Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
THE JAPANESE GARDEN.

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piece that is really new, unique and
oriental in tlavor-Thc Japanese Car
den. The basis of ii is tray of pot,
tery-round, square or oval. On this
YOU place the miniature objects-lhe
mirror pool with its quaint boats and
bridges-thc gravel walks, the tea
house, the papoda and the Buddha
shrine. A wet sponge and little
grass seed, and presto! you have your
greencry. A clever device and good
fun to arrange Well worth visit
to the Japanese Department on the
fifth floor.
And the dear little Jap favors. But
that's another story.
BAsKETRY.
Scrap baskets, clothes baskets, wood
baskets; baskets for market and
baskets for travel; baskets for
lunch and baskets for towels;
baskets for the dog and baskets
for the baby; big baskets and lit
tie baskets; comfortable. everyday
baskets and aristocratic baskets with
a pedigree; baskets from everywhere
for every purposc-the most Conf
plete collection in the United States.
Elevator to the Fifth Floor and there
you are. in the midst of them.
The Indian baskets first. The real,
souaw-madc article. from the Navajo
Tribe at Polacco, Arizona. just as you
see under glass cases at the National
Museum-things that will become al
most priceless when Indian basketry
is lost art. Wonderful weare-won-
derful dyes-black, olive. rufus, yell
l. Ia
Little Papoose at one dollar, up to
the Big Chief at fourteen dollars:
And the baskets of the Moun-
taineers OF North Carolina, from the
Cottage Industries OF Asheville.
Handwork all OF theni-unusual III
weave, design and dye-no two alike
each with its own story OF forti-
tude in the Mountains.
And the last baskets made by the
peasants of Europe before they laid
down the willow for the blade! a
congress of basketry!
POMPADOUR BAGS.
Gay Nine. Pompadour! Immortal
in fashions! Her name is given to
the latest fancy in bags. it is OF
black velvet or black MORE, with a
tiny mirror, pendant on leather tag.
1t is lined with Pompadour silk, the
white ground and gay flowers con-
trasting brightly with the black OF
the outside. A diminutive purse is at
tached within. by chain. For the
ultra luxurious, the bag comes in chit
fon velvet with sterling silver mount
ing for fifteen dollars.
VELNETS AND BROCADES.
STYLES are luxurious this season.
Fancy runs riot in gorgeous velvets
and brocades. Have you seen the
High Art Fabrics in Woodward X
Lothrop's Silk and Velvet Depart
ment? Wonderful creations One
rich material has d crepe foundation.
sprinkled with velvet flowers III
gayiy contrasting colorS.
Another has a crepe dc chine body.
with velvet flowers. hand-tlnted. 1T
comes in black, taupe. brown and
green at eleven dollars and halt
yard, and is more like painting than
a mere textile.
Embossed silk pushes. corded vel
vets with floral designs, chiffon with
velvet flowers, and the metal bro
cades, white and silver. white and
gold and black and gold! All man.
nef OF pflnCtly eitSdllSS. l'c san piSa.
things, too, in standard goods, in all
the exquisite new shades.
PARTY BOXES.
Lest we tire of party boxes. here's
4 new development III that line-ster-
ling silver ones. complete in all theft
appointments-the memorandum. the
rouge box, the perfume disc. the coin
holder. Beautiful things. ranging In
,riee from twenty-eight to thirty-one
ioliars. One of the many lovely nov-
allies In the Jeweiry Department.
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