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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
25
Classified ad lists a wide range of furniture items with names like Stickley chairs rockers and mahogany pieces. It highlights leather over recliners, revolving office chairs, dress tables and chairs, hall chairs, and arm rockers with various prices from low to high, including specific models and materials. The tone is promotional and focused on appealing to buyers seeking home office and dining room pieces.
The Housekeeping Linens department highlights new Christmas lines including round tables cloths with scalloped edges and round designs. Shams, centerpieces, tea cloths and hand embroidered items are priced from 50 cents to $10.00. A wide range of imported and cretonne covered goods for home use and gifts fill the second floor with numerous price points.
Secretary and Mrs Wright depart for Memphis to spend holidays while embassy events fill Washington. A large embassy reception on K Street draws 500 guests including diplomatic corps and society figures. Modern names and venues mix with dining, weddings, and Christmas plans as ministers, ambassadors, and guests prepare for year-end duties and celebrations.
President Roosevelt marks Christmas with family in the library and gifts, while society circles report on royalist circles in Paris. Notables, ambassadors, and Washington society members attend events, with ties to New York concerts and plans for winter visits.
A note from the Supreme Court Spanish Interpreter lists attendance at a wedding. Mr. Lee D. Brown of Randolph-Macon College Ashland Virginia, a brother of the bride, and Minser Waring of Virginia now in Baltimore, are schanmates of the bride with Mrs. George B. S. Brill of Overbrook Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Austin go to the North after the ceremony and will be at Hendersonville near Asheville North Carolina.
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