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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
14
The article catalogs silk fabrics arriving for selection, highlighting Black Silk Pique at 3.00 yard in 38-inch width, Silk-and-Woolf Crepe in multiple shades at 1.65 yard, and All-silk Charmeuse Regence at 2.00 yard. It notes new 1914 foulard designs with medium and small patterns, along with designer-made results praised for novelty and appeal.
Silk and wool fabrics return to fashion with soft textures and rich shadings. Desirable checks in new spring sizes gain modish appeal, paired with blues and greens in stripes for walking suits. Fabrics include wool and silk blends, crepes, ratines, serges, santoi laines, duvetynes, moires, broches, and all-wool finished challies in blue, white, and black-white.
A showcase of many new crepe weaves for spring including Crepe Broche Crepe Eponge and Cotton Crepe among others. Imported broadcloths offer spot proof quality with rich finish and luxurious sheen at prices from 1.50 to 3.50 per yard.
The newspaper notices a rapid arrival of new white cotton fabrics in novelty and staple weaves. Crepes and ratines are plentiful, with Knot-yarn Ratine, White Crepe, Fancy Crepes, Underwear Crepes, English Nainsook, Plaid Ratine, novelty checks, White Voile, Pinchot St Gall Swisses, English Longcloth. Prices listed include 27-inch White Crepe at 15 cents per yard, 32-inch White Flaxon Crepe in striped effects at 30 cents per yard, and 56-inch White Ratine at $1.25 per yard.
Liberty Fabrics unveils a range of Liberty Silk Gauze Eros and Thracian Crepe Asphodel Silk Atrion Damask Tyrian Silk and Tyriazi Silk prints Nitas Silk and Ethis Crepe plus Liberty Velvet and Velveteen in multiple shades and widths. Prices range from $1.50 to $5.00 per yard.
Countess von Bernstorff and Mr Marshall host a series of diplomatic dinners and luncheons in Washington. Ambassadors from Germany Austria Hungary Spain Belgium and Britain mingle with U S officials and social figures at the Chevy Chase Club Shoreham and diplomatic residences. Debutantes Miss Knowland and Miss Eleanor Wilson are showcased amid roses and receptions for state guests and congressional families.
Mrs Lee S Overman wife of Senator Overman will not be at home today but will receive at the Cochran on January 29 Devat Mrs William Aiden Smith who has just returned to her home in Sixteenth
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