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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
10
Fall fashions show tailored models and fur trimmed effects in women’s salons. Broadcloth suits, full skirts with pockets, and detachable belts feature in subdued tones with collars and cuffs of fur. Blouses use Crepe, Georgette, Chiffon, and Lace with lace and Shadow Lace options. Mourning waists appear in Shadow Lace and Crepe fabrics.
A small assortment of Serge and Taffeta Dresses is on display. Options include a taffeta waist extending to the hips with a serge skirt and collar, a ta ffeta dress stripped with serge to simulate flouncing, and a three-band serge bottom design with serge cuffs and collar priced at $18.75 to $25.00. Third floor street.
Advance display and sale showcases coats with semi fitting waists and wide skirts. Rich fur borders and soft contrasting collars from Fox Skunk or Beaver appear on Hudson Seal Coats. Fox pelts in Sets Scarfs and Muffs create varied animal effects. Small Beaver chokers present for younger shoppers. Fur sale offers 20 to 33 percent savings versus regular season prices.
Special to The Washington Post from Saratoga Springs N Y Aug 2 The last week of racing at the Saratoga track opened with large attendance of regulars at the clubhouses and grandstands. Prominent guests included Duke and Mrs Duke of New York Mr and Mrs Biddle Mr Billings and Mrs Billings along with Capt Edward Cassatt and Jonny Cowdin among others. Social events featured a floral ball at the Casino and a dance along with exhibitions by Miss Evan Burrows Fontaina and Miss Mina Cramer.
Mrs W H Taft and Miss Helen Taft wife and daughter of the former President traveled to Chantau Lake Louise Alta Aug 23 as visitors to the Canadian Rockies resort. They joined other Americans including Mr and Mrs W B H Downe of Boston and Rev Dr Gardner of Philadelphia with family and Mr and Mrs Otto Skinner and Miss Skinner of Philadelphia on various excursions before departing for Victoria.
Narragansett Pier Rhode Island August 23 Old fashioned clambake draws 30 members of the summer colony this afternoon main event of the week highlights a cafe chantant at the Casino tomorrow night for St Peters by the Sea benefit where young women and men from nearby cottages will perform dances William A Hazard and others hosted luncheons at the Casino William H Coombs Cornelius Tangeman entertaining for Katherine Pennymith and A D Cooley James B Angell president emeritus of the University of Michigan and W E Angell of Chicago travel today from Providence to Maine then to Seal Harbor and North Harbor to visit sister Mrs James H Coggeshall Mrs Henry Benedict Taylor of San Francisco Mrs Cushachs and children from Annapolis are also here.
Special to The Washington Post Southampton N Aur 3 Col and Robert Thompson have as their guests Gen and Mrs Mills of Washington who arrived today and Mr and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Pell.
Mr and Mrs James M Thomson visit Atlantic City on August 3 with Mrs Thomson identified as Miss Clark daughter of Champ Clark Speaker of the House. They plan to stay a while. Also mentioned is Thomas Walah governor of Massachusetts enjoying a seaside rest.
Miss Brien of Lowell and Gen Weaver of Washington led a field of 72 starters in the opening round of the handicap two ball mixed foursome event for trophies by WW Owens of Brooklyn at Maplewood NH on August 23. They posted a net score of 81 securing a strong start in the competition.
The pleasant weather drew numerous golf enthusiasts to White Sulphur Links in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Mrs Gordon Brown departs for New York after a pleasant stay. Mrs Charles O Everta Miss Evarts and Mr T B Evarts arrived from Cleveland by auto. other arrivals include James W Barnay of New York and Mr and Mrs E WM Mister of Chicago.
Secretary of State and Robert Lansing hosted Brazilian Minister to Mexico and Madame Cardoso at dinner with a large delegation from the Brazilian legation and U S officials. Senor Cardoso de Oliveira and party were entertained at luncheon by Secretary Breckinridge, then taken on a motor trip to Fort Myer for a cavalry drill in their honor.
Mrs Marshall wife of Gen William Q Marshall returns from Blue Ridge Summit with daughter Mrs John Harrison Knapp and infant John Marshall Knapp. They were escorted by Paymaster Knapp who spent the weekend with Mr M Hicks of Tokyo. Numerous social notices follow about Shoreham visits, naval officers, and summer travels in Washington and nearby resorts.
Mr and Mrs Amos Musselman announce the marriage of their daughter Blanche Mitchell Burnell to Mr Charles Alden Chase of New York formerly of Haverhill Mass. The ceremony last Saturday was small with only immediate family present at Grand Rapids Michigan. The couple will sail for South America in September as Ernest Lester, governor of Washington, accompanies them.
Evelyn Norcross marries Misa Evelyn Rees Norcross to Robert Clay Sherrill of Athens Alabama in a noon ceremony at Dr Alfred Norcrosss home in Petworth. Only close family attends with ring bearer John Norcross. Rev Wilbur H Norcross of Baltimore presides. Breakfast follows and couple will reside in Athens after September 10, where Miss Norcross teaches history at Athena College, a noted Southern institution.
Hot Springs Virginia August reports Mrs Charles Louis Palms of Detroit hosted a tea at the Casino Mark Witchell of Cincinnati joined Mrs Mitchell for the gathering. Notables Mrs Joseph Swann Neave Mrs Wal ver Hambly and Miss Camacho returned to Cincinnati after a week in town. Countess F del Garcia of New York visited from White Sulphur Springs to spend the day.
Mr Fitzwilliams Woodrow of Columbia, 3 C, who had been staying at the White House, returned there yesterday after a week in Atlantic City.
Mr and Mrs F G Matteson and the Miseeas Amy and Helen Matteson of Galesburg are visiting. Francis A Keating of Washington returns from Davenport. Mrs Blandford resumes duties in Washington. A Panama-Pacific exhibit note. Skin whitening lotion recipe using spurmax and glycerin. simple shampoo from cane thrx. Mrs Jackson hosts a dance for daughter Mary Beth. Arbel and Elizabeth Panknin visiting Augusta residents.
Lawrence Townsend United States Minister to Belgium and Portugal arrives in Ottawa with Mrs Townsend and daughter Miss Yvonne Townsend for a social week at Government House as guests of the Duke of Connaught and Duchess of Connaught. They will later visit Montreal Quebec and Lake George before returning to Washington mid September.
A new Walter Brooks Jrs home near Green Spring Valley Maryland rises as a two story stone and copper roof estate with 40 rooms, 200 by 66 feet main block and a 3 by 81 foot wing. It joins social lore around Louise Cromwell and the Brooks family amid wealth and city society. Meanwhile in Chapel Hill a model athletic field named Emerson Jameson Field is rapidly nearing completion with modern facilities and a September 15 deadline.
Bar Harbor hosts a fashion show at the Swimming Club with a contest for the smartest gown and an auction of a poster painted by Mrs Newell Titan. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniel is expected next Saturday. Dinners are listed in Northeast Harbor before the dance tonight. Attendees include Mrs Rockwood Hoar of Washington and Mrs Cassatt of Philadelphia.
Friends of Elisha Dyer, long in a Providence sanitarium, announce his convalescence and daily outings. A reward of £80 was offered today in connection with a large solitaire diamond ring sought by a woman in the villa colony. Police have not disclosed if the jewel was lost or stolen.
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