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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
14
Sample garments from manufacturers who make only goods of high character to meet the wants of the particular trade. Excellent assortments now and generous quantities but mainly one of a kind styles. Also Dainty Handmade French Under garments and infants and children undergarments at special prices. Fine corsets offered at very low prices. Third floor Eleventh st began yesterday and runs while goods last.
New Gingham Dresses BE offer dainty gingham gowns in light and dark shades with stripes and two toned checks. Styles feature braided effects embroidery lace yokes Dutch neck and three quarter sleeves with plain or trimmed skirts. Priced at 5.00 and 6.75 each.
Silk dresses priced at 10.75 are offered in foulards crepe de chine and taffeta blues whites and stripes. Styles include high and Dutch necks long or kimono sleeves and sailor collars with embroidery beading or soutache. Sizes 14 to 42, ranges of patterns and grounds highlighted in this seasonal sale.
A clearance sale offers a reduced price on a selection of handsome costumes culled from regular stock. The sale features items in lace, chiffon, voile, point d esprit, and nets with silk and satin foundations, richly trimmed with lace and ribbons. Includes high and Dutch neck styles, three-quarter sleeves, and skirts in women and misses sizes.
Traveling and outdoor millinery offer simple elegance across panamas chips milans hemps neapolitans and rough-and-ready straws with rare artistic trimmings. A broad showing for women misses and children in many sizes shapes and colors on the Second Floor Tenth Street. An inviting array of the latest modes in millinery for tailored wear and motoring.
Lingerie waists feature medium priced designs emphasizing kimono sleeves and color coordination with white. Highlights include white corded voile, batiste, and hand embroidered options with lace trims, tuck work, and high collars, priced from 2.00 to 5.00 dollars per piece.
The ceremony for Miss Louise Cromwell daughter of the late Oller Cromwell of New York, and Walter Brooks Jr of Baltimore, was held yesterday at T. Thomas Church with a choral procession and a lavish reception. Attendees included Donna Cusani, Comtesse de Bulseeret, Mrs Beckman Winthrop, and several notable society figures, in a spring garden theme among lilies, palmetto, and evergreen garlands.
The ceremony in Washington was led by the bishop of Washington with Rev C Ernest Smith. The bride, escorted by her grandfather Judge James H. Roberts of Chicago, wore white satin with pearl embroidery and a pearl train, carrying white orchids and orange blossoms. Attendants in white chiffon with green trimmings wore hats and carried lilies of the valley and mauve orchids. A large reception followed at the bride's mother’s home featuring gowns in French blue chiffon, mauve hats, and various formal outfits among guests including Viscountess de Sibour and Mrs Guggenheim.
The wedding reception in Washington honors a popular young bride who will spend days in Green Spring Valley before sailing from New York on the Lapland. Guests include Italian Ambassador, Belgian Minister, Gen. Miles, Viscount and Viscountess de Sibour, and many Baltimore elites. Gifts range from an antique gilt clock to a Tiffany lamp and silver frames.
Capt. C F G Sowerby of the British embassy entertains 24 at the New Willard. Guests include Mr and Mrs Walter B Brooks of Baltimore who attend son Walter B Brooks Jr and Miss Cromwell's wedding. Other bridal party members and out-of-town guests are present. Mrs T T Macdonald plans a Blue Hills trip in early June.
The article compares cereals noting rice is about 80 percent starch and easily digested, cornmeal is light and heating, oats are rich in fat and minerals but require thorough cooking, rye starch is highly digestible and rye bread digests well, with historical mention of Roman gladiators fed on rye, wheat and corn.
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