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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1908

Page

11

Women's High Class Outer Garments Clearance Sale

Clearance sale of our entire stock of Women’s Summer Outer garments including lingerie dresses linen coat suits lightweight wool tailored suits light weight black broadcloth coats one-piece linen dresses lawn jumper and full dresses and white linen skirts Some are reduced a half while others are offered at a fraction of their real value One-piece Linen Dresses in white lavender tan blue pink some are hand embroidered others richly trimmed with Baby Irish lace Very handsome dresses Lightweight Black Broadcloth Coats full 30 inches long single breasted double breasted and fly-front effects lined with satin Special price 7 50 each All Tightweight Tailored Suits in plain colors fancy mixtures and striped effects all good styles Special price 15 00 each Were 25 00 to 45 00 Lingerie Dresses and Elaborate Linen Coat Suits Colors pink tan lavender blue A collection of elegant dresses

Special price highlights on White Linen Skirts

Special price offers present on AUP White Linen Skirts in toned-down and plaited styles. Some skirts are plain while others feature trims in various ways. Prices reduced from $35.00 to $50.00 down to $20.09 each. Other items priced from $2.50 to $5.00, originally $9.50 to $12.50. Yuin' doovog st.

Yuin’ Doovog St

Clearance Sale of Men’s Fancy Suits Lot

A clearance sale offers about 100 men’s two piece summer suits in cassimere worsted and panama fabrics. Colors include gray sun brown and olive green with riped checked and plaid patterns. New season production with all sizes represented. Suitable for business and general wear.

Special price suits and menswear sale notices

Special price seven dollars seventy five cents each. Were twelve fifty and fifteen dollars. Also a small lot of Men's Threepiece Summer Suits ends of several broken lines of worsteds and cassimeres in light gray and brown striped and checked effects. High grade suits well made for dress wear. Special price eleven seventy five each. Were eight to twenty five dollars. Mie floor Tenih st.

Mie Fleor Tenih St

Social and Personal in Washington and Newport Society

A wide sweep of society notes from Washington and Newport covers diplomatic figures and brides to be, heirs and governors, and a rising trend of women pilots in New York. Prominent families like the de la Grange and Carroll clans, plus notices of the Knox and Fish entourages, frame a season of weddings, travel, and cultural events amid Newport’s social revival.

Fashion at the Resorts in Newport Brims With Lost Jewels

Newport, Aug 24. A season’s glitter ends with a run on unclaimed gems and money. Ms. Craig Biddle searches for a pearl clasp dropped at the Casino tennis ball. Mr. D. Appleton pursues a purse of large-denomination bills, said to total about 1000 dollars. Mrs. Wells’s diamond ornament is found. Mrs. Borland’s jewel remains missing. The social whirl continues with golf, tennis, and dinners as Newport hosts elites like Berwind, Iselin, Hale, and Croker while plans unfold for a villa anniversary and large children’s trolley ride at Island Park.

Newport Craig Biddle Philadelphia Robert Gozlet Iho D. ¥. Appleton New York Edward J. Berwind Wilam Sierra Wells John Borland Batemans Point Turin Robert Goelet Nathaniel ‘Whayer C. Oliver Iselin Arthur Iselin Nora Iselin Margaret Bunk Anne Sands Joseph Harriman Joseph Dilworth Hugene Hale Kate Brice Herbert P. King Royal Phelps Carroll Charles $. Brown Henry Clews J. & Phipps Egerton L. Winthrop Royal Phelps Carver Henry Redmond E. G. Chadwick Robert We Goeld T. Shaw Island Park

Crowds At Deal Casino Thrill Long Branch Visitors

Large Sunday crowds pack Long Branch hotels and restaurants as Deal Casino interest grows. Notable guests include Wilber Bloodgood and Rosalie Bloodgood, many from Seabright and Monmouth Beach, plus a 1000-strong wedding crowd for Miss Ruby Speyer and Waldo Irving Shuman at Rubycrest Elberon.

West End Long Branch N. J Deal Casino Seabright Monmouth Beach Wilber A. Bloodgood Rosalie Bloodgood Ernest Rudolph Gunther Charles D. Halsey Lows John ‘Ww. McDonald Joseph ‘H. Hoadley Atlantic’ Highlands Thomas M. Mulry Thomas Fmith New York Max L Young Edward Steindler Thomas J. Coltori Robert Lee Mowrell Jean Haggerty Frederick Gerken Jane Lissberger Leo Rosenberg Harold T. Creighton Marie Rose Carl von Mayhoff John G. O'Keefe Maurice Denzer Bred Betz Jacob Siegel Anna Gluig Otte Uhl Horace Bowen Gustav Lembeck Lilie Fischer Florence Gerken Arthur Lipper Philip B. Frank Hermann Fbergheim Joseph M. Byrne George W. Mcllhiney Rudolph Tombo Columbia University George Ehrer Charles J. Warner Harry T. Eschwege Louis J. Merkel William J. Holzderber Philp B. Frank Cleveland Qohto Arthur B. Lipper

Social Gossip from Verlain Exchanges at Newport

Harry Lehr once famed for Newport social sway writes ten friends indicating another Newport visit next summer though last season he vowed not to return. Mrs. William Aston, beloved by the Baltimore set, was absent this season and her strongest ally remained unnamed in the report.

Suyvesant Fish Lele England Newport Social Strategy’ Board Mrea Oliver Belmont Herman Oelriche Harry Lehr New York Met Henry A Wayiors Egerton -Winthrops Loillard Spencers Royal Phelps - Carrolls Mortimer Brookses Ethridge ‘C. Gerrys Henry Clewses Belmont Hermann Oelrichs Ethel’ Moosevelt Nicholas Longworth Mise Roosevelt Bar Harbor Theodore Verlain Ultimiore

Haircut Theft Sparks Paris Station Scandal

A Breton maid from Brittany had her hair sold after she accepted work caring for a child in Paris. Persuaded to cut her hair, she finally yielded after fifteen days of service, then was discharged as her employers retained her locks.

Brittany Paris

Mester Mates Plan Benefit Excursion for Paralyzed River Pilot

The Mester Mates and Pilots Association, based in this city, plans a September 8 excursion to Marshall Hall to aid Capt. John Hart, a veteran river pilot who was paralyzed. A committee led by P. O. O'Donnell, John Bailey, and J. B. Raleigh coordinates, with Col. Fred Merton offering the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam Boat Company’s large steamer at no cost. Expect strong support from riverfront business interests and a sizable crowd.

Mester Marshall Hall John 2. Hart P. O. ‘Donnell John Bailey J.B. Raleigh Col Fred Mertons Mount Vernon Marshall Hall Steamj Boat Company Barberel J Busimésa Hart

Dinners at Narragansett Pier Parade of Guests and Parties

After a Saturday deluge Narragansett Pier enjoyed bright sun and bustling social scenes at the Casino with abundant luncheon gatherings. Notables including Joseph Fletcher and Frederick Hayes visited by yacht, while Maj. G. Creigh Tom Webb hosted polo players and many other guests attended dinners and songs by local musicians.

Narragansett Pier H. 1 Joseph Fletcher Frederick Hayes Maj. G. Creigh Tom Webb New York Messrs Malcolm Stevenson C. P. Headleston W. A. Wadsworth van Ambergh Brown TF. W. Lines John W. A. Wadsworth Walden J. M. Church John A. Mortis W. Reynalds Moore William A. Brooks, Jr EB. Percy Barriere James B. Clark James E. Barr Francis Conrad Joseph G. Henshaw B. Adams John Carter Brown Woods Providence Ferguson M. Ferguson Lucy Ferguson Fishers Island John Mitchell N. G. Gilbert Norwich, Conn Mathewson A. J. Donley Charles H. Phelps Mies Phelps Enwiehs

Society Sings At Lenox In Trinity Church

Lenox Massachusetts August Society choir performed for the first time after rehearsals under Edward Witherspoon. The program drew a large congregation with singers listed as sopranos tenors and basses including Heloise Meyer Frances Meredith and James Barnes among others. Also noted were social gatherings with Justice Henry B. Brown and Mrs Brown at Wi aku Pittsfield and returns of Rodman Gilder Richard Gilder and Rosamond Dixey from Tanglewood and Dublin

Lenox Trinity Church Edward Witherspoon Contranos Heloise Meyer Gertrude Parsons David ‘T. Dana Frances Meredith London Sarah A. White Emily Bacon Constance Solsom Helen Civilese Alexandre Isabel Shotter Margaret Lee Charlottes ‘Cram James Barnes Joseph W. Birden Basgos Samuel Frothingham Richard C. Greenieatf Henry B. Brown United States Supreme Court William Pollock Slater John J. Wysong Newport Holmesdale Pittsfeld Road

Funeral of Mrs Sousa in Washington City

Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Sousa who died at 602 Seventh Street Southeast will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock. The Rev Arthur Johns will officiate and the cortege will proceed to Congressional Cemetery where service will be read in the chapel. Burial will follow beside her husband Antonio Sousa. One son John Philip Sousa, bandmaster and composer, is en route from the West.

Washington Baltimore Mile. de la Grange Caron de la Grange John Lee Carroll Maryland de la Boelsseere Taenus Paris Amycie de la Grange Irynee de la Grange Richard Caton Three Graces Duke of Leeds Lord Stafford Lord Wellesley Gov. Carroll Doughoregan Manor Howard County George von S. Meyer Hot Springs Mme EB. I. Chermont Hamilton Mass Mount Pleasant Bretton Woods Viscount 44 Chambrun Manchester by-the-Sea York Harbor Baffalres Henri Dea Portes de la Tosae Elizabeth Sousa Seventh Street Arthur §. Johns Sousa Congressional Cemetery Bypiscopil Antonio Sousa John Philip Bouea John Philip, Sousa Antony A. Sousa Goa

Cabinet Heads Return to Offices After Vacation Rush

Federal department heads and cabinet members were set to return to their Washington desks as vacation season winds down. Postmaster General Meyer, Secretary Straus, and Secretary Wilson were among those expected back within days, with several clerks and division staff also resuming duties after extended breaks. A series of resignations and promotions within the Post Office and Treasury were noted, including staff changes and new assignments across printing, engraving, and supply divisions.

Cocka v Meyer Hot Springs Taft Straue Bureau of Commerce and Labor Maine Woods New York City Washington Wilson Department of Agriculture West

Administrative staff at Treasury reports leave and transfers

The Treasury Department announces numerous staff leaves and relocations. Harrison Nesbit resumes duties after vacation and will move to Pittsburg for a new bank examiner role. Several colleagues receive leave. others transfer within lighthouse and immigration services, with appointments of new lighthouse keepers and updated duties.

Harrison Nesbit Solicitor’s Office Virginia Nesbit Washngton Pittsburg Secretary of the Treasury

Arno Red Salmon Advised For All Meals

An unidentified ad copy extols Arno Red Salmon as a versatile staple fit for breakfast, luncheon, dinner, or supper and recommends keeping a few cans in the larder. The fragment references the Alagka Prchers Association and a San Francisco connection.

Alagka Prchers Association San Francisco SalHernia

Inherits His Own Savings in Panama Bank Deposit

Uncleared draft obituary style will notices reveal John 4. Siggins dies June 7 bequeathing a Panama savings deposit to brother Michael Siggins of Cristobal Canal Zone. Remainder left to mother and Thomas Siggins to share equally. Executor listed as Thomas Siggins without bond.

John 4. Siggins Michael Siggins Cristobal Canal Zote Panama Tradera National Bank Thomas Thomas Siggins Eliza J. Hyland Charles H. Hyland Willan E. Herbert Augusta Mra Montery T. Herbert

John L Curtis Dead in Typhoid Attack at Garfield Hospital

John Lafayatte Curtis, 26 year Patent Office employee and property clerk, died yesterday at 3:15 AM at Garfield Hospital after a typhoid fever attack. He was son of the late Clark E and Margaret Curtis and had recently resigned from his office post. He resided at the Richmond Hotel.

Patent Office John Lafayatte Curtis Clark E Margaret Curtis Garfield Hospital Santher Witlfai Curtis Curtis Sved Richmend

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