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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1907
Page
45
Saturday is Children's Day with deals on boys suits reef ers overcoats separate pants and blouses and girls dresses wraps furs and more. Prices are lower than usual due to stock adjustments by manufacturers and importers and by the store.
Clearout sale offers remaining stock of girls heavy winter coats and dresses at deep discounts. Coats include plain and plaid styles, red gray and dark fabrics with satin linings, sizes 6 to 12. dresses feature serge and woolhaute options, two-piece blue serge dresses, Peter Thompson styled outfits, and wool batiste options in 8 to 10 year sizes, all marked down from former prices.
A splendid collection features Peter Thompson suits with superior materials and improved workmanship. Full regulation designs include emblems and trims in sizes up to 20, priced at 15.00 and 18.50 each. Youth models on third floor offer blue serge with plaited skirts at 12.50 each.
It is the time of year when boys need a suit or pants to finish winter. Gray and brown mixed double-breasted suits with belt bloomer pants, sizes 8 to 16, priced at $5.00 each, reduced from $6.50. Fors' suits in navy blue serges cheviots and mixtures feature Norfolk jackets and double-breasted styles with straight and bloomer pants.
Health rules favor freedom of breathing and movement, and a corset must fit the wearer. A model for each figure ensures proper fit and comfort. The shop advertises various styles and sizes including Girdle Corsets fancy tape and Royal Worcester Corsets with straight fronts and elastics, Nemo Corsets for stout figures, P. O. Corsets, and D R Corsets with dip hips, plus latest style bustles.
New York publisher shows key genealogical volumes in the Book Department. titles include Chronicles of Henry VII, The Jacobite Peerage, The Plantagenet Roll, and The Art of Heraldry. Prices range from $0 to $45 net with carriage extra. editions are folio and cloth bound.
New stock arrives with Men's Fast Black Cotton Split Foot Half Hose and all black Fine Gauge Half Hose. Three pairs for $1.00. Sizes 9 to 12. Also extensive children's clothing good values with mittens, drawer leggings, sacques, flannel day drawers, outing night drawers, kimonas, sweaters, and more. Main floor and third floor displays.
Children's shoes emphasize natural shape tested leather and reasonable cost. Includes extra high-cut patent leather vamps and kid skin tops at 3.00, high-cut Dongola models with Goodyear welt soles at 2.50, and patent leather dress slippers in various colors. Full infant to youth sizes with ankle ties moccasins, third floor Tenth Street store prompt.
Broad list of women apparel including gowns kimonas dressing sacques skirts and wool garments in outing flannel and knits. Also ads for Colonial brand groceries and imported foods with prices and items like olive oil catsup vinegar olives sardines and cheeses. Fifth floor department store section notes various fabrics and ready wear.
Mrs J F Stevens entertains with a luncheon for Mrs Wight and Mrs Briggs while Mrs J Sylvester Phillips hosts a large tea at Connecticut avenue. Guests include many society figures, with attire described in pink rose centerpieces and feathered decor. Also noted are visits by Mr Levi Morton, Mrs Morton recovering in Washington, and numerous dinners and teas hosted by various Washington residents and guests at homes across Lafayette Square and beyond.
Society notes cover the upcoming New York Supreme Court divorce petitions of several prominent women. Mrs Glen Collins and Mrs Charles Hall seek decrees and custody, while Mrs Henrietta Estes pursues an annulment. details trace Estes first wife Miss Van De Vere and the complex saga from Fall River to Washington and Newport. Also highlighted are Mrs James Biddle’s plan to publish memoirs, fashion antiques, and a brief arrival of German officers in New York.
The piece follows Mrs. Marshall Field Jr of Chicago as her eldest son at Rugby considers joining the British army against his grandfather’s wishes. It notes Field family connections, their English ties, and a lively London anecdote about pets at Claridge’s, plus a short update on William Potter’s Mexican mining post and the Mortons of New York Chicago relation.
India Bell Fleming, daughter of Col and Mrs Robert S Fleming, of Washington, is engaged to Senor Luis Corea, Nicaraguan Minister. The engagement follows a family council and announcement of a wedding date next week. Corea, a prominent diplomat, was named Minister in 18%, previously linked to Mrs Jordan of South Carolina. The bride-to-be, nineteen, has traveled abroad and comes from a notable Confederate army family and heiress background.
Contributions to the Associated Charities lag behind last year as the board intensifies appeals led by treasurer John Joy Hatson and finance chair Col Archibald Hopkins. Substantial gifts arrive, including several $5 to $25 donations, while the Quinize ne Relief Association and related agencies face shortfalls in milk, eggs, food, fuel, and clothing for destitute families.
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