Chamberlin's Washington Club Becomes Office Building
The famed Chamberlin's restaurant in Washington, once a gathering place for statesmen financiers diplomats and celebrities, is slated to be remodeled into office space as business districts expand. Its historic guests included Fernando Wood Hamilton Fish and Gen Sherman as the building nears its final weeks as a renowned club.
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Army of Pleasure Seekers Mobilizes for Cuba Invasion
Washington buzzes as Roosevelt orders six thousand troops to Cuba while transportation firms treat the move as routine. The piece likens seasonal travel to peace armies touring New York, Florida resorts, and finally Florida’s hotels feeding a broader push toward Havana and Atlantic coast development.
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Stenographer Absent With Father Dead In Senate Committee
In Harpers Weekly a southern senate committee chairman notices a capable stenographer missing. The clerk explains the man’s absence due to his father being dead, repeated over several days. The chairman finally asks if the young man plans to stay away while his father is dead.
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Embassies at Washington and Diplomatic Distinctions
Thirty seven nations maintain diplomatic relations with the United States nine of which run embassies. Ambassadors hold high rank while legations are headed by ministers. Britain France Germany Austria Hungary Russia and Italy long represented by ambassadors. newer states include Mexico Brazil and Japan. Japan recently elevated its mission with Viscount Aoki replacing Takahira.
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Army of tourists floods winter resorts with vast hotel needs
An article compares the winter tourist flow to a peaceful army of 300000 visiting Florida and other southern resorts. It notes transport by ocean steamers and parlor cars, extensive hotel capacity, and large-scale consumption of fruit, dairy, meat, and staples at Jackson ville distribution points and coastal resorts.
Charm of the Czarina Reveals Gentle Majesty
A descriptive profile of the Russian czarina notes her extreme height and slender build, Greeklike features, and shy yet regal presence. The observer highlights her brown-gold hair gray blue eyes and a lasting, wistful sadness that lends majesty beyond mere beauty, despite her kindness in conversation.
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Pretty Curtain Fabrics For Elegant Home Settings
An article praising curtain fabrics and window dressings from wood damasks to embroidered velvets. It highlights lace borders, brise-bise, muslin and English lace curtains, and affordable options like muslin with borders, suggesting fashioning attractive living room backgrounds with available textiles and cornice ideas.
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Palmers
Art Gallery Party With Clever Artful Prizes
A hostess hosts an evening art gallery themed party with a signed catalog and prizes for guests who recognize the most and fewest items. The quirky list includes Grecian statue a tallow candle and Washington head cut in quarters among other playful clues. A Topaz Birthday Party follows with a yellow color scheme and a chrysanthemum centerpiece.
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Niagara
Plato
Fur Trimmed Lace and Caracul Dominates Fashion Talk
An article notes lace costumes edged in fur and heavy net or chiffon in fashion. Caracul furs, praised for softness and gloss, lead the season with Paris and French makers sending coats copied by local houses. The piece also describes German cultural cafe ideas and German-themed refreshments for a Kaffeeklatsch event.
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Astringent for the Skin and Its Promised Beautifying Powers
An astringent for refining skin and shrinking pores is described. It blends rosemary oil, lavender oil, patent grain, tincture of opium, orange water, and rectified spirits to create a beautifying water. The piece notes current trends in lace veils and dressy costumes amid changing fashions.
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