The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-24
Hirsch,s Millinery Co.

Hirsch's Millinery Co.
The Hirsch Millinery company which
has for more than score of years en-
joyed an enviable place In the estima-
( tion of Birmingham women of fashion
passed probably one of the proudest days
of its history yesterday, for in addition
to Its usual downstairs parlors, visitors
to the opening were shown the elegant
! new rooms on the second floor which
! were recently decorated and furnished.
; In this department are kept the Partisan
; importations, hats brought from the most
. exclusive of the New York shops and the
: Trost elaborate creations of the firms
milliners. This portion of the store is
beautiful, with its mahogany furnishings
+ and dull green draperies. Small private
! apartments separate from the long wait
! ing roon1,s are fitted with panel mirrors
in white enamel with dressing table
, shelves of white marble and here my
/ lady may make her choice among the
/ lovely creations of such artists as Virot,
Georgette and many others of the IA
nous Parisians.
. There were hats of such varied style.
color and size as almost to beggar de-
scrption. characteristic of ALL how
ever, Is simplicity, for even In the most
, Immense and there are some huge ones,
! this is decidedly noticeable. The Talk
OF New York" reused great enthusiasm
in a group of women gathered about a
pretty model wearing II. 1t is an i'm
mense flat black hat Which fits close to
the head. Two large willow plumes hang
from the back almost to the waist line
of the wearer.
A Marie Louise hat in white ottoman
silk has its brim faced with black. 1t
is ornamented with heavy white will
low plume which is fastened with
square white milliner's bow and jeweled
buckle and extends from one side of
the low crown to fall in a soft mass on
the brlrn opposite. A white felt sailor
has a mob crown which is rather low as
mob crowns go, and is surrounded with
heavy Persian ribbon band and bow.
Bordering the ribbon band is a bit of
sable, and a bunch of soft pink rose
buds is caught among the loops of rib
bon.
A Russian flat is developed in cord
ed silk in the blondine rivets. 1t is
trimmed with uncurled white ostrich
plumes and paradise tails An embossed
. ribbon in the pastel shades gives rich
touch and the graceful dropping brim
; shows a black facing.
and one that proved a favorlte among
great proportion of the visitors yester-
day is a black imported beaver. Its only
decoration is a rich wreath of canard
blue Gala lilies with their golden CEN
tiers, and foliage also in the canard shade.
/ There Is a touch of the new copper
ribbon becomingly placed
One of the smaller hats is fashioned of
taupe velvet and satin. 1t is a direc
toire turban with three heavy willow
plumes of Edison blue, dropping over
the side. This is one OF Georgettes
models.
| A virot hat is an immense flat, made
of old blue crepe and trimmed with sable
| tails and uncurled ostrich feathers in
| the same shade
! There is a touch of black in many of
the hats and the all black model con-
tinues in favor. A large black satin one
has facing of beaver. A bunch of six
black plumes is placed near the front.
The somber effect is removed by a bow
of gilt ending in gilt tassels and placed
in the center of the bunch of plumes.
A hat which is one of the most ex-
quisite to be observed in the windows
filled with lovely models is white satin
with a facing of black under the broad
brim. Two 36-inch white willow plumes
are caught with i2-inch buckle. 1t is
probably the handsomest hat shown and
was designed by Camille Rogers.
The childrens hats down stairs are
very artistic with their sashes of soft
| silks and satin, and many are orna-
mented with rosettes and flowers in the
| bright shades. All of the children's hats
| are designed in the store.
Louis Saks.
The large emporium of Louis Saks was
visited Yesterday nv scores of DerSOns
interested in the seasons fashions. In
| every department decorations of ported
| plants gave to the store a gala air. The
| windows, always an artistic study in their
display of models clothed according to
| the dictates of fashion, were exception
! ally interesting when decorated for yes