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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1911
Page
14
Gift collection highlights European and Oriental decorative wares including dinnerware, cut glass, and art wares. Assortments cover patterns in French, Austrian, and domestic potteries with service for 12 and varied pieces such as bowls, trays, sets, pitchers, dishes, and unique cut glass designs.
A display features hand painted Nippon china and other Japanese ware with oriental colorings. Includes separate tables and decorative pieces, matched sets, and varied artistic forms. Items are Mat Green Ware framed in brush brass, offered from $4.50 to $10.50 each on the Fifth floor. Also Clever ivory finished reproductions in ornaments, statues, busts, vases, steins, figures, fern boxes, and animals in various designs.
UK own direct importation of hand carved Circassian Walnut furniture in Louis XIV XV and XVI period styles. Displays include parlor suites sofas chairs tables cabinets and stools with caned and upholstered pieces. Shown natural or gold leaf finish and tinted to match decorative schemes.
Lace Curtains present a wide selection from top designers and makers in Europe, the Far East, and America. Highlights include Filet Real Arabian Princess Duchess Cluny Renaissance Swiss Point Saxony Brussels and other noted makes. The range covers nets and laces matched in combination with a high character exclusive to this collection.
The Secretary of the Navy hosts Admiral Goni of the Chilean navy at a luncheon today in Washington. Admiral Goni, sightseeing, visited Annapolis yesterday with aides Capt. Steven and Capt. Searles and their wives. He toured the White House and studied the new portrait of the President in the blue room. The party plans to depart for New York at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Helena Stallo, heir to a $10 million plus estate from Alexander McDonald, ends engagement to Nile Florman, a Swedish family member. Father Edmund Stallo confirms the split in New York, noting no known reason beyond a woman’s decision.
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Leona Edgar Kidwell to Mr Jocelyn Paulit Yoder on October 17 at St Margarets Church with a small family reception at 2015 Nineteenth Street. Mrs Kidwell’s home is Boston bound after the ceremony. Also noted are passengers including Rourke Cockran and family aboard the Victoria Luise, plus Cockran’s views on global unrest and labor strife.
The author argues prices for butter eggs meat and other basics are nearly the same across shops. Bargaining with grocers is futile and wholesale buying is impractical due to storage. Small orders and frequent deliveries may be uneconomical, and women should balance diet and expenses while seeking honest dealers. The piece notes women often treat household financial problems as personal rather than systemic.
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