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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
23
Christmas items for sale on the main floor of G Street include carols booklets calendars and diaries offering shoppers compact seasonal goods and gift options.
A fifth floor housefurnishing store offers a Christmas bazaar featuring china, cut glass, gold glassware, imported baskets, and modern furnishings. Bright display space, broad aisles, and organized stock enhance shopping for Christmas gifts at reasonable prices.
Brilliant American cut glassware showcases sparkle and iridescent rays. Includes glass pitchers bowls dishes bonbon dishes comports sugar and cream sets vases vinegar cruets fruit dishes with prices from 1.00 to 21.00 and up, advertised as enduring collectibles for womankind.
A new direct import offers Dresden pattern plates and fancy pieces with decoration closely copied from the original and prices near the usual market. Giftware suitability noted with Viates at 1.25 dollars, flower vases 1.00, fruit dishes 2.50, and other items ranging from 50 cents to 2.75 dollars.
The Japanese Department presents a rich assortment of Japanese china items including nut sets plates bowls vases and decorative bowls with many pieces priced from 25 cents up. A series of uniform priced tables showcases a broad range of gifts favors and home decorations for easy selection.
A holiday section lists practical and ornamental men gifts for birthdays and seasonal remembrances. Items include Vine Racks, Tobacco Jars, Inspiders, Match Haters, Fifth floor G street, Stems, Brass Ash Trays, Smoking Sets, Cara Boxer, and Cigar Jar with prices noted.
Chafing dishes coffee percolators tea kettles and metal wares offered in various finishes. First quality material construction and efficiency cited with prices from 2.88 to 150 up. Includes coffee machines kilns trays electric stoves and decorative lamps with nickel copper and brass options.
A Prairie shop displays a large assortment of Bamboo Utility Boxes from small shoe boxes to window seats. Boxes are kiln dried and clad in fine Japanese matting with oak trim and casters. Cedar Boxes in natural and piano finishes priced from 5 to 20 dollars with special 2.50 dollar offers on selected lots. Also featured are Skirt Boxes and Shirt Boxes, usable as window seats, with special pricing of 5 to 8 dollars. Second floor Fat.
Debutante season covered with smart society teas at dining and embassy events. Notables include German ambassador, Countess, Sir Alan Johnstone, Lady Johnstone, Miss Dodge, Count von Brusselie, and Antoinette model. Guests hosted by Mr and Mrs Guest with Mrs Clover and Mrs Audenried among attendees.
Miss Hasaora Claver, daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Claver, debuts with a grand reception at her Breete home. Guests include Baron Rosen and Baroness Rosen, the Swedish minister de Lagercrantz, and numerous diplomats and navy officials. A floral Boutonniere of five clusters from five lifelong friends highlights the event amid a lavish display of American beauties and formal galley lilies. Miss Clover attends in a white satin Marie gown with her mother hosting the tea.
This fragment outlines a bland diet for typhoid fever emphasizing nonirritating easily digested foods. It recommends rice with cream bananas with cream pineapple and concord grapes in small quantities and warns against sweet milk at night or during fever.
A lavish coming out reception for Katharina Britton at Rauscher's featured ornate decorations, baskets of roses and ferns, and a pink ballgown with emerald trim. Notables including Dowager Jess de Sibour and Mrs. Britton attended, followed by a tea reception and a luncheon hosted by Miss Martha Bowers for her guest Miss Garret Smith of New York.
Presented in Washington society Admiral Clover resumes as naval attach. The Clovers plan to lead winter hospitality while Britton debuts. House guests include Miss Mary Frazee of Louisville, Kentucky, Mr. Russell Lord of Chicago, and Mr. William Snyder of Pittsburgh. Also attending are Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Huitton, Miss Reed, and Mr. John Barrett. Lieut. Robert Talston of the U S Army Corps engineers recently wed Miss.
The notice promotes A productions of Sterling Silverware from top makers. It highlights a rich selection designed for many uses and suitable gifts for men, women, and children. Emphasis is placed on early selection to allow proper engraving for Christmas.
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