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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1907
Page
7
Fragmentary ad copy touts Japanese crepe fabric and imported designs for kimonos and decor. Mentions cheap yard pricing and unique prints, with references to decorative purposes and silk-like products.
Woodward & Lothrop offers original canvas paintings at half their former prices. Selected in Europe, many with Paris Salon exposure and awards. No copies will be made, each piece is framed in gilded shadow boxes. Subjects include figures, landscapes, marine scenes, and flowers among others.
A historic shopper notice highlights a broad display of colored petticoats in silk and Heather bloom, plus new women’s boots at 3.50 in dongola kid and patent calf, with a focus on street and school wear. It also promotes high grade sewing machines, including W. & L., Eldredge, White, and Capital models, touting modern labor-saving features.
An advertisement promotes a Dorcas Darner with every machine costing eighteen dollars or more. It notes partial payment options and lists a full line of sewing machine findings, needles, belts, oil, oil cans, screwdrivers, and related items available at the department. Shovel Moer-Cat.
French voile and taffeta silk garments priced from 12.50 to 25.00 feature separate skirts, shirts and waists in French taffeta and black taffeta, with plaited and all over plaited designs. Special attention to separate skirts at 7.50 and assorted waist department values, highlighting variety and superior quality.
SPECIAL attention to our two leading corsets the Parame and the Lily of France. They are made to order on the largest models for street and evening wear in fine fabrics with plain and fancy broches, silks and satins. Prices range from eight to ten dollars, with whalebone and firm boning. Third Floor Eleven
Social notes recount Rear Admiral and Mrs Stockton announcing the engagement of daughter Miss Helen King Stockton to Mr Ainsworth Parker of Baltimore. Broadway theater, Berlin and Washington society host box parties and dinners as ambassadors and officials travel, with multiple engagements, visits, and weddings noted across Washington, New York, and Baltimore.
Vastous brave Alexandre Gregor, ex Russian diplomat and noted figure in the Blue Diamond Mystery, has come to New York to pursue a new career. Russian consulate notes his post remains unclear, while friends in New York welcome him with messages. The tale of Gregor’s fame and alleged past theft still looms in society circles.
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