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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1904
Page
13
During the heated term the store will close at 5 o'clock Saturday at 1. Mrs Nourse Mrs Evans and Mr Mack recently in Europe return enthusiastic over purchases for fall and winter including French lingerie bridal trousseaux corsets infants clothing layettes leather goods stationery jewelry bric a brac dress garniture fine linens and more.
Special value items include girls white India linen guimpes with hemstitch yokes and bishop sleeves priced at 1.00 each. Also offered are girls white India linen dresses with lace yokes forming a bertha, some with flounces, others with tucks and wide hems, sizes 6 to 14. Third Moor 47 st.
Midseason sale offers substantial boys summer suits and furnishings at clearance prices. Feature items include washable sailor suits for 3 to 10 year olds from 1.95, blouses 39 cents, straw sailors 25 cents, all-wool sweaters 75 cents, two-piece bathing suits, and regulation sailor suits with neat finishing and popular bread-fall trousers. Also listed are unbleached cotton trims, white galatea, and blue linen outfits with prices from 2.95 to 6.00, plus lone-pants at 1.25 a pair. Third floor Tenth street store.
Special August sale clears summer goods with marked down prices on White Lawn Dressing Sacques and Negligees. Items include Lawn Sacques 25c, Dimits Sacques at $1, White Lawn Sacques at $1.50, Fine Lawn Negligees $1.75, Lawn Long Kimonas 50c. Third floor Eleventh st.
A large stock of women’s black chiffon hose with double soles and high spliced heels and black lace lisle hose in several effects, popular summer hosiery. Priced at 35 cents a pair or three for one dollar, regular quality. Main floor on F Street.
Clearance sale of remaining Little Children summer coats in three-quarter and full-length styles. Fabrics include pique linen and duck with lace trims and tucks, priced from 2.50 to 4.50 after discounts from higher prices. Also White India Linen Dresses at reduced prices and White Pique Sun Bon nets with hand embroidery, all offered at sale prices.
A special sale of Women's Oxfords in patent coltskin and patent vic kidskin. Lace and button styles, some with tips, all with web soles. Nearly all sizes available. Priced at 1.50 a pair, previously 3.50 to 4.00. Third floor Tenth Street.
Washington society notes describe departures of Mrs Payne and Mrs Cortelyou reducing August social activity. Admiral Dewey and Mrs Dewey move to Saratoga. Henry L. Wilson tours via Indiana and Washington. The piece lists numerous guests, travel plans, weddings, and summer retreats from Boston to Atlantic City and Mount Washington with prominent families and diplomats among the movers.
A long column lists residents and visitors of Washington during summer, naming Mrs Adams Foster at Oak Crest Md and others traveling to Saranac Lake Bretton Woods Niagara Falls Hamilton Ontario Atlantic City Cape May St Louis Chicago Omaha and more. It highlights Dr Alonzo O Bliss and his young wife traveling from Atlantic City and secrecy surrounding their wedding details with witnesses from the court.
The Vermont Avenue Christian Church Endeavor group reports use of their tennis court after delays due to weather and member absences. Activities include a Potomac river trip on the Barthaldt, missionary conference reports, and a push for an international peace congress memorials to Congress. Also notes a Navy Department stance and interdenominational mission study efforts across many congregations.
In Chicago on August 19 the Western golf championship moved to a 36 hole final between H C Egan Exmoor and D E K Sawyer Wheaton after two rounds of match play in driving rain. Egan won the veteran cup with a net score of 10. Sawyer defeated McElwee to reach the semifinals where Egan beat Ingalls while Sawyer beat McElwee. Hyannis results also set Walter Travis to face A G Lockwood in the Great Island Cup semifinals.
The fifty foot sloop Aspirant owned by H W and A G Hanan of New York won the Astor Cup for sloops in the New York Yacht Club racing at Newport. Aspirant finished six miles behind the Yankee but led on corrected time by 21 minutes 46 seconds over seven sloops and two schooners. Corona won the schooner cup defeating Katrina by a wide margin in elapsed time but only four minutes in corrected time. Sir Thomas Lipton visits London to study design changes for a fourth Shamrock and favors the old measurement rules for a satisfying victory.
Newport R I Aug 19 The American singles championship narrows to eight with Ward beating Collings in straight sets and Larned and Wright set for a pivotal semifinal clash. Clothier Bell and Leonard Niles also advance as Behr edges Clothier, while Georgia State results crown Payne and Angier in doubles and singles.
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