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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1906

Page

7

World Market Styles For Fashionable Society Displays

Representing selections from Paris, Lyons, Brussels, St Gall and other markets, the display offers rich silks satins wools for church gowns weddings and balls. Nets chiffons and mousselines are embroidered with jet and metallics while rare laces berths collars and lace by the yard accent the collection. Vast departments provide furniture rugs draperies bric a brac and fine wares from Europe Asia and beyond to beautify homes and entertainments.

Paris Lyons Brussels St. Gall France England Austria Bavarias China Japan

Lace Department Offers Refined Lace Lines and Robes

The Lace Department presents exquisite lace varieties from foreign and domestic markets. Notable names include Duchesse Real Rose Point Venise Princess Guipure Irish Point Chantilly and numerous Robes such as Applique Hand-made Princess Brussels Rouen Eton and Crepe de Chine. Also featured are Lace Boleros Capes Etons and Coats in several colors to meet season demands.

Chantilly Brussels Rouen

Silk Department Showcases Paris-Informed Silk Styles

The display features top American and imported silks in exclusive designs aligned with Paris season dictates. Highlights include Electra Messa line, Crepe de Chine and Meteor, Chiffon Faille, Messaline, Taffetas, Peau de Cygne, Satin Duchesse, Brocades, Warp printed chiffons, and other silk varieties suitable for street wear, weddings, and receptions.

Paris Electra Messaline

Dress Goods Department Offers Silk and Wool Fabrics

A newspaper blurb highlights silk and wool fabrics for evening wear including All-silk Voile Ninon and Chiffon Broadcloths in multiple colors. It notes silk and cotton blends, printed silk organdies, and dainty wools on the second floor at G Street with wraps and gowns suggested for opera and visiting events.

G St

Millinery Department offers wide range of hair ornaments

Beautiful assortment of evening wear hair ornaments, imported and domestic, including aigrettes gilt and silver butterflies with spangles, bow knots, flowers, roses, and foliage for corsages. Made to order to match costumes. Second floor Tenth.

Neckwear department shows exquisite boas and laces

A description of fashionable neckwear on display includes Ostrich Feather Boas in various colors, Coque and Marabou Feather Boas, Dainty Stocks of Chiffon and Lace, Rufflings for the neck and trimmings for sleeves and waists, with mentions of elegant American productions on the main floor.

St. Pp

Evening Slippers Showcase For Evening Attire

A comprehensive showing of Elegant Evening Slippers in white, black suede, and seasonal shades including red pink blue lavender yellow gold and green in kidskin and patent coltskin. Also House Slippers Carriage Boots and luxurious women’s satin slippers embroidered in Paris. Displayed third floor shoe department with no two pairs alike and orders taken for custom shades.

Paris America

Social and Personal News From Magruder’s Christmas Parties

Hundred guests attended Mrs. Magruder’s Christmas day tea as Mr and Mrs Luis Pastor and Mr and Mrs Frederick K Barbour hosted gatherings. The Leap Year dance at Raucher’s featured palm and evergreen decor, a huge electric Christmas tree, and a midnight supper followed by a cotillion led by Mr Savers Marrow. Notables included Mrs Fleming Newbold, Miss Carolyn Huff, and the patronesses Mrs Charles J Bell and Mrs George B Huff.

Luis Pastor Richard Beall Frederick K. Barbour Raucher Savers Marrow Fleming Newbold Mira Grace Bell Carolyn Huff Charles J. Bell George B. Huff Richard Townsend Alex, Legare Wayne Parker John Biddle Horace Westcott John R. McLean Alexandre Magruder Magruder Richard Weightman John Rodgers Hooker Isabel Magruder J.uls Pastor Legation Q Street Pastor Walter Fairfield Griffith West Virginia Carolyn Grant Baldwin Gen. Grant Morristown N. J Josephine Brooks Abell George Russell Wales Vermont Washington Wales Civil Service Commission

Social Gossip of New York Society and Engagments

Society notes recount Tom Shevlin denying broken engagement with Vera Gilbert while pressuring rumors about prior matches with Elizabeth Sherley and Mina Vera Gilbert. Mentions Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Lady Cook, Lady Conk, Dr Jerome Landfield’s marriage plans, and Carmen Vanderbilt’s European travels.

Tom Shevlin Vera Gilbert Charles Pierrepont Gilbert Riverside Drive Biz Yale New York Shevlin Gilbert Elizabeth Brannin Sherley Louisville Sherley Col John Pulman Governors Island Mina Vera Gilbert Yale Big Tom Shevlin Harvard Dewitt Princeton J. J. Hill Gastralia Round Enterprises

Vanderbilt set for international horse show and lavish Christmas fete

The Vanderbilt and Reginald Vanderbilt families host large farm celebrations at Oakland and nearby estates with extensive gifts for farm hands and staff. Alfred Vanderbilt plans boxing stalls and sending show horses to London’s Olympia, while a grand Christmas ball at Col. Morrell’s Torresdale estate features a maid-hosted dance, charitable gifts, and Santa visits for workers’ families.

Sandy Point Farm Rhode Island Reginald Vanderbilts Oakland Farm Alfred G. Vanderbilts William Vanderbilt Alfreds Reggies Alfred G. Vanderbilt Cabby Syracuse Mr. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt England Charles H. Wilson Wilson Olympia The Hague Col Ranard de V.morrell Morrell San Jogo Torresdale Col. Morrell Mrs. Morrell San Jose Morrells Santa Claus

Monumental Plans for Pulaski and Longfellow Statues

The Pulaski statue commission has Cassimar Chodzinsky prepare a model for Count Pulaski to be placed at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street. Congress has allotted 60,000 dollars for the statue, with approval by Secretary Taft, Senator Wetmore, and Representative McCreary expected before a contract is issued. The Longfellow commission, led by Senator Wetmore and including Bishop Mackay-Smith, seeks a Washington site funded by public contributions for an early monument.

Pulaski Longfeliow Cassimar Chodzinsky Count Pulaski Congress Pennsylvania Avenue Thirteenth Street Washington Taft Wetmore McCreary Mackay-Smith Longfellow Commission

Mrs. Blaine to Wed Soon in Washington Society

Mrs Martha Alcbhorn Blaine returns from South Dakota just in time for Christmas with her parents Admiral and Mrs Philip Hichborn. The anticipated marriage to Lieut Paul S Pearsall a Rough Rider and New Yorker is a major social event in the capital. Pearsall arrived in the city and checked in at the Grafton while Blaine spoke of no definite plans.

New York City Martha Alcbhorn Blaine South Dakota Washington Blaine Paul S. Pearsall Admiral Philip Hichborn N Street Lieut Pearsall Grafton Lieut. Pearsall New York Heliotrope Beile Martha Hichborn

Irish Scholarships Offered by AOH to Cath University

The Ancient Order of Hibernians will grant free scholarships to worthy students from every state for Catholic University. P T Moran announced the plan after a national board meeting in New York. Each state board will subscribe 500 annually, with higher gifts possible. The move supports Gaelic studies and renews interest in Ireland’s ancient language.

Ancient Order of Hibernians Catholic University P. T. Moran National Board of Rectors New York Edward McCrystal National Board Moran Mar. O'Connell Punn Ireland

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