Woodward & Lothrop Demonstrate Lily of France Corset
Demonstration of Lily of France corset models ongoing at Woodward and Lothrop department store. Staff guide shoppers through fit and styling options as part of a midseason showcase.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
45
Demonstration of Lily of France corset models ongoing at Woodward and Lothrop department store. Staff guide shoppers through fit and styling options as part of a midseason showcase.
Announcement lists new damask linens including Napkins and Damask cloths in various sizes and designs with prices per yard dozen and special deals. Includes 70 and 71 inch bleached damask and imported patterns, hemstitched Huckaback towels, and a reference to a second Noor Eleventh? event.
Rich Oriental Rugs invites attention to new stock of oriental rugs with cashmeres afghans and sarouks. The store notes scarcity of good rugs and encourages collectors to invest now with pieces in soft lustrous effects. Includes many named varieties and small rugs priced from 12.50 to 25.00 on the fourth floor G street.
Direct import of Dresden pattern plates and fancy pieces with discounts, featuring plates from 125 dollars upward and several giftware options. Prices cover flower vases, nut bowls, aligned dishes, bonbon and fruit dishes, footed compotes, and cake plates, with October weddings in mind.
New dinner sets feature dainty patterns in French German English and American styles. Open stock ware lets buyers select full sets or single pieces including 100 piece Haviland china and English porcelain with spray borders. Prices start at 7.30.
The item discusses Dutch Figure Ware with growing demand and mentions pieces like Chop and Cake Plates. It notes the decoration appeals to children and is produced in multiple regular forms, including Plate Rails and Dens, which are described as highly desirable.
An itemized list of cut glass pieces including cut glass nappies and various dishes such as Shup Toga Fruit Dishes Fern Dishes Olive Dishes and Almond Dishes offered in individual units for purchase. The wording presents a shop catalog style with item names and prices implied by their product type.
The German ambassador and family arrived in New York aboard the Wilhelm der Grosse and are en route to Washington after spending the summer at a summer home. Mrs. Leiter and her party arrived from Europe, sharing news of visits to relatives. Numerous social figures, engagements, and upcoming movements between New York, Washington, and Maine are noted, with weddings and host gatherings shaping the season.
One of the season s first large teas will be held this afternoon at 1 o clock at Mrs Randall Hoes home 1636 Rhode Island avenue. An exhibition and sale of work by House of Mercy inmates will accompany the event with Mrs Hoes assisted by a long list of ladies board members.
Mr and Mrs Ten Buck Wendell stay at the Willard while opening their house and return to Connecticut Avenue. Mrs 8 F Emmons and family resume life in Washington after summers in Dinard France. The Symons, after travels along the Pale coast and visits to Spokane Portland and Salt Cal, return to Washington to reside.
A Bohemian soldier studying a dinner and a headquar ters summons show how mental state affects digestion. Peace, cheerfulness, and hopeful mood improve digestion, while worry and stress ruin appetite and meal enjoyment. The piece urges family harmony at meals and to set aside unpleasant thoughts to keep all at ease and merry.
Society notes reveal Mrs. John Jacob Astor seeks legal separation amid a bustle of aristocrats and financiers. The Astor clan, Vanderbilts, and Drexels loom large as London and Vienna salons tempt conduct and status, while New York social life holds its breath at this quiet, high‑stakes divorce case.
Miss Adalena Pettus Rixey daughter of Mr and Mrs Eppa Rixey and niece of Surgeon General Rixey married Gordon Livingston Tord a Mount Solon Va medical student at the University Chapel officiated by Rev Harry B Lee. The bride wore cashmere crepe and carried lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was Mary Frances Rixey and bridesmaids included Mary and Edith Rixey Mary Bolling Marie McKennie. The couple will reside at the university until Tord graduates in June.
In Paris, creditors sue Mrs. Lord for 413.43, alleging January to August 1908 goods delivered and seven unpaid checks drawn on Guardian Trust. Mrs. Lord formerly of Bayonne, N J, now in Paris, with annuity trustee Haynes. Separately, Muriel Vanderbilt, eldest daughter, fractured arm after pony accident at Wheatley Falls Barney estate. Dr Mann treated the girl.
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