Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Woodwork & Loahrop's Great Fall
Opening Today.

Woodwork & Lothfop's Great Fall
Opening To-day.
This is opening day at Woodward Lo-
throp's and the great establishment Is filled
with palms. and peopbe, and pretty things.
The people are filed: M turn, with admira-
ton and desire for tie tremendous stock
Of domestic and imported goods that fill
ton. All summeFo long the buyers
of this establishment were on the
other side Of the Atlantic making Sc
lections from the advanced stocks Of the
Germany and Austria, and these goods are
now arriving and are being unpacked as
soon as possible. ", Never before have
Messrs. Woodward 4 Lothrop sent abroad
OF this Increased enterprise is shown in
the exquisite qualities that crowd their
shelves and counters at the opening day.
one especial value Of the stock is that It
lnasmuch as the lover of the beautiful and
the odd may secure goods that are abso-
lutely unique in this vicinity, and can feel
sure that they will not be duplicated by
for novelties. and all today the expert
Gle rks were busy showing and disposing of
their wares. and the rush made marvellous
inroads upon the stock. This will be rib
counter at Woodward & Lothrop's was a
gorgeous prism this morning The chief
novelty in ribbons is the chameleon effect
in Persian, taffeta and Arabian goods,
which show a marked return to the old
fashioned hues and styles of the days OF
grandmother and Observation-Disclosures. This
tendency Is also to be seen across the way
at the silk counter. where there are some
of the most gorgeous effects imaginable i'll
imported dress goods.
In ladies' neckwear there are decided
novelties in addition to the variations. of
the feather and chiffon boas that became
at, -
with lace trimming and huge bow Of
chameleon silk is one of the most de-
cidedly new things in the department. The
chiffon collar with Persian ribbon tabs is
one of the most beautiful of the 1all now
elites, Ostrich collarettes and boas are
found in profusion and another speciality Is
the Marie Antoinette f1chu.
In dress goods and wraps the tendency
is toward decidedly rough effects and large
buttons. CarnIsch and boucle dress Pat
terms are exceptionally pretty, while in
wraps the particular novelty Is the melon
sleeve, a variation OF the ordinary big
sleeve of late fashions Golf capes prom
Use to be quite as popular as ever, judging
from the tremendous stock Of those goods
found at Woodward & Lothrop's this
morning by Star reporter.
Paris bonnets destined to wrrg the fem
inine heart with envy crowd the millinery
department, which Is a dream of color to-
day. The tendency in this line is toward
broad brilliant effects. with plenty of jew
eled and enameled ornaments. and conibi-
nations of colored feathers. Butterflies are
rsed to surprising degree as ornaments.
being embroidered on the feather tips.
Dress buttons that cost $3.50 apiece are
to be found by the fastidious buyer. They
are vertable jewels. having rhinestones
around the edge, with delicately epameled
or cameo cent .rs. Cut Jet in every form
and fashion is demanded by the seasons
styles. and is amply supplied by the dress
trimmings department. In smaller novel
ties. fans and opera glasses are plentiful,
and there Is a case of art embroidery that
was veritable shrine today.
Up in the oriental department Delft
china and oriental tabarets jostled each
other for first place. Five O'Clock tea
tables of up-to-date designs, such as BIZ
cycle tennis, musical devices, were in pro-
fusion. and in the midst of an exquisitely
oriental corner was fine stock of Benares
and Cashmere brass work, sold by the
pound. a.
The whole effect was metropolitan In the
extreme. The store was filled from early
morning with an eager crowd of buyers,
and the opening day of the fall season
was pronounced decided success by both
proprietors and purchasers.