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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1904
Page
7
September furniture sale continues through the month in the sixth and seventh floors of the G Street building. A rich assortment of parlor and library tables and other furniture is displayed in oak, mahogany, and Antwerp oak with many pieces priced well below real value.
A September sale highlights metal beds in many finishes and styles from leading makers. Featured pieces include 46 Iron Red beds in multiple color combinations priced around 15 to 20 dollars, Grecian and Gothic styles, white enameled beds, and other decorative options with values ranging from 4.50 to 25 dollars.
Repaired and reupholstered furniture offered for worn and dingy pieces with on-site workshops for personal attention. Services include refinishing, parquetry floorings, waxing floors and stairways, custom window seats, hair cushions, and in-residence furniture polishing to avoid transport damage.
Importing direct yields low prices on 200 pairs of outing flannel blankets in pink blue and tan. Prices range from 75c to $1.10 per piece for various sizes, plus 3000 pillow slips, bolster cases and sheets with several price points. Special: 100 dozen Japanese linen doilies at $1.50 per dozen. Second floor Eleventh St.
The September Rugs sale showcases Bigelow and Imperial named carpets in a new fourth floor display. Wide range from 18x36 mats to 12x18 foot rugs with special value extras in 9x12 foot and larger sizes, including Brussels, Wiltons, Axminsters, and Kashmirs with prices from 4.50 to 55.00.
Outdoor sports in Lenox featured pig and animal races driven by prominent women of New York and Washington society. The event drew 600 spectators including ambassadors and their families. The gray goose won the animal race, and a tea and cake race with riders from Paris entertained guests. Several diplomats and Washington figures attended, with returns of Chief Justice Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, and updates on the McKenna family and other society members traveling or staying at various resorts.
Representative O W Underwood of Alabama married Miss Bertha Woodward of Birmingham at Trinity Church Asheville after a Kenilworth Inn meeting at Biltmore. The couple kept the wedding quiet until evening, Mrs Underwood a Southern social favorite, and he plans thirty speeches in New York State during the campaign.
Members of the International Geographic Congress wrapped a Sunday Mount Vernon excursion and river boat outing in Washington. Rear Admiral Chester arranged navy boats for the trip down the river and the party boarded the Pennsylvania Railroad train to Philadelphia, with plans to return to Washington by October 11 and be received by President Roosevelt at the White House.
San Francisco news reports the launch of the cruiser Milwaukee from Union Trans Works. Miss Lillian Jeffrey signaled the release and Miss Janet Mitchell performed the christening. The ship, largest in its class aside from two sisters, will serve in the US Navy with a 42.34 foot length and 66 foot breadth.
Spies from both sides traded information during Manassas maneuvers as Gen Corbin's headquarters at Gainesville showcased luxury tents and electric-like lighting. Brown and Blue camps clashed on the field near Haymarket with wagons, foot troops, and civilian spectators watching in Burning heat and dust. The Blue forces seized Haymarket briefly, but Browns escaped with a final spurt to safety inside Gen Harry's lines.
A vivid scene shows a South American officer with a mustache in a khaki bivouac near Virginia dust and pine, as three heavy steam cars shuttle officers and visitors to the firing line. District Guard officers praise theDistrict National Guard for superior efficiency and endurance compared with rival units.
Gen Corbin abandons the Manassas Battlefield and leaves corps headquarters at Gainesville for Washington. State troops rapidly depart by train under a Southern Railway schedule as regulars remain in the field until transport returns. Mills of battalions and numerous units entrain in two or three sections heading homeward, with many already through Washington. The Home Guard Lynchburg unit returns tired but pleased with maneuvers.
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