New-York tribune., 1912-03-07

one shop. For 50 cents there is a round
Dutch collar with cuffs to match. of or
sahdle' trimmed with a fine pleating OF the
same material, headed by a line of black
veivet baby ribbon For es cents one can
buy tule set made in a similar style A
'uile hchu, with a back cut in the form or
Quaker collar. is Nes with cuffs to
match Around the outer edge OF the fichu
IS tulle pleating about four inches wide.
headed by two lines OF black velvet baby
rlooon' while a single line OF the ribbon
finishes the inner edge. One can enhance
the effect Of this fchu by adding TO it. at
cost Of IS cents a little bow of lace.
edged with black velvet ribbon and deco
rated with some tiny ribbon roses and
leaves.
Some effective Windsor ties which are
selling for ~ cents are OF messaline in
variety of fashionable colors. trimmed with
black and white striped silk band about
an inch and quarter wide.
One shop Is showing a profusion of the
artificial flowers which have recently
sprung into popularity for decorative pur-
poses. Wistaria, Forsythia, ounce blos-
SONS, lilacs, purple or white, and japanese
cherry blossoms are only a few of these
products OF the flower makers art Om
Of the more modest blossoms, which seems
to have breath OF the country about it,
Is the mountain rambler, or wild aster 1T
sells for 80 cents a spray. and 50 will buy
enough Of It to fill fern dish eighteen
inches long. A few ferns, at 10 cents a
spray, can be added advantageously. Very
pretty to mix with any of the flowers are
willow sprays. with dropping catkins,
which sell for 40 cents each Jack roses are
80. 50 and 9S cents each; daffodils, 10 cents
for flower and bud; Japanese cherry
blossoms. IS cents spray, and almond
blossoms. 9S cents for a spray of three
sticks
Novelty drapery silks about a yard wide
are selling for 70 cents yard. and are very
attractive for the price. They are decorated
with self-toned figures and come in red. old
rose. old gold, ecru, tan and three shades
Of green.
Wardrobe trunks, which have reduced the
Inconvenience OF travelling 10 a minimum
during the last few years. are selling In
three different sizes for S25 each. The
largest size has ten arms, which make pos
sible the hanging Of at least ten suits In
such a way as to leave some space below
for shoes or other articles that are not
perishable. The chifonier half OF the
trunk has six drawers Of different sizes.
some of which have removable partitions.
The two lower drawers can be put together
40 as 10 form a single compartment large
enough to accommodate a hat nineteen or
twenty inches in circumference. I'm the
other sizes a hat OF the same circumference
could be carried, but IL would need to be
father fiat one The depth OF the chiffonier
I'm the largest size is Sls inches, in the next
n, inches and I'm the smallest, steamer
size inches. The second size has SIX
arms for hanging garments and the steamer
size five.
All the articles mentioned to-day were
seen in Brooklyn shops.
The names OF shops where articles mentioned
-, tbis mage were seen can be obtained by send
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