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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
7
The display highlights refined millinery and an elegant line of Ready-to-wear Costumes Suits and Wraps Waists and Skirts with gloves handkerchiefs parasols and hosiery. Men women and children’s clothing hats haberdashery fill the spring assortment with Easter gift items and free adornments for a complete Easter toilette.
Importations recently arrived reveal new Paris fashions with refined hats made on site. The collection includes Easter trimmed hats, Leghorns, Chips, Neapolians, Tuscans, and fancy braids, styled with ribbons and quills. Smaller hats for children suit the current year, with youthful, pirlish shapes emphasized.
The spring selection features Misses and Young Women clothing with newer fabrics and novel designs. Sergoes and jumper styles showcase originality in cut and tailoring across sizes 14 to 18, including serge coat suits, coats, pants, and one piece jumper dresses in blue, brown, pink, and white.
Prospectus advertises line of young men’s clothing with individuality and up-to-date styles. Describes lun and three button coats with hip front, long narrow hips, broad shoulders, and tapered trousers with cuff details. Sizes 15 to 20, chest 44 inches, touting best suits at low prices.
Easter gift items showcased in neat presentation gift boxes include Easter neckwear in new color blends with best materials and shapes. Easter gloves come in tan gray suede and chamois. Socks in varied colors and designs. Fancy vests in new materials and shapes. Easter handkerchiefs in silks linens and plaids. Main floor F street.
The display features the St Regis at 2.00 with gray and brown soft shapes and black Derbies, the Colonial at 3.00 in gray brown and black Derbies, and the Woodthrop at 3.50 with new black Derbies. Also a full Stetson line and new spring straws on the main floor F street.
A historic grocery style listing highlights a selection of ladies and children's items. The catalog details Easter hosiery in multiple colors, various talcum powders, tooth powders, benzoin cream, and shoe options including patent leather and gun metal oxford ties for misses and children with Goodyear welt soles. Prices and sizes are included for several shoe models, with notes on floor location at Tenth Street store.
Washington society records a calm Good Friday with church services and a luncheon scene as Dr Vogel hosts Russian Ambassador Baron Rosen. British Ambassador Bryce entertains Lord and Lady Grey while other diplomats plan visits and theater rehearsals draw attention from the fashion set.
A brief mention highlights a variety of parasols shown for Faster costumes. Pongee parasols with borders of silk in brown blue pink and other colors. Copenhagen blue silk parasols. striped silk parasols with Copenhagen borders. tucked silk parasols in various colors with all over embroidery.
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