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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
26
Woodward and Lothrop advertise a broad selection including long and short coats hats and bonnets dresses and complete infant wardrobes. Also women's negligees silk crepe de chine dressing gowns matinees bath robes French corsets and silk petticoats.
A sale offering remnants and odd lots from men’s ties to boys’ suits on the third floor. Highlights include 15 dozen men’s four-in-hand ties at 25 cents each, boys’ double-breasted suits as low as 2.95, and all-wool sailor suits reduced to 4.25. Dense list notes reductions across clothing, undergarments, and accessories with sizes and former prices.
Bargain listing for women's dressing sacques available Friday in pink and blue with Spreechear cuffs and scalloped trim. Sizes include all alzes. Priced at one dollar each. Located third floor eleventh section.
An advertisement notes guaranteed silk skirts and taffeta silk petticoats not to split, offered in attractive styles with flounces of varying widths in black and popular shades. Priced at 5.50 each, value 6.50. Third floor Eleventh street location.
Damask cloths offered at Special price 2.25 each for 50 full bleached pieces sized 2x21 2 yards. Also 23 embroidered and hemmed bureau and sideboard scarfs with scalloped edges marked down from 200 to 1.50, 225 to 1.50, 83.50 to 2.50, and 4.00 to 3.00. Record floor eleventh st.
A sale of imported cut glass water bottles offered in a bright pattern. Priced at 1.95 with a stated value of 3.25. Located on the fifth floor G ft.
English porcelain dishes in assorted vegetable serving sets with covers, decorative styles. Sample from a manufacturer offered at half price or less. 50 cents each for choice, previously 1.00 to 1.25. Fifth floor GST.
Open stock china sale offers drastic cuts on Deco patterns French English and American goods. Includes soup tureens plates sauce dishes dinner plates and baking meats with prices per dozen or each. Fifth floor Gat.
A catalog listing for a upholstery department sale features muslin curtains in multiple styles priced from 1.00 to 3.00 per pair, lace and net curtains, tapestry couch covers, portieres, and various remnants. Many items show reduced prices, including Grenadine the Rep Portieres and upholstery fabrics, with yardages and sizes noted across the fourth floor listings.
A department sale advertises reduced prices on assorted items including a Winged Mercury bronze figure, a white marble pedestal, an Italian marble vase, a Royal Banner, a bronze electrolier, a green marble pedestal, and a pink lamp shade with velvet lace, all marked down with large cuts. Main floor GST.
On the sixth floor G ft a sale offers Schad oak chiffoniers weathered oak tables and chests with copper pulls decorative desks and cabinets. Prices drop from near 50 to under 35 dollars and many pieces feature solid quartered oak frames mahogany inlay and classical detailing.
White China Silk Waists in several sizes 34 36 38 and 40 priced $2.95 each. White Lawn Waists offered in assorted sizes and styles at deep reductions. Black Taffeta Silk Waists plaited front and back size 42 reduced from $5.00 to $2.95. Third floor G street.
A sale notice details Miss Fancy Brown Cheviot Suit and multiple girls garments with reductions from $28.00 to $18.50, $13.50 to $5.00, $15.00 to $5.00, and $20.00 to $3.75. Includes lawn dresses, coats, pique dresses, thin lawn outfits, a Peter Thompson suit, and a third floor note.
Shoe department advertises 26 pairs Women’s Bright Dongola Slip pers with beaded vamp and Louis XIV heel in sizes A to D and 3 to 6, reduced from 3.00 to 2.00 per pair. Also 38 pairs Women’s Patent Ideal Kidskin Lace Shoes with web sole in several sizes, reduced from 5.00 to 2.50. Includes Misses’ Kidskin Lace Shoes and button styles, many sizes, reduced from 2.50 to 1.50. Third floor-loth st.
Sepia photograph titled The Old Couple and hand colored pictures His Lordship and The First Nighter were reduced from dollars to tens of cents. Numerous unframed platinotypes and hardwood frames in various sizes also discounted, with prices marked down substantially. Fourth floor Tenth et.
Woodward and Tothrop TM sewing machine drop head with automatic lift, complete with full attachments and five year guarantee. Woodwork marred. Reduced from 28.50 to 25.00. New Victor sewing machine box top, complete with attachments and five year guarantee, wood damaged. Reduced from 18.00 to 1 second floor G st.
A Fifth floor sale posting lists discounts on household goods including a chair step ladder 15-foot settee and various pots pans and kitchen items. Prices drop from 1.15 to 60 cents from 5.00 to 2.50 and to 2.00 for a gold medal clothes wringer with many shopworn or damaged pieces.
Lieut. Gen Chaffee and wife and daughter Helen return Saturday after three months abroad. Senor Torres y Sageseta leaves Washington for Japan duties with Mexican Embassy. Anne Boling Washington to Augustus Blagden wedding described with guests from Washington and New York. Announcements of Law Johnson engagement and several Washington weddings followed by receptions and travel plans.
Irvine di Zerega of New York City and Miss Martha A di Zerega granddaughter of Capt Alfred B L Zerega of Aldie were wed at the Church of Our Redeemer Aldie. The groom a U S Navy officer and Larchmont Yacht Club member. They plan a bridal tour and then reside in Aldie.
The Wimodaughsis held a formal housewarming and reception last night at 1005 H Street, with hundreds of friends touring the new quarters from 8 to 10:30. The receiving line included officers and members such as Omma M. Gillett, Ida M. Moyers, Catherine C. Farrar, Stella M. Wilson, Hortense Xeables, Ida M. Colford, and others as the building showed its newly equipped gymnasium on the first floor, the largest in the building, dedicated to physical culture and dancing classes.
Senor Emilio Joubert, serving as charge d affaires since October 194, presented to President Roosevelt as Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary from Santo Domingo. He conveyed cordial hopes for strong bilateral ties and best wishes from Dominican President Morales, which Roosevelt welcomed and affirmed mutual friendship.
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk October 18 President Roosevelt will skip Norfolk on his return from a Southern tour. Mayor Riddick and city council heads had invited him. White House letter from Secretary Loeb regrets Norfolk cannot be included. Roosevelt and party to stay at the executive mansion in Richmond.
Rev. S. M. Newman’s resignation as pastor was accepted at a church meeting citing poor health. He stated he cannot fulfill duties and denied resigning to devote himself to mining, though may later engage in its development after his February departure.
A Charleston delegation led by Mayor Rhett and ex Mayor Smyth visited the White House to discuss presenting a silver service to the cruiser Charleston and to thank the President for Navy Yard support. They applauded his Russo Japanese peace achievement and were received cordially.
Three years ago today the White House announced Henry L. West as District Commissioner. The organic law of 1878 set his term to expire today, but a prior interpretation extended his appointment to cover the late Commissioner Ross’s unexpired term ending December 4, 1902. Therefore West’s high term expires on December 4 this year.
A bronze bust of Christopher Columbus, purchased with funds from Italian societies, was unveiled in front of the Carnegie Library in Pueblo. Participants included Signor Edmondto Mayor des Pranches, the Italian Ambassador to Washington, Count Corte the Italian consul in Denver, and Colorado’s two U S Senators and three Congressmen.
Mrs Walter G. Cowles of Hartford died at Middlesex Hospital from injuries after an automobile crash at a railroad crossing in Cobalt last Saturday evening. Her young son was killed in the same accident. The touring car struck a train near the New Haven Hartford line.
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