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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
7
Woodward & Lothrop offers a limited collection of under a dozen imported women’s gowns in perfect condition. The sale features a Pastel Veile by Worth gown, a Three piece Cafe au lait silk suit, and other Parisian creations from noted houses, priced down from 97.00 to 72.00 as the Easter window display showcases one of a kind pieces suitable for spring social events.
Partial OCR reads a sale note showing a price cut from 99.00 to 69.00 and mentions a blue materials description with a string of fabric terms, but the text is fragmented and difficult to interpret with missing context and unclear identifiers.
A couture sample features a Grecian draped princess gown with a blue and gold palette. The gown highlights a copper tone embroidery and a self-toned bodice, described as exquisitely crafted with refined detailing.
Advert for Namsoh Gowns and hand made lingerie featuring floral embroidery and lace trims. Gowns priced at 5.00 each, with later styles in the 10.50 to 15.00 range, originally higher. Items emphasize handwork, scalloped edges, and ribbon details, highlighting sale pricing.
Social and personal notes describe a season of embassy entertainments in Washington. The Italian Ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches hosted guests including the Austrian and Greek ministers, the Spanish minister, and numerous society figures at a notable dinner and morning musicales. Activities featured gowns, hats, and box attendances, with Mrs James Morgan and Mrs Howard Redsside among attendees. The report also covers entertaining visits by Mrs John Hay, Mrs Payne, and others, plus upcoming concerts to benefit the Working Bays Home and several engagements announced among Washington society and diplomatic circles.
A broad survey of society events and fashion trends, detailing churchgoers and dress at St Bartholomew s, the Heavenly Rest outing, and notable New York and Paris society figures. It covers hats, gowns, and accessories, plus a reflection on men’s clothing trends and the pushback against corsets and feminized styles.
Middletown April 2. Mesdininen Pinney, associated with Affinitians, seeks exposure of his ideas on marriage at Semmering. He intends to lecture on My Life is of Matrimony and to wage his own campaign. Locals fear disruption if he lectures in Monroe, expecting rough treatment and crowds.
A daughter of novelist Morrion Crawford, aged about twenty three, married Cavalier Pietro Rocca in Sorrento at the villa of her father, during a Neapolitan fancy. The bride was about eighteen. The event drew notable local figures and highlights Neapolitan social life.
Special to The Washington Post. Mary Elier Mas, sixteen, of Mount Crawford, and William Trobaugh, of Norte Auer, Va, eloped to Hagerstown and were married at Christ Reformed parsonage by Dr Conrad Clever. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian and Eleanora Ruppert Home for the Aged will host a euchre night tomorrow at 8 at Saengerbund Hall to benefit the home.
Thousands of children and guardians gathered on the White House lawn for the annual Easter egg roll as Mrs Roosevelt and Qrentin led tours of the grounds. Police kept order while young revelers carried bright eggs, and a Marie Band performance accompanied the festivities with selections tied to the day.
A quirky community event titled Rival Egg Roll Contest drew families to a hillside gathering last Monday. Children and parents joined in outside Heetlinds, amid chilly air and a festive mood, as few details about judges and prizes remained readable in the aging notice.
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