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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
19
The advertisement details Upholstery and Drapery Departments at Woodward & Lothrop in New York Washington Paris, featuring a wide range of fabrics including velours brocades tapestries and laces. It promotes hand sewn curtains Arabian Renaissance and clung lace curtains with prices from 3 to 75 dollars per pair and many special values across curtain types and textiles.
Comprehensive display of new ready made portieres including Duplex Embossed Velour and French Jute Velours with corded and fringed borders. Also Ouertal Tapestries, Bagdad and Suk fabrics, plus a wide range of upholstery fabrics from plain Velours to brocades and damasks priced from $1.50 to $18 per yard. Couch and table covers in foreign and domestic styles offered, with reversible tapestry options and wide size variety.
A local advertisement highlights a comprehensive display of light-weight draperies and yard goods. Patterns range from neat dainty effects to large bold designs. Hungarian cloth double-faced fabric 36 inches wide 30 cents a yard. Tickings 36 inches wide 30 cents a yard. Cretonnes 32 inches wide 20 cents to to yard. Trigh Point and Colonial Laces for curtains and panels 12 to 34 inches wide 55 cents to 3 dollars a yard.
Large display of genuine Oriental rugs with a guaranteed authenticity and value. Offers numerous Persian Mahal and Mushkabad carpets in various sizes and lots at reduced prices, plus silks, Shirvan, Kabastan, Kazak, Dabistan, Daghestan pieces and more with marked values. Includes multiple single carpets and bale lots priced well below listed values.
Dainty China, brilliant cut glass, artistic lamps, imported baskets, and modern house furnishings fill a spacious store. Buying direct from makers lets the shop offer unusual values while stressing quality over defect-prone items. Special wedding gift pieces are prominently displayed for October weddings.
Open stock sets present over 50 options to choose only needed pieces. English French and American potteries mixed, priced from 7.60 per set. New English Open-stock Dinner Set in Hecht blue Copenhagen pattern available in 10-piece sets at 15.00 per set. Also gold single pieces offered.
A local retailer touts a complete line of imported and domestic toilet sets in assorted shapes and decorations. Highlights include 10-piece Plain Print sets for 1.93, 12-piece Plain Print at 3.60, 10-piece and 12-piece Gold Stippled decorated options, 72-piece hand-filled sets, and Royal Doulton ware offerings. Prices range to 18 dollars per set.
An ad offers a fresh import of English Bone China in a dainty gold-line pattern. Items include tea cups and saucers, bread and butter plates, tea plates and breakfast plates at low prices, with multiple lots and unclear pricing.
An unusually priced bathroom set offered at 50 cents per 5 piece package. The set includes a covered soap dish with drainer a tooth brush holder and a mug, in tinted floral decoration.
We announce a new stock of garden jardinières and flower pots in Rookwood colors. Various sizes priced from 18¢ to $4.00 and up. New 7 to 14 inch tops shown, with selections including 8 and 9 inch options.
Three large shipments of best quality cut glass arrive from leading makers. New shapes and designs praised for brilliance and finish. Prices markable for first quality items including nappies 1.25 and up celery trays 2.75 and up carafes 1.95 and up bowls 2.96 and up cruets 1.95 and up baskets 3.50 and up tall comports 3.50 and up sweet pea vases 5.00 and up.
A new lot of Green and Brown Earthenware Umbrella Stands stands 21 1/2 inches high and 10 3/4 inches across top with a broad base for stability priced at 1.95 each. Other Umbrella Jars priced 1.35 to 1.95.
Advertises the Lindsaay mantle lights as providing the greatest light with minimal gas use. Suitable for regular fixtures or drop lights, complete with globes and mantles, priced and displayed in the Lamp Department.
New Silk Lamp Shades offer a fresh line of Japanese figure designs on white silk panels. Theaee shades come in four sizes and are marketed as unusually attractive for parlor use. Prices range from $2.50 to $4.00 each.
A shipment of Miller Oil Heaters features nonsmoking arrangements and odorless operation. Prices are $3.00 and $4.56 each. Also offered is the "Perfection" Oil Heater endorsed by the Standard Oil Company.
New stock of Arecia Palms offered in 84 inch pots at a low price. Last spring's selection repeats with a crowding, eager buyers. Shop description notes fifth floor display and the sale price per palm.
An advertisement promotes brass andirons in brush and bright brass finishes. Curved back models are highlighted as ideal for parlor or library use. Sets priced at 3.00 dollars, with other options starting at 1.50 dollars.
Metal beds and bedding are presented as durable sanitary options with growing popularity. The catalog highlights three complete outfits at special prices: Outfit No 27 includes a white enameled bed, Allison spring, and hair mattress for $12. Outfit No 57 features a white enameled bed with brass trim, all-iron spring, hair mattress for $14.50. Outfit No 63 offers an extra heavy white enameled bed, heavy woven wire spring, strong supports, and hair mattress for $17.00. Second floor Pat.
Social notes report Miss Anne E Hitchcock, daughter of the Secretary of the Interior, to wed Lieut. Commander Sims U S N in a simple November ceremony likely at the bride’s home. Other nuptial plans include numerous upcoming weddings for prominent Washington families and returning travelers being noted.
In Town Ohio a wedding linked Capt Pierre Drouillard of the U S Army to Miss Kathleen Graham. Attendants include Miss Dorothy Graham and Lieut Thomas Duncan. Guests and relatives, including Dr Youden and Lieut Henry Mitchell, gather at notable homes as society circles note the alliances and social ties.
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