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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
12
Clearance sale on boys and girls straw hats with midshipman and sailor styles. Prices from 75 cents to 2.00 each, down from 2.00 to 5.00. Third floor Tenth Street, remaining stock offered at reduced prices.
An advertisement lists attractive Middy Blouse Dresses in blue and white galatea for picnics and outings, sizes 1 to 16. Prices include 2.95 and 3.95. Also features Misses Percale and Lawn Dresses with decorative trims, Dutch necks, and full plated skirts, sizes 13 to 17, priced around 3.95 and 3.00. Third floor—Gst.
A morning sale offers a large collection of women undergarments in muslin and cambric. Includes gowns, drawers, corset covers, and short petticoats in varied trims such as lace, embroidery, and ruffles. Items include night-drawers, corset covers, and cambric petticoats priced around 50 cents each.
Women's summer gloves Lisle suede and silk offered at special prices. 16 button Lisle suede gloves in tan black pongee and chamoisette sizes to 7 at 25 cents a pair. 16 button silk gloves in tan and black sizes 54g to 71g at 65 cents a pair, regular value 1.50. Also 25 inch silk umbrellas in green navy with long mission wood handles at 2.00 each. Irish crochet stocks at 50 cents each, neckpiece for summer wear. Main floor gates
An attractively packed table feature highlights a camper’s kit stacked with 28 packages from a world known brand. Offered in an assortment of 21 varieties, the special price is a $5.00 box for cottages, camping, picnics, and outings.
Washington social notes document Gov. and Mrs. Hughes leaving on the Congressional Limited for New York amid discussions of a possible home, with various guests and dignitaries noted. Other society figures travel or entertain, including diplomats, ambassadors, and prominent families summering in Bar Harbor Newport and Virginia Hot Springs.
Mrs M E Thompson returns to Westmoreland apartments after a great lakes voyage aboard a freight steamer with Mr and Mrs Clay Ward of Pittsburg. Guests include Mrs Mary Ward Shuster Miss Mary Corbett of Washington and Mr and Mrs Remmell of Pittsburg. Dr John Van Rensselaer joins his wife at their Kittery Point summer home while Mr and Mrs John Hays Hammond return to East Gloucester after Chicago trip for a wedding. Mrs Francis Nash hosts a tea for Mrs Hall at Chelsea and Atlantic City, with Washington colony attendees. Other season members include many titled naval officers and society names, with Mrs A S Pearce ship itineraries and Dr W P C Hazen returning from Hot Springs reports.
Bar Harbor Me July 29 The mixed doubles tennis tournament at the Swimming Club launches next Monday with entries closing Saturday night. Ladies' singles begin August 8, men's singles August 15, and men's doubles August 22, all for state championships. ladies' doubles likely August's last week.
Notices cover Nelson W Aldrich awarding a Warwick Neck estate contract over $300,000 with a three story waterfront house, electric lights, garages and lodges. Saratoga races loom as Belmonts and others arrive. Hawaiian bird slaugh ter and imperial bills to curb plumage trade are noted, followed by a Chicago wedding and fashion critiques. Tomas Estrada Palma and Miss Helen Brown announce plans, while Count de Beaufort pursues business and banking ambitions in New York.
Lenox Mass July 29 Lenox society held its annual midsummer flower show with over 20 vases and 4 varieties of sweet peas, plus phlox, dahlias, larkspur and asters. Mrs John Parsons and Mrs John E Alexandre led in first prizes, while special diplomas went to Mrs Sloane. Notables such as Mrs William B D Fieté and Mrs William D Sloan displayed new varieties.
Narragansett Plier R. 1 reports perfect motoring conditions as polo aficionados gather at the Country Club for the polo tournament. Notables including Rev Herbert Shipman and Mrs Shipman, Mr Runard Delafield, and the Randolph and Varnum circles attend luncheons at the Casino. Various registrants and guests from New York Philadelphia and Baltimore are listed among attendees.
An automobile party from New York joins Miss Latrobe and the Harvey party at the Imperial while late arrivals gather at the Mathewson and Arlington for the pole season. Others include Dr and Mrs Peters of Providence at Massasoit and a long list of New York Philadelphia Boston guests arriving at Gladstone Atlantic and nearby clubs for the season.
At Hot Springs Va on July 2 the Bar Association German in the Homestead ballroom drew hig h society attendance. Justice and Mrs Horace Lurton Gen and Mrs Willan Ruffin Cox Judge and Mrs J Allston Cabell Admiral and Mrs Beuhler and many others hosted teas luncheons and suppers. Mrs Decatur Axtell led a tea party with a large list of society names.
Newport July 29 A tempest silenced the women’s doubles lawn tennis tournament kickoff at the Casino and kept villa colony guests indoors. Many attended myriad small entertainments while Miss May Van Alen hosted a season opening luncheon at Wakehurst drawing a large women’s gathering. Notables including Mrs Henry Symes Lehr Mrs Joseph Widener and Miss Evanor Sears joined outings aboard Harold Vanderbilt’s yacht the Vagrant. Casino registers list guests from New York Philadelphia Pittsfield and U S N officers among attendees.
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