The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28

Every shop in New York, from the great department stores, that cater to all tastes and all classes of trade, to the ex- elusive speciality shops, where an intro duction is almost a necessary preliminary to a purchase, all are wakened up to concert pitch and to unwonted efforts in connection with the forthcoming horse show
 The horse show has come to be looked upon as the first public function where dress In all of it's charming elaboration can be studied at will and at leisure. One sees every grade. every rung of the social ladder represented; and the gown ing the music, the excitement, that Is but barely suppressed, the entire mise en scene is one to awaken the keenest facul- ties of observation on the part of those who go there to see rather than to be seen
 But to the initiated in New York 1t is in the shops, In the dressmakers' ateliers, In the semiprivate showrooms of the great milliners that the first glimpses of horse show fnery Is sought. From far and from near representative grandes danes make 1t fixed date upon their social calendar to visit New York during horse show week at least; and the purchase of finery for such an important occasion is usually postponed until arrival in the metropolis To the favored few the dressmaker and modiste will display the triumphs of their skill prepared for this or that we'll known social light; and prepared ex- pressly for the horse show, you know," is usually the accompanying phrase.
 Elaboration run riot tersely and sue rIncty expresses the leading feature of the coming mode; and yet 1t speaks vol lmes for our home dressu atcrs that they almost invariably keep well within artistic limits even while pushing ex- lravaganee to its farthest efforts This Is n phase of the art sartorial for which the Parsans are renowned the world over; but they will have to look sharply 10 their laurels If our own artists in 1ress continue to pursue the path they nave so successfully blocked out for themselves
 The smart illustrations that accompany this page arc. many of them, the work of famous Parisian houses. and yet 1t would ask an expert to distinguish between the product of the best houses of Paris and those of equal standing In New York.
 The smart set of New York deem the ~ the Garden-as Madison Square Garden Is habitually referred to-at every ses- sion, morning. afternoon and evening.
 The morning session attracts the own CTS of exhibits. naturally, and since there are more women exhibitors this year than ever before, one Is bound to see some smart gowning of the tailormade order at the ringside before noon. The It. tta tote 70 Al. sery, too. come to see the little Shetland ponies and the hunters and saddle horses from their own stables. and the little heiresses of the future display some smart ideas as to how the younger gener- ation shall be dressed when and where the dictates of fashion are followed.
 Judging by what one famous French woman who caters exclusively 10 children Is putting forth, the little ones are to be gotten up more gorgeousy this year than they have been for sometime. Not that there Is any hint or attempt at overelabo- ration or oyerdressing. 1t is merely that Madame is making use of more exquisite fabrics, more costly furs, more real lace and hand embroideries upon the garments of her little clients than she was wont to do in the past.
 All fur coats for the youngsters are uuitc the fad. Some exquisite full-length affairs In chinchila are displayed, made to the order of young millionaire's wife for her two little daughters. Another wealthy little dame. in prospect, Is to sport a full-length coat in ermine, and her cousin boasts of one in the no less costly but less seen mlnever. Pyrenean eoat-it is really a kidskin-is a recent conner, and although 1t Is considered especially smart for children. the grown ups have claimed 1t as theirs likewise. Ii is a pretty gray fur. not at all unlike Russian pony in texture, and with cap snd nun to match-for such are inpera-