The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-15

lection of their goods, but they have cer- tainly eolipsed any former attempt this season, which is paying them the high est compliment possible. The advantage Of extensive foreign travel. as well as frequent trips to the great centers of fashion Of America has given MT. Au- gust Hlrsch an unusual opportunity to study millinery styles, while MT. Adolph Hrsch in no less a degree understands the demands of this business, the twain forming most desirable combination in catering to an exclusive millinery trade
 In millinery more than anything elsa woman wants some degree of indvid- uality, and to feel that her hat is not like dozen others, like so many peas in pod, and the Hirsch Millinery conn pany makes a great point ill ministering to this requirement.
 While scores of their beautiful hats are importations, one essential feature at this popular shop is that it creates styles, and the staff of designers which are em- ployed to execute these difficult creations arc a credit to any fashionable establish D,ent of the kind.
 For the early spring, as well as sum- mer wear, the straw hats are extremely smart, every one of them having that chic turn which characterizes the styles as becoming The big hats are all turned up somewhere, giving glimpse of the
 
 the crowning glory of a woman is her hair, and the pretty tresses that grow around her face are thus attractiyely seen.
 The most gorgeous flowers that rival the natural ones in beauty of color and texture are seen in profusion as trim Elings, while the fancy for tulle and lace, being used principally in large bouffant bows, is another unusual mark of the sea son's fashions.
 Automobiling having taken such firm hold upon the fancy of people in all walks of life, and My Lady, seeing that her apparel for this occasion necessitates becoming garb, Dame Fashion has wisely come to her rescue and modelled some of the quaintest and most daring of bonnets for this purpose. The Hirsch Millinery company is making speciality of automobile hats this season, and their display IS one of the largest and most up-to date in the city.
 The department for childrens hats is another feature of this shop which has attracted a great deal of attention, and the hair goods department recently inaugurated. is not only up-to-date, but unusually large and complete.
 Of the beautiful creations shown yes- treday. one from the atelier of Caroline Reboux bore all the Parisian marks, being of black, real hair braid and with that coquettish little turn directly in front which makes such a model most becoming. A gorgeous willow plume caught just where the hat was up-turned formed the only trimming, except the handsome ornament of soutache braid in the shape of an acorn.
 Georgette's contribution was white chip chapeau trimmed with Chantlly lace, the black and white effect being most attractive. Two huge black willow plumes formed the trimming, while rest ing against the hair was cluster of pale pink June roses on the new style bandeau of tulle.
 A Virot hat of cream-colored Viennese lace with leghorn crown was trimmed with the handsome lace over pale pink chiffon. At intervals around the crown tiny little choux of roses, some pink and others pale blue, were caught among the lace, and tiny little sprays of golden rod and maiden hair fern leaves festooned the roses.
 An automobile bonnet from the work rooms of the Hrsch company was chic, built of green straw with dozens of tiny pink roses with cream-colored centers, encircling the poke bonnet brim, Wide. green chiffon strings added pretty touch to the model.
 Another style from their own,designer's 5 was stunning walking hat in the Chanticleer type of cream leghorn, faced with the popular black velvet. It was l turned both at the back and front. and the trimming consisted of a single gilded quill of the Parisian's own design, with a bowknot of jet in buckle form. l The loveliest conceits for children's head dress was displayed and perfect gem of bonnet was from the noted Paris house of Le Bias. The wide brim was of leg horn and the crown was fashioned of Irish lace with a band of oriental lace outlining it. Around the crown were innumerable little handmade roses of 1 pale blue messaline holding the dearest little punches of grapes. Up the back of the hat were dainty little bows of blue messaline.
 l A perfect peach of bonnet for a little | tot of few summers was in pale blue Neapolitan straw and Tuscan combine0 Around the face were the fiuffiest ruffles of blue chiffon and fine lace, while inter- mingled with this were little clusters of French cowslips in pale pink. Long, blue | chiffon strings to be tied under the chin completed the pretty model.