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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
7
Catalog notes several white lawn and pique dresses for girls in sizes 6 to 14, with styles including yokes, embroidery, tucks, berths, and full skirts. Prices range from 1.59 to 7.50, highlighting practical white dresses at lower and mid-range values.
UR stock of Footwear for O children is more extensive the season than ever before. Hygienic design fosters natural growth. INFA? TAN RUSSIA CALFSKIN shoes and infants' moccasins listed with prices. Misses and boys ranges in calfs, buckskin, white canvas, oxfords and loafers. Third floor Tenth st.
Women travelers gain from a showing in the undergarment department featuring kimonos pajamas negligee silk petticoats and coats. Items include black Japanese silk kimonos madras and satin pajamas taffeta silk petticoats with flounces and percutine styles and a full line of cambrie ni undergarments in regular and extra sizes on the third floor eleventh street.
An advertisement lists Mennen's Talcum Powder Rogodont Powder Paste and Lacquer Universét Cleaning Fluid Thermalite Milk Warmers and W. and L.'s Original Bouquet Soap. Includes Almond Cream and other cosmetics with prices around $1.00.
Sporting Goods and Hammocks department on Main floor Tenth street offers fishing gear, tennis items, hammocks, and racks. Arnold Infants knit night gowns designed for young infants with shirring to accommodate cool summer nights. Garments emphasize loose-flowing patterns and soft knit cotton with a long length to protect and allow movement.
An OCR fragment lists extra fancy Palermo lemons, Florida pineapples, Georgia cantaloupes, Colonial Grape Juice, ginger ale, Walter Baker products, Cox's Knox's Chalmer's gelatin, Pure Cream of Tartar, baking powder, tea, Queen bottle, Colonial Brand hams and bacon, and other confections. It mentions Fifth to Tenth floors.
Social and personal items describe Mrs Oldberg hosting a reform Friday musicale with Miss Veitch. Other sightings include Miss Dorothy Loud visiting Staten Island and Mrs Giraud Foster hosting a Bellefontaine luncheon. Several Washington residents plan travel, visits, or summer stays in Gloucester, Paris, Quebec, Cape May, and Lenox, with postings on movements of political and civic figures and staff at the peak of summer social season.
Nevil Monroe Hopkins and Kate Guy Hopkins filed in District Supreme Court a petition to change Anna Katherine Monroe Hopkins to Ann Dorsey Hopkins and Frances Guy Hopkins to Frances Monroe Hopkins. The eight and four year old children would bear the aunt and grandmother names. Attorney Waiter D lage filed the petition.
Fred V. Murphy of this city returns from Paris where he studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts since January 1965. He secured the highest proficiency record among foreigners in entrance examination. A twenty four year old French scholar, he hopes to return in October to resume studies after a three year course. He previously traveled Europe and won the Washington Architectural Club traveling scholarship in 1905 while still in this country. He was formerly employed in the Treasury Department Supervising Architect office.
Secretary Taft returned to Washington from Niagara Falls after inspecting power plants and hearing from power interests and preservationists. He will travel to New York Sunday to meet the President at Oyster Bay to discuss brigade posts and post abandonments. He argues states should maintain militia to handle internal disorders without regular army aid. In a separate will filing, Bridget Hill receives a life interest in her husband John Gill's estate with specific bequests to children and siblings. William McGrath named executor.
The funeral for Charles J. Erdmann, drowned at Ocean City last Saturday, will be held at St. Aloysius Church in Washington this morning. The body arrived yesterday afternoon, in charge of Undertaker Perry and Otto Erdmann, with the mother, sisters, and friends waiting at the station. The pallbearers are from the Minutemen Band, of which Erdmann was a member.
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