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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
10
Friday sale offers men’s footwear at 2.45 and 3.45 per pair. Inventory includes calfskin oxfords and BIC styles in multiple sizes. miscellaneous codes and stores details appear in OCR garble.
Friday Special in Men's Silk Shirts priced at 2.85 each. Splendid quality wash silk shirts claim guaranteed laundering and no fading. Describes attractive striped patterns and best color shades.
The notice lists apparel deals including sleeveless shirts in sizes 43 to 52, underwear in sizes 30 to 35, and Madras fabrics in several colors. Prices range from 85 cents to 5 per item, with many items marked down from higher regular prices. Main Floor F street location noted.
Clearance sale offers boys straw hats in rah rah Tyrolean and middy styles for ages 3 to 7 at 30 cents each, down from 1 to 1.50. Also listed are two more lots of hats, several boys blouses, wool suits, wash suits, and tinneck backers with prices and former rates. Located on the third floor center.
Chinese Minister and Mme Shah take a summer cottage at Cleveland Park and refresh the residence during their absence. The Speaker and Mrs Clark return to Washington after a wedding in Deal New Jersey. Several diplomats and guests are noted in residence or visiting, including ministers from Chile Dominican Republic Costa Rica Spain Brazil and Argentina with social engagements around Washington Rockport and Gloucester are mentioned along with weddings and engagements in Salem Williamsport and Boston.
Washington visitors Miss Thompson and Miss Barry spend August at Crawford House in the Catskills. Mrs August Kleeblatt and family vacation at Atlantic City. Misses Lodge and Rosena Gold of Hampton visit Miss Bessie Levy. Mrs Hathaway and her two sons tour the Northeast then stay in Washington. Mrs Elson and Miss Ellison head to Atlantic City and Tren ton, N J for about a month.
Maigi Marguerite Prescott of Washington DC entertained at dinner at Pres ticote the home of her parents the Rev P M Prescott and Mrs Prescott in Narragansett Pier R I on August 13 Among guests were Miss Addison Dr and Mrs James D Miller Miss Elsie Robinson Mr and Mrs Caryl Roberts John Welsh Raymond Osby and Claude Branch
A Home Arts column offers recipes and tips for family fare and plants. It describes drying tomato jellies, summer feeding for children, a humorous note on an American baseball fan, and guidance on repotting and caring for houseplants in August to keep homes attractive and healthy.
Army and Navy changes of the day list leaves of absence and extended duty for officers and enlisted men, detailing transfers to forts in the Philippines and the United States, retirements and reassignments across medical, ordnance, cavalry, and logistics commands with destinations including Fort Mills, Fort Adams, Columbus Barracks, Fort Huachuca, and the Presidio San Francisco.
Elsie Ferguson divorces Frederick Chamberlain Hoey, married 1908, on grounds of desertion. Hoey, son of United States Express president, lived in Europe after leaving Mrs Hoey in 1911. she recalls him as an amiable man with no evident means of support. She met him in Paris since then only for a nod.
Naval vessels including Sailed-Releigh Hult from La Pox bound for San Francisco and other ships such as Paducah Carcar and Vulcan listed Roaron routes. Several units report detaching to temporary duties and orders to stop at New York City for ten days en route to ports, with multiple crews and yards cited.
A Newport garden party transformed Belcourt, the Belmont residence, into a luminous floral bower for the Newport Garden Club and Newport Horticultural Society event. Notable guests include Countess Festetics and Mrs Lorillard Spencer Jr, while Capt Welles wins a potato prize for the war fund drive.
The will allocates the entire estate among three sisters Imogene Castillo Annie Baldwin and Jane Walker with specific bequests to Maria Masino and Romeyre Sinmons. It notes an advance of over 400000 to husband George W Young and states he shall receive his legal portion. The total estate value is not disclosed.
Representatives of women's organizations agreed at a Wednesday meeting to stage a peace parade in New York on August 29 despite objections. The committee of 100 includes Mrs William Cumming Story, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Dr Anna Howard Shaw, head of the American National Woman Suffrage Association, urging mediation by warring European nations.
William Harding Jeckeon of Washington hosted a polo dinner at Starr cottage in Narragansett Pier for junior polo members. Guests included Horace Lurton Rodman Wanamaker and other notables from Washington Philadelphia New York and Islip Long Island. the event featured a miniature polo field with ponies goal posts and players and trophies served as favors.
Beauty notes describe a delatone paste treatment to remove facial hair. Mix water with plain powdered delatone, spread on the skin for 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, wash away residue, and repeat as needed. Caution urged to ensure the product is pure delatone.
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