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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
15
Winter goods and fabrics offered by Lace Curtains Portieres Couch Covers and c with remaining stock from leading manufacturers. Special January clearance on imported point lace curtains tapestry and rep couch covers portieres and squares of velours and tapestries with reduced prices and low estimates for slip covers upholstering and refinishing furniture on the fourth floor G St.
Our January sale offers Chinaware Glassware and house furnishings at specially low prices. Regular stock items and new goods bought from manufacturers at reduced rates are advertised. Center tables display Imported After-dinner Cups and Saucers from German and Japanese ware in rich patterns offered at 35c each, previously 30c.
A period advertisement promotes decorative sugar and cream sets from French German and Japanese wares with many items marked at 100 dollars per set. It lists bread and butter plates tea plates breakfast plates cups and saucers chocolate cups and saucers sugar and cream sets side dishes chocolate pots water sets and other wares with price reductions from previous higher amounts.
Carpet sweepers of known reliability and economical service offered by Bissell National Sterling and others with aluminum finish. Prices range from $1.00 to $1.75 each for sweepers and $1.75 to $2.00 for radiators. Also advertising stoves that will not smoke.
Special sale of oriental rugs offers substantial discounts to make room for new arrivals. Hammedan rugs in rich patterns, Muskabed and Cashmere pieces priced below regulars. examples include 119x142 ft Muskabed blue tan rug for 190, Cashmere 1-6x106 ft for 60, Muskabed 1 85x10%-ft for 75, Sennah 1-45x72-£ 1 rug described as very soft color.
Social notes recount the wedding of Miss Marion Dall daughter of Dr William Healey Dall to Charles Connor of the Bureau of Corporations at All Souls Church with a palms backdrop and a breakfast at the bride’s parents. Guests included Senators, officials, and New Haven and Chicago residents.
Mme de Cortes wife of the Colombian minister hosts the first formal reception with wide representation of diplomatic official and resident society at the new legation at 1518 Twenty-first street. Guests include Mme de Guzman and several ministers daughters with a display of palme pink carnations and hyacinths.
Mrs Martha Hichborn Blaine daughter of Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn and former wife of Jamies Blaine Jr quietly wed Lieut Paul S Pearsall on the Bellevue-Stratford fourth floor. The ceremony was performed by Rev Walter M Walker with only family and two couples as witnesses. Pearsall presented a diamond bracelet to the bride and the couple planned a New York hotel Belmont honeymoon.
Arrangements for Secretary Root and Mrs Root in Ottawa include a 1 pm Saturday arrival, a skating party at viceregal grounds, a quiet Rideau Hall dinner, and a Monday Rideau Hall banquet with Laurier and cabinet members. A Tuesday Canadian Club address is planned, with about sixty in attendance. Also, fashion intel notes moccasin trends among Gotham’s elite and Vanderbilt’s horse show preparations in London and at the Oakland farm.
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