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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1905
Page
39
Woodward and Lothrop announces its autumn winter opening starting Tuesday with exclusive season styles. The event showcases Parisian and American millinery, wraps, dresses, silks, furs, laces, lingerie, hosiery, menswear, home goods, and a broad range of novelties from Europe and the United States.
The dress goods department now occupies a large second floor area with airy lighting and broad windows. It displays new dress materials including Chiffon Broadcloth in black white and shades, plus wools with silk overweaving and plaid weaves in soft fabrics like taffeta wool and Panama. The range suits church wedding and travel gowns, with popular small gray checks and silk flecked wools for tailored and children's dresses.
Woodward and Lothrop showcase a grand fall millinery opening featuring Parisian hats from top French designers and new neckpieces. The sale runs all week in the green and mahogany salon on the second floor, with velvet beaver and felt hats, ostrich plumes, ribbons, and mourning styles highlighted.
Our fall importation offers women hand embroidered initial handkerchiefs in pure linen imported directly from Belfast Ireland. Exquisitely crafted by hand with several artistic designs around the initial. All letters available. Choices make fine gifts or personal use. Priced at $3.00 per dozen. Maip floor-G at.
The column chronicles home weddings and engagements. Miss Bessie Orchard weds Harry Douglas in a simple Eleventh Street ceremony attended by relatives. Miss Olive Van Patten Dodge and Lieut. Musgrave marry in a formal twilight event with elaborate greenery and family guests. The Bishop of Washington and Mrs Satterlee are abroad, Jerome Bonaparte returns from Europe, and several other society unions and social movements populate the write‑up with names and locales.
The Julian Garfinkle & Co store opened to a large morning crowd with Parisian imports, new suitings, gowns, wraps, waists, and furs. Garfinkle supervised attentive service as he unveiled first-time looks from leading fashion centers. Palm-decorated sales rooms on two floors, fashion showpieces, and two entrances at 146 Fr street and Thirteenth street side.
Society buzzes over the Wednesday wedding of Elizabeth Lydecker Anderson daughter of prominent paper mill owner David Minott Anderson to Jennings Cropper Wise grandson of Virginia governor Wise. Ceremony at Trinity Church Watertown followed by a reception at 46 Massey Street with over 1,000 invitations. Honeymoon to Europe planned for about six months.
A pretty informal wedding was held yesterday afternoon at Rev. Frederick D. Power’s residence. Dr. Carter Sprinkel of Harrisonburg Virginia married Miss Bertie Woods of Mount Jackson Virginia. The couple will reside in Harrisonburg after a short stay at the Metropolitan Booth.
Captain H F Mason special examiner for the Pension Bureau in Taunton is in the city with the bureau. He broke his wood leg a short time ago and will obtain a new one while here. General Hull from Iowa and Senator Dick of Ohio met Acting Commissioner Ravenport yesterday to discuss pension matters. Commissioner Warner will return this evening and be at his desk tomorrow morning.
In Lynchburg Virginia Mr Claverge H Green of the Birth Auditor s office Treasury Department attends a chorus show and plans to visit other state points. Mr John G Pries of the Post office Department left for Canton Ohio due to illness of his son. Mrs Tweedale moved from Washington Grove to their city home. she rests weakly but hopes for improvement. Judge Willis Sweet attorney general of Porto Rico shows steady improvement after indigestion and aims to return by Saturday. Senator Heyburn of Idaho, recovering from appendicitis, expects full recovery in days with no operation. Advertising note promoting Horsford s Acid Phosphate as a purifier and summer drink.
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