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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1916
Page
12
Woodward & Lothrop on G street announces final clearance of misses suits and coats with deeply reduced prices. Includes Misses coats $12.95, suits from $10.00, girls and children's garments, house dresses, waists, blouses, and boys apparel with sale prices and various sizes. Third floor events and items across multiple departments.
A new case of half linen and half cotton Huckaback towels arrives offering 150 dozen at 1.25 per dozen. Some weave imperfections noted but do not affect use. limited stock and sale ends soon. Location listed as Second four-Eleventh street.
A sale offers 15 suits in wool poplin gabardine whipcord and broadcloth with fur trims and early spring wear. Colors include dark brown Russian green navy and black. Sizes range small with a few large. prices from 310.00 to 187 and 318.75 with original tags, on the third floor.
A large assortment of high quality round mesh Valenciennes laces offered with a focus on edges and matching insertions. Widths range up to 21 percent inches, priced at 70 cents per piece of 12 yards, located on Main floor F street.
ICE President and Mrs Marshall hosted two dinners for Ambassador and Mme Da Gama in the Willard suite. Other gatherings honored Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs McAdoo, interior and naval officials, and numerous senators, representatives, generals, and diplomats at Raetreet, Willard, and adjoining venues with formal table settings and floral decor.
Philadelphia officials defend teachers finding romance, arguing love does not hinder teaching. Holman L White and George Washington Flounders say a teacher’s affection can still align with duty, noting competent women can be good mothers and that personal life should not hurt classroom work. The remarks respond to a New York charity school inquiry into alleged mismanagement and romance.
Washington society hosted a string of dinners and receptions at the Shoreham and Army and Navy Club. Guests included Gen and Mrs McClain, Brazilian and Argentine embassy officials, numerous representatives, judges, and New York residents. Decorations featured jonquils and white lilacs as lists of attendees stretched across several events.
Garfield Hospital hosted a reception yesterday afternoon from 5 to 7 in the main building’s second floor. The event honored Mr Justice Hughes and his wife, with Justice Hughes recently named president of the board. The decor featured tall palms, white lilac, sweet peas, primroses, and a stringed orchestra. Guests included the board, medical staff, and hospital officials, accompanied by Mrs Hughes and Mrs Myra John M. Harlan.
The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski performed Mahler Eighth Symphony in Philadelphia with a 950 voice chorus and eight soloists, augmented to 110 instruments. The event drew music lovers from major centers, described as a landmark in U.S. musical history, with rehearsals since last fall and praised performances.
Special to The Washington Post. Philadelphia polo star Charles Wheeler, a Philadelphia millionaire, to wed Mrs Hannah Neal Hobart in the near future in the South. Hobart, a San Francisco society favorite, has lived in San Francisco and the East, with ties to Marin county. The couple plan a honeymoon in the Orient before settling in Philadelphia.
The article lists prize winners including Sydney A Williams for La Minaret and Adelaide Jones as Russian princess, with Harry Erwin Hoy and Harry D Holloway notable. It describes wartime fashion trends: subdued colors, alpaca, treco, Paquin, and new tonneau skirts. Ornamental jeweled finery like faux fléchettes appear as hat trimmings and accessories, reflecting shortages and evolving styles.
In New York Mrs. Cora Maude Clark testifies in the breach of promise case against broker John Leon Martin. She accuses him of jilting her after inheriting a fortune and notes Martin as author of the so called booful dot letters. Witnesses describe visits to her Brooklyn home and alleged late night meetings as the trial proceeds.
Mrs. Samuel Sloan Auchincloss announces the engagement of her daughter Marie Duryee to Mr. Falde Saint Phalle of Mievre France. The couple's wedding is planned for May. Mrs. Louise T. Hess hosted a bridge party at Fort Wadsworth in honor of Mrs. Seeter with guests including Mrs. Schreiner and Mrs. Edwards as prizes of yellow wisteria clusters.
Mrs Wade Hampton Ellis entertained at her Massachusetts Avenue home for Mrs Tinothy T Ansberry. The drawing room and reception hall showed palms and jonquils while pink roses and white lace decorated the dining room. A stringed orchestra played on the second floor as guests and assistants filled the list. The Congressional Club reception and breakfast plans followed with numerous names listed among the hostesses and helpers.
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