The Washington times., 1911-11-09
Seen in the Shops

some housekcepers always IKE W haN|
a good supply OF the so-called guest
towels on hand in the linen chest, and
for these women there is a pretty lot
of Irish linen fancy towels in depart
ment store near Eleventh on + street,
for 80 cents each. These towels have a
dainty flower pattern stamped upon
them, and are either fringed on the ends
or have embroidery. scallops There
Mere asN some arss nPts
stamped upon one end, for so cents.
In small store in + street near
Eleventh. l saw some very novel hat
pins. The heads of these pins were
fashioned like a rose. and were made of
messaline satin. They were pink, blue:
and yellow and had dainty mt can,se shsee 81
the flower. They would be very appro-
pirate for evening hats, and could prob
ably be made up In any deslrabie color.
These hat pins were marked 80 cents.
In @ street department store today
they are selling their best French Kid
gloves for 1929 pair These gloves are
soft and pliable, and come In all the
popular shades They were prettily
stitched in the back and were guaran-
teed In every particular to wear We'll :
i saw very dainty I'll over iaeo
waist this morning in g street store,
on the south side, near the corner of
Eleventh, which wasdecid edly chic
and stylish. 1t was trimmed with
coronation purple messaline yoke and
down the front there were three large
purple buttons covered with the same
kind of lace az was used on the waist.
1t was marked s..
IL woman wants to invest in a very
stylish and up-to-date hat and pay only
$40 for 1t, store in Eleventh street,
between r and G, Is showing some ex-
ception bargains in high-priced hats
reduced now to $40. There was a large
rolling black velour hat trimmed around
the crown. with huge silk lavender
flowers and large velvet green leaves.
and on the side toward the back there
was a smart black velvet black cockade.
There was another very neat little hat
of tan velour with saucy little brill
liant-colored bluebird perched on the
left side. Besides these hats there
wre any number of other attractive
ones which were In the latest styles
and shapes.
I saw a rather unique napkin holder
In jewelry store on F, near Eleventh,
street which was very neat and simple
and made of solid silver. There was
| an English thread edge used as a dec
| GRAFTON and the remainder of the holder
was plain silver. These came I'm three
sizes and were $3.50, and a special price
! could be arranged where a number is
| ordered. There was also more decora-
! tive holder than these very plain ones
and the price was the same.
In a store in F street, between Elev-
enth and Twelfth streets, l saw a new
| topless corset, which l was told was all
| the rage Just now in Paris and New
| York. These corsets are just the thing
for the slender person because they are
| so comfortable, and leave the body en-
| tirely free. The lower part of the corset
Is very long, yet the material and bon
ing are soft and pliable. These corsets
were marked $3.50. and are fitted on
the figure at the store.
/ saw some smart tailored waists in a
store In F street, near the corner of
Thirteenth street. today, marked $195.
| These waists were fastened down the
! front with tiny pearl buttons and one
side was embroidered in scallop designs
and dainty spray Of flowers wof&ed
| in white embroidery floss directly down
| the center of the panel #.-.a. -..'E e r
Children going to school in the rainy
mornings necessarily need a good look
ing umbrella to hold up against the
brellas for these small folks in a q
street department store, near Eleventh
street, this morning, for 59c, 79c and
$l.00 They were made of gloria and
gloria silk, and came in black, blue
and red. The handles were Of carved
wood of the straight and crooked
shapes, and some of them had cord and
| tasselS.