Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15

TITS like visiting a museum OF rare
and beautiful art treasures to call
i at the W. II. EldrIdgo Co.'S won
derful new Oriental Shop across from
the w. o. W. Bldg. 1878 Farnan 81.
A sumptuous feast to the eye are the
princeIy gifts from farawsy China
and Japan displayed there, and. be"
sides, there are fascinating trifles IN
Damascene jewelry, exquisite carved
beads, satsuma bracelets and pins ana
carved pink ivory rosebud pendant
chains, II you're looking for some
Of those Chinese tassels which are
being used 80 much now on bags.
dresses and lamp shades. you can find
them there In all colors for only 26c.
yrHE aii.important question Of
HATS for Sister Dear and Lit
i tie Brother can be 80 easily
solved by Miss Adams, who has
charge OF Tho Wee Folks Section at
Benson a Thorne's. Such charmingly
quaint little wash hats Of fine piqus
and linen as she has 10 show you.
Some Of the crowns are buttoned on
to make them easy to launder. For
Little Brother there are Dutch-shaped
hats with cross-stitched embroidered
Dummies, bluebtrds. wind mills and
anchors. The styles for Sister are
mostly ort-backed bonnet effects. so
that her curly locks may be seen.
ana they're 30 prettily embroidered
in French knots and flowers. Some
are faced with blue to match her big.
blue eyes. Hats for Brother. sl.oo
to t1.75. Hats for Sister. t1.oo to
ts.e5.
One Of our Baby shops IL showing
creepsrs Of fine crepe, pique and dim
ity embroidered. feather-stitched and
shocked In blue and pink.
m HE spirit Of ths great out-of-
doors Is manifested In the crs-
\ tonne fancies shown in the
Drapery Department at Orchard q
wilhslm's. And such bolts Of cre-
tonnes a. they have--myriads Of pat
terms, each one surprising another IN
coloring and unique designs. Bril-
liant hued birds perch on lattices--
impertinent parrots and birds of
paradise share honois with the pea
cock. whyi your sun parlor and
bedroom could be made to have such
. pleasant summer charm that you'll
prefer to stay at home rather than
20 tripping off to the country or sea- !.
shore. Best Of all, though, perhaps
because love the Riddles. are the
signs you ever saw Of Danny Dad
dies and Quaoky Doodlss--and anus
Ing little ducks, rabbits and dogs
strolling about with hats on after
Kate Greenway figures Of bitsy girls.
Now wouldn't any child BE happy
with q friese OF bluebirds or draper
les Of tho same In his little room?
These Nursery cretonnes are Soc and
$50 . yard.
an. so Summary and charming are
the new printed. lowered and
embroidered voiles and organdies
saw at Thompson Belden's this week.
Never heretofore have we been offered
such an exhaustive array Of lovely
summer fabrics. voiles In dashing eff
fects Of stripes. checks and huge coin
dots. Soft and clinging silk-cotton
crepe Dc chimes IN exquisite shades Of
blue. rose and buff You'll certainly
want to DO q Summer Giri'' and have
. host Of pretty Sfrocks from these
dainty materials. For the practical
summer suit there are non-crush linens
and numerous patterns for separate
skirts In wash gabardines and piQues,
In designs copied from the popular
sports silks. Woven effects In both
skirtinss and dress materials are popu-
lar because In them you are assured
Of fast colors.
Tho tea gown appears with Turkish
trousers this season.
rTIHE song Of the robin and the
bluebird. the appearance OF ten
Rh ~A
bare. brown earth sre announcements
that the eternal soul Of Spring has
! awakened and It's tins to think about
making garden" Let's first get to
work on our window boxes. for I've q
surprise In store for you'll Did you
know that you can have them all beauti-
fully planted and arranged by an
English gardener? Lee Harmon. The
Fontenelle Florist. has engaged him to
help you with your Spring gardening.
Phone Doug. se4f and ask Mr.. Lar
mon to tell you all about II,
nH. THEY'RE SO pretty and comfy.
Bath slippers OF a dainty Jap
fiber. padded and iinea with
soft lavender ratine and finished with
. tiny binding Of yellow corduroy
only ti.oo-and they are made sps.
cialiy for you, Ny Lady. though I
saw them at 4 Mans shop, II was
1t Lucisn Stephens. 1901 Farnama ana,
besides these, he has women's silk
hosiery. ] can assure you that every
thing in his shop d Of QUALITY PLUS.
capes are among the ready-to-wesr
arrivals.
az NE Of the latest creations Of fieki.