The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-04

pArAod A1tuAtly On the Iote et01 and
lies nat on the head Sans pompadcur
for the latter has recsivsd its dead
hair blow. them the braid which may
be your own Or not 20 long ago At.
tached to somebody e1se's head. Ii not
coiIed neatly but Just careiessiy around
in slap dash fashion. You see that'i
where II ests its name.
What has been put on TO the brimi
and crowns Of the new hats has beer
deducted from the trimming. for there
Is precious little Of that. II you e
to Georgettes, and that's the chic hat
place in Paris this year. you get .
hat trimmed right on your head and
while you wait. You usually get
black one. too, and have q huge white
osprey or paradise stuck In front 50 II
sails out too over the high turned W
brim on that side. There isn't another
blessed thing to do to the hat. nothing
but hat to show where the crown and
brim come together, not even a piece
Of velvet for the dividing line--you
have nothing to do put pay the bill
which. during Paris's American season
hits you hard, for, say 800 francs, and
up-mostiy and up.
those at Georgettes and some of then
Among the Rue de la Paix where
precious things like diamonds. pearls
and millinery are displayed you SCI
other of the latter commodity than
are flower laden. 1t Is wonder the,
are not all that way In the land OF art
fciai flowers but the ospry comes high
er and Is .it' Of course.
The divinity who shapes our ends
Is now as always ana always will b
the Paris dressmaker. Right now shs
IL shaping them mostly round jus
about touching the pavement az yot
walk instead OF en- train and beins
held up in the same way the Arabian
women hold hers showing more of heI
knees than they do Of her face.
The Dtrectoire 10 doomed so say the
French and II they don't know who
does? Anyway You are beginning to see
a waist line. unless like most Of your
gowns 1t Is hidden by your coat which
appears to be most ambitious and takes
possession OF your skirt and only al.
lows the hem OF II to be in evidence II
you go coatless you do not go over.
skirtless and they are such "bouffant'
affairs at least above the knees-belov
them they emerge into small pleatet
skirts.
Trying for The Rural.
The fact Is Paris about now is try.
Ing the rura1esque styles not on the
dog but the American. If you don't
look like o milk maid when you put
on your latest made-in- Paris you are
sure to simulate q washerwoman. The
milk maid gowns are full Of pompadouI
designs and the washerw oman ones are
trimmed up over dresses and you look
quite ready to start in with soap suds
and lingerie. Another thing too you
don't have to roll up you sleeves for
they are gradually crawling up again
and have almost reached the elbow.
II To- n Re
bleak cold weather of November wha,
do you think 1t Is in the glorious
spring timer You may be sick unto
death. you may have that very tired
feeling but In Paris In the spring
there is always call to be up and
doing. There you hear the honk! honk
Of the auto. the buzz OF the aeroplane.
the horses hoofs on the pavement.
the clanSr of the electric tram. get the
odor of the spring blossoms and see
the sun light even all Of Napoleon
horses would not keep you within
doors. Besides 1t isn't such q far cry
down the Champs Elysees to the
gallerie Lafayette and that Is usual
ly your destination first and foremost
In the morning.
Now don't coufound this Gallerie
Lafayette with the Louvre for they
are not in the least alike. All the
amusement that is lacking in the lat
ter you find in the former. There Is
a battle royal for lingerie, frocks, hats
parasols and all the accessories of a
woman's toilette on the bargain conn
tiers on the side walks as well as in
side.
After you complete few hours Of
hard labor at this in some other shop
you go to see dress parade at some one
of the big gown fashioning establish
hewildering for the models only wear
their most becoming colors and
styles and you may be sure that they
a minute that you are going to be
allowed to make your own choice. It
is made for you and you are told first
what your style does. or does not call
for and you order accordingly and the
final effect is wonderful likewise the
sewing. The wonder Is that the gown
does not leave you entirely 30 loosely
Is 1t put together. What we call bast-
ing in the States they call sewing but
then the French basting Is more to
be desired than American sewing for
its Chic" and hats what you are look
ing for aren't your
Paris of a spring afternoon is like
the three ring circus there Is SO much
to see that you would make yourself
quite cross-eyed trying to take in
everything. Besides getting q taxi
cab view of all the beauties the women
wear there. are the tea houses in the
Bots Rumplemeyers in the vile or the
Elysee palace on the Champs Elysees