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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1906
Page
7
A large stock of fabrics features Damasks Brocades Muire Reps Armures Tapestries and damask styles in a wide palette. Highlights include Silk Gobelin Art Tapestry in red rose nile green blue and cream grounds and imported tapestry imitation needlework with oriental designs. Prices around 2.50 per yard.
New lace curtains in Irish Point Tambour Renaissance Arabian Cluny Antique and French Madras come in wide widths and rich edges. Prices range from 4 to 23 dollars a pair with deluxe options at 30 dollars and up. Many pieces feature insertion edging and corner detailing for living rooms bedrooms and dens.
A heavy discount furniture sale offers items at 50 percent below value. Showcases varied designs from dainty to solid, with mahogany rockers to oak desks. Selected pieces include quartered oak typewriter desks and library tables, all presented as decorative yet utile and suited for refurnishing homes at low cost.
We have just received our best fall shipmine of New Cut Glass. In the following items New Cut Glass Oyster Vinegar Cruets Water Sets Salad Bowls Olive Dishes Celery Trays Sugar and Cream Sets Jardinieres and more. Special prices from 25c to 50c each for assorted shapes and colorings. Lot numbers indicate sizes and designs for the sale.
Social and personal items from Newport society reveal parties and travels. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Potter hosted a large Newport dinner for sixty guests on the veranda with orange-tree decor while Mrs. Harry Lehr planned a European voyage. Baroness Elisabeth Rosen, daughter of the Russian ambassador, dazzled at Coolidge Point with potential matches to Miss Eleanor Sears as news of upcoming society events spreads along the North Shore.
A list of Washingtonians registered at the Chalfonte in Atlantic City includes Mr G B Hreckett Mrs Harris Sturey and Mrs and Mrs Charles P Stone. Hon B Jonas of New Orleans former Louisiana senator is in Washington for a visit of several weeks.
Nazareth Bunch aged fifty one died at his home after an extended illness of Brights disease. Born in Edenton North Carolina he worked as a compositor at the Government Printing Office and ran a local printing shop. He belonged to Magony Red Men and Knights of Pythias and served as treasurer of North Capitol Church for over fifteen years. He is survived by a wife a son and a daughter.
The Rev Le Grand Powers officiated two weddings for his family last night at the Church of Our Father Thirteenth and Latrests. Miss Iyma Lucile Powers wed Ernest Herman Koch Jr and Lorin Charles Powers married Edith Marguerite Brooke. Brides wore heirloom lace and satin gowns amid palms and dahlias. A reception followed at the Powers home with out of town guests from New York Philadelphia and Hampton.
Gisbert Harz an American cavalry officer loses his passport to Prince Earle of Prussia on route to Luxembourg. A tangled tale follows with arias of love, a Grand Duchess, a rearranged legation, and a boxing arbiter’s arbitration. Hidden identities, German agents, and a perilous pursuit drive Hardy through salons, secrets, and shifting loyalties as a duchy trembles.
In Wilverwitz a tense court unravels amid strained loyalties and hidden loves. Abel of Luxembourg notices cold distance between the duke and duchess as Bettina and the countess drift from suspicion toward a fragile, doomed alliance. Wary families guard secrets while grand schemes and fortress plans shadow daily life in the chateau.
A palace drama unfolds as Bettina and Flic drift apart after a year of marriage. The duke and entourage prepare to confront garrison threats at Luxenbourg as tensions rise, while Bettina mocks vanity and the duchess masks quiet fury in a tense royal atmosphere.
Final Pettit, colonel and veteran of the Fourth Infantry and Thirty-first Volunteer Regiment, dies in Washington after service in Cuba and the Philippines. He will be buried at Arlington with full military honors. Born August 1856 in Ohio, Pettit guided Mindanao as military governor and married into the Sharp family. District Spanish War Veterans join hundreds at Fort Myer for services, led by generals and officers, with Arlington Cemetery the final resting place.
River excursion season winds down with two thirds of Potomac steamers laid up within a week to ten days. The Queen Anne and St Johns will halt daily river trips to resorts after Labor Day, while other steamers serving Mount Vernon and afternoon tours run a few days longer.
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