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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1911
Page
10
New York Washington and Paris closed today at noon for Labor Day as Woodward Lothrop launches its fourth annual September sale. Oil paintings framed pictures colonials bargains run 14 to 4 less than regular prices. The sale targets homemakers planning fall refurnishing with a rich mix of genuine oil paintings colored prints sepia prints etchings old prints and colonial mirrors.
A Fourth to a Half Less Than Regular Prices features numerous colored sepia prints in deep antique gilt frames. Prices range from 38 cents to $2.50, with subjects including birds, landscapes, and floral motifs, all offered in oak and walnut finished frames.
A long list details numerous society figures returning to Washington from summer visits or sailing for Europe. It notes Assistant Secretary of State Huntington Wilson and Mrs Wilson, Navy officials, and various socialites visiting New York, Atlantic City, Paris, and English country estates. It also reports fashion trends, a Parisian knife accessory, and an international divorce suit in Danville involving Mrs Migliconico.
A thoughtful column advises modern mothers to ease overbearing control of their children. It compares child guidance to doctors’ varying opinions, urges letting kids learn unconsciously, and values freedom, gradual guidance, and late interference only when needed.
A record crowd at the Newport tennis finals observed elaborate gowns with gowns and hats by Mrs Esha Dyer and Mrs James L Putnam among others. The article also discusses coronation era trends, from canary yellow ensembles to royal influence on design, decor, and domestic ideals, mirroring Queen Mary’s role.
A wedding drew the town into its biggest social spectacle as friends from New York and Boston joined the tucks heir ess for a lavish ceremony. The couple reportedly honeymooned at an Italian castle and estate, later returning as the wife moved back home. Rumors place the husband with an Italian band at a summer resort, and a divorce suit soon surprised local acquaintances. The wife asserts the husband is in Hot Springs, Virginia, with the band.
A Newport social season wrap reports Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Berwind hosting their final at home for about 300 guests at The Elms with officers from the German cruiser Bremen in attendance. Numerous dinners and luncheons are noted, including hosts Mrs. R. Livingston Reeckman and others, plus a large allcomers lawn tennis final at the Casino drawing many Society members and visitors from Jamestown and Narragansett Pier. Names include Arthur Curtiss James, Henry Walters, Mrs. Seth Barton French, Miss May Van Alen, Mrs. William Weld, Robert H. Chanler, Rene De Toutetlhat, Charles P. Melson, and more as guests of prominent New York and Boston families.
Mrs Greeley of New York, a practicing lawyer for eight years, represents the modern woman balancing career and home. She argues marriage should be practical yet equal, with partnerships where both contribute to the home and share economic involvement, challenging old roles and inspiring other women.
A crowded society page tracks visits by Bain, Duke, and other figures, with Mrs Weir Mitchell hosting a tea for Mrs Thornets Fo Bayard. Barn racing and golf events dominate the week, with Charles Hayden returning from New York and Bar Harbor hosts noting departures and the gayest stretch of the season. Numerous arrivals at Curtis Hotel and nearby estates are listed among a flurry of social gatherings and informal competitions.
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