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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
15
Mr MacVeagh hosts dinner for the president on January 13 as society welcomes top dignitaries. Miss Marion Oliver and numerous envoys and ambassadors attend events at the homes of the city’s elite, with preparations for later balls and galas continuing across Washington.
Miss Boutell hosted a luncheon with guests including Miss Martha Bowers and Ruth Burley. Mrs Roosevelt entertained for Olga Roosevelt as she prepares for debut in Washington next month. A ballroom reception at Highlands is planned for Miss Boutell, while Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt announce a January 14 dance to mark Miss Roosevelt’s debut. Mrs Wiliam Corcoran Hitt hosted a luncheon complimenting Miss Margaret Preston Draper. A tea and later supper dance followed for Miss Elsie Downing and family, with numerous Downing sisters and other society members in attendance at Massachusetts Avenue. A coming-out tea at Mrs Charles G Thorn’s home celebrated Miss Frances Thorn with elaborate gowns and flowers.
The column surveys social elites, noting SMART SET behavior in New York and St Louis. It details remarks by Frederick Townsend Mar tin criticizing leisure classes, mentions inheritance tax cases in Illinois, ship movements from San Juan, and plans of Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Muriel Vanderbilt. It also covers gossip on Miss Gould’s potential Russian match, Astor’s yacht repairs in Puerto Rico, and a serious racing accident injuring Fletcher Harper.
Fragmentary note appears to describe operational details of a service with verbs about finishing, ironing, and shaping items. Mentions laundering and mapping tasks and a request to contact someone if unable to do so, with garbled lines suggesting a historical ad or instruction. No clear people, places, or events are definitively identifiable.
A 1900s style health note cautions against heavy meals and stimulants, linking disordered nutrition to rising cancer and tuberculosis in England Sweden Germany and France. It contrasts southern Europe where dietary changes reduced disease risk and mentions Mesuerts and delicacies as contributing factors.
English suffragist leader Mrs Pankhurst departed on the Teutonic after declaring American women will win the ballot. She praised American women for diplomacy and enthusiasm at Cooper Union and noted that English women will likely gain suffrage first due in part to greater need in England. A delegation of prominent suffragists saw her off at the pier.
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