Sayres Attend Services With Mr and Mrs Wilson
An afternoon in Washington features Sayres at Central Presbyterian services with Mr and Mrs Wilson and guests, followed by a motor ride. Jr Sayre and Mrs Sayre plan several days at the White House and attend a reception for the judiciary tomorrow evening hosted by the President and Mrs Wilson. Counts von Perit the German ambassador and Capt von Papen the new military attaché are in town, with other ambassadors and officials visiting Washington. The Navy Relief Society gala tea-dances at the navy yard replace skating this March, with Mrs Daniels and Mrs Roosevelt assisting in hosting and patronesses named. Various society gatherings, dinners, and receptions fill the social calendar, including a reception at St Peter's Hall by the Knights of John Auxiliary and a series of private home entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Misa Helen Bones
Central Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Sayre
White House
Navy Helief Society
Navy Yard
Josephus Daniels
Franklin Roosevelt
George Dewey
Henry Gregg Lodge
Lemuel Padgett
J. Badger
Victor Blue
Joseph Strauss
T. J. Cowie
Robert Thompson
I. T.mann
George J. Marge
Robert Roosevelt
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Knights of John
St Peter's Hall
Teresa Rennar
Rochester
Joanna White
Newport
A. W. Mitchell
Ohio
A. B. Brogard
Cincinnati
Swetland
Anna Swetland
Harriet Swetland
Mount Vernon
Hotel Powhatan
Amusing exploits and society notes from Europe
A column of light society items recounts Mrs Asquith being mistaken for a militant suffragette in London and hailing a taxi to Downing Street. Brussels gossip covers the Duke of Orleans and a club ballot clash over a mistress. Prince William of Sweden’s travel memoir notes a Calcutta day with Rabindranath Tagore. At Copenhagen’s court, American guests shine in elegant dress during a January gathering.
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RS. Asquith
Q “Engiieach
London
No. 10
Downing Street
Prince William
Sweden
East
Spoude
Calcutta
Tagore
New Home Hair Removal Treatment Promised by Beauty Experts
A new home formula advised by beauty specialists claims to banish hair from chin lip or cheek. Mix a distatorsy product with water to cover hairs, apply for two to three minutes, then remove along with the hair. Wash the skin afterward to remove residue and ensure you use the real delatone. Beware of fakes.
Loops and Ladies in the Skies Delight English Society
A London society scene centers on aviator Gustav Hamel and fellow loop the loopers Claude Graham-White and Lady Victoria Pery. Hamel courts Lady Victoria with looping flights watched by her mother Lady Limerick, while rival Lady Elisabeth Knox vies for Hamel’s attention. Victoria remarks looping felt exhilarating, likening it to no other sensation, and hints at a Hamel-Pery wedding as rumors swirl.
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London
Claude Graham-White
Dorothy Taylor
New_York
Gustav Hamel
Graham- White
Hamel
Victoria Pery
Lord
Lady Limerick
Lady Victoria
Elisen ' Knox
Lord Ranfurly
Victoria
Hamel-Pery
North Polé
Ireland
Poiret gowns and new fashion notes in Paris trends
In Paris Milady features three hooped tunics by Poiret using American beauty chiffon and plum velvet with a flesh colored bodice and embroidered velvet bands. Also included are home made coffee cake, lace blouses with Medici collars, chic boleros, and new wearable portable houses. A spring metal device to stabilize overshoes is noted along with chocolate pie and new shoe and stove polishes. Dr. Cushing’s neuralgia operation is described as a skull base approach that avoids brain exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thia Mode
Mort Parisiennes
Harvey Cushing
Johns Hopking Medical School
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Cushing
Club Opens Ladies Day in Lunch Club Experiment
In Berlin on January 2 the American Lunch Club tested a ladies day with wives invited. Although many members objected and stayed away, about thirty couples attended and voted the venture a success. Notables present included Ambassador and Mrs. Gerard and Secretary and Mrs. Grew with other officials.
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Berlin
Gerard
Grew
Spencer
Paole
Cong
New Portrait of Mrs Gerry by Dana Pond in Shoreham
A three quarter size portrait of Mrs. Peter Geelet Gerry, formerly Mathilde Town send, is being painted by Dana Pond of Paris at the Shore ham. The sitter wore a white satin gown during sittings at Mrs Townsend's Massachusetts avenue home. Gerry has previously posed for renowned portraits and miniatures, including Sargeant and Chartrain, with works exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Geelet Gerry
Mathilde Townsend
Dana Pond
Paria
Shoreham
Pond
Tango Praised by Rabbi in San Francisco
Rabbi Jacob Nieto of Congregation Sherith Israel commends the tango and Kindred dances, citing historical practice of Sunday dancing by old missions and rabbis. He urges more common sense and less theology, noting cultured dancers find the tango pleasing while awkward dancers seem vulgar. Also reports Swift & Co. beef sales in Washington for the week ending January 4 with magado and imported beef prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jacob Nieto
Sherith Israel
California Missions
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New York
Washington
Paul Poiret
Larrymade
Larry
Tenth St
Arthur Burt Co
Myx
Sayres
Mrs. Wilson
Capt. von Papen
Maj. von Herwarth
Albany
the Shersham
Panama
Dr. Morelos
Mme. Haniel
Germany
A. P. Gardner
Mrs. Reynolds Hitt
Count and Countess Szechenyi
Representative Gillett
Navy Relief
Squibern Railway
Fairfax Harrison
Belvoir
Fauquier County
Warrison
Massachusetts Avenue
New Mexico
Howden
William Ballantine
Pent Place
Georgetown
St. John’s Church
George H. Rock
Cavaly Constructor Rock, Wes
Newark, N. J
Jefferson Levy
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rufus Day
Charles W. Richardson
Connecticut Avenue
William Dwight Chandler, Jr
New Hampshire
Eaward H. Lottius
Henry T. Rainey
Thomas Ewing
Brinton Stone
de Sales Street
Clayton. Emig
Bharge
P Street
Tf A. Alen
Aiclen W. Adlen
Boston
Abraham van Horn
Irene C
Fred William Crisp
Sarah Jones
Cairo
Woman's National Democratic League
Columbia
Noel House
New Willard Ballroom
Anna M. Stein
Jacksonville, Fla. Charles
The
New China
Chang Kang-jen
Legation
Brussals
Victor Napoleon
France
Duke of Orleans
Golf Club of
Brussels
Belgium
Golf Cab Committee
Carcle
Copenhagen
Egan
Magruder
Guy Cushman
Cushman
Parker
Aviator
Earth
Milady
Mongassine de Sale
Gerry
Swift & Co
Washington, D. C
Royal Worcester
Royal Boulton
Coalport
Fanr Sons
Fred
Fifth Avenue
1510
H Street
N. W
Shoreham Hotel
Washington Post
J.H. Small & Sons
Washington Sth
H Streets
New York Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
de Sales
Sean
Highlands
Conn. Ave
California
George A. Mills
Phonc
Victor Talking Machines
Washington’s
Musical Center
Percy S. Foster Piano Co
Mason & Hamlin
Cardia
G St
E. F. Droop & Sons Co
Berry & Whitmore Go
Iden
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