The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
Ln New York's Fashion Glass

New York, April 1s.-(SpeciaL)- Gloves of chamois are made in styles suitable to wear with tailored suits and costumes.
 Pongee is a favorlte material for making long summer coats and heavy rejah or raw silk Is made into carriage wraps and dust coats
 Empire and princess lines are ex- tremely popular but sometimes the girdIe Is only slightly raised in the back to give the short back effect.
 Lace jackets In heavy meshes and those of darned net are fashionable for wear with gowns of white linen. lin- gerie. taffeta, pongee or embroidered net.
 Waistcoats, vory elaborate, are made of lowered cretonne. brocade. plain cloth and of heavy linen embroidered In contrasting colors with the coat. while metallic cord and many fancy braids are used on some
 Belts of gilt are pretty in the new belti.gs, some showing small flowers in soft colors. others having a design running through the middle. and these are fastened with gilt buckles of fine openwork.
 Blue Is a color that is in the front this season. It's shades ranging from pale azure to mirage. hydrangea and pervanche to deeper. richer tones of Neptune. delft and a new brilliant tint verging on turquoise and Jacinth.
 Gored skirts are very fashionable and smart and they share honors with the circular ones. but still the plaited skirts are so becoming and much liked that they are seen In great numbers with new Ideas in trimming.
 Wrist bags that are new have round ed tops In gold mountings, fitted inside with a small change purse and all the little vanities that a woman carries with her. The initials in large, glow ing letters should be placed In the mid de of the front side.
 Lovely coque boas and scarfs of marabout with mwffs to match are fashionable for spring, and are espe- cially pretty in the new Wood-brown shades. Some of the feather and mar about scarfs are fiat collarettes. and others are round boas.
 Folds of silk, velvet or plain cloth are stitched on the bottom of many skirts, which IS considered very smart as a finish and also to weight down the skirt. The fold should be the ex- act shade of the material and may be from three to twelve inches deep.
 Sleeves continue to be made both long and short; those reaching well below the elbow and finished with in- sertion, lace or a transparent cuff are 
 long ones. which are now very small with little fullness are for the most part seen on tailored gowns.
 Shoes with tops that exactly match their gowns are the correct styles In footgear the vamps being of patent leather and the tops fastened with inn mense shining buttons. Tan shoes for everyday wear are fully as popular as last year, and are shown in new lace and button styles and smart little pumps
 Tailored suits of white mohair will be extremely popular for summer and they are cut on the new lines-circular or gored skirt with short cutaway jacket, single breasted and half-ftting. Some of the coats are trimmed with button trimmed straps and others are braided In white soutache.
 Stocks of the high lingerie order are much In evidence with the fash ionable coat and skirt suits. Yet the high lin en collar has not abated by any means. Some of the handsomest ones are of striped linen with polka dots between the stripes done in dozen different colors.
 Dotted Swiss muslin with the dots worked in a delicate color are shown among the dainty materials. The plain