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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
5
Readable selections cover traveling and outing garments for men and the most desirable leather travel goods. Items include coats and coatsuits, jackets,jumper suits, shirts, ties, caps, shoes, trousers, vests, bathwear, nightshirts, and pajamas. Accessories include cases, bags, shawls, straps, combs, brushes, and vanity sets.
A mid summer sale advertises a large assortment of housekeeping linens including table cloths napkins towels and pillow cases. It highlights reduced prices on damask and bleached linen items with sizes and regular prices noted for linen sheets pillow cases and kitchen linens.
Bridesmaids and other women seek white cotton dress and waist materials from a large stock. Features include various lawn fabrics from Ireland, Switzerland, and England, with prices from 12½ to 32 cents per yard and specials on unimported plain lawn at 15 cents.
A morning nuptial at St Pauls Catholic Church will unite Miss Mary Ellen Lutz and Mr William F Lemon at the bride’s brother Sir Frank A Lutz home in Sterling. Nearby, Miss Gertrude Lutz will attend as maid of honor and Mr Harry Bolom will be best man. Other society notices preview weddings for Miss Meanor Hunter Lure to Mr Richard Wilmer Bolling, and a ceremony at St Fonts Athol Church plans the marriage of Mr John A Petty to Miss Theodore A Meteni. Various social arrivals and departures, including diplomats, officers, and local families, fill the page with engagement and travel updates.
From various exchanges comes news of a hostess planning a permanent London home. Mrs Van Renssel or Cruger and Mrs Wad Chance, married May 1, aim for a style savvy life in Paris or London, seeking a larger residence after a Park Lane inspection revealed Alfiel Reit’s house too small.
A Parisian informed social column details plans for a real London salon to gather distinguished men and women from politics art literature and music, noting Lady Dorothy Nevill as a rare comparable figure and detailing court dress debates and social annoyances at royal levees and public exhibitions.
The Curacao Chamber of Commerce, General Triton Union, and Naval League prepared a petition to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. They urge steps to improve Dutch Venezuelan relations after four Aruba and Curacao vessels were seized and crews imprisoned. The petition notes official letters, labor restrictions, and cargo transshipment bans, with Governor Coloma pledging to keep the home government informed and pursue lawful relief.
Special to The Washington Port New York July 5 details the Peary Arctic Club’s preparations as the Roosevelt sails for the Far North via Oyster Bay. An onboard reception precedes departure with naval tug support and possible City Island stop. Officers and professors from Cornell Worcester Yale halted by police while seeking inspection, while Staten Island dogs bred for Peary’s expeditions are showcased aboard.
Bishop Henry Coleman Peter, seriously ill, shows improvement after another day of care. A bulletin notes better respiration and pulse, with Bishop Potter resting quietly in a comfortable room as doctors expect further recovery. The situation remains cautiously hopeful as treatment continues.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture urges stockmen to raise deer like cattle to popularize venison. Experts say deer are easy to raise with little care and can fetch high meat prices. Burden is admitted that deer farming was not commercial until now. many states bar keeping deer, but laws may be repealed if farming grows.
A long OCR fragment lists guests and couples staying at hotels across many cities including Baltimore Raleigh Philadelphia Pittsburgh Atlanta Indiana Michigan Mississippi North Carolina Virginia and more. It records names such as Emery Artington Smithson Par teak Lenchant Lulu Murphy Nellie Lynch and several households with spouses and towns noted. The piece reads like an extended social register of visitors and residents tied to the Willard hotel and other venues.
Representatives from Barry, Roosevelt, and Porter Garrisons plan talks with National Commander Brown at the Riggs House tonight to discuss suspensions and a possible rejoining. A mass meeting of Garrisons Barry, Roosevelt, Porter, and Henries is expected in a few days as the dispute over Deparment command and alignment with the Union continues.
An educator from China spoke at the Young People’s Missionary Movement event in Ashev. A sermon by Rev. C B Ras of Richmond and a Vin devil university quartet song service drew a large crowd. President FG Anderson of Foochow University led tonight’s program as the principal speaker.
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills claim to end pain from headaches neuralgia sciatica and stomach back aches without nausea or after effects. They soothe nerves and banish pain with a money back guarantee if not helping. Available through druggists in Ohio and Indiana.
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