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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
7
More people discover the store each year as stocks stay strong and assortments stay unbroken. Shoppers avoid crowds, receive prompt attention, and enjoy time to inspect varied goods and make careful choices. All are invited to use store conveniences, whether buyers or lookers-on. request the Store Directory and Shopping Memoranda for convenience and help.
A display showcases luxurious cushions, sofa pillows, couch covers, and bed covetings in silk, satin, velour, and lace. Foreign and domestic fabrics range from $1.50 to $22.50 per item with a variety of pillow sizes and coverings, portieres, and tapestries, highlighting Beaux Arts lace, Renaissance borders, and oriental motifs.
Imported hand carved Circassian Walnut furniture from Louis XV and XVI periods offered with waxed or gilded finishes. Includes arm chairs side chairs 3-piece suites and fire screens with rich damasks and brocades in a varied array of effects. Suitable as an elegant Christmas gift and matching table covers available.
Special attention to Art Loom table covers in Oriental tapestry gobe lin and velour with rich designs. Sizes 4-4 to 12-4 priced from 1.00 to 7.50 each. Made to order Box Couch with selected dedim cover and steel tempered springs at 15.00. other couches up to 37.50. Fourth floor- st
Silk satin and velour mantel and piano scarfs feature heavy fringed valances. Includes Japanese hand embroidered scarfs and velour scarfs in plain colors with shadow borders. Prices range from $2.50 to $7.00, with Japanese scarfs listed from $40 to $100. Also offered are cretonnes denims silkolines and art fabrics for fancy work.
A list of area rugs in assorted sizes and materials with prices marked. Items include 9x12-foot Kashmir and Smyrna rugs, Wilton and Brussels patterns, and several 10 to 14-foot options. Prices range from about 25 to 350 dollars. Fourth floor Wilton rugs noted.
Practical Xmas Gifts On Fifth Floor offers a large Fifth Floor display of Electric Oil and Gas Lamps, Reading Lamps, lamp globes, shades, candlesticks, brass jardinières, and assorted confections. Items priced from $1.50 to $2.00 plus decor and color options, with chafing dishes and tea/wet coffee percolators. Incomplete assortment but emphasized as direct-imported bargains with nickel plating, enamel pans, and decorative baskets.
A catalog of gift china tables lists many decorative items with fixed prices from 25 cents to 5 dollars per choice. Tables feature obs decor, trays, cups and saucers, sugar sets, bowls, steins, eggs, pots, and tea ware, with multiple imported designs and boxed sets advertised for straightforward selection.
Bargain sewing machines priced from ten dollars and fifty cents to forty dollars. Display on the second floor of G Street location offering gifts for Christmas.
Prominent society notes report dinners and receptions hosted by Col. and Mrs. Bromwell and other leaders in Washington. Guests include Mrs. Edgar Bright of New Orleans, Ministers from the Netherlands and Switzerland, the Danish and German envoys, and many social figures. Debutante events at the Alibi Club and lavish luncheon themes feature Miss Clabaugh and Miss Hatfield, with multiple hostesses and attendees.
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