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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
12
Woodward & Lothrop advertises fur coats as genuine economy with prices that reflect true value. Quality and style are presented as unsurpassed, emphasizing the store’s excellence in every detail.
The Baby Store advertises great reductions on dresses guimpes and undermuslins for a January White Sale. It highlights Rusvan long waist styles with various necklines and fabrics, plus lace gowns skirts and princess slips in muslin nainsook and beading, though items are noted as used or soiled from display and handling.
White lawn guimpes for children in sizes two to six with high necks and long sleeves. Some pieces entirely handmade, others machine made. trims include tucks, laces, embroidery, and beading. tan with ribbon accents.
Mrs William F Draper hosted a brilliant dinner in honor of the Italian Ambassador and Countess di Cellere. Due to illness the countess could not attend. Mme Wreun, wife of the Argentine Ambassador, filled her place. Numerous dignitaries and society figures attended, the decorations featured Richmond roses and valley flices with Italian and American flags.
A charming young matron of the capital navy contingent and her little son hosted a social tea at their home on Twenty First Street. The event drew cabinet circle patrons and charity sponsors including Mrs Baldwin and Mrs Pomerene to benefit employment for women of the capital. An array of guests from diplomacy and government attended, with notices of forthcoming dinners, receptions, and social teas across Washington venues.
A string of social events drew diplomats and locals to Washington venues. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador and Mine Dumba, Prince Mohrenlohe, and Taft were noted among recent visitors, with back-to-back evenings of dinners, receptions, and a debutante dance planned for Beatrice. The Capitol hosted a speaker’s drum room event, while numerous guests including James W. Baviler of Cortil Pree and other officials attended dinners at the Plas house and related gatherings.
An American writer in Berlin notes the youthfully adored crown prince by Potsdam and Berlin flappers. The piece describes Friedrich Wilhelm playing tennis, rowing on the Havel, signing birthday books, and sharing dances with young women while his crown princess Cecilie smiles and endures the playful adulation. The article portrays the prince as a symbol of youthful vitality and carefree charm attracting a wide female following.
A social column recalls Chad Harding Pavis announcing the birth of a girl named Hope Davis at 720 Riverside Drive. Rembrandt’s Portrait of Young Samson reportedly sold in New York for nearly a quarter million dollars to an American philanthropist. A Jersey City court orders a bell schedule for Julia Gertrude Lyle’s Tenafly estate, allowing regular chimes and a 75,000 dollar stone bell tower, disturbing neighbors with near constant sound.
A Chicago publisher said on Monday that his canvass of US business conditions shows the worst effects of the European war have passed and that business is improving steadily. The remarks came as the President listened to a briefing on current economic trends.
The Washington Post notes a Boston debutante party faced a proposed ban on serving rum. Robert A Woods of the licensing commission urged decorum and restraint while emphasizing debutantes should not be associated with intoxication. The commentary framed the event as a significant life moment for the young women.
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