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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
19
White cotton fabrics remain favored for graduation and summer gowns. The listing covers numerous imported and domestic linens and lawn fabrics with varied widths and prices per yard, including India Linon, Persian Lawns, Swiss and Paris brands.
Display touts an extensive collection of women’s shirt waists and lingerie items for late spring and summer. Highlights include plain lawn, Swiss lawn, and white linen waists with embroidered trims, tucks, and stiff cuffs, priced from 1.00 to 6.00 in a variety of styles and brand names.
I HAVE secured another lot of Princess lingerie Dresses at the same special price, five dollars, about half their value. Made of soft batiste with English eyelet embroidery and German lace, long sleeves, wide skirt, and sheer lace details. Colors include white and pastels. Third floor G st.
An advertisement touts a TRUNK that holds a gentleman’s entire wardrobe. It promises home comforts on the road, easy access to each garment, and minimized packing and unpacking. Prices range from 30.00 to 65.00, with display at Equitable Building.
Italian Ambassador and Baroness Mayorces Planches return from a ten day trip visiting Chicago New York and Boston. The Spanish minister Mr Pina hosted a dinner at the Legation for King of Spain birthday with guests including the Spanish consul general New York and military attache. Brazilian Ambassador and Mme Nabuco hosted dinner. British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce lease Stone Cottage Manchester by the Sea for summer. Attaches and guests from Austrian German and American circles attended luncheons and dinners across Washington and nearby locales.
Mrs Potter Palmer plans a grand Hampden House season after securing art treasures including a $700 Christies bronze group worth about $3,000. She researches values, avoids “Morgan prices,” and clashes with a wary Christie’s scene where a poised German bidder often contemplates porcelain over furniture.
A London periodical reviews American and Argentinian coaching in England with Vanderbilt and Martinez de Hoz presenting grand tours. It notes Miss Edith Pulitzer at a wedding, lavish Czarist menus, and a glimpse of American societal life with women, fashion, and dinners shaping the mood of the era.
The Washington Playgrounds Association lists numerous contributors to support playground work. Donors include Florence Meriam Bailey, Edith A. Koon, G. Kimball, Bons & Co., Dr. A. F. A. King, Mrs. W. Woodward, Master Donald Herron, Mrs. A. B. Winlock, Electrotype Molders and Finishers' Union No. 17, M. Gallaudet, Helen Sawyer, A. R. Serven, Ernest Wilkinson, Herbert Knox Smith, Dr. Henry Curtis, Worthington, Edward R. Alexander, Mrs. Mary A. McBride, H. L. Rust, Dr. J. & Arnold, Henry Brewood, Helen Nicolay, Miles Shand, Miss Helen Nolder, Miles Blunt, Bernard R. Green, B. Earnshaw, Joel Hillman, Hugh Reilly, George B. Welch, Marie Rochon, J. H. McGowan, George A. King, J. Sanders, C. A. Langley, Crane Co., Dr. Julia M. Green, Mrs. R. Clover, Marylands, Mins Vitetaienie Bestor, Benda Colton, Gen. John A. Johnston, Mrs. Henry Gannett.
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