The Washington times., 1911-09-25
BY THE SHOPPER.

much in evidence, especially on the
hats for misses and children.
The velvet is the hat par excellence
for dress, but for street wear with
tailor-made dress suits. the velours or
felt hats are favored. The velours Is
especially satisfactory, because OF tne
fact that It can be bent into shape to
become almost any face, and will keep
its shape. Its soft silky sheen is an
other advantage. Some of the ready
to-wear hats are quaint and novel. One
had a crown which seemed to have
been slashed up for no other purpose
except to be laced together again with
a heavy silk cord, ending in tassel.
A French sailor was especially smart.
The facing and crown were OF white
Ottoman silk, and the turned-up brim
was of plum-colored velvet. The trim
ming consisted of those queer wooden
flowers in brilliant shades of old-fash-
toned garden flowers. One Of the smart
est hats shown was of black hatter's
plush in a Quaker bonnet shape, trim
med with huge bow Of gold lace over
white maline. About the crown was
appliqued four tiny gold rosebuds with
their foliage.
In a little embroidery shop on
Eleventh street, not far from New
York avenue. the woman who is in
terested in new ideas in fancy work
can find many things that are of
especial merit. They are displaying
some new embroidery called punch"
work, which is a very good imitation of
Mexican drawn work. One pretty
centerpiece of this work was marked
Sl.25. The materials for doing this work
are for sale at reasonable price In
this charming little shop. Full instruc-
tions for doing the work are also given
at this shop gratis.
For the belated summer vacationist. or
IN fact, for anyone who travels a great
deal, there are special bargains In a
propT1etors of which seem to be bent
on getting rid of all the stock of leather
goods. brown bag that is deep and
commodious, the kind man invariably
owns, or If he does not. he wishes he
did, and the kind a woman always in
tends to buy, is going for a song-s3. so.
Also the more common bags and suit
cases at a remarkably low price.
l saw a pretty pair of baroque pearl
earrings this morning in an F street
store, not far from Thirteenth street.
They were made of alternate leaves OF
platinum set with rhinestones. and bar
oque pearls. They were semi barbaric
in character. quite up to the latest
style, and the price was only s..
In a little shop that carries only the
saw a pretty navy blue marquisette
waist, made over net and hand-em-
broidered about the collar in blue and
gold. The price was only $3.50. In the
same shop they showed me a little
slip on" jumper of navy blue satin, the
lower half of the garment being made
of pinstriped navy blue and white
satin. There was a little lace guimpe,
and half-sleeves OF lace peeping out
from the elbow length sleeves of satin.
The price was $3.50
A store near the corner of Thirteenth
and F streets is making a speciality of
dollar gloves in tan, gray, white and
black. They are heavily stitched. and
have one clasp. Chamois walking
gloves, which promise TO be as much
the vogue this fall as they were in the
early spring and summer. are priced 81.
In an F street store, not far from
the corner Of Twelfth street, they are
having a special sale of imitation point
de Venise lace, which Is especially
lace are priced 70 cents and 81. Sailor
collars are 50 cents, and landings are
from 81 to 81 yard. Cut apart, these
bands may be appliqued on a blouse
making 1t a dressy affair.
saw in a department store near
Eighth street some very pretty lace
and tucked net guimpes for 81. They
had high collars that were boned, and
long sleeves. The addition Of one of
these guimpes to the low necked, short
sIeeved summer dress will give II a
new lease on life.