Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-28
DANE FASHION RULES DURING
SPRING SHOW WHILE NATIONAL
AIRS STAMPEDE LOCAL PEOPLE

Hundreds Of people last evening
viewed one Of the most brilliant
fashion shows in local history The
style season was inaugurated at 1880
O'clock and until long after midnight
the downtown section was thronged
with men and women. who unanimous
~ declared it to be the most novel
and beautiful exhibit staged in Phoe-
nix.
The promenade along Washington
street. Central avenue and other down
town arteries might have lasted hours
longer had the shops held out longer
welcome. but weary from the long
hours of preparation and the thought
Of the tomorrow compelled the doors
TO he closed at last. 1t demonstrated
that the people of the sunshine valley
appreciate the efforts OF the merchants
for their entertainment and education
i'm fashions and that Il two days show
instead of that Of single evening is
rot in the far distant future. Not all
the stores remained open some merely
putting on gay window attire and ca
terino to the window shoppers While
others staged a most complete and
elaborate fashion show. Taking the
lead in this, was Korricks' where Dame
Fashion in the full sense Of the word
presided.
And the knowledge one gained OF
fashions fancies there were discussed
later at Hanny's where dance was
provided for those who were fortunate
enough to gain entrance to the shop,
where the men had their innings Jdst
as the women did at karricks' AT
both places the Besse Orchestras fur-
nished delightful music during the
evening.
The most sensational sensation of
the Fashion Show was the Mack Gard
ner exhibit. Two of the citys police
guarded the window of Gardner
iewelry Shop on North Central avenue
where was displayed $4,000 in green
backs. A placard bore a legend to the
effect that Gardner purchased his
stock with just that sort of thing and
that was why he was able To undersell
anyone in the city
Greenbacks had a meaning all their
own last evening. Everyone wanted
money-not in the money mad sense,
but in order to purchase the beautiful
and tempting array of spring fashions
that were so luringly offered for cri-
ticism
Korricks' was the center around
which the entire Fashion Show re-
volved. 1t opened its doors at the APP
pointed hours and in literally rushed
the crowd to the second floor where
a seventy foot stage had been erected
lined on either side with chairs to the
number of 700. And those who could
not be seated thronged the passa Se-
WAYS the stairway-anyW and
everywhere for glimpse of the living
models as they paraded back and
forth in exquisite evening frocks. after
noon dresses. sports suits and tall
ored costumes. 1t was not fashion
show of such vivid colors and flamboy-
ant styles as was anticipated, although
the bright tones We're shown in sports
wear and evening frocks yet the grays,
intimate blues and violets are coming
into their own while beige is a leading
color for spring As for changes Of
style there are many-First and fore
most of all the tailored suit of two
wears ago has come back" The
coats. while braid and button trimmed,
are built along straight lines and the
skirts are narrower than the past year
and a trifle longer. though not too long
not to permit a glimpse of dainty sill
ken hosiery even above high topped
boots
There are fewer in between" styles
than ever before, due to the popularity
of the sports styles, which are so much
in vogue just now. The sports styles
are developed not only in the recoS
nized sports materials but in Georgette
crepe and sheer chiffons, while beau
tiful creations of silk combined with
jersey were also shown at Korricks'.
Beautiful as these were. they did not
cause the comment that the old
fashioned new fashion tailored suits
occasioned in their quiet colors. All
the coats by the way are longer, and
this length is accentuated in the trim
ming. That they are correct needs
not be stated when it is known that
the majority of those displayed were
dickson models.
There was a decided murmur of APP
probation as a pretty model appeared