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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1907
Page
11
Palm Beach season preview at Main Floor G Street highlighting spring assortments for resorts. Departments display broader variety than usual with exclusive novelties in imports and accessories, inviting attention.
Social notes detail a gay embassy dinner honoring the Emperor's birthday with the German ambassador and Baroness von Sternburg as hosts. The guest list includes staff, Germans from New York and Washington, and numerous society figures, with toasts and merriment reported throughout the evening. The column also notes buffet luncheons at Mrs. E Victor Cordell's home for Mrs. Piquette Mitchell and a long roster of attendees across several events.
Enrique C Creel the new Mexican ambassador to the United States will reach Washington tomorrow at noon from St Louis aboard the Baltimore and Ohio He travels with Mrs Creel the second secretary and the military attache of the embassy Paris gossip covers Marguerite Ryles anticipated wedding to Count Bernard de la Fosse and other gossip about European royalty and society scenes in Cannes and Floors Castle plus notes on American heiresses and marriages including Pauline Mortons wedding and the Appleton divorce case in London and Morristown NJ
A partial OCR note describes fabrics on G Street mentioning 32 inch wide items in checks stripes and plaids and 29 inch wide floral prints on small white check backgrounds. The passage reads as a fragment of a larger textile or sale listing with no clear dates or sellers.
A diversified selection of half silk fabrics is offered including Banzai silk Mikado silk Mousseline de Soie and printed silk organdie. Prices range from 25 to 75 cents per yard. Second floor availability at six..?
EARE reports a George Town customs arrival of French hand made bridal lingerie sets and single garments. Sets feature nainsook fabric, Calais lace, Valenciennes trim, hand embroidery and tucks with prices from 17.75 to 31.50. Crests, monograms, and initials can be embroidered on complete trousseaux or individual pieces. Samples are on display in the art exhibition on the third floor Eleventh Street.
A historic ad details a grand book store offering modern literature and ready worldwide ordering. Featured titles include Heaven's Distant Lampspoems, Because I Love You, Chronicles of the Little Tot, Sermons and Essays, The Bible and Spiritual Criticism, The Mohammedan World of Today, Nature and Health, and daily readings for the year.
A catalog listing several philosophy titles and prices including The Culture of the Soul Among Western Nations by P Ram Anathan at $1.25, Studies in Philosophy and Psychology for former students of Charles E Garman at $2.50, The Syllogistic Philosophy by JF E Abbott in two volumes at $3, and Christian Theism and Spiritual Monism by W L Walker at $3.00.
A catalog of volumes across standard sets and children's titles with binding notes and prices. Includes Roosevelt and Dickens Complete Works, Dumas series, Shakespeare, Cooper, Stimson, Crane, Wilson, Whiting, Spinney, Shaw, Doyle, Tracy, Tracy titles, Hans Christian Andersen, Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe edited by Oliver Optic, Mother Goose, and other illustrated works priced from 8c to $10.00.
A catalog snippet lists Dixie After the War by M. L. Avary for 2.75, Heresies of Sea Power by Fred T. Jane with maps at 4.00, American Country Homes and Their Gardens with illustrations for 4.00, and Prose You Ought to Know edited by John R. Howard.
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