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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
25
Mrs Mary Eno Depue wife of Arthur W Depue, confined by husband’s divorce action, fled Stamford sanitarium with a nurse at 3am in nightwear and fur coat. They reportedly reached a carriage, unknown fate, while detectives search hotels and trains across four states for clues.
Rehearsals for Phelps Brown's operetta We Are in Society promise a lively April 1 3 and Belasco performances for the Junior Republic. The show features catchy numbers and a plot about international suitors with a Washington setting and political satire, ending with Congress stepping in for a raise.
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A prettily appointed tea table featured yellow jonquils and ferns as a centerpiece with candles in matching décor. Miss Bell wore a turquoise blue gown, and Misa Hacklette appeared in a white voile gown trimmed with Irish lace. Adelaide Noble chaired the tea and Miss Price served punch. Captain Joseph M. Simmy of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and Mr Simms have returned to their home in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Gossip from exchanges notes the Colony Club on Madison Avenue opened with about 1000 women in attendance. Prominent guests include Mrs. Clarence MacKay Mrs. William Jay Mrs. Richard Irvin Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Harriman. Attendees praised Miss Elizabeth Marbury’s introductions and the club’s atmosphere as a feminine utopia amid fashion and society.
In Philadelphia society circles Mrs Winthrop Percy Smith once Miss Francis Livingston, a noted local writer, is praised for potential Broadway plays unseen by major producers. The piece canvasses a parade of fashionable attendees in New York, naming Gladys Vanderbilt and other social figures in elaborate attire, with remarks on gowns, hats, and accessories. It also reports on London fashion and weddings, including Miss Priscilla McLaren's engagement to Henry Norman, MP, and Dorothy Revell's contemplated marriage to Capt Wyndham Walker, plus the upcoming Pilgrims' Society dinner for James Bryce at the Waldorf Astoria with over 500 guests invited.
In New York the Pilgrims Society planned a royal welcome for Ambassador Bryce upon his arrival in America, though he preferred to settle in first. The Bryce party will travel to Ottawa to meet Earl Grey and Lady Grey. Mrs. Levi P. Morton begins convalescence and may travel south or abroad later in the season. Elizabeth A. C. White, newly titled LL.D., spoke at the Dressmakers Protective Association convention, urging practical fashion and comfort over tight lacing, and noting linen’s limits for everyday wear. The gathering praised the ban on tight lacing and discussed dress construction and fabrics, ending with a light remark about a baby princess.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Washington Presbytery will be held at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. Rev. F. M. Jordan of Teheran Persia will address the gathering and an annual election of officers will occur. A basket luncheon will follow. the session will last all morning. Also noted, Minister Peirce on way home.
In a striking report the piece argues that relentless sea breaches along Britain's coasts push communities toward economic desperation and crime. It notes repeated land loss, with a county losing 374 acres over years, despite royal commissions opposing coastal erosion and the sea's supremacy over the realm.
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