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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1904
Page
27
August Special Sales advertise discounts on lace curtains linens men furnishings dress fabrics and rugs. Manufacturers seconds and surplus stock highlight one to three pair lots and to be discontinued patterns. Beds heads brass and enameled items offered in one or two remaining pieces.
A clearance sale offers a large stock of matting rolls from 15 to 40 yards, with eight patterns and up to 80 yards available. Prices are reduced per roll or piece, with remnants priced by yard. Fresh seasonal matting with high quality patterns and craftsmanship aimed at housekeepers for present or future use.
A special sale offers unique trunks at steep discounts. Items include 31 inch canvas-bound trunk $1300, 38 inch rawhide-bound man’s trunk $2200, 86 inch steamer trunk $1600, 18 inch basswood man’s trunk $2000, and other sizes with riveted constructions and locks. Usually priced higher, these deals target travelers preparing for summer vacations. Basemen t Equitable Building.
A polished oak case Victor drop-head sewing machine offered for 25.00. It includes a full set of attachments, ball bearings, and is fully guaranteed to give satisfaction. When closed it serves as attractive room furniture.
Washington society notes recount a Bar Harbor horse show at Robin Hood Park where Countess Cassini entered an odd, smart-looking cart but failed to win a prize. The piece also details a same-evening Bar Harbor wedding at the temple on Highth Street for Irene Solomon and Charles Fass, with guests from Newport News to New York and Bar Harbor salons hosting receptions and travels to Atlantic City, New York, and Norfolk.
On the western shore of Maryland guests of Mr John R Landon of Matthews County will be joined today by Prof Harry King. Guests of Mrs and Miss Barrett at their Asbury Park summer home. Mrs Charles A Hamilton and Miss Hamilton spending summer at Conesus Lake New York. Bar Harbor to host a major concert for kindergarten funds in Mrs J J Hnmy’s home with tickets at four dollars. Mrs J Newton McDonald of 16 A Street NW called to New York by telegram that her brother Prather was dying. Mrs Lucy Sweet of 1 T Street NW has gone to Atlantic City and Cape May.
English authors including H G Wells Max Pemberton Elinor Glyn and Gabriele D Annunzio pursue stage work as new productions take shape in London theaters. Stephen Phillips Nero-centered drama follows revival plans as Be Bright and Kennedy Cox advance new comedies and revivals across Royalty Majestys and other venues.
The Philadelphia Bulletin recounts women at a hotel discovering a secret to permanent curls in hot weather and sea air. An egg wash with rosewater is applied to hair before winding on kid rollers, then stored in a jar on ice to keep for a week.
Instructions describe making natural looking waves by dampening hair, twisting strands around a kid roller, and using an egg wash to set fluffiness. The method produces curls that last two to three weeks and was praised as a temper saver for women lacking natural curl.
Poetic vignette portrays exhausted mothers at night grateful for quiet blessings. A child’s gaze and a comforting touch lift weary limbs as imagined chores and simple joys echo through a cluttered home. The speaker longs for small signs of life and routine that once brought relief and purpose.
Harriet De Forrest Bell, 77, a broker’s widow, says royal Italian laces and dresses given by Italy’s royal family were among belongings abandoned after eviction from 619 East Fifteenth street. She claims valuables were stored then misused, and she plans to take these heirlooms to Crwells Island with her.
A discussion on humor as a key asset for actors traces its value from Swift and Voltaire to Garrick and Hopper. The piece argues that towering performers rely on keen wit to sharpen speech, endure critical crowds, and deliver effective, memorable performances.
Cripple Creek attorney Frank J. Hangs, recently divorced, wed his longtime stenographer Miss Florence Shoot in Cheyenne. The Rev A C Dunham officiated in the county assessor office. The couple plans a Colorado honeymoon before returning to Cripple Creek where Hangs practices law and has held political clout.
A Brooklyn Eagle item highlights lavish twentieth century dolls with canopies, folding carts with rubber tires, sleeveless rib bon trimmed vests, wardrobes in mini sizes, and waxen figures needing adult style outfits. It notes mission crates for dairies, real-like rocking horses, and miniature desks with folding extensions, plus new resort and St Louis Exposition inspired houses. A separate note touts Electric Bitters promising vigor and clarity for a fee.
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