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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
12
Remnant Day offers odd dresses for dancing evening and street wear in silk satin and net with prices from $2.95 to $20.50. A range of gowns day dresses coats and boyswear includes crepe meteor lavender dresses twill and charmeuse pieces, with sizes and former prices noted.
Nearly 150 waists in white batiste and voiles with low necklines and long sleeves. Some have convertible color and a few hand embroidered voile models plus organdie blouses. Sizes 34 to 42, prices from 1.00 to 5.75, offered at Moore Street.
Friday remnant sale advertises one of a kind women s desks in rich woods with heavy discounts. Items include Circassian Walnut and Mahogany desks, several Sheraton and Colonial designs, prices noting substantial reductions from original quotes. Some listings show faded descriptions and inconsistent figures, with a sixth floor location hinted.
Society notes from Washington detail Miss Genevieve Walsh of Montana and Miss Adele Thayer in town for wedding week. A dinner hosted by Miss Dorothy Dennett featured a miniature bride and a navy-officer groom, with dancing to follow. Guests included Mrs. Sherman Tibbard and several social figures while others traveled from Kansas City and Boston for events surrounding the Walsh wedding.
Surrogate’s Court notices reveal Gen. Brayton Ives daughters contesting his will with claims of invalid execution and lack of sound mind. Separately, Ives art and literary treasures go to auction with 2,623 lots across catalogues, including rare Chinese porcelains. Also noted are Gov. Whitman appointee Averill Harriman as state fair commissioner and births and social news from New York society.
Mrs Richardson Clover and the Misses Clover spend days in New York while Mr Everett Partridge transfers from Baltimore to Washington. Capt Z Nelson of the Steamboat Inspection Service departs for Cleveland after two months at the Ebbitt. Tea at the Hotel Powhatan features Miss Holland and Miss Quong Hin with Mrs Su Life of the Fire Seminary. Ridgelys plan May 1 return from Lenox, Mass as Mrs Deering, wintering at Dupont, leaves for a new house.
Philadelphia report details May Cessna, a divorced woman living at 5742 Commerce Street, offering to meet a Western gentleman through Chicago ads. She seeks a reliable, refined partner under 50 who will share a home, noting she is in her forties, healthy, and an experienced housekeeper.
A trial over 20 pigeons was postponed in Yonkers as judges let the birds sober up after whisky-soaked corn fed to them. Claimants Wardy and Yoezko argued ownership while spectators watched birds wobble on roofs and lampposts, with a second release ordered to test their home ties. Judge Beal adjourned, noting the birds may settle ownership, once they’re sober.
Mrs George Barnett travels to Atlantic City with her son Basil, seeking relief from his serious illness. The pair are noted among the Cleveland residents arriving at the New Willard hotel.
A display features a variety of Bud Vases in richly cut and engraved crystal with silver mounted bases. The collection highlights decorative craftsmanship and elegant forms.
At the covenant ship evening, an 8 o'clock concert features a 100 voice choir with a quartet of socialits under Sydney Lloyd Wright son. Harvey Murray plays organ and performs Chopin Funeral March. Richard P. Backing and Charles Trowbridge Tittmann sing solos. Rev. Charles Wood preaches. Doors open 7:36.
Mrs. Bicknell of Washington plans to sail from New York to join her husband in Europe. Her husband, a national Red Cross director and Rockefeller Foundation commissioner, heads relief work in war affected Serbia. She will be with her two daughters Constance and Alberta placed in a Swiss school.
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