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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1909
Page
19
The store announces the readiness of its Undermuslins Section for a January Sale with special values. It highlights a wide range of garments from simple to elaborate, including exclusive patterns, imported novelties, and bridal sets. Strong craftsmanship and uniform quality are emphasized alongside direct orders with European manufacturers.
Advertisement notes a broad stock of white fabrics for 1909 including cottons from domestic and British sources. It highlights Swiss and French laces and lawns, Nainsook, Madras, batiste, linen blends, and novelty items suitable for costumes, children's wear, lingerie, and crafts, with emphasis on quality and variety.
Promotion of spring 1909 lace and embroidery lines featuring white fabrics, Loimbottani teelaces, Swiss andBatiste embroideries, Venetian lace combinations, and infant layettes. Highlights include edges insertions flouncings patterns in Swiss Cambric Nainsook and Val materials from Sunena Lorchon Cluny German and French suppliers with Irish laces.
Apparel for Southern wear features dresses in sheer materials and items for resort life at Paint Beach Ormonde St Augustine and other Southern resorts. It highlights walking skirts of voiles and chiffons, linen blouses, Lingette waists, lawn and batiste fabrics, handkerchief linen, and a range of accessories including shawls gloves hosiery shoes and patent leather options.
A display and sale section highlights new white garments for the season. It features tailored waists and lingerie blouses, emphasizing fabrics, trimmings, and evolving style reflecting fashion influence.
Lloyd Griscom resigns as U S ambassador to Rome in a surprise move that shakes the diplomatic circle. The Griscoms, young and popular, may return to America where he could seek a new position. The piece traces a line of American ambassadors to Rome over fourteen years.
The Cairo social season draws Americans and British hostesses like Lady Maxwell and Lady Gorst with rivalries and grand balls. Princess Royal and the Duke of Connaught are expected. the Duchess of Connaught travels to Khartoum with a physician and two nurses. Eva Wagner’s engagement to Houston Stewart Chamberlain links German culture, while Siegfried Wagner works on operas. Mrs Du Pont plans a major poultry show in Wilmington with exotic birds, and amethyst jewelry trends dominate fashion.
Washington social figures plan a January 16 benefit for Italy earthquake victims. Miss Maude Converse directs a stage performance with many young society members and prominent patronesses pledging support to aid the gorey-stricken country.
A long list of visitors and residents at Washington society gatherings fills the Highlands and various hotels. Highlights include Mrs Arion Z Cushman recalling her tea, Mrs Swanson guesting with Mrs Arthur Wallace Dunn, and Mrs Humphrey’s Monday receptions shifting to January. Other guests and hosts include Miss Repecca Collier, Rep Madden and Miss Madden, Mrs Candee abroad, and many at the Shoreham and Wolcott through January.
Alexander Van Laer of New York City will deliver an illustrated lecture before the National Society of the Fine Arts on Early American Painters. He has lectured at Chauncauqua and the Brooklyn Institute, served on the Louisiana Purchase Exposition jury, and belongs to art societies. Invitations via Professor Percy Ash and Fred E. Wright.
One hundred fifty delegates to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Baltimore will tour Washington today. They travel by electric railway and plan to return to Baltimore tonight. The Pan-American Scientific Congress in Santiago, Chile, is expected to hold its next annual session here, thanks to efforts by U S delegates including Holmes, Michelson, and Rowe.
The Rev Dr Jeremiah Paw Kumler a retired Presbyterian minister died early yesterday at Florence Court aged 79. Born in Ohio in 1830 he served 45 years in the ministry and retired in 1901 to Pittsburgh where he lived at Liberty Church later. He married Abigail Goulding in 1866 and their golden wedding was celebrated in this city two years ago. His wife and two children survive including Mrs John B Wright of Montclair NJ and Mrs W M McHelvey of Pittsburgh. The body will be taken to Pittsburgh today for the funeral tomorrow.
Rome announces Dennis J O'Gon nell, rector of Capone University in Washington, as auxiliary bishop of San Francisco. Vatican signals potential transition to coadjutorship with succession. Archbishop Ireland's influence helped shape the decision.
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