The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-06
LIGHTFOOT SUIT
COMPANY OPENING

Among the many attractive fall and
winter openings which Birmingham
fashionable women have enjoyed this
season. none has been more replete with
beautiful taste, excellent styles and
splendid workmanship as to the goods
displayed than at the popular house OF
the Lightfoot Suit and Coat company on
the initial day of the exhibition Thurs
dav. when scores of Birmingham fash
ior able women awaited themselves OF the
privilege of seeing the latest and most
exclusive suits, gowns, wraps ana
blouSes.
Miss Lightfoot, whose good judgment
and beautiful taste, whose discerning ana
discriminating ideas on the subject OF
STYLES and fashions for practical use mas
placed her in an enviable position III
the mercantile world of this city, was
warmly congratulated by her large Glen
tele yesterday upon the magnificent as
sortment of ready-to-wear garmenta
which she had purchased for the fall and
winter season.
Everything that is modish and up-to-
date was exhibited at the Lightfoot Suit
and Coat company; fur trimmed evening
gowns, spangled and sekuined evening
gowns, fur trimmed tailor mades,
mannish tailor mades," lace blouses,
Georgette crepe blouses, crepe de chine
blouses and the loveliest blouses highly
adorned with the now fashionable Bulga-
rian embroideries, afternoon gowns,
beautiful in design, and exclusive as TO
style, everything that "milady" could
desire was shown.
Among the handsomest models exhib-
tied yesterday by the Lightfoot Suit and
Coat company was an evening gown OF
pale pink tulle over white tulle trimmed
in broad bands of iridescent beading
combined with silver. The corsage car
ried out the pretty idea in pale pink
tllle over white tulle with the dalntlest
trimmings of the silver and iridescent
beading.
Another attractive model was a blue
tulle evening gown over white. HAND
some iridescent trimmings in blue, Bit
tering and beautiful. formed the front OF
the skirt, while bands Of similar TRIM
ming were used on the corsage
In the tailor mades'' number OF
striking models were shown, among the
most modish being q handsome DARK
green velvet trimmed with real more
The large cape effect collar was OF the
moleslSin, while the cuffs and pockets
also were trimmed with the fur. inc
skirt, cut on ample, wide INES was
graceful and modish.
Another handsome model was in navy
blue velour the long full skirt tns
coat being belted at the waisthne VIII
handsome bands of mole. The collar ana
cuffs were also of the moleskin and the
skirt was fashioned after the prevaiilne
style of wide bouffante lines.
A one-piece gown was OF dark Diue
messaline and Georgette crepe: the ski,
was of the messaline with "insets Q,
the chiffon, which was beautifully beaded
in oriental colors. The corsage hntro'
duced the chiffon over the messahne
and was also deliberately beaded, ane
the white Georgette collar and ves'
formed most attractive finish to vers
stylish gown.
A navy blue serge in the one-piece style
! was handsomely embroidered In pale
| g1ay, a deep border being used about the
| hem of the skirt, while the waist car
ried out the motif very attractively. The
sleeves, collar and cuffs were embroid'
cred as was also the belt