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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
8
In Washington D C, society circles held a bustling Thanksgiving with church services and numerous dinner parties. The St Patrick’s celebration drew dignitaries including President and Mrs Taft and Cardinal Gibbons. Mrs Taft wore a black velvet gown with ermine. Many young guests, family gatherings, and multiple receptions followed, with notable attendances by ministers, generals, and diplomats.
Miss Alice Scott daughter of Mr William Owen Scott of Washington and Colorado Springs wed Mr Charles B Lansing at St Stephen s Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs at 4 PM on Wednesday November 22. The church held decorative American beauty roses and ferns with a musical program by organist Mr Alexander Pirle. The bride wore ivory satin with a high waist and court train, trimmed with antique lace. She was given in marriage by her father and attended by her sister Mrs William Irving Howbert as matron of honor and bridesmaids Miss Abbie Lansing Miss Laura Gilpin Miss Elizabeth Lockhart Miss Charlotte Touzalin and Miss Helen Eyre. The ceremony mirrored a previous wedding at the same church. A separate item promotes a facial lotion recipe attributed to Mrs Mae Martyn from the Los Angeles Bulletin claiming spurmax with glycerine or witch hazel improves complexion.
Red embroidered chiffon over pale olive satin described for Mies Gracie’s gown. A long list of social helpers and attendants follows including Miss Anna Portner, Miss Mary Dorsey, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss Estelle Crane, Miss Ellen Douglas Fillebrown, Miss Ellen Chamberlain, Miss Dorothy Brooks, Miss Louise Walsh, Miss Gillette Hill, Miss Adaline Culp, Miss Mildred Bacon, Miss Elizabeth McCartney, Miss Frances Dodge, Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw, Miss Elizabeth Noyes, and Mrs. Lorimer Graham. Mrs. Gracie and Miss Anna Portner plan a December New York visit. Mrs. Charles F. Hughes returns from New York to Washington. engagements and visits involving Mary Southerland and Rear Admiral family are noted. Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers hosts a tea on December 18 at 129 Nineteenth Street for her daughter Elizabeth Reid Rogers. a later Rauscher’s event is planned. Debater Misa Bowers is highlighted. Maj. and Mrs. Heibere return from Mexico to winter with Mrs. Thompson at the Woodward.
A survey of dress reform sentiment shows educated American clubwomen poised to influence fashion. Pieces discuss sensible gowns with minimal waste, emerging trends, and the psychology of style, noting recent conventions and calls to wear best gowns again.
A macaw owned by Miss Katharine Elking speaks in the drawing room as a visiting friend sits with the Elking household. Copenhagen hosts an exhibition of children’s portraits with Russian and Norwegian participants. The Dowager Czarina comments on a portrait of Grand Duchess Olga and the painter. Mme Ali Kull Khan, honored by Persia, is praised as a top cook and diplomat. A Glen Eden Seminary plan employs a gong-wielding night watchman after Mae Zimmerman’s dormitory window elopement last week.
Berlin reports cordial relations resume as Mrs Charlemagne Tower dines with the empress at Potsdam. Mr Tower arrives in Berlin to renew ties from his period as American ambassador. Society circles note the improvement in relations between the Tower couple and the imperial court.
Sciencez presents a silent electric method to speed up household tasks and boost efficiency in dressmaking and office work. Experiments with magnetized spaces allegedly improved children’s height weight and mental capacity, with teachers also affected. The article predicts broad adoption to solve labor slowness and related problems, touting a pleasant alternative to scolding.
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