 25 Ct finer iow neck. renth of plats yg ag or embroidery Cfimmed; almost endless variety At 39 ct French style, fine, soft cambric; & peari buttons; plain or laced trim- med. ' At 50 Cc Fine cambric, plain or daintily trim- TS med with rich lace or Hamburg. And #0 of up to two dollars, for the “biue bloods” are here, elbowing with the commoners. All fairly priced. Here are The Gowns At 2° Ct Plain Muslin Gowns, with high S neck, set off with ruffled cambric collar; not more than three to one buyer. At39o Ct Of good muslin, with tucked yoke S not more than three to @ customer. AtS5O0Ct An almost endlegs variety of styles 0 choone among—V-shaped necks, Hubbard styles, square yokes and the rest; some puritani- cally plein, others daintily trimmed with Mamburg inser- tions and edgings; too many styles to tell of in detail, vi imilar to the above, - At 59 Cts what ficher as to trimmings, NORDHOFF & CO. Queen Quality Shoes for Women Sold Only Here Bon Marche Insured Shoes for Men Policy Good for Six Months............ P Muslin, with large revers set off At 75 Ct pet ince or Hamburg trimmings, tn or insertion, lace or Hamburg trimmed, as you may fancy square V or round necks. And then the prices rise in easy little steps until you get those A galaxy of splendid gowns with At 9B Cts Bee of Mimburg trimmings, in V, square, round or eurplice necks; profusion of Ince and Hamburg used in the most charming manner; better than those we ever hoped to sell for $1.25. And onward again, every added penny meaning fust that mach more daintiness and quality. Gowns of real nain- gook when one gets to two doliara, and elegant French styler at five ery price between-—a list would be dry reading, though. Muslin Drawers At Ss Cts Heavier mustin, with a tuck; open or cloned; yoke band; only three pairs to @ customer. 4 At 1S ct Good mualin, with cambric ruffle S tucked or trimmed with Torchon lace; not more than three pairs to one customer At 25 Cts fin, with cambric ruffle; lace At BoCt muslin with deep cambric rufie, S wot off with Ince, At 39 ct Mustin, with deep hemstitched ruf- S te AtsS Cc Muslin Drawers in nine different t oO ts styles; some edged with lace, some ruffled, some with Hamburg And #0 on to 680 and 89, till you come to those Worthy of more than a passing no- At 9B CES Fe There are it distinet styles to choose among, and the designers have used lace and edgings till you simply wonder; there'll be a lively demand for there. t And #0 on up to three dollar and a half. We almost for- got thone of nainsook at $).00; six styles, BON MARCHE 1419 to 1429 Second Avenue, and 116-117 Pike Street The store is gayly decked in white raiment, and as much novelty It is not a money making sale—its purpose is to show you how thoroughly we can do things here--a big advertisement that once seen is Biggest Book Store in Western Washing- ton... $3.50 + Sa (L }ors 3 & : H ee 2 ee es > i The FT 1snmcStly