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Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 32

Magnificent Display i ' and Grand .Exposition Autumn Fashions at the Drapery Supply Association, George Street, IS NOW OPEN ! i - _____ ■ "WT £ invite the Ladies of Bnnedin * * to Tisit our Showrooms and inspect the Miperb Selection of Novelties and Autnmn Modes which we shall show. Ladies will find that our Styles are highly attractire and our Prices of the most reasonable description. Autumn and Winter Millinery. This Department is a Recognised. Specialty with us, we are even better prepared than usual with a Magnificent Collection of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Toques, etc. The Colours predominating for the coming season are Greens, Browns, Purples, and Navys. The Shapes ai-e mainly the drooping kind, well down behind and 'well oft the face — in many cases turned right up in front. The Materials are Coarse Plait Straws, and the Shot Effects in these promise to be extremely popular. Fine Crinoline and Chip, Taffeta, Silk, and Satincovered Shapes, in Plain and Iridescent Colours. Felts promise to be as popular as ever as the season advances, white in these being greatly in evidence. The Trimmings consist largely of Big Flowing Plumes of Ostrich, Cogue, Marabout, and Paradise Feathers, with large | Bows. Very large LusitanU Roses are I also being used, and Rosettes of, /fell descriptions are introduced. i mantle and Costume Department. The Garments in this Department for the new season are very Stylish. The Coats are all long—some tight-fitting, some loose, with strap at back, and th« > > long swing sac shape is also showing. The Colours and Materials are Plain Browns, Oreens, and Navys in Cheviot Set ge and Tweeds in Medium and Dark Mixtures and Finer Textures than in former seasons. Costumes are to be worn both with the Long Tight-fitting Coats and the Short, Smart. Tight-fit-ting Tailored Semi-Norfolk Shape in ' Plain <Jloths, Serges, and Tweeds of Dark Rich Colours and Stripe Effects. Furs in the Shapes over the shoulder and Scarf Styles we showing in Mink, Marmot, Im. Stone Marten, Foxaline, Fox, Squirrel, etc. Greys, Browns, and Whites are predominating Colours. Xew Dress materials. Our Department is filled to overflowing with nothing but New Materials. Here also the prevailing Tints are Browns, Greens, and Purples— the appropriate Autumn Colours. Mixed Friezes, Dark, Rich Striped Tweeds, Phantom Striped and Checked Materials, Cheviot Serges, and Plain Cloths are the Goods most largely demanded by fashion, and Velveteens promise to be more popular than for many seasons. Our two Dressmakers — Miss Broome and Miss Hodge— are now Booking Orders, and we invite Ladies who have not yet had the satisfaction of being gowned by them to give them a Trial. We confidently say there are no better I Dressmakers in Dunedin. I I We are making an Extensive Showing of Neckwear, New Belts, New ' Gloves, Motor Scarves, Ribbons, Laces, and Umbrellas ; in fact, all our Departments catering for Fashion Goods are already FulJy Stocked, and, judging by the Beauty, Variety, and Value of our New Goods, we confidently anticipate a Successful Season's Business. We cordially Invite all to View our New Goods, whether a purchase is intended or not. We are proud of the I artistic level and the reasonable Prices of the Goods we stock, and we are glad to have them inspected. Drapery Supply Assocn. George St.