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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
16
A long description traces fashion from black and tan shoes to colorful boots and laced flats, predicting colored uppers and feathered gussets. It also covers a New York suffrage tableaux show directed by Mrs Mackay with Gibson baby drama, and a Colony Club furniture exhibit featuring Chippendale pieces, rugs, and colonial crafts drawn from collections and donors.
Pollock and Mrs Pollock traveled to Philadelphia to view the automobile show and arrange exhibit cars for the Washington show next month. Goodyear advances a waterproof cloth and has supplied ponchos to the army for thousands of units and also used for aeroplane fabric. Florida beach racing history continues despite wartime disruption, drawing global interest since 1802.
The Ville Motor Club scheduled races March 27 to 30 on Atlantic Pablo Beach near Jacksonville Florida not Daytona. Sanctions were pursued with Jacksonville first to apply. beach spans 40 miles from the Jetties to St Augustine. Oldsmobile Auto crafts sold to stage stars in Philadelphia and Debholt.
A large display catalog describes Mrs Garelgn Thorne’s bedstead and chairs from Mr Bookwsed collection, with American glass and colonial pictures by Copley and Gilbert Stuart loaned to Mrs Thomas B Clarke. Brad Oicott Rhinay’s home provides a show of antique Egyptian objects gathered by Dr. Charnesv Murch, and a Tintoretto canvas once owned by Joan Ruskin is noted. Lord Decies and Miss Vivien Gould plan a society honeymoon in California after a New York wedding two weeks away, with Del Monte and Santa Barbara stops. Pittsburgh social circles track Willis McCook Jr’s elopement with Margaret Norris, and family tensions flare as parents refuse to admit the couple.
Society continues with at home dates in January and February at 2234 Kalorama Road 3211 Thirteenth Street and 1406 Girard Street. A wedding in Providence NR witnessed Miss Annie E Fayan and Henry D Schmid. reception at the bride’s mother’s home. guests from Newport New York and Washington attend prior events in Washington.
Johnny Coulon of Chicago defeated Terry Moran of Brooklyn in one and a half rounds at the National Athletic Club in Memphis Tennessee to win the bantamweight championship. Moran failed to recover for about an hour afterward.
Collier's announces a 1911 feature series exploring newspapers as a force in society. Jan 21 starts The Power of the Press, with subsequent installments examining yellow journalism, news, editors, reporters, advertising, and press influence across cities and readers.
Ida Carey, a dressmaker in a small suburb, left her career to become a housekeeper after marriage. The piece argues this traditional role limits women, urging mothers to pursue employment suited to their talents, expanding family income and education, and challenging fixed gender roles.
Cricketers enjoyed a lively evening at Fritz Reuters Rotel where the Washington Cricket Club impressed attendees with skilled play. Speakers including Rev W E Callender highlighted the sport’s value as fitness and recreation, while an entertainment committee led by J McCubbin A A Sousa and Z 3 Rose organized the event which featured vocal numbers and a plan for next season.
Chicago permits J M Scherling to build bassleaf stands at the former White Sox site on Thirty-ninth street. The rebuilt park, costing about $10,000, will seat 4,500 and serve as home to a crack semipro Negro club, with Scherling noting it will be the finest semipro plant in the country.
In a tight sports outlook, Georgetown and George Washington face key matchups and financial stakes as they pursue expansion in the Athletic Association. Tom Smith plans to compete at the Irish American Club games in Madison Square Garden on February 4, while Loyola Baltimore eyes a strong next Saturday clash with Georgetown as both teams seek momentum.
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