The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-04
Cro.Dds 7hrong Beautiful Displays At
 Millinery Openings of Montgomery Stores

gorgeous bird of Paradise on the left; a large niinx hat trimmed with three long round plumes. minx tails and heads, and q large chou of ribbon and nntshed om with rosette of maline. An immense Romeny poke of black lace with ostrich piumes falling over the brim. is . much admired pattern Madame Vera model.
 Among the white hats was one of real lace with gold and white roses and black velvet, a Georgette creation. A Caroline -Rebeaux, black clipped beaver round in shape was trimmed in leather color velvet and wings with touch of white and gold in the band. and large pink moire hat rather ob-. long in shape was the smartest thing imaginable in wealth of pink plumes and dog wood blossoms.
 The poke seems to have come to stay though 1t but timidly peeped into fash ion last season. and pirectoire one If light hiuA saith with long light blue satin with long light blue piumes and American beauty roses was q crown of beauty.
 A large white satin hat with morn ing giories in shades of purple with long white afgretfe at one side: q large black fluffy ruffles hat with feathers of Cohephagen blue and velvet to match; a very small tooue made of a drapery of black felt with green vel vet and green coaue feathers and an Ethel Barrymore poke with long light blue plumes and rosettes of light blue ribhon---a Joseph pattern--are four of the attractive hats seen.
 Flowers are . strong feature this season.
 The display of feather boas was q pretty feature of the opening, the boas being in Marabout. coaue and ostrich | na ,er
 A striking set that called forth ad- miration from every side was brown velvet hat Marabout feather trimmed. with boa and nuff to match.
 A special feature In connection with the millinery section is the display or hair goods. Switches and the new tur- ban puffs as well as the soft nnffy pomprdoure and curls are to be seen there in we'll selected stock
 Falrss Costume openipE.
 The beautiful creations Of the tahor art that had been promised were there, but the exhibition was a little crowded when the thrcnB of shoppers thickest, as the new quarters are not quite ready for oceupadney d sss ana shs sr pro eo large and pretentious stock nave outerown the present This, however, did not seem to dawn on those wno were examining and admirtng the swell gowns and separate skirts that were presented for Inspection.
 Tn addition to coat suits, which were exauisita ana in great variety. from the most elegantly severe to the most elegantly dressy, the display included reception gowns, house gowns ana calling costumes, some Of sort wool. scme of silk and some of the attrac- tive stufs that are built over cneck silks and elanorately combined with the beautiful new faces. There were ali styles and cuts, from the simple one piece called the trotting dress, from the comfortable cut to the smart broadcloth and voile.
 The question of street as well as house gowns was settled with equal ease. One Of Mohtgomery's most beautiful women when trying 1t on was admired in a beautiful model shown in green stripe panne velvet. This gorgeous gown Is made in the Dtrectoire style. beautifully trimmed with broadcloth and buttons; finished with slabcraEeiy embroidered vest. Skirt to this model is made In the fali circular effect ana trimmed in a most novel way with broadcioth bands.
 One of the high novelties shown at the opening yesterday is in green and mahogany stripe novelty cloth made in swell box pony eitect, trim. med with braid, large buttons and touches of mirrored velvet. The fea- ture of this suit is the sleeves, they are in the short effect with turned back cuff with lace undersieeve, trim med with green velvet and buttons
 A beautiful rose satin bfoadcioth was shown In the new Japanese blouse effect elegantly braided and trimmed with velvet piping and beantiful Irish crochet lace The skirt is made full pieated and fetchlngly trimmed with cabachons of braid.
 one of the swellest models seen at the opening Is an efninence satin broadcloth suit made in the Japanese blouse effect with long ~pepium. ele- gantiy trimmed with panne velvet. lace and velvet to match, reliafed with a t6uch of cream lace rnedaliions and piping of cream broaacloth, the skirt full pleated and trimmed with folds of broadcloth and velvet.
 One of the handsomest wraps shown yesterday was a black mirfored vel- vet elaborRtely trimmed with silk guipure, touches of orange and white velvet around the collar lending dis tinetive charm of fall beauty. This wrap Is forty-1v inches long and made in thes semi-fitting style. It is lined throughout with duchesse satin.
 The Fair has never before attempt ed the handling of so great variety of cuts and stuffs in the ready-to- o-wear department and the management re- gards the handling of So large and comprehensive a stock as an experi- ment that has proved to be 8 success,
 Miss Edith Jaeohi. who Is at the head of this department, brings to its man. agment much executive ability