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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1912
Page
10
Annual distribution of manufacturers samples of Women's Undermuslins items women look to us for at savings. Gowns Drawers Corset Covers Combination Suits Cheatises Petticoats and Princess Slips on sale from 39c to 7.95 with lace embroidery and ribbons.
A splendid lot of Dainty Lawn Dressing Sacques in Camille style for summer wear. Shown in light blue pink lavender black and white floral patterns with scalloped edge.
Women and children’s garments including Cambric Skirts with lace flounces and embroidery, Nainsook pieces, and trimmed Cambri Skirts. Prices shown include half price reductions from regular amounts, with several styles featuring handwork, tucks, and delicate edging. Shown items include embroidery flounces and lace trims at sale prices.
Our Exclusive Corsets are featured in this sale with styles from Parame Lily of France Madame Irene and Florita. Only one or two sizes remain in each style while the full assortment covers many figures. Madame Irene corsets priced at 6.50 per pair down from 10.60. Florita corsets 8.50 per pair down from 10.00 and 5.00 per pair at 0.00.
Washington society notes a luncheon hosted by Miss Helen Taft and guests including Mrs. Lawrence Heap and Dr. Sowers at the Country Club. Prominent attendees span diplomats, naval attaches, and social leaders from the Austro-Hungarian, Swiss, French, and British embassies, with further gatherings around a Red Cross conference in Washington.
Miss Bertha Damaris Knobe recounts a fifteen day fast that ended a biious condition with heart failure risk and a cyanide urge. Supervised by a physician with fasting experience, she regained health, gained thirty pounds, and enjoyed a rosy complexion after breaking the fast on oranges and a milk diet.
Snapshot coverage details a Ladies Four-In-Hand Driving Club outing led by Milas Harriet Alexander with her father and many Alexanders, Harrimans, and others aboard a coach to and from the Rocking Stone Inn in Bronx Park New York. Variety of outfits described with hats and colors plus change of plans for Europe departure. The narrative shifts to Parisian social scenes including Natalia Clifford Barney’s ivy house, Augustin Duncan’s poetry reading, and a Greek cultural milieu with Mina Barney and Raymond Duncan in Greek circles. A Belgian royal dinner for Larz Anderson and Mrs. Anderson is noted with Queen’s attire and remarks by King Albert, plus Mrs. Anderson’s extensive Belgian tour.
A long, reflective piece argues Americans must embrace art at home as a path to peace and progress. It outlines a movement to study art deco rchitectural and furnishing styles in Europe and then adapt them to American homes, aiming for simpler, harmonious, enduring beauty for all households.
A fragmentary Ohio era clipping describes Princess Elizabeth of Braganza visiting New York and rumors of a possible royal marriage to King Manuel. It covers Manuel’s medical care in Bern, a Venice curation of Shakespearean London at Earl's Court, Princess Alexandra’s tour with Mrs West, and anticipated events like a grand Elizabethan style ball. Also noted are Swift & Company beef sales in Washington for the week ending May 11.
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