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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
12
For the youngster the Bestyette Rain Cape offers attractive school wear with a close-fitting silk lined hood. Sizes 4 6 8 12 and 14 years. A Bestyette school bag accompanies the cape at 3 dollars. Raincoats in tan and blue, full belted, in sizes 6 to 15 years, priced five dollars. Third Floor G street.
The store highlights Koo Lan Cloth Collars and Georgette crepe designs priced from $1.50 to $6.00. Options include embroidered and lace trimmed styles with satin linings and button tailoring. Georgette border collars offer bold or two tone effects. Guimpes feature colored crepes and intricate embroidery, reflecting a lively sport costume trend.
Dame Fashion forecasts a trimming season with an extensive display of motifs bandings tassels and pendants. Embroidered motifs and bandings in oriental colorings command attention while silk tassels and White Chalk Bead bandings suit white georgette and net fabrics. Prices range from 15c to 5.50 per yard depending on style and size.
A recent arrival offers authentic yarn dyed dress linens with scarce colors in blues heliotrope browns greens pinks lavender rose and black. Width 836 inches and price is 1.00 per yard.
A local textile advertisement details white linens of pure flax in multiple widths from 36 to 90 inches with prices ranging 65 cents to 3.50 per yard. It lists dress forms and bust forms on the second floor of Eleventh Street, plus assorted notions and haberdashery including shields, fasteners, hooks and eyes, binding, hair nets, hangers, and waterproof aprons.
The Lewis Gronna nuptials featured a grand reception at the St Regis and Congressional Club with guests including Senator and Mrs Gronna, Mrs Daniels, and dignitaries from Brazil Argentina Cuba and Norway. Miss Grace Gronna wed Carl W Lewis in an ivory satin gown with pearls as the ruby birthstone and wedding day. Mr Marcus Curran served as best man and a program by Senorita Glomar Novae followed. The couple depart for Florida and Cuba and will reside in Hettinger North Dakota.
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs Walter H Howard for the marriage of their daughter Lela to Robert H Wood of Washington and Oklahoma. The ceremony will be Wednesday March 14 at 4 30 at the Church of the Covenant. A reception will follow at the Wyoming. Mrs Philander P Claxton hosted a buffet luncheon at their Lamont Street home with pink roses and sweet peas. Guests included Miss Annie Jenkins and many others.
Washington society covers a reception by the District branch of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage at 24 Madison Place honoring delegates to the union conventions and the National Woman's Party. Notables listed among greeters include Mrs. Odell and several prominent society women. several arrivals for the inauguration are also noted. The French war pictures exhibition at Octagon House remains open to the public through inauguration day with staff available to provide details.
Mr M T MacHade hosted a luncheon at the Shoreham in compliment to Mr Recardo Hermendez Guardia. Mrs T V Boynton and Miss Amringe of Washington have returned from Boston where they visited friends and are staying at the Wall continued on page twelve.
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