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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1883)
f THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. \ OMAHA ! NEB TUESDAY MOKNING MAY 15 , 1883 HI A COLOSSAL SALE OF DRY GOODS. 8. P. MORSE COM FROM MANUFACTURER TO CONSUMER DIRECT WITHOUT ANY INTERMEDIATE PROFIT- M PROFITEROHANDISE From all the Leading Markets of the World to be offered by us . over our retail Counters at the .WJAJ Tlie most important event in the annals of the Dry Goods trade of the Western Country. ALL OUR PAST EFFORTS INTO INSIGNIFICANCE AS COMPARE ! ? WITH THIS GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE. BLACK SSiKS , As the greatest bargains ever offered in any line of Silks with in the past twenty-live (25) ( ) years and uj one of the great leaders of our sale we shall open and sell one dress pattern to a customer as long as they last. We wish to distinctly state that the usual retail value of these goods as stated below are not in the least exaggerated or enlarged for the purpose of mis leading the public. 16 pieces fine quality Lyons Black Silks , 19 inches wide at 55 cts. , never before retailed at less than § 1.00. 6 pieces very line 21 inch Lyons Black Silks at $1 , never before retailed at less than $1.25. 18 pieces Guinet's extra fine j quality Lyons Black Silks 2jJ L inch wide to be sold at SI.25 , IT x. never before sold less than $1.75 " 'I \ 14 : pieces Alexander Girauds \ ' / Lyons Black Silks 24 inch wide \f \ | < V at 81.50 regular $2 25 quaility. L V p.f 8 pieces Alexander Girauds ! l * Cashmere Princess Black Silks 24 inch wide $1,75 , magnificent goods and would be cheap at $2.50. 10 pieces Bellon's 22 inch QnllUlv > ll ol. < 3ill * , Aj-r > iiiiV Mourning Silks , double faced mourning Rhadames , all at $ . , would be considered a \$1.90 at $2.75. 6 pieces Tappissier Freres 25 inch grease proof Silks , warrant ed not to spot , break or grow shiney. and Guinet's Cashmere Riche Silks , extra fine quality at $2.25 would be very cbeap at $3.50. 25 pieces 24 inch Black Satin Rhadames and Mervilleux at $1.25 worth and sold at $2 a yard. 20 pieces rich 24 inch Black Silks Damasse Brocades 60 cts. a yard worth $1.25. 10 pieces extra fine 21 inch Black IJrocades at 75 cts. a yard never before offered at less than $1.50 a yard. 5 pieces lustrous Black Satins 20 inehcs wide at 95 cts , worth $1.50. 4 pieces 28 inch heavy Black Satins at $1.20 worth $2.2 a yard ; these being an extra width are a "cry great bargain. 25 pieces 24 hi'h rich Black Brocade Damasse atl 25 , worth fully $2 to $2 50 a yard. We have about 2200 yards of Bonet's , Pouson , jGiraud's and Guinet's rich Black Silk Bro cades , in lenglhs of from 6 to 20 yards that we will sell at $1 75 and $2 per yard worth from $3 to $4 a yard. BLACK Q REN AOINES We will offer our entire lot of superb quality all Silks brocaded and Striped Satin Grenadines at half the cost of importation. If ! ' COLORED S'ILKS , Our entire wholesale and re tail stock of regular § 1 25 col ored Dress Silks about 75 pieces , all desirable sliades , will be sold without reserve for 75 cts. 23 pieces beautiful colored Satin Kliadames to be sold at 55 cts , costs to manufacturer 85 cts. * always retailed at $ 1 a yard. * As a most desirable and un equalled bargain we shall oiler our entire stock , about 26 pieces of American colored Silks in a magnificent line of shades , our own assortment retailed hitherto at $1 60 a yard , to be closed dur ing this'ale at $1174It will be impossible to duplicate these goods at anyihing like thu price. S. F. Morse & Go. SUMMER SILKS , 25 pieces summer Silks worth from 75 cts to $1 a yard , com prising pencil stripes , colored checks , Louisenno checks , Glace stripes , colored ground stripes all offered at 65 cts. a yard. SPECIAL Remember these are not the thin tissue paper Silks usually sold as leaders , but are all fine gro grain Silks and cannot be duplicated at any price. VELVETS. Our entire stock of Black Vel vets will be sold at 75cts. $1 60 and $2.25 worth double the price. Our entire stock of regular $2.50 colored Silk Velvet j all good colors , Myrtle , Mfiriue , Bronze , 01 ive , 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 vrorlh 75 rl < s to 81.2ft u yard , to be closed out during this sale at 374 cts. 50 cts. and 65 cts a yard. Colored Dress Hoods , 1720 yards Brocaded and Ar- mure Dress Goods , all new spring shades in 11,13,15 yard lengths at 7Acts a yard , worth 20. 2100 yards silk and wool mix tures , spring colorings , an ex cellent cloth , to be closed during this sale at 10 cts a yard. The import duty alone on this lot was more than the price we ask for these goods. 1200French andEnglish fancy Dress Goods in all the new spring shades offered at 22A cts. worth from # 5 to 45 cts. 1276 yards double width , new color English Cashmere at 19 cts regular price 35 cts. 1000 yards all wool Black and Colored French Nun's Veiling during this sale will be sold at ISActs. . cost 25 t'tsT to import. 1300 yards double width Lu pin's Black and Colored French Nun's Veiling 42Acts. . a yard would be very cheap at 60 cts. 950 strictly all wool illumin ated French Beige , 40 inches wide to be sold at 37A cts , never sold under 60 cts. I 700 yards 44 inch black and white , blue and white , bronze , myrtle and other desirable shepard - ard checks , to be sold at 50 cts. a yard , were bought to sell at 90 cts. 2800 yards very fine , all wool , French Cheviot Beiges at 60 cts. cost 95 cts. to import. 19UO j'ards , very line , all wool illuminated shcpxrd check ? , ca h- mere dcluinu Beiges , and French twilled Foulles , 62 cts. previous retail price $1.25. 59 pieces 4i inch Gilbert's spring styles llanne' ' suitings 674 cts , usual retail price $1 00 to $1.25. 26 pieces very finest now finest all wool new spring pin checks , with pin head illuminated stripe , 50 cts. a yard c st $1 50 to import , usual retail price $1 75. 15 pieces superb quality cash mere foule pin head checks , in all new spring colorings at 771 cts , usual retail price , # t 10. 15 pieces best quality 82 inch all wool Jersey cloth in straw berry , navy , wine , &c. , 75 cts a yard , usual price $1.25. S. P. Morse & Go. BLACK GOODS. 25 pieces 40 inch black draped Alma to be sold at 45 cts a yard , cost 62A ' cts , usual price 76 cts. 50 p'ieces 46 inch English black cashmere at 37A cts. that 60 cts to import. 40 pieces 42 inch "Bon jour" French black Cashmere during ; this sale at 50 cts. a yard worth 75 cts. 20 pieces of 32 inch all wool fine "Albatross" cloth , will bo , sold at 37-A cts , previous retail price 60 cts. 18 pieces 46 inch finest quality black Nuns Neiling , during this sale 65 cts a yard , would be cheap at 90 cts. 22 pieces very fint'st quality 46 inch all wool black French Gren adines or Lace Bunting ? all new goods , 90 cts a yard , usual retail price $1.25. COTTON DEPARTMENT. Our stock in this department was bought at the present low price the lowest known for years. SB-bob BLEACHED COTTONS 50 cases Maple Leaf , Fearless , Hercules , Cabot , bleached , 61 cts nev.er sold under 8 cts. 55 coses family , half bleached Langdon , 6cc , at 9 cts , never sold under 12Acts. . 10 cases Pride af West , Wam- sutta , Wauregan , New York mills , &cat 114 cts worth 12 cts at wholesale. SB-Inch BROWN 'COTTONS ' , 40 bales Fearless fine close Brown Cotton at 5 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 j cts , worth 9 cts. 20 balori very best Standard brown , heavy and fine Cotton at 7 * never sold under 9 cts a yard. WIDE BROWN COTTON , 5 cases Pembroke 9-4 Brown 20 cts. never sold under 274cts. . 5 cases 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 bleached , 25 cts. worth 30 cts. 5 cases New York and Wain- sutta linen finish , duck woven 10-4 sheeting at 30 cts , the best made and worth 50 cts. On an average our cotton goods are cheaper than cottons have been for the past twenty-live years. LADIESrHOSE , Lot 1. Ladies plain and fancy cotton hose in varic/y / all re duced to 25 cts a imir. Lot 2. Twenty .styles splendid quality Ladies solid color and i'ancy striped ho.se at 85 cts , .some of those cost as high as 9.50 a dozen to import. Lot 3. Comprises a liae of Ladies' French lisle hose I'ancy ribbed in black , wine , seal , olive , &c. ( They were intended to be re tailed at $1 00 , but by special arrangement with the manufact urer who did not deliver them until too late for us , we can sell them at 65 cts a pair. Lot 4. An elegant line of French lisle in pink , blue car dinal wine , &c , , usual retail price $1 25 , during this sale 75 cts. ( "i'wo lots comprising our en tire spring importation of striped and openwork lisle hose , all goods that sold for $1 50 to 2 00 will bo marked down to 85 and 95 cts. S. F , Morse & Go. SILK HOSE Lot 1. Ladies spun silk hose all good colors , will be sold during this sale at § 1 25 , regular 2 50 quality. Lot 2 , Our spring importation of line quality pure silk Hose nil desirable colors , regular $4 5U quality , will be sold at 2 70. Lot 3. Our entire importation of very finest embroidered pure silk lipje-regular 5 00 quality , io be-Sol Jib 8 00. Lot 4. OOT'entire importation of fancy openwork , Derby ribbed nnd drop sketch em broidered silk hose , usnol price 5 00 to 7 00 , will be sold at 385. CHILDREN'S HOSE. Lot 1 , Ten styles children's fancy seamless Cotton Hose all sixes at 25 cts , have never sold under 50 cts. Lot 2. Fifteen styles of chihl- ren's fancy Cotton Hose at 35 cts , not a pair in this lot ever sold less than 50 cts , and from that up to 75 cts. Lot 3. A large assortment of infants _ 3-4. lisle aud..cotton Hose that cost 60 cts to im port , will be sold at 25 cts. Our stock of Hisses' lisle thread Hose , comprising all tlic desirable styles and the largest assortment shown in Omaha , is being offered at corresponding reductions. LINENS.TOWELS . , We caution hotel and restau rant keepers , and all prudent housewives to purchase in this department in much larger quan tities than usual as we do not an ticipate these prices will be again made for years. 250 do/en unblcaced twilled and plain bleached buck Towels , usual price $1 50 a do/.en , will be offered during this sale at 75 cts a do/.en. 375 do/.en various styles of buck and damask Towels not one of them worth less than $2 50 a do/en , will be sold at $1 50 a do/.en. 175 dozen fine bleached dam ask and knotted fringe buck towels , will hi ; sold at 2l ) cts each worth 374 ets. DAMASK , 40 pieces loom dice Damask 56 and 58 inches. 20 cts per yard , regular price 37 $ ets. 55 pieces //arnsley / cream Dam ask 58 inches wide , in plain or Turkey-red border 37 ] cts per yard , regular retail price 50 and 55 cts per yard. 100 pjeces Barnsloy cream Damask 58 inches plain or Tur key-red border -12 cts per yard ; former retail print1 62 cts. 44 pieces Harnsby loom Dam ask , red net border 50 cts per yard , retailed during March sale at 62i cts ; always before that at 75 cts per yard. 32 pieces white Scotch Damask 64 and 66 inches wide at 62A e.ts per yard. 32 pieces white Scotch Damask 6-1 inches wiile at 62 A < ; ts per yd. 36 pieces white Scotch Damask 64 and 66 inches wide at 75 cts per yard. 29 pieces 58 and 60 inch Tur key-red Damask at 37 , regular retail price 50 cts. 10 pieces German Turkey-red Damask 58 inches wide at 75 cts per yard ; regular retail price $1 , 50 pieces very best quality bleached German Satin Damask , full 72 inches wide will be offer ed during this sale for $1 25 , would cost 1 75 to import , would be a great bargain at 00. S. F , Morse & Go. PRINT DEPARWNT 25,000 yards of standard Prints , all this season's styles embracing the most popular brands , Cocheco , Arnold , Merri- mac , American. Windsor , &c. , at 5 cts. a yard. 1200 yards very newest and best styles Furniture Cretonne at 16 cts. a yard. 2100 yards extra fine wide Cambrics , that cost 13 } cts , will be sold at 8A , cts , usual price 15. GINGHAMS. 1000 pieces Renfrew white and Bates Ginghams in staple and dress styles at OJcts a yard. 200 pieces extra fine dress styles Scotch Giughoms at 15 cts nyard , cost 27 cts to import. SAflNES. As one of the many noticeable bargains of this sale we will oiler 60 pieces best American Satines at 15 cts a yard , worth 25. LACE CURTAINS. 200 pairs Scotch Lace Cur tains will be sold at $2.40 a pair never before sold 1'ess than $3 50. 125 pairs Ec'rit ivothingham " Lace Curtains will be sold at $5 50 , usual price 8 00. 85 pairs bust minlity cream em bossed Nottingham Curtains at $7 50 cost 9 50 , sold before at * U- U100 100 pairs real Swiss Curtains a very great bargain at $6 00 a pair , worth $12. Our entire stock of line Swiss Curtains and Nottingham Cur tain nets at about one half pres ent marked prices. Nottingham Nets at 20c , 25c , 35e , 50c , worth double the price. WHITE GOODS DEPT 500 pieces checked and striped Nainsook 8 cts per yard ; regular retail price 12 } cts. 400 pieces line checked Nain seek 12 } cts , regular 17 cts goods. 750 pieces extra fine checked Nainsook , handsome styles , all this season's goods , at 15 cts. same as always retailed for 20 ct , 250 pieces extra line quality checked Nainsook at 17 cts. never retailed less than 25 cts , 200 pieces very fine chucked Nainsook in two numbers 25 cts , regular retail prices 33A. and 37A cts. 100 pieces striped Nainsook 12A cts , regular retail price 17 cts. 125 pieces striped Nainsook , fine grade , 17 cts , former retail price 25 cts. 201) pieces white Victoria Lawns very fine weave , ut 12A ; cts , a bargain at 17 cts. 150 pieces line white Victoria Lawns 17 cts , a bargain at 25 cts. 125 pieces India Linens 17 cts clone wholesale price 20 cts. 175 pieces line India Linens , superior quality , 20 cts , regular retail price 30 cts. 200 pieces India Linens , super- line grade , 25 cts , regular retail price 37 } ets. 2(10 ( pieces spotted and figured muslins , 12 } cts , regular retail price 25 els. 150 pieces spotted and figured muslins , 25 cts , regular retail price -1(1 ( cts. 175 pieces spotted and figured muslin 35 cts , a bargain at 50 cts. 450 pieces corded Pique at 5 cts , lowest price ever retailed hitherto 8 cts. 1000 pieces lace check and stripe white Piques 10 cts , low est retail price over quoted 12 cts. S F Morse , . , & Go , MEN'S 1-2 HOSE. Mo ml 113 * at 9 a. in. , wo will offer a line af about 125 dozen Men's Balbriggan Half Hose , at $1.15 for six pairs. 75 dozen finest Cotton Half Hose , with fancy silk stripes , will be sold at 37 c 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 purest 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 , including black and fancy stripes. MUSLIN UNDEDW'R. Monday nurning we will make 13 prices in this department : Drawers , 25c , 4c ( ) , 75c , $1.00. Chemise , 45c , 50c , 75c , $1,25. Night Gowns , $1.00 , $1.25. $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00. These prices will be about one- half actual retail value. LISLE THREAD UNDERW'R. 20 dozen Ladies' Lisle Thread Vests at 75c , previous price $1.25. 80 dozen Ladies' Fine English Lisle Vests at # 1.50 , were bought to sell for 3.00. 10 dozen Ladies' Silk Vesta will 1)0 sold at # 4.15 each. CheoM at # 6.00. Timely Suggestions AND RULES OF THE SALE. As the rush for these goods will bo entirely without prece dent , we would consider it a persona sona/ / favor if all who can make it convenient to do so , will como between 8 and 10 o'clock a. m. , so to divide , as far as possible , the business through the day. This suggestion is of the utmost im portance. Please heed it , all who can. can.We have engaged a largo extra- force of salesmen and have made every provision human fore thought can suggest , but ask , in advance , public indulgence for any annoyances that may arise. 'We have instituted and carried through Hiicccsstully a great many large and important sales , but have never attempted anything of gigantic proportions , or one which is fraught with so many benefits to the public. The following are a few rules which we found necessary to adopt luring the sale , and wo think it best to mention them ns thev are directly contrary to our usual custom. Ueinumber , however , that they will only hold during the sale , and are only adopted in the in terests of the public to facilitate business. First Bo careful in making your purchases as no exchanges will be allowed. Second No allowance will bo made on any kind of goods. No. Samples will be cut over the counter , wo should , of course , bo most happy to send them by mail when requested , but to secure - goods our patrons at a distance ought to have some resident in Omaha to make a selection orroly on us to do so. AH our shipping department will be tried to its utmost capa city , and although we shall make every effort to deliver on time , we would respectfully request that customers will tuko small parcels themselves. 8. F. Horse & Go.