Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-28
THE LATEST
SHOP NEWS
from the
Great Metropolis
New York, March 81, 1907.

tokens tor friends and a few necessary
articles for myself with which to cons
plete my outfit for the grand parade on
Easter morning. Before l forget it let
me tell you about the lovely cog feather
boas at Wanamakers cog is the French
for those fluffy soft feathers we see in
boas and hat ornaments and the word
is pronounced "coke." Well there is
a perfectly exquisite display of these
fascinating n~eck.pieces on the third-foor.
IF the Stuart Building, which is tho
/original Wanamaker store, and in all
! the delicate tints that fashion favors.
Z At six dollars there is a very attrac-
tive little affair in silver-gray that would
be becoming to almost any one; it is
neither too fluffy nor too fat, but a
happy medium that cannot but please
the most fastidious. There are also
other boas of three or five strands IN
pink, gray. light-blue, w~hite-and-black
selling as low as seven-ffty each, these
are two and one-half yards long ana
very stunning.
At the neckwear department in the
rotunda there are some ravishing eX-
amples of the designers craft; Just the
thing for Easter gifts. OF the stiff
linen turnover collars now so much
the vogue there is as handsome as
SOTlfII6lI DIS OllC SOulQ Wloh " NAdlliiilCs
With the return fashion for mannish
shirtwaists with tailormades the starched
collar is a necessary adjunct if one
would keep pace with smart modes
Among these collars are some wonder
Hlly pretty ones, all hand embroidered
4 and in varying heights to suit different
s necks. Instead of ties, there is a null
titude of frivolous little null knots and
fanshaped affairs that attach to the col
lar button; these are very tiny and Of
ten made of finest hand embroidery or
lace. Besides the stiff collars there arc
a hundred different styles in sumptuous
stocks with cuffs to match at prices
ranging from twenty-five cents to two
dollars. Some of the stunning ones
have touches of color i'll the embroidery,
s which adds tremendously to their beauty.
AS a rule the prices for shoes mount
to the highest notch at Easter time when
everybody PUSHES to get their first spring
footwear. When | dropped in the Siegel
Cooper Company's big store for my
annual purchase OF Easter shoes, | was
astonished at the remarkably low prices,
at which the smartest, new, lasts, were
being sold. There were so1ne stunning
moulds at one ninety-hve that dehed de-
lection from many five dollar shoes.
These in Russia calf low cuts and black
ties and pumps were to be had in a
large range of sizes and trimmings.
From this price to three-ffty was exc
hibited a splendid assortment of tho
newest styles in boots, both buttoned and
laced and pumps and ties of every
description and color. A table heaped
with gay Turkish slippers for boudoir
wear were marked ~thirty-hve cents a
pair. Gold tinsel and silk ponpoms
decorated the toes in regal fashion. I
have seen the same style shoes sold at
make a useful little Easter gift to the
college girl or to any one in fact, but
college girls are especially fond of gay
little dress accessories.
On my way to the shoe department,
! stopped to see what the crowd that
stood five deep about a center counter
was all about. You know a woman's
curiosity often gets the better of her
and when there is a bargain sale in
progress, it is like pulling teeth to- pass
without at least a look. So | took my
stand, and in turn edged my way t
the point of vantage when | was not at
all surprised at the eagerness the pat
rons were exercising to be served.
There was a huge table full of the
prettiest lingerie blouses imaginable for
seventy-five cents. Some had square
yoke effects made of finefswiss embroid-
cry and lace insertion and another de-
sign which / particularly admired, had
a full plated front Of epenwork all-over
embroidery and a tucked back. The
short sleeves had tucked cuffs and the
neck was finished with a similar collar.
With the addition of a few yards of
narrow lace-any one of these pretty
bIouses could be made to look like a
very expensive creation not that they
now look in any sense cheap, but if one
desires more furnishings that tucks and
embroidery offer the remedy is a simple
one and the possibilities great.
On the FIRST floor at the glove counter,
l found all the new evening shades in
sixteen button glace-kid at two dollars
and tltty cents a pair and a superb shade
OF champagne color, the tone that looks
so pretty with brown in a lovely quality
OF softest kid at the same price. There
was also an eight button length in all
colors at a dollar twenty-five that ap-
pealed to a busy little crowd of shop
pers, who were matching up samples of
dresses to these gloves.
Ibis is the time of the year that belt
buckles become more attractive, that is
one feels like owning a handsome buck
lie since it is not to be hidden by the
top coat and | never can pass Vantine's
burckle cases without deliberately turn
ing over the contents of my purse to
the obliging young woman who shows
the belts and buckles. This visit was
no different from the rest and ] came
out in possession of three fascinating
buckles as one could wish to look at.
One was of carved Jade bearing the
emblem in Chinese characters, Long life
and good luck. This one was fifteen
dollars and it goes to a little Easter
bride to whom | sincerely wish all that
the emblem sets forth. Another lovely
belt clasp was only $325 and had for
It's decoration the head of a Buddah. A
third was in silver-gilt ornamented with
iris blossoms. Besides there there were
hundreds of the most curious shapes
set with all the fashionable colored
stones, including topazes, ~amethysts.
lapis lazuli, malachite. tourmalines and
turquoises. AT this same counter we
saw some exquisite ivory buckless set