The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10

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 In the words of the slang of the day. Can you beat it?
 Now all of these things cost money, yet the only result was to make it pos sible for her to be seen mile off.
 She fooled no one with her elabor- ate toilet, for everybody knows that people of undoubted social station and means dress the most quietly on the street as they have other occasions In which to wear their gay costumes.
 don't mean that they are dowdy. Far from it. You can spend a good deal on a perfectly plain black tailor made, and a turban model-of the right sort-often costs more than picture chapeau. I once went for economy's sake to a cheap dressmaker. and I spent most of my time picking off the bows, tags and tarra diddles in general with which she decorated CD me. No, indeed, plain things are not the cheapest by any means, but they always look smart, and on the street they are the only things to wear.
 In Europe you don't see people trailing around the sidewalks in gaudy costumes. and they are certainly en- tirely out of place in the street cars, where ones next neighbor is just as likely to be laborer with his dinner pail.
 It amazes Europeans to see this seat ing side by side of ermine and rags in our public conveyapces, and don't wonderl
 Now is most decidedly the time for bargains. You can get pretty evening gowns cheaply for one thing. as most of them are marked down. Then here is another plan which a friend follows successfully.
 When she wants a decollete gown she does not go to the dressmaker and allow that worthy to charge her three times what Is necessary. No, indeed! She watches the sales of high necked evening gowns in messaline, crape or chiffon cloth. and she buys model trimmed in such a manner that 1t can be cut down. For instance, yoke ef- feet or three strips of lace running up to the neck. Then she shortens the sleeves and runs an elastic around the decolletage. And there you are. A narrow chiffon ruching is the only fip- ish needed, or if that is not elaborate enough a pretty spray of flowers or, the latest thing, chenille fringe, is added.
 She has white. pale pink and a blue evening gown collected in this manner, all beauties, and in all repre- senting a saving of a hundred or so dollars.
 Today I was looking at dresses in tended for the Florida exodus, and as they represent the coming summer styles, and you are probably by this time starting your home sewing, must tell you about them.
 In the first place this is going to be another white season. You can't have too many of these crisp toilets, and the princess style leads again. A great deal of what is known as Hamburg" is used in the wider patterns, Dignity 1t by the name of embroidery if you will-it is the old fashioned Hamburg. favorite combination is heavy em- broidery of this description, German valenciennes and fine batiste. Gowns all button down the back, and all have elbow sleeves. really very short little puffs. The trimmings are either hori- zontal or up and down, as your prefer, and the skirts are cut circular, with the fullness held in either by tiny tucks or the merest suspicion of gath CTS. Lingerie hats are to be worn to go with these dresses. They are built on the "floppety' shapes, seen in French felt this winter, and the fav- orite trimming consist of two irregu- lar bows of black velvet.