The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-05
Days When All The Feminine World Goes A Shopping
BETWEEN SOCIAL SEASONS
Fashionable Districts Lined With Autos and Smart Equipages and Town Houses Being Pre-
 pared for Winter.

son for that is just what early october means. The fashionable shopping dis tricts are crowded daily and line Of au- tomobles and traps stretches in front of the big shops.
 Many Birmingham women use their autos for their shopping tours, partieu- larly are the electric Stanhopes popular for down town use.
 But all the world is shopping these days. exchanging little social formalities as it fingers in the shops, or discusses with Madame La Modiste the appoint ments" for the week.
 Socially Birmingham is of course, be- tween seasons. With the exception Of the informal dinners-neVer to be chronieled; they are too small-or the luncheon where people drop in most informally, there is little entertaining of any kind. Town houses are being put in readiness and an army of housecleaners are upsetting the regular routine of living.
 Pretty women are discussing the new est styles. tremendously interested, of course, in what is to be worn. As regards some of the new ideas in dress, Vogue gives the following:
 Greens. browns and purples are the colors most in favor for autumn and win ter. purple at present taking precedence over the others. In each instance the chosen hues are of soft mellow tones, nothing crude or oVerbright being shown among them. Oleander pink, which Is neither coral, old rose or rose pink is new color, at it's best in silk or velvet and quite the rage in trimmings, the chlc new passementeries showing almost ln- evitaby a toucil of it in some one of the many shaGes.
 Japanese effects in embroidery are on the increase and lovely are the new band ings. many of them being hand work.
 Gold and silver embroidery is much seen on the collars, cuffs and vestses of the new coats of handsome visiting or street gown. Touches of either or both metals appear in almost all of the passementeries or made trimmings of expensive varieties Quite tine lovelest appliques show the new opalescent effect on gold or silver filet net; the flowers and buds of this and the leaves and stems embroidered Tn silver and gold thread combined with gauzy gold and silver cloth. One ex quisite piece was in happy design, eatn petal formed of large opalescent paillettes of d new shape shaded towards cages, and suggested a graceful vine of these lio ~ers. The flower centers were of gold spider web net of very open weave This is $I2 90 yard
 Much more attention Is given to mourn ing trimmings than formerly. and some of the new bandings of the soit finish erape are embroidered in dots and edged by black silk Nenise lace in some simple de- sign.
 Chenille embroidery or hlet lace mesh is the latest thing for trimming all kinds of materials, and Is suitable for chiffon, for cloth, silk or any of the novelty fabrics One perfectly stunning piece has on q Caledonian greet flet net Per sian design in dull soft tones, much green used that harmonizes with the net. At the top edge is q narrow black satin band and at the other a wider band, and an inch above a border design Is a very narrow satin fold
 Many hats being sent t. private GUS toners direct from the French millineIs Of Paris do not show the exaggeration that advance models here demonstrate.
 Face wells of plain mesh with small chenille dots close together. either in black or brown, are most fashionable. The brown veils are worn with the green or checked gowns more frequently than black one with the hats that match as the contrast of color .; not as sharp.
 The rage for fancy, dainty collars of formal shape is unabated and all man ner of laces are now being used, with d stiff linen stock; the butterfly bow in- Variably matching the lace or else em- brodered to match. the design on the collar The majority of the embroidered collars whether of sheer or heavier linen, show tiny scallops or point at edges, the ,lit,O md is very trim.
 Flowers as hat trimmings continue and will continue until long after winter has arrived and are placed flat on either side of the rather low crown with foli- age trailed towards the back This foliage is usually on the order of fern or grasses, maiden hair fern being much used. and the autumna flowers popular SIS dahlias. geraniums and orchids.
 The Rev. Dr. A. C. Davidson. formerly pastor of the Southsde Baptist church. but now residing in Murphreesboro, Tenn, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Perry Fowlkes and will hll the pulpit at his former church tomorrow. The many friends of pr Davidson will give him cordial welcome. He was an exceed : inglv beloved pastor and his congrega ton have never ceased to miss him.
 The usual dinner dance will be given at the Country club this evening"
 MT and Mrs. Priestly Toulmin have taken possession of their residence on sycamore street Their permanent return to Birmingham after passing a winter or two at Lehigh is q source of delight to their many friends.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Campbell Maben. Jr are home for the winter at a residence on Eula street, which they have leased
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Calhoun and MT Mercer Barnett returned from Eufaula last night.
 Mrs Joseph McLester, president of the Alabama Federation of Womens clubs, will leave the first of the week for Troy
 Miss Avis Ehrman. after a charming visit to New York, Cape May and At iantic City has been passing the week at Jamestown. but will leave there for Rollins Va, where she will place her young sister. Miss Marguerite Ehrman, in school. From Rollins Miss Ehrman will return to Birmingham.
 Mrs. Frank Mcdonald has returned from Asheville. N C. Mrs. Mcdonald will be a.. ,,,1i.,