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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1905
Page
19
New York Washington Paris store lines describe fall and winter renovations for homes. Housefurnishings and cleaning requisites are fully stocked and organized for easy selection, with tips from the house department on economical decorating and upkeep.
Oriental Rug dealer imports from Eastern markets offering a large stock of genuine rugs. Catalog includes Royal Persian Seraphe Mahal Mushkabad Muntaz Iran Cashmere Shirvan Kazak Daghestan and more with substantial discounts. Multiple sizes and bale lots priced from five to two hundred dollars with values shown. Fourth floor- G Street.
The store on Fourth floor G street showcases parlor and living room upholstery services, in-house making and reupholstering, plus a vast selection of draperies, portieres, and lace curtains. New velours, damasks, tapestries, and Parisian notions priced from $1 to $75 per yard or pair, with special prices on select curtains.
Dainty china, rich cut glass, artistic lamps, imported baskets, and modern house furnishings headline with a fifth floor department offering open stock dinner sets. Clinton Open-stock Dinner Ware by Ridgway Pottery in Staffordshire is showcased, with pieces sold individually or in 100 piece sets at $18 per set, plus other patterns from $7.50 to $150. Also new Swedish china and earthenware pieces arrive, priced from 25 cents upward.
Weekly arrivals showcase rich American cut glass in new shapes ideal for early fall gifts. Featured items include New Cut Glass Handled Baskets at 3 to 3.95, Sweet Pea Vases at 5.00, Tumblers and Vinegar Cruets at 3.95, Salad Bowls 4.25, Handled Nappies 2.25, Bead Bobache Candlesticks 1.00, Celery Dishes 3.50 to 5.00.
Advertisement for English Bone China items in white and gold pattern. Lists tea cups and saucers, bread and butter plates, tea plates, and breakfast plates with prices, highlighting low import prices and English origin.
Unusual value in covered soap dish drainer tooth brush holder and mug bathroom sets. Sets are tinted with pretty floral decoration. Priced at 50c per set.
Our New Jardiniere Room showcases the latest Jardinieres from top makers with a wide range of shapes sizes and colors at reasonable prices. A 10 inch top diameter jardiniere is offered at a low price, with other jardinières priced from 15 cents to 8 dollars on the fifth floor.
The offer features Green and Brown Earthenware Umbrella Stands with a height of 211-2 inches and a top width of 103-4 inches, designed with a broad base to resist tipping. Additional Umbrella Jars priced from $1.35 to $9.00.
Those seeking the best mantel lights should study the Lindsay for maximum light with minimal gas use. They suit regular fixtures or drop lights and come complete with globes and mantel. See them lighted in Lamp Department.
Arecia Palm plants offered in 1-2 inch pots at five cents each. The listing promotes a new lot following a previous spring sale and emphasizes the unusually low price.
An advertisement touts nickel plated bathroom fittings on brass for corrosion resistance and durability. Includes prices for towel bars, soap dishes, washstands, safety matches holders, brushes, sponge holders, and toilet paper holders with entries like 3¢, 25¢, $1.00 and up.
A series of society weddings and engagements unfolds in Washington. Miss Elise Gouvverneur Heiskell, descendant of President Monroe, marries Harry Freeman Clark at Rosemont Bethesda. Miss Marie Belle Herron marries Rev Titus E Davis at Westminster Church. Rose Hill Matthews wed Newark Ohio, and Miss Mary V Carley ties with Joseph A Fisher at St Stephen's Church. Guests include prominent officials and social figures.
Secretary Taft met wife Helen and children Charles amid their Red Star liner Kroonland's Dover delay. The Tafts, who spent summer in Switzerland and Oxford, will travel to Washington tomorrow. Mrs Taft left for Europe months ago while Taft sailed to the Philippines. Tonight they dined with Henry W. Taft, the secretary's brother.
Prof William Reynolds Vance, acting dean since the start of the current college year, is likely to become dean of the George Washington University Law School. Vance, a GWU instructor since 1908, holds multiple degrees from Virginia and has long served as Tucker’s successor at the law department.
Gunston Hall opened yesterday morning at 19th and Florida, in a building by Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Mason to serve as a girls school. The ceremony included a prayer and an address by Rev. Clement Brown. The modern facility includes large classrooms, study halls, music and art rooms, a gym, and assembly space. Associate principal is Miss Baith AvGiark Tl A, with Bila Reese supervising science and intermediate departments.
The Carroll Institute Literary Club held its opening meeting last night in the library building on Tenth Street. Officers elected for the coming year are W. W. Sullivan, president. James Smith, vice president. F. F. Meckenhaupt, secretary. The president appointed executive committee members Joseph Sullivan D C G Hd awards and George Sullivan.
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