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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
12
A Woodward & Lothrop description presents a two in one raincoat in cassimere with double breasted styling and convertible collar. The coat uses a rubber wing between fabric layers for waterproofing and sells for 25.00, with a tan gabardine model at 35.00. Main floor display.
A fashion notice lists white voile skirts at $7.50 with matching white voile blouses to create a full dress look. It describes sizes from 24 to 31, fabrics including gabardine, crepe, and piques, with details on hems, tucks, and trims like belts pockets and bound buttonholes.
Autmn blouse arrivals highlight Georgette fabrics in flesh, white, and navy. Prices range from 13.75 to 20, with styles including square collars, lace inserts, ruffles, tucks, and box pleats.
A fragmented catalog note lists sweater styles and prices. Items include a tuxedo model with wide ties priced around 15 dollars, a striped white and black wool sweater with a tuxedo collar at 8.75, and a French Ripple blue slip on priced at 13.75.
Washington society page details the return of President and Mrs Wilson from the Potomac cruise and lists prominent guests and dignitaries visiting or arriving in the capital. It notes Mrs Foster greeting, Secretary Lansing’s return, and various officials and their families traveling, hosting, or staying at hotels like the Willard and St Nicholas.
Society women choose to wash their hair for beauty and health reasons using prepared shampoo rather than makeshift mixtures. A home technique suggests dissolving a teaspoon of eth xer or gentian in hot water to create shampoo, claiming it removes dandruff oil and dirt and makes hair fluffy and lustrous.
Washington Southern Navigation Company suspends day steamer service between Washington and Norfolk with intermediate points for two weeks. The Lora Baltimore and Penn boats have been withdrawn or declared out of service for three weekly trips due to insufficient strength for heavy traffic, with plans to operate another boat in about a fortnight.
The Rev Dr Edward A Pace director of studies at the Catholic University of America joins Knights of Columbus educational experts. They will prepare night school courses for about 600000 members and others who wish to take advantage of them. The group meets in New York to draft a program for adoption at the peace convention in Buffalo.
Naval Academy officials say the battleship squadron that escorted Spertil home from a South Atlantic cruise will reach New York tomorrow after visits to Guantanamo Bay and Panama. The remainder of the voyage runs to September in waters off New York and New England.
Joe Benjam in, lightweight champion of California, stopped Al Turner in the fourth round of their bout in Newport. Many women members of the cottage colony were among the spectators in the area.
A 1919 essay satirizes modern romance, warning that love may fade if not solidified by a wedding, and skewers male and female vanity, etiquette, and predictable courtship ploys as a cautionary guide for summer engagements.
In a domestic scene set around Gus' saloon and Mrs Mudridge Smith's visit, Mrs Jarr counsels restraint as Mrs Mudridge Smith laments her husband's indifference and limited spending for Paris fashion. The exchange exposes envy, marital strain, and the era's social pressures, ending with caution to avoid foolishness.
IRGE H PRIMROSE dead aged 85 in San Diego following a month long illness. Born in London Ontario he rose to fame as a minstrel with Waverly troupe later Primrose and West and with Lew Dockstader. Survived by widow and brother in San Diego. longtime stage career noted. Cardinal Gibbons also celebrated birthday in Baltimore. Robert M Gillelini, local musician and organist, passes in South Side.
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