The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
EASTER GIFTS FROM JAPAN.
FUHad RAss. Card Cass; ana AAtpIas New
On naSaWm.

Isans' Eags. Card CAsss sss1l AaAtplss New
On Desagn-
Easter gift novelties include many
things from Japan. some Of the best
are seen in the smaller stores.
Every year the pFopristor u one Of
these shops aaid. we rack our brains "a
find novelties 20 catch the fancy Of the
Easter trade. aud this year 80 have been
lucky enough to get odd dssisns in insx-
/ bensivs hatpiDs likely to appeal 70 the
majority oG shOpperz. Expensive novel
ttive- appeal only to the fsw.
Of the novelties referred to the hays
I sell for 81 or a little more. the card cases
/ tor half a. much. the hAtpins for - and ".
The last are well adapted 90 wear with
summer hats. In contrast with the
gorgeous haTp,ns Of the last season they
seem especially dainty.
IN shAps they are round. OblonR.
| square. the largest a little more than one
, inch ia diameter and the material h ivory
I In many We sites OF carving including an
, openwork deaiGn. One variety Ia flower
/ in raised carving. Another h carved In
n fiat hOral patsprn. a third resembles q
lattice ami vine in perforated effects.
Several tinta are shown white. a very
deep cream and white and tan shaded
The hand bag. which are about seven
inches a. the widest diameter and are
mounted with - narrow top run OF mot
tied silver With applied horAl effect. are
mad" - dull japanese elk firm and
: heavy ~ crpam whit" and dul colors.
like gray tan. gray gre~a and flesh color.
dec Grated with q spray Of raised japanese
en- bruiderv which trails acres the bag
diazonally This embroidery has touches
% color IN some instances. IN others u -
done IN -eIf tones a trihe deeper than that
OF the silk
The card cases. ~ called. which are
hv inches. are much richer in design,
morr ,Irtrtaai IN efecs Lake the bags
their foundation - ~ heavy Japanere
silk Cf dull gray. brown. tan. black and
green and they are decorated with jap
ansss designs combining silk embroidery
and metals OBs for example. il deco
placed clo.e together Birds Of plunage
done IN gold and brilliant colors, and
SPRAYS III Iapane-e ounce and cherry
blo@~oin- arr. uss~t in tWO other examples.
The case is lined ~ith plain silk.
Included in this exhibit are purses
With a small outsicie pocket made OF
Japane-s cloth. which locke like leather.
and each - decorated With heads OF
Japsncs" dogs done IN gay colors These
cost half a dollar
Vevs, hand bags IN BLACK. white and
dark blue. having a silver mounting ana
rang ne m siEs from seven 10 ten inchep
IN diameter. are novelty attractive
20 the average woman. for the reason
that they are dressy and cOst little com
pe-suvely -pesking Each Includes -
small coin purse aud y kned Sih ribbed
silk u come dainty color like lavender.
pale bhle. green or salmon pink
4 novelty in the me lesther bAgs -
made % striped seal and ~ u pocket
book design about eight ny eta tnches,
With marrow leather handle 60 match.
The stripes are less than . Quarter Of an
inch wide The lining h delicate mauve
wata-ed sAk This bag. like some o. the
10 81 gns IN colo-"d seal, : Of French manu-
fscture
ON. design perhaps ten lnch-s deep
and about a. wide At the bottom. tAper-
ing 20 about eight inches 90 the oneu-
ing. j. made Of the fine soft seal l@sther
% very pale pastel blue The bali inch
vide = ye- mounting u Of dull tnish
srd decorated with silver Aprliqued
hows-s. A siTnilAr rag. hut smaller. -
made VI lilac s-al.
ard violet shown IN the fine leather hays
like the new a-t g-ee1s and an"thvsi
colo- are one ~ he surprises 81 the -sa
eon which please women fond % match
Ing ths smaller acCeHs0Tsss 81 the'r toilet
Ia the, gown Other novelties for Easter
WHICH paw the same attention to the pre-
yuilinR colorS 81 tlte moment in women =
drs--s are stationery and -ilk and satin
covered caniv boxes
De~ ds-lSn IN Candv boxes - shaped
and finished like travelling trunk made
h,WsNer 81 pale lilac satin instead -
leather and the satin 10 hand painted
with yolets What look like green and
ptIrple I-atheT hound novels turn Out TO
t.- r~ceptacIes for bOnbOns aud costume
dolls "a ColOrz appropriate - the season
are used for the same purpsS-e.
Noticeable among the stationery novel
ties are combinations u paper and en-
velot@s ia OblOnEs and squares. IN grays.
whites blues II many tones, IN green and
pink and u lilac shades. u IL In the
white. cream white and pale French gray
perhaps that the pr~ttiest designs are
seen the-. having a narrow noweF barber
on three sides where the paper gumE
together. which combines pink, green
aud lilac flowers and leaves. The sam"
attention 20 color = seen IN the Ooions
and square card- with envelopes To match,
varieties ~ witch have borders of a plain
IHand - color There are varieties IN
,olld ,.giOrr. including nearly all the new
shade. aud varleti"- which show an en-
velope with a Zap ~ a contrasting color.
a whit snVs lOp- having rnauNe Nap.
malve .nVelop@ a whit" nap. In oiher
CAS-. the flap i bordered merely Win
marrow hand ~ color.
Taking advantage ~ the popularity
u card games manufacturer u Easter
novelties have supplied stationery de-
signa.i u be LI-Ad when sending Out lnvi-
tsft,,n- Ia a card game. Paper and en-
veIopes are quite small. the envelopes
beng oblong ia shape. made in white and
IN color N an embossed elect, and IN the
upper left hand corner 0f each sheet -
-rnan heart. diamond. spade or club. six
81 each 10 . box
>ONDER RGCES WITH GERNANS.
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