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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1909
Page
21
The display at Main Floor stores on G Street and Fourth Floor Eleventh Street features broadcloths with serges gaining prominence, soft-surface suitings, and camel’s hair effects. New Silk-carp Henrietta and Silk-Warp Henrietta fabrics from French manufacturers arrive in eight shades, 43 inches wide, previously $2.00 per yard, now offered at sale prices, plus lighter-weight options in matching colors.
Fashionable women must own two or three black gowns. The fall selection offers diverse black fabrics from sheer chiffons to heavy worsteds and cheviots, including imported chiffon, sponged and shrunk fabrics, and Luxe options with prices ranging up to $4.00 a yard. Domestic and foreign novelties dominate the stock, with many items priced between 30 cents and $4.00 per yard.
Beautiful handmade French lingerie importation showcased with Parisian hand embroidery lace and ribbon details. Offers bridal trousseaux single garments monograms initials on order at reasonable prices and French gowns in sheer nainsook with elaborate hand embroidery and Valenciennes lace accents.
Miss Elizabeth Howry daughter of Judge Howry entertained about 20 guests at a tea yesterday afternoon at her residence in Itreet Washington in honor of Miss Cora Bowen of Jacksonville Fla. The social crowd featured decorative chrysanthemums and autumn leaves with Miss Howry in white embroidered batiste and lace.
Mrs Elizabeth Calvert Peter announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Britannia Kennon to Mr Frederick William Gust of Litchfield on Saturday October 16 in Baltimore. Mr and Mrs Gust will be at home.
Snapshot notes Mrs Taft's renewed health and public activity at the White House. She tours theaters and walks daily after a period of seclusion, while plans for winter are unsettled. Articles also cover aristocratic rentals, Swiss minister’s wife, and society figures unsettled by fashion’s egret plume controversy.
The piece reports on royal and theatrical social life with Duchess of Marlborough attempting to crash a private supper at the Carlton Hotel after The Dollar Princess. It notes a winter fashion shift to dark gowns, velvet in blue or black, with royal discouragement of ostentation amid rising unemployment. The Countess of Granard shifts to a calmer stance to pursue influence as vicereine of Ireland.
Sweden launches a national subscription to fund loans for unemployed laborers after a major strike. The loans will help buy small farms repayable within ten years and administered by a new anti emigration society. King Manuel’s illness in Lisbon is noted amid mixed news from Europe. Switz & Company reports fresh beer sales in Washington, averaging price per pound.
Lanterns with or without pickle feet figure in Alar Cats and Uncle Josh stories. Devils heads appear in Grandja Tigure lanterns.
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