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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
7
A long advertisement describes a summer sale on china and cut glass. It highlights a wide range of items from French, German, and Japanese china to pressed and blown glass pieces. Notable offerings include cut glass sets, vases, bowls, plates, and dinner sets with prices and patterns, aiming to attract wedding gifts and summer home purchases.
French china dishes and meat platters from Limoges offered at half regular prices. New stock from a leading importer includes various covered dishes and platters with marked reductions. Prices range from $1.25 to $3.50 with multiple items in stock.
Local listing touts two complete lines of lamps in black, brass, copper and glass with brackets, hanging, and central draft reading lamps for kitchen, dining room, and library. Highlights include bedroom lamps, library lamps at five dollars, reading lamps, and a full line of lamp shades, chimneys and wicks.
In the Housefurnishing Department we feature summer home requisites and aids. Suggested items include Sea Picks Lemonade Straws Go per 100 Fly Killers Wa Aluminum Pocket Drinking Cups wooden Phonic Plates Sparklet Betties Sparklet Bulbs 10 in a box.
Ohio steam cooker highlights include a versatile round cooker with copper bottoms, allowing multiple dishes to be cooked over a single burner. Marketed as a time saver and efficiency booster, it appeals to households seeking practical, affordable kitchen upgrades.
Superstition grants a day of rest to Duple while Mrs Foraker leaves town for a summer in Bryn Mawr and Magnol Beach. Alice Roosevelt returns from Cincinnati. Dozens of upcoming weddings and summer trips thread through Washington society with clergy, bridesmaids, ushers, and naval officers named among attendees and hosts.
The Sylvan Players presented Merchant of Venice and As You Like It outdoors on Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Lane drawing larger crowds than previous shows. Cast including Bidney Herbert Alicia Cortelyosd ag Portia Rosalind and George Le Soir received strong notices for acting and music. The troupe will perform all week with a revised schedule and nightly performances led by Le Soir, offering Matinee today and multiple evening shows through Saturday.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church hosted a lawn fete on Columbia road. Hundreds attended despite heat as Japanese lanterns marked the grounds. Miss Isadore Emory led. ice cream by Mrs. George U Host. cake by Ethel Lasiér. lemonade by Marguerita Strawn. candy by Ethel Calvert. A gypsy tent run by Fanny Stocking sold fortunes. fish pond drew crowds early and money poured in.
The Railway Mail Association third division held its annual convention at Loyal Legion Hall on Tenth street. E C Plunkett presided as division president of Richmond, and F D Gavin of Washington served as secretary. Officers elected were R D Gavin president, 0 S Woody vice president, H T Hayes secretary, and C P Sales with W L Klinehoose as delegates to the Cincinnati national convention. HF Blogbar was chosen after Piamett declined and re-election.
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