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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
8
Advertises a sale with numerous dress types and prices including raincoats priced at 1500, various linen and crepe dresses, foulard fabrics, and chiffon pieces. Mentions Misses Peter Thompson Linen and colors Black and Navy Messaline.
A trade notice offers Friday Special men’s all silk hose not perfectly flawless but free of holes or runs. Priced at 28c per pair or 4 for $1.00, a value under regular 50c quality in black and several solid BiZzes.
Several small lots remain from a clearance sale of Women's Low Shoes including Patent Kidskin Oxfords and Tan Russian Calfskin Pumps. Priced low for quick disposal, New season models offered below real worth. Sizes and eyelet styles listed, with prices around $1.50 per pair.
Women’s Lisle Hose advertised with double heel sole toe and top Inforce wearing quantities plein lace and ankle patterns in black white and all sizes. Sold online at special price 25 cents per pair. Main Floor GST.
Fifty cents each for 35 dozen women Jersey ribbed lisle thread umbrella drawers. Neat lace trim and well fitting, sold at a special value.
A Friday sale offers Women's Kenyon Raincoats at 5.00 each, down from 10.00 to 12.50, with sizes for women and misses. The ad notes another lot of equal value, plain, serviceable raincoats in desirable colors, urging early selection. Also 15 Linen Crash Coats offered at special price 5.00 each, third floor Gts.
A sale listing highlights Women's White Wash Skirts in pique linen rep ratine and other fine weaves. Prices range from $1.00 to $5.00 with reductions of about one third, offered on the third floor Gat.
A fragmented listing shows multiple women’s bathing suits in various styles and shades priced at ten dollars, seven seventy six, five dollars, and two ninety five, with additional odd phrasing like floor-gait. The text emphasizes departmental sale items and pricing.
Classified note lists wash silk waists at 295 and 195 dollars, messaline silk waists at 395 and 295 dollars, with sizing details 12 22 19 and a third floor GST reference. Indicates third floor location and pricing for silk waist items.
The piece notes growing popularity of paired blouse and contrasting skirt outfits for women, highlighting economical styling options. It describes fabrics, colors, and decorative details, including white linen, scrim, and crepe, with guidance on construction and fit for sizes 34 to 44.
HW Minnister of Chile and Mme Suarez visit Asbury Park after a New York stay and set up a legation at the New Monterey Hotel for the summer. They travel with children Eugenie Suarez Adriana Suarez and George Suarez. Edward J Hale visits Washington then sails to Costa Rica. Mrs Thomas R Marshall attends luncheon hosted by Mrs Thomas Bailey Lamar in Washington. Mrs Daniels entertains relatives from the South en route to New York. Secretary and Mrs Daniels drive home from the Navy Yard in a Victoria style outing. The Secretary of Agriculture arrives at Seven Gates farm Martha’s Vineyard for a weeks stay with Mrs Ouston and family.
A Washington wedding solemnized last evening at Mrs E L Chapman 2112 Wyoming Ave unites Virginia Turner Bennett and Judge William C Dunbar of Augusta and Washington in a small ceremony led by Rev J C Nicholson. The couple will reside in Washington after visiting Atlantic City and Georgia.
A mythic dialogue frames cautions about dangers of summer affairs and reckless behavior as Apollo and Vulcan discuss love, signs, and the peril of chasing summer girls. The piece blends myth with fashion notes about patterns and material details from Ladies' Home Journal.
An enormous eagle snatched a 4-year-old boy from a woodcutter’s child while the father worked in the forest near Wage of Andee, close to Chur. Four hunters with dogs were sent to aid but found no trace of the bird or child.
OCIETY authors seek introductions to the American Ambassador in London to back a publishing firm. A party guest pressed him to read a novel, and he wittily demanded a “shocker” before offering a read. He remains poised and witty, with a knowing twinkle in his eye.
The Stallogiria family claims a note dated December 8, 1908, secured by 2000 Standard Oil shares and New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railway Company securities, was renewed to 1910 but the trust company denies renewal. The trust company sold the securities in 1911 after default, earning over $1,000,000 less than market value, allegedly depleting the estate by breach of renewal terms.
A white kitten claiming kinsmanship to the Tamany tiger wandered into the White House executive offices. The feline, dubbed Woodrow, strutted in with proprietor airs and selected parts of the building as a playground while rubbing against the legs of celebrities and staff alike.
Paris reports the international permanent eugenics committee accepted American delegates invitation to host the next international eugenics congress in New York in 1916. The decision was made at a meeting in Paris.
Learn affordable steps to repair and refinish battered wood furniture and trim. The guide covers prep with sandpaper, dusting, and applying shellac finishes, plus color restoration using mixed stains for oak and mahogany, and a paste polish technique with paraffin, oil, and rottenstone.
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