Germany in War Time: What an American Girl Saw and HeardMcAuley, Mary Ethel
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Germany in War Time: What an American Girl Saw and Heard
McAuley, Mary Ethel
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
1. Silk or art cloth.
2. Half silk cloth.
3. Silk or half silk stockings for men or women.
4. Ladies' cotton stockings of which a dozen pairs weigh less
than 750 grams.
5. Men's cotton stockings of which a dozen pairs weigh less than
450 grams.
(This is to keep the coarser stockings for the poor.)
6. Silk or half silk gloves for men or women.
7. Cotton gloves made from number 80 thread or finer.
8. Ribbon, cord and bobbin.
9. Suspenders, or garters for men or women.
10. Lace tulle or curtains.
11. Tapestry and all kinds of cloth for furniture.
12. Caps, hats and veils.
13. Umbrellas.
14. Woolen cloth for ladies' dresses or suits which is not over
130 centimeters wide and retails at at least 10 marks a meter.
15. Colored or flowered stuff of cotton material which is not more
than 50 centimeters wide and retails for not less than 3 marks
a meter.
16. Cotton goods as used for aprons etc., which is not over 90
centimeters wide and retails for not less than 2 marks a meter.
17. Printed cotton goods which is not over 90 centimeters wide and
retails for not less than 2 marks a meter.
18. Unwashable white goods.
19. Corsets.
20. Wash goods not more than 80 centimeters wide which retails
at not less than 3 marks a meter.
21. Linen not more than 80 centimeters wide which retails at not
less than 3 marks a meter.
22. Pure linen bed covers which retail at 30 marks or over.
23. Handkerchiefs.
24. Colored aprons which retail at 2 marks and over.
25. White aprons which retail at 2 marks and over.
26. Satin shoes.
Men's ready made clothes without a ticket at the following prices and
over.
Suits 75 marks.
Coats 47 "
Jackets 32 "
Vests 11 "
Pants 18 "
All things for military use can be bought without a ticket.
Women's ready made clothes without a ticket at the following prices and
over.
Woolen suits 80 marks.
Coats 60 "
Wash suits 40 "
Woolen waists 11 "
Wash skirts 20 "
Woolen skirts 30 "
Trimmed woolen dresses 100 "
Night gowns 10 "
Combination suits 6 "
Drawers 10 "
Corset covers 5 "
Dressing sacks 10 "
Wash petticoats 12 "
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