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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
15
Competitive display pits two hat styles against each other as retailers compare design, material, and appeal for the upcoming season. Consumers weigh the durability, comfort, and fashion statement of each option amid limited stock and shifting trends.
A local shop showcases its new fall line of men's lounging garments and house robes for the season. The collection features wool, blanket, and striped designs in colors like gray, brown, blue, and green, with self borders, cords, tassels, and varied lengths. Prices range from five to ten dollars, with several pieces priced around $4.00 to $10.00.
The store promotes a new fall clothing line for boys with enhanced variety and new styles. Highlights include three suits priced at 5.00, 5.95, and 7.50, two pair boot styles, and topcoats in cassimere and broadcloth with sizes 9 to 17. Special prices emphasize value across suits and outerwear.
Special sale offering gowns chemises and drawers from French percale and nainsook. Items feature high and low necks with long sleeves and hand embroidered trim. Prices range from two to several dollars per piece, with bundles and fall trousseau options highlighted for brides.
Silk petticoat offer featuring taffeta and messaline waists with fall shades and sewn trims. Special price is seven dollars and sixty cents each. Boyer 6
Prince Euni, Japanese royal representative for the Hudson Fulton celebration, will visit Washington to lay a white marble image at Mount Vernon tomb, travel by the President’s yacht Sylph, with navy aid Charles C. Maresh as aide. Princess Kumi stays behind due to indisposition. party returns to New York tomorrow. Minsters from Switzerland and Costa Rica also head to New York for the Hudson Fulton events.
In a day of parlor gatherings and marriage announcements, Mr and Mrs Bovee hosted a reception at their Cherrymount home in honor of Arthur Gibbon Bovee and Marguerite Silvein Lavialle of Paris, with guests and springlike decorations. The Bovees plan to move to Evanston, where Mr Bovee will teach French at Northwestern. Separately, Trinity Church welcomed back Dr Renard Pardee Williams and Mrs Williams after a summer at Wenfield Springs, with a large reception in the parish hall and a long list of attendees. Other society items include engagements, weddings in Washington and Norfolk, and multiple social visits by prominent families and figures in the area.
Social leader ambassador Reid sails to Europe as Mrs Mills and Ogden Mills return to Newport for a lengthy visit. The Braganza party in Scotland extends travel while Miss Margarita Drexel and Anita Stewart figure in high society ties. Royal family money matters draw mockery as dukes face budget strains, with Elizabetha and Victoria names resonating amid European aristocracy. Greenwich hunters host a fall coon hunt organized by New York society circles with notable attendees from Yale and local circles.
Dr T J Allen advises rolled oats over steel cut for easier digestion. Boil oats for twenty minutes then rest six hours in a fireless cooker. Avoid mush like forms due to less mastication. Toasted flakes are better if not cooked with milk but roasted too much. Cooking should heat albumen minimally, aiming around 169 degrees Fahrenheit. Children under one should not eat cereals.
The burial for General Corbin will be held at Arlington Cemetery tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Attendees include Mrs. Corbin, Gen Corbin’s widow, and son Rotherfox, along with relatives Usher Parsons and friends West Richardson and Chaplain James A. Pynest. War Department representatives and officers from Twenty fourth Infantry, Fifteenth Cavalry, and others will attend, with Rev Dr W W Grander officiating at St Johns Church.
Ernest W. Emery, Washington bureau manager for the Associated Press, sails from New York to Savannah aboard the City of Macon after three weeks in Atlantic City and a recent medical consultation. He has been improving slowly and is not expected back in Washington for a fortnight or more. The piece also notes his past leadership roles and varied city ties. The Sorosis Shoe Company of Lynn, Massachusetts, introduces the Sorosis Annex War Club for women workers, a colonial house converted into a social and study space with music, reading, writing rooms, bathing facilities, and mission-style furnishings for factory female staff.
At a Baltimore luncheon Curtiss and Wright met and talked about bringing the next national aviation meet to Washington. Mayor Mahool praised Curtiss and Baltimore’s bid, with talks of a flight from Governors Island and a possible event around the Statue of Liberty during the Hudson Fulton celebration.
Telegram from Prof Percival Lowell to John Ritchler reports that observations indicate the Antarctic canals of Mare are disappearing. Lowell notes a recurring fall disappearance, calling it a seasonal phenomenon and questioning the Mars life theory tied to canal irrigation systems.
CAPT STRAIN resigns from the District government with immediate effect. Capt Jabn J Siain, chief of the watch, announces the vacancy will be filled by Assistant Chief Waterman WOM. Strain, who has ties to a Manhattan moving picture concern, plans to relocate to New York City. He previously served under President Roosevelt during campaigns in Cuba and held army posts in the Philippines and China.
The body of Clifford Brainerd 18 son of E C Brainerd of 140 G Street NW arrived here with Charles Walcott and Mrs Walcott from Grace Idaho after an accident at the Telluride Power Company. The funeral is set for 2 PM at Rock Creek Cemetery chapel with Rev Dr Buck officiating. Pallbearers include Arthur Martin James Gray Ray Thomson and James Ord.
Extract from a Chicago newspaper notes new fashion trends emphasizing curvier figures and fuller busts. It discusses tailoring shifts, bolstered waists, and higher hemlines to suit the modern silhouette, with a call for healthier body standards and a demand for plumper figures in the season.
An old style advertisement promotes a beauty and health tablet from Willard White Company claiming stomach relief and restful sleep. It promises sample offers and mentions Melrose beauty products with a sales push and price incentives.
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