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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1906
Page
7
Woodward & Lothrop offering guidance on wedding gowns and trousseaus with Paris fashion influence. They provide details on costs, mail order trousseau, bridal presents, and stationery services including invitations, announcements, monograms, crests, and address dies.
A catalog listing lace products including Duchesse and Point Lace by the yard, collars, borat and handkerchiefs, bridal illusion fabrics, Point Gate Laces, edgings, Lierre Laces in white and cream, Vialenciennes, Point de Paris, Normandie, Torchon Laces, Ciuffons, Mousselines, Liberty Silks, Mercerized Silk Mulls, and White Lace Robes with applique trims and dress garniture.
Correct weaves of silks and latins including Messaline and Duchesse plus Peau de Soie and Peau de Cygne in white ivory cream and all evening tints. Names such as Clair de Lune Radiant Louisine Gros de Londres Armure and Taffeta featured for brides and bridesmaids dresses.
Flowered ribbons in white and thirty eight dress and millinery shades suit bridesmaids flower girls sashes girdles and hair bows for wedding party wear in this new Messaline weave collection.
Suits and waists described as traveling tailored suits and handsome gowns in panamas broadcloth voile and this seasons imported fabrics. New lingerie waists feature French muslin organdies sheer lawns and fine handkerchief liners with much made by hand and trimmed with delicate embroidery.
Millinery shop offers Brides Dress and Traveling Hats Bridal Veils Orange Blossom Wreaths Bridesmaids Hats Hair Ornaments and a wide selection of Flowers for Garniture for weddings and special occasions.
French lingerie from direct importation includes bridal sets and separate pieces. Also a full line of Nainsook bridal sets trimmed with lace embroidery beading insertion ribbon and related notions.
Spring models from Parade Lily of France and Sapphire showcase new features in Corsets and House Girdles. Materials include Fancy Coutil Embroidered Batiste Silk Satin and more. Highlighted is Lily of France Tacot Emitted Silk Corset praised as a radical Parisian advance.
Display of women's Italian silk vests with hand embroidery and Valenciennes lace trim, silk hosiery in full color range, plus lace effects in white black tan and gray for coordinated gown ensembles.
Beautiful selections include scarf pins brooches necklaces chains and lockets real shell comics opera glasses fobs fans card cases cuff links and shittwaist pins offered at La Vallieres storefront.
A sale listing offers Silverware Bric-a-brac and China in bronzes marbles electroliers and cut glass. The advert emphasizes dainty beautiful pieces suitable as wedding gifts from a shop featuring sterling silverware and decorative wares.
An elegant display features paintings, water colors, photo gravures, facsimiles, and Christy Prints along with ladies writing desks, music cabinets, and other assorted mission pieces. Strong emphasis on decorative art and functional furniture for interior design.
A fresh assortment highlights table cloths with matching napkins luncheon sets all linen Huck and damask towels hemstitched sheets and pillow cases silk quilts and related items offering a complete home linen upgrade for elegant dining and everyday use.
A catalogue style notice lists leather goods and travelers outfits including suit cases dress trunks hat trunks lingére trunks car nage trunks steamer trunks fitted traveling bags wrist bags pocketbooks jewel bags flasks parasols umbrellas rain coats. The item line hints at a department store stock or catalog entry detailing travel gear and accessories.
Advertises the newest cravats and silk weaves in delicate shades. Highlights best styles in collars cuffs dress shorts and fancy waistcoats for men.
A fashion feature highlights women's hats with emphasis on headgear over dresses. It describes several new hat designs in mulberry and black tones, including an English waiting shape, Neapolitan braid crowns, forget me not wreaths, ostrich feathers, and velvet ribbons, with floral and feather embellishments and decorative pins.
The May magazines are praised as unusually attractive and informative with strong writers across subjects. Notable items include Scribner’s Vanishing Indian Tribes by H Curtis, a detailed Normandy corner by Mary K Wading, a color frontispiece of Nellie Custis at Mount Vernon Gardens, and Harold Deming Munrey’s Briartown nature sketch. John Bigelow and Leslie Carter receive prominent pictures, with diverse literary and illustrative features throughout.
The article notes Cosmopolitan and Appleton's strong pieces on the Panama question as part of a broader discussion. It highlights a Ladies' Home Journal issue with a new cover, the debut of a new style book, and stories by the Juliette author, plus Jan Kubelik's What Music Means to Me. The May issue also features Ethel Barrymore on the cover page.
A brief tale of four lively children in a New England inn within an apple orchard. A Japanese servant entertains guests with tales and clever tricks as a teakwood cabinet mystery unfolds. Wholesome lessons weave through outdoor adventures and charming village scenes.
Nineteen local charities will participate in a May 4 fete at Friendship with entertainments and a troop drill from Fort Myer at 2:30 PM. A 15th century pastoral play, gypsy entertainment, dog show, and food exhibit at Rauscher's will run 2 PM to 10 PM to aid the San Francisco relief fund. Major organizers include Mme Hengelmutler and Mrs Albert Clifford Barney. admission to grounds is 2 cents for adults, 36 cents for children.
The Roosevelts left Washington Saturday for a Potomac cruise aboard the naval yacht Sylph, returning by nightfall. They did not go ashore during the trip, as weather turned cloudy with light showers before their arrival at the Washington Navy Yard.
Marshall Chapter of the Phi Delta Phi Society held its annual banquet at the Ebbitt House. The invitation looked like a subpoena and summoned guests under penalty for nonattendance. Toastmaster John Thilman Hendrick, Justice Gould, Dean Vance, and other dignitaries spoke on topics from fraternity life to the George Washington University Law School. Officers and guests listed included H F Munn, William J Barker, W Ramsey, Jerome Starck, and a long roster of members and attendees.
The funeral of Willart A. King former chief of vital statistics in the Census Bureau was held yesterday afternoon at St Mark's Church Third and A streets southeast Rev Dr W L Dev ries assisted by Rev Henry Thomas The honorary pallbearers were former Census Bureau associates C Lappin W M Steuart W H Jarns W Gunt D G Belt and Mr Cook Interment was private at Rock Creek Cemetery
At a meeting of the Secular League in Pythian Temple Dr Featherstone spoke on John Brown recounting his acquaintance with the abolitionist and the incidents that spurred Brown's action. Officers elected were President Dr J J Sturley First Vice President Gen William Birney Second Vice President David Eccles Third Vice President Mrs Sarah Sawyer Surrey Vice President Maj Maurice Peach Secretary Chas Roys Treasurer Prof Hyland CKink
Funeral services for inventor George F. Wilson who died Thursday after a stroke were held yesterday at St Mark's Episcopal Church at 2 PM. Rev C E Peter led the service. pallbearers were Farragut Post members. Interment followed at Congressional Cemetery.
A Philadelphia newspaper ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla can aid households facing cold winters by improving health. The quirky text urges readers to stay warm and presents a punchy call to action for scrofulous, dyspeptic, rheumatic, and kidney-weak readers to try the tonic.
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