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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
12
Silk blouses feature chiffon and taffeta finishes with Japanes silks and kimono inspired designs. Some have net vest fronts and organdie collars, yoke detailing, and floral embroidery. Originally $3.75, now selling for $295 per piece.
A fragmented catalog note lists waists with raglan sleeves, low necklines, lace trims, and cool-weave fabrics. Items include multiple price tags and color accents, highlighting lace details and comfortable necklines.
Chief Justice and Mrs White headed to White Sulphur Springs for the summer. Their niece Miss Lita Montgomery sails to Europe. Rep. Fred Britten hosts at the Army and Navy Club with guests including Rep. Henry D. Flood and Rear Admiral Edward H. Gheea. Newport visits and Newport dinners feature diplomats and aides as officials plan summer absences.
Miss Helen Sellmen Nicholson daughter of Mrs Henry Ducachet Nicholson married Mr J Carter Fort at the bride's home in a small family ceremony conducted by Rev Mr Sparling of St Johns Georgetown. The bride wore white crepe meteor and lace with lilies of the valley. After an informal reception the couple left for a trip and will reside at 2817 Q street upon return.
Mr Daniel C Roper left for Ann Arbor to see his son James Hunter Roper graduate in civil engineering at the University of Michigan. Mrs Florence Ruth Leland wed Mr Arthur Lee Thompson at Capitol Hill home. ceremony by Rev Paul R. Hickok. The couple plans a honeymoon and will reside at Ithaca New York, where Thompson teaches at Cornell. Out-of-town guests included several from New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Ithaca.
Cosmopolitan special to The Washington Post reports a United States graft life noted by a New York columnist. A Chinese position paying $3000 annually deteriorates as a bride objects to Hankow as a housekeeping start.
Mrs Francis A Carl, wife of a Chinese customs official, and sister-in law of Katherine A Carl, extols life in Hong Kong and China. She contrasts leisure, servant costs, and abundant game with New York, noting lower living costs, extensive foreign colonies, and cosmopolitan table luxuries in Hong Kong.
Miss Grace H O Neill will preside as judge in a Vigo county divorce hearing for the first time in Terre Haute. She was appointed special judge by Judge John Cox. O Neill is the Vigo superior court stenographer and a member of the bar along with fellow Vigo attorney Carrie Hyde who recently served as probate court special judge.
Senator Reed and his wife welcomed Mrs Reed and Miss Mary Reed of Cedar Rapids Iowa and Dr William Stentor of Philadelphia as guests alongside Mr Thomas W Hungerford. Mr L Lee Combs to wed Frances Lee next Wednesday. Ethel Mae Hebbard to marry Jeremiah D Mackessy tomorrow at St Francis de Sales Church with both families in attendance.
Beauty advice describes a plain delatone paste to remove hairs. Mix powder and water, spread on the skin for 2 3 minutes, rub off and wash. A single application is usually enough, but ensure delatone brand to avoid disappointment.
Special to The Washington Fest reports the June 25 marriage of Miss Fuifille Witt to Butler Ames of Lowell Massachusetts at Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Miss Florence Willis maid of honor. Mrs Ramsey Furnace matron of honor. bridesmaids Hivelyn Willis Virginia Gillett and Frances Reid. Adalbert Ames of St Louis best man. Rev W W Elwang presided. Reception at Willis home La Refuge. Church decorated with lilies and white and green chancel.
Members of the Washington Veiled Prophets Grotto No 15 honored the Kallipolis military blues band at a testimonial banquet in the Hotel Hudson. The event praised the band's showing at the recent Richmond national convention and featured speakers from the grotto and local figures, with performances by Edward Hutchison and others.
President nominates George E Hamilton Emile Berliner and Walter A Clephane to fill District Board of Charities vacancies. Hamilton seeks a three year term from July 1 Berliner to succeed George W Cook for a term from July 1 191? Clephane to replace Meyer Cohen also for three years from July 1 1914. District commissioners recommended the move amid Cohen's age related refusal to continue.
Lester Morse of San Francisco was elected president of the American Seed Trade Association as the three day convention concluded in this city. An executive session occurred in the morning and L. L. Olds read a report on experiment station communities. Elected officers included W M Lupton of Mattienel as first vice president H C Dungan of Philadelphia as second vice president and CE Kendell of Cleveland as secretary and treasurer. Afternoon activities included a visit by members to Arlington National Cemetery.
A large Newport gathering attended the Newport Horticultural Society and Garden Association show on Bellevue avenue. Highlights included French and English garden displays, potted plant displays sunk to resemble natural growth, and fashion notes from Mimi Scott to Mrs. Charles Frederck Hoffman. Also noted were prize winners like Mr Vincent Astor for table décor and remarks on Mrs Potter Palmer’s Paris garden party and high society jewelry sales in London.
Miss Wentworth, the hat girl of Nebraska, becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic with a colossal 56 inch wide hat that filled a whole stateroom aboard the Imperator. She displays 36 other creations and 28 more on the opposite side, while customs officers inspect feathers believed real as officials seek expert opinion.
Miss Eleanor Roelker daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Green Roelker married Harrison Tweed son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Tweed in an outdoor June wedding at the governor's greenhouse garden at the end of the poet's walk. Helen Taft attended as a bridesmaid and Harold S Vanderbilt and Winthrop Aldrich served as ushers.
New York on June 2 report a small dog protected a baby carriage from trolley tracks as a car approached. James Durkin of Kearny New Jersey paused to talk to a friend. the carriage rolled, the motorman braked but could not halt before the rails. The dog stood firm, blocking the carriage until the trolley stopped, then fled.
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