The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-19
LOveman, Joseph < Loeb


The exhibition of fall modes and fancies
to be found at the big Loveman, Joseph
& Loeb emporium is more extraordinary
than ever. From the lowest floor. on
which almost everything the heart of
woman may desire of the little trifles that
so largely compose her life, to the roof
the display during their opening yester-
day was marvellous
Not one of the distinguished shops or
Fifth avenue, New York, exceeds in the
eXquisiteness of its new models for the
taste and judgment of the most expert
enced men and women in the south has
been exerted to achieve the sartorial per-
fection of the new stock. In the windows
were creations effected by some of the
most celebrated of the Partisan makers.
A scintillant peach-tinted robe, slistening
with its multitude Of small crystals is
worn by some waxen figure and stands
near glorious achievement in black
velvet and charmeuse, with the striking
and intricate new arrangement of green
| introduced perhaps in the tunc The hat
which is suitable for the afternoon re-
ception toilette accompanies it and like
the chapeaux above stairs Is the acme
| of elegance and smartness. The new
boots, smart walking shoes of durable
leather, but built along graceful lines.
are displayed side by side with the fragile
satins and suides of my ladys evening
slipper and jeweled buckles, heavy de-
signs in dull gold and studded with semi
precious stones to adorn even her pretty
| little heels are there to show what may
be done to complete the beauty and aris-
| tocracy of her toilette. There is a cling
! ing, filmy creation which suggests not
warmth so much as an envelop of adorn-
ment merely 1t is coat cut on the
/ lines which are so prevalent both for aft
ernoon and evenng-kimono sleeve, and
narrow about the feet. Green and white
and black studded with silver composes
| this charming evening coat, which is SO
surely of the south.
The department in which dress materials
| are displayed was oVerrun yesterday
| morning with customers eagerly choosing
the materials for fall gowns lest the
most desirable be missing later. But with
| the tremendous assortment it is diff
| cut to imagine that even the most preci-
Gus and alluring may give out The colors
well, as one sees them afar, all massed
| together OF ufdNn nlSil Oh lue counters Ill
| the way they have of displaying the
lengths and patterns, it presents the effect
| of big rainbow--an up-to-date rainbow.
| with the colors all very strong and very
rich The materials grow more magnifi-
cent all the tine-and more costly / fear.
But since the dresses grow more scant,
why not? There are the beautiful crepes--
| crepe meteors, with the brocaded ma
| terials to match, cannon crepes and crepe
a q a d.
| ed velvets and that wonderful brocaded
| pompadour chiffon with its wonderful
possibilities for color. And the Japanese
| mandarin cloths are displayed here, too,
in all their extraordinary combinations of
color. And the silk failles, and the heavier
weaves for more serious days and oc-
cupations than these exquisite fabrics
know.
The colors, Mr.. Morris of this depart
ment tells, me- are chiefly plum. ma
hogany, mole, green, dark Copenhagen
and black which is again very strong.
These are to be found in the front of
the store on this floor developed in the
most uniquely beautiful toilettes the store
has ever shown. In the pium shade this
department is showing Paul Poiret
model, a brocaded velvet coat with the
squirrel collar fitted close. The coat is
after the Russian tunc fashion models
is Russian green duvetyn cloth three
piece costume. The bodice is OF soft
white lace with a broad black girdle. The
coat, over draped skirt, has wide
elrdle caught with several silver and gold
ornaments which are especially clever.
An especially smart tailored model
for formal wear Is point net model
made of wool poplin in the orchid tint.
1t has a three-tiered skirt and one
button coat, cut away Paquin, whose
passion this winter is for green 1t APP
pears has a green crepe model in the
display. The green tunic is fitted close
ly about black crepe skirt and fast
ened at the side with four big jet but
tons The bodice is quite simple, made
OF white chiffon bordered in black. The
coats are signally beautiful. One is in
the Copen shade, of brocaded matelle
lace, kimono sleeves and bordered in
white mutton, a sgft fur Another is a
black silk broadfail with the squirrel
collar made of the entire animal.
Regina Kobler coat is of blue panne'
velour and has deep cream muiion col
lar and cuffs.
French hats and those from the lead