The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13

New York, Jan. 11.--Blur and it's many shades Is a fayorite color for suits. gowns and hats.
 The dead white evening gloves have lost much of their popularity and Inc stead a delicate blush tint or pale straw is worn.
 Circular opera coats of velvet or lace are lined with fur. either sable or mink. \ Elaborate trimmings for evening gowns are metal tubes of gold. silver or steel and colored glass beads.
 The new striped broadcloths make some very smart tailored costumes and are at present the height of style.
 Hata are growing smaller, many of the latest ones being toques or turbans trimmed with high standing plumes and velvet.
 The cutaway coat is a great favorite this season, which is a decidedly smart and attractive fashion.
 All shoulder lines are dropping, the Mandarin armhole and kimono sleeves being the noticeable feature on most gowns.
 Much braiding is seen on gowns and elegant suits of broadcloth. Embroid- cry with touches of gold and silver does not lack popularity.
 Voiles continue to be worn this win- ter and the new weeves are almost as fne as chiffon cloth. Chiffon voile of c very fine sheer quality makes a hand some gown.
 Gray Is used to give a note of color to a costume. It very effectively can tone down e bright shade of rose blue or green. A pinlkish shade of gray combined with pale blue is charming.
 One of the new materials ts Crepe Ondine" which has the texture of crepe de chine with a pebble finish. Mar quisette Brl1liante" has a lustrous fln- ish much prettier than the ordinary marqulsette.
 Among the beautiful lace waists are those of ecru, cream and ivory tlnts and deeper tones of champaigne and apricot These are a bit dreSsier than the white lace ones are often more be- coming.
 Fur coats of Russian pony made hip- length or three-quarter, are very much worn by young women especially. They are finished with a shawl collar of the same fur or sable or lynx.
 The true empire and princess dresses are only occasionally worn but those of modified form are much evidenced. In some cases, only the waist line in the back is slightly raised to give the empire effect.
 skirts are made with long, soft, ciinginR effects shaped to the figure above the hip-line and hanging in graceful lines to the feet. The "Pauuin wrinkle Is the latest style. but 1t is a fashion that has not been easily adopt ed in general.
 There are lovely hats of fur made In various shapes and trimmed in a great many ways. Some have wide brims turning up on one side, and the top covered with mink fur. On such a one. the only trimming necessary would be a big pink rose. Mushroom shapes and toQues are popular and on these are seen plumes which fall gracefully at one side or high standing feathers or big velvet bows.
 Dainty handbags in white kid for theatre and evening wear are lovely when decorated with graceful trails of flowers reproduced with tiny shaded ribbons closely gathered to form relief.
 A touch of black worn at the throat of an evening gown iB a pretty fad. Diamond ornaments are worn with a band of black velvet or satin; a tina satin bow at the base of the collar is another way of showing the color.
 Stunning mink jacket made tight fit- ting and eutaway had short waistcoat I of biscuit-colored cloth elaborstely enn- broidered in browns and dull yellows.