The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-23
ART;;DELA MODE
Inc Latest Fancies From the
Fashion Centlts.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
"TITH A VIEW TO FINDING
wv out what preparation

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w OUT what Preparations ON,
merchants are making for tbs
holidays, and of seeing wbs,
things are arriving from the wo,,s =.
fashion, 1 visited the store of Whi,ra,
d Marsh the other day.
1 was greeted very pleasantly n, .sl
courteous head of the firm. who ~,
but lately returned from the MOI.
land. and who chatted very intaros,
ingly anent his trip.
When / asked him to show me- COW.
OF the new and pretty things he hos
bought, he smiled and said
Why, there are so MANY rho,
scarcely know where to begin, but m.
special item we are showing this ueo,
is these
KENSINGToN ART DRApERIEs
There they were-a table piled tru
of them-in wondrous variety Of Or,
ors. double and single face, embracips
Grecian Heraldic, Egyptian and Arab.
esque designs. There were also A.,
Denims in pretty. plain shades ana
bright-colOred Silkolines, and hsar.
full Cretonnes. If it ever happens tb,,
any one asks me to help him In FIR
nishing house. l shall at least havs
some ideas for making curtains and
portieres and couch covers
LADIES BELTS AND BUCKLES
Just to the right of the Draperies
saw, hung over the counter about 2
hundred of the newest belts with sorc.
of the prettiest buckles have ever
seen There is new double buck,s
which allows both ends of the belt 10
droop, giving the fashionable lonp-
wasted effect to the wearer. This
buckle is readily removable, and when
the belt is worn out the buckle may
be kept and attached to a new belt
COMBS AND HAIR ORNAMENTS
In these / saw the most recent con-
ceits, and many are the new ideas thai
the makers have put forth in Pompa
dour, Side and Back Combs, Feurettes,
Stray-Lock Pins and Hair Ornaments
| The limitations of real shell are very
clever and, of course, don't cost any
thing like the genuine article.
LEATHER GOODS.
The stores assortment of Purses
Chatelaines, Shopping Bags and Card
Cases is excellent, and the prices lower
/. than / have ever seen them. know
that that department will have rush
of business as holiday time approach
es.
WASH GOODS
But the Wash Goods section! How
could rave over the pretty things
saw there! You have the prettiest
Wash Goods here l ever saw, and !
have travelled a good bit of the world
l am told that there is a great de
mand for Chambrays and Linen Cling
hams and Silk Ginghams and Madras
Tissues and Pineapple zephyrs. The
plain colors-ox blood and light blue,
chiefly-are the most popular but
there is also a steady call for stripes
and for stripes with small figures
worked in between.
CRAVATS.
Unquestionably the most popular Tie
nowadays, both for men and women,
is the narrow Four-in-H Hand known as
the Derby" This tie goes well with
the high band turnover collar its mar
row width allowing it to be tied IN
four-in-hand knot even where the out
side edges of the rundown collar al
most touch in front. Nevertheless, the
popularity of the Batwing and Butter
fly Ties does not seem to wane, -aho
there is also a fair share OF CLUBS
TeckS and Windsors worn. | noticed
humber of ties in the Regatta colors
Myrtle and Healani--which | was tola
were to sell at 80 cents each. thlhH
this low price will be appreciated az
one doesn't always feel like paying 20
cents or a dollar for Tie Whlch Is
worn little more than one day II
year.
AMERICAN LINENS.
Many of US have lived all our h'es
without ever having seen a scrap VI
linen of American manufacture Sd"
some in Whitney & Marsh's 0asemeh.
saleSroom, and it was beautlIuL los
couldn't tell it from English linen anu
if you could, then l am, in the ian
guage of an esteemed contemporary Vi
mine, fringed DOYLE serving as me-
for a bottle of Worcestershire sdu'e
There are Doylies of American mt;
and Table Cloths, too, and Napkins anu
several kinds of Towels. l snai oe
interested to know how these gooos Hi'
received here.
SHIRTwAISTS
Downstairs / also saw the creates,
array Of Shirtwaists that has eve
been brought to the Islands pE. nv
eryone knows that the store Is sIo o,s
on Shirtwaists, and I guess every a.
goes there for waists, 80 "o"
late,
WASHABLE SKIRTS.
In Washable Skirts also, this house
Is far away and ahead OF lts coL .aI,e,
tors. In fact, II / am not 49,
they were the introducers o ~,
Washable separate Skirt IN hohoiL 80,
I can well remember when II was Gu,
possible to buy a ready -maoe ;r
here. Yesterday l saw l,6oo OF the iir,
this store, and scarcely any Two
FAMOUS REDFERN CoRsETs'
But il there was any one thing tina,
was more glad to see than s air
rest, it was a big pile OF the ta 4.
Redfern Corsets-the first shlp ON.
the Hawaiian Islands. wore ol,a5
once. and ever since l have LOON ~
back to that time Of comfort WI time
finite longing. Why, even the n,st t rrol
Won n,,t II on it's as easy as inc -