The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 2, 1920, Page 7

ages SPECS REIL THE OUTDOOR APPAREL OF SPRING has an interesting showing in the Downstairs Store —a showing in which advance styles lose nothing of smartness in their translation to popular prices. Cloth Street Dresses—Afternoon Frocks— Evening Dresses—Tailored Suits— Top Coats join in this exploitation of the new modes—every group interesting for some particular style-feature. NAVY TRICOTINE FROCKS are divided between devotees of straight lines and hip fullness, with braid trimming, silk and metallic embroidery, $22.50 and $25.00. THE NEW-STYLE TAFFETA FROCKS attain the new silhouette with hip draperies and ruf- fles, sometimes in one-side effects, occasionally in combination with Georgette. These colorings are featured: Copper, Wistaria, Fawn, Peacock- blue, Gray, Navy and Black. Priced at $24.50. WOOL JERSEY DRESSES sacrifice none of their well-known practicability by adopting the new modes, and they are more attractive than ever. The new blue shades, tans and browns, also navy, to choose from in these Dresses. Priced at $14.75 and $19.85. GEORGETTE AFTERNOON DRESSES in pastel shades make excellent use of accordion plaitings, some being entirely plaited, others with plaited panels bordered with silk embroidery, and one particularly attractive model with loops of beads seattered over bodice and skirt. Priced from $22.50 to $45.00. SPRING TOP COATS give precedence to the short polo or sports style, in soft woolens that give a wonderful depth of tone to the new colorings— tan, fawn and gray shades, blue and rose. Tail- ored from Polo Cloth, Silvertone Velour, Tweeds and Mixtures, some full-lined with handsome printed silks. Priced from $22.50 to $42.50. THE NEW SEASON’S SUITS identify themselves with the new silhouette, by ripple hip effects and outstanding pockets, and quite a few follow straight lines with very smart effect. Tricotine, Serge, Poplins and Checked Wool Velours are the materials, with braids, buttons and embroidered arrow-heads for trimming. Priced from $25.00 to $67.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE. DRESS ACCESSORIES IN DOWNSTAIRS DISPLAYS OXFORDS AND PUMPS on the new lasts and in favorite leathers. FRILLY NECKWEAR to further the Spring idea in ap- parel. CHARMING VEILS in flattering webs and colorings. MARABOU NECKPIECES to replace the heavier furs. SILKEN HOSIERY in the new costume colorings and staple shades. CHILDREN’S a APPAREL "is represented in Downstairs Spring Displays by lovely new Tub Frocks in fine ginghams and other cottons introducing rainbow colorings and combinations—Boys’ Suits in Spring-weight materials —Children’s Millinery—and other linés of children’s wear in well- chosen assortment. f { a e wr SS ga oe AES 23. aw) FREDERICK & NELSON DOWNSTAIRS STORE TS great salesroom is all abloom with the apparel of Spring, the bright blossoms of a season notable for brilliant fashions—here outspread for the pleasure of all who turn to new apparel as a means of expressing their joy in the new season. Much as these new arrivals will be admired from a fashion standpoint, they will be still more appreciated for their modest prices. In the Group Sketched Above: Sort Taffeta in mulberry shade fashions the modishly tunicked Frock in group Above, with its one-sided bouffancy, short sleeves and intricate silver embroidery. Price $24.50. Of Silvertone Bolivia in llama shade, a new soft tan, is the Polo Coat pictured, with in- verted plait in back, slash pockets and full . belt joined in back by novelty buckles and leather lacings. Beautifully lined with print- ed silk. Price $57.50. The jaunty Suit pictured is of navy tricotine, with irregular line at bottom of jacket, long over-collar of sports silk and strappings of braid in connection with buttons. Handsome printed silk lining. Price $57.50, Concerning the Three Blouses Pictured: gee simplicity distinguishes the short-sleeved, collarless Blouse at right of sketch. It is fash- joned of seafoam-blue Georgette in over-the-head style, with hand-embroidery tracing its way over shoulders and front, and narrow black satin ribbon drawing the sleeves. Price $15.00. Broad and heavy is the Venise-pattern lace that forms the collar, vestee top and sleeve- edging of the White Georgette Blouse at cen- ter. It suggests the Tuxedo idea in its design. Price $12.50. Points of Filet-pattern lace are deftly brought together to form the front-closing over a Georgette vestee in the Flesh-color Georgette Blouse at left of group. ‘The Jong sleeves end with turn-back cuffs of the lace. Price $15.00. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE. Three New Hats Are Grouped Below: (CLIPPED fan-shape wings smarten the chic small Black Hat, with its flare effect ' of coarse straw around a crown of soft lisere. Price $18.50. A fitting accompaniment to the afternoon Frock is the large Black Hat pictured at left, of soft horsehair braid over Georgette; encircled by soft satin ribbon sash caught with large flat rose. Price $18.50. Covered entirely with pink rose petals and roses is the oddly point- ed Hat pictured at center of group, with black cire plaitings forming a a visor effect, and novel beaded pin. Price $15.00. THE STORY OF THE NEW MILLINERY is a narrative of vivid colorings in flower trim- mings, highly glazed textures and entrancing trans- parencies—for these are the outstanding features, seen separately and in clever combinations. Cellophane, a celluloid-like braid and trimming, cire ribbons, lisere straws and lacquered trim- mings provide the high lights—horsehair braid and Georgette the transparent tissues and flow- ers, fruits and foliage, straw and silk embroid- ery are responsible for the high color notes. The Downstairs Store Presents These New Ideas in Moderately-priced Millinery —In hats for dress and dance wear, for shopping and utility, for sports and outing wear—small and defining the contour of the head, upturned in front and medium-size, or large and broad of brim. In fact, whatever is becoming seems good style — Spring 1920 surprising Fashion in a lenient mood, surely. The attractiveness of the prices is especially emphasized, and may be judged by the follow- ing summary: Trimmed Hats, $5.00 to $18.50. Banded Sailors, $3.25 to $18.50 Untrimmed Hats, $2.25 to $12.50 —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE THE NEW BLOUSES HAVE MUCH TO OFFER In the Way of Advance Styles and New Colorings ABBREVIATED sleeves, collarless square and round necks, laces and embroideries make the new Blouses creations of beauty—these details be- ing especially effective in the Georgette Blouses. Ribbons laced through eyelets draw together the fronts and cuffs of one new Blouse, another boasts heavy yarn embroidery,,a third makes lavish use of accordion plaitings in Van Dyke points, and otl:- ers owe their charm to delicate hand-embroidery, wer Venise-pattern and delicate Filet-pattern laces. The new colorings are an attraction in them- selves: Seafoam-blue, Marigold, French-blue, Fire- . fly, Whippoorwill, Orchid, Mickey-green, with Flesh-color and White, of course. Priced at $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00. THE NEW LINGERIE BLOUSES, so fresh and sheer, are especially attractive in French-voiles, in short- and long-sleeve styles, with embroidery, Filet-pattern lace and tuck trimmings; some in high-neck style—$4.95 and $5.75. CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES add to their prestige by adopting in- serts of Filet-pattern lace medallions, points of Venise-pattern laces and vestee effects. In white and flesh-color, $8.50. --THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE.