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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
7
The fifth floor departments offer a large seasonal gift stock with many serviceable items. Highlights include cups and saucers and tea sets with designs for children, plus imported patterns. Early selection advised while assortments last. prices vary across items and sets.
Odd listing shows imported nursery toilet sets with dainty shapes and child figures. Describes porcelain pieces in colors such as blue and pink and notes a price of 750 for the set with option to buy separate pieces.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions vague terms and random words with no clear events, names, dates, or places. The readable content is insufficient for a factual summary, yielding a minimal record that reflects fragmented text from a historical page.
In this brief classified style snippet, a range of brass andirons fire screens and fireplace fittings is listed with varied price points such as 33.75 to 15.00 and 35.50 to 10.00, alongside higher figures like 800 to 341.00 and 3450 to 25.00, with additional notes indicating up to 400 and other small fractions. The fragment reflects miscellaneous sale terms and unit pricing.
A faded catalog notice lists gift items for men including tack items at 8 cents, playing cards at 40 cents, hats at 10 cents, a set of suddugs at 100 dollars, and mirrors with frames at 4 dollars each. It mentions caps and hats priced around 35 cents.
Prominent Washington figures and foreign officials attended a White House dinner for Miss Ethel Roosevelt and other social events. The guest list included Italian ambassador Baroness Mazardea Planches, Mr Justice Moody, Secretary of the Navy, and numerous diplomats, with hosts and debutantes creating a season highlight in the capital.
The article catalogs high society attendees at a Manhattan Opera event with numerous named guests in formal gowns. It highlights Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Miss Sadie Jones, Mrs. Luther Kounze, Mrs. Gordon Dougies, Mrs. John R Drexel, Mr. Oliver H ORMian, Miss Eleanor Rodewald, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Miss Beatrice Mills, Miss Ros Ralph Pulitzer, and others in boxes or audience seats. It notes future debut plans for Helen Frick and hints at Pittsburgh social expectations and a potential Paris sojourn as part of the grid of society intrigue.
A display of new patterns in brilliant cut glass highlights American workmanship famed as among the best in the world. The showing is more comprehensive than ever, featuring many pieces not found elsewhere.
New Japanese Dinner Gongs offered in strings of 3 to 7 sizes. Sets include 50 pieces arranged to give musical tones when struck. Prices range from $100 to $7 350 for the complete collection.
Announcement of a large shipment of Anglo Persian Rugs in all sizes. The rugs are described as finest quality, handwoven like traditional Oriental pieces, with unique pat- terns and genuine Oriental appearance. Includes pricing and availability for immediate purchase.
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