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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1905
Page
10
A catalog note details the ready to wear outer garments for women misses and children. It highlights elegant evening waists chiffon laces furs and velvet gowns with diverse trims including lace panels embroidery and Persian braids. Plaids serge cashmere and Henrietta fabrics appear with yokes cuffs and lingerie style guimpe.
Washington shoppers view full Dress Goods display with Broadcloth, chiffon brodcloth, and many wool and silk blends. The feature includes 54 inch wide fabrics in black white burgundy alice blue pistache and new colors, spot proof finishes, and exclusive foreign makes sourced from Belgium Austria Germany. A new chiffon broadcloth in Alice marine navy and other tones is offered for Washington only.
An engagement in New York links Josiah Quincy, ex mayor of Boston and former Assistant Secretary of State, to Miss Mary Honey of New York. Their wedding is planned for November 1 at Grace Church New York, while society news follows relocations and visits of prominent figures to Washington and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Joseph Schultz told Judge Rochford she could only obtain money from her husband by rifling his pockets while he slept. The judge dismissed the husband on intoxication charges after learning of the wife’s habit. Also covered: Sona of Jonadab lodge meeting with H. Wiley and Wayne W. Cordell. Cosmopolitan Baptist rally with Rev. John Gordon on education. a bid misprint for brick supplies to Capitol offices. and a grocery ad for Red Clover Creamery butter.
In Tacloban Filipinos hoped to see Alice Roosevelt in royal attire during her Philippines visit. Rev C H Rath says locals were surprised by a plain white dress and sailor hat rather than crowns jewels and royal emblems. He praises her democratic bearing and says her visit illustrated America's democratic spirit.
An American flag presented by Armenian orphans of Harpool Syria has been received at the appraiser's office in New York. The inscription credits gratitude from Armenian orphans, with 30 threads interwoven and a weight of twenty five pounds. Despite its seven by four foot size, the flag is too heavy to fly, and it will be sent to the State Department in Washington.
Boston October 15 The engagement of Miss Ruth Whitney eldest daughter of Henry M Whitney and Herbert Lyman son of Arthur Lyman the cotton king of Massachusetts is announced The union links two wealthy New England families Lyman is older than his fiancee and Harvard graduate Preparations for engagement festivities are under way at the Whitney home 619 Boylston Street Brookline The Whitney children include Mrs Eleanor Gardiner Laura Josephine and James S Whitney a Harvard sophomore
New York Oct 15 The German emperor will be presented with a silver punch bowl by the German warrior and veteran societies of North America for his silver wedding February 27 next The bowl will be partly of Indian design and will cost 5000 dollars.
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