The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-16
At FASHION SHOW
Beautiful Windows and New
Styles Please Crowds.
"Jade" Popular New Shade
Imported Models Featured.


Spring Fashion Exposition last night.
Curtains were raised to show to the
public the display of spring modes at
six o'clock Monday evening. The en-
ticingly attractive new garments
shown made wearers Nof winter gar
ments feel decidedly out of date and
spectators went home with thoughts of
new spring wardrobeS- uppermoStT IN
their minds.
Carefully planned decorative ideas
and clever arrangement of new styles
were used in a number of leading APP
parel shops. including Crosby Broth
ers, Pelletier's Warren NJ. Crosby's,
w. W. Mills. The Partisan, The Out
look. Payne's shoe store, John H
Harlin, Voiland-Engel. Edwards Cloak
company and the Felix Clothing COM
pany.
blouses with a decided tendency to
vivid hues, frocks of gay silks. eX-
quisite lingerie and elaborate evening
gowns and wraps were features OF the
display of women's wear For men
suits of brown predominant, some OF
them of ed-brown shade, of severe
Iy plain cut. Caps for men are to be
favored and of heavy coarsely woven
material in sport style.
Windows at Crosby Brothers are in
teresting not only because of new gar
ments featured, but also due to the
spring suggestions in the windows
carry an appeal to citizens for pre-
servation of song birds and insec-
tiyorous birds. Recently the govern
ment made an appeal for the preser-
walton of such birds and plans sug-
gested by the government for bird
/ houses were obtained by Crosby
| Brothers. The white, flower-trimmed
| bird houses seen in the Crosby en-
trance windows were built according
to the government plan.
"Jade" New Spring Color.
Jade, one of the newest spring
shades, is the color note of one of the
most attractive of the Crosby win
dows Jade is said to be a leading
color for spring in New York. A
striking costume in the jade window
is one of white tricoIette, of simple ap-
| pearance, but with a price tag or near
| ly $500. The dress IS to be worn with
a jade green hat and jade green beads.
An Edison machine in the Sheraton
designed, valued at $3.50. is used in
| one windows background. Hand
painted floors in Mosaic design are
new in the entrance windows.
With a background of trelllsed roses
and rose tapestry cretonne, many
| striking and beautiful spring and sum-
mer garments are displayed at Pelle-
tiers. Particularly interesting in
these windows are the imported mod
! els. A clever frock shown is from
! Collins of navy blue tricotine and gay
figured foulard. A Jenny model of
| paisley georgette with metallic girdle
| attracts the eye. An unusual costume
| is a suit of black lace and rich black
duvetyn. A Pelletier suggestion for a
| charming evening gown is made by
dra ping wide. cream lace over black
| baronette satin, with color touches OF
satin flowers. Beautiful material fea-
| tured for evening gowns in the same
window is of black net embroidered
| in jet sequins.
| No daintier summer fTocks can be
| imagined for children than those
shown at Pelletier's. Men are not for
gotten in the display, either, and one
| of the main windows shows attractive
new silk and "baby broadcloth' shirts,
with gloves, neckWear and-orther ar
Beautiful Silks Displayed. :.
A window at Warren NJ. Crosby's
| displaying spring suits for women Is
attracting much attention. A clever
novelty model in navy blue has a chic
coat in pony style with accordion
plated skirt. Two other navy blue
| gaberdine suits are more tailored in
| effect and a tan or rookie" suit, fea-
| turing a bell-sleeved coat is attractive.
Some of the most beautiful silks dis
played in the spring exhibit are found
at Warren NJ. Crosby'S- including
draped arrangements of pussy willow
| figured silk and lustrous blue satin.
| Spring flowers in pink and lavender
shades form artistic backgrounds.
Quantities of fresh flowers make
| most springlike the windows at the
| w. W. Mills shop, where correct suits
of navy blue. afternoon gowns and an
unusually beautiful cloak of COpen-
hagen blue tricolette are SHOWN.
Afternoon frocks in taffeta and
other favored silks. blouses in gay
| n
in the windows at the Outlook. One
of the new and popular accordion
plated skirts of plaid material is an
Outlook feature.
Polo Shirts for Men.
One of the most interesting of the
EMS clothing windows is at the Vol
land Engel store, where the new, very
popular and surprisingly economical
polo shirts are shown. The polo
shirt is of fancy white madras or In
dianhead material, collar attached
with double or single cuffs-a for
midable rival of the silk shirt. Usual
" black knitted ties are worn with
the polo shirts. altho many colors OF
knitted ties are among the spring
Ineckwear. A four-button suit in g
warm brown shade is a distinctly new
model at Voiland- Engefs.
| A scarlet georgette blouse, fringet
with navy blue is one of the pretties
garments shown at the Edwards Cloal
company. Braid trimmed suits o.
navy tricotine, a frock of pussy willow
figured material, and jade greer
blouse are among the features in the
Edwards windows. which are a new
and worth while addition to the usua
spring fashion exhibition in Topeka
At the Partisan elaborate and beau
tiful evening cloaks are finding man!
admirers Unusual blouses are founC
at the Partisan, too, as well as attrac
tive tailored suits and a pretty eve
/ ming gown of cerise satin and tulle-
III A one-button suit model in brown
with accessories to harmonic is tn
i \ principal feature of one of the Johl
H. Harlin windows, while silk shirts il
the newest patterns are featured II
the other window.
Wider shoes for Men.
"a happy blend of comfort an