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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
10
Woodward & Lothrop advertises a spring sale with updated stocks in Heefers, blouses, and wash suits. Prices promise economy with reduced rates on suits and overcoats, noting items formerly priced at 47.50 to 1000 and now marked down to 11.00 to 13.50, emphasizing quality and selection.
A local ad lists menswear items in sizes 214 to 12 with snappy styles including angle and double breasted coats. Prices range from 3.95 down from higher past tags 5.00 to 8.50, with various reductions and color options.
Ladies and misss coats and dresses priced well below former values. Reliable materials and styles for school and general wear. Sizes 6 to 18 with figures like 3.75 to 19.75 for several items. White dresses and lingerin dresses in sizes 6 to 14 discounted from higher tag prices.
An advertisement touts Silk Hose and related hosiery items with a wide range of colors and textures. It highlights affordable prices, variants including boot silk hose and embroidered options, and lists multiple price points from 45c to several dollars, plus other fabric offers like longcloth and cut glass pieces.
The German Ambassador and Countess von Bernstorf hosted a dinner with guests including the Brazilian and Danish envoys, the Austrian naval attache, and British embassy officials. Other gatherings featured at the homes of Treasury Secretary MacVeagh and various Washington dignitaries during the season, with numerous receptions and dances for society members and guests.
The piece lauds the American Home Economies Association and its Journal of Home Economics, praising leaders and editors across universities and institutes. It emphasizes practical, shared knowledge to improve domestic life, sanitation, and efficiency, linking university research to everyday housekeeping.
Mrs Ridgely entertained at a luncheon for Mrs J Van Veenten Olcott of New York, with Mrs Harlow and others attending. A later note announces Mrs Frederick Thurston Mason’s ruling that the turkey trot and gizaly bear dances are banned at elite dances, signaling a shift in Philadelphia style while other society items mention appearances of Mrs Singleton in Brussels and Signorina Piccolo in New York.
The military dilache of the French emisser and Countess de Chambrun will leave Washington next week for Meaito to spend two months. Cant de Chambrun attached to the French regation in that country. Their two chfiren Suzanne and Adalbert will visit their grandmother Mia Longworth in Cincinnati during their parents absence. Mr Talbot and Miss Talbot, who spent time in New York, have returned to Washington. Capt and Mrs Harold P Morton have call Our New Number, Main 900, for a Federal Taxi New Cabs.
A reader debates if a woman should stay with her husband or pursue a new love, arguing two selves exist. A higher self demands unselfish service to others and the common good, while a lower self favors selfishness. the piece urges choosing growth, duty, and truth over fleeting personal pleasure.
Fragmentary lines praise the nation, valor, and maritime memory of battles and leaders. The text extols heroic figures like Jones and Paragut, honoring courage, freedom, and the stars and stripes as symbols of national greatness. Ends with a garbled name JOAN A JOYCE.
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