The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Dazzling Colors

 plicated and elaborate models.
 However, the Paris dressmaker realizes that the continuance of these simple styles will be detriment to her. It will be like killing the goose that laid the golden egg; so strenu- sus efforts will be made with the opening of the fall season to divert attention from the simple styles to more elaborate effects.
 One of the first indications of the splendor of fall attire is the intro auction of beaded and spangled robes There is hardly a Paris dressmaker who is not emphasizing these styles in her autumn collection. The new est things of this kind are totally different from anything that has boon heretofore shown. All kinds of new spangles and new cabuchons, as the odd shape beads are now called, are being used and the most marvel ous colors have been developed for this purpose.
 Like a Wonderful
 Piece of Tapestry
 WHEN one recalls the old-fash-
 toned beaded tunic in color which seemed to represent the height of ambition from a stand point of front-row chorus taste, one is amazed at the contrast presented in the 1922 spangled robe. The novelty now appears in dull soft shades of gray, wonderful browns, dull furnished reds and sphinx.
 Opa1escent and iridescent effects are replaced by clair-de-lune and lophophore, the latter named from the iridescent shading of the crested pigeon. In consequence the new spangled robe looks like wonder ful piece of tapestry-work wrought with dull metal and burnished stones The gelatine spangles as well as the beads are in the most wonderful shadings; thus a gown can be worked out in a variety of stitches and materials, all in one tone.
 One no longer sees . robe entire ly spangled nor one done entirely In cup-shape motifs. But there are squares, triangles, oblong, pointed, round, faceted and tube shapes in varying sizes, sewn according to in- tricately traced designs on nets of deep tone; thus making the back ground as well as the embroidery in one color.
 Shapes and Forms
 For Every Taste
 MANY of these beautiful robes
 have been especially executed for the Paris dressmakers after their own designs, and they come from the hands of the manufacturer all most a perfect dress with sleeves, decolletage, waistline, skirt fullness, length and shape dictated by the highest Paris fashion authorities.
 There are shapes and forms to please every taste; tunics cut high in the neck in what is known as decolletage bateau and sleeveless; those with rounding or oval decol- letage, without sleeves or with very short ones, if any. Other podels having the straightforward dccol- letage with only tiny jeweled shoulder straps and bodice are cut of just below the curve of the bust.
 Again the bodice takes the form of bib at the front, the back and aides of the figure being left almost nude. In addition to the straight chemise form there are tunics in which the skirts are entirely com- plete; others in which that part known as the skirt is formed of a succession of festoons or fringes, < Other models are long straight pan { els open at the sides.
 The Styles of 1850
 $ Leave Their Imprint
 THE quantities of these beaded
 tunics that have been exported ! alVo evidence that all the big stores