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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
12
Attention calls attention to the range of Black Pony Coats priced at 25 dollars each. They feature the new notch collar and large drop arm holes that create a kimono effect in set-in sleeves. Fabrics include civet cat, fitch, chinchilla, squirrel, and self shawl collars. Values reach 40 dollars, coats measure 38 to 62 inches in length.
A society column sketches a busy scene in New York and Newport with Mrs Pem tephe Jones abandoning entertainments, Mrs Stuyvesant Biahe flower ball planned, and Miss Morianna Lippincott's wedding at Jamestown. It notes Julia H Worthington’s estate appraisal, Charles C Worthington's trust, and a charity bond. The article also covers a Clam Bake Club luncheon in Newport, a two-team ball game, and notable attendees including the Russian envoy’s party.
Miss Alice Appleton of New York wed Clarence Hay son of the late Secretary of State John Hay in the Ascension Memorial Church Ipswich. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Roland Cotton Smith with Miss Joan Whitney as maid of honor. The church was beautifully decorated for the notable society wedding reported from Beverly Mass. August 6 special to The Washington Post.
A Washington Post dispatch notes that women worldwide are expanding roles in war. English and Ulster volunteers aid wounded and defend homelands, Persian women fight in the Balkans, Servian leagues recruit female fighters, and American Red Cross nurses prepare for foreign service as various ships are reported sailing to and from major ports.
Washington society notes recount Mrs. Sayre Deser Cornish joining the President and his family at the White House after arriving from Cornish New Hampshire. The item lists numerous social engagements, arrivals and travels of prominent families, diplomats, and officials, with a wedding and several social teas and dinners noted.
A Washington Post report notes war and famine influence New York fashion. War bonnets in Fifth Avenue window display steel tints and saber decorations. Expert Emma Goodwin predicts stricter silhouettes, broader shoulders, and toned-down corsetry as women adapt to a coming foreign fashion famine.
Rome Aug 5 Italy has ordered 385000 tons of American steam coal to be delivered immediately to replace the Welsh supply cut off by the war. Special Cable to The Washington Post.
New York socialite Anna F Holch who has spent years in Europe studying fashion arrived with her German police dog Roy at the Olympic. She was detained by military authorities in Vienna and held at the German Belgian frontier while the dog was seized. A German officer suspected her as an English spy. She aided the dog's escape by sending Roy to a friend in Berlin and later smuggled the dog through Paris. She says European styles offer the best path to perpetual beauty.
An episode reports the German Ambassador to Russia and his party arriving in Stockholm from St Petersburg aboard a steamer with the American flag, continuing to Berlin. The notice cites Swedish authorities and the unusual transit through multiple cities.
The ailing Mrs. Woodrow Wilson deteriorates as the President directs relief efforts for Americans abroad. Her decline follows a fall and a Spring relapse, with doctors and nurses at the White House. Mrs. Wilson, active in charity and garden projects, receives daily visits and counsel from her physician team.
Managers and employees of the Coal and Coke Railway Company operating about 200 miles of track between Elkins and Charleston West Virginia opened negotiations yesterday with the Federal board of mediation to settle a wage dispute. Former Senator Henry Gassaway Davis appeared before the board with other officials, and an amicable settlement was seen as likely.
Aug 5 Quebec papers were instructed not to publish information about military steps for the defense of Quebec or other Canadian ports. The directive aims to curb dissemination of details on security measures across the nation.
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