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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1922
Page
4
Washington society prepares for a stylish al fresco season as embassies staff and residents stay through summer. Mrs Coolidge and others showcase white crepe gowns, canton crepe and navy embroidery. The White House grounds and terraces become social hubs with sun parlors and tea under trees.
Miss Elaine Talor English of Philadelphia wore a white Morocco crepe gown in one piece with black and white embroidery and a beige hat lined with red. Mrs John Philip Hill appeared in beige crepe with belt flowers, and Miss Louise Hoar wore orange crepe with orange hat and vivid floral trim, as Brown and tan tones remained popular among guests.
Special correspondence from Hongkong reports the Prince of Wales during an official Kowloon visit shaking a bamboo fortune sticks in a temple. An aged Chinese soothsayer reads three bamboo strips foretelling happiness and luck in all endeavors. The prince, pleased with the reading, left a substantial gratuity to the fortune teller.
Special Correspondence Trebizond Asia Minor May 11 Unusual honors were paid by the Turkish community here this week to Miss Anna L Daniels of Bagton who is leaving Trebizond for the United States after a year as director of American orphanages. Sami Bey Governor of the province praised American ties and methods, noting the benefit of closer U S Turkey understanding. Miss Daniels will be succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Murless of Hartford Conn.
In Paris today the coveted job of janitor draws 1,609 applicants for a vacancy with rooms. Janitors control mail, information on tenants, and even access after 10 pm, influencing reputations and daily life in the capital. The piece also notes unique housing schemes like widows’ dwellings and a Balzac site preserved by Baron Solamon de Rethachild.
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