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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1911
Page
14
An advertisement announces a clearance of boys apparel on the tenth street floor, offering all-wool suits in brown and gray, double and single breasted styles for ages 7 to 18 at 7.50, and other suits from 5 to 6.50 with large discounts from prior prices. Overcoats and reefers in brown mixtures, some lined with flannel, priced around 5.00, down from 6.00 to 8.50.
Final clearance sale offers one of a kind fur garments at half or less of former prices. Items include 52 inch ponyskin coats, brown coney coats, natural wolf and mink sets, lynx and skunk fur sets, persian lamb sets, seals, and children's gray kid coat. All remaining stock on third floor G street.
Advertising copy details deep discounts on girls garments at third floor O street store. Features include Russian style dresses in sizes 8 10 12 years priced 3.75 and 4.75, serge and Mohair dresses with braid trims in sizes 8 to 12 priced 8.75, gingham and percale dresses with long or short sleeves, and full-length double-breasted wool coats for ages 5 and 6 priced 3.95. Regular prices cited above.
Special lots of women's muslin underwear offered at $1.00 price points. Includes long Petticoats trimmed with embroidery and Valenciennes, Corset Covers, combinations, gowns, cover and drawers, all in dainty styles. Third floor Eleven th street.
Ew est corset models show a full range for all figures with prices from 1.50 to 5.00, plus infants and small children spring coats and reefers on the third floor. Descriptions cover bust, length, and decorative features, highlighting variety and fashion alignment for schoolgirls, average figures, and stout builds.
A Miss Helen Taft birthday ball at the Tafts Sixteenth Street home drew about 350 guests from Washington society. President Taft and Mrs Taft attended, with Chinese physician Dr. Yamai Kan performing a Manchurian pantomime dance. The event featured organ music by Frank Taft, grand rooms and a buffet in the conservatory, and prominent figures from diplomatic, official, and military circles mingled through the night.
The column traces loves, divorces, and high society intrigues in Newport and New York. Thig Love faces a second divorce action following a 1908 split with Minerva Cool. Mrs. Oliver Harriman debuts roller tea on skates at a rink. Marie Nevins and Marie Blaine loom in the Blaine family saga. Dr. Bull of New York, famed for charity, dies after a troubled life tied to Mrs. Bull. Jimmy Blaine, Harvard student from wealth, navigates an engagement and midyear graduation setback amid elite social pressures.
The Medical Record notes diet is crucial in athletic training and opinions differ. It cites athletes like Vegatarian tennis star Wuslace Miles and argues that expansive diets strain vitality, while small, simple diets may boost performance. It also notes that many great works come from the garret, not the banquet hall.
Dismissal papers dictate his course ends this term but degree awaited in June. Mrs Bull’s death prompts Mrs Dow to consent to a swift marriage for Easter joy. Nesport colony notes the funeral, while opera goers report a busy Metropolitan night with several notable attendees and a formal engagement announcement. Mrs Hubert Vos confirms Miss Annie Douglass Graham’s engagement to Jay Gould at a Metropolitan Club dinner.
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