Woodward & Lothrop Red Cross Seals for Xmas Mail Sale
Red Cross seals for Christmas mail are for sale on the main floor near the tenth street side of Woodward & Lothrop.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
13
Red Cross seals for Christmas mail are for sale on the main floor near the tenth street side of Woodward & Lothrop.
Gifts of utility and beauty grow popular each year with jewelry silverware umbrellas leather goods and more. Christmas shopping is easier with a holiday list and store directory provided free of charge. items neatly boxed and labeled for convenient gifting.
This catalog style note highlights fur coats as essential fashion items with foreign origins and fine workmanship. It lists 52 inch ponyskin and brown cony fur coats priced from 35 to 200 dollars, 52 inch caracal coats up to 175 dollars, and 40 inch Persian lamb coats at 275 dollars.
A sale offers beautiful Paris hats from noted creators like Suzanne Talbot Georgette and Mangan Maurice. Reduced to 20 dollars each, the fabrics include turbans toques and feather trimmed evening hats, all one of a kind, on the second floor of the tenth street shop.
An advertisement touts Klosfit Petticoats with elastic jersey side gores to eliminate wrinkles over the hips and back fasteners to remove fullness. Available in Percaline and Sateen in sizes from $1.00 to $3.00 on the third floor at eleventh street this season.
A catalog lists fitted automobile and traveling brushes and hair bags in fine morocco cases with French bristles priced 20 to 55 dollars. Tan leather collar bags for the traveling man 1 1/2 to 3 dollars. Main floor Eleventh Street with sewing cases 1 25 to 5 dollars for travelers and invalids.
The Christmas Holiday Store showcases a vast Handkerchiefs department with stock from France Belgium and Ireland. Extra space on the Tenth street side offers numerous prices from 124¢ to 50¢ per piece, with boxes and varied hem widths appealing to gift buyers seeking refined Irish linen and embroidered options.
Wide assortment of lace jabots stocks collars and cuffs in Mull Irish lace Duchesse lace and net. Prices range from 25 cents to 12.00 with items including jabots stocks collars and cuff sets displayed on main floor. Popular Cascaded-effect jabots and cream net styles highlighted for coats waists and fashion.
Pure thread silk hose offered in a range of rich shades including black, with self-embroidered clocked effects and decorative detailing to suit holiday gifts.
A dated catalog style ad for boys clothing presents suits jackets coats and sweaters with prices and sizes. It highlights practical gifts including double breasted suits reefers coats bath robes and pajamas, listing sizes and price ranges to guide shoppers.
A perfume listing notes Coty extracts including Jasmin de Corse La Rose Jacqueminot L Origan de Coty and La Violette Pourpre along with other Coty bottles and Roger & Gallet fragrances such as Fleurs D Armou Essence White Rose and Vera Violetta. Prices shown range from $1.25 to $4.25 across items.
Mrs Taft attends a Russian Symphony Concert at the Columbia Theater with Mrs Gar rison McClintock and other society figures while the Russian Ambassador and Baroness Peer occupy boxes. The President and Mrs Taft hosted Liederkranz Society guests at the White House. A long roster of society events follows including Miss Helen Taft's birthday dinner, a Sixteenth Street reception, and numerous teas and dinners honoring distinguished guests and debuts. The piece details invitations mixups for a December 1 reception, a newly arrived Taft portrait, and upcoming engagements through January.
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