The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-31


 cred cuffs and turnover collars of burnt orange and eerue. The hat was of brown taffeta and shirfed baIds of brown chiffon. It was French sailor shape trimmed with twa plunaes. ono 8 deep brown, and the other burrG orange having a shaded effect eliminating in a pale tip. This hung over the edge of the brirp of the hat on the left side. Now, this was a very practical cos- tune, and I will tell you why. In the spring on cool days the lace waist could be used with the, skirt, and on warmer occasions waists of ecru embroidery would be very pretty. Then later on the two plumes -epfumes are such a good millinery investment) could be taken on the brown shape and tranSpos- ed to a straw shape of yellowish tint, The same hat might also do duty with a pongee dress worn with brown shoes and a brown taffeta or fancy brown vel- vet ribbon belt.
 Brown, treated rightly, is one of tho smartest of shades, but it needs a wo- man who carries herself well and knows how to wear her clothes.
 What an art that is. by the way!
 Spring Tailor Mades.
 It was my pFiv1ege to be shown to-
  spring tailor mades. The majority were in pale grey cloth made with a short blouse pouching back and front over a wide crush belt of the goods or chiffon velvet and decorated with handsome enameled steel buttons. The sleeves were excessively large, and the cuffs filled in with frinings. as they have been this winter. And the skirts Oh. they were very, very full. regular 1880 styles. with wide tucks and bandings of velvet for trimming. My advice to the girl with the small income i9 never, neyer, to have a shit made by tho tailor. It will come out unsatisfactoPily unless she Is absolutely sure of what she wants. and not evep then always- Anyway, the cost is sure to be greater in the end than if the same suit were brought ready made. and really nowadays one can oh- tain very exclusive models at compara- lively small cost. especially at this time of the year, when seventy~five dollar suits are marked at fifty aud so on down. You have the advantage of seeing just what your costume is gning to be and of deciding whether you will look well in it. which is more than the tailor will ever let you even suspect until the bit- ter end.
 Theatrical Stock Companies.
 In theatrical companies they are be- wailing the end of the stock company. I don't know, I don't know! But if all stock companies are like one I saw a little while ago. well. I'm not SO sure it is not good thing they have disap- peared. Did you ever hear of the Crummles family? They appear in Nicholas Nickleby" Young Nicholas joins their theatrical troupe. and in every play all the Crummleses have to be cast first for all the "fat'' parts regardless of personal appearance and fitness. We'll, that vas the way in this company. Papa, mamma, and the girls-girls lang syne, fear-had the blooming and vtrtuous parts while the other members of the company, some of them really pretty and attrac- tive, took the parts of old women, ad- venturesses, and what not. The dresses were meted out in the sam eway. To the faVOrite daughter were given the large sleeves, and every woman will appreciate what that means, The next daughter had renovated sleeves. mother had tight sleeves with sausages of chiffon sewed on the outer edge to make them appear larger, while the other members of the cast had gowns which were too long, too short. too wide, and you could tell by the way they were tight in one place and too large in another to which sister each gown had formerly belonged. I shall nev- CT forget the effect of one accordion