The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-16
tDecrees of Pads
 And Fashions
! should match the skirt.

Belts should match the skirt.
 Piumed hats are as popular as ever,
 Black will play q great part this season.
 Contrasts in embroidery and braid ing V.e rare.
 El D or Dutch collars are more popu- lar than ever
 The newest parasois feature the but tonholed edge.
 The coliarless gown is gaining a great popularity.
 The fashionabie seal contains but a single letter.
 Many of the fashionable long jack cts have pockets.
 The smartest stockings are embroid- cred in self tones.
 Jet neck chains give chic touch 70 the black gowns.
 Medaliions with a monogram adorn some of the silk hosiery.
 Pongee and rough silks in all coiors are very fashionable.
 The smart cutaway styles will evi- dently continue through the summer.
 Tanreta silk is back again after many months of enforced retirement.
 There will be many stone-gray hats worn this spring by elderly men.
 Colors are very beautiful. with pro- fusion of rich and delicate shadings.
 The Directofre tie. made of crochet lace. is a pretty finish to the dressy blouse.
 some of the separate guimpes are tied down with ribbons to the waist line.
 vital contrasts do not exist. except when black and colors are put togeth- CT.
 Topples and ears of corn and bar ley are all great favorites on the new hats. ., to get away from the familiar Jump -rhe latest collar is of chiffon. the color of, the bodice. surmounting a white yoke. .,. ed eiaboratesy in soutache Witn sleves ao match. ,. ., .oats
 Among the tailored suits sne sre are not quite so long as they "eie
 Some of the tilted hats are trimmed oniy on the lower side. which Is asu- W Sk,rtings are nearly all striped, which adds to the long lined ehecls of the season.
 ii seems probable that the taste for soutache braid is to live for long while yet.
 Daggers of tortoise she'll. studded with diamonds, are afnong the most popular hair ornaments.
 The gored skirt with pleats let into the side seams is one of the popular models at present.
 Hats with strings are very much the rage, but they must be worn only with dressy costumes,
 For hotel wear at home Or abroad, the smartest evening frocks have bod ices high at the throat. , The picturesque Vandyke collar ana cuffs are seen on some Of tne more ornate afternoon gowns.
 Goats with straight panel backs which hang. lower than the sides are still coming out in smart models.
 Long lines of buttons are still in great favor, and many of. them will be seen on the latest models.
 Insets of Irish crochet, whether large or small, are favorite trimming for the blouse of cotton crepe.
 For the sleeve coats or those having the cap sleeves, lace banding is often seen on linen and pongee.
 Among the new materials are the printed chiffons and the silk crepons-- sort of crepe de chine. One marked departure seen on new gown lately was a pointed girdle that extended slightly below the waist. A novelty is little bunch of frui, worn fin front of the jacket and match : ing the fruit worn on the hat. 4 ,
 Often the pockets of the new pongee suits have the monogram of the wear CT embroidered in contracting col or.
 The prevailing long lines call into being great many panels, and these are variousiy finished at the edges. Most of the embroidered designs are