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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
23
The listing shows Ron Reefers available in sizes ranging from 214 to 12 with a price of $2.95 each, discounted from former prices of $5.00, $6.00, and $6.50.
Glazed cashmere and China silk capes feature scalloped edges and lace trims priced at 950. Cream cashmere coats with shawl collars and embroidered scallops offered. short coats in cream cashmere with collars and cuffs priced at 50. May include measurements and edge details.
Guaranteed latest improved designs with ball bearings and a ten year guarantee. Machines complete with nickel steel attachments, partial payment options at the department, and a device to maintain belt tension reducing wear. Also notes a remedy for loose machine belts and claims silk kimono products offered at five dollars each.
A descriptive notice touts silk kimonos and dressing lacqu es for women. It highlights soft silks in desired colors trimmed with delicate laces and embroideries, marketed as fashionable wear.
Woodward and Lothrop opens a special millinery display featuring Parisian and American models. The collection highlights bright colors, flowers, and chic feathers, with the Merry Widow Sailor and upscale hats from Virot and Milan straw patterns. Millinery Parlor on the second floor showcases daily Spring models with elaborate trims and willow plumes.
A fall import sale offers 25 original oil paintings at half to less than half price. The collection features works by Bahein Delahogue Couchois and others in varied subjects with gilt frames. Prices range from $17.50 to $500.00, with many pieces priced around $75 to $150.
A newspaper listing promotes Misses and Girls Dainty Lawn Guimpes in white lawn and New China Silk Dressing Sacques with lace trims and tucks. Also advertised are New Taffeta Silk Petticoats in black and white with accordion pleats and ruffles and White Tann Guimpes with lace, tucks, and yokes. Special prices shown for multiple styles, sizes 4 to 14. Third floor Eleventh St.
Prominent residents depart city for New York and Lakewood while Washington society enjoys church services. Mrs Fairbanks and Mrs Timmons leave for Lent. the Vanderbilts give up their 1707 New Hampshire Avenue house for Biltmore in North Carolina. Invitations, engagements, and notable arrivals fill the social page as society roams from Baltimore to Paris with diplomatic ties and garden fairs in Philadelphia.
Mrs Robert Goelet remains a rare New York society figure who resists expanding invitation lists though she wields influence through intellect and culture. She favors meaning over quantity, attends the opera, and is famed for her literary interests, while her poised presence recalls Elsie Whelen of Philadelphia. The Eden summer colony faces a clash over motor cars at its annual meeting, with auto advocates led by Leonard E Opdyke and J P Bass opposing the majority view of keeping the paradise car-free. George W. Van Jaerbit spoke in favor of admission, while many prominent residents including Bowdoin, Cassatt, Kennedy, Mitchell, Abbe, Hubbard, Austins, Leeds, and others remained silent or cautious.
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