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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
29
New millinery models on view this week display hats for all occasions. The collection boasts rich colors, sweeping lines, and intricate trimming with plumes and plumage. Featuring designs from New York and local workrooms, the display promises stylish variety. Ninth Street store invites shoppers to view the assortment.
The catalog highlights exclusive tailored and semi-tailored women's suits from foreign markets. It notes chic styles for horse shows and various occasions, with prices up to 156 dollars and six standout models praised for exceptional value.
Described are fashionable garments in silk and linen blends with trim laces and braids. The piece notes Paris models as a benchmark, highlighting desirable fabrics such as Panama and silk.
A local advertisement promotes a large selection of beds and bedding from white enamel crib to brass bedsteads in various finishes. Prices cover white and black enamel, Vern Marlin bedsteads, metal springs, hair mattresses, felt mattresses, Ostermoor mattresses, and feather pillows with broad price points and in-house production notes.
Ad listing a range of women shoes in tan Russia calfskin and patent leather with prices from 4.00 to 6.00 and styles described. Plus corsets “H” and “HL” with elastic attachments and prices around 1.75 to 4.50, located on Third Floor Tenth Street.
Woodward Lothrop offers XQUISITE novelties from EK Paris mingling with American maker creations. A wide mix of new fall styles includes tailored neckwear such as linen collars, ties, bows, jabots, and luxurious boas. Impressive chiffon ruffs, Liberty silk, crepe de Chine scarves, and black and white pieces complement the collection.
Outing flannel garments for women are advertised with a large assortment in plain colors and striped effects. The sale highlights Quling flannel gowns in pink and white or blue and white, long and full with double yoke, and shirts trimmed with borders. Prices range from 75 cents to $2.00, offered on the third floor at Eleventh St.
Catalog of infant and little child garments priced from $1.50 to $2.00 includes gingham aprons and rompers in pink and blue, gingham wool and flannel gowns, night drawers with and without feet, wrappers with dainty collars, and bath robes in floral and striped patterns. Sizes range to early childhood. items priced by style. Third Floor Eleventh Street.
A store notice lists a broad array of hearth and kitchen items. Brass andirons, fire sets, screens, bellows, brushes, and spark guards are offered in various finishes with prices from a few dollars to over five dollars. Also advertised are two piece Grape Fruit Glass Sets in thin blown glass with prices from five dollars per dozen, located on the fifth floor sections.
The excerpt surveys Frances Little and several novels with praise for Beatrice Mantle and other works, then shifts to a catalog of hair ornaments and jewelry styles. It lists titles, authors, prices, and a floor location, reflecting a mixed literary and retail page.
The Delineator announces its December sale with features on The Dress of Paris Styles of the Month and The Sewing Circle. It lists patterns and fashion sheets from Butterick, priced at 13 cents a copy or 1002 per year, with pattern department on the Main floor Eleventh St.
Special demonstration by an expert on electric cooking announced from 10 30 to 12 30 in the morning and 3 to 5 o clock in the afternoon on the seventh floor.
Austrian ambassador and Baroness Hengelmuller arrive from New York, while Baron Rosen sails to attend the Russian Symphony Society opening in New York. Mrs Eldridge Jordan hosts a yellow luncheon as dates for the Bachelors dances are set for January and February, with committees named. Numerous hostesses plan days at home after December 1, and society figures including Miss Sally Garlington and Miss Anna Portner prepare debuts or entertainments in Washington. Selections include engagements, movements to apartments at the Highlands, and several moves among prominent families.
A Washington social column traces fortunes from the Scott Coal legacy, noting Mrs Richard H Tow son of Washington and her sister inherit a vast estate while the Duke of Alba weighs a marriage prospect with Mathilde Townsend. Royal and aristocratic intrigue mix with reports of income and titles, ending with a tease of continued coverage on page twelve.
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