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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
7
An ůjumbled catalog entry describes Le Naipsook Corset Covers with beaded neck edges and three rows of embroidery, priced at 31.00. Cambric Long Skirts in umbrella style feature deep fringe and brimmed lace edging, priced at 1.00 each, with lace insertion and edging details noted.
A 1905 catalog advertises a broad assortment of trunks including Dress Skirt Steamer and Wardrobe designs. Highlights feature basswood bodies with leather handles and canvas coverings, with prices from 3.75 to 15.00 and specialized cowhide leather cases and Oxford bags for travelers.
Our packing and shipping service offers experienced packers to handle art goods bric a brac pictures silverware chinaware furniture and household items. Services can be done at your residence or in our Shipping Department with estimates cheerfully furnished. Basement.
Near the top neckwear maker in the country, we offer about 50 dozen cravats cut from scraps of silk. Priced at 1 and 1.50 dollars, they are offered at nearly half or less than half the regular cost. The ties retain the maker's care and quality, with two grades represented.
Special price notices for ties at 65 cents each, for purchases of one or two dollars. The ties are shown in the men’s window on F Street with full display visible on center counters in the men’s store on the main floor near the entrance.
A prominent manufacturer’s lot of 25 dozen Women’s Pure Silk Hose offered at a special price. Slight weave irregularities make them seconds yet wearable, with prices ranging from 1.50 to 3.00. Main floor.
A sale item features fifty dozen Women’s Swiss Ribbed Lisle Thread Vests with low necks and shut sleeves, ideal as corset covers, offered at a special price of 37 1/2c regular 50c. Also advertised are a variety of sewing machines with notes on features, prices, and guarantees, plus a pure jelly dessert mix and Bromangelon demonstrations in the Pure Food Department on the fifth floor to be prepared with hot water.
A high society wedding and reception filled the evening as Mohun and Michener tied the knot at the bride’s home then hosted a reception. Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie and numerous dignitaries attended the festivities with many ambassadors and high officials present.
A high society note lists Mrs Benedict and Miss Patten hosting teas as Miss Nora Michener and Mr Barry Mohun wed at the bride’s parents home on Nineteenth Street. Rev John Boland officiated. Among guests were Gen Matthew Butler and Col Carroll Wright. The Mohuns plan a ten day trip then stay with the Micheners.
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