The Washington times., 1911-10-23
BY THE SHOPPER.

enabled to show the newest and most
exclusive styles as soon as they make
their appearances in the large fashion
There are many minor details that
80 to make UP an ideal department
store; The firm has provided COM
ss found s maa ps
telephone service. as we'll as public
telegraph and cable service. There
Is a check room. where parcels may be
modern sanitation. wholesomeness.
cleanliness. plenty Of light. and abun-
daut space. Everything that tends to
the comfort Of the customer, and tte
Of. and the establishment today, on its
eighteenth birthday, is a model of ev-
erything thoroughly up-to-date and
successful modern store should be.
and mention the a!iuinc bargains that
are being offered In honor of its birth
Gay celebration is impossible. The dis
plays are so bewildering and numer
ton: In the gowr department. some
of the most wonderful creations of the
Paris modistes are exhibited, and in
the millinery department. the display
devoted to the sale of goods by the
yard. some Of the richest products II
, foreign looms are spread before the
eyes of delighted customers. Silks. vel
weave are endless in variety of color
and wealth of design. Novelties of all
description are shown throughout the
store. which is the busiest place in
all feminine Washington. In connection
with the celebration, the firm has Sc
cured some signal bargains in all its
departments. which are being taxed
advantage Of by throngs of satisfied
buyers.
Fashion dictates that fur trimmings
are to be used extensively this winter
gown. L saw. some very soft, silky
/, looking skins in an r street store near
Tenth this morning at very reasonable
prices. There were few electric seal
! of good looking beaver strips for .
| each. The salesman showed me a
white rabbits skin for 80 which was
exceptionally pretty: These skins are are
| all thoroughly cured and the hairs Will
not fall out easily.
saw some very attractive silk mes
saline petticoats today In street
came in all colors and were made of
an excellent quality silk. The fiounce
at the bottom was pleated and excep-
tionai!y deep. These petticoats were
German chinaware is very popular
this season and 1t Is certainly pretty
and artistic In every way. I saw a
match safe made of this ware today in
a Pennsylvania avenue store, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, which
would be suitable for a mans den.' The
coloring ir this ware is very brilliant
and rich and the designs are always
quaint and attractive. The match
safe I saw had the design Of a jolly
looking German drinking out OF a
stein, and tie price mark was s1.S5
|
In a little embroidery shop in, Elev-
enth street, near New York avenue.
saw a very attractive black velvet
handbag which was marked Is cents.
This bag was made out Of q good quail
ity black silk velvet and had a long
silk cord and tassel, together with a
small dainty pattern on which some
embroidery could be worked. The pat
tern is so small and easy to do that a
woman could finish the work in an
hour or two and have a bag just a
little different from all the other, bags
one sees. I saw a. bag already worked
with a dark green chenille embroidery
silk and frightened here and there with
gold tinsel thread. which was very
attractive and original in design and
artistic In color scheme, for 81.