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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
7
A large Washington store spanning eight floors and an acre per floor showcases a vast Christmas gift collection. The facility features broad windows, ventilating systems, nine elevators, and four street-facing entrances. Shoppers are invited to visit or use the mail order department with free packing and prompt delivery.
Our stock features Black and Colored Silks ideal for gifts and daily wear. As selling agents for Av dress and waist patterns, we offer the Saccarappa pure dye Black Silks famed for comfort and longevity. We carry satin duchesse to taffetas with options cut to length and boxed for gifting.
Several hundred new dress patterns have just been added for sale at 1.00 to 1.50 dollars per pattern. Sold in boxed or lithographed banded formats ready for presentation with the most popular fabrics, both imported and domestic, and quantities ample for any dress style.
Broad holiday display expands to ease purchases for thousands. All handkerchiefs sold are pure linen, with an extensive assortment including French and Duchess lace pieces. Prices range from 25c to $6.00 per dozen, with various styles and initials available, including embroidered and hemstitched designs.
Extensive stock of engraved umbrellas from $2.00 with free initials. Gloria and Union Silk options feature paragon frames, silver trims, ivory and horn handles, and full cases. Large selection includes heavy English Gloria, all-silk, colored silk, parasols, and child sizes, with main floor display at G St entrance.
A local display offers white marble pedestals and figures with Royal Nippon, Cloisonné, Austrian and Dresden pieces. Prices range from 50 cents to 165 dollars, with vases, comports, mirrors, brass plaques and teakwood stands. Aimed at collectors, the collection covers bronze, copper and Japanese jardinieres among other items.
Beautiful Art Linens offers parlor dining and bedroom deco items in stamped linens ready for quick use. The catalog highlights Cat Head Pin Cushions Hour Glass Pins Cushions glove darning sets embroidered money bags silk-covered powder boxes sachets and various ribbon and lace items with prices from 50 cents to several dollars suitable for gifts.
House coats in Oxford gray to browns with rich interior plaids priced at 5.09 and up to 25.00. Turkish bath robes and blanket robes offered, plus Braga ink stands and brass library sets. Furniture department showcases mahogany desks, oak tables, dressers, and a wide range of leather and brass desk items across the sixth and eleventh floors.
Washington society notes capture dinners hosted by Capt. Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh in honor of dignitaries including Prince Cantacuzene. Attendees span the German and Russian embassies, the Chevy Chase Club crowd, naval attaches, and a mix of Americans. The piece chronicles gowns, hosting clubs, musical entertainments, and upcoming social engagements around Christmas and New Year in the capital.
From exchanges comes word of Miss Misa Schenley, American born but English-raised, set to wed Lord Ellenborough in London next Wednesday. The pairing links a wealthy American family with a royal Navy officer, amid gifts from Carnegie and Morgan, with gowns and jewelry described as wedding finery.
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