Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-27
Charming Display
At the Adams Store

Fashion went long ways in the
right direction at the Spring eXhi-
bition of the d. w. Adams Co. store,
this week. The markets have been
cleaned for the best, the prettiest
and the worthy value and the re-
suit is store full of highly salts
factory goods. Coats, dresses, en-
sembles. hats which are by the way
moderately priced. dress goods. tot
let articles. intimate wearing apparel
all are there.
In the display windows one lovely
ensemble suit in the new green is
subdued enough by its grey silk
trimmings and its gray topped dress.
There are stockings, gloves. a hat
and a handbag to match and beau
tiful scarf of green to harmonic. In
the next section are two beautiful
heavy silk dresses of the canton
order. They are light sand in color
and exquisite in design. For dresses
there are also accessories to match.
A sax blue dress of lovely canton
has inserts of ecru lace down the
front. And with such a pretty dress
milady would wear white accessories.
Red fox, soft and luxurious, borders
the bottom of a soft brown coat. The
flare bottom is emphasized.
Stockings as shown at the Adams
store, are this year, lovlier than
ever. The names are elusive but the
shades are definitely lovely. So
many shades from pink in its palest
and browns, with touches of pastel
shades are shown.
Coats! In seasons past the sum-
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the wardrobe. 1t was something
that was useful without attracting
much attention. But this spring the
coats are creations of wonder. Adams
is showing a cashmere bloom coat
in the gypsy shade, a rich reddish
brown, with collar and cuffs of
dyed squirrel. The straight line bot
tom of the coat is banded with cable
stitching. Chile shade is another
new one and that in a charmeen
coat with a novel shirred collar is q
favorite. The wide cuffs and the
bottom of the coat are plain but at
the collar is found a narrow strip
of fur.
Ensembles have come to stay.
They are shown in about every COM
bination Imaginable. There is the
ensemble coat and suit. There is
the ensemble effect dress which is
! in cloth and silk or even silk and
georgette. Even lovely tan and
dark blue foulard dress looked very
| much like an ensemble:
One pretty party dress or good
for street wear as well, was of cram
berry red crepe back satin. The
godet effect skirt had inserts of the
satin reversed. The sleeves were
long and just now New York is
shouting long sleeves.
Elizabeth crepe is another lovely
fabric. One dress in the titan shade
had long sleeves and shirred yoke.
! Very plain but very beautiful. Bluet
was another of these crepe dresses
with countless tabs around the bot
, tom of the skirt and above that gor-
geous embroidery in blues and sill
yer.
The hats at the Adams store have
! a distinctive feature and that Is the
| price. Mr.. Adams had endeavored
| to assemble hats which have a GER
tain high price quality and a price
| in the opposite. The sweater will
| still hold its own and that is shown
| in this modern store.
Silk underwear, the Joy and the
delight of the feminine shopper. The
department is splendidly equipped
for the summer trade. Some of the
lovely apparel is of Trillum, a soft,
sturdy silk. Nighties. step-ins and