Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Oriental Richness,
Barbara Splendor
Mark the New Styles
Importations from Many Lands Are
Being Exhibited at Hayden's
This Week.

Gorgeous and elaborate are the robes
and dress trimmings on display on the
third floor OF Hayden Bros dry good store
this week. They are Of every imaginable
color and design; some of them rival
imagination. Some are of an oriental rich
ness which would have delighted the eyes
of the queens of ancient Egypt and Assy-
ria; some are dainty enough 70 please the
most delicate Of modern tastes the bar
barrie vividness of others would attract the
attention of a redskin Indian.
These trimmings were imported from
Switzerland, France, Ireland and Belgium,
and were selected in New York City by
Mr.. Pat" Johnson, who for twenty-one
years has bought laces for Haydens', and
who is just as much at home with dress
trimmings as most people are with their
A, b, Cs. The trimmings and robes Will
be o1t for public inspection Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of this week.
The whole trend in trimmings is toward
bands which range from three inches to
thirty inches in width and from 50 to $50
a yard in price. In both the band trim
mings and the decorations Of the gowns,
which go from $50 beyond $500. the promi-
| nent note is gorgeousness in color and
elaborateness of design.
lavenders; rich puppies, blues and browns;
brilliant yellows, greens and reds. in grace
full leaf and flower designs or bold conven-
tional patterns. These designs are worked
out in beads and embroidery. The beads
are of glass; wax and wood. There are
beads of all colors and iridescent beads,
| which have every color in one. There are
beads OF gold. silver, copper. steel, crystal,
| opal. The embroidery tones with the
beads and is in silk, chenille and the once
old-fashioned but now new-fashioned
zephyr.
In contrast with the gorgeous trimmings
are the black and white laces-the Irish
crochet Alencon. Bruges. Venice, Milan
and duchess, which have a comparatively
simple effect. But the eye goes back to
the colorful trimmings. especially to the
robes. There are both made robes and
Il those with skirt, bodice and sleeves. beaded
and embroidered, all ready but the putting
together
The made robes have high waist and
snug skirt low neck and Just the meresi
suggestion OF a sleeve. The groundwork
for the decoration is net. chiffon or gold
silk or silver mesh. On the more elaborate
gowns the bead and embroidery design
covers the bodice and is heavy at the Dor.
der OF the skirt. growing more scattered
toward the waist. On the simpler, robes
the design is in a deep band around the
edge Of the skirt and in narrower band.
around neck and sleeves
There are all sorts OF dress accessories
on display. There are "eordeiiers' which
in common, every day United States
means cords which girdle the waist lin,
and hang down and end in tassels at tn,
side of the gown. There are cunning It'll,
bags, beaded and embroidered. which hans
at the side OF the gown and are to hold
the "mouehoir." in other words, the hand
kerehief There are also scarfs of many
| kinds.
There are collars, berthas, and ever
yokes' carried out in the same elaborate
eolors and designs as the robes and dress
trimmings.