The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Seen in the Shops

Tho smartcst trimming for the tailored
hat is the straight bow OF stlf ribbon.
These may be broad or narrow as the
wGarer desires. One shop ON Eighth
street near Market place, shows va
rlety of this ribbon In all widths, the
prettiest being tafreta. fiftocn inches
wide This is solid In color or banded
on each side. IL Is 10 cents a yard.
Another chic idea is the 'stick-up' OF
velvet.
The hnusekeeper liz looking through
her stock Of household linen now and
finding them sadly deficient. a shop In
Market place Is helping her by onering
sheets Tor So cents each. These arc OF
goo d rncrcerizcd. cotton, for single or
| thrce-ulIarter beds.
A shop on Seventh street, near E, is
offering house dresses for a very mod
| crate sum, made up in perCalc, gingham.
| or linen. One in linen was a soft blue,
| with embroidery collars and cuffs, and
| was marked $29S,
Suits have varied but little since last
year. The tight skirt still holds good in
the wardrobe of the woman of fashion.
| The prevailing color Is gray; gotten by
many devious routes. A French mil
| liner procured IL by combining black
and white chiffon. Tailors produce 1t
by something of the same method, the
|
black and white. The shoes show
good bit of gray, though the French
boot of black and white has been given
to the woman with little feet.
The new tabs and bows used as col
lar accessories show a decided shrink
age in comparison with those of las
year. One of the newest of these lit
tie trifes is a beaded bow initiating
the brooches our grandmothers used u
wear, having short strings of bead
hanging from them. These bows o
"rabats," as they are called, give
| lively touch of color to the two-tonet
spring suits. They can be had for tn,
triding gum of q cents, at Il shop in
street near Twelfth.
It is time for new curtains, light por
there's and fresh table covers by tn
housekeepeTs calendar, and one shop Il
f. street near Eleventh is offering spec
lal inducements In table covers Som
bright Romany border of reds. blue
and yellows to offset their linen center
seem quite summery. One OF the pref
tiest was q cream linen with con
ventonal design about the edge u
Dutch blue. But many equally attraC
! live designs were shown and the
ranged in price from % cents to SIS
The portieres in a shop on the soutI
| side of + street near Eleventh, woul
I do admirably to go with the above
l mentioned table covers. These, toe
1 show the banding Of the brighter color
toned down by a background of liner
All Of them were marked $l.W
As the fashionable woman is Sill
wearing the separate blouse, we sti
. have the separate collars of both IN
E Dutch and standing varieties. A stor
!; on G street near Eleventh shows thes
l in a great variety. Some Of them com
. in the daintiest of Irish crochet, othef
> made OF swiss have a dainty inset {
= insertion and edging. One style Is tn
long stole effect that one can wear o
n the coat and which adds such sprint
like touch to the worn winter JACKIE
All of these styles, or any of them, ca
he had for so cents each.
Although Dame Fashion permits
y nothing but the plainest Coinures, 81
u has given a variety of dainty head o
naments A number Of these show II
Dearl strings, others the gold gauze ol
< the latest IS a gold thread arrangemel
u that fits the head snugly, ending q
= either side in a twisted knot OF II
II gold These seem to be the dainue
= yet, and the price is but $50