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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
25
MPORITFERS halted certain fine French hand made lace curtains including Arabian and Marie Antoinette styles. The discontinued lines featured attractive patterns with advance fall samples. Cross Curtain sets priced as an economical buy for future use.
Discontinued trench silk damask offered in rose, Dubarry, cerise cream and dark green shades. Suitable for diaperres and wall hangings or as a decorative frame. Limited stock noted with emphasis on rich tones and decorative potential.
Stock screen doors offered in multiple sizes including 25 366 27 368 27 7 and 210s7. Cabinet made stock doors feature white pine frames with 14 mesh rustless wire. Prices marked as very special with attention to stock clearance and ren under of stock.
An advertised sale features Chinaware and glassware with Cure 1 Pay terms, plus numerous Mason jars in wide and narrow mouth styles. Prices range from 10s to 100s, including 4 Lazen items, 760i quarts, and complete sets with rubbers.
Fragmentary OCR lists pints complete with rubbers and quantities with prices 9c, $100, and $135 plus multiple notes. Items resemble catalog shorthand, unclear context, mentions gallons and rubbers, likely a price list or sales notice from a shop or ad.
Advertises jelly glasses with white glass and plum color options. Lists prices for pint and quavn quantities in dozens, marking 20¢ per dozen pint, 25¢ per dozen quavns, and 35¢ per dozen.
Advertisement promotes Guaranteed Lawn Mowers with emphasis on easy close terms and unbeatable prices. Claims four years of sales with high customer satisfaction and offers mowers starting at 225 dollars, highlighting unique construction and competitive pricing against other makes.
A fragment lists various kitchen items with prices: kettles 40¢ each, jap fillers 10¢, presses 28¢, jely stainers 15¢, bags $0.10, and a series of ounces priced at $1.00, indicating a sale or catalog entry for discounted goods.
A pretty wedding joined Miss Katherine Schrider and Mr Edward W Sanders at the bride’s 613 Newton Place residence with music and a palm decorated setting. The bride wore white with a shower bouquet. attendants included Mary Hite and Fearl Sanders. Mr and Mrs Sanders plan a fall trip and later residence at 613 Newton Place. Engagements and social notes follow with coverage of diplomats, military attaches, guests, and summer movements among Washington families and nearby resorts.
A mostly readable profile of Miss Kohlhaus and Miss Palmer’s Chicago wedding and home setup, the gift parade from high society buyers including the Princs Cantacuzens and Vanderbilts, and hints of Newport social shifts. Mentions Alfred Vanderbilt, Reginald Vanderbilt, and the Earl of Clancarty amid a broader gossip tapestry.
The prince arrives in dark blue tweed suit with pale tan gloves and light gray derby. Catholic clergy host a luncheon at Chateau Bellevue with dignitaries including Archbishop Regin and Premier Laurier. He declines a historic wine, tours Ste Anne de Béguple, and chats briefly with local residents before returning to Quebec by car.
The Newport season features Misses Brown and Green, Mr Stanley, and numerous Boston, Philadelphia, Beverly Farms guests at the Casino and Mathewson Club. Nobility and society members including Col and Mrs Robinson depart for Greenwich while others return to New York or hostions. Notable arrivals include Mr and Mrs Colgate and Mr Vanderbilt entourage, with polo, balls, and dinners shaping a lively resort week.
Newport Rhode Island reports a 1908 trend as women leave their homes in bathing costumes prepared at home and travel by auto to the beach. Miss Emedy Redmond and Mrs Eugene Hale Jr are credited with pioneering the practice, inspiring more women to adopt elaborate bathing cloaks and leisures along Red Cross avenue and Bath road. Mr Pembroke Jones and Mrs Jones host a Clambake Club dinner for Sadie Jones and friends, though Mrs Jones attends in mourning.
Preparations for a busy summer week at Long Branch center on a daytime horse show with evenings free for dances and entertainment. A cafe chantant in aid of Washington Heights Hospital, featuring Cecilia Loftus impersonations and dances by Bessie Clayton, plus a Merry Widow travesty. Flowers and confectionery sold by young women including Lyons, Miller, Hoffman, Speyer, Plaut, and others, with ushers from local society led by Harold A Content.
The text lists numerous social figures arriving or staying at the Hollywood and other hotels for the week, with hosts and guests from New York, Trenton and Philadelphia. It notes tickets on sale for Mr Adolph Heller on Cedar Avenue, supper plans after the entertainment, and various arrivals at the Hollywood and Hotel Takanassee for the Verso show.
A flurry of summer social events across Lenox Stockbridge and Pittsfield features lunches, garden parties, debutante events, and house gatherings. Notables including Mrs John L Alexandre Mrs Richard Watson Glide Miss Grace Sedgwick Miss Margaret Hubbell and several Van Rensselaers attend outings at Four Brooks Farm Red Lion Inn and Curtis Hotel while Mrs Sarah A Dutton marks her 86th birthday with family and friends.
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