The Washington times., 1914-02-01
LINEN DEPARTMENT
IS NOVEL FEATURE
Goods From HumbIeSt to Most
Pretentious May Be Found
in Moses & Sons Store.

Established as an experiment six
, 'ars ago, the linen department of the
B. Moses & Sons store at Eleventh
Z d F streets, will tomorrow celebrate
i anniversary by opening a separate
1en department, which is a departure,
far as the Capital is concerned.
In view of, the growth of this de-
! rtment, the entire space in the west
n section of the Moses building. on
| e ground floor, has been given over
/ the display and sale of the goods
I is section carries. and it is now pos
BILE to purchase any linen that the
; Nusewife needs, from the humble, but
u ilitarian wash-cloth, at 5, cents. to the
Y onderrully intricate table cloth of en-
brOidery, lace, and inset work. which
,zens of women have worked upon,
d.. I'd which retails at $3.50.
This latter bit Of linen is. perhaps,
, ne OF the most beautiful that has ever
zen brought to Washington. It is a
: ample piece, and the basis of the cloth,
hich is ninety inches in diamater, is
f the finest hand-woven linen that IT
vas possible to obtain. This has been
Y
gn. and inset with filet lace motifs
and Venetian lace medaIlions. 1t is
dyed with handmade Russian lace of
the finest and softest linen.
Made Of Finest Linen.
Another handsome cloth is made Of
the finest linen. edged with Madeira
onbroidery and with insets of file;
lace Russian lace also edges this piece.
{ ther handsome specimens of embroid-
y that have been made into table COW
s and centerpieces are the products
{ the French converts, and so beau
fully have they been embroidered that
Il seems as though the flowers them
elves have been laid upon the cloth.
Table sets in Cluny lace, containing
ON twenty-five to thirty-seven pieces
re to be had in this department in de-
sns of which there are no duplicates
IN this section. The prices on these sets
re reasonable, considering their quality
The Moses firm is the exclusive agent
~ this city for the output of a Nora
ian linen factory, which sends TO this
country the most artistic of all the lin
ems imported into the United States
The names Of the various designs or
these linens are almost as beautiful as
the goods themselves.
Inc 81 FdIr1ck pattern shows the tre-
Toll design, better known as the sham
Ock Then there is the Notre Dame
pattern. the Aristocrat, the Pompadour
the Chrysanthemum, the Tulip Tree, the
SNOWFALL. Louis XVI, the Feast of Bac-
Chus, Dresden and American Beauty
pretty names these, but none the less
pretty are the cloths themselves.
Dainty Cottage Linens.
For summer cottages and BUNGALOWS
here are dainty breakfast and luncheon
sets in colored linens, with conventional
designs that seem particularly adapted
! for use with mission and willow fur
nishing. Napkins, dOilies and table
cloths come in sets, with smaller tray
cloths and serving cloths match.
In the towel section there are many
novelties, especially in the charming
little guest towels, hand embroidered
and initiated, A novelty in colored bath
-Owels comes from Austria They are
delicately tinted in pink, blue, canary
and violet, and the woven designs are
specially artistic. .,
In addition to the complete collection
attention TO high-class dress linens. The
newest weaves for this season In
reaseless linens are already on eXhi'
0ition, and indications point to re
vival of the heavy weaVes, the monte
loths, and, of course, the now popular
atine and other rough wash fabrics
some Of the colors that the coming sea.
son will make popular are mulberry
old rose. sage green, delft blue and
other subdued variations of the stand.
ard colOrs.