Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
IN THE STORES

| Many OF the openings begun last week
| will continue tomorrow One-day exhibits
| do not suffice, formerly, when Washing
| ton was so provincial that its fashionable
women had 10 go to Europe and New York
| for the styles. Our shopping district today
| represents the worlds newest and best, and
| 1t takes days, and still more days, to In
| spect the varied treasures of the season
which an opening reveals.
AT one OF the millinery displays of the
/ coming week especial attention will be
| called to the hats made and trimmed by
| The miiliners OF tie firm. These viii be
| placed beside imported models and COM
parison Will be invited. 1t requires nothing
| short of genius to make a graceful bow,
| and as ribbon Is used extensively in TRIM
| ming this spring the miiiner who is gifted
| In the art of streamers and loops can hope
10 achleve her laurels. a business woman
| who falls to keep tab on fashions Whims
went in leading store a recent morning
| and SAID she had seen n hat in the window
| black straw, trimmed simply with a bow
| or white and black striped ribbon. Her face
| took on a dramatic expression when she
| learned its price. True, the combination
| was merely straw and ribbon, but the bow
| was personally conducted by one of the
| most eminent men milliners in Paris The
| business woman then bought straw hat
| and five yards of ribbon and left the trim
| LiiiiS 10 tue Hllillf!eT. w men II WdS Kent
| home. with it's modest bin, 1t looked as styl-
| ish as the imported article Being only a
! business woman, she failed to appreciate the
| artistic difference between distinguished
| original and humble copy.
| PETIT & co. announce their spring
| opening of millinery, this being the first
| formal exhibit of the kind since the estab-
| lfshment of ''the Smart Clothes Shop in its
| new home. The stock was imported direct
| from Paris and is so newly arrived that
| many of the models were still packed yes
| terday afternoon in the individual boxes in
| which they were brought to this country.
| There Is an entirely new effect in plumes
| shown dropping on the left side, the
| color a delicate tan. The new under
| bandeauX shows arrangement of
| shaded green and gamneta roses. An
| Alice blue chip, with wings and dropping
| satin bows of the same dainty color, Is an
| other beautiful model, and still another is
| of Panama, in natural tan, the farinS brm
| faced with rich green panne and 4 fiat
| royette OF satin of the same color. There
| is an odd, stylish feather in shaded browns
| from palest tan to seal. A picture hat or
| royal purple chiffon is trimmed artistically
! with lilac blossoms shading from delicate
purple 70 white
| THE PALAIS ROYAL announces fer to-
morrow the annual grand spring open
| ing of completed stocks, which include
every detail of milady's costume. Prof Car
riott was quoted In Saturdays Star as say
| ing the winter Is over" and it seems quite
| apropcs to find page in todays issue de-
/ voted to the Palais Royals spring open
/ ing When read of "a fountai nof real
water, growing trees and lovely flowers
| We know that great preparations have been
made. The piece de resistance is described
| as follows: The great rotunda represents
| picturesque section of the White House
grounds, with artistically gowned women
| and children in the foreground" There
| seems not a doubt the Paiais Royal open
| ing will prove a success from an es hetc
! view The exhibit of fashionable garments
! will he made all the more attractive, and
| rot the least bit less practical. especially
| SO when the list Of Opening souvenirs" is
| studied. Eminently practical these
| complimentary prices. Dollars saved in
| the more expensive things. and the saving
| of pennies in the cost OF each less expensive
article will soon aggregate more dollars.
| The Palais Royal page includes a list of
| the regular prices, and of the compliment
| airy quotations for tomorrows opening"
| This list will be well worth careful study
before visiting the store, and it will prove
| q convenient shopping guide while there.
A commendable feature of the Palais
Royal opening is the promise of harmo-
| NOUS displays, illustrated In the fact that
| milady can visit the various departments
| and find the suit, hat, parasol, bag, belt,
| gloves and stockings to wear in harmony.
| Or she selects dress goods and finds Innings,
| trimmings. laces. ribbons. buttons and no.
| lions to harmonic.
! Tomorrow's opening" evidently repre-
| sents the climax of the season. The early
| display OF millinery. later exhibit of suits
and last weeks chiIdren's Opening made
interesting pages in late editions of The
Star, but todays page tells of perfected
exhibition of milady's costumes in every
detail. There'll be no better or more fitting
opportunity to make selections this side of
Easter.
S. KAHN, SONS & co. are numbering
carefully the days before the coming of the
he nP
Washington are not the best dressed and
most stylish OF any In the country It will
not be the fault Of this firm.
The woman who intends to have a new
suit made before Easter had better be
about 1t. as dressmakers are very busy
The greatest difficulty is to make up ones
mind with so many interesting offerings to
choose from-for instance. the new tafYeta
silks in two dozen or more different colors
and several different variations of shades
of the same color. The ever popular hab-
utai has had quite a for the past
week and the yard sticks have measured
off and scissors cut yards and yards of
this material, so great many women are
thinking of silk gowns 1t Is evident.
Wool goods come in for their share of
popularity. Raspberry in many tones and
the gray blues run the gamut Of tints from
a pronounced blue TO delicate misty gray
like silver-lined cloud. Voiles CLEANLINESS
batistes and panamaS hold the prominent
place.
And while on the subject of dress goods
II isn't one bit too soon to mention the
wash fabrics, for many women have al
ready bought some Of their wash dresses
and sent them to be made up. silk-fin-
ished Irish poplin in stripes, polka dots and
other printings on white grounds makes
an ideal suit for constant wear during ear
ly summer days Linen suitings In the nat
ural linen coloring are almost a necessity
In the seasons wardrobe. goods that is
prac tically "unwearoutable''
BanZaf silks and organdes are so in
expressibiy pretty and dainty for evening
wear that the fiowery kingdom seems to
have been transported bodily to this store
In the Japanese atmosphere lent by the
Banzai and the floral designs of the or
CANDIES.
White linen suitings for shirt waist suits
make woman look exceedingly fresh and
charming.
Mercerized batste embellished with trim
mlngs of the new laces or embro.deries
has no rival in favor for dainty shirt
waists or more fancy dresses.
An especially interesting demonstration
this week is that of the Kabo corset A
very important item which should not he
overlooked in this corset, so says the DEM
onstrator. Is It's covered eyelets which pre-
vent any danger of rust spelling a thin
gown, and also keep the lacing from show
Ing through, as the closing Is perfectly fat
liant cl,a a. t,s.