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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1913
Page
10
Beds selected to meet the needs of the most discerning customers are offered at sacrifice to clear stock. Some patterns come in all sizes while others are one of a kind. Some beds show slight dents or tarnish though most are perfect. 4.6xft bed of high grade construction trimmed with heavy brass knobs priced at 7.50, originally 12.50.
The Congressional Club invites members to a reception honoring President Taft and Mrs Taft on Tuesday evening at 9 at the clubhouse 1522 IC Street. Several administration officials plan spring stays in Washington with varied arrangements for the transition period.
Guest of Her Brother and other society notices list Miss Ruby James of Marion Kentucky arriving in Washington as guest of Rep Ollie James and wife. Lectures move from Hamilton School location at Mrs Seabrook’s request. Bloomington residents Lewis Stevenson and family stay at Shoreham. Stevenson son of Adlai J Stevenson attends events. Mrs Samson L Faison hosts luncheon for sister-in-law bride of Dr Sowers. C Goodloe Edgar and Mrs Edgar sail to Porto Rico to visit Gov Colton. Miss Jean Wilson returns from Richmond after a dramatic reading. Senator Nathan Bryan and wife invite sister Mrs Marshall Price from Miami as guest. Mrs More Davison of New York visits family. Mrs Charles F Humphrey and Miss Humphrey at Wyoming, with others at home. Mrs Towner at Farragut. Mrs George Melville Bolling at home. Mrs J A Daugherty and Miss Daugherty at Farragut. Mrs M Du Val Dickey travels to Philadelphia and New York. Junior League of Washington holds its first annual meeting February 24 at Rauscher’s with Grace Henry to speak. Tea Thursday February 25 at Playhouse hosted by Rowing Club and social settlement committee leaders Ezabeth Swartzell Ruth Larner and Estelle Crane with dancing.
The College Women's Club invites members to a sixth tea at the clubroom 1228 F street this afternoon from 4 to 6 with Miss Alice Fletcher to speak. A February 15 banquet at Rauscher's will feature Janet Richards and Miss Julia Lathrop, with Sophie Irene Loeb as another speaker. Also noted: a wedding by Miss Anna M. Jewell to Arthur H. Murray in Baltimore. The diplomatic corps mid-Lent dance moves to February 24 at Rauscher's. Berlin hosts a large dinner led by the Cuban Minister and Mme Quesada.
An old classified ad notes relief from dandruff using Crticura Soap and Ointment with samples offered free. Mentions 33-page skin and hair booklet and a response address in Boston.
Miss Eleanor Douglass Wise, daughter of the late Commander Frederick M. Wise U S N, wed Armand Duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac of France at Baltimore Cathedral in a major society event. Cardinal Gibbons officiated the low mass as Lent prevents a nuptial mass. Guests from New York Philadelphia and Washington attended. The Duc is heir to Cardinal Richelieu’s name and nobility. his mother Alice Heine hailed from New Orleans banking family Michael Heine.
The Berlin court ball opened with a waltz galop led by Lieut. von Wedel and Countess Bassewitz as Americans attend, amid lavish dresses and chatter on changing manners. A Manila reception for Edson and McCain kin, plus Paris fashion scoops and royalty notes, punctuate a season of rapid social change.
A British society miscellany notes royal invitations, Vienna and Washington diplomacy, and the Kaiser’s parade. It surveys London dress norms amid fog and mud, tailors’ brisk business, and the fashion pull of the Oriental lucky stone. It recounts Capt Walter Rand’s rediscovery of the stone, its mystic “magic shadow,” and a tale of luck cycles in Ceylon and the US. The item closes with a description of Apsley House hosting a National Service League birthday tribute to Lord Roberts, featuring a Bernard Partridge sculpture and historic interiors.
The Library of Congress reports local American history works before the Revolution are the most sought after. Superintendent W. W. Bishop said women dominate the largest user group as they search for genealogical information during a Sunday afternoon address.
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