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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
14
Friday specials present reduced prices on black coney fur sets including muffs and scarfs with marked down values. Featured items include natural wolf set 1730 from 2096 and Iceland fox frame set 1.59 from 25.07 with similar reductions on raccoon and Narobia kits. Third floor-ty st.
Gurbuyer ships a New York lot of women’s raincoats at a deep concession price. In Tauretta cloth, rain repellant and practical style with belted back, navy blue black and brown, sizes 4 to 44, priced at $5.75 each.
A shopper’s note lists Browns Wool Eponge and Navy Wool Plush Coats with sizes 24 to 36 and Tan Peau de Pech, Taipe Eponge, and Kervon Raincoats priced from 5.75 to 19.90. The sale highlights plush coats in multiple sizes and finishes with quantities and floor location.
In the main floor Mens department sale offer, all wool sweaters in gray, coat style, and neckclose front in sizes 36 to 46 are advertised at 2.50 each, down from 5.00. Additional listings include gray white and Scotch heather sweaters, sik Negligee shirts, ribbed balbriggan union suits, ribbed wool linen suits, camel hair underwear, and shirts and drawers in varied sizes with substantial markdowns.
In the main floor Ten St section the Men’s Shoe Department advertises reduced prices on high quality gun metal calfskin and tan Russia calfskin lace shoes. Pair prices include $350 from $950, various sizes listed and categories described as blind-eye met lace and standard lace models.
A clearance sale offers small lots of lace curtains including discontinued patterns and samples some may be slightly soiled but still attractive. Numerous styles are listed with yard lengths and sale prices ranging from a few dollars to about ten dollars per pair, highlighting Irish Point, Nottingham, and Renaissance lace curtains with varied borders and insertions.
Washington society trails a wedding blitz as Mr Robert Taft arrives and attends a grand sequence of dinners and luncheons for his future bride Miss Bowers and the wedding party. Notables include Mrs McAdoo, Secretary Tumulty, and Gen and Mrs Garington with New York and Washington hosts.
Miss Lou Chapman Day daughter of Dr and Mrs G F Day wed Gene J Conrad of Atlantic City at 4 pm in the Day residence 136% Columbia Road Rev J T EHnson officiated The bridal party stood beneath an arbor of palms and autumn flowers The bride wore ivory satin with old duchess lace and orchids and lilies of the valley Flowers were carried by Miss Florence Day and Miss Ethel Day as sheaves of chrysanthemum Best man was D F Packer Ushers were J Stanley Long and Harold A Long A supper followed The couple will live in Philadelphia after an extended Western trip Other society notes mention visits by Mrs Weeks and Min ister Don Eusebio A Morales in New York and Washington areas
Washington social notes record weddings and visits including Miss Lelia Brevard Ewing daughter of Maj Charles Beverly Ewing U S A and Lieut William B Maclauren of the First United States Cavalry wed at Maj and Mrs Ewing’s Baltimore home with Rev William J Ennis officiating. Also Miss Edna Manilla Hazen married Clarence Eugene Ellsworth of Wentworth NY at St Agnes chapel. Various residents and visitors, summer stays, and upcoming travel plans noted, with addresses and hosting households in the Washington area.
Cunard liner Heliustania sailed from Liverpool at 1 am for New York with passengers including Mr and Mrs Vincent Astor and Miss Muriel Astor. Pavlova vowed to deliver a death blow to tango in America while heading to New York aboard the Adriatic with her famed Russian troupe.
Joseph McGarraghy of Business High School was elected president of the Washington High School Press Club on Wednesday night. Sixty members from city high schools attended. Other officers include Vice President Miss Marcella Cooke of Mastern High, Recording Secretary Frank White of Central High, Corresponding Secretary Miss Marjorie Johnson of Business High, Treasurer Raymond Williams of M. Kinle Manual Training High, and Sergeant at Arms Limer Keyser of Western High. Faculty advisers receive honorary memberships. A dance is planned with Norman Duehring of Business High as committee chair. The retiring president Jo Wilder Tomlinson of McKinley Schou presided.
An intimate Washington story by a titled woman who lived inside diplomacy reveals the inner life of capital society. The forthcoming Post serial describes prominent figures, rivalries, and personal ambitions with firsthand detail and dramatic vividness, predicting high reader interest and urging advance orders.
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