Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-16

Eight hundred women, and about
one-fourth as many men saw miles
and miles of fashion parade last night
in the Phelps Dodge Mercantile COM
pany ballroom. 1t was the annual
fashion show of the mercantile COM
pany and viewed from the point of it's
elaborate stalking, its variety of gar
ments displayed and the finish with
which it was presented, it was the
verdict that it far excelled anything
that had ever been seen in Douglas.
1t was, putting it in the words of a
much travelled Douglas lady metro
politan in tone in every detail
Staged in the spacious ballroom with
comfortable seats for all of the 1000
men and women, the modes were
iparaded on an elevated runway that
required walking ITS feet to complete
the circuit and to this was an added
distance of about Is feet to reach the
runway and return from. the dressing
room The models made 1913 complete
trips around the runway. Travelling
the elevated portion alone would have
been equivalent to one person travel
ing six and three-fifth miles. II to
this be ADDED the extra distance to and
from the dressing room, the models
walked seven and seven tenths miles.
And it was every part a parade OF
beauty and grace as well as reflec-
ton of the mode in dress, headwear.
shoes, hosiery and ornaments.
Directed by G. G. Mcbride, manager
of the mercantile company, with Mrs.
Tom DOVES, superintendent OF the
ready-to-wear department, personally
supervising the movement of the
models to and from the dressing rooms,
the parade started at 8:15 p. m. and
it took one and one-quarter hours for
the models to parade by showing the
changes that displayed 1913 garments.
There was nothing lacking in ready
to-wear for women and children's outer
garments. The proper and latest in
the street, the sport, the party, negli-
gee and night dress all were on parade.
In color there was profligate variety.
The designs included the smartest
ideas from the 1asnion centerS of the
world and among them were many OF
the type that causes the fair sex to
gasp because of the shock of beauty
when the garment parades by.
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inspection would satisfy any woman
so it will not be attempted to describe
in detail the array of beautiful gar
ments shown. 1t may be said in pass
ing that there were printed chiffo1H.
poplins, the newest fabric known as
celanese, and flat crepes with the cor
rest in hosiery, hats and shoes to
match. 1t was all of the sort that II
t;oe girl or woman wants to click as
mot,ishly dressed individual, she can
select, the garments with certainty OF
results.
There was the personal side to the
narade that was quite as interesting
as the beautiful gowns and dresses
shown. Those who were there know
that the first thing to be told is OF
the universal hit scored by Shirley
Havmore. a sweet and smiling child OF
something like four years old VINO
could wear muslin and make 1t look
like rayon or the genuine SILK. one
did not, however, have to do that, out
she did set off to find advantage
everything she wore including the
nighty-night in which she made her
final bow.
other children in the parade, all
nroying excellent in performance as
well as beautiful in their garments
were: Ruth Mcbride, Gladys Hoover
Ann King, Constance Barnes and M
G. Gay, an attractive little lad VINO
made the first rounds with Shirley,
but he was somewhat more timld tnan
she and she had to do the Leading
They made a stunning pair OF young
sters and as many remarked, tnelr
parade was alone worth having gone
to see.
THE adult models weke Catherine
Cansler, Grace Patterson, Miss Grab
tree. Glendora Buckles, Helen Sperry
Mrs. Ted Haas, Mary Virginia AuStln