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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
39
Woodward & Lothrop announces a January sale on muslin underwear with a wide, high quality assortment including infants wear, corsets, silk petticoats and Paris lingerie. The store notes extended half price calendars and emphasizes superior cloth, design and trimming across many garments and prices.
A catalog of infants garments including chemises, slips, and dresses in namnsook and cambric. Items feature lace necks and sleeves, embroidery, beadwork, ribbon, and feather stitching with price points ranging from 50 cents to 3 dollars.
A catalog of children and infants wear including muslin drawers with hemstitched or embroidered trim, gowns with tuck yokes and lace, skirts in umbrella and trimmed styles, and petticoats with embroidery and tucks. Prices listed from 2 to 75 cents, with items in sizes and styles such as Hubbard and Masonville muslin gowns and Namsook long lipls.
An advertisement highlights nainsook corset covers elaborately trimmed with lace and ribbon. Bargain notes show a sale price at fifty cents off, indicating a discount for the item.
At the White House tonight a diplomatic reception will use the north to east entrance and Elipse parking, with gates opening at 9. Guests receive numbered carriage tickets and must preserve them for return. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth will host on Tuesdays, Secretary Taft and wife entertain hosts, and a cascade of diplomatic and social guests fill the Washington scene with dinners and musicales through the coming season.
A refined evening wedding at Captain Clarke Smith's home united Miss Lucile London and Hansen Moore of Los Angeles in pink and gold decor. The ceremony in the drawing room featured Lohengrin music and a duchess lace gown, with a large guest list including Gen. Wade, Archduke names, and many London relatives. The reception followed on a veranda enclosed with flowers and electric globes before the couple departed for a Los Angeles home.
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