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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
7
Millinery displays feature new models this week with hats for all occasions. The collection emphasizes rich color and graceful lines with elaborate trimming and plumes. Designs include items from New York and local workrooms, promising delight from the tenth street shop.
A catalog note highlights tailored and semi tailored suits with a range of materials and styles. Prices reach up to 156.00 as six exceptional designs are showcased by renowned tailors for versatile wear from church to social events.
A fragment notes garments using root lath Qutton panama and silk as tie materials with laces and braids as decorative elements. It highlights Paris model influences and a sought after collection vibe in this era of fashion.
A local retailer advertises a large assortment of beds and bedding from white enamel cribs to brass bedsteads. Prices range from $4.50 to $140.00, with various finishes and sizes. Also listed are spring and mattress options, including Ostermoor mattresses, feather pillows, and related accessories.
Advertised footwear ranges from tan Russia calfskin high cut and regular cuts to patent leather styles with prices from 4.00 to 6.00, highlighting comfort and durability. Tangible corset options include "H" models with high bust and elastic attachments priced at 1.75 to 2.50, listed alongside other corset styles on the third floor.
A lavish display of Parisian inspired pieces and American maker creations. Tailored neckwear Linen collars in fall shades Ties Bows Jabots with linen collars Coque Marabou Ostrich feather boas for evening and street wear Chiffon Liberty Silk Ruffs Chiffon Crepe de Chine Scarfs in black and white Maln fuor-G st.
Outing flannel gowns and shirts offer bold colors, stripes, and trims. Items include pink and white or blue and white striped gowns with long skirts and yokes, high or low necks, and decorative borders. Prices range from 75 cents to 2 dollars, with full assortments on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
A catalog excerpt lists practical garments for infants and young children including gingham overalls rompers and aprons with pink and blue checks. Items feature turn over collars, dainty stripes, and rib bon trims with sizes up to two years, plus outings and bath robes priced from $1.50 to $2.00. Third Floor Eleventh Street.
A period listing promotes TE season goods including Andirons Fire Screens Spark Guards and Hearth Brushes in brass and black finishes. Items priced from 2.60 to 51.06 with sets and stands and various finishes. Also advertised are fifth floor displays of New Grape Fruit Glasses two piece sets priced from 5.00 per dozen with footed ice glass holders.
A condensed newspaper item listing several book titles by Frances Little Beatrice Mantle Caroline Fuller Edna Kenton Anne Douglas Sedgwick and Anthony Hope with prices and a jewelry display featuring shell backs jet combs and rhinestone pins on the main floor. Includes remarks on humor tenderness and romance as well as a sales pitch for hair ornaments and accessories.
The December Delineator lists articles on Paris dress, millinery, neckwear, home styling, gifts, and cooking, with Butterick patterns and fashion sheets available. The issue, priced 13 cents per copy or 1 00 per year, notes pattern department on the main floor.
Special demonstration by an expert on electric cooking with warnings from 10 30 to 12 30. Afternoon sessions run 3 to 5 o'clock on the seventh floor.
Austrian and Russian ambassadors prepare for New York visits as Washington hosts a busy social season. Mrs Eldridge Jordan entertains a luncheon while debutants Miss Sally Garlington and Miss Florence Taylor draw attention. Notables like Bishop Mackay-Smith and Col. Brooks attend gatherings as society shifts to December activities and plans for the holidays.
Judge Walling rules two million dollars from the Scott Coal fortune counts as income rather than estate principal. Mrs Richard H Towne of Washington and Mrs Charles H Strona of Erie gain immediate access to funds. Gossip notes Duke of Alba may marry Mathilde Townsend if income supports such a match. reports claim her wealth exceeds two hundred thousand dollars yearly, with a potential additional million boosting the maternal balance.
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