The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-15
Annual Spring Openings
 Revelation To Shoppers

TWO days spring and summer opening, tho premiere of which occurred yester- day.
 This exclusive shop, catering as it does to the fashionable women of Bir- nhngham. and handling the highest era,ies of ready-to-wear garments the market affords, it is quite natural that every woman of fashion should expect to see at their openings the very latest and most up-to-date styles which the Paris iene couturiere sends out. and the scores of women who saw the splendid display yesterday attest that the cleverest ideas and the best handiwork of the world s leading creators was shown.
 While the Empress Eugene was among the first to encourage the art of dress Dlaking in Paris, her followers have been many, and the great ateliers there have held sway over fashions realms for so many seasons that it is hard to number them; but this season, not content with Paris alone, the fashionable world is drawing inspiration from Russia the color notes and in the half barbaric ideas of Catherine of Russia, first arbitress of fashion, giving just that unique touch which makes the styles of today more wonderful than ever before.
 Fashion is ancient yet ever new, and for thousands of years the world has loved fashion because the world loves change and beauty, and this season it seems that all delightful ideas of hum dreds of years have been gathered to- getker. and they have been given seem ingly all to us at once.
 No firm in Birmingham bears a more enviabe reputation than that of Louis Sais, and their clientele. numbering as It does those from all ranks. testifles that as each season comes and goes the popularity of this bouse continues, until TOW 1t has become a rendezvous for ex- olusiveness in both style and quality.
 From the footwear. which is shown in a variety of fashions, to the ready-made garments, consisting of separate waists in silk net. satin and chiffon, as we'll as the daintily-made lingerie waists. the unexcelled line of neckwear, which in- cludes the loyeliest of hand embroidered ties, jabots, scarfs and collars, to the afternoon and evening toilettes wraps, suits, both linen and woolen as well as the latest riding habits and ap- rarel for other outdoor sports, Louis saks has furnished the most varied line
 In the handsomest gowns shown one will find the brilliantly colored Rajahs pongees, foulards. mesalines, marquis cites, taffetas, Bengalines, many of these made in the new sunburst style, which Is fast becoming so popular, while oth- CTS are in the overskirt and tunc ef- feet, take precedence.
 The hand made lingerie frocks are a joy to the eye, and these daintily fash toned gowns which are so popular for summer wear are exquisite in style and workmanship.
 Unique in style and very smart was model in rose colored foulard built in the sunburst style. The waist over white messaline was of pastel taupe net. with Irish lace center deux, piped with the old rase polka dotted fouard. At the neck of the Val lace yoke which was put together with a baby Irish beading. was h touch of black which the French couturiere always demands in giving chic effect, and tiny little bows of black fastened the yoke in front The girdle was an exquisite piece of work in silver and gold embroidery, and every one who saw the costume admired it extrava- gantly.
 Irish lace, which is always handsome was fashioned into the most stunning of frocks over the filmiest of white messa- line. Down the front was a panel of Irish lace of 8 heavier pattern and the sleeves and the corsage were festooned with it in graceful lines The tiny yoke and the finish to the elbow sleeves was made of real Val insertion, the effect being decidedly smart
 :, pongee gown which attracted much attention was of the natural color in tunic effect made over an eyelet em- brodered skirt of the same material The yoke and the upper part of the sleeves were in the eyelet embroidery, while the collar and the lower part of the sleeves were fashioned of ecru lace Large but tons gave a stylish trimming to the cos tune.
 Three-piece suits were shown in many t.ra V r1,nd al nna tr1 xrax, l.;. unusually handsome. It was of the palest shade in silk poplin. the one piece dress and waist being handsomely braid ed in self tones and the large gray silk ornaments and cords forming the fasten- ings. The modish coat carried out the motif in braiding and was finished about the rolling collar with French knots of black.
 For real summer wear a white linen coat. handsomely embroidered, with skirt cut on the modish plaited lines, was built very stlyishly. The long rolling collar, hand embroidered In corresponding de- sign to the cuffs, was fastened at the waist line with a single large button, hand embroidered
 In the waist department beautiful models were shown. hand embroidered. one in the lily of the valley design, with dainty yoke of real Val, while the full, BTuCclul sictNcs were l1iIllfItu III lNlS entredeux, was lovely.
 separate waist In the popular wis taria shade was built over self-toned messaline, hand braided from the yoke to the waist line. A tiny tucked yoke of the chiffon and the cuffs fashioned in thn same manner made beautiful finish to the effective garment.
 gorgeous silk petticoat for the Easter bride was heavy white satin, hand painted in pink roses and accordion plait- ed to a plain yoke. A rose satin ruch- tiful.
 In infants wear no more dainty and beautiful things could be imagined than those at the Louis Saks display, and the handmade linen frocks and beautifully embroidered coats, with the latest styles in head dress for the little folks, made creditable exhibition which was highly appreciated.
 Parisian Millinery Store
 The Parisian Millinery Store is a new conner among the number of attractive hat shops. and for this reason was par 'icularly interesting to the scores of wom en on shopping bent yesterday. The Parisian is filled with chapeaux of many varieties running the gamut from the gorgeous pumed thing that my lady wears to most elaborate of afternoon af- fairs to the severely tailored little model which she affects on the street when shopping.
 The windows contain number of fetching hats. One which was univer- sally admired yesterday is an Italian straw in the yellow tint, large. and with curving brim. Two superb yellow plumes rise at the crown and dreop in the grace