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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1906
Page
7
The sale features furniture, linens, bedding, curtains, rugs, chinaware, glassware, tinware, wooden ware and other home requisites. Departments present a large aggregation of merchandise at extraordinarily low prices to attract those preparing for seasonal changes and those furnishing hotels, boarding houses, cafes and homes.
The Rug Department showcases a thorough stock of rug sizes from 18x36 inches to 12x15 feet with many odd orders available. Beauvais copies of genuine Oriental rugs in dainty chintz and bold library designs are offered, plus discounts on last season’s patterns including Imperial Smyrna, Mohawk Smyrna, and Wilton rugs. Prices range from $1.25 for 18x36 inches to $45 for 12x13 feet, with many pieces on clearance at reduced rates.
A September sale showcases UR department’s fifth floor with up to date housefurnishings from foreign and domestic makers. Highlights include imported and domestic Jardinieres, raised garland patterns, and a large American cut glass shipment with items priced from 1 to 150 dollars per 100 piece sets and individual pieces ranging from 1 to 7.50 dollars.
A sale on Bristie Dusting Brushes offers a gray gristin model in large quantity in the populus Sinehelze area at a special price of 19 cents per brush.
Garbage Can Special offers a genuine O-Rib-0 Garbage Cang plot in a small alze, designed for kitchen and apartment use. Features close-fitting peorers for snug fit and practical waste management.
A local shop announces a grand import of Fancy Baskets from premium makers in Lichenfels with new shapes and colors. They invite inspection of Scrap or Waste Paper Baskets priced 33¢ to 3.30 each and introduce Imported Clothes Hampers a new line. Also featured are long-handled Floor Sweeping Brushes, hair brushes 12 inches with screw handles, offered at 30¢ each.
We have just exeled our Orst shipment of new Artistic Lamps and Candle Shades, and call attention to the new choicely decorated Japanese Lamp Shades we are offering on three sizes, especially suitable for library lamp, gas drop-light, or etec tric reading lamp, at $1.00, $1.25,1 and $1.50 each. Complete with holder, Fifth floor.
An ad lists various housekeeping items including wire dust beaters, adjustable shams, carpet sweepers, hair brushes, fiber scrub brushes, tissue dusters, ostrich feather dusters, door mats, fancy shelf paper, ironing wax, and furniture polish. Prices noted include 50 cents for folding door mats and 5 cents for polish can.
Solarine Metal Polish promises fast, satisfactory cleaning for brass nickel copper bronze zinc and other metal surfaces. It contains no grit acid grease or poison and is safe for delicate metals. Demonstration in our Housefurnishing Department Fifth floor Eleventh street.
A local furniture catalog notes new Box or Wardrobe Couches with large clothing receptacles. Each is built in house under supervision, uses oil tempered springs tied with twine, filled with hair, and finished with ball bearing casters. During September Sale a Box Couch with denim cover and custom pattern is offered at 15.00 dollars. Fourth floor-G is listed.
September sale of lace curtains highlights Irish Point Lace Curtains with plain and medallion centers in Renaissance effects. Stock includes novelty net curtains in varied patterns, imported and fresh, suitable for libraries dining rooms and bedrooms. Prices range from 2.25 to 7.50 a pair.
A long list of society weddings and social notices fills the page. Miss Ethel Ourand marries Edmund W. Whitehead at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Miss Elizabeth Howton weds Edward H. Ayre at St Mark's. Several couples plan honeymoons and reside in Norfolk, Norfolk VA, and Washington DC, while many guests and family members are named. The Drexel party sails for a Japan cruise after stopping at Queenstown.
A garbled OCR fragment notes Mrs Herbert Crapster of Plymouth, lingering illness, a death in Stoyestown Pennsylvania, and reference to teaching James. It mentions a summer spent, reduced nourishment, and a home call for a relative, with jumbled names and medical terms.
Dr and Mrs J Vernon Priddy travel toward Thousands Islands from Niagara Falls. Mr and Mrs Crapster return at once. G B Seadmann of the Treasury Depart with Mrs Seadmann spend vacation at cousin’s Nisbet Pa. Dr and Mrs C Borden return to Yucon street after summer in New York. Mrs Borden visits Annapolis and son Daniel at the Naval Academy. Mrs J T Conner and Mrs J Gridley of California spend days at the New York hotel.
Mrs William Waldorf Astor formerly Miss Nannie Langhorne visited her Langhorne relatives at Mirador Albemarle County then traveled to Richmond to brief her sister Mrs T M Perkins. Mr Astor continues to New York and will join his wife Friday to sail for England.
The third Maccabee Day at Lana Park features Metropolitan Tent No. 636 guiding a day of sight seeing and recreation. Park will admit children free from 1 30 to 6 p.m. Special performances by Zingsreda and Master Harry Rector on the Snoot the Chutes incline. Tomorrow Italian Day under United Italian Societies of Washington auspices includes an Admiral from the cruiser Fieramosto visiting with staff.
Miss Audie Shepherd Ottey, head waitress in Martinsburg and soon to lead a Congressional Library cafe, was accidentally shot by a two year old in the Fiery household. Her funeral occurred in Martinsburg yesterday as investigators sort out the disquieting incident.
Captain George A. Darling of the Treasury and Post Office Department Auditor’s office dies Monday evening at his home in Tahome Park from cerebrospinal paralysis. He served in the Civil War as quartermaster sergeant of the Maryland Cavalry and captain of the Fifth U S Cavalry. He was active with Lafaytte Lodge Vernaix and G A R posts. Funerals at Spears Chapel will be conducted by the member bodies this afternoon at 2.
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