The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-07

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 realize that within few months, weeks really, a new sleeve or collar has come into vogue and that everything you pos- sess is hopelessly out of date The New York shops are as usual most ailurihg' It is hard to say where the handsomest things are to be seen. because there IS so much of 1t and every day there are new things. Still every woman has her favorite shopping place, just as they do In the south and there are little cor ners In New York where you feel at home the very minute you see them after per- haps an absence of g. year or two.
 Men have favorite places for eating' certain cafes that they cannot be torn away from, but woman has favor ite place for shopping and she simply dies by 1t.
 New York Is the one place where you may wear anything you happen to pos sess Just as long as you may get by the police you need not fear to be criticised No one notices you and what you wear is of no importance or interest to any one but yourself.
 It Is rather early to be even guided by the New York shops, because it is be- tween seasons and the leading importers will tell you frankly that everything Is more or less indefinite, that no one knows to a certainty just what will be worn The fashion writers have long predicted the reign of the long coat for street wear this winter, and the New York shops are filled with ultra long coats. The most modish of them are unned, and they are loose fitting garments, the materials decidedly English looking in texture and color. These coats do not convince you that 1t Is a 'grey season." or plum or anything definite. They are of those soft and fashionable mixtures that are indescribable Of course you see whole suits of grey and In the new green shade but there is nothing to suggest that 1t is a season devoted to grey or any one color.
 The newest shade is Petunia, but It is too vivid to be worn except as an ac- cessory. The hats shown by a well known importer recently were all in the Petunia shades. the tilt in the front, and the fash ionable high back These Dalia shades are exquisite, but they are rather trying ana the particular Petunia shade could not be worn satisfactorily by women whose complexions needed treatment
 The French felts are the most beauti- full things in the autumn millinery. They are in the French pnks and blues and greys and they are trimmed with soft draped looking materials, simplicity it. self and all of the hats seem less eabor- ate than they have in years. Fumes are not used as extensively as last season, and most of the hats are massed in softly shaded velvet roses and flowers of every description. Breasts are fashionable again and entire hats formed of them are seen in the exclusive shops.
 Large hats with heavy plumes are seldom seen and the seasons hats are small and close fitting, the fur toques and the hats for the street noticeably small, but less cratic than they were in the spring.
 The truth about the women whom you see in New York is that while they are the most fashionable dressed in the whole country, they do not adopt any one color and run it to death. And the New York woman gets herself up in such way that you do not know how she does It, or whether 1t is her feather boa that IS so becoming, or her huff on which she has pinned a cluster of violets. Her Chin cilla Is so handsome or her collar of ermine so suited to the occasion that she seems always to be well dressed. Ana IL Is this indefinable something, this charm ing quality that makes her appear so we'll whether you see her driving in the park or shopping in Fifth avenue
 The princess gown Is back again in high favor. The handsomest toilettes seen at a Fifth avenue place were fashioned princess and favored material is velvet. The new brocades and lowered things for evening wear make gorgeous costumes when made princess, Lace robes com bined with touch of fur, preferably er- mine. are being shown and entire lace gowns are more popular than they have ever been. new material for evening gowns is the pompadour crep de chine showing pale tinted flowers on light backgrounds It is one of the most beauti- full materials of the season. Light clothes are in great favor and are made into elaborate costumes.
 The new York shops are given over to handsome bags, veils, gloves and hand embroidered hosiery. The shopping bag is the most important part of the street toilette, and they range in price from v to--well anything you are willing to pay. The modish ones are leather lined and the cheapest are SIP Decide upon your bag, then select one of the most eXpen- sive veils you can find, do not overlook the hosiery department with its exquisite hand embroidery, then have the new shiny looking gloves fitted perfectly, and after you have decided upon Chincilla or ermine for your winter scarf you will be in a better frame of mind to Select ,tnur pnwnS and hats They ara