The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

In town have been In their best dress this
week, for the cold weather has led all
followers of fashion to consider purchases
with real seriousness. A shop down on
Third avenue which is the acme of ex-
clusiveness and expressed itself in terms
of smart elegance has the prettiest of
gowns, suits bodices and those interesting
leather adjuncts to a woman's costume
which may or may not be decorative and
becoming. The shopping bags are smart
pess itself and the girdles and neckwear
are stunning
Yesterday a number of trotteur frocks
were on exhibition. with several dainty
evening gowns. One of the latter that
will probably adorn some pretty debut
tante at an early reception was con-
structed of filmy shadow lace, the drap-
cries having a charming side" effect A
frock that would be of service in any
wardrobe, and would look smart on any
fashionable girl or matron is displayed
near this frothy creation. 1t is black
charmeuse showing a faint white stripe.
The upper portion of the bodice is OF
heavy shadow lace with bit of green
sort of gown that my lady finds a real
comfort, for she can slip into it any sort
of day and with her long coat or her
mackintosh be ready for a luncheon at
the club. a shopping tour or an Informal
tea party.
For bit more formal wear is the gray
poplin which is made quite simple but
has bodice of gray embroidered chle-
fons and net. The skirt clings quite close
and is slit over a frill of ACCORDION
pleated silk near the foot A royal blue
gown with just enough lace introduced
about the throat to make 1t becoming
is on exhibition in the same collection
of pretty gowns and the tailored suits
are so distinctive everyone is talking of
them.
BlOuses
A Second avenue shop near the tall.
new bank b,iRding has a wonderful as
sortment of new blouses. There are hum
dreds of them, so fine they seem, in COM
parison with the furs which fill the win
dows this week. almost filmy and frieid
enough to be Jack Frosts embroideries
and laces. Others, made for service, are
warm and comfortable from the throat to
the end of the long sleeves. But 1t Is an
odd thing, that here, as in all OF the other
shops, the high necked bodice appears to
be thing of the past. Miladi's throat
must be bare these early days of winter.
however she may decide upon her future
course They were showing a prospective
purchaser lovely thing OF lace and chif-
fon the other day; it was all loose and
"baggy," like fashions dictators say they
must be. An inner lining was shell pink
and as illusive as dream. A narrow
vest introduces a becoming element and
it is caught beneath the shadow lace that
constructs 1t. with narrow pink ribbons
finished with small bows at either side
A Copenhagen blue chiffon bodice has
broad band OF Persian ribbon in the
scarlet tone showing beneath. A vest Of
white lace is studded with rhinestones
There is a clever little plaid silk waist
to be worn with separate skirts. and it
is fashioned like a coat In most becom-
ing style The waist IS bloused and be-
meath the tail of the coat hangs a loose
sash. This would be stunning with a
charmeuse or chiffon broadcloth skirt.
The plaid waists are distinctly au fait.
One is an interesting mixture OF greens