Lily of France Corset Demonstration Begins
Demonstration of Lily of France corset currently in progress draws attendees to the boutique. Demonstrators showcase construction, fit, and styling options while onlookers evaluate comfort and support.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
23
Demonstration of Lily of France corset currently in progress draws attendees to the boutique. Demonstrators showcase construction, fit, and styling options while onlookers evaluate comfort and support.
The advertisement touts well made youth and boys garments with careful materials chosen for youngsters and mothers. It features Auto Coats, Russian Sits, Reefers, knickerbocker trousers, Sailor Suits, and all wool suits priced from five to several dollars, with a large lot offered at special prices for immediate purchase.
Fare offiting at very special prices a large lot of Girls College Suits the Co ed the North Pole and tel effects they represent the very latest conceptions in suits for girl are very natty and becoming end a very practical with the markets are long and tight fitting and turn up at the bottom. Shuts are full plated buttons adorn sleeves and turn up part of quitty ade of fine serges in navy blue gray green wine rasl and rich phids. We offer them at the special prices 10.50 12.50 15.00 20.00 and 25.00 each.
Uniformed tailoring listing offers gul and musses of fine serges in blue black and white with bread finish and hasid-embroidered emblems. Full plated skirts with yokes, sizes 6 to 18, priced from 6.00 to 20.00 each.
A large assortment of girls rain capes is shown featuring rubber biched mercerized sateen finish and plaid line hood. Capes are practical and attractive with water resistant coating, priced from six to five dollars each.
New Middy Blouses now shown in fine white galatea with large sailor collars of blue galatea and beige plats. Sizes to 26 years priced at 1.25 and 4.00 each.
Heavy winter coats described for girls and misses in serges and broadcloth with attractive trims. Full length designs offered in lined and unlined versions with military braid and buttons. Prices range from 5.00 to 30.00 with several mid range options.
The description touts the Arnold vest as superior to other undergarments with smooth plastic fabric, fine texture, trohatel silk edges, and nondirctating softness. It emphasizes double edging for durability, full fashion made from cotton, worsted, and silk in light and heavy weights, with sizes 1 to 6 and a note about mothers understanding infant peevishness.
Beginning Monday November 1 the Delicatessen Department will open in connection with our Pure Food Store offering a wide range of cooked meats including ham tongue bologna sausage sugar cured bacon cuts deli cheeses Roquefort Camembert Edam Philadelphia cream cheese and several named varieties all sliced to order plus pies beans pickles and chow chow Prices will be kept at the usual high standard and uniform Your inspection is invited Fifth Nou-Fenth st
High society notes from Washington include Mr Francis Duchay leasing Highwood for two years. Mrs Nagel returning from Boston. the arrival of the Mexican minister to Cuba and Miss de Godoy. Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson's upcoming wedding to State Senator Joseph Alsop with a small ceremony at Theodore Robinson's Park Avenue home. many guests attending bridal parties, dinners, and receptions at the Willard, Chevy Chase Club, and surroundings as winter season begins.
Countess Troubetaskey known to readers at Amelie Rives plans a European return with her pet wolf. Since a Europe trip with her husband, she has lived in Paris where she walks daily with the leashled animal. The wolf, captured young in Russia, was tamed by a peasant and now obeys the countess.
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