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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1906
Page
21
Woodward & Lothrop showcases the new season with a bold spring collection. Easter outfits are just a start as the real spring business kicks in on Monday with expansive stocks and expert styling.
An advertisement lists a wide array of wedding gifts including marble pedestals busts and figures bronze works electroliers porcelain and glass items from renowned makers. It highlights silverware sterling silver quadruple plate rich cut glass chinaware and ornamental pieces for decorating the new home, noting many unique pieces and varied prices.
UR Engraving Department offers prompt, satisfactory wedding stationery including engraved invitations on fashionable paper, wedding announcements, At Homes, and visiting cards. As demand grows, we suggest placing orders with minimal delay to ensure timely delivery.
The article reviews spring and summer dress fabrics from UK suppliers Drench and I English. It highlights elegant patterns, open meshes, double thread weaves, and fabrics like voile, soft silk, wool, checks, coverts, tweeds, gray suitings, and waist end cream tones, noting their suitability for current fashion gowns and popularity in varied displays.
A showroom presents gift ideas for brides with a dining room setup. It highlights a table set of fine china with gold borders and red cut glass, plus a sideboard of new cut glass and a china closet with a game set and trays. The display emphasizes durable, heirloom quality pieces and includes new home bowls and a range of chinaware.
A catalog page advertises tall vases, water pitchers, salad bowls, cups and saucers, and chocolate pots in Japanese ware. It highlights glassware, dinner sets with new patterns, and open stack options. Also featured are hand decorated bowls, decorative rugs, and fine oriental jade pieces designed to enhance home interiors.
A bridal footwear and hosiery feature highlights silk stockings and embroidered designs in white and pastels. Describes lace ankles, wreath and bouquet motifs, and beaded patterns. Notes black brown and colored hosiery, including orange blossoms and peony head beading. Also mentions tulle rosettes and decorative trims for slippers.
The article notes the availability of white prayer books for brides, called brides’ prayer books, containing the marriage certificate and signatures for witnesses. They are bound in soft white hide or morocco with gold decoration and are sold at Caslners Office main floor 61 street side, a deposit branch of the Union Savings Bank, during business hours.
Social and personal items describe a Sixty Couple Cotillion at Rauscher's tonight with committee hosts Mrs Charles Campbell Miss Marie Barnes and Mrs Andrew Brad les. An upcoming marriage at St Thomas Church includes Miss Ely and Lieut Commander John H Gibbons with detailed ceremony, ushers, and guests. German envoy Capt Hebbinghaus and other dignitaries to attend.
Washington observed Easter with extensive church music as organists and choirs filled services from dawn to midnight. Prominent soloists and ensembles performed mass settings by Gumprecht, Klein, and others, with assemblies numbering in the thousands across St James, St Stephens, and multiple Georgetown churches.
The Easter parade in Manhattan showcased long kid gloves and short sleeves with green gowns as the season’s standout. Roses led the floral display while hats featured high crowns and minimal brims. The Fifth Avenue crowd gathered after church let out, admiring dresses, carriages, and the festive promenade. In Bradley Town Ashbury Park NJ, Easter promenades drew thousands despite rain, with notable millinery and a large outdoor concert crowd.
Commander John H Gibbons United States naval attache arrives in Washington and New York for a planned marriage to Miss Maud Ingersoll Ely after a short leave. The influx of prospective brides aboard Umbra and Celia includes Miss Marion Fields Wichaels and Miss Anne Bownas of Liverpool, with letters from local officials backing some unions. The ceremony plans unfold across St James Court and nearby Cambriage Mass with a shipboard wedding and related preparations.
Ruth Hale reports on the Washington Easter gown parade along Connecticut Avenue. Despite threatening weather, a record crowd admired outfits in gray Quaker maid tones and vivid blues and pinks. Men endured waiting costs as women modeled hats, gloves, and gowns from Dupont Circle to Farragut Square, with fashion scrutiny and seasonal displays lighting the afternoon.
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