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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
21
Continuation of August Sale of Furs during the heated term store closes at 5 o'clock except Saturdays at 1. Best Furs offers newest styles at a fourth to a third less than regular prices with a guarantee of perfect satisfaction to the wearer as part of every transaction.
A special August sale spotlights long fur coats with models designed to pair with upcoming fashion. Available are 36 to 52 inch coats in pony skin, mirr or pony skin, nearseal, and other furs, all lined with satin or brocaded satin, many with shawl collars, jeweled buttons, and deep cuffs. Prices range from 30 to 195 dollars, with original values up to 225 dollars.
Distilled water removes minerals and wastes but dulls vital health quality, making it inferior to filtered or good spring water with minerals. Filtering is better for purifying mineral rich water. boiling may destroy vegetable organisms, a step that may be necessary this season.
President Taft yesterday signed the exequatur of Senor Don Ceasar A Barraneo as vice consul of Cuba. The vice consulate will be stationed in Washington. Barraneo was formerly chancellor of the Cuban legation in Washington.
An advertisement touts the Duplex Stove as ideal for camping and fishing, claiming you can keep milk warm all night, cook dinner in the morning, and have hot meals anywhere. It emphasizes suitability for baby care and all night warmth.
Washington residents and relatives are bunched in a roundup of travel and engagements. Senor de Quesada travels from Buenos Aires to The Hague and Berlin for diplomatic duties while Miss Mary Boneack and Mr George Powell announce engagements. Several military families, hostesses, and debutantes are noted with trips to Bar Harbor, Banff, Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, Colonial Beach, and other U.S. locales, plus arrivals and visits in Washington.
Exquisite gowns worn by Mrs William Bateman Leeds of New York and Newport set the fashion at Deauville with mauve and gray tones. Lady Sarah Wilson and Lady Arthur Paget attended dinners and dances as the Leeds entourage guests. Continent tours continue with Marienbad or Hamburg on the horizon.
Ella K Newsom widow of a Mississippi Baptist minister and Arkansas physician, renowned as the Confederate nurse who followed Florence Nightingale to the front. Now ill at home in Washington, she endured sacrifice, class barriers, and quiet life while her heroic deeds remained largely unrecognized.
Maj and Mrs John Smailey officiated at a christening ceremony for several babies at the American Salvation Army mission hall 610 Louisiana avenue. Two infants are sheltered at the Home for Women Girls and Children 59 U street NW. A report through June 21 196 shows 41 births and seventeen deaths at the home. The facility has sheltered nearly 90 girls under 21 and about 4 women, while 221 children including infants have been cared for with employment for nearly 90 people.
The fall quarterly style book answers all questions on outer apparel and patterns for garments pictured. Draped waists and skirts with one piece frock adaptations impress, plus a hobble skirt hint for extreme fashion. Separate blouses and children’s needs are featured. the 20 cent investment proves profitable.
The passage extols endurance and sacrifice, likening Mrs. Ela K. Newsom to Florence Nightingale as an ideal of service. It urges generosity toward classmates, warns against vanity, and questions whether amusements aid physical, intellectual, or moral growth. It emphasizes imitate admirable associates and resist trivial merriment.
An essay style warning on manners and appearance stresses cleanliness decorum and self control among women. It cites old lessons from rabbis and a Grant anecdote to urge polite behavior toward parents and servants and to question hypocrisy in social conduct.
Robert W. Hebberd secretary of the State board of charities told a New York audience that private charity fails to improve congestion or living standards. He cited inadequate fees by charities as sustaining crowded districts and not addressing root causes of need.
The puzzle wordplay points to Sambherat as a hidden name found within the phrase Am her stupid slater. The clue suggests extracting a proper noun from a rearranged or embedded sequence in the sentence.
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