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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1916
Page
12
Bloodward and Lothrop present New York Washington Paris lines showing leadership in value and authority in manner. Furs keep pace with other apparel and offer a wide color range to harmonize with gowns and suits for street, afternoon, evening, motoring, and skating wear.
Washington society notes detailed return trips by President and Cabinet spouses from weekend outings on the Mayflower and Sylph. Several officials and guests, including Mrs Polk and Mrs Daniels, are highlighted along with miscellaneous summer plans, travels to Newport and Long Island, and social engagements at the Raleigh roof and local estates.
Saratoga Springs N Y July 31 Under favorable conditions the 1916 Saratoga Racing Association meeting opened. New faces appeared in the clubhouse among fashionably attired society women, with subdued styles. Notables present included Mrs Robert J Gerry Newport RI Mrs Edward B Cassatt Pa Mrs David Stevenson NY Foxhall P Keene Richard T Wilson and numerous prominent patrons and owners in boxes and luncheon gatherings.
Gen and Mrs William L Marshall and their son in law and daughter Paymaster and Mrs John H Knapp take a weekend drive to Harpers Ferry. They will depart Thursday for a week at Deer Park as guests of Mrs Guy Scott. Multiple local families plan summer visits to Jamestown Lyme Conn and Bar Harbor with relatives in Washington and Virginia.
Former Peruvian minister Alfonzo Peret and Mme Peret, now living in New York, spend several months at Atlantic City. Mrs J Low Harriman and Mrs John Tidd of Berryville Va visit Washington this week at the Shoreham. Cards announce the marriage of Mrs Pauline Weaver Swenson of Winnipeg to Mr Hector McLeod of Vancouver. The ceremony occurred in Winnipeg on July 25 and the couple will reside in Vancouver. Mrs Horace Macfarland departs this week for the North Shore.
White Sulphur Springs July 31 guests from New Brunswick Washington Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis attended a dinner at John T. Davis Elkins home Elkins W V The party also visited the shooting box and Mra Stephen B Elkins home Several other arrivals noted including Mr and Mrs George Gordon Battle and Mra Edmond M Henderson and Misses Betty Beirne Katharine Lever Garnett Andrews Jr and Misses Frances Wilkinson and Margaretta Symons The social round continues with country home visits and motor arrivals.
Cardinal Gibbons visits Southampton on his annual stay despite heat. He is guest of honor at multiple dinners and pauses at the post office amid cheering friends. Breese family welcomed a daughter earlier, with Beatrice Clafin's previous marriage noted.
Fourteen Berkshire hunters with lan terns and many dogs pursued a wildcat that had raided Cortlandt Field Bishop's hen roosts at the Maples. The cat, seen by Mr Bishop and Peter J. Tyer, escaped from the forest of the 450 acre Bishop estate in Lenox after a noisy chase. The hunters only secured a fox and a skunk. Bishop calls the effort a success as the cat fled toward an adjoining estate.
Narragansett Pier experiences a warm wave drawing crowds to Scarborough Club Beach where over a hundred members enjoyed the surf. A cool breeze aided luncheon gatherings as guests including H Anthony Dyer and Carl J Nordell joined at Wickford and Ocean Spray.
Atlantic City, NJ July 31 large crowds sought respite from heat as hundreds of vacationers gathered under shade and along porches and boarded walks, using shade trees and the Boardwalk to escape sun and heat today.
The resort endured a scorching day with blistering sun and high heat. A refreshing sea breeze and calm surf brought relief, drawing no fewer than 50,000 bathers seeking cooler water and rest from the heat.
Newport leaders ready for two week Saratoga racing season as Mrs Richard T Wilson and others depart for the track. Mr and Mrs John Sanford Mrs Gif ford A Cochran Mr and Mrs Joseph Bo Widener take boxes in the grand stand. NY and local society members voyage to join the summer circuit.
Bar Harbor Me July 31 A wet wave from the middle West reached Bar Harbor prompting a rush for cars and crowded shore drives. Mr and Mrs William K Dick departed Bar Harbor for Islip on Long Island after a two day stay and plan to return in about two weeks to resume the season at Mr Dick’s country place.
Boston July 31 announces the engagement of Miss Gretchen Bigelow of Worcester to Paul J Thompson of New Orleans. Thompson is vice president of the New Orleans Item Company and son of Dr and Mrs A L Thompson.
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