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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1910
Page
25
Special sale of men's neglige shirts in fine quality printed percale and madras with striped effects. Coat style with attached cuffs. Sizes all. Regularly $1.00 to $1.25. Special price 69 cents, 3 for $2.00. A lot of 30 received and placed on sale at a very special price.
Special midsummer prices prevail on reupholstering repaving refinishing of furniture making draperies and window shades parquetry or hardwood floors and artistic decorating of apartments or houses. Large display of imported and domestic wall papers drapery and upholstery materials Laport designers provide free planning and estimates by mail or phone. representative available at your leisure.
Continued August clearance sale offers final reductions on all broken lots dropped patterns and discontinued lace curtains. Nearly every style and design for all parts of the home included. High grade goods and desirable patterns with some lots containing multiple pieces. Great opportunity for material savings offered at up to one half less than regular price.
Sale of portieres and upholstery fabrics from foreign and domestic sources. Suitable for portieres, couch covers, wall draperies, and reupholstery. Includes tapestries, brocades, silk armures, and damasks with special values on silk armures, reps, damasks, and brocades priced per yard.
Advertises a range of basketware including a basket refrigerator with ice to keep content cool for fourteen hours. Features compact design and hermetically sealed construction. Also lists dog and cat baskets and traveling sleeping baskets in multiple styles and sizes with prices from 2.00 and 1.50 for sleeping baskets.
Wide mouth fruit jars pint and quart sizes with dozen pricing and specials. Includes plain and optic jelly glasses, toy glasses, and atlas mason jars in 1 2 gallon sizes. Also offered are porcelain lined jar tops rubbers tulip rubbers wide mouth rubbers and paraffin wax packages.
Secretary of State and Mrs Knox tour the North Shore with friends, visiting Narra Been at Pointe-au-Pic Canada for a few days. Several diplomats and social figures, including Mrs Briggs and Mrs Depew, are noted guests or travelers on coast to Atlantic City, Newport, and Niagara Falls with multiple motor trips and visits to resorts along the North Shore.
Newport RI August 23 Mr and Mrs Frederick H Prince hosted a dinner and dance with guests including Mrs French Vanderbilt Lord Rocksavage Lord Grosvenor Reginald Brooks Mr and Mrs Philip A Clark Robert B Van Cortlandt Reginald C Vanderbilt and many more The Casino tennis event drew 682 cars observed by Mme Fritzi Scheff and her husband. notable attendees and arrivals continued through the week with various social engagements around the Newport summer colony.
The beach races attracted a large crowd as four silver cups were awarded. Robert Sullivan won the Casino cup in the dress suitcase race, R P Smith claimed the Imperial cup in the apple and bucket race, Wistar Randolph took the Mathewson cup in the egg and spoon event, and Randolph also won the Elm Cottage cup. John R Fell won the one quarter mile dash sweepstake and Scudder Marsman of St Louis won the quarter mile open race. Notables at lunch included Mr and Mrs Robert Varnum and Mr and Mrs O L Mersman. Registrants at the Casino included Rowland Hazard and several others. late arrivals at the Gladstone included Henry Spies Kip and Leavitt J Hunt.
A dated article argues worry and abnormal mental state lead to thinness, while change of thought rather than diet improves weight. It cites Shakespeare and proverbs, condemns excess studying and stress, and urges reducing gloom to gain weight. The tone mimics a Victorian health column with moral admonitions about women’s fears and digestion.
A reflective piece urging women to live purposefully and kindly, balancing faith with action. It cautions against preoccupying implications of the afterlife and stresses serving others, cheerful resilience, and making each moment meaningful through usefulness and positive influence.
Lenox Massachusetts August 23 reports a busy arrival list at local hotels. Numerous visitors from New York and beyond including Perkins Burrows Massignwan and Sherman party members, along with families and couples, are staying at Wendell Pine Croft Greenock Inn Aspinwall Curtis Hotel Beverly and Deepdene. Local residents return from Nantucket Newport and Bar Harbor. Streetbound motor tours and autumn travel plans noted.
Mrs Ben jamin C Tilghman of Philadelphia hosted an al fresco tea at the Casino yesterday afternoon in Hot Springs with guests including Justice and Mrs Horace Lurton and a long list of social notables led by Mr and Mrs George Cole Scott Mr and Mrs Frederick Scott Miss Fragies Scott and Mrs Edward Colston The event featured a luncheon later given by Mr Delanoy Fitzgerald and others in attendance.
Yesterday at Wassifern Park and Ingres Aight View, guests included Mr and Mrs George T M Gillkon Miss Sarah Gibson Rear Admiral Thomas Parry Maj W Stuart Symington and Andrew Jones. Gladys Ingalls hosted younger set at Ingres Aight View. Mrs Edgar Bright held luncheon for Mrs M E Ingalls. George Ax Scott hosted a Fern Villa lawn party with Japa Rose lanterns and buffet. Bishop Beverly Tucker hosted a Fassifern luncheon for eight guests traveling from the Highest and Dunns Gap. Wiltem Felton gave a dinner at the Oaks Monday for the house party with guests including Miss Gibson and George and John Duncan. Mrs Harold Miller of PittsBire and others from New York stayed at the Homestead along with J R Grant New York T Alexander Baxter and William Harris Philadelphia WW Johnston Washington W P Coleman Macon Frank F Miller San Francisco J Chall ener Norfolk and Albert Rogers Newark.
Paris reports the engagement of Miss Etesher H. Steele, daughter of Charles Steele, to Count Jean de la Greze of the French foreign ministry. The wedding is planned for New York, with the ceremony to be held there.
Sidelights on the smart set describe a large Newport birthday party at the Pinard cottage for Ft Widener eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Widener of Philadelphia. Attendees include Marley Astor and William Vanderbilt grandchildren of notable families. Entertainment featured a two ring circus with clowns ponies an educated mule dogs and a singing quartet. Guests enjoyed a luncheon and gifts included substantial bank credits for the birthday girl.
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