The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Loveman, Joseph G. Loeb.

At Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's store
many things were to be seen. In the
millinery department there was a special
showing of picture hats, some of which
had not been shown before this season,
and the display of flowers and other trim
inings, as we'll as the display of hats, ex-
ceeded anything of the past.
One leghorn straw hat with high
crown and black velvet band around the
crown, with large military bows front and
back and two shaded white and yellow
plumes on the side, in the large mush-
room effect, was particularly noticeable.
Some new hats in the foreign poke effects,
with the sweeping willow plumes thirty
six inches in length, and also the English
stiff military effects, a distinct type, We're
shown. The department. like the rest of
the store, was deliberately decorated for
the opening.
A new opening feature attracted much
attention this year. 1t is the draperies
department. where a showing of the new
est effects in curtains, draperies, Persian
rugs and carpets are shown. This at
tracted no little attention on the third
floor.
In the coat and tailor made costumes
department the latest effects are In lin
gerie and imported voiles. beautifully
trimmed in laces and embroidery. yoiles
over plaids and stripes in combina lions
of colors are being worn extensively, and
Loveman has a large display Of these
skirts. Embroidered princess suits in taft
fetas, deliberately embroidered; shirt
waist suits accordion pleated; new nov
elites in worsteds and Panamas in bright
shades, and especially Roman stripes, are
found in abundance.
Tho waist department has a large line
of imported showings, messaline and pots
with Irish embroideries, which are really
creations, some having nine or ten differ
ent laces. Something new is in net fiet,
square mesh Persian designs with elabo-
rate combina tons of hand work, baby
Irish and Valencia. There are also French
hand made waists as dainty as baby
clothes, put together with eutrador, hand
run tucks and dainty designs Of hand run
embroidery. This department also shows
a great deal of exquisite baby clothing,
creations of lingerie, as well as hats and
Dutch shapes. There is a large assert
ment of hand made pillow slips, dresses,
gowns, blbs and petticoats for the little
ones.
Many novelties and elaborate designs
are To be found i'll the belt and neck
wear department. elastic belts in all
shades, gold and silver buckles, with SIM
liar designs in French embroidery. There
are wide silk belts in white and black
only, and Persian belts, two inches wide.
with gold buckles. There is also a dis
play of ribbons of the most varied kinds.
colors and widths. There are also en-
broidered linen collars. pleated and en-
broidered ties and tailor made stocks
with or without tabs.
The silks and dress goods department
has recently been enlarged and the show
ing in that department is therefore un-
usually large. Some of the newest things
are the print warp and oriental embroid-
cried mousselines in strictly Persian, fig-
ures and stripe designs; Mechlin and
Spanish laees in all day and evening
shades. plain mesh, coin dots and conven-
1ional patterns. The silk embroidered tat
fetas are considered very beautiful and
effective There are foulards in coin and
moon dots, Greek bars, PoSin stripes in
day shades only, and Swiss messaltnes.
which are considered tho best thing for
afternoon and evening gorwns. They are
found in plain colors, with all the new