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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1909
Page
45
UK Annual September Sale offers outfitting for boys and girls of all ages. It covers outer and under clothing hats shoes hosiery and desk requisites with low prices and daily new invoices. Special lines include items at 5.00 5.95 and 7.50 and a growing variety of boys fall clothing.
The store touts a wide range of boys and youths hats and furnishings for school or college use. It highlights assorted hats, suspenders, waistcoats, sweaters, pajamas, and flannel options with discount pricing, including white and colored styles and bundled sets.
Value notices advertise two special values in young men suits from Hartscheffner and Marx. Fine cassimeres and wool materials in blues and grays feature broad shadow stripes. Suits are marketed to college men with prices shown as 22.50 and 15.50, with a 25.00 value.
Ened al offers a broad fall clothing range with ramcoats reefers dresses and suits in serge cheviot and fancy trimmings for girls of various ages. Also featured are raincoats double breasted sweaters hose and new school shoes including miss and child sizes in Dongola Kid and Box Calfskin with Goodyear welts. Third floor sale notes special values and sizes.
Local shop on Eleventh Street advertises a wide assortment of school goods. Erasers, pencils, ink, leads, penholders, typewriter erasers, rulers, tablets, composition books, note books, pencils boxes, school bags, umbrellas, handkerchiefs, and other classroom essentials priced for students and adults alike. The ad emphasizes variety, quality, and affordable rates.
Washington society details a flurry of arrivals and departures. Preston Gibson and Mrs Gibson plan a brief capital stay before joining at Lake Placid. Many diplomats, veterans of summer retreats, and notable families return from Narragansett, Atlantic City, and Newport as autumn events loom.
A sprawling report covers archery’s fad status among women in England and the U.S. amid London society, Westchester horse shows, and Newport season social life. It notes fashionable dress trends, notable hosts, ballroom entertainments, and prominent families including Astors, Vanderbilts, and Garfields, with mentions of opera, dinners, and travel.
A historical note argues against cancer theories about tomatoes and supports their value as a food source. It notes tomatoes, linked with lettuce and cabbage, contain iron in an assimilable form and are best eaten fresh and washed. Cooking destroys organic salts and reduces assimilability.
Prince Kuni of Japan and Princess Kuni arrive in Newport from Boston this afternoon. They are hosted by Col Robert M Thompson and travel aboard his yacht Everglades. A busy schedule includes a dress parade at Fort Adams, a drill at the naval training station, and a dinner hosted by Gen and Mrs J Fred Pierson.
New York reporting on the betrothal of 19 year old Sarah Lathropp Herrshoff, heiress of the Herrshoff family of Rhode Island, and Francis Lee Herrshoff. A license was granted despite objections from Verdunce Mastaba of Bergamo. The wedding is planned for September 3 at 46 West Sixty and premarital rounds are noted as the couple seeks a match without a dowry. The Herreshotts are linked to fashion and local leadership, with mentions of wealth and social ties in New York society.
Generink Arm strong died last week at Ba War jeer Me and was laid to rest at St Matthew's Cahors Church. Luther Cooper officiated and pallbearers included four old friends Iman Besterharles Wo Mesec Kean Radford Anthony Addion and Wada Wood. The church carried many of the general's former companions in gay stam he Ted to battle when he was a gale commander under the Confederate general SB Forest. Sons of Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy represented by many sorrowing members. Arm strong was a noted Confederate era figure in the West during Indian troubles and served as an Indian commander under Cleveland's second administration.
Richard Kelly longtime White House policeman dies at home after retirement due to general debility. Appointed July 6 189? served under Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. Funeral from family residence tomorrow at 2 pm burial in Glenwood Cemetery. Known for courtesy and duty, visited by prominent figures at the executive mansion. Retirement with pension followed declining health.
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