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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1914
Page
10
The article catalogs many coat styles from long and short coats to Balmacaan and directoire models, with features like removable belts and cape conversions. It lists August sale prices and regular season prices for several items including natural marmot coats and fray rumpac options, though many figures appear garbled.
We guarantee authoritative styles and correct modes for fall and winter. Our furriers ensure the highest quality workmanship with perfectly matched texture. Save 25 to 33 1 3 percent. All furs bought in this sale are stored and insured in our Vaults free of charge until cold weather. A reasonable deposit reserves selections, and repairs or alterations are offered at greatly reduced prices.
An ad lists a wide range of fur sets and separate muffs and neckpieces with varied styles and prices. Black lynx muffs range from 22.50 to 45.00, scarfs from 15.00 to 42.00, point ed fox sets 49.50 to 85.00, mole sets 32.50 to 92.50, natural skunk muftfs 27.50 to 50.00, black skunk muffs 19.50 to 29.50, scarfs 10.75 to 25.00, Hudson seal muffs 12.50 to 35.00, and scarfs 10.00 to 15.00. Regular prices accompany each item.
A social sketch notes Margaret Houston, daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture, as the cabinet baby in Washington society. It mentions her upbringing in Missouri, friends like Nancy Lane and Sally Me Adie, and Mrs Illaman’s hospitality. Foreclosure actions involving Dahlgren and a former wife are also referenced amid domestic matters.
A report on Leap's Prolific Wheat shows a yield of 5 430 bushels on 74 acres and 81 bushels on 17 acres in Delaware. In Maryland it leads in popularity and proves superior in Virginia. It dominates in North Carolina and South Carolina, exceeds others in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and suits West Virginia. The distribution notice invites requests for the descriptive fall catalog.
The County Holding Company and then the Mutual Life Insurance Company pursued foreclosure after a loan on $95,000 was reduced to $55,000 and no interest has been paid since last September. Referee Irving Washburn reported amounts due at $71,735.
Bishop Robert Strange of the East Carolina diocese died in Wilmington at age 57 after ten years as bishop and a prior tenure as rector of St. James Church for thirteen years. He later led St. Paul in Richmond before returning home to Wilmington.
Paris fashion showcases ostrich quills arranged at jaunty angles as popular hat ornaments. The Maison Charlotte Hennard presents a burnt black quill on a black felt hat teamed with straw facing, a noted season’s novelty in headwear.
A late summer social log lists Mrs Helen Woodrow Bones likely to visit Cornish New Hampshire soon. Several diplomats and relatives including the Bolivian Minister Mme Calderon Greek Minister Schliemann and Panama Minister de Membreno are noted in transit or at Washington embassies. Other figures such as Rep Peter Gerry Col George Harvey and Dean Ruediger are recorded returning from trips or resuming duties.
Narragansett Pier hosts a lively summer calendar with polo matches in Newport under the Westchester Polo Club, charity dances at Sherry's and Mathewson Hotel events, Hampton Institute performers, society patronesses, and visits by Sir Arthur and Lady Herbert. Edward L. Welsh hosts a pavilion dance at Seatoreo Beach Club as the Chases plan seaside gatherings and Lucerne garden events unfold in Lenox with debutantes and large house parties.
Newport crowds gather for tennis week as guests arrive and social events expand despite wartime strains and the death of Mrs Wilson. Prominent hosts include Mrs L Q Jones and Mrs J Stewart Barney among many society women coordinating a fete and tableaux in support of Red Cross causes.
Lenox and Bar Harbor society circles share a busy summer season with dances at Lenox Club and Hotel Aspinwall, Mrs Bayard visiting Newport, and Choate recovering. The Bar Harbor crowd notes openings, a Red Cross benefit ball, concerts by Schroeder trio and Belinski, and numerous summer guests at the Swimming Club and Curtis Hotel with highlighted prizes for dog shows and West Highland white terrier cups.
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