Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
FEAST OF BEAUTY
FOR THE SHOPPERS
Omaha Stores Resplendent in
Fall Colors at Their Annual
Autumn Displays.
ONE USES LIVING MODELS

Gorgeous III their autumnal splen-
dor, Omaha stores were things OF
beauty and joys forever Monday on the
occasion OF the annual fall fashion
displays Of Brandcis, Burgess-Nash,
Thompson-Belden and Benson &
Thorne companies Those in author
ity at each of the stores acknowledge
that never before have such wonder
iul window displays Of fashion been
shown in this city. The Brandeis
;tores included fashion show with
wing models in their fall opening.
An improvised stage and auditorium
seating several hundred women was
arranged on the second floor, the
place being thronged with women
long before the hour set for the fash
ion show. Afternoon gowns, evening
gowns, suits, fur coats, furs, hats,
.blouses, foot wear, accessories, the
very latest note of style in each, were
demonstrated by the manniquins.
Windows of Art.
Unstinted admiration is called forth
by both the Brandeis and Burgess
Nash windows Tapestry back
grounds, mosaic floors, rich materials
and beautiful garments, all combine
to make never-to-be forgotten pic
ture OF the Brandeis windows. Like
wise artistic in the extreme are the
display windows of the Burgess-Nash
store, in which the garments exhib-
tied are the most wonderful and cost
ly that have perhaps ever been shown
here. Crowds Of women feasted their
eyes on the handsome silver lace
gown with rhinestone trimmings,
perfect DREAM" at 5000.
Thompson Belden store is con.
verted into an autumnal bower. Tai
vases and hanging baskets of autumn
leaves carry out the decoration
scheme. Duce du Laine is the new
material this store is featuring in fal
suits, while velvets, broadcloths, WOO
jerseys and velours, as well as gabar-
dimes, are being shown. "You may
wear any color you choose and any
length OF coat your fancy dictates
in your fall suit is a comforting note
for the shopper The seasons modes
permit lwide range OF choice. But
suit Innings and coat Innings are gor-
geously colorful--iike Joseph's coat
OF many hues.
High Buttoned Coats.
Fur coats are distinguished by Ca
puchin collars, which may also be but
toned up high about the neck. The
cuffs are corrcspondingly deep. There
seems to be trend toward fitted
back or semi-ftted back in velvet
coats, in contrast with the full coats
hung from the shoulder, which we're
i worn heretofore.
1t is essentially a dress and coat
season. Burgess-Nash is showing
stunning street dresses with detach-
able high fur collars, rendering them
strictly CONNIE i faut for afternoon
or dinner gowns. Taffetas, georgette
crepes, satins and fur are being COM
bined as never before in dresses,
skirts and blouses. Blonde ermine"
is the newest fur trimming.
Still Short Skirts.
Although the knell of the short
/ skirt has been sounded in various
quarters, skirts will continue to be
short as long as they are extremely
| full--and this is true in evening gowns
especially.
Separate skirts are extremely good
this season and give one an opportun.
ity to wear the exquisite blouses
that are being fashioned Thompson
Belden has stunning blue satin
separate skirt with belt Of Hudson
seal and trimmed with three fur but
tons. novel idea indeed.
Blouses at Brandeis and Burgess
Nash beggar description. The Rus
sion influence is most marked here
in the high collars and peplins fall
ing over the skirt. Some are in
the military effect with soutache fast
enings across the 'front.', some are
beaded in sunburst fashion; others
have the standing collar away from
the throat; all are deliberately
/ trimmed in steel beads, colored beads
and handwork Of every kind.
Benson & Thorne Enlarge.
! Benson & Thorne company's store
bears the greatest signs of improve
ment. The store has been consider
ably enlarged, the women's ready-to-
wear section now occupying large
space OF its own. Evening gowns,
suits, afternoon dresses, millinery, ev-
erything for madame, the miss and
the tiny miss is being shown here.
little sister Is certainly coming into
her own this season. She can dress
just like her grown-up sister now
You will scarcely believe it, but it is
true. Dancing froeks and party
dresses of varied-colored chiffon
georgette crepe and pussy willow tat
fetas that rival big sisters, velve,
dresses with fur trimmings just like
big sisters and coats three and one.
half yards around the bottom, almost
as wide as that worn by the Older
girls-these are all being shown fol
little misses under 10,
u Fall millinery is a book unto itself
, Sailors, large wide and fiat, or witt
narrower brjms and higher crowns
small hats with high, outstanding
trimmings, hats neither large MOI
small. but each distinctive in its mode
are being shown in all Of the shops
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