Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-16
PARKER g. BnIOGET'S OPENING
GOWNS, MILLINERY, WRAPS
AND DRESS ACCESSORIES.
Array of the Latest Creations on
View-Spring Exhibit in
augurated Today.

The Parker & Bridget store inaugurated
this morning its spring-openihg exhibit
of gowns, wraps. millinery and dress ac-
cessories. Every department of woman's
apparel has been enlarged rearranged
and made more attractive. and the COM
bined assemblage represents the best of
their kinds TO be found in Europe or this
country.
Among the gowns on display is Cabot
model a combination OF reseda green satin
and a lighter tone of wolfe. The empire
cutaway coat is of the satin trimmed
with nd-embroidered fillet net in Ro-
man colors. and puffings of the satin and
with a hand-embroidered Roman vest.
The wolfe skirt shows a wide fold of the
satin.
A Maurice Beer model is OF silver gray
wolfe. The short. tight-fitting coat is
elaborately embroidered in grape design.
with touches of black velvet on the edges
and in The three-quarter puffed lace
sleeves The grape design. fruit. leaves
anad tendrils forms a band around the
skirt.
A fuIl-dress dinner gown is of cameo
pink marquisette. trimmed with bands of
ecru Byzantine lace to form the square
woke of the waist: The trained skirt is
billowy with tiny ruff1es and there is an
overskirt effect. decorated with broad
Panels of the lace.
Another dainty gown of marquisette is
a princess i'm grape or hello shade; the
skirt trimmed with succession OF tiny
old-fashioned plated ruffies and long
front panels of grape-colOred hllet lace
A calling gown Of lotus green shows a
satin coat. with a collar of white Irish
crochet lace. frogs of the satin. and Per
sian buttons in gold and green. The light
er toned wolfe skirt is banded with the
satin.
Tailored Suits.
Among the new tailored suits is an ele-
CANT model developed in mirage rajah of
copenhagen blue. The cutaway coat is
trimmed with fancy fringe and finished
with blue and gold tassels. Similar models
are developed in other colors, the skirts
being either gored OF plated and with and
without folds.
Another street gown is light gray
wolfe. The new ''hipless" coat has an
trimmed with fancy Persian buttons.
Suits Of French linens in all colors are
to be a fashion feature OF the spring and
summer, and among the examples shown
is light blue three-quarter tight-fitting
coat; both skirt and coat ornamented with
tiny tucks and an elaboration of self-col-
ored embroidery and lace.
Another is OF delicate rose pink linen,
with a shorter coat. slashed on the hips.
The seams are defined with self-colored
lace inserting and there is mass Of self
cOlored braiding in Roman design. The
skirt is paneled with braided squares "let
in" with the lace inserting.
Millinery Department.
The millinery department surpasses
even the standard upheld by this estab-
lishment i'll past years. Both large and
small shapes are in evidence and the hon
ors seem to be evenly divided between
rich blossoms and willowy plumes. Many
small hats are floral turbanS-an exceed
ingly attractive model being of shaded
pink roses and foliage, with loops of CO.
penhagen blue velvet and spray of
white osprey.
A black hemp walking hat is trimmed
with copenhagen blue velvet ribbon. white
osprey sprays and two snowy rhinestone
pins.
A large copenhagen straw. continental
in shape. is trimmed with fancy bands
and four copenhagen blue plumes.