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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
12
A crowded sale listing numerous remnants and clearance prices across Men’s and Boys’ garments. Includes suits, shirts, negligees, hats, underwear, and coats with marked markdowns and special values. Also notes linen dresses, waists, children's coats, and fabric remnants in multiple departments.
Readable fragment lists Diagonal Tussah and Diagonal Serge in tan, old rose and other shades with price reductions. Mentions per yard prices and quantities like 7 yards and 3% yards, but text garbled. Indicates second floor stock area.
The Japanese Ambassador and Mrs. Aldrich arrived in Washington and will spend the season in New York before departing for Japan where the ambassador will join the new cabinet as minister of foreign affairs. Other social notes include Dr. Estin and Mrs. Hitchcock returning to Washington, Mrs. McCormick visiting Sag Harbor, and several Washington residents resuming seasonal homes along the coast. The piece also records the marriage of Miss Mary Laura Kriedler to Lieut. Edwin Patterson at Dumbarton Avenue, Georgetown, and the couple’s move to Fort Russell, Wyoming.
Mr. Arthur Peter left Washington for a North Shore visit series. Mrs. Susan J Smith with her son and daughter returns from California and stays at the Woodward for the winter. Miss Mart daughter of Mrs. John Marbury leaves Ashington for Winchester to visit her sister Mrs. Henry Stevenson. Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings and Mr Coleman Jennings, from a San Francisco summer visit, head to New York City. Former Senator Edward J White returns from Seabright and plans a few days there.
Mrs Charles Poe and her parents attend events at their Toronto apartment. Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks plans to join the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution pilgrimage to South Nadlck next Tuesday. Beverly farms hosts Mrs Back From Europe on route to New York to join Daniel Ford and his yacht Clypto for a Narragansett Pier and Newport cruise. Dr and Mrs George B Welch return to the city. Mrs Edmund B Webster wife of Maj Webster retired and Miss Frances M Webster visit in New York, staying at the Hotel Wolcott. Dr Kauffmann and family return to their home after six months in Europe. Mr J Harle McDowell leaves Washington. Miss Mary K Wills of Washington hosts Miss Mabel Underwood of Richmond, La at Marlborough Blenheim Atlantic City. Dr J B Exner returns to Washington.
Society notes reveal Charley Taft, son of the President, enjoying the Squantum aeroplane meet with Miss Mignon Rhyder while Lieut Milling of the Army aviators chats nearby. Rhyder, Boston resident, is a guest of W Starling Burgess, a friend of Taft.
A reader laments gendered fashion at a Baltimore charity extravaganza, arguing that clothing highlights sex roles. The piece suggests standardizing women's dress like men's, praising practical yet beautiful attire and noting cross-cultural parallels while defending dignity and work equality.
An editor laments the fading art of home making as modern life demands more money and help. The piece argues many women today lack time and resources, forcing changes in ideals and living arrangements. It suggests greater recognition and pay for homemakers could preserve the cherished old-time home.
A Newport society scene at Stockbridge and nearby resorts features notable guests and residents. Tea was poured by Miss Mabel Choate, with Mrs. de Gersdorff visiting Naumkeag, along with many named families and travelers attending golf tournaments, villas, and hotel gatherings through midweek. The piece lists numerous socialites, hotels, and extended lodging, plus a Newport Horse Show planning note and naval officer activities with German cruisers Bremen and Victoria Louise.
The item highlights Downeys Carriages for fall weddings with notes on elegance and value. A quotation from C. W. Jennings about the square deal in business is teased for inclusion in the Washington Post Monthly Magazine Section, signaling broader discussion on fair treatment in commerce.
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