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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
7
The store will close at 5 pm during the heated term with Saturday hours at 1 pm. Customers shopping by phone should call Main 5300 and request the Mail Order Department. orders will be fulfilled with the least delay.
Announcement of a large sale on girls and misses summer dresses. Prices cut to a fourth to a third below regular, featuring India linen, percales, lawns, dotted Swiss, and lawn jumpers. Includes lawn dresses for children and tweed jumpers, with sizes from young girls to teens and regular values listed.
Bargain sale on boys clothing and summer furnishings with reduced prices on suits, wash suits, trousers, hats, and knickerbockers. Selection includes various sizes and styles, notable cuts from original prices. Limited stock described as half price or less, with several items offered at fractions of prior costs.
Clearance sale of remaining children’s lingerie hats offers reduced prices on embroidered, shirred mull lace and trimmed hats. Plain pique hats with ribbons priced. Original prices range from $1.00 up to $9.00, with various discount levels noted. Located at Eleventh St.
Advertises Summer Belts II Everelastic belts in London styles Plain and Embroidered Linen belts priced from 90 cents to 2.60 and up White Embroidered Linen Belts with pearl buckles and scalloped edges Rib bons hair combs 25 cents and 0 cents Main floor six street location given.
A large assortment of race dren's Light Hous Foxes has arrived for sidewalk display. The items come in various colors, can be folded, and carried in a grip or suitcase.
A brief notice highlights Koch Paper Toys offering compact, instructive items for children. The toys can be cut into furniture and household articles, marketed as engaging for seaside or mountain trips. Located on the fourth floor of a building on Eleventh Street.
Readable text lists stitched linen centerpieces, drawnwork, and edging pieces with prices such as 1 edge, 150 and 25c stamped items, plus pakked damp or material for corset covers and pillow covers. Includes mentions of towels, cushions, and assorted fabrics for summer needlework at a center.
A long roster of society visitors near Sagamore Hill includes Mrs Winthrop and the Roosevelt household guests with Mrs Palmer’s Chicago reentry and wedding plans shaping two strands of summer movement. Attendees, travels by trolley to Saunderstown, then Dolphin to Squantum, mingle with racing and society chatter across Newport and Atlantic City.
Newport briefs describe preparations for a possible coaching parade this season. Notables include recovering Mr Center Hitchcock at Chanler villa and shifts in villa leases as Isaac H. Grierson and others weigh property changes. Attendees at villas along Bellevue and Narragansett avenues, and gatherings at the Casino grillroom, Arleigh, and nearby inns, mark a busy social scene.
A sailing and crabbing party at Pleasure Bay hosted by Mrs. Mark J. O’Brien of Chattanooga featured launches on the Shrewsbury River, a clambake, and a negro musicians band. Attending were Col. M. J. O’Brien and numerous guests from Chattanooga Buffalo Havana and New York.
Lenox Massachusetts July 24 Mrs William D Sloane hosted a luncheon at Elm Court for her sister Mrs Eliotter Shepard in an annual birthday gathering. Dozens of society guests including Miss Charlotte Barnes Miss Winifred Rogers and the Guilder party attended events at Yokun Villa Coldbrook Four Brooks Farm and the Mount. Several guests arrived from New York Boston and Baltimore staying at Curtis and Aspinwall hotels while reports noted local fishing at Laurel Lake and a dinner hosted at Spring Lawn.
New York social columns report Mr Robert Gibson Jr will wed Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones in Trinity Church San Francisco on Saturday August 15. Officiating bishop, informal reception at the bride’s residence, uncle Lieut J C Burnett U S N retired to give away the bride, William Gibson of Dallas best man, ushers include Lieut Col D J Brainard and Nelson Thomasson Jr. Honeymoon planned along the Pacific coast and autumn in New York at 108 East Flery Second Street. Also fashion note on raincoats, highlighting current fit and color trends.
Auto enthusiasts gather for a first table d hôte dinner of the season at the Point Judith Country Club in Narragansett Pier. The event features music moving pictures and guests from diverse cities including Waterbury St Louis Philadelphia and Madrid with multiple dignitaries and registrants noted among the arrivals and dinners at Walmar Mathewson and the Imperial.
Bar Harbor Me July 4 Luncheons at Bagatells and Swimming Club hosted by Mrs George Kraper and Mr and Mrs J Putnam with guests including Miss Berwind and Miss Frances Alexander. A neighbor island picnic featured Miss Edith Pulitzer and others. bridge party by Mrs Stirling at Lyman House. steam yacht Liberty with Joseph Pulitzer sailing to New York.
Funeral services for Maj J F Meline assistant treasurer of the United States who died at his residence 211 O street northwest will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from St Matthew's Roman Catholic Church. Interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery with active pallbearers and honorary attendees named.
John A. Van Rensselaer, once jailed for sending threats to his mother, was declared sane by Bellevue Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Gregory after observation. The doctor found no insanity, though Van Rensselaer remained highly nervous, and he will be sent back to the Tombs court for disposition of his case.
The article notes drought hurts Washington crops with cabbage, turnips, cucumbers, celery, and beans failing locally while drives for supplies come from distant states. Fall crops expected to improve. watermelons, cantaloupes, and Georgia peaches appear, with prices high and variety still broad at stands.
Thousands flock to Chevy Chase Lake each evening enjoying a breezy atmosphere and lively amusements. The Jamestown steamer offers a roomy deck, a well finished floor, and an orchestra with Marine Band concerts nightly. Tickets are available at the Norfolk and Washington excursion wagon.
A verse essay questions why a political candidate praised for charm should only be seen farming. It wonders if other votes need campaigning, suggesting he could be found in plumbing baking boiler making painting puddling or barbering, with a whimsical array of roles and cameras.
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