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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
7
During the heated term the store will close at 5 o clock on weekdays with Saturdays at 1. Customers shopping by phone are asked to call Main 5300 and ask for Val in the Order Department. Orders will be executed with the least possible delay.
A broad mail order catalog outlines summer needs across garments and household items. It highlights men's and women's clothing, hats, coats, swimwear, footwear, underwear, and fabrics, plus kitchenware, personal care, glassware, and furniture. It advertises low prices, full assortments, and mail or express service.
A magazine dealer notes a broad shift in reader taste with higher quality issues and more artful covers. About 150 magazines per week on sale cover literary, political, religious, sporting, and fashion topics, with subscribers offered yearlong mail delivery and summer vacation shipments.
Packages of society notes report Andrew D White visiting daughter Mrs C M Newberry at Lake Placid N Y and the marriage of Miss Loula Chatfield to Francis Hobson Hubbard in Milwaukee. Belmonts at Ostend plan winter returns to Washington. numerous Americans abroad in London Newport Oslo Baltic Berlin and Paris with travel notes, marriages, attendances and residences listed.
Social column notes Duchess of Roxburghe preparing Floors Castle for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Work includes a marble terrace and staircase. jewels, including rare turquoise pieces from French crown jewels. family marriages loom as Innes-Ker heir apparent weds an American. Also mentions Hever Castle views and Astor family social contrasts.
Princess Maria of Denmark famed for a 19 inch tattoo of an anchor on her right arm while traveling in the Far East before marriage. The feature notes English garden maker Mrs Martineau and Newport society, with mentions of the Goelet and Vanderbilt families, caravanning trends, and social observations on American wealth abroad.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt returned to this country on the Celtic yesterday and arrived here today on the Calypial under charter from FG Bourne. He went at once to Quilano Darm, his residence here, where he joined Mrs Vanderbilt who has been staying there while her husband was abroad showing his horses at the international show in London.
The article notes a brief reprieve for Summer from heat yesterday with a mild forecast. Mr Moore of the Weather Bureau is praised for his generosity and for potentially notifying Miss Summer, who may return soon, as the outlook calls for fair weather today and cooler conditions tomorrow.
Fire destroyed Lyndenhurst stables near Jenkintown with three horses killed and a total loss estimated around 100000. Valuable art works and bronzes were stored inside. paintings had been removed but many items remained. Firefighters from Philadelphia and neighboring towns fought the blaze late in the afternoon, but the rapid draft left little salvage.
At The Hague Joseph H Choate hosted dinner for the American delegation. Guests included Gen John W Foster former secretary of state, the Chinese representative, and their spouses. The Korean delegation reportedly stayed on as rumors swirled about Japan influence and potential changes in Korea.
Rockefeller era preacher at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York denounces conventional worship and calls for action as he speaks to about 1600 people at Chautauqua. He asks what right the rich have to feast while brethren starve and urges restraint and moral reform to address widespread misery.
In Bedford Springs Pennsylvania on July 21 an inspection of all cars in the American Automobile Association Glidden and Hower trophi rs tour showed every vehicle bearing signs of a hard ordeal. Nineteen cars stay in contention though many have bent axles torn guards and dented bonnets after yesterdays brutal Blue Ridge run. Cars arrived late as fatigue and exhaustion delayed crews. Car No 2 reached at 4:10 pm twenty three hours overdue. Chairman Hower and the touring committee will decide if extra parts were brought in defiance of declared lists. Tomorrow’s leg goes 141 miles to Baltimore with a 10 hour limit, a mountain heavy route. Start set for 7 o clock.
The twelfth annual Christian and Missionary Alliance convention closed in Rock Spring Park with about 8000 attendees and nearly 1000000 raised for the cause. Rev Ir A B Simpson, founder and president, spoke, and missionaries from around the world delivered addresses.
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