The Washington times., 1912-06-17
Seen in the Shops

More important than anything else at
this season Of the year is the selection
OF suitable furniture for the summer
cottages or porches. Most of the out
of-door furniture Is in continual need of
fresh paint. and after one or two wet
tings assumes an appearance which Is
aything but inviting. No matter how
carefully II Is put on and prepared,
there Is always little Of the paint
ready to come off In very warm weather
and adhere to the clothing. After a
snort time wicker or rattan furniture Is
bound to break, and the snags are death
to fine dresses Of mule or lawn. The
best furniture Is that which needs no
paint and which will endure, not only
the rarages of the weather. but also the
knocking about that comes to IT. A
large housefurnishing store on F street,
near Eleventh. has a set ofsfurntiure on
display that is suitable for porch or
rouse use. and which is much less ex-
Birchwood is the material used in its
construction. not the curly birch, which
Is used for indoors exclusively, but plain
oirch. treated in such a way that 1t
markings. The effect is a clean 0id snd
cooling. and the cane spring seats are
most inviting. settees, tables, small
ta6arettess and latse stc rockers straight chairs
small rocker s'f Is s5e g. Sas SSmoas tRse shs lG eorc
rocker is IS. The settee is tl7, and the
round tables. with high or low cano
shelt Tor magazines, are $3.50. One Of
solid birch top and sides covered with
me cane half the way down. This fur
nlture Is especially adapted to cham.
nei,s oers nhlshed In cretonne. and tones ex.
cellentlY with brass andirons baskets
smoking stands. bowls. etc.
Almost any article of furniture in
hammered brass may now be purchased
at the department stores and art shons
put at places dealing in antiques, one is
more apt to find the unusual. Jardi-
nleres' bowls of all descriptions, and
irons, waste baskets, and even huge
hammered brass coal-scuttles may be
had. AT a tile shop on Thirteenth
street, where all kinds of brass ware,
marble, etc, Is to be had. the brass
work Is az guaranteed hand hammered,
and Is, therefore, much more durable
and better made than other ware. Waste
baskets. In almost any shape, with
iatticed sides of hammered brass, arc
S5o; jardinieres are from s. to s11; a
huge coai-scuttle, that is not at all
heaVy, Is SIS. candlesticks are 81 and
Up, and very neat brass tray OF a
handy size Is $3.50.
Millinery Is marked down every place
now, and special sales and prices are
to be had not only in trimmed but In
untrimmed hats. A favorite price seems
TO be IS. which would not buy more than
the straw for a hat, earlier in the sea-
son. At o department store on F street.
near Eleventh, in the millinery depart
ment there Is table on which are dis
PLACED quite number of hats all mark
ed at this special price s.. Several are
very suitable for young girls while 9th
ers are appropriate for grown persons.
One black mourning hat, for a young
person, IL made of tiuted black chiffon,
n rows about the crown with a finish
ing edge OF black lace, that gives a
softening effect near the face At or.
side IL spray of lilies of the valley
colored black. Another dainty hat is
of white and coral silk straw, decorated
with bow of velvet ribbon In the same
colcr. and made in cossack shape. Th.
coral straw faces rhe underneath mai,
Of the hat and comes up over the roll.
ing bnm.