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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
14
Special sale items feature a line of washable hats from a top maker at discounts. Suits and hats come in white tan blue and in silk linen and duck fabrics with reduced prices from 75 cents to one dollar regular values.
Attractive Middy Blouse Dresses in plain blue and white. white with blue collars and cuffs. contrast bands around sleeves. Full plaited shirts. Styles suited for boating rowing yachting lake or mountain wear. Sizes from 6 to small. popular Co-ed style offered at low prices.
A July sale offers a large assortment of undermuslins including shot shorts drawers and corset covers. Garments are described as well made from durable materials in new styles with attractive trimming. Selection promises satisfaction with complete assortments and varied arrangements.
Desirable white fabrics showcase value and quality with revised prices. Longcloth and English Nainsook offered in twelve yard bolts with piece prices around 1.50 to 2.00, Vine Quality Imported Swiss Batiste mercerized 47 inches wide, 40 inch India Linen at 15 to 18 cents per yard, plus striped Madras at 12 to 20 cents per yard.
Latest neckwear for women presents Comet Ties in bold Persian colors and silk textures. Also featured are lawn Hinene and madras dresses with lace and embroidery, belts and trims, priced from 175 to 850. Additional items include nun's-silk gowns, medicated paper diapers, and Colonial Grape Juice with fine tea and olives offered at special prices. Fifth floor Tenth St.
Social column reports R Arthur Orr of the Berlin church hosting guests at the Chevy Chase Club including the second secretary of the American embassy in Berlin Mrs Grew and a large Washington contingent. Mentioned are Miss Compton's August 3 wedding and Mrs Wendell's Lakelawn fete with 125 guests including notable figures from New York Albany and Washington.
The tenth Bay Shore Show Association event opened with a chilly turnout. Miss Helen Prentice rode Fear Not and escaped danger when the horse bolted toward the woods. W. Watson led several classes, with Mrs. Watson winning two events. The day also covered customs inspections of Mrs. Frank Hayes’s gown and hat ensemble valued at 6000 dollars and 1500 dollars respectively. Rumors of Mrs. Astor marrying the Earl of Dunraven were debunked amid society gossip and travel updates.
In Lenox Massachusetts on July 22 a lively day featured morning tennis at the golf grounds, a bridge whist hosted by Mrs Carl A de Gersdorff for Miss Mary K Choate, and a Laurel Lake picnic. Notables and guests from New York, Boston, and Philadelphia attended events at Naumkeag and Aspinwall Hotel. The Stockbridge Golf Club announced an upcoming tournament August 30 to September 2, with Dr Charles McBurney as president and Dr Henry Cecil Haven as secretary.
Mrs John Frederick Leech and Miss Katherine Leech plan a late summer trip from Washington to Fishers Island New York returning in early September. Mr and Mrs Frederick McGuire depart for Warm Springs Virginia for the summer. Mrs Aulick Palmer arrives at Bar Harbor staying at the Lyman House. Mrs J William Henry travels to Monterey Pennsylvania for summer. Miss May Howard and Dr Walter A Bloehorn U S N to wed Monday evening July 30 at Miss Howard’s mother Mrs Mary E Howard’s home, with a large reception. Dr S Wren Howard to give her away, maid of honor Miss Frances Elward-Smith, best man Dr Raymond Spear U S N. Bride to Mare Island California then to the Philippines. Supper at the New Willard tomorrow evening for the bridal party. Capt Dan Tytler Moore U S A in Washington for a short stay. Mr and Mrs Clifford K Berryman host Mr Claude S Berryman and family from Phoenix at Euclid Street. Rev Charles L Neihel to perform the marriage of Miss Blanche L Klopfer and Mr Noble D Larner at the Eastern Presbytery parsonage.
Fresi and Peter will officiate in the presence of a small company of relatives and intimate friends. Mr W B Chichester uncle of Miss Compton will give her in marriage while Miss Eleanor Field of Alexandria will be her maid of honor. Mr J E Nell will be best man for Dr Timberlake. Miss Adelaide Morris has returned to Washington after visiting Lieut and Mrs Allen Summer at the marine barracks Norfolk. Miss Margaret Wilson travels to Atlantic City to visit her brother John C Wilson and his family at their cottage for the summer. Mrs Cornelius Barber Mrs Charles Shaw Mrs Harry A Shim and Miss Laura Woodward of Kenilworth D C and Mrs John Reichert of Hagerstown will spend the next week together at Atlantic City.
Newport news notes long social season with dinners planned into September due to September 8 marriage of Mrs Irena Sherman and Lawrence I Gillespie and September 15 union of Miss Edith Deacon and George Lee Peabody. Featured are Newport society arrivals including Col John Jacob Astor and Vincent Astor aboard, Beechwood entertainments to follow, and multiple hostesses attending events at Avalon and other locales.
The report lists numerous arrivals and guests at Ochre Point cottages including Miss Harriet Kip Campbell of Morristown New Jersey and William Goodby Loew of West Balding H Rich and George D Widener. It notes dinners announced by Mrs James B Haggin and Mrs Charles F Hoffman among others. The piece records summer movements of notable society figures, including Prince Troubetzkoy at work on a portrait, and mentions the yacht Alpha signal misinterpreted as aid. It also cites the cottage colony claims collection totaling more than 35000 by Deputy Sheriff Deblois and arrivals from New York and London.
Narragansett Pier July 22 A novelty event drew thirty or more young people to Anawan Farm above the Pier for a chicken supper and an informal dance. Mrs Edward Manice of New York hosted in compliment to her daughter Dorothy J Manice. Ten autos carried guests for supper of broiled chicken and lobster then a moonlit return home. Mrs Manice chaperoned the group including the Misses Han.
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