The Washington herald., 1911-11-11
NEWS NOTES FROM
PARTISAN SHOPS
Give All the Latest Fads
and Fancies.

OF materials much has already been
said. Among the handsome stuffs su-
peru brocades and velvets multiply. A
very large number of the most beau
tiful brocades have gold in combina-
ton with color. the gold more or less
in evidence according to the design.
Sometimes one la but conscious Of q
cleaning thread hero and there or OF
general simmer oC the background
upon which the design is woven. Some
times the gold is more boldly handled.
There are wonderful Chiffons and NOUS
selInes in color over whose surface run
graceful designs entirely in gold. These
in vivid color are stunning under
shadowy yelling or plain diaphanous
material, but the French designers do
not hesitate to use even the most gorge
Gus of the brocades unveiled and in com
bInation with plain monotone material
or lace.
The velvets used for evening coats may
be described as regal, and II seems rank
heresay to say that results obtained
with them are not always so good as
those developed in simpler materials.
The fact remains, however, and 1t is
equally true in relation to frocks An
cessful manipulation of brocades and
embossed velvets, and even the artists
have often achieved results about which
there may be criticism. Much is done
in velvet embossed mousselines and
chiffons and these are much more easily
handled than the velvets.
The Oriental colOrings and many
motifs are emphasized by a number Of
the French houses. There are wonder
full trimmings in dull metal and rich
Oriental colorings and many beautiful
brocades and figured materials have a
distinctly Oriental character.
Wool embroideries. which were launched
in the summer. have assumed the pro-
portions Of a craze. and are in imminent
danger OF being Overdone, though they
are undeniably effective and interesting
when artistically designed and used. In
millinery one finds Crocheted wool flow
ers and Garlands, coarse and fine, large
and small, used upon felt. velvet, fur any
and every material. There are cockades
and rosettes made of soft, heavy, wool
yarn, and crocheted hat bands OF simi-
lar wool yarn, tassels OF yarn, ornaments
OF cloth or velvet on fur boldly embroid-
cred in yarn. A little toque had its en-
crochet OF green wool yarn through
whose meshes cleaned green satin. The
tiny brim was of mole fur, and there
was for other trimming merely an
Oriental looking ornament and tassels Of
wool embroidery in many colors. This is
extreme but It gives an idea of the
length to which the fad goes.
Chiffon costume blouses embroidered IN
Oriental design and coloring with wool
yarn are to be seen everywhere. having
taken among the ready-to-wear jumper
blouses the place occupied by bead en-
broidered chiffon last season. Where the
wool embroidery is cleverly done these
chiffon blouses have considerable smart
ness. but they are appearing in cheap and
tawdry form, and that threatens their
life.
Oriental and especially Egyptian en-
broideries in one material or another
wool. silk. floss, beads. metallic thread,
chenille, &c.-are among the most pro-
nounced trimming features of the new
season, and the importing houses show
wonderful band and motif trimmings,
some of them more effective and queer
than really beautiful, some actually jewell
like in their richness and blending of
colors and their admirably artistic de-
signs Apropos of Jewel effects, mock
jewels, of course, enter into many of
the richest embroideries, and everywhere
is the dull glow and gleam of metallic
thread.