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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1906
Page
7
Woodward & Lothrop highlights a complete juvenile outfitting department with school suits, pants, hats, shoes, hosiery, and all necessary accessories. The store emphasizes reliability, value, and a larger, more comprehensive stock with new materials, exclusive weaves, and tailored quality for boys and girls, including sizes 30 to 36 inch chest.
A broad fall and winter clothing sale features Special Young Men's suits in blues serge and fancy cheviots with sizes from 1 to 20 and chest measures 31 to 36 inches. Also offered are Roya Norfolk suits, double breasted options, bloomer pants, sailor blouse outfits, and boys shoes including Dongola and patent leather styles with Goodyear welt soles. Displays cover hats caps shirts ties suspenders and more on the third floor at Tenth Street.
A catalog notes trunks for students at colleges with two uses as window seats. Basswood trunks with sheet-iron bottoms and locks priced from 12.30 to 14.50, plus canvas covered models. A large assortment of school supplies follows including pencils, erasers, inks, blotting paper, pens, tablets, notebooks, and school bags, all advertised at low prices from Mercantile on Eleventh Street.
A catalog-style notice describes girls and young ladies school clothing including Peter Thompson suits in blue red and gray, fall coats in blue cheviot and gray jewelty cloths, reefers with emblem on sleeve, and all wool cheviot blouse suits with embroidered emblems in multiple colors. Prices listed from 10.09 to 15.00.
Clearance sale lists girls white lawn dresses in sizes 6 to 14 with various trims priced at 1.45 each, reduced from 1.95, on the third floor G street. Also offers 50 dozen pairs of boys and youths black hose with double knees toes and heels in ribbed quality, 25 cents a pair, on the main floor F street.
A local shop announces new corset lines including four large domestic makes and the first imports from Paris. The Paris models named include Parame Sapphire and models from France. The display features straight front, dip hip, elastics attached, with sizes and styling options listed for B and Np types.
Boston social leaders Wir and Mrs Harold Sewall hosted a resort ball at Bar Harbor for Admiral Robley D Evans and his officers. Japanese waiters served supper as garishly colored garlanded decorations adorned the room. The Evans and Sewall families welcomed guests, with gowns in white lace empire, black satin, and rainbow gauze. The event capped a gay season at the Maine resort. Others note Mrs Oldberg’s tea in Chevy Chase and weddings and travels of local notables.
Alman Temple and invited friends will travel by special train October 17. Jacobus Jones, potentate, appointed four committees led by E F Smith to arrange the excursion with comfort and smiles. Committeemen include Samuel W Stinematz, Harry B Cremer, Arthur D Marka, and Willam O Long. Washington departure 7:30 am, return about 9 pm. notices will be sent to Almas Temple members.
Special to The Washington Pest Oyster Bay Sept 14 Miss Ethel Roosevelt was driving when her horse frightened by an automobile reportedly owned by Bradford Weeks bolted wrecking the light cart Milas Roosevelt was thrown out but not seriously hurt The accident occurred near Pl Farn s place Miss Roosevelt rested then ordered a groom to hitch another carriage and return to the Hill Her nerve appeared unshaken as she drove back to the village without a trace of distress.
Fine skirts in black navy and brown Pahamas and voiles with novelty plaid worsteds. Styles copied from latest approved models. Includes all sizes and extended small and extra sizes for stout women.
Large Takoma Park camp meeting by the Seventh-day Adventists reports many conversions and a projected 200 new local members by meeting’s end. Attendance surpassed previous services with speakers including G Daniells and W A Colvard. A new sanatorium by Doctors Biseh and Neall showcased hydrotherapy and medical theories.
The body of Mrs. Levi P Wright arrives in Brevier Ky and will be met by delegations from the GARB Loyal Legion and Union Soldiers' Alliance. They will escort her to Arlington for burial. Mrs Wright was the wife of Col L P Wright of the Fleet Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, longtime Register of Wills and street cleaning superintendent, active in the Grand Army Soldiers' Alliance and Loyal Legion until retirement in Ken.
Editor requests correction to unmerited notice stating there are two Helen M Boyntons in the city and that widow of Gen H V Boynton has not had trouble with Miss Pudiett and is not involved in the yease.
Ambassador and Mrs McCormick arrived in Paris by motor car from Cherbourg, signaling a formal arrival that underscores ongoing diplomatic duties during their posting.
Mrs. Alex Weaks Jr reports dramatic improvement in her seventeen month old baby weighing thirty seven pounds after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent. She notes rapid skin healing and rapid weight regain, with neighbors confirming the condition and time frame.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Remedies as effective for all skin ailments. Alice F. Broll of West Virginia endorses Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff eczema and facial skin issues, noting long family use and strong recommendations. The copy promises complete external and thermal treatment from infancy to age.
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