The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 5, 1923, Page 3

at MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1923. FURNITURE RUGS THE SEATTLE STAR THE GROTE-RANKIN CO OTTO EF KEGEL. President PAGE 3 WOMEN’S APPAREL You Will Find the Newest Things to Wear Here in Seattle’s Newest Woman’s Apparel Store —and what could be more interesting for any woman than to select her Spring wardrobe from a “Brand New” stock? EMERGING from the bleakness of winter the Spring mode arrives laden with color and joyously debonair in its almost limitless love of ornament. Fashion’s Spring caravan hails from the Orient, gives off a scent of sandalwood and smacks of things mystical. Through the medium of print Fashion broadcasts much of her mes- sage, prints from India, Persia and Egypt. She favors beading, braidings and bandings, too; tiered skirts and pleated ones, flaring wraps. Up the Sleeves of NEW WRAPS There’s Smartness ~ INDEED it is the sleeves of wraps that are most important. Generally full at the top, they are often called cape or batwing. Cuffs, richly embroidered or braided, also lerd in- terest. You'll want a wrap, because so many coats are just short jackets—not nearly dressy enough except for the most informal occasions. The Newest of Suits QO’ the first bright, sunshiny day what would you like to be wearing when you prome- nade down the avenue? If you don’t say a trig Spring Suit, it is only because you have not Seen them—some with buoyant bolero jackets and others on jacquétte lines. Many are lined with printed silk that tallies with the bodice of the frock these jackets half way hide. PERRIN’S GLOVES Spring Renews The Entire Silk Underwear Display FEMININE personal effects could ask for no nicer additions than the new silk Step-in combinations which play the leading part in the new Spring display of silk underwear. There are Teddies, Vests, Camisoles for now, and Silken Slips for summer. All showing tenden- cies of the simple elegance of style in working toward the eliminat;on of over-fanciful trim- mings. It’s a Season of FROCKS KVEN suit jackets choose frocks instead of skirts as their better halves. ray are styles we’re sure will please the most ». There are frocks of printed an patterns that you will wear with jaunty jackets, and there are dressier crepes with center drapes eccentrically embroi- lored frocl - fastidious ta crepe in Per: dered. Tai lars that m wear. They feature tiered skirts and smart boxed jackets and In this ar- many with scarf col- approprate for street Exposition of New Sportswear SPORTSWEAR is now established—it belongs to each season like dinner belongs to each day. One simply has to have an excuse to wear such white, pear! gray or chamois Sport Suits— such brilliant “Blazers”—such purposeful look- ing sweaters—and that convenient Bandanna which is headgear this moment and girdle the next, PHOENIX HOSIERY Once a Handkerchief Now a Whole Wardrobe QPRING fashions unfurl the Bandanna. In trim- ming a hat you knot it back, and you are in style two ways, since hat trimmin: going to the rear. At the neck, It, or wrist, Bandanna is the thing, falling in gra 11 folds, loops and dangles. Batik effects vie with Paisley Patterns in promoting a color riot that is bound to make the Spring costume sparkle and snap, Am- ple evidence of this Bandanna wave is now manifest in this store, AND EVER the twain The Grote - Rankin Company Strives Ever to Serve Those Who Seek Indi- vidualism in Homes of Moderate Cost The truly successful home—noteworthy for it’s harmony of beauty and genuine comfort— is neither tiresomely commonplace nor daringly “different,” but—a skillful blend of the indi- viduality of the home-maker and the advice of home furnishing experts—following the time- tested tenets of custom and art. Whatever the theme * you seek to express in your home—you are invited to make use of the service of The Grote - Rankin Co.’s advisory staff, and in making selections, it is well to remember that great freedom of choice is allowed by our vast stocks of Furniture, Rugs and Draperies — where distinctive character in home interiors is possible at moderate cost. And Now the Sweater Is the Thing See HO for the free and easy fling you can give to your shoulders and arms in a coat sweater + that doesn’t resist the slightest movement. The in- creasing out-of-door life of women—the motor rides and hiking—have influenced the development of the Spring Sweaters this store has for women. There are pockets for things and the weaves are sturdy. CARTER UNDERWEAR SPRING GLOVES Are Known by Their Gauntlet HE new shipments carry out in full the gauntlet idea so popular now. The deep cuffs may be worn over the sleeve, or doubled back over the wrist. A bit of contrasting kid or silk is introduced some- where about the cuffs at times, For formal wear, of course, the twelve button and shoulder length glove again, The display is complete and immediate choosing has many benefits. And Now for the Joy of Cheerful Ginghams tingham Time—and your store is on time with aisles and counters sparkling with colorful checks and squares—new as the budding Spring of “Twenty-three.” Nothing more cheerful ever left the looms and dye-vats of Scotland, England and America. But it isn’t only the beauty and freshness of the new Ginghams that deserve your earliest possible in- spection. Every yard is more than worthy of the price at which they are offered. shall meet, for since the fashionable blouses refuse to come up to a normal waist line to meet one’s skirt, the skirts have come down to meet the blouses. At least that’s what one suspicions on reading a Paris dispatch: “Belt lines on separate skirts are worn low—just over the hip bones.” INTRIGUING VEILS— they lend such a note of chic to one's Spring cos- tume, and selection so fas- cinating is assured, be- cause displays are so varied. Smart Novelties Are Bags Especially those tricky little affairs embroidered tn beads. Tapestry Bags are very popular too, And leather bags are smart, WRISTED , very plain, re- ason, faithful to long sleeves and the trend toward tans, All. other shades are among the new stock from Perrins, NEW HOSIERY Easily Matches Footwear ae new Spring displays of Hosiery prove two things: Women are going to stand by the sheer chiffon and other unaffected styles; and the color variation is so great that no shoe need go unmatched. Occasionally one sees an embroidered clock—just enough to add a bit of spice to the display. Buy two or three pairs at a time—they last longer if they spell each other off frequently. COLONIAL NOTIONS Adhering to the Slender Silhouette Corsets Favor Combined Types Coste designed to meet the needs of every figure type make up the Spring collection. Specially featured are the topless models of broche and coutil. You will be corseted properly if you make your selection here. Several of the nation’s standard brands for Spring are here—and choice should be made before selecting what is going to be worn on top of them. Neckwear For Spring Isn’t All Bandanna Apes new Neckwear—as a rule—refuses to depart from the rather prim ways of white and beige. Matched sets of collars and cuffs in organdie and lace retain their snug position on garments where severe necklines or that super-tailored air are to be modified. For direct feminine daintiness there is nothing like the new Neckwear this store displays. The Berthas, especially. -_——__—_}