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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1910
Page
25
A readable ad copy touts import of genuine French undergarments and negligees, promising refined styles for brides and fashionable women. It highlights French nightgowns, elaborate trousseaux, and hand embroidery, lace, and Valenciennes details, with emphasis on authentic French workmanship and imported fabrics.
An advertisement notes women’s trench drawers priced from $1.75 to $5.00 each. The garments are described as made of high quality French namsooh fabric with red finished hand embroidered sprays of Madeira embroidery and hand embroidered scalloped edging.
Exquisite Lily of France and Madam Irene corsets are showcased with prices from dresses at 800 to 1500 dollars and girdles priced around 1050 dollars. French designers emphasize fashionable silhouettes and diverse models for all proportions, promising slender busts and light pressure, with options highlighting length, shape, and top effects.
German ambassador and countess party host at Chevy Chase Club as diplomats and society figures convene for luncheons. Guests include British and Swiss ministers, senators, and New York visitors. preparations for summer abroad noted. various hostesses and attendees listed in a bustling Washington social scene.
Personal notices describe Miss Flore Wison daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture returning to Washington after a short stay at Virginia Hot Springs. Gen and Mrs Butter Price go to Paint Comfort for several weeks. Mo de Perett de la Rocca to depart for Mexico for the summer as guests of Mme de la Rocca. Lieut Camdr and Mrs P Jackson as their guests until Wednesday. Swift and Company sales of fresh reef in Washington for the week ended Saturday April 2 averaged 11 tie pen 18.
Lady McLaren, author of the Womens Charter, argues flirtation maintains domestic bliss. She urges wives to flatter husbands, dress neatly, and share light, private flirtations to keep life lively. A social club figure dismisses over time as dull and urges discreet affection.
Dr T J Allen declares peanut butter from Virginia peanuts is superior for children. Home-made butter, heated slowly under 1604 degrees in a fireless cooker, yields a smooth paste rich in albumen for tissue growth. This spread is recommended over coarse bread and meat for young growing kids.
A crowd of 240 entries has been received for the horse show to be held Saturday in Potomac Park under the Road Drivers and Raders' Association and The Washington Post. Notable attendees include Attorney General Wickersham and Secretary of the Navy George von L Meyer, with Mrs Bennett among those present. Final arrangements are underway as committees meet tonight to finish setup and seating, while prizes will be displayed in a downtown window.
Miss Harriet H Taylor national secretary of the YWCA foreign department spoke to a large Mount Vernon Place church audience. She described her experiences in South America and highlighted Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro and the YWCA work there. Dr Ada m Thomas introduced her and Mary Thomas was cited as Buenos Aires YWCA secretary. Mrs W T Reed sang. Bishop Harding presided at Laytonsville Md services and St Marks confirmations.
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