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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
7
Summer furnishings hats caps collars cuffs ties shirts blouses belts pajamas bathing suits pants and more to keep youngsters comfortable at home or on vacation. complete assortments of washable suits plaids to 1.50 each. caps 50 to 75 cents and 1.00 price range. jersey sweaters 1.25 to 1.50. suspender 25 or 50 cents. linen collars 10 to 15 cents. pants 50 cents to 1.00. overalls 25 to 60 cents per pair..neighborhood shop on Moor Tenth Street.
A fresh assortment of girls dresses offered in Percale Chambray and Gingham styles. Includes new lines, assorted colors and sizes. Prices noted at $1.25 each with popular striped and plain patterns.
A large sale listing girls and Misses dresses in lawn and linen fabrics with embroidery, lace trim, and varying necklines, sizes 6 to 14 and up to 12, plus matching shoes, caps, and water wings. Featured items include white French lawn dresses, India linen combos, and affordable prices from 25 cents to several dollars.
Children's white pique coats for boys and girls offered in plain styles and richly trimmed with embroidery insertions scallops and other details. Some coats feature side trim and embroidery with trimmed colors and turnover designs. prices range around 4 or 8 dollars depending on style and finish. Location on third floor elev nth at store.
Hot weather essentials highlighted include kimonos in pink and blue figured lawn with three quarter sleeves and fair prices, dressing sacques in figured lawn and white lawn with lace trim. Displays on third floor Eleventh Street offer diverse fabrics and styles for comfort and style.
Advertises an infant garment named Arnold Knit for babies and mothers, claiming warmth, protection from colds, soft elastic texture, Hock-stitch seams, double soles, stay-on buttons, durability, easy washing, no shrinking, and comfort from first to last wear. Infants' Dept. third Moor-eleventh St.
Period sale notes offer a wide range of cotton and canvas hammocks with pillow spreads and valances priced from $1.25 to $5.00, plus many corsets from leading makers at around $1.00 to $3.00. Also listed are Colonial brand foods and groceries on the third floor, with a variety of sauces, vinegars, lard, produce, cheeses, and beverages.
A fragmented advertisement describes Colonial Extra Fancy Creamery Butter offered in canary packages. It highlights quality and appeal to discerning buyers, with pricing listed as 1 lb at $1.60 and 1/2 lb at 33 cents.
Social notices show engagement of Mrs Gray of New York to Mr Keeling of Baltimore. The wedding of Miss Edne Richard Van Meriflat to Roy H Moses is described with ceremony details and reception. Various summer trips and Newport and Atlantic City visits of prominent figures are noted along with host families at Newport Crossways Independence Day dinner.
Judge Charles Swayne of the Northern District of Florida died at University of Pennsylvania Hospital after kidney troubles. Born in Delaware, he served in the Union Army and studied at the University of Pennsylvania. His impeachment trial in the Senate ended in acquittal amid partisan lines following charges including residence, expenses, extortion, and conflicts of interest.
A list shows several officers promoted to captains in the navy including Austin M. Koight Charles J. Badger Samuel W Dieht and others with promotions to lieutenant commander and additional lieutenants. Admiral Brownson set for retirement while continuing chief of navigation duties amid age rules and ongoing duties. Weather notes from Madrid mention warm spells and King Alfonso removing his coat as Senor Maura reacts. Broadway garden party and New York star sightings are recapped with Miss Deacon driving her horses in Newport and Capt Hall's Philippines assignment drawing Roosevelts attention.
Mina Phoebe Conzing, a woman lawyer and publicist, denounces rich American women traveling in Europe selling themselves to nobility. She calls for exile and confiscation of their property by the government, condemning matrimony brokers and old world titles as threats to patriotism and revolutionary ideals. Additionally, a long list of military postings and naval movements follows, detailing officers assigned to camps, encampments, and duties across various dates and locations.
Social gossip notes a midwinter price drop for gardenias to ten cents each amid a fashion slump. The article cites changes in taste, with gardenias falling from a dozen dollars per dozen, and mentions how even aristocratic women wore fewer gardenias. A Boston bride wore a cameo pin from a great-grandmother’s jewel chest, reflecting old tastes in a era of price decline.
The final Buckingham Palace court of the season saw the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Connaught receive guests. Five Americans were presented by Countess Benkendorff, wife of the Russian Ambassador, in place of Mrs. Whitelaw Held. Among the attendees were Mrs Crawford Hill of Denver and Mrs John E Reyburn wife of Philadelphia mayor, with Mrs Cherlea Alexander of New York and Mrs Willard of New Jersey and her sister Mrs Fiaich.
Mrs Whitelaw Reid, wife of the American ambassador, sails on the Amerika through Hamburg America Line. She plans to visit her father D. O. Mills in London before returning to New York. The Jamestown contest offers a ten day Exposition trip for subscribers to the daily and Sunday editions.
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