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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
45
Fashion notes show men’s autumn headwear featuring two major lines labeled Wing Oper and Sik Hats with limited choices, sparking debate over variety and fit. Industry observers call for broader options to satisfy diverse tastes.
A display of men's fall lounging and house robes features a rich lineup of colors and patterns. Options include wool blanket robes in red gray and blue with self borders and tassels, and various lounging robes priced around 4.00 to 6.00 dollars.
A local retailer highlights a robust assortment of boys fall clothing with new stock arriving daily. Special offers include suits at 5.00, 5.95, and 7.50 each, plus topcoats from 8.00, featuring blue cheviots, cassimere blends, and sizes 9 to 17.
A sale promotes French lingerie with gowns chemises and drawers in percale and nainsook. Prices range from a few dollars to about five dollars, highlighting hand embroidered trims and elegant bralette styles as fall trousseau additions.
Silk petticoat sale advertised with a new fall shade range in taffeta and messaline fabrics. Describes silk waste and alk styan tuk trimming with 11 syluts and tucked fare flountes. Special price offered at 7.60 dollars each. Boyer 6.
Prince Euni the Japanese royal representative will visit Washingtons Mount Vernon tomb on a trip down the Potomac aboard the presidential yacht Sylph. Commander Maresh of the navy will be aide to the prince. Princess Kumi and the Japanese embassy attend. the prince will return to New York tonight.
The page lists multiple social events including a reception in Washington for Mr and Mrs Bowe at their apartment in Paris a farewell for the Bovees to Evanston a Trinity church reception for Dr Pardee Williams and wife and several weddings and engagements. Details name Arthur Bovee Katrina Sloat Bowers William Chambers Manon Virginia etc.
SNAPSHOTS AT SOCIAL LEADERS MBASSADOR REID sails for Europe as Mrs Mills returns with the Granards and plans a London-Paris set. Duke of Buccleuch and Duke of Bedford face taxation jibes while Elizabetha and Victoria names ripple through royal habit. New York society hosts a Round Hill coon hunt with Colby Chester Jr and Yale alumni among the guests.
Dr T J Allen discusses oats versus steel cut, recommending rolled oats for quicker digestion, boiling oats in a double boiler for twenty minutes then resting in a fireless cooker, and prefers toasted cereal flakes with milk. He warns mush lacks mastication and cautions minimal heating of albumen and minerals, noting children under one year should not eat cereals.
The burial of Gen Henry L Corbin will be at 1930 hours tomorrow at Arlington Cemetery. Only Cortin’s immediate family and friends attend, with notable attendees including Mrs Corbin, son Rotherfox, and Gen Corbin’s daughter. Attending officials include Maj W E Hyrton, Lt Clifford Corbin, and representatives from the War Department. The Rev Dr W W Grander, chaplain of the Fifteenth Cavalry, will officiate, with attendance from Army officers and guests from New York, Ohio, and the Pacific coast.
Newspaper man Ernest W. Emery, Washington bureau chief for the Associated Press, sails from New York to Savannah this afternoon aboard the City of Macon. He has been recuperating at Atlantic City for three weeks and consulted Dr Gross. the voyage aims to aid his recovery and he is expected back in Washington in a fortnight or more.
At the Aero Club of America luncheon in Baltimore Mayor Mahool hailed Glenn H Curtiss and his European triumphs. Curtiss thanked the club, was presented a gold medal, and discussed plans to bring the next national aviation meet to Washington, with talks of a flight around Liberty Statue from Governors Island. Wilbur Wright and Curtiss met, noting no patent friction, as they discussed aircraft designs and potential flight plans for the Hudson Fulton celebration.
A telegram to John Ritchler from Prof Percival Lowell at the Pagates Ary observatory reports that recent Mars observations show the Antarctic canals of Mare are disappearing. Lowell notes a prior fall disappearance and calls it a seasonal phenomenon that may undermine the theory of life on Mars and the canals indicating irrigation.
Captain Strain resigns from the District building post effective immediately. Assistant Chief Waterman succeeds him. W. M. La Roache appoints to fill the vacancy. Strain will move to New York to pursue interests in a Manhattan moving picture concern. Roosevelt supported Strain’s appointment during his service in Cuba and elsewhere.
Ciiford Brainerd 18 son of E C Brainerd of 140 G Street NW died in an accident at Grace Idaho Telluride Power Company while studying electrical engineering. Arrived with Charles Walcott of the Smithsonian. casket to Harveys. Funeral today at 2 PM in Rock Creek Cemetery Chapel with Rev Buck officiating. Pallbearers named Arthur Martin James Gray Ray Thomson James Ord.
Extract discusses fashion shifts toward fuller figures and enhanced busts. It notes plump figures becoming popular again, with emphasis on curves over slenderness and the potential social pressure on women to conform to new beauty standards. An August 28 Chicago magazine excerpt references these trends and the costs of the wardrobe changes.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes a proprietary remedy in tablet form claiming to ease stomach issues and aid sleep. The copy touts Willard White Company products including Melrose Beauty Cream and Melrose Face Powder, with sample offers and mail order details.
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