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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
10
A catalog-style overview of new autumn and winter fabrics showing rough textiles for tailored suits and soft fabrics for dresses. It lists basket cloths two-toned diagonals scotch homespuns boucles natte cloth rough gray and black and white novelty suitings and broadcloths with price ranges from 1.00 to 3.00 per yard, touting broadcloth as essential.
New cotton dress goods headlines the fall display with appealing weaves and effects. Kus popular Kindergarten Cloth also featured for girls and boys attire, 27 inches wide at 25 cents per yard. Duckling Fleece fabrics, ideal for women and children’s robes, 27 inches wide at 15 cents per yard.
A fragmented advertisement shows fabric items including 27-inch Plain and Fancy Outing 27-inch Mercerized Poplin 25a Flannel priced to 39c a yard. Also listed are 28-inch Samson's Galatea 27-inch Himalaya Cloth 25c a yard 32-inch Ginghams 15c to 40c a yard and 36-inch Printed Percale 1244¢ a yard.
Silk and cotton fabrics listed for dresses and gowns with yardage and prices. 37 and 38 cent silks and chiffons including 27 inch Japan Silk 38 cents a yard 27 inch Printed Chiffon 38 cents 27 inch Costume Chiffon 29 cents 32 inch Kimono Silk 50 cents a yard Second floor G slip note.
Immersive display of imported French lingerie aimed at fall brides. Hand-embroidered bridal sets in nainsook with lace and monograms offer bespoke options at prices from $8 to $48. Also featured are French gowns, drawers, chemises, corset covers, and trousseaux with fine beading and edges priced up to $18 per pair and $10 per item.
The article extols the Parame a Parisian corset as the foundation of any gown, offering models for slender to stout figures with prices ranging from 7.50 to 25.00. It highlights comfort, French craftsmanship, and a variety of sizes, located on the third floor at Eleventh Street.
Will profit by a visit to the new department of Pyrography teaching wood burning carving jeweling tinseling painting and inlaid mosaic work. Expert artist demonstrators provide information on dainty useful room embellishments and gifts for friends. Fourth floor Fifth Avenue. Young women of local schools invited to learn more.
The Attorney General and Mrs Wickersham host a private dinner for associate justices and Mr Justice and Mrs Brown at J Murphy's home on Eightdinner in honoteenth a courtesy to a new Supreme bench member. Miss Violet Horner and William Jordan will wed Wednesday evening October 2 at 168% Newton Street Brookland.
Lady Hadfield seeks a Washington house for the season, planning to arrive December 1. The Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, abroad, expect to return to Washington by late November. Granville R. Fortesque and wife have wintered in a Nineteenth Street residence with Viscount and Viscountess de Stbour. The Bolivian minister and Mme Calderon, newly married, join the minister's daughter Elena Calderon at the legation on Sixteenth Street after a Jersey coast departure.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Emmons of Boston lease 1743 Twenty second street for months. Secretary of the Smithsonian and Mrs Walcott plan winter at the Brighton. McClintocks and Clarence Moore visited Taft at Beverly. Percival Dodge and wife arrive in Washington to take posts in State Department. Mrs Summerlin to join family from Lake Placid then Japan. Armatead Peter Jr returns from Cambridge. Cushmans return from Falmouth Center. Mrs Cushman to join later. Willam Elroy Curtis returns from Europe and Africa for the winter. Pay Director and Mrs Speed head home from Indiana PA with Miss Katherine Hitchcock and Miss Lena Hitchcock. Miss Carmel Egan heads from Copenhagen to Denmark this November.
An Orange County jury in Goshen ruled Charles Clemens Schiffner not entitled to 2000 damages after trial over alleged insults by New York plumber George H Beck. Schiffner claimed Beck pursued his wife Clara, calling her dear names and mocking her husband. The jury found insufficient proof of Beck’s alleged affair and damages.
In Brussels and styled for Belgian royalty, the engagement of Princess Clementine to Prince Victor Napoleon appears to settle after six years. They faced parental opposition from King Leopold yet persisted with support from Empress Eugenie and Countess of Flanders. Their marriage is planned for November at Moncaliere near Turin, with public interest in the couple and their exile paths.
Mrs Mackay will direct a series of suffrage tableaux in 1866 period costumes at the Hotel Plaza New York next June depicting notable women achievements since early days. Participants include Equal Franchise Society Collegiate Equal Suffrage League and Equality League for Self-Supporting Women with other groups likely. Meantime Mrs Vanderbilt expands Meadow Brook holdings on Jericho Long Island to 75 acres at about 1200 dollars an acre, near Glen Cove and Meadow Brook estates. American visitors boost Venice season with Prince and Princess Radziwill and several prominent families seen at the Plaza and Lido.
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