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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1905
Page
11
The ad touts Woodward and Lothrop offering spring wares with a vast stock of dress goods silks millinery wraps costumes laces gloves hosiery shoes and French lingerie. It highlights ultra elegant Paris stuffs exclusive to the store and promotes fashion at moderate prices during springtime hours.
A displaying of imported and domestic silks featuring Foulards Taffeta Louisines Chiffon fabrics and patterns. The stock includes Korean Shanghai and Shantung Pongee Marquisette and many exclusive designs. Early buying advised as patterns may not return and Easter wardrobes benefit.
A special display highlights stylish dress fabrics including English Mohairs, France exclusive fabrics, and elegant French dress lengths. Featured items include Beachord Mohairs, Sidhatts checks, striped and shadowed Mohairs, Cluffon Treadcloths, check cloth suitings, silk and wool Voiles, crepe de Paris, wool batiste, and boliennes in checks and fancy effects.
The piece highlights fashion forward black dress fabrics for the season, praising Priestley and Lupin for quality weave dye and finish. It lists numerous silk and wool blends and styles such as Etamines Vorles Chiffon Vorles Lute String Silk and Wool London Cord and features a broad assortment from leading world manufacturers.
An itemized catalog snippet showing fabrics offered including Wool Poplin Cravenette varieties Lupin silk blends Crepe de Paris silk and wool blends Voile All-wool crepe de chine cashmere armure chiffon and camel hair options plus Lansdowne Brilliantine Sicilian chiffon broadcloth imperial serge Venetian and double width all-silk crepe de chine.
A complete line of new weaves in dainty sheer Cotton and Silk fabrics offers everyday wear and evening options. Exclusive patterns include French Printed Points and Organdies, Mousseline de Inde, and a range of crepes, linens, and silks favored by fashion leaders.
ECENT importations of R Hand-made Undergar ments in new combinations of Hand Embroidery and Real Valenciennes, Irish Crochet, Cluny, Chantilly, and Maline Laces have been received, among wach are new models in ight Robes with low necks and short sleeves, and Petticoats of attrac tive design. Complete Trousseaux are shown and Matinees and Peignoirs of Embroidered and Printed Mousse lines, Dimities, &c. Crests, Monograms, and Initials embroidered to order. Third floor-fileventh st.
Imported carved walnut parlor furniture in Louis XV XVI styles. Sections assembled in workshops assure perfect construction. Unfinished state finished to suit taste in gold wax, mahogany, walnut, cherry or delicate room tones. Includes 3 piece suites chairs window seats footstools and more. Fourth floor.
The notice lists a large selection of popular fiction now offered at very low prices at The Bath Comedy shop. Titles include Via Crucis, Janice Meredith, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Tristram of Brent, Coast of Bohemia, The De Willoughby Claim, and Dorothy Vernon among others.
Washington society notes report the engagement of Miss Marie Eurydice Miller to Alexander G. Bentley and upcoming visits aboard the Dolphin. Hon. Andrew D. White and Mrs. White are hosted at a dinner with prominent guests including the Speaker, senators, and club members. Other items note theater parties, embassy entertainments, and society weddings and engagements across the capital with parishes, clubs, and prominent families referenced.
Henrik Ibsen's latest play had its New York matinee with Frederick Lewis Dorothy Donnelly James H Lewis Frank Losee Florence Kahn and Evelyn Wood in the cast. The Telegraphed critic praises its satirical yet revelatory take on the artistic temperament and the pursuit of truth.
The text appears as a garbled collage of verse fragments and aphorisms from Puck and other sources. It mentions themes of fate, effort, and self limitation, with quotes like The world will never test fat when you drop out of stead and Weary Walters commentary on doing two things at once. The overall piece reads as stray lines rather than a coherent narrative.
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