The suburban citizen., 1900-12-01
RESURRECTION OF THE SHAWL.
As a Dainty Article 1t is a Welcome Gift
The Various styles.

The shawl is an article of wearing
apparel Of which not much has been
heard for a good many years, but
which is gradually asserting it's right
to popularity. This is not as a street
wrap, but for a general range of pur.
poses for which nothing else win take
its place. For a time after the shawl
was given up by the average woman
as an outdoor garment it sank into
oblivion. Some of the largest and
finest shops had no shawl department
at all, but within the last two years
this has been changed. More and
more sha lis are being sold and to the
richer and better classes of customers.
The shawl is not an actual necessity.
but it is a great comfort and conve-
nience. There are two seasons when
the shawl is worn, and they are the
summer and winter. The styles of
shawl for the two seasons vary but
little if any. For the summer the
lighter and prettier kinds are used for
piazza wraps, for young girls for a
light wrap after dancing and the heav-
Ter varieties are for travelling. For
winter the demand is much the same.
For the young people for dancing, for
the older people and invalids for bed
room and house wraps, or for the sun
parlors, for use in the South for trav-
cling. There is an infinite variety of
pretty, light and warm shawls, which,
being something of a luxury, and
many of them expensive they make
greatly appreciated holiday gifts.
There is Il wide variety of pretty lit
tie silk shawls which are the daintiest
and most convenient of little wraps
for young girls. There is a special
charm about them which no woman
of any age can resist. They are also
comparatively inexpensive. One of
the simplest is a fine silk crepe with
a long, soft fringe. Nothing is pret-
tier than an ivory white shawl of this
kind a yacd and a quarter square.
There are the pretty little embrold-
cred China silk shawls a yard and an
eighth square, the whole surface COW
cred with a pattern of hand embroid-
cry and a handsome knotted fringe.
These pretty things in crepe and silk
range in price from 81 and $5 to about
$40.
Pretty little woven or knitted silk
shawls are to be found in attractive
designs at about the same prices, run
ming little lower and little higher,
perhaps, according to the quality. The
Algerian shawls have the daintiness
Of fine white wool, and there is moth
ing more charming. They are shawls
that are a delight to the invalid, for
children, for anything for which
pretty, soft, warm wrap can be used.
The broad bands of the white wool are
divided by soft satin stripes in white
or delicate shades, pink, blue, or Law
ender, while other varieties show less
Of the wool and have tiny insertions
Of Valenciennes lace.
There Is an increasing demand for
the travelling shawls. There is no
cape or travelling wrap which will
quite take the place Of the shawl. OF
these the Himalayas are the softast
and warmest. A single shawl of this
kind is as warm as a big double shawl
Of the smoother, more serge-like mate
rials. These Hlmalaya shawls are
used much in country homes. They
come in all the various tartans, they
are attractive golf wraps, and they
are always at hand in any emergency
for the hostess or her guests. The
| other shawls also come in the differ
ent tartans. The beaver shawl is
heavier and less expensive, and will
range in price from perhaps 50 to S15.
1t is to be found in the solid colors.
browns, grays and tans. These shawls
answer a variety of purposes. They
are warm for driving and are some
times placed in the bottom Of the car
riage to keep out the wind.
The little handkerchief shawl, which
Is always in demand, is revelation
to many people. 1t reveals the fact
that in these days of eternal youth
there are still dear cd ladies', for
whose cold shoulders there Is nothing
so satisfactory as these little square
shawls They are plain, little old
fashioned wOolen shawls, yard
square, with fringe, and coming in all
varieties Of shepherd plalds and
Scotch tartans. There are the soft
wooler Himalaya shawls among these.
and they all have a wonderfully home.
like expression. There are also pret-
ty woven or knit shaWls of the hand
kerchief size, which come in the plain
colors, grays and blacks and browns.
The honeycomb shawls are pretty.
warm and practical for house and
room wear, and come in white. mixed
grays and delicate shades. The pretty
little Saxony shawls Of silk and Shet
land wool, with a woven border and
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