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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented listing shows prices for furs and accessories including Black Lynx Pointed Fox Sets valued at 85 and 95 dollars and Skunk Scarfs priced around 55 to 397.4 dollars, with another 965.00 noted.
A 1920s guide suggests using paper and cloth napkin strategies to reduce laundry bills. It recommends breakfast napkins as small, easily laundered squares, 22 inches reg, with options like Japanese toweling and hemstitched edges. It notes napkin rings and clips offer identification while keeping napkins flat and neat. Mention of Swift & Company selling fresh beet in Washington follows.
The President and Mrs. Wiper host their nephew FitzWilliam Wood Row of North Carolina at the White House for several days. They attend services at Central Presbyterian Church and take a long country motor ride. Numerous officials and social figures are noted in Washington society this season.
Newport and Bar Harbor scenes show late August gatherings with tennis and polo spectators. Notables like Vincent Astor and Marie Rodewald attend lawn dances and dinners at Honeysuckle Lodge and nearby clubs as guests and participants in coastal social week.
Amory, Harriet 8, Amory, Miss Rose Lamb of Boston, and visitors include Arthur Houghton with the Peases. Adirondacks tour ends, Mrs Leverich and Miss Catherine Leverich depart for Throgs Neck NY. Social events hinge on Bretton Woods and Bethlehem golf and lawn parties with noted patrons and a Berkshire firemen parade planned.
Gossip traces possible engagement of Duchess de Chaulnes to Andre de Fouquieres amidst Paris society circles. De Fouquieres, famed for dress artistry, returns from America where he drew attention and gave interviews on fashion. The piece notes accompanying parties, pageants, and a Newport garden dedication scene featuring Mrs Florence Noyes and other social figures.
Elizabeth Pole born in 1588 in Devonshire travels to New England with a brother and settles in Dorchester then Taunton. She endures hardship, amasses land, helps found Taunton and Raynham, and is honored with a monument and Taunton coat of arms motto Bux femini facte. She dies in 1654 leaving a reputation of piety and liberality.
A thirty year old feature recalls royal engagements and famous betrothals from Victoria to Alexandra and modern Morganatic marriages. It highlights Queen Victoria and Albert, Queen Alexandra, Princess Alice, Grand Duke Michael, Countess Torby, and Duchesses Pauline of Wurtemberg and Eugene, noting the social and dynastic complexities of royal matches and the few morganatic unions that altered lineages.
The weekly forecast by Chief Martin of the weather bureau calls for generally local rainfall with irregular distribution across the week. Temperatures are expected to be moderate, with the far southwest experiencing the notable exception to this pattern.
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