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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
12
A local shop advertises summer silk dresses in sizes 14 to 42 for women and misses. Materials include foulards, messalines, crepe de chine, tussahs, taffetas, and crepe meteors in blue white, navy, stripes, and dots. Styles feature high and Dutch necks, long or kimono sleeves, and sailor collars with embroidery, beading, or soutache trim. The sale proclaims the best value of the season.
Elegant women's suits from stock are being closed out at sharp reductions. The collection features exclusive season styles, foreign touches, and fine tailoring. Prices range from 25.00 to 67.50 with many suits now sharply reduced to 18.75.
Exotic Parisian and American made bridal lingerie display in Sacques Petticoats and negligees ranging from sheer lilies to lace trimmed gowns. French lawns dotted Swiss silks marquisettes and embroideries in sizes from five to eighty five dollars. Bridal sets sachets and taffeta slips shown in white and floral patterns with chiffon and embroidery highlights.
The E Z Walk Self Adjusting Arch Supports for Women relieve aches from strained weak arches and prevent flat feet. Also Feather Spring Arch Supports for women to wear in low shoes and pumps. Only arch support suitable for low shoes. $1.00 per pair. Shoe Dept Third floor Tenth St.
Washington agents showcase Rowe's Gloucester Bed Hammock as a durable 21-ounce duck fabric product. Marketed as hammock couch and swinging settee in one, ideal for porch furnishing and outdoor use, with emphasis on value and camping portability.
The Marine Band concert on Potom Drive drew the season's largest crowd as President Taft rode along the bridle path with Maj. Butt. Dozens greeted the presidential party including Mrs Taft in a White House car and many dignitaries from embassies, the Judiciary, and Navy officials.
Snapshots on notable people including Darel of New York and others from New Hampshire Rhode Island Michigan and Illinois plus planned arrivals from the East. A wedding in New York follows a divorce, with Pierce and Harmon Curran tying the knot as Curran’s divorce from Guernsey Curran is finalized earlier. Also notes about a Paris fashion hoop sleeve trend.
Mrs St J Grebte of Washington has taken an apartment at the Wolcott New York and will stay several weeks. Mr and Mrs Le Roy Tuttle of Washington also at the Wolcott. Miss Mary Herbert Howe, niece of Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer of Philadelphia, visits Mrs Herbert Hamilton Wilson at the Toronto. Mrs I V Burtingham announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Georgie Fontaine Maury to Mr William Stewart Reyburn of Philadelphia. No wedding date set. Mr Reyburn is a son of Philadelphia's mayor and Mrs John Reyburn. Miss Frederica Sweet, daughter of Dr and Mrs Fred K Sweet, and Mr Henry
The Post announces next Sunday’s issue featuring a beautiful cover and a rich mix of love and romance, mystery and mirth, science and fact. Inside are stories, fiction, and knowledge aimed to delight readers with varied content and entertaining features.
Cardinal Gibbons receives a hearty welcome at the Catholic Club in New York as the city marks his gold jubilee of ordination and silver jubilee of becoming a cardinal. A basswood shield 6 by 4 feet framed in gold was presented by Paulist priests, designed by William Laurel Harris, claimed to be the first of its kind in America.
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