And Sundry Other Things Although materials, silk and woollen, form the main stocks of the larger foreign shops in Shanghai, yet there never seems to be too many satins, crepe-de-chines, repps, kashas, etc., and the goods that each store has on view are ever fascinating.
The Compagnie. Francaise de Commerce de Chine is a shop on Avenue Joffre, not far from the French Club, which always seems popular, and even at three o'clock in the afternoon, which should be, one would imagine, the slackest hour of the day, there is quite a number of people looking over the! enticing display on the counters.
Wool coatings, as supplied by this shop, should have a very ready sale, afd the prices of these runs from $3 to $12 per yard. 1 Some, particularly attractive,' included a heavy tweed, loosely.
'a roughly checked design, carried out two or three tones of grey-beige while in the Jeentre of each square a touch of yellow appeared, ($6.80), another more "serviceable" looking material, with a fancy herring-bone pattern on a light background ($5.50), yet others, velours, "with 1 patterns of slightly different shade. Kashmeres, which from a Tittle "distance look rather much ike wool poplins, and Kashas, in absolutively every shade are stock-plain colours, and there are many other moderately priced light-ex and heavier wools for morning costumes. All these wool stuffs come from England, but, with the exception of a very good lining sill also from" England, the silk materials are imported from France. And they shew the very latest art of the Paris fubrie de-
The new styles of printed erepesating are particularly delightful and the favourites, it. seems, are those in which the colours of the pattern stand out bright splashes on a background of dark brown, navy blue, or black, The new moires are exquisite also, but the price of these is higher, although, for the material produced, not. exorbi f the most delightful wa of white, gold showing delicately in all the water-marking of the silk, scattered with brightly coloured tulips, in harmonizing shades. This which is sold by the dress. length of four and three-eighths yards, is equally effective in black with the same pattern of flowers.
Evening bags, too, are a special ity in this shop, and the finely, beaded purses are those which are enjoying the greatest vogue. These fare to be found at various price and the more expensive, with the very fine bead work, broken at: places to shew a patterning of silk' embroidery, are fascinating indeed, This shop has also, it is worth noting, a large stock of novelty gifts, such as will be required jertly, when Christmas presonte must be bought and there are any number of little lamp shades, Powder puffs, and bowls, fancy Cigarette holders etc. which should find buyers readily.
Gloves are n detail of the wardrobe which is always in need of and it is useful to know Messrs, Lane, Crawford have now received their new stocks in this line. Washing suede gloves are taking: a first place this winter, fand kid gloves are losing much of their popularity. 'The suede gloves are shown at $6.95 with three but: tons in a very attractive shades fawn and nude, in nude and beaver with fancy cuff, and in gauntlet cut in nude and' pastel shades, 'The kid gloves which are in stock -for those who still prefer them, show some good designs in the cuff decoration, and these gloves. are tobe found' in grey, favn, and in black and white, Tt is carly yot, perhaps, to start thinking of flecey= Tined gloves, but it is worth mentioning that this shop has some already: in heavy brown kid, and in suede in grey or fawn, The fare $10.50 a pair and the uni heavy kid gauntlets are offered at $6.95.
Flowers also come under the heading of important. details and this shop has quite a good selection from which a choice may be made, For early afternoon and daytime went, the little buttonholes of kid fand of quaint shiny material, rather formalin. make-up, are very popular, but no particular type is outstanding for the evening. Size, however, is important, and the lange flowers are winning the first place. They are worn slightly at the back of the shoulder.
'Kayser' stockings are shown in this shop in great number and all the new shades and colours are represented: Neptune, Arab, Ilusion, Venus, Fairskin, -Roseskin, Bareskin, Clearskin, and Platinum, Servus knitted ' underwear always a popular Tine at Messrs. Lane, Crawford and the supply for the new season should be popula There are nightdresses and pyjamas, petticoats and knickers, all to. be found in the same colouring, and with trimming either of lace ov in atencilling. A' new idea is, the pettiknicker, which has a neat Tittle panel attached back and front and does away with the necessity for separate petticoat under a thin dross,
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