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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
10
Remnant Day offerings from multiple departments feature low clearance prices on shoes curtains lace and satin sets and costume garments. Deep discounts include $0.50 to $6.00 items and reduced prices on china glassware and linens. Third floor at Eleventh Street location.
Special Friday sale items feature hand embroidered linens, table cloths, tea cloths, centerpieces, scarves, and doilies with intricate patterns. Includes rose and black embellishments, plus felt hats for women and children in satin and velvet trims. Also offers cotton dress goods and lawn fabrics at low yard prices with extended color choices and polka dot patterns.
Regrouped stock from a recent sale offered at low prices to clear remaining women’s handbags. Styles include velvet and brocade, with embroidery, fringe, tassels, and silk cord accents in various shapes for day and evening wear. Prices range from 150 to 2400 dollars, with main floor location given as Eleventh at Main Floor.
Specialty lace sale featuring French and German Valenciennes Edges In sertions and Beadings. Edges up to 3 inches, insertions wide to match, dainty beadings, wide variety, high quality effects at low prices. Special price 60c a dozen yards. Mam floor-6 st
Very unusual savings may be offered on embroidery fabrics Swiss Cambre and several edges ranging in width from 144 to 6 inches with matching patterns including eyelet and blind effects. Special price 15c per yard. Main floor G street.
A Friday sale lists women's fabrics including voile batistes linen lawn and madras in plan and fancy styles. Some pieces are hand embroidered and finished with valenciennes lace. Numerous items feature high necks and long sleeves. Prices range from 75 to 1000 dollars, with many marked down from higher figures.
A fabric list from a department store describes gray and blue striped Lan checked skirts with wide button fronts at reduced prices. Also offered are two piece velveteen, cotton duck, and velvet trimmed skirts with waists and lengths noted, all marked down from several dollars to lower sale prices.
Readable sale page lists women and girls house dresses with prices cut from 80 to 1 and 100, plus wool dresses and coats. Features blue and patterned percale styles, sailor collars, and embroidered coats. Located on third floor in the Girls' Department.
A sequence of high profile dinners hosted around Washington honored Mr and Mrs Taft and notable guests. Attendees included securities from the Fisher and Farnham circles, the German ambassador and Countess von Bernstorff, and various ambassadors and society figures from New York, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore. Several receptions and upcoming visits to Palm Beach and Huntington were noted along with a marriage ceremony and other social events shaping the capitol’s social season.
The interview quotes Mme Sarah Gernhardt on how fashion evolves yet preserves femininity. Paris gowns and gowns of recent years are praised for restoring the silhouette by easing rigid structures and drapery to flatter the form. Social pages list attendees at La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York with Mrs Rockefeller and other notables in formal gowns, noting fans and elaborate costumes.
Thought for Today discusses how environment creates distinct regional traits in the United States and across states and cities. It argues for constructive self-improvement, educational effort, and a wholesome spirit to uplift the race, noting the limited role of heredity and the eventual realization of the collective goal.
A period piece advertises a simple home remedy for improving complexion using wax applied overnight and washed off in the morning. It claims the product removes freckles spots pimples and makes the face look younger by dissolving blemishes and delivering a fresh look.
A Washington social column recalls attendees in satin gowns and crystal embroidery including Mrs. Weatherly, Mrs. Reynolds, Representative Wood, and Miss Overman. Guests from embassies and politics mingle with society at the Marlborough bridge party and various teas. Notable arrivals and departures include Mme de Struve, Mrs. Taylor, and visitors from New York, Tennessee, and New Jersey. forthcoming charity events and onstage readings are announced.
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