The Washington times., 1922-04-16
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There Is so much satisfaction
in knowing just i0here TO buy the
unustlal, the most reasonable or
the necessary article. Let Vir-
ginia Kindon relieve you of all
your shopping difficulties.
'Tis Easter and the band.box is
in it's element with fluttering rib
bons, gay flowers and the smiles
that a pretty bonnet ever brings
to a maiden's eye.
Now it's Easter morning and
Washington is the stage and the
players are the men and women
on the streets of spring. Shake
speare says, First the infant
What do the shops offer for his
spring WARDROBE. Dainty main
sock dresses and organdie bon
nets, but his highness shows far
more interest in his newly ac-
quired rattle in the shape Of a
pink k-eared bunny.
The old bard forgot to mention"
the three-year-old sister, but she
was 80 proud of her cunning dress
and bonnet that the band-box
takes the liberty OF adding her to
the original seven ages. Describ-
ing the bonnet first, for even at
the tender age OF three, hats are
first. II was of frilly organdie
with rows OF lace, and pale pink
ribbon ties, pink to match the APP
pliqued flowers that with blue
birds decorated the sleeveless slip
OF crepe-de-chine. White buckskin
sandals and pink silk socks COM
pleted the youthful costume.
Omitting the school boy for
Easter, or any festive day in fact,
is more or less of a bore to him.
the lover comes next, and the
band-box is chiefly concerned
about the feminine lover. When
she Joined the parade she wore
what the shops dictated as the
approved style. namely, a one
piece straight line dress of bright
colors, blue taffeta cape
adorned with roses of self mate
rial, floppy bit of blue straw
trimmed with buttercups and
bachelor buttons, and from her
little finger dangled a tiny coin
and vanity case of black enamel,
daintily set with pearls and plat
inum. Above her corsage of vio-
lets she surveyed the bright world
with assured poise that accom-
panies a correct appearance.
Then a soldier" and as all MILL
tary men, from the midshipman
here on vacation from Annapolis
TO the General or Admiral, do not
vary with Easter dictates, our dis
cussion must be about civilians.
The shops for men show silk fin
ished mohair in black for correct
summer suits, especially for young
men. AS warm weather brings
thoughts Of straw hats, fashion
DEGREES them to be more conserv-
alive than OF former years, in brim
as well as crown. Peculiar to a
year when ease is a predominant
note, frock coats and high silk
hats are noticeably absent but
every one must have a new suit,
not because the old one is not
good, but due to the fact "that
fashion wears out more apparel
than the man."
"The sixth age" is very inter
ested In his wife's Easter outfit,
and she is a picture in her bead
ed georgette crepe dress, slippers
OF black satin, and hose with
dainty drop-stitch clox; toupe hat,
made entirely of the rose petals
and tiny blue forget-me-nots. Her
wrap is black model, made In
scalloped tiers with snugfitting
caracul collar and she clasps her
prayer book with white-gloved
hands, gloves with ribbon and en-
broidered lined cuffs of blue. Her
bag is made OF round blue beads
with iade rings TO hold the silk
cord draw-strings In place.
Just one more in this strange.
eyentful history" the old man,
who, clad In his conventional
dark -colored suit, soft gray felt
hat and gloves to match, rides
slowly up the avenue in his old
fashioned Victoria, and sighs as
ne remembers the Easter days OF
'Ss, when he, too, was part OF
the fascinating parade.
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