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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
25
Hair ornaments in gilt and silver with bows flowers and corsages in gardenias violets roses and orchids. Neckwear marabou boas Irish lace collars cuffs Persian scarves and rufflings. Gloves kid and silk with various lengths. Handkerchiefs lace and duchess lace. Hosiery silk cotton and clocked. Slippers lace ankle and embroidered options. Corsets Parame Lily of France Ivy bust supporters. Orders for custom designs honored.
Archibald Brown led with his mule Maud and other acts included a dumbbell drill a tight rope routine by Jasper Wight masters of serology and a hippodrome spectacle. Gov Fort and many notable boxholders attended as Mrs Stuyvesant Fish hosted a multi-table dinner in East Seventy eighth street followed by dancers at Mrs Vanderbilt's party.
In New York a gown shipped to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in Washington was reported stolen from an Adams Express shipment. The dressmaker arranged a replacement gown from stock and sent it to Washington that evening, as Mrs. Longworth planned to wear it at Mrs. Taft's New Year’s reception.
Washington social column notes a full day of luncheons and dinners honoring aristo cratic guests, with Yale Dramatic Association players at the Columbia Theater and a White House dance. Notables include Mrs. Huntington Wilson and Miss McMillan, plus appearances by Miss Helen Taft and Miss Gwendolyn Burden among many society figures.
Mr and Mrs William Barret Ridgely hosted a tea at their Q street home to celebrate their wedding anniversary. The room featured palms and a tall silver centerpiece with annunciation lines. Mrs Ridgely wore a purple velvet gown with Bruges lace and Oriental passementerie. assisted by Mrs Deering and Mrs Phelps Brown, among others.
George Lee Peabody, whose marriage to Edith Deacon was postponed by illness, will retire from the banking firm of Lee Higginson & Co in Boston tomorrow due to ill health. He is succeeded by Francis Lee Higginsron Jr.
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