The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-15
Peggy And l Hdpe c Dandy
 Time At The Fashion Show
All the World and Its Sister There-Wonderfu Spring Tog Which Feminnity Will Wear-From Gay Farce
 and Our Own Ateers.
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

have complete epitome of colonial his- tory!''
 We wended our way to another of the fashionable shops. where the mass of femininity was like surging sea, ard blowing straight through it, we ap preached curious-looking model, which Peggy immediately labeled "The Ques- ton Mark
 You've reduced the eternal question D plain words" I suggested, as I noted the black and white striped gown trimmed In black satin folds that wound in and out, making indeed an interrogation point decoration.
 Well when the eternal question of the average woman is reduced to plain terms 1t is usually-a dress, isn't it?' she asked.
 Wonder what's the answer?" 1 sighed maybe the next model will tell us that" said Peggy, as we observed an- other, revealing a new line or two re- earding the feminine form divine. Why, she's got Fritzi Scheff waist and"
 An Adelna Patti pair of shoulders" ]" I finished.
 Do you suppose we are coming to that?" asked Peggy Little wasp like waist, narrow shoulders and such hips. And she doesn't seems to care who knows it, either.'' "A style only found in old, faded-out, | yellowed copies of Godeys Lady's Book of q remote vintage" l suggested. And, as someone in the great throng asked if one of the saleswomen would put on what they told US was the "Mer- maid' gown I asked of Peggy:
 Where have I seen anything like that before?"
 'sAt the Bijou,' said Peggy, breathless- y, as we heard the model piled with ques-
 ions as to how she could walk and sit in such narrow frock. This being demon- strated to our complete satisfaction, we passed on to another exquisite gown, which looked powerfully like Parisienne lesigneg had hand in its construction, lnd which was of the softest of chiffon. quilt over messaline in the dull gray nts, ard which was undoubt edly made IS an accessory to the wond arful scarf 'leeve which is the dernier cri of the sea- ion. This sleeve draped in billowy folds lung loosely from the armhole and was irst cousin once removed to the old
 ashioned angel sleeve" of other days. Turning our footsteps to another of the
 .xclusive shops, where the crowd had grown apace with the day. we were shown marvellous creations in all sorts of lovely things which fairly made our mouths water. for 1t takes a well stocked pocketbook to indulge one's fancies ni these Elusive things.
 A band, from palm bower at the rear of the establishment, was wailing and crying out, 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, and Beautiful Eyes, while later the haunting straines of "Ah. I've Sighed to Rest Me- were waited through the dense air, heavy with La Trefe,' Vera -Voiletta," Occur de Jeannette' and goodness knows what else,
 As we looked at wonderful coral gown of marquisette, laden with trophies from old Neptunes storehouse of gens-corals and aqualnarines reflecting the sheen of fairland 5000 leagues under the sea, again the soft-voiced violin cried cut:
 "Ahl I Have Sighed to Rest Me- while a poor, little belated piccolo walled:
 Deep in my narrow grave, whicE caused Peggy to turn to me and say:
 T feel just like that song.'
 'Why?' I asked.
 Because clothes will be the death of me yet" she sighed land I would like to be dead and buried every season until the clothes time is over.'
 That's very silly" I suggested.
 "Its not; and whoever said clothes are silly ought to be made president of teh Ananias club. They are the most serious things in the world and they cause more heartaches and headaches aud pocketbook-eches than anything In the universe"