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A-16 THE SUNDAY STAR Waihington, D. C M Ftbruary 24, 1953 I * , • Lansburgh’s takes pride in presenting the most distinguished * • * collection of fabrics in onr 103 years 9 history! Washington • From glamourous Italy, from the storied lands of the Orient, I Maryland , * from the high-fashion haunts of Paris and Western Europe! A * ® Tomorrow, at Lansburgh’s, you can see, touch and buy these *SBK|. fabulous fabrics you’ll admire in next season’s fashions! O See How Far Your Fashion Dollar Goes in Lansburgh’s . Annual I I 1 Lw^'s FABRIC FAIR Widr / ■*/ I Bly rom the legendary looms of Italy 1 Jg Comparable values 2.9 t to 4.91 yd. Comp. 3.94 to 5.941 I hand-screened combed cotton hand-screened silk prints 1 119 Q 99 i?jp wS| •■■ -■- yd - ycL 11 hJKOU Y°u won't believe they're really cotton . . , Proof positive thaf it's spring again! Glorious •' I® * they're THAT silky to the touch, THAT brilliant silk prints to bloom riotously under furs now, ’ r * n their silk-screened print colorings! These brighten your whole summer! 36 inches wide. VjIBNfeL JIL 4 WilBF are fab™* y°u see in costly originals! 36 ■ ' JgSk\v ObK | inches wide, priced on the wild side! ■ * ’ ' tWf rayon & cotton, wedded in brocade! ■|29 m b i nvi mi H 4 * All the richness of rayon, all. the long-lived sturdiness of JL £2l-, A 1 cotton make the happiest of couples! Superb for shifts, Crap.3.Soy4L 11 * '/a L ml - BF B A*. suits, after-5 costumes, in white, blue, aqua, mint, b’eige, ■ \ 4 ' and lot, morel 36" wide! .. J • 2* . Wwl W-4 1 4j V «Ctl; ’ kd I W- ' i\ G. v t zhkrH * | •*' g' . * Comparable values t. 94 •• 3.941 Comparable value 1.94 yardl x \ Z -I ' /gjSf\J • w • imported Irish linen German jacquard cottons J*J wwBW * 119I 19 129 (I ’ wi X ,4 .Ah., ! 4gpC|ajrgL4A. • \ * Linen a la carte! Prettily printed, steeped Prints or solid colors (as solid as jac- A ~ ' n a * core °f *P r * n 9 colors, including quard ever are), in sentimental pastels * *• » Hmm qB black, white, navy, beige, sky blue! for spring & summer! Almost no ironing JH * ’ HWI v ' TEBILIZED®; 36 inches wide! called for! 36-39" wide! ]■ ' \ ’ '1 -VT&fe, glamour from the golden Orient ■ * \ Ul Comparable values 1.94 to 4.941 Comparable values 2.50 to 2.941 V pure silk prints pure silk chiffon * I ' y %- 199 16 8 jA I < Floral, geometric or conversation prints Airy, misty sheer, glamourous for evening | on supple, shimmering pure silk from the gowns, bridesmaids' dresses! White, ■aaammammaaaaaaaauaaaaaamuaaaaamaaammasHaHamuuauaaaammuaaumaaaa4| East! Drapes beautifully! 40 inches wide. black, shocking pink, fuchsia, turquoise, jMm Wg - | ’ beige, copen, red, emerald, 48 ' wide. i^sr—-|1 Your old machine is worth ’3O | when you trade it in on a Comparable value 1.49 yardl Comparable values 1.94 yardl I pure silk organza combed cotton jacquards C new white zig-zag 99 e yi . W I Heavenly, shimmering stuff, here in a Beautiful all-over patterns! Spaced and ■ maze of colors! Pink, yellow, peacock, geometric patterns in soft spring tones H I r'lA'br/A royal, shocking pink, red, blue, black, like sherbet pink, blues, mint green, fl white, mint, beige, 40 inches wide! yellow, orange, white, beige, black. H K 1 4 45" wide. ■ I ' HBb* l * l * ~ dfc-A. I W **’ l * r -4**l- *-* *’ ,or OB * y ** moathlyl '•; Needs no attachments! * .. fl "F 1 • Xake. buttonholes! C.mpar.bl. valu. 4.94 yardl Comparabl. v.lu. 3.941 Amarica. fl J's- 1 • Appliques! Biind-hemsi pure Honan silk shantung double-knit cottons ■ •'Fits any international I eut eobint ” 1 99 I ' * Special P° r,abl * ca,e yd. -F- >4* ,'tgA .< , fl uu.-vvu. J--." to ht, only 419 Magnificent silks, whose glamour be- Firm and full-bodied, cool and rumple- ' fl SEWS OVER PINS I 9* STARS AND DAISIES lies their wear-for-years strength! Beige, proof, our casual jacquards come in *4 ZrL-* I >IRAI6HTSTITCmN6-;-| H y^EATIVE EMBROIDERY) • N UrtlrLbemo **' pink, yellow, blue, aqua, black or white, black, white, navy, pink, maize, beige, •/VI I 1.1 1 wonderful woolens, native & exotic! Comparable values 3.94 ta 4.941 Comparabl. valuo. 3.94 to 9.931 f! fl fine spring woolens haute couture wools T / i \■ sL <z<x yd. yd. *•- "* «....,, ..... fl •moenme in traae, so you pay sesesucu'iaw - only 189.50 Hj.’t •' I I tweeds, flannels, crepes, moha & wool ion's geniuses! Mohair & wool souffles! fl ITSALL blends, fascinating textures! All the Worsteds! Nu|?bies! Colors brave and shy, ————— ——————-——————— colors of spring's bouquet, yours for all headline-newl Sponged & shrunk, fl SEWING MACHINES-Waihmgton, 3rd Floor; Langlty Park Jit Floor . the plucking! 54 inches. ready for the needlel 54" wide. ■FASHION FABRICS-Washington, 3rd Floor; Langtry Park, lit Floor; Shirlinjton, 2nd Floij- 1 fl SHOP EARLY, SHOP LATE MONDAY AT ALL 3 LANSBUROH'S STORES! NA. 8-9800 Washington, D. C., open 9:30 to 91 Langley Park, Md., A Shirllngton, Va., open 10 to 9:30 fl