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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
7
A catalog-style notice lists multiple rugs from Afghan to Kazak with sizes and sale prices. Many items show original prices and sale discounts, including Afghan, Muskabad, India, Cabistan, Sennah, Kermanshaw, Sarouk, Shirvan, Daghestan, Dabistan, Monsoul, and Kazak rugs.
Advertises cross stripe curtains with diverse colors and designs suited for dining rooms, sitting rooms, and libraries. Priced from 1.00 to 3.50 per pair.
February sale offers quality English porcelain covered dishes at less than half price. Selection includes assorted shapes and colors, with each piece priced at 50 cents.
We have received a shipment of bright red Tomato Mayonnaise Dressing Dishes in two sizes with cover and saucer. Inspection is recommended as further shipments may be scarce. Priced at 35c and 65c each.
A local retailer promotes a complete line of American Cut Glass described as the best in the world with bright new effects. Items listed include New Cut Glass Water Bottles two dollars twenty five cents, Fern Dishes seven dollars fifty cents, Sweet Pea Vases four twenty six, Nut Bowls three twenty five, Celery Trays two seventy five, Spoon Holders three twenty five, Vases two seventy five, Decanters five, Bonbon Dishes one ninety five, Rose Bowls fifteen dollars.
A new import offers all glass salt and pepper shakers with glass screw tops. They resist corrosion and keep salt flowing freely, making them especially desirable for household use.
A large assortment of Geisha Lamp Shades suitable for oil gas and electric lamps in assorted sizes and colors. Special offer shade priced at 1.25 dollars each other Geisha Lamp Shades 0.75 dollars and up.
Listing items for kitchen and laundry woodenware including kitchen tables with and without drawers, laundry benches, combination tables and benches, sleeve boards, carpet and door mats, steel mats, feather and dust brushes, various sink and plate brushes, shoe brushes, closet brushes, radiator brushes, dust brushes, located on the fifth floor.
Washington social notes recount a gala series of events with Japanese Ambassador Viscount Aoki hosting his first evening reception at El street for about 600 guests including the diplomatic corps. Other dinners featured Secretary Wilson at the Willard with senators and representatives, Mrs Knox entertaining in honor of her son’s bride, and numerous host families including the Hauge, Straus, Mills, and Bell households. The scene showcases lavish décor, gowns, and a roster of notable figures at multiple February gatherings.
Gen and Mrs Perry head to New York to bid farewell to daughter and aunt as a charity event at the Willard draws strong social and financial success. Elaborate tableaux, pantomimes, music by Marine Band Orchestra, and a large guest list mark the afternoon.
A Washington Post report surveys high society with Mrs. Choate hosting a St Valentine's event at Sherry's, Mrs. Bryce anticipated as a bridge to British public life, Crowninshield marriage ties in Naples, and Florists lamenting trends while Mrs. Field relocates from Chicago to Europe. Annapolis socials note naval academy candidates’ hop at Carvel Hall and a tea honoring Mrs. Brownson as the Washington Post book catalogue goes on sale.
Social column notes a Waldorf Astoria matinee on Valentine’s Day to support the Keats Shelley Memorial Fund. Edmund Clarence Stedman will preside. Julia Marlowe and Beatrice Herford perform. Rome house purchase for the poet memorial is the goal. a high‑level committee includes Mrs Root and Baron Mayor des Planches among others. Lenora Creel, heiress to a vast fortune, stands out among Washington diplomatic social circles with Enrique Creel as ambassador. The Creels and other rich diplomats mingle with Mexican, British, Brazilian, German, Japanese, and Nicaraguan envoys, as European tours shift from Riviera stays to motor tours and brief European sojourns.
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