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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
25
Remnant sale details reveal half price offerings on Boys' Sample Wash Hats and related apparel. Stock includes light weight cloth suits and assorted summer items with many departments represented. Partial prices and inventory notes indicate broad discounts for budget shoppers.
Local ad style notes low prices on Valenciennes laces and millinery items. Listings indicate discounts but text is fragmented, with partial prices and vendor references. The fragmentary notices point to Friday sales across items, including corsets and related accessories, in a department store setting.
Odd Portieres offers are listed as a clearance sale with several lots of items described as El and Portieres in damaged condition. The notes indicate some jars of tar pume and related goods priced to clear, with the quantities and exact damage described as minor.
A large social page reports the farewell to Farmer and Mrs Edward M Dawson and the wedding of Virginia E Turtle to Edward M Dawson III at the bride's Georgetown home. Former Secretary Taft and guests attended informal receptions with Gen Walls and the Bells hosting. The piece details guests, decor, and activities surrounding the events, including other social notices and a later wedding of Bertha Beutler to Wilhelm Schulze at 2036 Street NW.
A sprawling society column reviews high society events at Newport on the Fourth of July weekend. It notes lavish gowns, designer trends, and the presence of notable figures such as the Vanderbilts and Vanderlits, with emphasis on attire and social spectacle rather than specific outcomes. It mentions wealth and exclusive gatherings, plus commentary on fashion and dress standards of the era.
In Paris on July 2, hostilities flare as Mr and Mrs Perry Belmont refrain from returning a visiting card from the American ambassador and Mrs Henry White. The Belmonts, after months in Paris, continue entertaining at the Ritz while Whites and Belmonts are the subject of keen social comment amid delicate diplomatic tensions.
Bargain notice for women's lisle hosiery sizes and stock, listing price savings and stock availability.
A historical item notes the Dorothy Bolink Library planning a July Fourth closure with the library to reopen on Sundays from 2 PM to 5 PM following an act of Congress. The piece mentions the Republican visit and other political tidbits from the era.
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