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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
12
A large collection of fine dinnerware in about 23 patterns is being closed out to replace damaged pieces or add new items. Odd pieces and partial sets are available, with a wide variety of shapes and decorations displayed on special tables for easy selection. Prices are greatly reduced, offering a rare chance to acquire high quality dinnerware at a bargain.
Washington socialite notes include Mrs. B T Stotesburg and family visiting, Mrs. James C Modberry of New York returning home, and Mrs John Hays Hammond hosting congressional women to form a national welfare branch. Frank Hitchcock the Postmaster General traveled to Boston for a few days. engagements mention Marian Josephine Campbell’s engagement to George W Prather and other society movements.
Mrs. Matthew Scott will be guest of honor at a D A R tea hosted by the Southern Industrial Educations Association Friday from 4 to 6 at the association's headquarters in the southern bull ring. Miss Dorothy Deeble will pour tea with Miss Lucia Hollerith assisting. Mrs Algernon Sydney Sullivan, president of the New York Auxiliary, is visiting and attended as guest of honor at Friday's tea. Owing to illness Mrs David Stuart Gordon cannot attend.
A European social portrait notes the Countess of Warwick’s slender figure and bright eyes while contrasting American views of socialist leadership and fashion. It recounts Mrs Gorat Kennedy’s fashion details, a Paris account of Ava Willing Astor’s two piece suit, and King Manuel’s skating mishap near Richmond Park ending with tea at Abercorn hosted by Queen Amelie for Mr. and Mrs. Cubitt, described as a delightful, informal encounter.
A special exhibit of oil paintings by Gerdner Symons of Brooklyn opened at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The hall was filled with connoisseurs as outdoor and landscape scenes were unveiled. The show will remain in view until April with selections described as vivid and serene.
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