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'A corset is generally a pre-Easter purchase': Spring shopping in Calgary a century ago

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Archived pages from the Calgary Daily Herald more than 100 years ago show that local merchants stocked up for the season .

A top-of-the-line chapeau with flowers blooming from the brim could cost $ 20 , millinery salons at local stores also had hat offerings as low as $3.50 .

A new spring dress could start anywhere from $ 14.95 to $ 25 ; silk hosiery starting prices were $ 1.50 a pair.

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