The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
Louis Saks.

One is struck in going TO Louis Saks'
store by the elaborate window display.
There are no less than thrty-flvc wax
figures used in displaying gowns, shirt
waist suits and clothes of various kinds,
and new lighting effects.
| Saks presented every lady who visited
| the store yesterday with ported flower,
and there were thousands of women to be
| seen with the flowers or ferns IN their
hands, indicating the numbers of people
who visited the store.
While all departments had somewhat
the holiday appearance, 1t was principally
/ the second floor in which the women were
interested. A very large line OF tailored
| suits in fancy mixtures, yoles and Pan
amas in great range of colors is shown.
Etons, pony coats, blouses, jumpers and
| the new three-piece suits are to be
| found. SILK suits, taffetas and foulards
are to be found in various patterns. the
princess effects being very striking. There
are shirtwaist suits in silks. wolfe, nets,
batiste and MULE. A special feature is
made of demi-costumes. dinner gowns and
! evening clothes in nets, foulards and lin
gerie. the styles being princess principal
| ly with yoke effects. There is any guam
tity of white dresses for grown people
and children appropriate for graduating
exercises or confirmation.
| In skirts there are voiles, silks, Pana-
mas and fancy mixtures, including some
imported skirts with beautiful knife plait-
ing. Saks is making a speciality Of tall
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women hard to fit
Petticoats in all colors, fancy stripes
and checks to match the skirts and suits
being included. In the waist department
some wonderful effects in ecru and white
lace, lingerie and chiffons are found. and
also in solid colors, stripes, checks and
poker dots made over moussalines of all
colors. An especially pretty waist is
shown. 1t is brown moussaline made
over white with real Irish point lace
yoke, trimmed with brown silk applique
with wide and narrow bands of velvet
across front and back and also on sleeves.
1t has deep girdle of brown chiffon. A
special feature is the showing of lingerie
waists.
| A full line of gloves, belts, hosiery and
| leather goods is shown, including some
novelties All colors are to be found in
the display of hosiery and gloves, and the
ribbons and belts are in Persian designs
principally There are two or three belts
which are attracting unusual attention on
account of originality. Jeweled combs are
also shown in great variety.
| In the infants department there is big
J showing of dresses, long and short, one
piece Buster Browns and Bishop styles.
as well as lingerie hats and caps. Every
thing in infants underwear is shown, in
GLIDING many handmade garments.
Handmade sets of three and five pieces
are shown in the underwear department.
and a very elaborate display of fancy
underwear of all kinds. The corset dis
play is another attractive feature, ana
some new styles are shown. Children
dresses in nets. organizes, point d esprit
opening, and many children visited Saks
on this account. There are also kimonas
in silk and cotton Japanese designs.
Some exclusive designs in children
hats for boys and girls are shown in tina:
department ON the second floor, and also
all kinds of children's clothing, Buster
Brown suits. Russian blouses in woolens
and wash goods. The Biddy Tucker and
Peter Pan suits FOR older boys are shown
in many styles this year.