The Washington times., 1922-08-12
.FLAPPERS Shine.
|. As BUYERS FOR
BIGGEST STORES
Cirlishness Of Business Women
at New York Merchandise
Fair Impresses.
BY wINIFRED VAN DUZER
UuixersaI seryice.

BY wINIFRED VAN DUzER
Universal Service.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE little
feminine hand is proving its nrm
grip In, the panorama OF the coun-
try's rnerchapdise, rolling through
the Arabian nights wonders or the
National Merchandise fair here.
Buyers coming from all over
the United States to Grand Cen,
trail Palace, which has been turned
into something resembling the big.
gest and most imposing depart
ment store In all the world. are
women mostly.
At least one-third Of the total
number registered TO date have
been feminine, according to records
of the first enterprise OF It's KIND.
Ten years ago. an official said,
not one buyer in hundred was
woman.
And-now note this, you critics
OF feminines-three-fourths OF this
percentage Of fairs ones are In or
about the flapper age!
Youth. beauty and bobbed hair be-
sides the ability to pick and order
goods that will sell back in ROCK
Island or Salt Lake City or Cleve-
land or Pittsburgh! ~
How is that for feminine progress!
Articles for Women. ....
The second significant feature Of
the fair is the fact that seven
eighths OF all articles on display are
for the delight, ornamental, or the
use of women. There now are
marvellous silks and satins from the
most famous in the country. The
strange wool materials from which
the feminine wardrobe will be
fashioned this winter are showing.
Whole sections are devoted to laces,
trimmings, lingerie, hosiery and
so on.
About the only signal attention
given to the masculine needs Is in
the leather goods department,
reserved. II Is a container which
holds everything that possibly
would be needed on the links, and
then fastens neatly round the
whole outfit.
On one Of the high floors the
toilet goods display calls to buyers
who wish to present the. opportun-
ity to be beautiful to the clients
OF their houses.
Heavy Perfume Scent.
The air is somewhat overpower-
ing in sweetness here because Of
perfumes thrown round by dozens
of manufacturers who wish their
new odors to receive due recogni-
ton. "Kiki," a sprite of a scent.
combining the freshness OF spring
flowers with the sophistication- of
the boulevards, Is the most perse
vering OF all.
Another offers eternal youth 10
his patrons. This commodity is
secreted in a reducing SOAP to-
gether with a = reducing. lotion,
bound 10 do what the name indi-
Gates and 20 leave no pouchy men,
cries, provided a food cream" is
used as well. With them appears
the new ''anti.wrinkle cream"
which is rubbed into the corrugated
portions of the face at night to
good purpose, declares the vendor.
and creases are all ironed out by
morning and the skin resembles a
new-blown rose.
Fascinating whimsies were work
ed out in the new satins and silks
which promise to be more than
ever popular for the winters feni-
nine wardrobe.
According to the representative Of
one OF the silk houses, Bamboo"
viii be the color most popular with
those who wear gowns and wraps
this coming season.
II Is a shade about like that Of a
muffin done to a turn. II belongs to
family of similar shades, lighter
and darker, however, and women
who find the brightest one trying
may select from the series some
thing more suitable. In the number
are india" oak" Sahara" Co
Goa" and "Samos," which runs from
taupe to oak leaf brown.
New Lines Of Silk.
Silk fabrics, also. have taken on
new characters. Most popular Of
them all will be "cordette," fiber
silk Of a weight to make II desirable
for wraps, suits and hats. Crepe
granola" Is a fabric which looks like
meteor crepe that has been blistered
to raised surfaces. 1t is light ss
chiffon.
"Satalks" is a soft silk of the kit.
tens ear" family, Of diagonal weave
and satin finish on one side. The
other very new fabric Is crepe rip
leen," an exceptionally heavy chif-
fon.
At the fashion show being held in
connection with the fair, II was es.
tablished that skirts will be ankle
lengths and two models, one with all
fullness draped to the side; the other
circular, very short, with panels In
step length, fully gathered at either
side.
Waists run to closely fitting
basque with long waist lines and
neasant RleaYeA Many Of these are