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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
10
The New York Washington Paris remnant event offers garments from Mastras percale flannel and madras fabrics at far below regular prices. Pajamas, night shirts, and neglige shirts with minor flaws are offered in mixed sizes, with many items priced around $1.15 to $1.89, reflecting a massed handling discount.
Women and Misses department items feature gowns, dresses, waists, and suits with marked prices. The sale lists Laffeta, satin, and taffeta dresses, woolens, and tailored suits. waists in varieties of crepe and lace. overall clearance of brands and fabrics at reduced costs.
A fragmented sale notice lists women's white canvas pumps at half price, with torn stock notes and mixed pricing. Also advertised are coats skirts dresses and children's wear across departments with examples of sale prices and item counts, hinting at a department store roundup on the third floor at Tenth Street.
The Marine Band musicians perform nightly at Chevy Chase Lake from 7 40 to 9 00 pm in the concert area and after 9 00 pm at the big pavilion. The lake remains the center of attraction for most patrons until closing, offering delight and amusement for all ages.
Washington society notes detail lengthy summer sojourns of officials and families. William Nelson Cromwell, Mrs. Knox, Gen. Andrews, Mme. Bakhmeteff, and numerous others are reported across Newport, Narragansett Pier, Bar Harbor, and local summer retreats with some weddings and society events highlighted.
English society women unveil ornate car interiors with pale drab satins and silver cages, as Queen Mary and Duchess of Sutherland set trends. Marquess Strozz i in Florence seeks romance in America, aimed at weding Miss Linda Arnold of Providence. Ambassador O’Brien settles residence issues, while Mrs. Sherman shapes domestic life and greeneries at the Vice President’s home.
Mme Charlotte de Szabo widow of a Hungarian chief justice visits New York and praises American women as best dressed while critiquing American men as worst dressed. She notes European fashions differ, lauding American gowns as exquisite and the Paris and London styles as less refined. She also praises the Countess Szeckenyi’s admission to a Hungarian society and her work promoting peasant embroidery in America.
Mary Ellen praises a blue silk dress in a club conversation with Mr. Mary Ellen as they discuss recent fashion. he urges a white summer gown with lace and ribbon, arguing it would outshine all others and flirts with planning a new outfit for the upcoming dance.
Facts and Fancies in Woman’s World surveys current styles and asks for simpler lines, fewer trims, and a return to Greek drapery. Dr Cecile Is Greil urges moderate fashions, calls out hobble skirts, favors unbroken white drapery, and supports less constricting garments and footwear.
In a San Francisco setting Helen eagerly prepares for Warren’s homecoming after a long separation. She plans a lavish dinner and a fragrant, delicate presentation to reunite with him, hoping his success will repair past troubles. Warren arrives, their embrace breaks the tension, and he consoles her with a gentle, forgiving tone.
The forecast urges avoiding quarrels and seeking arbitration to achieve mutual profit. Mercury and Mars are favorable, aiding engineering, construction, railroading, shipping, and industrial ventures under Jupiter’s beneficence. Birthdates in Cancer-Leo cusp fare best with high ambitions, while education and public speaking gain from the day’s influences.
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