Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
Imported Fashions
and Novelties

and Novelties.
Splendid arrays Of importations embrace
-. many elegancies of dress, useful novelties and
home decorations, collected by Mrs. Nourse, who
recently spent several months abroad, visiting
various countries in search their latest and most
|HI beautiful productions.
Partisan lamp shades fine and beautiful be-
yond description. They exquisite creations Of
MN lace, chiffon and Towers combined in the most
artistic effects and colorings. A rose-pink shade
has garnitute of lace md small silk peoples.
One is itself enlarged fower-the nasturtiun.
aal with its rich colorshades Another represents the
celebrated feur-de-lis shading from pale green to
purest white. 49, -''
Eectroliers have charmingly novel features 4
magnificent has the base and shade in stained
glass effects, and both Illuminated giving rich
resplendence of various colors. large sea shell,
e. with its delicate tipts brought out by the light.
forms the shade of a most unique electrolier.
,n- A tmepiece Of unusual elegance consists OF
IN raised dial pilfay of black with base and
top Of white marble, the whole enriched with gold
relief work. Another is of white marble orna-
SU .mented also with gold effects.
bulls-eye desk clock has enameed dial.
ops and magnifying crystal set in circular frame
III studded with rhinestones
Bronze clock ornaments represent the noble
horse and antlered deer, standing and in recumbent
postures.
Cabinet ornaments quite interesting in a
81 varied collection of miniature fowls and animals,
made Of bronze, and finished in their natural
colOrs
bronze Flower Stard has the low, spreading
iW bowl covered With wire fretwork, into which
the stems may be arranged as to keep til.
blossoms in place without crowdins them.
Red Morocco with small white tablets for
,lT telephone lists imported novelties
Superb desk boxes and toilet boxes covered
n with red Morocco and ornamented Eariously with
~ twelve hunter pictures the spirited scenes
of the chase, huners and horses, game and
N hounds, being quite effective. Other such boxes
GA are in leather decorated with portrait pic
lures
err Imported leather work boxes are lined with
silk and fitted with all the accessories sewing.
am Pyrograph outfits in decorated boxes will be ap-
VII pcCated by those who have fancy for burnt
wood work
'el An artistic handkerchief box is covered with one
of the lighest shades of violet satin, and sprnkled
over the top with painted violets.
Mouchoir exceedingly aesthetic in satin
white or tinted lined with white satin finished
80 with silk cord, and hand-painted in
10 quiste figure scenes according Vatican.
Quite dainty and pretty mouchoir over
broidered In sprays Of wild
On. Rosaries of amethysts, sapphires pearls rhine
stones and other jewels in white cases.
Jet and rhinestones make of the most unique
combinations of the season, being particularly eff
OF fectve in buttons and collars.
A collar of especial elegance is composed Of
numerous strands Of cut jet held in place by bars
set with rknestones.
gu Lorgnette or fan chains very elegant in gun
metal ornamented with Jewels Also in jet SC
finely cut to emit black briliance
A beautiful and unique back comb is studded with
aSs jade, highly priced by the Japanese rare
naments. Other amber and shell combs are daz
cling with brilliants and some bejeweled with
pearl, turquoise sapphire and other radiant gem
effects.
Broad leather belts. new and smart, are in
rich color and highly ornamentei with steel.
They fasten with three marrow leather straps and
,a- three small cut steel buckles
New devices in rhinestone buckles display
miniatures amidst groups of flashing stones. One
=, in the form of a brilliant feather is unique
rds, '------
cut glass toilet jar has top of gun metal
81 plated with 14-carat golda
curious novelty Is n small mirror triplicate In
its uses, since 1t may rest its easel be
lerS hung on the wall or held in the hand. One side
presents you in a bevelededge French mirror, and
he the enlarges your features in magnfying
glass.
JUG Fans of flowers. different kinds Of artificial bios
ma mounted on san1:i, wood sticks, ani
'-" very dainty dinner fa?crs from Paris.
cles soma ,s.r,,,r, snecmen. ., corm,, n.sa,s
- work may in cenerpieces and servlettes OF
I'LL linen work and embroidery, pure white
"a chrysanthemum pattern being especially ad