The Washington times., 1912-02-06
Seen in the Shops

The shopper saw some very modish
spring suiting this morning in Il Seventh
street department store. near the corner
Of ID street. and this material which Is
kind Of tourist silk and wool material,
is exceptionally suitable for travelling.
II comes In navy and all OF the popular
shades of blue-the Kings blue, Alice
blue, electric blue, and a light navy. II
Is also shown in plain black and black
and white with dainty stripes This
material is soft and pliable, and re-
sembles mems suitings. IL is forty-two
inches wide and is S1.5O yard.
Veilings are greatly reduced I'm a
Seventh street department store, near
ID street, this morning, and many pretty
patterns in mesh and the Shetland finish
are offered Mesh yelling in many att
| tractive shades, as we'll as black and
| white in the fine and open mesh, is
| offered for Is cents yard. There were
also several pieces of silk chiffon veil
! ings In many pretty shades in the lot
marked IL cents yard.
|
A Seventh street department store,
between L and + streets, has a window
| full of pretty lawn dresses for the
small child. They are daintily trimmed
with fine lace and embroidery and sew
eral are trimmed at the waist with gay
| GlDDOH TOSeIteS. One especially
| tive little frock is made of blue and
white checked dimity lawn. 1t has q
| pleated skirt, with small loose panel
| back and front. edged with Val lace.
a ~ cut neck, finished with the Val
| lace edging. The dress Is marked Sl9S'
Another pretty blue-howered lawn,
| piped with darker lawn in the waist
and around the pleated skirt is marked
9S cents.
Crystal buttons on dainty and delicate
colored evening gowns add considerably
to the brilliancy of the frock. large
assortment of crystal buttons in large
and small sizes and in fancy cuts as
we'll as in the ball and fiat shapes are
displayed in a department store IN
Market place near the corner of Eighth
street, this morning, ranging in price
from % to 70 cents dozen.
Some beautiful sample spring blouset
in the latest 1912 models are displayed
this morning in G street departmep
store near the corner of Eleventh
street for 81 each These new waist:
have the fitted-in armholes, and are
made up in a fancy or strictly talloreC
style. Many OF the waists are dalntlIS
embroidered Among the lot there arr
the mannish shirts made with the sof
turnover collar and cuffs which are S
convenient for business purposes anc
which are so neat and comfortable.
The vogue in street dresses thii
spring is to be those made OF cream
serges. A very attractive piece o
double twilled diagonal cream serge II
offered this morning in a Seventh stree
department store near the corner o
New York avenue for 9S cents yard
This cloth is so inches wide, and is or {
very finely twisted serge and VIII max
up into an exceptionally attractive one
| niece dress or into modish Whlu
serge tailored suit
A department store in Seventh street
between II and | streets, is having
sale in taffetas and fancy silks, an
there are many good bargains in tn
lot. The taffeta silks offered for
cents yard are yard wide, and ar
, shown in many attractive shades sue
as navy, purple, brown. green. and man
of the lighter shades. The silk is Q
extra firm and soft quality, and woul
make up into very pretty blouses or one
, piece dresses. The fancy silks have
! linen thread which makes them reall
stronger than the pure silk material Is
They are shown in pretty colors wit
tiny polka dots as well as floral jaC
! Guard designs. These are selling 10
= l2hc a yard. Charming little waist
trimmed with dainty val lace could b
made Of this kind of SILK.
Small fern baskets made of drie
( Iichen and twigs are seen in an F stree
department store, near the corner {
I , Eleventh street. this morning, marke
only 10 cents apiece. They are quit
I small, but would make an artistic an
{ rustic setting for the hardy ferns s
9 much used for center pieces,