Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-17
NEWSLETTER
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To be beautiful and to make her lit
tie corner of the earth beautiful-that
is the business of being woman. 1t
is a great achievement, to win the
degree Mistress of the Fine Art of
Living, and it is comparatively SIM
pie, when every means is provided for
you. All that's needful for the life
elegant is to be found at Woodward
& Lothrop's.
Long before the war convulsed the
world their experts had searched the
great marts of fashion-not for the
ordinary things of commerce only, but
Giles of Europe
Radiant fabrics, esthetic hangings.
the choicest of dinner service, the
treasures of art. delicate trifles. handi-
craft of the peasants. exquisite nee
dlework, rare bits of workmanship of
every kind-the thousand and one lit
tie rehnements OF fastidious people.
Here they are, ready to throw the
charm of culture over everyday life
THE MONTH OF BRIDES.
The uppermost thought in. the mind
| of many just now is the wedding
Then, If ever, one wishes to be COR
/ rect. First of all. the paper for in
vitations and cards is of utmost inn
| portance. The latest conceit is the
plate marked paper. As its name inn
plies, it shows the mark of the
plate, which gives it the appearance
Of having border and sets it off most
effectively.
The wedding cake set, in gold or
silver, is significant touch, not to
be overlooked-with its coveted proph-
ecy of the futurc-a ring for marriage,
thimble for the maid. button for
the bachelor and wishbone as the
guarantee for the smiles of our lady
Fortune.
GIFTS FOR THE MAIDS.
For the brides presents to her
maids there are any number of now
elites in bits of jewelry of rare design
| to catch fold of lace or clasp band
of velvet. The favorite is the lingerie
| pin, dainty, beautiful and quite neces-
| sary to the well groomed woman. But
there are other things quite as suit
able-the silver perfume disk, and
best of all, the DORM box-thc little
| round box with cake of powder,
powder puff and tiny mirror. II
comes in silver, plain enamel and
Dresden enamel in soft pastel colors.
One of Washington's most charm
ing brides of this month has selected
this as her gift to her maids.
The groom. overshadowed as he is,
is not entirely forgotten. There is
great variety of articles of the elegant
useful type-new ideas in scarfpins
and cigarette holders and all manner
of masculine accessories.
FINISH AND DISTINCTION.
While we are lingering over the
jewelry we cannot pass the special
importation. Among the loveliest and
most smartly genteel fancies are the
neck bands of black velvet with cut
steel points, and the black MORE neck
ribbon with white lining. set off with
steel points and finished with a mar
quisette clasp. Exquisite things
made to order for Woodward &
| Lothrop in Paris. just the right touch
to give finish and distinction to .
toilet.
FOR THE BRIDAL DINNER.
All the newest patterns in cut glass
and china-all the recherche ideas in
service. One of the most artistic
things in all this glittering, cleaning
Maison Beautiful is the Imperial Nip
pon-the china, hand-painted by the
Japanese. Their wonderful color
combinations-ivory melting into
olive, set off with black and deli
cately penciled with gold! Their
marvellous blues, like the blue of
! Japan's own sky. rivaling the lost blue
of Pompeii! And the soft, pastel veil
that is over it all! This is art, not
china!
AS for cut glass, where shall we
begin, where end? There is won
derful variety The floral design pre-
dominates with two favorite patterns
the diamond poinsetta and the dia-
mond cosmos, with their exnuis tt
feather cutting. In pieces. there is
everything CONFERENCE.-The oldest
and most artistic shapes in sandwich
trays. flower vases, cheese and
cracker sets, all sorts of clever fan
cies.
WHAT SHALL IT BE?
This raises the vexed question of
the hour-what shall the wedding
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and worry over it. The thing to do
is to go straight to Woodward &
Lothrop's and find just what you
want Something different? There
are any number of out-of-the-or-
binary ideas. with personal flavor
and an atmosphere about them.
A thing to delight the heart of
lover of antiques is the Guest Book
of Three Hundred Years Ago. Away
back in the XVIth century, in the
castles of England, the chateaux of
France and the palaces of Italy.
guest books were in vogue as they arc
today. Some inspired manufacturer
conceived the idea of reproducing the
copies boarded in museums, and here
they are, to stir the romance and
veneration of the XXth century. The
leaves are a rough, yellow paper. to
simulate parchment, and the cover.
wood deeply carved and gilded around
central picture in colors-a repro
duction of the XVIth century print
Along the same line are the pewter
vases from the famous Liberty House
in London, quaint old shapes and
friendly. that set you dreaming of the
Old Curiosity Shop and Dickens.
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