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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
7
Business hours 8:30 a m to 5 30 p m until further notice. Valentines and Valentine Favors showcased on the Main Floor G Street.
The Annnal Linen Sale features imported heavy and fine table linens from Austrian and European makers. Prices include napkins, damask sets, table runners, and napkins at reduced figures, with discounts on tea cloths, towels, sheets, and crochet bedspreads from John S Brown & Sons and others.
Last week of January sale features lace curtains, portieres, draperies, and upholstery fabrics in rich designs and deep fringes. Prices from $1.73 to $7.50 pair for lace curtains, portieres range up to $30.00, cushion covers $1.73, cretonnes and taffetas offered in heavy assortments with marked values.
Special sale of box couches made in our own work room with superior construction. They feature oil tempered soft springs ball bearing casters and attractive cretonne coverings in light and dark effects. Priced at 12 50 each value 15 00. We offer a small jet of box couches these couches were
Immediate clearance offers a large rug lot including Wilton 27x4 inch $3.75, 36x63 inch $5, Arlington $6.50, Clover 9x12 ft $5, All-wool Ingram $7.50, Brussels 9x12 ft $17.50, Wilton 9x12 ft $35 and $50, plus Oriental rugs in small sizes including Shirvan Karabaugh Daghestan and Mousseul with rich colorings. Fourth floor G.
Special sale offers brass beds cribs mattresses box springs and pillows at low prices due to new shipments arriving. Includes mission style designs solid brass tubing upholstered box springs and post mattresses from our factory with prices ranging from 12.50 to 40.00 and markdowns from higher prior prices.
A newspaper ad promotes chinaware, glassware, lamps, and house furnishings of first quality with no seconds. It highlights a wide variety of shapes and cuttings and notes special tables priced at 2.75 3.95 and 3.00 representing value.
A display features five lots of cups and saucers offered at greatly reduced prices. Lot 1 shows Dainty Thin Japan and German China tea canisters and saucers at 25c. Lot 2 includes decorated cups and saucers at 50c, with values up to $1.00. Lot 3 offers decorated French German and Japanese cups at 75c, valued up to $1.50. Lot 4 adds richly decorated French China cups at $1.00, values $1.50. Also shown are lamps candlesticks shades, electric paraphernalia, glass shades, brass lamps and candlesticks, wrought-iron candlesticks, candles in varied colors and sizes.
The Japanese department presents a range of gift ideas, fayors, and home decor pieces suitable for varying budgets. Readers are invited to inspect offerings and consider selections within moderate pricing.
Comprehensive sales notice for brass bird cages priced from 1.25 to 6 dollars and zine parrot cages priced 2 to 3.50 dollars. Includes mentions of improvements and high quality appearance. Contains product names, prices, and sales emphasis for shoppers.
A vintage ad lists hand carved wooden bread plates marketed as gifts for wooden weddings. Items come in various designs with prices from 23¢ to $2.25 each. Also offered are matching carved knives at 75¢, steel garbage cans at 50¢, gas heating stoves from $1.25, and oil heating stoves at $3.00 and up.
Special hygienic cooking lessons by Miss S. F. Bonner from 10 to 11 and 3 to 5 daily. Demonstrations of Snowdrift Hogless Lard and Wesson Oil, products of the Southern Cotton Oil Company. Free samples including ice cream made with Wesson Oil. Fifth floor.
A sweeping social page details Mrs A B Butler hosting a dinner dance for daughters Francesca and Gladys, Mrs John A Lagan hosting a luncheon for Mrs Pullman of Chicago, and a Roosevelt guests list at a Bonaparte dinner at Rauscher’s. Highlights include Killarney roses centerpieces, embassy guests, and numerous society entries across receptions, luncheons, and dances with prominent names such as Roosevelt, Clark, Jenkins, and Bonaparte noted among a wide cadre of officials and socialites.
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