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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
25
Woodward Glothrop announces business hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m until further notice. Located at York Washington Pari in the main floor on G Street, the shop offers valentines and valentine favors.
The sale advertises heavy and fine linens from European manufacturers including bleached damask napkins and tablecloths, high grade damask tea gowns, towels, sheets, and wool blankets. Prices cut from regular markets, with patterns from Austrian sources and designs like Chrysanthemum and Lilac. Limited quantities offered direct from suppliers, quantities and sizes listed.
Last week of LAOS January sale highlights Lace Curtains Portieres Draperies and Upholstery Fabrics with varied designs and colors. Sill and Full thrash Curtains Embroidered Velour Cushion Covers Cretonnes Taffetas and Art Tickings are offered in many values from 23c to 022.50 per yard and up, including import samples suitable for couches and doorways.
Special sale of box couches guaranteed for superior construction. They feature oil tempered springs and ball bearing casters, with cretonne upholstery in light and dark patterns. Priced at 12.50 each, value 15.00. W offer a small jet of box couches. These couches were
Immediate clearance offers a large rug lot including Wilton 27x4 inch at 3.75, 36x63 inch Wilton at 5, Arlington 36x63 inch at 6.50, Clover 9x12 at 5, All-wool Ingram 6x127 at 7.50, Brussels 9x12 at 17.50, Wilton 9x12 at 35 and 50, plus Oriental rugs in small 3 to 4 by 4 to 7 feet. Fourth floor.
Sale offers brass beds cribs springs pillows and box springs at marked down prices. Items include mission style and upholstered box springs made by own factory with high quality materials. Prices range from $12.50 to $70 and more, reflecting new shipments requiring immediate removal.
Advertises chinaware glassware lamps and house furnishings of first quality not seconds with a wide variety of shapes and cuttings. Highlights special article tables priced at 2.75 3.95 and 3.00 each noting value for money and selection.
A sale offers five lots of cups and saucers at deeply reduced prices. Lot 1 includes Japanese, German China tea cans and saucers at 25c each. Other lots feature decorated French, German and Japanese china cups and saucers at 50c to 1.50 each with various value ranges. Also shown lamps, candlesticks, shades, and domestic electric items with glass shades, brass and wrought iron pieces priced from 10c to 1.40.
The department proposes numerous gift items and home pieces at moderate cost with suggestions for fayors and decor. Readers are invited to inspect offerings and consider practical, affordable options for personal use or gift giving.
Ex cellent in quality and appearance and fitted with latest improvements. Brass Bird Cages, $1.25 to $6. Zine Parrot Cages. $2 to $3.50.
Imported hand carved wood bread plates offered as wooden wedding gifts in various designs and prices from 23 cents to 2.25 dollars. Matching knives with carved wood handles available at 75 cents each. Also listed are galvanised steel garbage cans at 50 cents, gas heating stoves from 1.25 dollars upward, and odorless oil stoves from 3.00 dollars upward.
Special hygienic cooking lessons by Miss S F Bonner from 10 to 11 3 to 5 daily. Free samples include delicious cakes and other viands. Ice cream made with Wesson Oil as a milk substitute served today. Fifth floor.
Mrs A B Butler hosted a dinner dance for daughters Francesca and Gladys Butler in Highlands ball room with thirty two tables. Guests included Christine Roosevelt and many distin guished figures. Mrs John Logan gave a luncheon for a visiting guest. Various ambassadors and senators attended dinners and receptions at embassies and residences, with elaborate gowns and center pieces of roses and ferns.
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