Newport social season opens with Duke of Abruzzi tango prize
A Venice dinner by the Duke of the Abruzzi featured a tango dance with prizes for top couples. In Newport, John Astor hosted Grand Duke Michaelovitch and the Russian Ambassador at Beechwood, with Mrs Astor presenting the visitor. Queen Mary’s puritanical edict and a note from the Prince of Wales sparked UK chatter, while Miss Elizabeth Haldane discussed suffrage in New York. A Bavarian court ruled turkey trots in public are disorderly conduct, upholding fines.
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Venice
Abruzzi
Genia Lenie
John Astor
Newport
Grand Duke
Michaelovitch
Beechwood
George Bakhmeteff
Mrs. Astor
France
Great Britain
Paris
Cri de Paris
Mary
Queen Mary
King George
George
Dragon
England
Prince of Wales
Britain
Elizabeth Haldane
Hotel Plaza
New York
Chicago
Hayrick
Nurning
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Territorials Nursing Service
Territorials Force
Toelz
Munich
Berlin
High Court of
Bavaria
High Court
Affleck-Williams Wedding in Quiet Atlantic City Society
Mr and Mrs Meyer Stern and Mr and Mrs Denwood S White spend time away as society notes. Helene B Williams wed Kerfoot A Affleck in a crepe gown with Irish lace. Rev Bates officiated. The couple plans a home by Sept 15 at 1426 Chapin Street NW.
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Helene B. Willamas
Merrick Willams
Kerfoot A. Affleck
Bates
Americans Gay at Lucerne Tango Teas and Balls
Crowd in Lucerne enjoys golf tennis hydroaeroplanes and dancing with tango teas and fireworks. Notable attendees include H Harkness Simon Brown and families from New York and Boston, plus Diaz and Mme Diaz at Hotel Montana and various Boston and Chicago residents arriving at Schweizerhof and Palace hotels.
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Washington Post
Lucerne
Viautora
H. (. Harkness
New York
Simon Brown
Charles W. Heine
Thomas Murtha
Boston
Stewart Denehan
Charles Willamsa
Lester Willams
J. W. Benning
Herbert Moffatt
Porfirio Diaz
Mme Diaz
Montana
A. B. Stilwell
Schweizerhof
Alfred Ely
J Fairchild
H. Whitehead
Charles Martin
Mary Dillingham
M. Morgan
Mary McAbee
Hush Ogden
Brookline
Palace
Charles Blandy
S. W. Bowne
B. H. Bernheim
Black and White Fashions Dominate Season Styles
Fashion notes describe a season defined by bold black and white color pairings, with silks and veints, striped cotton rolls, and chiffon accents. Patterns offered in sizes 16 17 18 detail work for a three piece ensemble including a guimpe blouse and skirt, plus material yardages and sourcing through Washington agencies.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
Beauty's Knee Watch Draws Crowd On Fifth Avenue
A New York Times sketch notes a crowd drawn to a striking blue frock with rear drape seen on Fifth Avenue near the Waldorf and a bank. Shoppers and clerks pause as men linger, watching the wearer's jeweled circlet and the unfolding street drama amid construction and traffic.
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Hotland House
Galt
Thirty-second Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Waldorf
Bank
Exhibit by insane artists shows condition of his malady
A Washington Post special describes an exhibit at Bethlehem Royal Hospital Lambeth where lunatic artists display water color, pastel and pen sketches. Some works reveal rational skill like Battle of Vengeance while others show raving madness or grotesque scenes. The show includes cartoons about lunacy acts and a misfit coffin drawing, with many pieces signed by R. A. and marked by erratic imagery.
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Washington Post
London
Bethlehem Royal Hospital
Lambeth
Queen Anne
R. A
Lady Randolph Churchill Orders Striking Paris Fashions
Lady Randolph Churchill, while at Aix les Bains recovering, halted in Paris to commission an opulent winter opera cloak in black beaded silk with a velvet applique design. She also ordered a knee length black granule chiffon gown with copper broche overdress and copper amber girdle, along with high fashion footwear and a powdering trend she will not adopt.
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Washington Foss
London
Randolph Churchill
Aixlea-Bains
Paris
Randolph
Randolph Aiso
Paria
Americans at Munich
Americans in Munich flock to the city for opera and Beethoven concerts featuring Pavlova, with Yale’s Prof. Joseph Rowe visiting guests at the Excelsior. Social gatherings precede departures for Amsterdam and Amelia, as Mrs. Richard Ely of Wisconsin heads home. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ralston, Miss Nina Rhoades of New York, Mrs. A. Stern of San Francisco, and George W. Chandler and family.
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Washington Post
Munich
Paviova
Joseph Rowe
Yale
John Avery
Excelsior
Julian Nathan
Henry Harman Hendricksson
Amsterdam
Richard Ely
Wasconsin
Amelia
Louis Ralston
Nina Rhoades
New York
A. Stern
San Francisco
George W. Chandler
Fam
Princess Amneris Declared as Egyptian Pharaoh’s Daughter
A fragment notes a claim that a woman is Princess Amneris, daughter of Pharaoh Krufu who supposedly ruled ancient Egypt. It mentions New York social households including Mrs Robert Gould and the Tainter Barclay and Mack families. The Boston Transcript quotes playful resemblance remarks about husbands.
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Amneris
Krufu
Egypt
Hotel
Sherman
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Chicago
Jane Ott
Krutu
Lly
Robert Gould
H. M .Tainter
Harold Barclay
H. M. Mack and Family
New York
Home health tips promise fat loss and hair cures
A column offers various home remedies claiming to dissolve fat with parnotia tea, remove facial hair using delatone, treat dandruff with a hair tonic, prevent oily scalps with spurmax lotion, and resolve wrinkles. It also suggests eye tonic drops and a kardene liver skin tonic for clearer skin, plus a soaplike canthrox shampoo for hair and glow.
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Florence
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Philip Snowden
Royal Commission On Canals and Waterways
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Rosemont, Va
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Charles ‘A, Amory
Mrs. Amory
Gladys Munn
Europe
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Ormnibus
New York Times
Broughton
Philippines
Lady Randolph Churchill
Ane Ott
Boston Transcript
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Health and Beauty Advice
Anna
Ugven
Uffy
Laura
Rich
Steinway
Victrolas
Droop & Sons CO
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