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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1909
Page
13
Washington D C Woodward Lothrop advertises a festive holiday opening with ample facilities for shoppers. It highlights vast merchandise ranges from furniture to toys, personal goods, and home decor, plus comfortable amenities and a large toy department famed for diverse dolls and accessories.
A long social chronicle from Washington recounts embassy guests and debuts, with Denny and Meyer families hosting events at Chevy Chase Club and Warrington, plus dinners for Spanish and Swedish diplomatic circles. Attaches, ministers, and debutantes figure prominently among plans for December entertainments.
Inactive gowns of white satin with chiffon fellings and fur edging appear at the opera, while Miss Lacey Dissien wears nile green satin with gold embroidery and chiffon sleeves. Mrs Barney plans a new play with color rich scenes and rhythmic dances, including a moon act, a Seville cavern setting, and a Mount Permanes temple motif, with Underwood providing verses.
The program lists Mrs. Barney and a corps of assistants including Mrs. Slater and Mrs. Condee. Participants named include Miss De Koven, Miss Fremont, Miss Cromwell, and many society figures as patronesses. The play debuts December 3 at the Belasco Theater to support industrial settlement work.
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