The Washington times., 1918-10-24

nLoUsEs FROM CHINA do not differ much from
% those made here at home, but you will be in
tereSted in a new shipment that has been sent
to us There is about every shade that you could ask
the foreign touch is given them by the use of very
heavy silk cord that is used the deep collars, and
twisted into the cunningest buttons. You would have
hardly thought of using such heavy cord on material
like Geergee, but the effect IS extremely novel and
most artistic. Particularly pretty is the of flesh
colored Georgette, with pink cord, and also one of
pure white
Y TELVET FOR ELEGANCE is used to fashion many
" handsome gowns. There are styles and shades
suited to every occasion, but one that came from
American de- gner whose fame is widespread, but
whose designs have never before been shown in Wash
iIgton (wOmen seeking gowns of exclusive elegance
lines that assure the svee silhouette that the present
mark of distinction The material the most beau
fful lusrous black silk velvet of quality and soft
ness that haTkS back to the days when there a
black velvet dress in the wardrobe of every weLdreSSed
woman. II destitute of trimming save for an oddly
arranged collar made of white Georgette, with the ends
tipped with bands of ermine. The ermne
banded Georgette also used for the cuffs and the
toute ensemble most effective and artistic, and yet
so simple that it was joy to see.
Third floor,
@ANDY JARS add pretty note to the living room
I table, whether you fill them with hapd candies
with salted nuts. Indeed many women
using them the dining table to hold pickles and
preserves and they certainly do add their bit of beauty
no matter where you use them. If you are looking
for inexpensive gift candy jar will be ideal for
they are so very and so very popular that they
will be most acceptable and there is such a great
variety to choose from. There tinted glass Jars
with narrow bands of gold silver floral cut jars, and
crystal jars with the very newest thng-a narrow band
of vivid color in yellow, ruby blue, green These
jars priced from Si.oo up. Then there are more
elaborate jars with deep gold encruSted bands decorated
with tinted flowers and cut glass jars showing the
popular and patriotic Pershing pattern Some of these
more elaborate jars priced as high as Sio.5o. You
will find them on the Fifth Floor. -.
\ LITTLE CHAT ABOUT 'KHAKL" Khaki is
~ color 'and not fabric weave, so when
you ask for navy blue khaki" you are max
ing little Slip that's a Khaki an Hindustani word
meaning literally earth coored, and its use is said
British command of frontier troops in South Africa
who realized that their white uniforms made them con-
spcuous targets for enemy fire. so they seized upon
the idea of daubng their clothes with mud and found
that the color thus produced made them most incon-
spicuouS, and afforded protection valuable that the
earth-colored cloth gradually adopted for use by
the British army. During the South African war
i899-t9o2, drill of sandy brown was worn by ali
troops sent out by Great Britain and her colonies
During the SpaniSh-American war 1898 khaki
colored uniforms were adopted by the United States
for field and Colonial service and the color has grad
ualy been almost universally used for service so when
speak of our in khaki it not the cloth but
the color to which We refer-for 'khaki' NAV be of
wooen cotton.
ESUR TRIMMINGS ARE USED not only on wraps
n and dresses in the usual ways, but there is a
vogue for belts of fur with serge dresses no
matter whether not there is other trimming of fur
used broad belt of fur gives tone to the SIMPLEST
frock and may be fastened either by means of looms
that slip furcovered buttons or bv slipping the
end through buckle Any of the popular short 6aired
furs may be. used For belts, as well as for trim.
ming, we showing all the desired widths in bands
of nutra Hudson seal, natural beaver mole moutflon