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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
19
Woodward & Lothrop in New York Washington Paris announces an all departments display of exclusive foreign and domestic merchandise October wedding gifts and novelties. Items include lace silks velvets gowns lingerie hosiery hats jewelry china furniture and other fall imports.
A local display features fall dress fabrics including striped broadcloths, chiffons, panamas, and serges from France and Germany. Highlights include opera cloths, cheviots, tartans, voiles, and broadcloths in new colorings and shadings. Prices range from a few dollars to several dollars a yard, with imported wool options and pastels for evening wear.
Our first shipment of hand made French lingerie from Paris, chosen by Mrs Evans, features dainty sets and pieces for October brides. Nainsook drawers with wide embroidery sell between 125 and 150 dollars a pair, while chemisier options grace necks and sleeves with delicate buttonhole edges and edgings.
Virginia Lee youngest daughter of the late Gen Fitzhugh Lee will wed Lieut John Carter Montgomery at Christ Church Alexandria at 6 9 o clock Wednesday evening. The ceremony will be performed by Rev William Jackson Morton with bridesmaids and a large Washington guest list. The event includes social turnout across the D C area and accompanying receptions, with ties to the Lee and Montgomery families and connections to the Philippines embroidery and Frank Nainsook gowns mentioned in the planning.
Solid Silver for October Weddings promotes sterling silver as an ideal wedding gift over plated ware. It argues solid silver lasts a lifetime, combines usefulness with ornamental value, and highlights top American manufacturers for fall and winter purchases.
Announcement says Pyinca Eugens of Sweden will marry Mile Emile Larsen a talented Paris stage singer age nineteen. Prince Hugens abdicates throne duties to pursue art, Morfo and rural scenery painting, admired at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm where he met the bride.
Prominent society circles report Miss Grace Rainey, longtime Chelsea and Newport figure, will marry Henry Welsh Rogers of Philadelphia, a Princeton alumnus ten years her junior. The ceremony will be in New York next Saturday, with a quiet romance culminating in a shrouded, upscale seashore life. The Rainey family, including Paul Rainey, remain central to society, while Miss Rainey pursues charity work and avoids public social listings. The groom’s background with Rogers, Holloway & Co. and recent near-engagement rumors toward other Newport belles are noted, yet the couple’s union appears definite and low-key.
Classified ad notes Carlsbad dinner sets priced at 11.98 with 10 pieces in various shapes. Described as very fine very clear china with gold lining and delicate decoration. Includes mention of a breakfast slimmer and tea service and overall surprisingly low price.
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