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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
19
Palm Beach and Southern resorts present a broad early season display of articles and accessories, featuring many exclusive novelties not commonly found later. The assortment spans multiple departments, inviting attention to quality, fit, and resort style.
A catalog of exclusive fabrics lists silk satin brodie silks poplin chiffons and voiles including Silk Mull and Chantilly style textiles. The ad touts ready display of 1900 style patterns, appealing to buyers seeking elegant evening gowns for Palm Beach and Southern resort venues with first shown designs not often duplicated.
Advertises custom order services for home decor and furnishings ahead of the inauguration. Highlights slip covers, window shades, lace curtain cleansing, mattress renovation, reupholstery, furniture refinishing, parquet flooring, and on site measurement with four four-G street address. Emphasizes best materials and workmanship with prompt pricing.
Informal dinner for Prince Rospigliosi of Italy hosted by the Italian ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches. Guests included Belgian minister Baron Moncheur and Marchesa di Montagnari. Gen and Mrs. Corbin to Prctida, Mr. Ridgely hosts at Chevy Chase Club luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Loose of Kansas City. Various officials, ministers, and social figures noted at multiple gatherings and home entertainments in Washington and nearby locales.
Public notices reveal four royal courts this season with two in February or March and two in May. Attendance by invitation only. ladies no longer required to attend every season. husbands may accompany wives if presented. New York interest centers on Lady Paget and high society intrigue and fashion impacts.
Miss Edith Totten reported her valued Great Dane Wotan valued at 2500 dollars disappeared from her Washington home two weeks ago. Detective Grove traced the dog to Herndon Virginia, with Paul Thompson and Miss Totten recovering the animal at a farm near Herndon after a brief resistance.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley presided as Arctic Club hosts its fifteenth annual dinner at the Marlborough. He recalled the Lady Franklin Bay relief voyage led by Lieut. Greely, crediting the rescue with saving Connell and others amid ice peril. Doctors and survivors praised timely aid, with Brainard and Long recounting near‑death acts and a bear aid tale.
The account recalls a hunt where a bear threatened a disaster for campers. Long explains he pursued and shot the animal on an ice ridge near open water. The bear toppled toward the water as the Eskimos rushed to finish the kill and bring the carcass to camp, a deed saving the party.
The Women’s Relief Corps of the G A R will convene in the Grand Army hall in this city February 18 and remain in session for several days. Mrs Julia Roberts, president of the Department of the Potomac, is in charge of focal arrangements. During the convention Mrs Mary L Gilman of Boston, national president of the corps, will be the guest of the Department of the Potomac.
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