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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
7
Announcement of a complete assortment of women’s tailored suits, evening gowns, lingerie blouses, coats, skirts, and raincoats. Describes English and French influenced tailor-made suits in worsted and serge, voile, taffeta, and linen, with new models, colors, and styles across spring fashion.
New coats described as smart for summer gowns with semifitting and box models. Available colors include black brown white and pongee.
Silk Princess Dresses showcase front button closures and large silk buttons. Yokes are trimmed with German valenciennes and baby Trish laces. Fabrics include chiffon taffeta in black, Copenhagen, and navy. Vaulard styles present dotted voile effects with net sleeve ruffles in navy, Copenhagen blue, and brown.
A long list of social events, dinners, and luncheons in Washington, New York, and Newport features Mrs. Root's return, Mrs. Taft as hostess, and engagements of Miss Adelaide Metzger to John Earle Van Auten. Includes visits by Lieut. and Mrs. Dallam, the Grant family, and numerous ambassadors and ministers. Also mentions tableaux for charity, theater attendance, and a wave of spring society gatherings with prominent hosts and patronesses.
Social notes report the Duc de Chaulnes facing creditor pressure in Paris as his American marriage money is debated. Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts says the duke must earn and pay his own debts, not rely on Mr. Shonts. Also covered are upcoming New York Waldorf reception for Mrs. Humphry Ward and plans of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster to visit America, with charity talks and meetings on child welfare led by Hull House and Riis.
In a crowded Bellevue Stratford gathering Philadelphia's elite social circle drew lavish attention as prominent figures such as the Townsend and Wheeler families mingled with William Waldorf Astor's sons. Lord Somers partnered John Jacob Astor in a military doubles racquet contest while Prince Hel de Sagan discussed cognac lore and Parisian leisure with reporters amid the finery and chatter of the season.
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