The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-06
Drennen Company

what WONDERFUL display place lne
Drennen Company now have with their
large windows and their bright in
terror. 1t was hard yesterday to tell
which was their most interesting de-
partment for they have everything one
needs in modern life, and they had
them beautifully displayed at their
opening for yesterday and today. The
front downstairs, like so many of the
stores, has the small necessities such
as toilet articles, hosiery, laces and
materials for the making of clothes.
Drennen. however has a very substan-
tial department in the mems and boys
suits downstairs. They were being
shown yesterday in all styles. They
had the Norfolk and English cuts, the
plain and the near plain.
But the upstairs with its lovely hats
There was one pretty model in purple.
This time of the year purple rather ap-
peals to one and this model was one
of the most popular in the store yester-
day. 1t Is a purple hemp with a
French plume on the side almost the
same shade as the straw. One of the
lovely designs is a pink chiffon em-
pire hat covered in tortoise net The
plumes are two-tone French. There is
black dinner hat there with a
French aigrette The hat proper is
made of hemp and has a covering of
net. An afternoon hat is a large pink
hemp with a wreath of French roses
and a pompadour crepe lining. A
wreath of Nell rose and lavender flow
ers adorns the crown of one of the
prettiest hat models.
One of the departments of which this
firm is justly proud is their waist de-
partment for they have the loveliest
of designs and makes there. There are
the bay Irish waists, the chiffon waists
in all colors. and the white hand em-
broidered ones and the plain shirts
Their afternoon gowns are extremely
pretty and up-to- date. There Is one par
ticularly pretty in the Nell rose shade
crepe with Bulgarian girdle and
rhinestone trimmings on the soft cream
lace yoke. There is a coast suit OF
blue Copenhagen with a lemon satin
lining, the combination being especial
ly pretty. There is a pale blue crepe
simple in design with just touch OF
trimming. A small bunch of forget
me-nots completes the ensemble. There
is a Russian blouse in the mustard
shade with draped skirt.
The children's dresses and bOnnets
were gracefully displayed and showed
many styles.
The Partisan
At the Partisan yesterday the specta.
tor was first interested in the display
of hats and gowns on a living model In
the window. All day she was showing
the beautiful things SO we'll selected al
this Third avenue emporium.
One was at once impressed with the
wonderful display of flowers and hat
trimmings. They had the most expensive
of paradise aigrettes, flowers in the soft
est textures and the newest col
ors. The hats are unusually pret-
ty. A model pretty and arts
tic is the one large white leghorn with q
cluny lace border on the brim and leather
colored ribbon and roses. Then there
is a stunning hemp hat with band OF
June roses lined with shirred chiffon
There is a lovely dinner hat of pale blue
brocade with wreath of French hand
made roses and forget-me-nots. There Is
a coque de rouge milan-topped hat, witt
taupe brim and ostrich plume, with q
bunch or two of berries to give the needed
color note There is an emerald greer
and national blue combination most strik.
ing and effective with the exquisite greer
plume adorning the front.
In the ready to wear department onf
| finds in this store everything that woulf
| suit the most fastidious. There is an aft
l-ernoon gown of chiffon in Nell rose EN-
broidered in gold. There is touch OF
black and the pointed train. sort
chantilly yoke and sleeve completes the
charming effect. There is black I'm
ported crepe, simple and elegant The
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