The Washington herald., 1911-02-14

Have you heard the latest? They are
going to show the harem skirt at the
National Style Show. which will open at
the Arlington Hotel to-day and will end
on February is.
1t is positively a fact that the harem
skirt. which is not so much a skirt as
Il pair of trousers that has acquired
elephantiasis. will be on exhibition on
b real live models, and after the style show
has started the fad it promises to be
one of the best methods OF advertising
ever devised in our fair city.
The National Style Show. open from
23O to so and 7:3O to 1880. includes both
mems and women's garments, and is
under the auspices of the second annual
convention OF the National Association
of Merchant Tailors of America, but for
the casual seeker after information it is
probably-and this is said advisedly-that
the womens garments will attract the
most attention For instance, one tailor
is going to show a few effects in the
way of daring riding suits, according to
the press agents, that will make the
first nighterS cease their lamentations
about the good old days when May How
ard was in her prime, and Rose Sydell
was queen of the boards, and never car
under 30
Harem skirt AppaIIs.
While the harem skirt appalls and the
riding suits are to be mentioned only in
the lodge, the show is expected to be
the death knell Of the hohble skirt. As
matter of fact. the hobble on right
peopIe-weighing say, something like l6O
! pounds-haS never been seriously objected
| to by the mere male creature in breeches,
but it is doomed. according to the trust
worthy press agent, and it is recon-
mended that all the old guard go to the
show and take one last look, for its like
will probably never be seen again.
owen Owen, of this city, president of
! the national association, presided at a
meeting of the executive committee of
| the organization last night, when a pro-
/ gramme of action was outlined for the
! balance of the week that is destined to
make the apparel world and those inter-
ested in good clothing sit up and take
notice.
| Practically every city in the United
States is represented in the exhibition.
1t is the first and last word in fashion
able attire, in a national sense.
a booth has been specially fitted up
| to show the taste of the Oriental and
here the skirt will be displayed in all its
I OeIdlIS. fOuT COlHelN young girls Will
wear Peter Thomson's suits in a booth
that should be the delight of every col
| lege girl in Washington. Miss NJ Z
Hodgkins was the designer and maker
of these garments.
| Pluym, the ladies' tailor, will show
riding habits on live models. These are
declared to be the most daring he has
ever evolved. He will demonstrate a
suffragette garment.
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make a display of jewels for evening
wear valued at many thousands of dol
lars. StnemetZ has prepared a display
of ermine for this afternoon and tonight.
He will change his exhibit every day, |
making a striking display of millinery.
What is declared to be one of the
prettiest booths in the show is that of the
John B. Ellison Company, of Philadel-
phia. George b. Wagner is the Wash |
ington representative of this firm. which |
sells woolens
Fifty taiors came from Chicago last !
night in special train, headed by their |
president, Mr.. Bache. The Chicagoans |
got down to business in quick order and |
were soon in the exhibition room ar
ranging a display of wearables destined |
to make the Eastern garment makers |
envious
Some Special Exhibits.
Washington men and lady tallorS have |
special exhibits. New York tailors are |
here in large numbers. 1t will be the |
most largely attended convention of tai |
loring men and women Washington has |
ever seen.
The management has made arrange !
ments to give away suit patterns for !
men and women every day during the |
show President Owen last night an
nounced the programme OF events for |
to-day, in connection with the meE-
chant tailors' convention.
The tariff board commission, headed by !
Chairman Emory, visited the display of |
woolens in their relation to the tariff |
that is being conducted yesterday, af- |
ternoon. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion of the board that the exhibit was |
a great object lesson on the wooden !
schedule. The L. H. Van Ingen Com /
pany, which has prepared the exhibit, !
has issued an interesting series of pam |
phlets, throwing much light on the SUBJ
ject.
Washington Exhibitors.
The Washington exhibitors and their
exhibits are:
Uniform coat and livery coat, John ].
Costinett; full dress suit and sack suit,
Carlson Bros; business cutaway and |
overcoat, Campbell Ryder Company; i
walking coat and sack coat, L. A. Dow
Dey; Chesterfield overcoat and sack suit, l
George Z. Hebbard; dress coat and over
coat, Henry l.. Kaufman; George r. i
Keen, Inc; overcoat and le-breasted Il
frock. James ID. McConville; three-but-
ton sack and Raglan overcoat, F. A II
Cochran & Co.; mess jacket. Owen Owen;
double-breasted sack and single-breasted II
sack, G. Warfield Simpson; overcoat and Il
sack coat, Harry J. Lee; top coat and
three-button sack suit. Z. II. Snyder &
Co.; ladies' suit and sack coat, J. c. II
Wineman: NJ. F. Seltz; overcoat and cut
away coat, George c. Bergling.
Approximately one-third Of the worlds supply Of II
copra now Is being produced IN the PhiipFina. u