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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1916
Page
12
A Friday sale by Woodward and Lothrop offers 1,000 handy volume classics at 50 cents each. Books are full leather bound, boxed, new, and feature diverse titles from Shakespeare to Dickens and Thoreau to Browning.
Friday clearance in the millinery department features drastic price cuts on untrimmed hats to 50c each including velvets and hatters plush in black and colors. Children’s tailored hats reduce to 25c each. Plein colored velvets and fancy check materials offer simple stylish effects on the third floor F street.
One lot of Card Tables of good make and quality with leatherette or green felt tops collapsible style. These tables are slightly shopworn and marked at greatly reduced prices. Sixth floor G street.
Baldwin offers practical house dresses with tape and snaps front fastenings in light and dark calico designs. Sizes 34 to 46 priced at 1.50, third floor G Street Misses department, plus lightweight coats and girls garments in tan grey navy, with prices and former amounts noted.
A grand ball in Washington next Wednesday honors the President and Mrs Woodrow Wilson. Ambassadors and officials from American republics will host about 1,500 personal invitations at the Pan American building. The event mirrors state functions but with a democratic tone. Key guests include prominent diplomats and government leaders, with extensive dinners and entertainments surrounding the reception.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond visits the Wilard for a luncheon in honor of Lady Aberdeen, president of the International Council of Women. The cabinet room in the presidential suite glows with white lilacs and American beauty roses. About 60 guests include National Council of Women members and other reform-minded figures. Hammond will stay in Washington through the National Civic Federation meeting.
Mrs Flood wife of Representative Flood of Virginia hosted a luncheon at the Shoreham yesterday. Guests included Mrs Olsie James Mrs John E Osborne Mrs John Rodgers Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr Mrs Lorimer Graham Miss Lucy Burlson Miss Margaret Breckinridge Miss Gladys Hinckley Miss Carolyn Nash Cabt and Mrs Craig Snyder.
Mrs. Mark A Hanna widow of a Ohio senator will own a 60 000 yacht at age 83. The 90 foot craft built by an Ohio firm uses wasoline engines and will be completed next spring. The keel is to be laid soon and Mrs Hanna plans to use it along the Maine coast during summer residence time.
Porceliron table tops offered in various sizes fit securely on table tops. Made from fused heavy iron heated to 2000 degrees, they resist rust and tarnish with a snowy white surface that cleans easily. Priced from $3.50 by size.
Wealth and fashion circles reveal engagements and weddings across New York Chicago and Los Angeles. Miss Henrietta Brownell engaged to Lieut George M Lowry of the US Navy, Miss Ramona Borden to a Chicago lawyer, Miss Cornelia Simons to Harry Lee King, with social gatherings, attendances, and a Bermuda-decorated church ceremony at Christ Church New York.
Prince Philippe Alphange de Bourbon of the Two Sicilies married Princess Marie Louise of Orleans at a private Neuilly ceremony. Bride witnesses included Duke de Guise for the Orleans family and King Albert of Belgium. groom’s witnesses included Infante don Carlos for Spain and Prince Janvier de Bourbon. The couple’s nuptials were attended by notable royals. The groom was born December 10, 1885, in Cannes.
Prof. T. J. Preston Jr. from Princeton arrives in Hot Springs Virginia to join his mother Mrs T J Preston and father Mr T J Preston of South Orange and his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Charles McLaren Bragg who were married here Tuesday Mrs Preston will join them at the Homestead soon
Mrs Colville Barclay, wife of the British embassy counsel or, hears her eldest brother Lieutenant Charles Ward killed in France on January 8. The report follows earlier word that her brother Herbert Ward, a British flying corps member, was wounded and a prisoner in Germany. Special to The Washington Post from Petersburg Virginia January 13. Elizabeth Louise Metzner and Lawrence M Schell wed at theCon pren Method ist Church by Rev Richard Wilkinson.
A society event titled The Beaux-Arts Carnival Ball will be held at the Willard on February 17 to raise funds for the French Artists Relief Fund. The event features dancing, a cabaret, a Paris cafe chantant vibe, costumes, and a grand march with prize judging, aiming to aid soldier artists' families. Organized by Beaux-Arts Architects and allied Washington art groups, with committees listed. Invitations go out next week.
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