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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
33
Woodward & Lothrop announces a Friday remnant day with hats by milliners at special prices and numerous fabric remnants. The sale features straw hats, veils, and trims, plus discounted clothing items, household wares, and an array of library tables and furniture pieces.
The department advertises a damaged house furnishings sale on the fifth floor at Eleventh Street. Items include a bed, sewing table, tray, scrap basket, grass hamper, and silver polish, all reduced from higher prices to bargain amounts.
Friday specials feature a large selection of women’s and misses’ wash dresses in pink blue and lavender chambray, striped percale and gingham with piping and French knots or embroidery. Natural waistline styles offered at special price on Tulra floor G street.
Local sale offers many light and dark percale dresses with waisted effect and various necks and sleeves from sizes 6 to 14. Special price one dollar each, marked down from values up to 1.50. Also reduced are misses and girls coats and suits on third floor with prices cut to clear.
In the women’s coat department several coats are reduced from high prices to lower sale figures. Listings include tan broadcloth semi-fitting coats with plat skirts and water lining, tan serge long coats with velvet collars, covert cloth long coats with cloth-covered buttons, and blue serge long coats with jeweled plaiting, all marked down significantly.
In the shirt waist department, Lorenen style blouse with eyelet effects and hand embroidery is offered in size 38. Tailored linen waists with tucked fronts and backs, long sleeves, and laundered collars are available in sizes 34 to 40. Prices reduced on assorted items from $15.00 to 310, and from $2.95 to 190 each. note errors in the listing.
A dentist shop style list shows several quartered oak desks and revolving chairs with price cuts. Items include a roll desk 36 by 35 inches now 37.50, flat top desks 96 by 50 inches now 27.50 and 36 inch deep desks at 23.7, plus quartered oak revolving chairs with leather seats or skins and mixed mock prices, noted as reduced amounts.
President hosted a formal dinner in honor of Prince Tsai Tao of China with a long guest list including Chinese minister, top U S officials, senators, and representatives. The Chinese minister will host a follow up dinner and a large reception the next night. The Vice President and Mrs Sherman were noted in social events, along with a church wedding for Miss Constance Satterlee and Frederick Rhinelander. Out of town dignitaries and embassy staff continued to be reported with arrivals and departures throughout the week.
Mrs Frederick W Rhinelander, daughter of the late Bishop Satterlee, wed in a cathedral ceremony. A noon ceremony featured Canon and Mrs McKim and other clergy. Later events included dinners for the Japanese ambassador and Baroness Uchida, and a Council of Colonial Dames reception. Attendees included senators Raynel Warren Boat, Rear Admiral Sehlet Mme de Carrere of Russia, Mrs Charles Shepard, and many society figures. The day ended with dancing, music by the Marne Band, and a luncheon hosted by Mrs Walcuttuckerman.
Misa Wilson leaves Washington tonight for the West to sing at a spring musical festival in Denver and in Town, returning later this season to spend part of the summer at Newport. Secretary MacVeagh departs Washington for Dublin New Hampshire to spend a week at his country place, with Mrs MacVeagh to join shortly. The German ambassador will sail for Germany on July 4 to spend the summer.
The wedding of Miss Alice Tayloe War ing Buckey and Cadet Drei Huston Tor rey will be held at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church on June 6. Other society items note Mrs Townsend's arrival in Arlington after hosting Swiss minister and Mme Ritter, travels of Mrs Lester to Chicago, and various guests and visitors including Prof. Williston and Misses Williston, Miss Louie Harlowe, Miss Eva Peyton, and Frances Miller, with a wedding at the parish of Rev Dr Joseph Edmanil Smith continuing on the next page.
A Los Angeles physician reports noticeable gains on a cactus diet for ten days, while a Berkeley woman reportedly benefited during two pregnancies from wheat. The text argues against reliance on a single nutrient source and warns against excessive food mixing, noting digestion issues with milk and beans and ripeness concerns with bananas.
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