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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1910
Page
7
During the heated term the store closes at five oclock except Saturdays at one. No matter where you spend the summer this establishment with its supply of high class merchandise is at your service and can supply all your wants with accuracy and dispatch.
The Cotton Dress Goods Section on the Second Floor showcases a large stock of Wash Goods including Batiste lawns Dotted Swisses and Zephyr Ginghams. Highlights feature 3000 yards Printed Batiste Lawns at 10c yard 500 yards floral Batiste Lawns at 10c yard 3000 yards Dotted Swisses and 32 inch Zephyr Ginghams offered with favorable prices.
Drawers priced 45c to 2.19 a pair, down from 1.00 to 3.50. Chemises 1.50 each, down from 2.50. Princess slips 0.85 to 3.95, down from 1.50 to 4.50. Corset covers 0.45 to 1.18, down from 1.00 to 1.50. Combinations 0.68 each. Located on the third floor at Eleventh street.
Advertising notice offers OOD quality blue and gray writing paper in boxes of 48 sheets and 48 envelopes, advertised at 25 cents per box. Also White Writing Paper with matching envelopes, 15 cents per pound. Envelopes available. Main floor Eleventh at.
Splendid sewing machine in solid quartered oak with the best steel machinery. Automatic lifting head, rigid vibrating design for smooth, quiet operation. Limit price emphasized as exceptional value at $18.00 each.
A Washington society page notes MR and MRS WILSON return from Old Point Comfort while other officials and families linger at summer haunts from Dublin to Newport. Attendees include Brig Gen James Allen and Maj Gen George Gillespie with plans for fall weddings, engagements, and golden anniversary celebrations.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs completed plans for Newport events for Atlantic fleet men costing about $1,000. She bought 2,600 tickets and 2,400 cigarette packs, with 400 men nightly and 200 each afternoon. The piece also notes pet fashion, royal comparisons, Notre Dame gossip, and society moves including Mrs. Batley’s servants club concept and Vivien Gould's debut season plans.
Newport R I Aug 15 The tennis tournament opening drew a gay scene with Secretary of the Navy George von L Meyer and family hosting at a villa on the Cliffs. A large dinner followed at Quarter Fell with numerous notable guests including Vanderbilts and Whitneys. Guests registered at local resorts as society gatherings and music accompanied the tennis events amid elaborate American Beauty rose decorations.
Bar Harbor Me August events feature a large aviation meet planned for August 29 and 30 at Robin Hood Park near Northeast Harbor with Gen Edward Morrell leading as president. An aero club formed in the state lists Arthur D. Addison and others aboard as officers and directors.
A sunny August day drew scores of motor parties and yachting groups to Narragansett Pier. Notables including Charles R. Hayden and Leland H. Littlefield attended with luncheon at the Casino, where a silver derby cup race was announced for next Friday. Visitors from Boston New York and Maryland joined polo players and guests at St Peter's by the Sea and at Shore Acres for dinners and social events.
Lenox Massachusetts notes record Mrs Charles Bird of Boston visiting Underledge host Mrs Joseph Burden and planning a Berkshire hunt entry with Highwood lease talks. Social rounds include dinners at Berkshire Inn and Aspinwall Hotel, Trinity Church choir, Stockbridge visits, and late arrivals at Curtis Hotel and Eddy villa among numerous society guests.
The Post prints two items from the puzzle column. The first details a scoring puzzle where Brown and Jones each total 62 points across shots with four pins, noting no shot by Brown matches any shot by Jones and inviting the reader to reveal shot counts and scores. The second recounts a marriage puzzle about McManus and his bride, stating ages and lifespans to claim percentages of life lived together.
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