LADIES' DAY AT WHITE & SONS'.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 23 September 1907, Page 3

LADIES' DAY AT WHITE & SONS'.

To-day is "ladies' day" at Messrs White and Sens' es.abllsbment, To-day the new spring and summer goods are shown fir the first time, ft is aline array. AH llio la,est novelties and everything in tiie height of fashion are shown in beautiful profusion. The new and commodious showroom gives greater effect to Ihc display. It is the first new season's show held in the new premnes, and ttie firm has evidently bought with a view to making record sales.

The dominant feature of the millinery is the "bell," or "cloche" shape, in some! hslances of which it is difficult to -ay where the brim and the crown begin and end. This shape is to be worn so as to allow the front hair to be well in sight, though, of course, this may be varied. Tuscan straws and green straws arc viTy pivliy. Urecn is the most fashionable trimming, and lilac is also tu l)c much worn. This is a year of' ribbons, chine ribbons holding a stron« lead. These arc chiefly in pale lilac, mauve, sky and pink. Flowers and feathers are both worn in profusion. Ostrich feathers in art shades continue to develop, ami peacock's feathers arc less worn. _ \,i'd Mos-mns and fruit much worn. lioscs are also popular. Altogether we may assure our readers licit tin. millinery .show is exceptionally choice and pretty. Light colored tweed jackets, and black Vienna and faced cloths for cldorI.v ladies, are to bo much worn. The "blouse robe" is shown in great variet,. This is "the" latest, trimmed with lace ami insertion on both blouse and skirl, in full and fussy stylos, throe-quarter length sleeves, and flill frills and ruchiugs on the skirt. These robes are slocked in printed muslin, while muslin, black and white, and colored prints! ginghams, etc., and tweed lustre ami serge coals and skirts arc shown. Readymade skirts are here in great variety, in tweeds, cloth, cashmere, voile and lustre.

Mothers -lmnlrl see tin- display in the children's department—silk dresses, hats ami bounds, pinafores, overalls, ami everything now and smart. I In dross goods, the predominant colors are given, myrtles, olives, reseda;:, wims. purples, browns (mid and dark shades'). Kino eoliennos, easlimeres. and moliairs in preens, browns, navy, wines and post el shades. Tn cotton dress goods there are ?opbyrs. in several colors, cheeks anil stripes. oround printed cambrics make pretty hlonsings. Messrs White and Sons draw special attention 'o the muslins. Owing in the wot season at IToine these were purchased at remarkably low rates. Another especial feature is the magnificent range of Jap. silk blouses in newest styles and excellent quality, muslin blouses, pretty delaines, and print shirt blimses. in great variety. T,ast, Imt not least, comes ladies' neckwear, plastrons in

guipure mid embroidered styles And there are silk scams, Puritan and linen collars, chiiton and crept do chene scarves _ As before stated, the show opens tins niornmg, and the best time to select your new season's goods is i "right away."