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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1918
Page
8
Christmas gift season calls for practical handkerchiefs and embroidered articles. Due to a shortage of skilled needleworkers orders should be placed early for embroidery and other items. Art Needlework Dept. Second Floor.
The Fur Storage Department requests that owners remove furs and garments from vaults before cold weather sets in. With a single daily delivery and limited help, a rush of orders would be unmanageable. owners are urged to pick up in person at the Vaults Office, Seventh Floor, F Street.
Auction-like catalog notes several dining room suites in mahogany and walnut, priced below market. Listings include Queen Anne and Chinese Chippendale sets with tables, buffets, china cabinets, and chairs in blue, black, or brown leathers and haircloth. Prices range from 200 to 900 dollars, with detailed descriptions of dimensions finishes and upholstery.
A fragmentary humorous piece questions how men explain things to wives, noting misunderstandings and the idea that many men are confined bachelors. The tone mimics a light column or joke for a periodical.
A fragment on kitchen sauce secrets cites Al Sauce as a game changer for dishes like celery soup. It shifts to a dramatic, mock-epic aside about a husband, foreign intrigue, and public scandal before reporting Mrs. John T. Cole's death at 00 East Capitol Street after a two hour indigestion illness. She was born in Philadelphia in 1854 and lived in Washington 25 years, survived by husband and three sons and a daughter.
Brazilian Ambassador and Mme da Gama left Washington for New York where she will winter and he will soon return to become minister of foreign affairs in Brazil. Several society moves and family news follow including marriages, arrivals, a death, and a temporary illness in the district.
Special to The Washington Fest from New York reports a flood of Washingtonians staying at prominent hotels. Capt J de Courtiron and Maj Bertrand of the French mission arrive at the Vanderbilt with Gen Cloudon, plus numerous officers and civilians from Washington check into hotels across the city. Notables include ambassadors, senators, and military staff at the Astor, Ritz Carlton, Waldorf, and other outlets, while Col Warren and Mrs Warren plan winter stays at Cedarhurst and New York accommodations.
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