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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
7
Remnants and heavily cut prices on Hart Schaffner & Marx suits and shirts. Lot 1 $16.50, Lot 2 $12.50, plus $3.95 trousers, 19 pairs, and various outerwear and underwear deals. Main floor and second floor displays across tailored suits and hats.
A large assortment of Point de Paris laces in edges and insertions, round and square meshes, widths from 1 1/4 to 5 inches, with attractive patterns. Ideal for lingerie and children's wear. Special price five cents per yard at Main floor G street.
Special prices on women's gloves and corsets across floors. White Lisle gloves 2-clasp size 5 4 4 to 7 4 4 at 25 cents per pair. 12-button white silk gloves 5 1 g to 7 at 75 cents per pair. Corsets: Parame heavy coutts reduced from 10 to 0 each. Lily of France blue white broche high bust reduced. Ivy coutis medium bust reduced. Nema coutls low bust reduced. P N corsets sizes 26 27 reduced to 7 cents per pair. Fabric remnants and discounted pieces listed with varied reductions. Second floor goods on Eleventh St and Third floor details.
Dramatic price reductions on women’s hosiery and children's garments across the Third Floor, with ingrain silk hose offered at $1.00 per pair, lisle thread and net-ankled socks discounted, and extensive reductions on dresses hats bonnets and shoes from $1.35 value to $1.00 or less.
Classified notice lists multiple luggage items with sizes 138 inch, 36 inch, 14 inch, 22 inch and 12 inch, all described with materials, linings and features. Prices show reductions from 35.00 to 25.00, 18.00 to 15.00, and 12.50 for various trunks and suitcases, offered at Basement Equitable Building.
The notice lists the marriage invitation for Miss Mary Juliette Gerard Stack and Mr Leonard Lispenard Nicholson Jr to take place at Bleak House Geneseo N Y on September 6. It runs through other social items from Lenox and nearby towns about guests, trips, and gatherings at various estates and resorts.
Newport society pages detail a bustling sequence of social events and gatherings during the tennis tournament period. Large luncheon and dinner events honor officers of the fleet, with notable guests including Rear Admirals Schroeder and Rodgers, and multiple prominent New York and Newport residents attending. Numerous dinners, dances, and cards mark the social calendar, with many guests staying at Newport clubs and homes as European visitors sail across the Atlantic.
Mrs C E Orvis Morristown N J Col and Mrs C N Wallace Boston Mr and Mrs J D Higgins Ossining N Y and Mrs E G Harlow Miss Mary and Vera Birchfield Hamilton Birchfield and Miss Marion Hassett Pittsburg are at the Hotel Agpinwall. The joint tennis tournament of Stockbridge Casino and Stockbridge Golf Club begins September 2. Dr John A McCreery of New York is arranging the program. Mr and Mrs George W Fanning returned to the Curtis Hotel from New York. Dr and Mrs Robert C Myles Mr and Mrs W J B Mills and Mr and Mrs Edgar J Seney of New York are at the Curtis Hotel.
Hot Springs Virginia hosts a dinner for Justice and Mrs Horace Lurton at Inegiescote with guests including Bishop Talbott Colston and other dignitaries. Many visitors arrive for summer events at The Homestead, charity fêtes, and seasonal stays with families like the Crozers and Pendletons.
The Narragansett Pier notes a sunny after storm day with a lively beach scene. Harold Vanderbilt hosted a Casino luncheon attended by Eugene S. Reynal and others, then polo at Wildfield Farm. Many guests and arrivals are listed at the Casino, Mathewson, Arlington, and Imperial, including Hoffman Miller and Mrs. Kane, with plans for dinners and events up to August 21.
At Bar Harbor Maine on Aug 18 luncheons hosted by society members featured Mrs Dulany Howland and others for twelve guests. Officers of the visiting fleet attended dinners at cottages and hotels. A reception at the Pot and Kettle drew nearly 100 attendees, followed by events at the Country Club and Swimming Club. Other gatherings included Whitney Wright's Lookout Cottage dinner with a large guest list, and dinners at the Country Club hosted by C M Robertson and Roderick Wellman. A christening at St Saviour Church named Elsie EB Helen Augusta Ekengren with godparents Baroness Hengelmuller Mrs Lothrop Bradley and others, then a reception at Clover Cottage.
A portrait of Elizabeth, widow of Grand Duke Serge, dedicating her $800,000 yearly income to Moscow charities and nursing, while society at Newport’s tennis event eyes Mrs Asa Astor and a procession of attendees in elaborate gowns and hats. The piece notes social stories, fashion, and the era’s gender norms, ending with a debate in England on whether female capriciousness fuels rising divorces.
A Chinese artist claims to craft outlines from perfect squares and reassemble a camel into a kangaroo in seven pieces. The note hints that the sandwich men’s ad reads “SALE NOW GOING ON” when properly arranged.
The article discusses a stance on wives capriciousness as a form of self preservation and influence within marriage, featuring Belle Kinney, a 2 1/2 year old Southern sculptor from Nashville, chosen to model a Confederate women statue. Her European study and Paris praise accompany news of the veteran group commissioning a memorial.
Nearly a thousand Hibernians toured the Potomac on the steamer St Johns to Indian Head. The annual outing began at o clock and returned at 11 o clock, marking a cherished community tradition.
The article advises combining rice with eggs and milk only briefly. Prolonged heat damages eggs and milk proteins, suggesting slow cooking in a double boiler or fireless cooker with fresh cream for a balanced diet, especially in dyspepsia or severe gastritis cases.
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