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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
21
Our Mens Clothing Department showcases tenet new suits, raincoats, overcoats, and fancy vests. Tailored with good taste in tan and gray shades, the line features high grade coats fully cravenetted and guaranteed to endure fall and winter wear.
Prices from 1500 upward are shown for tall neckwear and fashions including shirts gloves bath robes and dress goods. The notice highlights several new items and patterns in fall wear and accessories, signaling a broad inventory for the season.
Hats priced at 2.00 and 3.00 highlight fur trimmed St. Regis with imported feather sweat bands and the Colonial model. The line features correct shapes for quiet tastes and the latest flat topper aimed at young men, offered as best value from a long established hat maker.
A concise preview of new fall suits highlighting a choice collection in advance stores near Treakieths. Emphasis on stripe patterns, checks in plas, and muted gray tones with silk trims and full plating.
A detailed ad describes an imported broadcloth jacket with silk satin lining and a tailored double breasted front, priced at 40.00 each. The skirt is full plaited with multiple folds, offered in blue, black and brown, with length specifications and fashion notes.
At 56.00 dollars each the outfit features a 32 inch jacket in invisible stripe broadcloth, tight fitting and exquisitely trimmed with braid and panne velvet, lined with taffeta silk. The full plaited skirt has wide bottom folds and braid trim in blue, black, and brown.
Social news from Washington reports upcoming arrival of Postmaster General Meyer and family on Monday. Numerous local families, including the Pilagh, Pilson, and Dorsey clans, host gatherings and travels after summer resorts. The section details several weddings, honeymoons, and homecomings with names, addresses, and transport to events.
Social notes from Newport describe visitors roaming cliffs in the afternoon, observing Mrs Robert Godet and other society figures known for fashion, plumage, and social routines. The piece mentions Vera Gilbert, Pauline French, Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt, and various New England and Boston socialites, plus a dramatic hotel explosion disrupting a St Regis camp gathering with guests scrambling in the dark.
Special to The Washington Post reports Annie Besant arriving from Burne on the steamer and heading to Chicago for the Theosophical Society convention. Besant discusses transmigration and past lives, claiming strong certainty of souls in bodies and recalling former existence to reporters.
Alexander James Morris of Toronto and Misa Grace Evelyn of Washington wed in a Rockville Maryland ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev Thomas J Packard officiated at the minister's home. the couple fled to avoid local press over elopement reports and planned to travel to Morris's Canadian home after a brief stay at 450 G Street NW.
Minx White of the Dressmakers Protective Association proclaims fashion banishes hips and insists well dressed women appear slim. She demonstrates winter gowns in gray lavender purple and blue with tailored gray fabrics, net waists, and mushroom hats trimmed with orchids, warming glories, and roses at the New York Masonic Temple.
Berlin reports indicate German Emperor Wilhelm II will host a special entertainment for Secretary of War William Howard Taft during his forthcoming sojourn. Officials are holding arrangements meetings at Forsdam Castle to ensure a memorable visit two months away.
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