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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1910
Page
27
Local retailer touts extensive stock of girls and misses clothing including tailored suits with plain serges and cheviots in chic revers or notched collars. White one piece dresses in delicate fabrics with lace and embroidery, from $3.75 to $15.00. Misses silk dresses in taffetas and messalines from $16.50 to $45.00, plus new linen dresses in Russian blouse style with Dutch neck and leather belt in tan and white tones.
The notice advertises a spring hat sale with four special trimmed hats at six dollars, including new styles in cane rough brads, flowers, ribbons, lace, and net. It promotes black hats for various ages and uses, with toques, bonnets, and lingene hats suitable for dress or tailored wear. The display emphasizes inexpensive millinery for young girls, matrons, and elderly women, with limited early morning showings and ready first showing.
On the second floor of Milne Farle on Tenth Street, a broad range of children's millinery is shown. The collection features many dainty shapes that can be tailored or semi dress hats, reflecting a growing variety of styles for young wearers.
Advertises women’s undermuslins with lace insertion embroidery beading and ribbons. Includes various cambric muslin options with ruffles lace and embroidery. Prices shown 50 to 56 cents each with mentions of necklines sleeves and trims.
Washington society attended a French embassy ball with hostesses Vie d azy and Viscountess HenglstaSy and guests including Mme Jusser and Mrs Taft’s sister. The illuminated Roth rooms at Rauscher’s hosted a lavish cotillion and late suppers with Parisian music and dance figures. Numerous diplomats and dignitaries from France Germany Spain Russia Italy Japan and Britain attended, dressed in elaborate national costumes reflecting the era’s ceremonial fashion.
A Washington costume ball showcased ornate outfits including Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell in a Trianon pink gown and Mrs Emmons in a famed pictorial homage. Many guests wore period French, Spanish, and Dresden designs with powdered hair, veils, and ornate hats. The event featured numerous attendees from high society and diplomatic circles, with a long list of escorts and chaperones.
A parade of attendees includes Mrs James as an Abyssinian princess Miss Marlon Oliver as an Indian maiden Mrs Hudson Bradley in satin gown Dirs Werbert Shipman as a Mexican girl and Miss Dorothy Williams as the Merry Widow Also noted were Mrs Perry Belmont as Swiss peasant and Miss Calvo in Spanish black lace with red satin bolero plus Cleopatra in gold.
A diverse group of women showcased exquisite costumes representing both historic and modern figures. a few men joined the display. Viscountess d Azy wore a striking red satin court costume trimmed with ermine, a Moyen Age head dress, and carried France’s blue and white f lag. She portrayed the renowned Isabeau de Baviere, while Mme Lefevre Pontal’s wife of the...
The minister from Switzerland and Mme Ritter hosted last night’s dinner before the ball. Guests included charg d affaires of the Netherlands Mr de Weede and naval attaches from Spain and Italy, plus several officers and diplomats.
Mrs James, president of the House of Mercy board, will entertain on April 2 for the institution. A full dress rehearsal is tonight at 7:45 at Continental Hall with invited ushers and notables from diplomatic circles. The program features Napoleonic and French court tableaux, Lassie dances, recitations, and marine band music, staged under army circles at West Point with distinguished descendants among the performers.
The text contrasts risks of overfeeding and underfeeding with the need for a constant well balanced supply for infants. It notes that growth in early years is rapid and improper nutrition can trigger epilepsy anaemia pneumonia heart disease and rheumatism later. Emphasizes natural feeding as safest and early mistakes cannot be fully corrected.
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