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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
14
Woodward Lothrop offers Friday specials in men’s and boys’ wear from the New York to Paris line. Remnants include tailored trousers in worsteds and ceviots, suit remnants, overcoats, and trousers reduced from high prices to low sale figures with sizes noted. Also listed are boys’ sailor suits, knickers, and wool outfits, plus furnishings and caps, all labeled by department and floor.
Remnant corsets in white batiste and coutil priced at 1.00 a pair, plus Parame corsets marked down from 1.05 to 0.60. Linen lace, children's muslin drawers, pink checked rompers, bonnets, black lisle stockings, and assorted undergarments and shoes offered at significant discounts. Also featured are men’s gloves and socks with reduced prices in various departments.
Friday specials in the muslin underwear department feature Silk Petticoats at 3.95 each, normally 5.00, Outing Flannel Kimonos at 1.00 each, usually 1.50, corset covers in muslin and cambric with lace and embroidery, White Lawn Princess Slips reduced from 1.75 to 0.75, Namsook Drawers 0.25 per pair, and Fine Cambric Drawers reduced from 1.00 to 0.50. Third Floor Eleven at.
Immediate clearance offers on printed and plain colored cotton dress fabrics in lengths suitable for children's dresses, women's and children's garments, waists, and skirts. Fall materials feature dainty textures with yard prices from 20c to 95c and several fabrics at 1212c. Second Floor G St.
A local store advertises a Friday sale on men’s and women’s umbrellas. Features include 26 and 28 inch black Union taffeta models with hardwood handles, with special price of 1.50 dollars each, and 26 inch Latin Gloria women’s umbrellas priced at 2.00 dollars. Main Floor G St.
A local Black Goods Department lists numerous fabric reductions including 4 yards of 1/2 inch Lona Cloth, Storm Barge, Storm Serge, Silk ReRe, All-wool Henrietta, Fancy Serge, Lupin’s Voile, Teleine, Taffeta, Marquisette and more. Prices drop from historic highs to sale figures, with quantities and fabrics such as 44-inch Marquisette and 71-4 yard lengths highlighted.
The Tafts hosted an informal dinner while Mrs McCartney and Miss Irwin prepared to sail for Europe. A formal wedding at St Margaret's saw Miss Elsie Jarvis McLean wed to Paul C Patterson with a large procession and reception at 2109 O Street. Notable attendees included Rear Admiral Patterson and many Army and Navy officers and society figures.
Mrs. Paue C Patterson formerly Miss Elsie McLean wed yesterday. Various society figures and diplomats sail, return, or relocate in Washington and New York. Names include Miss Leefe, Mr Fred Sturgis Laurence, Marchese di Montagiar, Russian envoy and Rosen family, Gregory Willenkin, Mme Vassilieff, Commander Irwin, Senator Taylor, Gen George W Davis, John Barrett, Maj D C Phillips, Senator Culberson, Mrs Holbrook Bonney, Miss Isabella Wills, and Mrs Gill with Miss Bulkeley.
Miss Annie M. Conroy daughter of D. E. Conroy wed Edward C. Sullivan of New York in St. Peter's Church. Rev P E Conroy and Rev B J Lennon assisted. Bride Edna M. Conroy attended. groom Francia J. Sullivan stood by. Couple to spend three weeks in Canada before settling in New York. Bride a Washington College of Law graduate and local bar member. Sullivan related to New York State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan.
July is in New York City at the Waldorf and will reach Washington later this week. Mrs. LeRoy Delaney left Washington for Jacksonville to join Mr. Delaney. They bought a Riverside Drive house and will make Jacksonville their permanent home. Mrs. Helen Womersley of Omaha is visiting nieces and will be at 197 Fourth Street NE.
Excerpt discusses sociological study on tipping from a hotel in California and San Mateo. It argues tipping undermines service dignity and independence, fosters deceit and gambling instincts, and would vanish if wages adjusted. Diary notes express loss of self-respect and reliance on tips for all job levels.
A tablet honoring Midshipman Hugh K. Aiken, who died in the North Carolina explosion off Naples on July 1, 1909, will be unveiled Sunday in Memorial Hall. Presented by the class of 1908, with Capt. T. N. Bowyer delivering the acceptance speech. Aiken’s parents will attend.
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock Miss Rose Agnes Heany became the bride of Mr. Patrick J. O’Hanlon. The ceremony occurred at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with autumn leaves and chrysanthemums. The bride wore white satin with pearl and lace trim, carrying roses and lilies of the valley. Bridesmaid Miss Julia Farrell wore yellow satin and carried yellow chrysanthemums. After an informal reception at the bride's home, the couple left for Atlantic City and will reside at 2719 Fourteenth Street Northwest. Mrs. Mattie Stone Kuntz is visiting relatives in Mount Sterling and Covington, Kentucky.
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