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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
45
Special opening of Easter millinery features a broad display of hats Parisian and American models including bonnets sailors dress hats and toques. Emphasis on becomingness straight lines hair styles flower trims ostrich plumes and ribbons. Mourning hats favor simple elegant lines with fine materials. Millinery Parlors second floor Tenth street.
Vitrophane, a European decorative material for plain window glass, offers decorative patterns while admitting light. Sold by roll or yard, it pairs with our spring shade stock and offers low prices on drapery fabrics, cretonnes, hand blocked linens, and plain linens for window treatments and slip covers.
Willow Furniture advertises a large assortment of Willow and Rattan furniture including side chairs arm chairs rockers tables and more at special low prices. Finishing in any color upon request with cushions available from 20 dollars and up. A highlighted value is Willow Arm chairs in natural finish at seven dollars each.
Advertises made to order slip covers for a 5 piece parlor suite in Belgian cotton stripe at 7.50 per suite with 25 yards used. Also offers printed dimity white ground covers with floral or stripe effects at 11.00 per suite using 25 yards.
On sale is the 1907 Rustless window screen with 14 mesh rustless wire filling and springs for top or bottom ventilation. Frames match woodwork. Also cabinet made doors of the best materials with brass hardware and oxidized grills, finished to harmonize with woodwork.
Floor coverings for spring and summer offered with easy cleaning and attractive appearance. Showcasing burlap and denim options with prices Burlap 35¢ per yard laid and Denim 60¢ per yard laid.
The fifth floor showcases Chinaware Glassware and House furnishings with Cut Glass Pressed Glass China and Porcelain for the table. Includes Kitchens Furnishings Utensils Laundry Requisites and Cleaning Helps. Labor saving devices offered with merit at low prices via direct factory purchases.
Glass vases in plain and green crystal colors and assorted shapes and sizes. Extra tall options suit Easter lilies and long stems. Priced to three dollars each. Imported vases with sweet pea pattern offered at two dollars twenty five cents and one dollar. Regular prices range from fifty cents to one dollar fifty.
Easter sale showcases a wide range of cut glass pieces from top makers. Items include vases bonbon dishes fruit dishes salad bowls ice cream trays water pitchers sugar sets carafes and more with prices from about 2.25 to 5.00 and special gift glassware priced 2.75 3.95 and 5.00 each.
Inexpensive jardinières in sorted shapes and sizes ideal for potted plants as Easter gifts. Four special lots shown on separate tables in our jardiniere department priced at 25c, 35c, 50c, and 75c each.
The department showcases new fish caring items for shad season including fish turners broilers boilers molds shad planks and more with prices ranging from 50 cents to 3 dollars per item and invites inspection.
The Ignito self lighting gas mantles claim economical, reliable light with no matches needed. They light as gas flows, reducing risk of asphyxiation and delivering brighter output while using less gas than standard mantles.
Bouillon cups and saucers in assorted shapes and decorations marked specially at 3 for sec. Usually 25 cents each.
Practical housekeepers burn a sulphur candle in a room or closet before packing away winter clothing to kill moths and moth eggs. Available in three sizes 3c and 1oc each on the fifth floor.
Large assortment of Figured Upholstery Fabrics in desirable colors and sizes priced by the yard. Gobelin Tapestry 50 inch wide in new designs for parlor and sitting room upholstery at 3.00 per yard. Value stated as 400.
Altamont Spring Water Co. proclaims its product as a uniquely pure spring water, sterilized bottles, and sanitary handling, claiming superiority to all others. Available at 1305 F Street NW and Woodward & Lothrop store locations as exclusive agents.
Best Quality Seeds and Bulbs announces its first season showing of high grade seeds and bulbs. Highlights include Johnson’s best flower seeds Sweet Peas two for a price, Pearl Tuberose bulbs Gladiolus bulbs Tuberose Geranium bulbs Caladiums and Dahlias. Garden tools and accessories offered at low prices.
A local retailer advertises moth prevention items including Moth Balls and Moth Flakes with pricing. Items listed feature Crystalline Camphor and Lavender Camphor by package and dozen, Cedar of Lebanon, Camphorated Flakes, Oriente Camphor, Chinese Ta Na Camphor, with unit and dozen prices.
Large consignment from a prominent maker features three and four fold screens in Mission Oak Light Oak and Japanese styles. Prices range from 1.50 to 25.00 with substantial savings on durable models filled with burlap interlining silkeline sateen and trim. Second floor department displays imported Japanese screens in red and green with git trim.
The elder daughter of Capt. William H. H. Southerland U S N and Mrs Southerland is engaged to Alfred Alvarez Calderon secretary of the Peruvian Legation. Calderon is the son of the former Peruvian minister to the U S and is expected to arrive from Peru around April with a late spring or early summer wedding likely. The note also records other society announcements and entertainments at Washington homes, including weddings and guest lists.
Society notes reveal Miss Ethel G Rockefeller, heiress daughter of the Rockefeller family, engaged to Marcellus Hartley Dodge, grandson of the late Marcellus Hartley. The piece details Dodge's wealth, lineage, and social prominence, plus upcoming wedding expectations and dress notes from society events.
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