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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
39
A Friday remnant sale highlights linen torchon laces and upholstery pieces at low prices. The sale includes gar ments such as trimmed coats and dresses with substantial reductions, lace curtains, and various silk and chiffon outfits offered at half or near half price.
The ad lists deep price cuts on infant wear and children's dresses including lace trimmed coats, lawn dresses, white bonnets, and new pet tape items. Items reduced from 350 to 1 dollar and similar markdowns highlight fabric, embroidery, and wide ribbons. Local sale at Seventh Street department display.
Fragmentary OCR lists fabric prices including seersucker at a yard cost and variations for cotton dress goods. Mentions Mull, poplin, challis style items with per yard figures. text is garbled but centers on fabric price points and yardages.
The Kinch Goods Department announces reductions across fabrics and woolens including Crescent brand items and Lupin’s products. Prices drop from 3.41 to 0.54 per yard and from 8.50 to 4.00 per yard on wool waists, herringbone serge, and unfinisher fabrics, with several items totaling visible markdowns.
The store slashes prices on gray serge and cotton blends. Linch can plan items in bright creams and plaids see bold reductions from higher to lower tags. Navy striped diagonal serge yardage also cut and restored to lower figures on the second floor.
Readable bargain list from the Traveling Goods Department offers a range of steamer trunks in various sizes and qualities. Prices drop from $19.50 to $900, with reductions on 6 inch, 8 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch, and 36 inch trunks, including damaged items.
A long fashion sale lists Messaline satin and net waists in rose taupe green and brown with ornate trims, embroidery, and lace. Prices cut from 15 to 10, 10.50 to 7.75, 15.06 to 12.80, and similar reductions across 36 to 42 sizes, including Irish Canon and Madras styles, with many listed quantities and colors.
The Fur Department advertises a Russian Pony Coat in a 34 bust and 27 length reduced from 38.00 to 20.00, a Russian Pony Par Bell set reduced from 22.50 to 25.00, a Natural Mink Throw 72 inches long reduced from 25.00 to 10.00, and a Japanese Mink Scarf reduced from 16.50. Sale located on the third floor.
A sequence of dinners describe MR. AND MRS. CURTIS entertaining at home and elsewhere with guests including the Swedish minister, Mme. da Le Lager, Senator and Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Pullman, Mrs. Merritt, Dr. Fremont-Smith, and numerous others. Other hosts include Mrs. Roscoe C. Bulmer, Mrs. John C. Fremont, Miss Howry, Mr. and Mrs. Chatare with Viscount de Martel, and Postmaster General Mayer and family. The gatherings accompany a White House reception period with several notable guests.
Mrs. Brodhead hosted a luncheon for guest Mrs. Sherman Hoar of Massachusetts with attendees including Mrs. Perkins Wendell Allen Blair Montgomery Hoyt Bowen and Miss Needham. Debutante Ruth Bliss was honored at a luncheon hosted by Miss Needham. Mrs. Dudley Morgan hosted tea with Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Carr presiding. Musical evening featured commissions of the land office and performers under Mrs. Oldberg.
Personal paragraphs detail visits by Mr and Mrs Douglas Robinson at the White House, Baroness Moncheur’s rest at Chevy Chase, Gen Arthur Murray’s Washington departure for New York and Manila inspection trek, Mexico’s Senor de la Barra to assume duties, and various social calls. Also covered are wedding travels of Miss Mabel Slater and Charles W Moffitt, chapter on Palm Beach visitors, and a Chicago millinery union meeting previewing spring styles.
In the Misses' Department several garments are reduced. A group includes 4 wine color Cheviot coats full length with velvet collars and black bone buttons sizes 12 and 14 reduced from 7.80 and 3.75 to 6.00 each. Also listed are red and blue plaid Cheviot dress sizes, All-wool broadcloth suits, jumper dresses, and numerous eiderdown bath robes with prices cut to as low as 2.50, plus a red velvet corduroy coat size 8 now 10.50.
Sale notice from the House Furnishings Department lists marked-down items including chipped pitchers tinware jelly mold and heater with shopworn condition. Prices drop from several dollars to bargain amounts and items range from floor sweeps to washing machines located on the fifth floor Eleventh Street with multiple reductions.
Announcement of engagement between Mrs Henry Whelen and Hartman Kuhn sets the season’s social tempo in Philadelphia, New York, Newport, and London with family ties linking Whelen daughters to prominent society. Vanderbilt and Miss Sears draw attention abroad as Mauretania sails. Art sales, debutante events, and opera house gatherings feature, detailing purchases, prices, and outfits worn by leading society figures at Manhattan venues.
Special to The Washington Post from Annapolis February 4 reports Naval Academy officials withdrew an order ban on women wearing midshipmen clothing within the grounds after watchmen were told to enforce it. Navy wives and supporters opposed the rule, arguing the practice of wearing reefer jackets with insignia earned in contests is popular and would not be suppressed. Rumors mention a Navy Department appeal amid strong opposition.
Charity hunt in Albemarle County started at West Cairna near the university grounds and finished at Byrdwood Ivy Road. Kenneth Brown authored the piece. Algy Craven M F H hunted the hounds with whippers-in Roy Hornage and Robert E Cres. Riders in the top group included Mrs William Pitts Charles W Hulfish Tim Wise Geranger Gaither Don Cameron William Balse and Mr Higelnagn.
Belgrade February 4 Crown Prince George of Servia sustained cuts and head bruises after a high speed car collision with an electric light pole. The vehicle was wrecked and the prince was thrown from the car but later returned to the palace on horseback.
Miss Mabel P Boardman head of the American Red Cross said the report of dissatisfaction with relief fund management in Italy is absurd. She noted officers were pleased with the money distributors in Italy and that Bernard J Rothwell of Massachusetts discussed Red Cross affairs during his Washington visit. Boardman supported Italian managers delaying full spending of funds.
Mayor J Barry MacHool spoke at the Maryland division United Boys Brigade bazaar at Hazarer s Hall. The mayor entered with a drum corps escort led by Fourth Regiment and was accompanied by A G Goldaborough. Twenty five churches aided the event as about 4200 boys with 75 fears represented 2% companies from Maryland.
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