The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-08
BLACK RULES IN
N()NEN' : WEAR
Sombre Hue Is Favored by Fair Sex
For Coats and Dresses Designed
For Fall and Winter.

Black is the choice of most of the
women of America in selection of their
| dresses and coats for fall and winter
wear, according to B. R. Albin of the
Hart-Albin company. Billings. who upon
! his return from six-week buying trip
to New York last week reported a de-
mand for black such as fashion trend has
not known for many years
The greater part of the six weeks con-
sumed by MIR Albin in making fall pur-
chases for the Hart-Albin store was
spent in association with executives of
38 other stores affiliated with the Hart
Albin group-buying organization Sc
Letting dresses and coats from nearly
one thousand of the nations leading
manufacturers. These presented their
outstanding offerings, reproductions of
the latest arrivals from Paris, to a Jury
Of SO retail store executives, among
them some of the largest in America.
for joint selection
Every garment presented found its way
to this buyers conference after it had
first been approved by the buying ex-
perts of the We'll & Hartman organiza-
ton, who to expedite the work had first
culled out those garments which 1t
seemed obvious from their experience.
would not find favor. The manufac-
turers presented their dresses and coats
on living models and as each was Of
fered 1T was discussed and vote was
taken on each garment Those receiving
majority vote were then considered by
the individual store executives for pur-
chase.
Luxuriously Trimmed Coats.
This is to be a season of black. Ev-
,rything will be black-fur coats, cloth
coats and dresses, and even black felt
hats" said Mr.. Albin. Various shades
If brown rule as second choice and next
ONE the wine shades"
The new coats are luxuriously trimmed
With fur" Mr.. Albin said 1.-THE collar
reatments are gorgeous, every conceiv- |
BILE shape of shawl being used" he |
ldded. ''Paqllin has brought out both a
mushroom and shawl collar which is |
raped very gracefully around the neck, |
made in such a manner that there is
bout five inches of material which hugs |
he neck and from there the fur is
raped gracefully.
THE sport coats this season are of
nusual beauty They are SO designed
5 to serve admirably as dress coats
The finest of these are Of Rodiers i'm
ported Paris materials In beautiful pat
lerns and color combinations. The less
expensive sport coats have camel's hair
effects in plain and shadow-c checked
patterns.
Long Hair Fur Favored.
Important materials used in the new
coats include Alexa; Malina, a soft-fin-
shed material; Samara, semi-lustrous:
iabina, suedelike, but fluffier and of
liner texture; Afghana; Norma TWILL
relmoda; Cashmara; Roubaix and some
Long hair furs seem to have first
'hoice in the trimming on the coats this
season. These include black lynx, fisher
ITCH platinum wolf, Jap mink baum
narten skunk, pointed wolf, red fox
,rown fox, platinum fox, peach wolf
,iege wolf, kit fox, badger, kolinskey
nd beaver"
Discussing materials found in the new
lresses, Mr.. Albin said these include
repe satin. transparent chiffon velvet,
transparent velvet and crepe satin COM
inations, transparent velvet and georg-
tie combinations and velvets with metal ,
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Silhouette Tendency Noted
1.-THE new silhouette tendency towards
ircular lines is pronounced" said Mr..
lbin. "Shirring, flares, tiers, pleats and Q
lrcular skirts are among the many meth I
dis employed to show the fullness Of the /
kirts. Youthful styling, in Jacket type
ne and two-piece models is shown, ana n
ne Bolero theme is observed freely. In !.
reduction Of the elbow sleeve, and the .
Ugh collar and tie effects are other out 1
;anding features" t
Real laces are important factors in f
INNING the high-type dresses" said
IT. Albin Lots Of nude and biege =
lades are used in combination with l
lack as trimming. h
New Shades Of Brown
Shades of brown which rule next to c
lack in dress popularity, include mar 7
IN glace, Franciscan brown, chestnut, g
ottery, mckshaw, sugar brown, nutshell, T
esert tan and russian. Then come the :,
inc shades malaga, meph1ston, CHINA
God and auraflame."
Extension of the demand for black to n
zen the fur coats was stressed by Mr.. A
lbin when he told of the popularity of a
udson seal, sealines and black Russian :,
4racaul. In other than black furs, car .
,aul, silver. golden end dark mAskrat d