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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
7
Our establishment presents springtime selections and importations in all departments. The collection includes numerous exclusive novelties in fashions and fabrics controlled by us for this market. Many items will not be imported again this season. We invite all to examine these direct imports, whether or not they plan to purchase.
The store previews the latest spring 1906 fabrics from foreign productions. Highlights include All-wool Chiffon Voile with hairline stripes at 1.50 a yard, Silk and Wool Voile at 2.25 to 2.50, All-silk Chiffon Voile from 1.75, and Silk and Wool Eolienne at 1.25 to 1.50 a yard.
A catalog of fabrics offered in tan gray and blue mixtures at 1.25 1.75 and 2.00 per yard novelty check suitings from 0.75 to 2.00 per yard and gray suitings in mixed yarns including slain panamas checks plaids and herringbone weaves priced 1.00 to 2.00 per yard.
A catalog of cream fabrics with prices per yard including Brilliantine Sicilian and Cream, Serge and Cheviot, Albatross, Panama, and Silk and Wool varieties. Prices range from 30 cents to $2.00 per yard, with several midrange options around 50 cents to $1.75.
A detailed listing from The New Black Dress Fabrics Priestley's shows numerous silk and wool materials with varied prices per yard. Items include Silk and Wool Classette, Tamise, Voile, Manreta, Chalks, London Twine, Vote, Blaming, Panama, Taffeta, Crepe de Chine, Cravenette, Cheviot, and more, with prices ranging from about 50 cents to over $3 per yard and multiple price points for each fabric type.
ECENT importations of Hand-made Undergarments in new imbinations of Wand Embroidery and Real Valenciennes, Irish Crochet, Cluny, Calais, and Maline Laces have been re ceived, among which are new models in Night Robes and Petticoats of attractive design. Complete 'Trousseaux are shown and Matinees and Peignoirs of Embroidered and Printed Mousselines, Dimities, &c. ' Crests, Monograms, and Initials embroidered to order. Attention is called to the following several items of French Under wear, which represent most excellent values. French Portale Petticoats, with deep ruffle finished with hand embroidered scallop and dots, desirable for walking skirts. French lawn and Nainsook Petticoats, with circular bounce handsomely embroidered and finished with Cluny, Valenciennes, or Calais lace. Dainty Tland-made Chemises, of fine nainsook, trimmed with feather stitching, hand embroidery, and lace. £ 3.00, $3.75, $4.00 to $12.00 each. Third floor-Hieventh st.
The latest arrivals in the Suit Department show a season of very dressy tailor suits. Spring pieces feature pearl ray chiffon Panama cloth, loose Eton jackets trimmed with gray silk braid, embroidered vests, circular skirts with panel effects, and foot braids. New black taffeta gowns, Persian embroidery, and Radiant finished silks appear in vivid colors. Lighter outfits include Rajah silk, silvery blue outfits, and fresh foulards with neat patterns. The quiet gray remains a favored walking suit color, with new Panamas and Sicilian grays arriving. The Lenten season inspires needlework projects like hand embroidered parasols and lingerie hats. The article notes charitable features for March 3, 1906, focused on Washington with multiple contributors.
Washington society notes a pending recall of Chinese minister Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng with no successor named, while Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco hosts German envoy von Sternburg and Mme in honor. Mrs Hobart plans a New Willard dinner as multiple social events unfold including a National Junior Republic ball plan and a Nor mandie dance.
A survey of Washington clubs reveals the Washington Kindergarten Club with about 17,000 members led by leaders such as Louise Pollock and James A. Garfield’s memorial efforts. The piece also details events from the League of American Penwomen, the Industrial Educational League of the South, and numerous society gatherings at Willard, the University of Music and Art, and other venues, highlighting lectures, galas, and installations across civic and cultural circles.
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