The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-14

n FEW YORK-Alo,.E the avenSs
M c0ursed n steady double stream
OF women. the right-hand cur-
rent pushing steadily up town toward
Central park. Tho left-hand current
AS %buoyantly sweeping down toward
that onteTmost limit OF shopping
land-Twenty-third street. Alert.
eager-faced women they were. with
smart little straw hats set al just the
right angle over well-arranged hair
well-cut and well-httlng suits or vol
luminous spring coats. crisp sheer
collars OF white laid back from their
Threats. snug shoes % the newest
semi-fancy mode.
The throng was made up Of that
late Saturday afternoon mixture OF
society women. college girls home for
the Easter holidays, s-tenographers
and office clerks off Tor a halliday
suburban mothers buying spring out
fits for the youngsters. and chorus
girls looking shrewdly into the win
dows after the matinee. to find mod
els worth copying In their little rent
| ed rooms on side streets-women OF
widely dineryat interests and cireum-
! stances. all OF them, yet at a glance
NAlt NNAAA nANNAN haNt h'fA hN
weeF not all Of one class, so inform
~ weil-dresed, smart and mp To date
they were.
Standing al the plate glass window
on M second floor Of one OF the
Fifth avenue shops, looking down
upon this surging sea Of fashion. the
reporter was Impressed with its even
quality there being few blots of COS
tuning 90 be seen.
Isn't u astonishing" she said 20
the proprietor. u DISTINGUISHED de-
slgner n Importer. who stood be-
side her. that one sees 20 few really
poorly gowned nowadays?'
NO. ! do not think II surprising
he answered. thoughtfully; ~ seems
10 be quite the natural outcome OF
the tremendous advances that have
heon made In the designing and dis
trlbuting OF ready-to-wear garments
Scarcely more than a decade ago
women were almost entirely depend
ent on dressmasers or ON paper pat
terms which required more skin ~
adaptation than the average home
senmstress possessed. The oma OF
wealth could buy Paris models but
the womnn Of small means had 20
make her own clothes by these made
quate patterns. and between these
two extremes were scattered the
dressuakers. striking every degree OF
efficiency and inefhciency,
Then came the Teadymade, which
meant cheaply made and poorly
made. az nrst-with very few Styles
10 choose from and none OF those AZ
tractiye unless n paid a very hisl
price. But the last few years have
seen a great change. Now the do'
sisners Of the ready-to-wear suits
Ciouks. and dresses are among th'
highest paid persons In the Held o.
fashion. The models follow Glossy
the lines created BY the great frensi
couturiers. the cut and set OF skirn
and coats are f,faetically perfect ans
the colors are an carefully chosen
Not only this. but the design, cut ans
shade are very much the same ans
nearly as good In the cheaper model
as la tho very expensive ones Tn
chief difference lies In the qualit} o.
the materials. and the amount an'
quality Of trimming used, such ~
hlgh- priced FUR. hand embroidery OF
gowns, real laces, and 80 on
"Of course there are, and Away
will be. exclusive Paris designs whiel
only the occasional woman can nav,
Equally OF course, good quality al
ways speaks for itself, and the bette
grade OF garments shows rs style an
value at once; hut there ~ no douh
that in a hlrd's-oye view like this IN
little shop girl In her $3.50 SUI
makes quite as trim and stylish "a
appearance as the woman who ha
paid 1850 FOR a suit which, after al