Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13
EASTER GIFTS FROM JAPAN
Handbags, Card Cases and Hatpins
New in Design.
SILK COVERED CANDY BOXES
Accessories Of Dress Made TO Match
the Gown In CoIor-DecOrativs
Invitations TO Card Parties
New stationery.

NEW YORK, March 12-Easter gift nov
elites include many things from Japan
Some OF the best Of these are seen In the
smaller stores.
Every year" the proprietor of one OF
these shops said, I'VE rack our brains to
find novelties to catch the fancy of the
Baster trade, and this year we have been
lucky enough to get odd designs in mex
penslve hatpins likely to appeal to the ma
jority Of shoppers. Expensive novelties, we
find, appeal only to the few
Handbags always sell well for Easter
gifts, for the reason probably, that most
women are ready about that time for a
new one"
OF the novelties referred to the bags sell
for SO or a little more, the cardcases for
half as much. the hatpins for So and s.
The last are well adapted to wear with
summer hats In contrast with the gorg-
| eous hatpins Of the last season they seem
especially dainty
In shape they are round, obong, square,
the largest a little more than one inch in
diameter and the material is ivory in many
varieties Of carving, including an open-work
design. One variety is a flower in raised
| carving. Another is carved m a fiat floral
pattern, a third resembles a lattice and
vine in perforated effects. Several tints
are shown--white, a very deep cream and
white and tan shaded.
The handbags, which are about seven
Inches at the widest diameter and are
mounted with narrow top run Of mottled
silver with applied floral effect are made
OF dull japanese silk, firm and heavy, Of
cream white and dull colors like gray, tan,
gray-green and flesh color, decorated with
spray of raised Japanese embroidery
which trails across the bag disgonally This
embroidery has touches of color in some in
stances in others 1t Is done In self-tones
trifle deeper than that OF the silk
The card cases, so called, which are 7x4
inches, are much richer in design, more
oriental in effect. Like the bags, their
foundation Is Of heavy japanese silk Of dull
gray, brown tan, black and green, and they
are decorated with Japanese designs COM
bning silk embroidery and metals. One, for
example, is decorated with tiny gold chry-
santhemums placed close togther. Birds OF
plumage, done in gold and brilliant colors,
and sprays OF Japanese ounce and cherry
blossoms are used in two other examples.
The case is lined with plain silk.
Included in this exhibit are purses with
small outside pocket made of japanese
cloth, which looks like leather and each is
decorated with heads Of Japanese dogs done
in gay colors. These cost 80 cents.
Velvet handbags in black, white and dark
blue, having a silver mounting and ranging
in size from seven to ten inches in diameter
are a novelty attractive to the average
woman, for the reason that they are dressy
and cost little. comparatively speaking
Each includes a small coin purse, and is
! lined with ribbed silk of some dainty color
like lavender. pale blue. green or salmon
pink.
A novelty in the fine leather bags is made
OF striped seal and is of pocketbook design
about Sx1O inches, with narrow leather
handle to match. The stripes are less than
quarter of an inch wide. The lining is a
delicate mauve watered silk. The bag like
some of the designs in colored seal, is Of
French manufacture.
One design perhaps ten inches deep and
about as wide at the bottom, taperinE to
about eight inches at the opening is made
Of fine, soft seal leather of a very pale
pastel blue. The haIf-inch wide silver
mounting is of dull finish and decorated
with silver appliqued flowers A similar
bag, but smaller, is made Of lilac seal.
The various shades of lavender mAuve
and violet shown in the fine leather bags,
like the new art green's and amethyst
color are one of the surprises of the sea
son which please women fond of match
ing the smaller accessories of their toilet
to the gown. Other novelties put forward
for Easter which pay the same attention
to the prevailing colors of the moment in
women's dress are stationery and silk and
satin covered candy boxes.
| new design in candy boxes is shaped
and finished like a travelling trunk made
however OF a pale lilac satin instead of
leather, and the satin is hand painted with
violets. What look like green and purple
leather bound novels turn out to be re-
ceptacles for bonbons and costume dolls
in colors appropriate to the season are
used for the same purpose.
Noticeable among the stationery novel;
ties are combinations of paper and envel-
opes in oblongs and squares, in grays,
whites, blues of many tones, in green and
pink and of lilac shades IT is in the
white, cream white and pale French gray
perhaps that the prettiest designs are seen
these having a narrow flower border on
three sides where the paper gums to-
gether, which combines pink, green and
lilac flowers and leaves. The same atten-
tion to color is seen in the oblong and
square cards with envelopes to match,