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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
33
Woodward & Lothrop announces an unusual display of foreign and domestic goods in all departments. The event features extensive October wedding gift items, lace, silks, velvets, lingerie, gowns, gloves, hats, furnishings, linens, rugs, and many new fashion and home decor novelties from France, Italy, and Asia.
A vivid showcase features Tacitat striped broadclothes and Serges from Europe, offering an array of fall dress fabrics. Narrow and wide herringbone weaves, chiffon broadcloths, panamas, voiles, and fancy silks display rich colorings and exclusive patterns for tailored suits and evening wear. Prices range from moderate to high, highlighting imported woolens and fashion fabrics for the season.
A shipment from George Town Custom House showcases hand made French lingerie selected by Mrs Evans in Paris. The collection features dainty sets and pieces for October brides, including Nainsook drawers and chemises with wide embroidery and ruched edges priced from 100 to 300 dollars per pair or item.
Social and personal notes report the wedding of Misa Lee, daughter of the late Gen Fitzhugh Lee, to Lieut John Carter Montgomery of the Cavalry, at Christ Church in Alexandria. The ceremony features family members, bridesmaids in yellow chiffon, and a reception at the groom’s home. Also noted are other Washington area weddings and society events with prominent guests and travel plans.
A centenary style note extols solid silver as a ideal gift for October weddings. It contrasts sterling silver with plated ware, urging buyers to choose durable, ornamental yet serviceable silver from top American manufacturers for lasting value and fond remembrance.
Prince Hugens to wed Mile Emile Larsen a Swedish concert singer famed in Paris with classic features and fine eyes. Larsen, 19, has won praise in Paris and Stockholm where Hugens spends evenings at the Royal Opera House amid his court duties and hobby of landscape painting.
Prominent social column chronicles Miss Grace Rainey of New York and Atlantic City to wed Henry Welsh Rogers of Philadelphia, a year her junior, in New York next Saturday. The match unites Rainey family society reps with Rogers finance connections as Chelsea and Newport circles note the couple’s quiet romance and planned seashore life.
Carlsbad dinner sets priced at 11.98 feature ten pieces of very fine transparent china in assorted shapes. The sets include breakfast, slender and tea service items with gold lining and delicate decoration. The catalogue notes the price is extraordinarily low for this quality.
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