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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1907
Page
14
Woodward & Lothrop showcases women's ready-to-wear on the third floor at G Street featuring pony styles, coats, and black silk wraps in sizes up to 64 with prices from 12.50 to 64.00. Laird Schober Co. displays spring footwear including kid skin oxfords and lace oxfords priced 3.50 to 4.00.
Spring infant coats in Cream Bedford Cord and White Pique with trim and embroidery, priced from $3.00 to $5.00. Also a large selection of baby garments and durable, light sewing machines with ten year guarantees. Display on Eleventh floor with full cage and sewing accessory lines.
Handsome plain black and plain blue Panama suits trimmed with braids in Pony and Eton styles, with plaited skirts. New brown, blue, and black Chiffon Panama suits in novel braid designs. Prices set at 28.50 and 30.08 dollars each.
A special sale of domestic and oriental rugs offers reductions of one third to one half on many patterns discontinued by manufacturers. Includes numerous lots with price cuts, plus rugs of various sizes, Wilton and Brussels varieties, and large oriental pieces. Also advertised are 750 yards of imported Etamine and a new spring stock display on the fourth floor.
A high society sequence centers on a subscription dance at Rauscher's for the Children's Country Home with Baron Estournelle de Constant, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Longworth, and numerous dignitaries in attendance. Mrs. Magruder hosted a debut tea for Miss Isabel Magruder. featured guests included Frank Denny, Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, and many society figures. The White House hosted Baron de Constant overnight and a dinner for notable guests including the French ambassador, with guests later moving to Cincinnati.
Gossip notes rifts within Lord Carlile Morpeth’s family over suffrage politics. Lady Dorothy and Lady Aureau Howard canvass Liberals against their Unionist brother Morpeth. Helen Taft dubbed “The Tolip Girl” in fashion circles. Astronomical hobbyist Clara Targo impresses society, while Corinne Robinson’s engagement to George Draper is confirmed. Countess Festetics elopes with gypsy musician Nyary amid European scandals. American social power and fashion trends spark royal envy and a Washington debutante tour tale.
War Department records from 1894 to 1902 discuss bacteriological tests on water samples. Major Walter Reed states water is free from suspicion and safe. Surgeon General and chemist Haywood affirm exceptional purity and near-zero contamination risk.
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