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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1905
Page
7
The establishment advertises a broad holiday collection on main floor G Street including Christmas cards books calendars and diaries plus fine apparel fabrics and art objects. It urges early selection for Xmas gifts and offers to begin Christmas work now with custom embroidery marking and engraving services to ease holiday shopping and avoid crowds.
A manor of hand embroidered French lingerie by Mrs Evans’ selections exhibited in the French Salon on Eleventh Street. A 34-piece Magnificent French Bridal Trousseau priced at 400 dollars, with Calais lace, Torchen lace, and rich embroidery including daisy patterns and medallions. Items include gowns chemises drawers corset covers petticoats and more, available complete or by piece on the third floor.
A vintage catalogue-style piece promotes Thanksgiving home preparations with rugs, draperies, dining tables, damask linens, fine china, colonial and antique tableware, cut glass, silverware, and carving sets. It features Old World rug designs, mahogany and oak furnishings, and handmade linens, aiming to enhance dining rooms for the holiday.
Social notes from Washington recount Wynne and Mrs Wynne returning to the capital for official duties, hosting by Mrs Burton at Fort Snelling, and a Princeton based West Point Annapolis football game on December 2. Attending guests include Secretary of War party, Assistant Secretary Newberry, Chief Justice Fuller visitors, and several prominent families with domestic moves and engagements across Washington and nearby estates.
Mrs Beechman Lorillard and Mrs Beechman take an apartment at the Farragut for the winter. Mrs Ole Bird of New York guests with Mrs Bacon wife of Assistant Secretary Biatism. A Maud Wetmore hosted a small Sunday gathering for Mrs Frank Lawrence sister of Mrs John Jacob Astor. Mr and Mrs George Howard entertained at home recently to meet Lady Howard and Miss Aliee Howard.
Evangelist Rev A H Zimmerman spoke on the second and third commandments at Douglas Memorial Church. He argued art may exist but should not aid idol worship, urged direct prayer without images, and warned that a life inconsistent with profession blasphemes God. Also Rev Fred B Smith of the YMCA spoke at Belasco Theater on temperance gambling and impurity with nearly 2000 attendees and over 100 committing to Christian living.
The United States Fish Commission museum closes for about a week for interior changes and new specimens. The aquarium, including the grotta, is being rebuilt with new tanks from Potomac Creek stone bearing fossil shells. A fresh display of freshwater and saltwater fishes from the Great Lakes and Pacific Coast will be shown, plus specimens from the Portland Exposition.
Fragmented OCR lists various 24 inch and 30 inch linen centers and dollies with hemstitched drawn work. Mentions Renaissance style pieces, prices around .150 to .7Ba, and assorted table linens described with faces, sides, and fringed or embellished details.
The 22nd annual Thanksgiving donation party, hosted by the Catholic Knights of America, will be held Thursday at a p.m. in Convention Hall to aid St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum and assure comfort for the coming winter. Rev. Dr. Stafford to open with a welcome address. Fensinger's brass band will perform. committee heads include M. A. Keane and executive members B. J. Hannan, M. J. Meas, Jobo A. Madigan, and N. H. Shea. parish branches named encompass St Aloysius, St Peter, St Dominic, Immaculata Conception, St Marys, St Teresa, St Stephen's Carroll, with additional associate branches.
A barrel of twenty five Quest heads grown on Long Island shipped to President Roosevelt for Thanksgiving dinner. The Long Island Cauliflower Association arranged special cars for the delivery to Washington. The shipment aims to be part of the White House meal.
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