The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-18
The Parisian

The farlSlan
 The visitor doesn't realize when enter. | ing the store so well known. the Parisian. what a tremendous stock and assortment it contains. This is due to the fact that the front entrance and downstairs are small The upstairs, however. runs over the store next door. and this fall has un- dergone refinishing and refurnishing. lovely new carpet of soft green Is on the floor in the first room where the ready to-wear coat suits. dresses, both evening and street, were displayed. There is n marvellous display of these, enough to suit the simplest taste and the most ex- travagant. Near the entrance Is d little evening frock of peach blow satin. 1t is gracefully draped and cought with pearl trimmings. The girdle which is narrow Is
 of matrix colored satin and ends with loop and tassel of pearls in the back. Ono of the most genuinely artistic gowns in
 Birmingham is the one in this department
 which has to be seen to be appreciated.
 It Is a black duchess satin. The draped
 tunie is lined with whase satin. A grace
 ful part of the trimming is a long chain
 of cut jet which is seen here and thero
 about the neck. then Is lost and caught at intervals about the back and shoulders.
 The waist has a trimming of Irish lace and touch of flesh pink chiffon.
 A street model Is brown coat dress of gabardine wool. The skirt is accordeon plaited The coat has a hand braided
 band of gold and the sleeves are of satin
 in the same shade Another creation of. unusual beauty is Parisian dinner gown
 with an apron front of jet. The back is a watteau effect of black jet. The founda- ton is black liberty satin. An orange col- ored rose in front is the only touch of color. There is a black and white banned chiffon velvet gown with white satin skirt over which is draped 6 black cham tily lace.
 In the millinery department, which last season added to it's pleasing personel of salcsladies Miss Rose Hamburger, for rev.
 eral years with Wanamaker in Now York. is being shown l. Iarge assortment of winter and fall hats. The decorations
 in this department, which is over the store next door to The PNrisian. show trellises constituting frieze and draped with fall leaves and foliage. Large bas. lsets and cones contain quantities of arti- ficial flowers and large bows of satin rib- bon One of the pretty models in hatq( Is Lichenstein sailor of black velvet whose only trimming is the entire wing of an aigrette. pure White. Another IS a Carnegie model of black trimmed in black paradise tails. Another is Louise or brown velvet with gold and pink bro- caded crown. 1t has perched upon ono slue a pdrduise tall. Inere IS a stunning black and pink Paul Pieriet. IL Is mado of black velvet and pink garbardino silk. A pink pom-pon Is perched upon one stdo topped with nuimady aigrette.
 The front of the store downstairs hno a lovely display of waists in crepas. 0h1& fons. Georgette crepes. silks. satils m ems and mulls. The department for un. derwear is here. also the novelties
 Indeed. judging from the display at me opening yesterday. MT. Block. the oRokle and kindly manager shows his faith jn the future of Birmingham and the proSnerfty of the people during the coming sonr1n