Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-14
.PALAIS ROYAL CELEBRATES
OBSERVES FIFTEENTH ANN
d, VERSARY WITH DISPLAY.
Festal Atmosphere Pervades Various
Floors of Establishment at
18th and G Streets.

! The Palais Royal is concentrating this
| week the fifteenth anniversary of the
| founding of it's establishment in G. street
Announcement is made that the celebra-
ton means a week of no profit in dollars
and cents and that it will furnish great
opportunities for visitors
! Throughout the various floors there is n
festal atmosphere, contributed by flags
and floral touches, and everywhere in
| their individual sections, are superb dis
plays of ready-to-wear garments. milIi-
merry, gloves. lingerie, fancy goods, Jew
elry, bags, belts yelling an. the thou
sand and one accessories of women's dress
and belongings. Fashion holds supreme
sway, but graciously permits anticipatory
| slimpses of dolls. toys, books and other
delights of the coming Christmastide.
In the salon, on the third floor, is a
complete representation of the styles that
Will prevail throughout the present sea-
son.
Among the many opponents of the
olrectOlre model is very beautiful gown
draped on figure in a case. The skirt
hlpless and falling in the clinging lines Of
the sheath. is of light gray satin. The
open flare at the left knee reveals an I'M
der arrangement of gray filet richly en-
broidered in gray silk braid. and the
sleeveless jacket, developed also in braid
ed filet shows long shirred slen'e the
satin, terminating in a fall or I'D f.
fOn.
AN evening gown of cameo mink messa-
line, empire in effect, is made with long,
shirred sleeves and a yoke OF filmy white
lace. The front is adorned from bust
TO- hem with large buttons of the pink
silk. and there are effective bretelle folds
over the shoulder and the empire bow
at the back.
A smoke-tinted messaline is made sur
plice. front and back and filled in with
tucked cream net inserted with bands of
plue and Old coral-tinted lace. The sleeves
are long and ripple from shoulder to wrist.
princess empire gown is of black satin
with the waist of black net slashed with
black satin and braided with black in
elaborate design. The long sleeves are of
black tucked chiffon, with bands and frills
of black lace
A d!rectoire street gown is of taupe
cloth, the coat cut so as to reveal a
Robespierre vest of taupe satin embroid-
cred with light blue and green. The
levers are faced with taupe satin. and
hoth coat and skirt are decorated with
large buttons covered with taupe satin.
Stylish Directoire Model.
Wistaria cloth, with velvet of the same
shade, combines to make a stylish direc-
tore model. with the coat sleeves and
deep wide Robespierre pockets
Evening wraps of every style of fabric
! and design are exhibited in the latest and
most beautiful colors.
A directoire. topcoat effect, is of light
blue broadcloth with cuffs and rollback
collar of black satin embroidered with
light blue silk A waist line at the back
is defined with light blue buttons with
black velvet centers and there is rich
lining of white satin.
Another model is of malaga green
broadcloth that falls in a vestment effect
over the shoulders. with Greek sleeves
and round neck. 1t is finished with bands
of black satin appliGued with the light
green cloth.
In the millinery salon the Paris models
are closely challenged by the productions
of the stores own workrOOmS.
One especially attractive importa ton is
| combination of the mushroom and Char
lotte COrday. 1t is developed in taupe
velvet, with floral cluster Of large
| smoke-gray and amethyst roses.
A large cream felt is banded around
the crown with a white breast, and there
are two large white feathers and two
pins with heads Of pearl, each the size
almost of an egg.
A large fiat Georsette sailor is of Lin
coin green felt with a front bow of green
velvet caught with large buckle ieweled
with richly cClOred stones. Flarin- ba k
so as to cover the crown are two out
spreading wings Of black feathers with
an under plumage CT green
A large hat of dark blue silk is faced
with the same toned velvet and trimmed
with blue willow Dlumes and one large
blue rose.
A Marie Louise model is made Of taupe
bensaline, with a Persian band around
the crown and for sole trimming a splen-
did mahogany willow plume.
a white SWansdOWn toCue is wreathed
with large roses shading from pale god
to brown and a side bow of wide sold
brown satin ribbon tied in many graceful
loops.
For those who prefer small shapes there
is stylish black bonnet with rolling
brim. 1t is formerly entirely of rich jet
and rinoles OF black velvet, and a jet
buckle fastens a black osprey spray. The
streamers are of black velvet ribbon.
Another small shape is combined of
amethyst velvet and bronze lace and
trimmed with roses in amethyst and
bronze