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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
21
A broad catalog of summer garments and travel items including coats skirts bathing suits and dresses. It lists fabrics such as duck pongee silk and mohair and mentions luggage cases hats belts and travel accessories with emphasis on automobiling touring and vacation needs.
Fragmentary OCR describes fabric sale with vague terms like half price cotton and prints but provides no concrete items, sizes, dates, or seller names. The text is garbled and lacks readable facts to identify a proper news item or offer.
China and cut glass highlighted as ideal wedding gifts for June weddings. The feature touts exclusive wares and artistic merit, inviting readers to visit the salon to view Chinaware and accessories that combine beauty with refined craftsmanship.
An auction-style listing describes bound books bound with wire staples and paper covers, offering about one hundred titles from four brands at low prices. Notable items include Comte 1 8 Famine and a 16th century tale by Jo Meule Falkner, with limited copies in stock.
Social notes record visits of Charles Taft and family to Washington. Mrs Oliver and Miss Oliver depart for Montreal then Murray Bay, while engagement news links Miss Richel Holmes to Ray Ingalls of Cincinnati. Various arrivals and pilgrimages to Europe or Bar Harbor appear, with host lists at Chevy Chase Club and Westover.
Mrs. Alden Carpenter and Mrs. Hugel Martyn Trudeau wore sheath gowns drawing attention as photographers chased images. The gowns featured tight seams and minimal trimming, with Carpenter in mustard silk and simple jacket detailing. Arrivals caused a stir among attendees before the pair departed with privacy guarded by friends.
The article describes Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Trudeau in long directoire gowns with fitted skirts and trains, eye catching hats, and veiled faces at a social event. It also covers Mrs. Edith Wharton adopting geese, Mrs. Herbert Parsons and Mrs. Astor at gatherings, and fashion details from weddings and court society, with remarks on hats, gowns, and salon gossip.
Washington Post reports the Shuberts and manager Henry Warner discuss a blanket insurance scheme to cover art related accidents and illnesses during productions. Adelaide and ten toes secured for $50 000 total with payouts rising as more toes are affected and stars fail. Murray asserts origin of the idea in past shows.
The piece portrays Mrs Asquith as a dominant political figure in England, noting her husband’s rise from marriage and predicting leadership. It contrasts British views with American feminism, calls her a riddle to English women, and criticizes her social privileges including hosting a Salome dancer in the White House era context.
Special to The Washington Post from Oyster Bay New York June 2 President Theodore Roosevelt attended Christ Church with the regular party to hear Bishop Burgess preach at confirmation. Ethel Roosevelt drove from Sagamore Hill to lead her girls Sunday school class. Captain Fitzhugh Lee, former White House aide, joined the family. he plans to sail for France to study military methods. Secretary Loeb denied Armenian protests over a Turkish order said to be presented to Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel, noting no official notification had arrived.
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