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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
45
We arranged with manufacturers to ship these samples now so customers leaving town in June can supply summer needs in these lines. The opportunity also suits prospective June brides to secure a key part of the trousseau at a notable saving on Seventh Street.
Several lots of women’s tailored suits offered at very low prices. Mostly from our regular stock, some unseen in the house for over a fortnight. Materials are suited for cool evenings in town and general use at the seashore.
Special sale offers surplus stock from prominent manufacturers at a fourth to a ship less than regular prices. Fresh long-sleeve white lawn waists with lace, embroidery, and plaited fronts in multiple styles, sizes, and trims plus linen and madras options and high quality lingerie waists. Third floor. Fisk Clark & Flagg's.
The renowned female diabolo expert N. LEE BE YER will give demonstrations in the Sporting Goods Department on the fourth floor today from 9 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. We are the headquarters for the original diabolo.
Miss Williams engagement to Joseph Leiter announced as preparations for Edith Sanger and Mandeville Car lisle wedding on May 27 unfold. Embassy guests including Jusserand and Mayor des Planches hosted with the White House visit by Prince Prospero Colonna and Marquis Sommi. numerous social events and travel plans feature prominent names across American society and foreign representation.
Enest Miss Millam meets Frederick, Md. They awene, at Capitol Hill. Harry Shellcross of Philadelphia visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McGetrick. home-to-morrow plans. Mrs. Shellcross to spend June at Haddon Bad Atlantic City. Music by strings. Attendees include Welch, Johnson, Van Dinkers, Astton, Gaskiha, Moser, Lipscomb, Killinger, Mogolis, Moran, Belt, Walters, Shanks, Sutton, Weaver, Ferris, Kilmer, Hobson, Mozer, Burden. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyer chaperoned. Mrs. Louis Somerborn and Dorothy to visit Mrs. Gotthelf in Brooklyn.
Gossip notes Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt and others opening a Garden on Forty third Street near Fifth Avenue where unescorted women may dine. The Bureau of Social Requirements offers services from opening city residences to chaperon substitutes. Mrs Pell promotes worry saving and social etiquette guidance with a modest price for ideas.
The piece describes the Whitney and Spencer households relocating to Long Island and Manhasset for the season, with Miss Sands and others pursuing athletic summer sport at Bailey Beach. It notes canoeing plans, a new canoe house, and a surge of outdoor activity including polo and tennis, plus Gibson’s artistic pursuits and the Astor circle in London. Rumors swirl about a possible change in the Easts Vanderbilt affair, with family gestures suggesting reconciliation or separation, as Reginald Vanderbilt and wife entertain at Sandy Point Farm. Reginald Vanderbilt appears prominent in social scenes as he travels with Mrs. Vanderbilt. he has gained weight while abroad.
Friends of the late Philip F Gerry organized a memorial association at Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston's studio. Officers elected include Frances B Johnston president and George Franklin Bowerman vice president. Committees will reach out to city organizations Gerry supported. J. D. Kenyon of Sheldon School will lecture at the Chamber of Commerce hall Thursday evening. Secretaries urge employer attendance.
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