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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1902
Page
11
Colors black blue gray green and brown dominate and satin or velvest ribbon edging decorates frills and robe details. Mrs Philpot attended a Driving Club dinner hosted by Mr Qudin of New York. guests included Mr and Mrs Harry English, Mr and Mrs James English Jr, Mrs James Robinson, Miss Josie Stockdell, Miss Jennie English, Mr Fulton Colville, Mr W P Hill, and Dr William Owens. Rankin Manley notes invitations for her daughter’s marriage.
Fashion notes describe pale opal-gray gowns with sheer silk veiling and gray taffeta foundations, accented by ecru Venise lace and rose pink panne. Describes dress details, hats, gloves, and parasols, plus belts, yokes, and novel banding between lace panels. Also previews autumn blouses in box plait styles and fabrics like doeskin and cashmere, plus hat bouquets and green open-work straw new designs.
In New York Post society notes Mrs Philpot of Chicago was hosted by Mrs Harry English at a luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club. Guests included Mrs J W English and Mrs English Jr as the elegant affair featured ivory china silk gowns and blue rosette Swiss trim with American beauty roses.
Florence Cole and M A Hale wed at Inman Park Presbyterian Church with Rev Theron Rice officiating. Only family and close friends present, Lucy Cole as maid of honor, bride in dark blue cloth with white roses, Hale a DeLoach Manufacturing Company man.
Miss Dora A Morrell will wed Mr T J Harper in a small private ceremony tonight performed by Rev W W Landrum of the First Baptist Church. The bride is popular locally and in Alabama where her parents live. Mr Harper, city electrician for a decade, is a well known and respected officer, long regarded as a bachelor.
The column lists weddings, greetings, and departures including Mr. George T. Osborn as best man and Morrell as bride, various club concert plans, and routine society movements. It notes many residents traveling to New York, Chicago, and Washington with updates on home visits and new possessions, plus a Portsmouth to New York roundtrip offer.
The Board of Lady Visitors to Public Schools in Atlanta plans a fund to supply books to impoverished children. Public subscriptions will be solicited and other methods considered to ensure every child can study. Mrs H B Wey, president, has begun organizing. donations may be sent to 253 Por Test avenue or any board member.
Large pool of applicants seeks the assistant district attorney post for the northern district of Georgia to fill the vacancy caused by Walter Massey’s death. District Attorney Angier and Judge Newman may recommend candidates. potential appointee likely not named for days. If appointment delayed past month end Massey’s widow may earn September salary. otherwise appointment could occur October 1.
An advertisement extols the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine lineage. It highlights decades of service and a fixed reputation, inviting interested buyers to visit the sales rooms on Whitehall Street for explanation of the No 9 model.
An advertisement offers a through car line from Atlanta to San Francisco via the West Point Route at 37 dollars and 85 cents to California. It invites interested travelers to contact Geo. W. Allen or J. P. Billups in Atlanta for details.
Secretary Walter G Cooper of the chamber of commerce and J P Stevens chair of the Atlanta Manufacturers' Association exhibit committee have spent two days arranging space for the Manufacturers' Exhibit at the Interstate Fair. Most floor space is subscribed by city and county industry heads, promising a strong showing of Atlanta's constructive enterprise with every major manufacturer displaying products.
Governor Nash of Ohio issued a proclamation urging statewide observance on September 14 the first anniversary of President McKinley’s death. He notes churches nationwide are holding memorial services and asks Ohioans to join in honoring the late president’s life and work.
The torpedo boat rotilla of seven vessels with the North Atlantic squadron during summer maneuvers off the New England coast arrived at the Norfolk navy yard at noon today.
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