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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
8
The article discusses female fashion sense and the fast revolving dress trends. It details two patterns, model 7800 and a peasant style, with size ranges, yardage, and pricing. Materials include white linen and crepe de chine with a Robespierre collar and Gibson plait.
The Panama Minister entertained the new civil governor Richard L Metcalfe at the Willard with a large guest list including Secretary of State William J Bryan Assistant Secretary of War Henry Breckinridge and Panama legation staff. A luncheon at Vacation Lodge Cherrydale Va featured Mrs Thomas Riley Marshall and several Young Women’s Christian Association board members.
Washington society circles report a swirl of summer activity. The Hoes family leases a Greenwood Virginia villa and plans a Rhode Island Avenue move this week. Senator Fletcher’s daughter Nell Fletcher returns from Europe. Mrs Fletcher joins them in Massachusetts Avenue.
Stuyvesant Fish organizes a private dress ball with strict access at Crossways, while Countess de San Esteban de Cano ngo and husband prepare a motorboat challenge on Narragansett Bay against Vincent Astor and Hermann Oelrichs. The Countess, American by temperament, enjoys walking the Newport grounds and praises public seaside avenues for their beauty and inspiration. Lord Rosebery laments a global decay of manners and notes their lasting commercial value.
In a lively scene Venus Eve and other figures debate apples myth and history. Venus boasts beauty wins while Eve recalls the forbidden fruit, Homer jokes of epic material, and Pomona laments tasteless modern apples amid playful barbs about fame and cold storage profits.
Early summer notices show young women adopting figured crepe and voile frocks with light trims. The pannier silhouette remains fashionable, draped bodices and net trims ideal for neck and sleeves, offering versatile wear from day dresses to dainty negligees.
A discussion on appearance and manners as decisive in job applications. Mrs Maldwin Drummond appeals in London high court against a 60000 dollar income tax charged by British authorities on funds from the late Marshall Field's will meant for three grandchildren in England.
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