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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
10
Catalog of ladies garments including 7 Crepe de Chine envelope chemises with embroidery, 2 Crepe de Chine cheuvres camisoles, 6 mesh combinations with satin camisole tops, 4 Libic skirts in changeable fabrics, and 2 “OST Fras” Delgian blue and white pieces priced at 3.93 each, all marked down from higher prices.
A small lot of Boys' White Sailor Suits with dark blue collar and cuffs, knee pants, tie and braid offered at 2.95 each in sizes 3 to 8 years. Also Reyes' School Suits in gray and brown for sizes 15 to 19 priced at 7.75. Pajama set Flanneletts in size 6 shown in ad.
A special offer features high grade Voile Curtains in various designs with lace edges or insertions suitable for living rooms dining rooms or bedrooms. Available in ecru white and cream this opportunity presents curtains at well below current retail prices. Also the following.
Items discounted well below former prices include window and panel curtains, antique Cluny laces with embroidery mounted on voile, filet lace panels, and voile curtains with embroidery. Prices range from 3.75 to 15.00 with substantial markdowns from prior levels. Location fifth floor G street.
Prominent guests attend dinners in honor of Senators, diplomats, and military figures including Senator Cotillo and Prof Hastianelli. Weddings unfold with Miss Nellie Johnson to Lieut. C. C. Todd Jr., and Miss Fay Armstrong Hull to Lieut. John Dee Van Wagoner, both in Washington homes. Families relocate between apartments and resorts as officers prepare for overseas duties while several social figures plan winter stays in city houses.
The dinner by Rt. Rev Bishop Shahan honored French and English commissioners congratulating Cardinal Gibbons on his jubilee. Attendees included Bishops Keating Arras and Northampton, Mgr Guillemart, Abbes Flynn and Klein, and officials from France and Belgium. The Northampton bishop urged end of Ulster dictum and support for a home rule measure. Keating and Arras bishop presented to President Wilson.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter D A R and Mrs M E B Hooper added to the Districts $1 000 Club for war savings stamps. Charles Bell of American Security and Trust leads renewed drive to reach 1,000 members. Treasury Department stamps total 171645 dollars and 45 cents.
A 1918 reflection questions war era gender norms, noting Red Cross nurses’ practical work and women’s changed social freedoms. It critiques married life and male notions of reform, love, and devotion, contrasting married expectations with prewar flirtations and the Kaiser’s stubborn fairy tale.
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