Woodward and Lothrop Mail Order Department Contact
Woodward and Lothrop shoppers are urged to call Main 5300 and ask for the Mail Order Department. Orders will be executed with the least possible delay.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
25
Woodward and Lothrop shoppers are urged to call Main 5300 and ask for the Mail Order Department. Orders will be executed with the least possible delay.
Special remnant day clearance lists linen suits linen and mohair coats silk and taffeta coats skirts and dresses priced at five dollars each with original values ranging to nineteen fifty to twenty five dollars per item. Items include linen dresses linen suits linen long coats mohair coats black taffeta coats panama and worsted skirts and linen skirts with three linen skirts and twelve skirts and two coats noted on the first floor.
Depicts a men s haberdashery sale with specials on shirts socks beach robes lisle thread socks and underwear. Quantities vary and discounts apply from 5c to 85c with several items reduced from higher prices. Found in a mid 20th century catalog style noting fabrics madras lisle and cotton with varied sizes.
Half price sale on remaining lattle Children's White Pique Coats with hand embroidery trims and stitching. Coats priced down from 83.00 to 1.50, 450 coats to 2.25, 600 coats to 3.00, and other items including Swiss coats, lawn dresses, a straw bonnet, and infant white lawn items with prices reduced. Third floor Eleventh Street.
Attractive assortment of fine cambric Naingook and Swiss embroidery edgings in dainty designs. Widths from 3/14 to 9 inches. Ideal for trimming lingerie and underwear. Special prices 18c and 25c per yard. Main floor.
Women's lisle thread gloves 16 button length in white only sizes 514 to 744 offered at 25 cents a pair. Ideal for hot weather wear. Main floor-6 st
Imported linen and various cotton fabrics offered at reduced rates. 45 inch black and dark gray linen, 35c yard. silk and cotton foulard 27 inch, 19c yard. remnants of popular materials in 24 to 7 yard lengths from 8c to 15c yard. Includes lawns crepe organdie and voile with values up to 40c. Second floor GST.
Special sale on women's lisle hose includes 25 dozen plain black gauze hose with twofold welt top spliced seam and double heel toe and sole. All sizes offered at 35 cents each or 3 for a dollar. Remaining stock lists various colors and sizes with markdowns on lisle thread hose priced around 25 cents a pair. Main floor first.
Thirty dozen Swiss ribbed cotton vests with low neck and sleeveless design offered at 12 4c each. Thirteen lisle thread vests reduced from 2c to 1c. Eighteen pairs of knee-length Balbriggan drawers for boys aged 7 to 9. Eleven porous knit combination suits for boys sizes 24 26 28, cut from 5c to 36c each. Main floor First.
Framed by bright discounts the fourth floor store offers about 50 sets of lace curtains at half price. Various styles include Filet et, Point de Arabesque, Irish Point, and Arabian Lace curtains with substantial reductions and remnants in cretonnes nets velours tapestries offered at one third to one half off.
Multiple imported French china pieces offered at reduced prices, including decorated dishes, soup tureen, balad bowl, chocolate pot, calery tray, and sugar set. Savings range from 1.25 to 1.50, with various items originally priced above.
Prominent figures including Mr. Barrett and Mrs. Montt prepare for meetings in New York as the Chilean president and Mme Montt travel to Berlin for rest. Proceedings include weddings, diplomatic visits, and postings with several society figures and institutions noted across Washington, Newport, and New York.
General Leonard Wood chief of staff returns to Washington with Mrs Wood and children after visits to New York and Beverly and takes quarters at Fort Myer formerly used by Gen J Franklin Bell. Social items list Miss Mida C Peabody s trip to New York White Mountains Lake Placid Rutland and Miss Garrard s Fort Myer return from Gettysburg and a Napoleon of dinners at Narragansett Pier and Coldbrook Lenox with Rear Admiral Goodrich. Dr M D Magee sails for Europe and will return September 23.
Mr and Mrs William H Crowther announce the marriage of their daughter Florence Lacelia to Thomas Andrew Moskey. The ceremony took place at the brides parents home in I Street Southeast at noon on Wednesday. The bride wore a dark blue messaline satin gown and carried bride roses. The newlyweds departed Washington shortly after.
Mrs Edyth Johns Tyson widow of Jesse Tyson founder of Baltimore Chrome Works and heiress to a million dollar estate married Lieut Bruce Cotten U S Army in Tunbridge Wells England The ceremony was quiet with intimate friends and the couple planned a year abroad before possibly returning to Baltimore Tyson age 38 known for her beauty Cotten a son of Col and Mrs R B Cotten of Cotten dale N C has served since the Spanish American War and resigns effective September 19 1910 They will honeymoon then travel in southern England before heading to the continent
Edith Kelly known as Aixley Bains dazzles at Aix with diamonds emeralds and pearls while Mr Gould seeks racing stables and social glory. Mrs Astor arrives with daughter Alice delaying Newport plans as London society hosts a grand Menzies Davenport wedding and a splendor of orders.
Breen recounts meeting Miss Croker while an riding instructor. They wed secretly to avoid Europe travel, choosing Justice of the Peace Eagler in New Jersey. The plan faced discovery as the husband’s employer learned of the marriage and a rival labeled him a beggar claiming wealth to supply luxuries.
Lenox society notes arrivals and departures at Aspinwall Maplewood Greenock Inn and Red Lion Inn. Guests include Mrs Fordyce Barker Mrs M Babcock Miss Babcock Mrs Franklin B Lord and many others from Philadelphia Baltimore New York and Chicago with travel to Green Mountains and Europe in prospect.
Newport delegates and summer residents gather for renewed hunts in Middletown Portsmouth and Tiverton with a larger field including Mrs Adolph Ladenburgh Miss Constance Warren and others. Tennis at the Casino features mixed doubles matches as entries surge for the August 15 tournament drawings by Dr James Dwight and notices of gatherings across the Newport social season.
In Hot Springs Virginia on August 4 a large gallery watched a mixed doubles match pairing Mrs C J Ryan Edward Crozer against Mrs Charles McL Clark Carman Runyon with Clark and Runyon winning. Local hosts hosted tea and entertaining guests at Benvenue with Mrs Hunter McGuire and Miss Tevis Camden noted guests.
Bar Harbor hosts a luncheon list at the Swimming Club with Mrs Hamilton and Reginald Waterbury among guests. The annual Kebo Valley Club bridge event drew over three and a half tables, hailed as very successful, with numerous notable ladies at the presiding and participating tables.
At Narragansett Pier on August 4 the villa colony buzzed with lunches and dinners. Mrs. Alfred E Norris hosted a luncheon at The Lodge for house guests Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Keeling and numerous New York Philadelphia and Washington guests. The Casino saw polo afterward and a thriving social scene with many notable guests and auto party arrivals at Greene's and the Gladstone for polo sessions.
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