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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
21
Buyers who purchased Broadcloth before will attest to its superior wear and finish with a wide range of colors now on display. Brass Broadcloth offers rich appearance and reliable durability suitable for suits and gowns with black at 1.50 to 4.50 a yard and colors 1.50 to 3.00. Henriettas remain in demand with expanding color shades for climate appropriate fabrics and fashionable tones.
A large display features Christmas dress patterns in serges mohair cashmere batistes and Henriettas with bands for holiday greeting. Patterns priced from 75 cents to 1.75 dollars a yard and $3.50 to $10.50 per pattern.
Special selection of black dress patterns including serges cheviots mohairs batistes and more. Fabrics cut in any dress length and priced at about per yard. Wide variety of all wool and silk blends listed with multiple names and finishes available for holiday trade.
WILAVE adds Holiday ready fabric lines for Christmas gifts. New Spring 1910 selections include Batiste Lawns 121s¢, Percales 124¢, Bates Seersuckers 1246¢, Ginghams 15¢, Tussah Silk 45¢, Japonika Silk 38¢, Silk Madras 50¢, Herringbone Silk 58¢, Silk Striped Poplin 39¢, Himalaya Cloth 29¢, Costume Cloth 29¢ per yard. Fabrics can be cut cleared, folded, tied with bands, and boxed for gifting.
Washington society unfolds a season of teas and luncheons with Miss Helen Taft’s Christmas arrival and numerous gatherings at the White House Chevy Chase Club and embassies. Notables include Miss Laura Wells’s forthcoming marriage to Lieut Willcox, Baroness Hengelmuller at the Austrian Embassy, and society figures like Mrs. George von L Meyer and Rep. Nicholas Longworth arriving for the winter.
The piece surveys attire at a Newport event with Miss Henrietta D. Bacher in a dark brown cheviot gown and brown velvet hat, and Countess Stephanie Longay, formerly Princess Stephanie of Belgium, discussing emancipation. It also covers social gossip about Manuel of Portugal favoring stage actresses, Newport villa deals, and upcoming home readiness by Mr. Taller and family.
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