Mourning and fashion clash in Washington society
Gowns and their wearers discuss shifting mourning rules and changing customs as Washington's fashionable women move from six to two years of black. The piece notes variations by family, status, and season, with examples from Mrs Hitt, Miss Walsh, and Grace Jarvis, plus evolving hat and hair trends among society ladies.
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Gressant
Praucnar
Brandon Witt
Gears
Lady Howard
Biglind
Yard
Vira Howard
Washington
National Theater
Edith Sanger
Mandeville
Carlisle
Evelyn Walsh
Miss Walsh
Rue de la Paix
Misa Grace
McMillan Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Townsend
Timmons
Beveridge
Indiana
John Hudson Fooles
Mra
Murray Cobb
Washington Dramatic Society rehearses The Prince of Parcheesi at Helasco Theater
The Washington Dramatic Society forms from last year’s In Society group and starts rehearsals for The Prince of Parcheesi. The show runs a full week at Helasco Theater beginning April 20 to benefit the Juniors' Republic. Ruth Halford manages the enterprise with Percy Leach as stage manager, while Milton W Twangs and William Kendall Lusk craft music and book. The two act farce follows a naval officer and a maiden aboard a man-of-war with tropical island adventures and comic demijohn mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dramatic Society
Jocal
Helasco Theater
We Are
Simo
In Society
Annannus Junction
Ruth Halford
Misa Halford
Misa Ridgely
Phelps Brown
Percy Leach
Washington
Milton W Tusk
Wiliam Kendall
Tne
Mr Lusk
Mr Evans
Mr. Lusk
Kobosk
Richmond Society Notes Highlight Tea and Charity
Richmond society events feature Informa tea for debutantes, Koch Club euchre by Mr. and Mrs. James Lishman, and whist prizes. Prominent guests include Mrs T Logan of Algoma, Mrs Ellyson, and many local families. A charity fete raised 2179 with tableau scenes at the Academy of Music and a Pedro stroll by society youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Informa
James Allison
James Lishman
Richmond
Academy of Music
Adela Willams
Helen Christian
Charlotte Corday
Mre
George Hutchinga
Anita Cussen
Sherrard Willcox
Mme le Brun
Sidney Buford
Elizabeth Scntt
Louise
Prussia
Egbert G Leigh
Lee
Brent Wilt
Lillian Binford
Bernard Cocke Courtenay Crump
Misa Christian
M Vaughan
Sidney Bufard
Miss Dunn
Washington
Julia Jaynes
Mies Capertot
George Ben Iohnston
Johnston
Anne Lee
Parker Dashiell
Nora Leary
Tuliae Binford
Ruthersoorn
Rock Castle
Coralie Johnston
Frank McCarthy
E ¢ Minor
Embryo Society
Sarah Oppenheimer
Sarah Poor
Helen Dante
Margaret Weiseger
Martha Purcell
Adur Moner
Willim Rudolsh
Me Walter Oly
Peor Rudvich
Larose
Tavior Layson
Cent al
Samuel Bendheim
Virginia Hitorical Socet
WT Stanard
Hitler
Elien Kent
Michele Owens
Warrenton
Feyton
Patrick Hemy
Liam P Hlzingerfeld
North Washing
Nashville
Jtonstreet Farrar
J B Lightfoot
Denry Gibson
Charles B Ball
Yonge
Norton Savage
Edgar D Taylor
Walter Christian
G Valente
J Alston Cabell
Thomas Balling
St George Bryin
Mattie
Womans Club
Junius Bosh
Ts R
WB Taylor
Bruce Hunt
S Ho Boykm
A J Wortham
F A Baunder
A L Holladay
A M Patterson
A RK Tatum
Mies Fannie Munford
Mra
Ruffin Cox
William McC Ramsay Misa Mabel Hammond
Boston
Affeld
New York
James Isahman
Hanner Street
Charles Sargeant
Gilbert Swain
Thomas Swain
Havana Carnival Brightens West Indies City Gossip
Havana hosts a grand carnival with toursist influx and lavish entertainments. In Cuba details include inaugurations and regattas, queen elevation, masquerades, and tracks opening with $10,000 prizes. Local social events feature tea at the Womans Club and euchre parties.
Visitors Motivate Travel Through Varsity Host Cities
Mrs Edgar Carpenter is the guest of her parents Mr and Mrs William Upu her Nottingham at Hastville Virginia. Mrs Touls Scott and Master Jack Scott are the guests of Mrs Breurl in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Carpenter
William Upuhur Nottingham
Hastville, Va
Touls § Scott
Master Jack Scott
Breurl
Philadelphia
New York fashions inspire Alexandra Gibson shoe lines and more
Women and misses inspect new Alexandra Gibson Sapo Colonial Garden Niobe ties in bold color contrasts and new shades. Mens oxford shoes and pumps display two strap and buckle styles in tan black brown oxblood. Riding boots loggins golf and tennis footwear showcased. Easter wedding trousseaux already supported.
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New York
Richon
Rich
Trousseaux
Liberal offer on square pianos for parents admission
Promotion from F G Smith Piano Co Penat axe Phils offers six months free piano access to parents of children who apply now. Square pianos ready for delivery with shipping cost due only after choosing instrument. Demand rises as sales advance. act quickly before supply ends.
Carnival Week Activities Pack Spanish Capital Festivities
The passage outlines a week of events for the carnival season from floral displays at Botanical Gardens to night bonfires and parades. Highlights include the Feasts of Fall in Carlos Tercero with varied exhibits, a review of Cuban forces, Athletic Day with field tournaments at Almendarea in Principe, Spanish Romeria, La Vieja carnival Sunday flower battles, international shooting matches, National Music Festival, Polo Di, and a grand finale La Sardine on March 28 with all features repeated and a large parade. Visitors from Cuba and the United States are expected to attend.
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Cuba
United States
Mayana
Havana
Charles F Magonn
New Orleans
Prophet
St Louis
Pallis
Kansas City
Havana Bay
Florida
Frrmer Domingo
Matanzas Yard
Belllomar
Almendares
New York
Brooklyn
Baratoga
Tampa
West Indies
Cuban Racing Association
Arture Hernandes
Cuba Street
Honor I
Robert Turner Meade
Matanzas
Hag Henten
Botanical Gardens
Carlos Tercero
S Beng
Pacification
Almendarea
Principe
Romeria
la Vieja
Vlaitore
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Serge
Hitt
George Stoward
Boury
Gsaning
Win Agin
Sears
Pete Tibike
Tle
Philadelotte
Caryl Crawford
Miss Crawford
Society IN
Woman's Club
Petersburg
Alexandria Society
Virginia Craven
Irene Bailey
Milfred Crockett
Helen Clark
Rosie Wilkins
Hazel Rodgers
Eleanor Suthard
Mwdred Suthard
Mariah Suthard
Vina Suthard
Masters Leater Brenner
Audrey Beach
Louis de Moll
Russell Travers
James Suthard
Henderson
Suthard
Willa Grimm
Howard’ Grimm
John Hunton Foster
Prince Street
Wiliam A Smoot
Hubert Snowden
Robert C Powell
Samuél I. Monros
J Stewart Jamieson
Gault Norton
Margaret Ashby
Carrie Stribling
Trank S Harper
Prince Abreet
Roberta Stuart
Lille Marbury
Helen Norris Cummings
Rose MacDonald
Charles Creighton Carlin
Charles Creighton Carlin Jr
Chicago
James Brett
Helen Holohan
Clarence C Leadbeater
Juancaster
Ris
Mia Emmanuel Goldsmith
Merv Hrager Goldsmith
Witen Stanley Kronkelm
Franklin P Graham
J C Pu UN
Missouri
North Dakota
Cbornelius P Higgarty
Norman Pease
John A Marshall
Mies
Mary Snowden
Milas Ehidreth Gatewood
Agnes Quarles
Delaplane
Lemper
Queen Stracy
Marshall Li King
New York City
Alexandery
Jolia Muschelle
Jefferson West Hiver
Joseph Harris
Franklin
Alexandua
Bella Brian Nay Nursery
Marion Harris
Elizabeth Davenport
Ne He
Kata Meredith
Evelyn Gordon
Mus Nore Leary
Sue Spilman
Maud Morgan
Ellen Rugby
Mary Hickok
Katherine Hawes
Roberta Welllard
George Bryan
Corliton
West Franklin Street
Frances Beratis
Nell Johnston
Edaith Donnan
Emily Hoyall
Nell Warren
Louise Goole
Mary Tompkins
Midward Trigg
John Meredith Allen Morton
Fitzhugh Lafferty
Anton and
de Witt
Adams Alexander Donnan
William Tompking
Wilson Wilmer
Walker K. Martin
Arthur Cannon
John W Harris
Edwin C Laird
Augustine, Fin
Ormond
Henry C Stuart
Wiss Marie Stuart
Europe
Paris
Claude A Swanson
George P Stacy
King and Queen County
Louisville
Randolph Watkins
Aiken, Sr
Jamaica
West Avenue
Watkins
Lacy Lorenz
Aiken
Willam Mc Ramsay
Westover
James ‘River
William Ruffin Cox
Haan Sors'e
Madame Yale
Yale
MME Ale
MME
YALES
Mme Yale
Mme Yalh
Seanhies
Clixir
Beatty
Whitfner
Mme Xales
B. Rich's Sons
TLTES
B. Rich
Lst
Ladice
Mme Isles
Mme Yales
Bi St & Pa. Ave
Brentano’ S Stone
St. Cor. I
Sloan’s
G St
Dermatological Institute
EK Reed
Waterbury
Helen F Masury
Anna B. Johnson
New York Scientific
Manseuss
Post
The
FORD
Fort Bunsbouts
Chase, Miller & Bros
Fourteenth Street
BUICK
John F
Tip Washington Automobile Tire Company
Maryland Ave
Arat-chasa Coreiston
Central Garagl
Willard Falsigh
Shoreham
Zimmerman & Kenneaut
Westory
Westcott & Story
17Th St
RLNT
Elbuikig
FCAT
Imaton Moor Arms
Lota
Apple Chase
Congressme
Victor
Brewser
Lillard
14Th St Nw
BAR Farm
Bath
M Lee
Iwutruck Farm
Potomac
Kin Park
Ahown Borrorer
Harrison Realty Company
Jordan & CG
Street
Arch West
WM H Baunders & CO
Intarcat Om Real Covata Security
Frank Trawiings
Arilogta
Bire Insurance Company
STOC
Building Association
C A Baker
Heteerott Bidg
Columbia
Geo. W. Linkins
Cowmbia
Walter HL Acker
Hoon
Reed Room
Corcorag
16Th St. Pw
MONEX
Sheen
Tn Hs
Tyler & Rutherford
H Smith CO
Bond Ave
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