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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
14
Woodward Glothrop advertises silk coats jackets and wraps in various styles and lengths from tan pongee to rajah silk, with prices from 15 to 38 dollars. Also touts Gloria Garments and lightweights for spring summer, including neglige shirts at 1 to 2.25 dollars and Madras and percale outing shirts, plus tennis and golf friendly flannel options. Main floor-first.
Special sale on Misses' and Children's white petticoats with Stillman patterns offering variable waist forms and savings on fabric. Demonstrations on main floor with various sizes priced from 8.50 to 12.00. Also trunks with multiple features, children's skirts, go carts, and a large display of lamps, games, toys, and sewing machines on multiple floors.
A sale of White Petticoats including muslin and cambric dresses with laces embroideries hemstitching tucks and details. High grade goods with both elaborate and plain styles for wear in summer vacation street attire and outfits with shirtwaists. Various skirt styles priced and described with embroidery tucks ruffles and lace details.
A notice promotes Christian's Uncooked Foods as tasty and healthful, prepared by a food expert who studied the subject. It claims the product satisfies appetite and restores health. Prominent Washington physicians prescribe the foods for patients. Pure Food Dept., Fifth four-Tenth st.
Social and personal notes reveal Miss Joanna Schroeder as an honored German officer guest, with plans for her Norfolk visit to her brother-in-law Dr. and Mrs. Maulton K. Johnson. A wedding at St James Episcopal Church united Miss Anne Evans and Mr. Henry Irion, featuring a lily and palm altar, a bride in empire ivory and lace, and a small attendant. The Marshall-Amphlett party hosted a post rehearsal supper for the upcoming wedding of Miss Mary Marshall and Mr. Richard Amphlett, while Ensign Richard Wainwright Jr. and Capt. and Mrs. Richard Wainwright welcomed guests in New Hampshire avenue. The column also notes various society visits, receptions, and upcoming events at Kendall Green, Cathedral Close fair preparations, and return travels of club members and families.
The social column notes a wealthy American presence in London fashion scenes this season with Mrs. Chauncey of Brooklyn and Mrs Glasgow of Richmond leading entertainments. Glasgow recently leased a large Berkeley Square house, spending about 75000 on decor and fittings, and she impresses with smart remarks and practical skill.
Vanderbilt Payne Whitney and other American families will travel from London, bringing substantial capital, while a crowd of ordinary tourists is expected. A rare Raphael portrait rumored to be by Brancino surfaces in Bergamo, and the Kaiser jokes about his image in a Berlin painting, envisioning a rotating sea of motion and spectators.
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