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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1910
Page
25
During the heated term the store closes at 5 o clock except Saturdays at 1. The establishment offers high-class merchandise and promises accurate, dispatching service for all wants, wherever you may be spending the summer.
Continued August Sale features large lots of wash goods including Batiste Lawns Dotted Swisses and Zephyr Ginghams in Cotton Dress Goods Section Second Floor G Street 3000 yards Printed Batiste Lawns 10c yard 500 yards Batiste Lawns 10c yard 3000 yards Dotted Swisses assorted colors at 12 4c yard and Zephyr Ginghams 1c yard Special prices for summer wear while supplies last.
Drawer items priced 45c to 2.19 a pair with previous ranges 1.00 to 3.50. Chemises at 1.50 each, down from 2.50. Princess slips 0.85 to 3.95, once 1.50 to 4.50. Corset covers 0.45 to 1.18, formerly 1.00 to 1.50. Combinations 0.68, with third floor location at Eleventh Street.
An advertisement lists OOD quality blue and gray writing paper with 48 sheets and 48 envelopes per box, priced at 25 cents. Also offered is white writing paper with matching envelopes at 15 cents per pound. Envelopes and packages described as Sc Package on the main floor Eleventh at.
Splendid example of sewing machine construction in solid oak woodwork with refined steel machinery. Described as rigid, solid, and built on a vibrating principle for continuous motion and quiet operation. Head lifts automatically and runs smoothly at high speed. Priced at $18.00 each.
Mr and Mrs Wilson return from Old Point Comfort while others head to Maine Paris London and Newport for visits and weddings. Brig Gen Allen tours Atlantic City. Gillespie to Newport for his son s wedding. Lucille Bell and others announce engagements. Golden wedding celebrated as Mendels plan family reunion in August.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs completed plans for Newport entertainments costing about 1000 dollars to honor Atlantic fleet men. She bought 2600 tickets, reserved prime seats, and provided 2400 cigarette packages for attendees. The piece also glances at pet fashion trends, royal comparisons, Newport society events, and plans for debutantes and Georgian Court entertainments.
Newport opening day activity centers on a tennis tournament with high society attendance. Notables include Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer and Mrs Meyer, plus the Meyer family, Beeckmans, and a large party at the Geden Mills villa on the Cliffs. More dinners, luncheons, and lavish entertaining follow at Quarter Pole and other Newport estates with extensive guest lists, musical entertainment, and elaborate decorations as summer hospitality continues.
Bar Harbor Me August events list dinners at Elsinore and cottage visits by prominent guests from New York Baltimore and Cincinnati. Airport aviation meet planned for August 29 30 at Robin Hood park with Gen Edward Morrell as president and a formed aero club organizing committee and board of directors.
A sunny August day drew scores of motor and yachting parties to Narragansett Pier. Promenades and a Casino luncheon highlighted a cosmopolitan scene with arrivals from Boston New York and Philadelphia. A silver derby race on the beach was announced for next Friday inviting visiting polo players and English Ranelagh team.
Lenox Massachusetts notes high society leisure with Mrs Charles Bird visiting Underledge and negotiating Highwood lease. Bird plans autumn stay and will bring a pack of hounds for Berkshire Hunt races on September 17. Several gatherings and guests populate the local scene at Berkshire Inn, Stockbridge villas, and Trinity Church events.
The Post presents a daily puzzle where Brown and Jones each total 52 points from a sequence of shots with four pins. Points per shot depend on pins knocked down, with distinct scores: one pin equals one point up to four pins equals twelve points. No Brown score matches any Jones score, and the exact shot count and scores are to be solved later.
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