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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
14
Sicilian coat suits designed for traveling automobiling and seaside wear. They shed water and dust quickly and remain neat under harsh sea air and mountains. Tailored styles feature plaited skirts peau de cygne lining in black and navy options.
Advertisement notes conservative plain effects and extreme designs in white and colored linen dresses for house and street wear. Describes lace or net yokes, Dutch necks, long or short sleeves, trims with insertion, braid, embroidery, Ru Jin blouse style, and tunic or kilted skirts. Prices range from $5.75 to $75.00.
An inducement for skirts with fine workmanship and the latest styles. Plain gored and plated effects in finene and cannon cloth offered at special prices. Skirts range from $1.00 to $16.50, including Black Chiffon Panama Shirts in full-plaited styles and fur-plaited overshirt effects.
Washington society notes John Barrett hosted the United States delegation to the Pan American conference at the International Bureau of the American Republics. Attendees included Vice President Sherman, top diplomats, and numerous officials. Also noted is the engagement and forthcoming wedding of Miss Harriet Louise O’Brien, granddaughter of Lieut. Col. Kendall, to Lieut. Edwin Delandsmith with a July 14 ceremony at St Paul’s Church and a reception at the Kendall home.
Washington society and diplomatic circle members prepare for summer departures. Many ambassadors and ministers from Japan France Switzerland and China plan seasonal postings and charge d affaires assume duties, while families like the Harrisons Merriams and Johnsons announce travel to New York Boston Atlantic City and Cape Cod.
Lieut Filippo Camperia, naval attache of the Italian embassy, sailed from New York for Italy. He will not return to Washington and will be assigned to sea duty or another post. The embassy notes his popularity during a year and a half in the capital.
Eleanor Butler Alexander becomes Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr on June 26 at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The bride’s trousseau is crafted in New York with extensive French linen, monogrammed sheets, damask tablecloths, napkins, and bed linens, arranged for gifts to her maids, and a reception planned at Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander’s home.
The forty second annual commencement of St Cecilia's Academy conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Cross was held at the Columbia Theater. Five graduates received diplomas with medals awarded by Mgr James F Mackin and Rev Daniel J Kennedy. Notes include essays, musical numbers, and a valedictory by Miss Brien Ros Murphy.
Thirty three clerks dismissed from the Treasury Department began work yesterday at the bureau of engraving and printing. Forty six dismissed clerks are women and will be placed there or in related offices by July. Ten of fourteen pressmen and three more at the government printing office have found positions. Twenty five clerks remain unemployed. Department heads have been asked to fill vacancies with displaced clerks and full staffing is hoped by July 1.
Brazilian vice consul Dr Garcia Leno, who 20 years ago led a revolutionary delegation pressuring Dom Pedro to abdicate, quietly married Esther Hill in West Farms Presbyterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Petersburg Va resident Mrs David J Hill. The ceremony followed a long period of notable public service in the city.
Mrs Lucy P Johnson a widow and Ernest Raymond McGlasson both of Washington married in Rockville Maryland by Rev R White at the minister's home. The bride aged 29 and the groom a little past 21. The note frames an Italian art scene and references Counts and social visitors inBaltimore and Washington with mentions of the Devon horse show in Philadelphia.
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