WHITE AND SONS' AUTUMN SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 68, 10 March 1908, Page 2

WHITE AND SONS' AUTUMN SHOW.

Quite ii change luul taken place in a few hours .yesterday afternoon in ; Messrs, White and Sous' showroom _ while tlit- firm were opening up tliair iiiiluinii goods. illy !U0 last evening , the large space devoted exclusively to ' ladies' millinery and ready-made gar- ' ments presented a bewildering display ; of hats—hats before and behind, to right and loft; hats here, there, and every- | "here. The great bulk of these are the linn's own importations from the chief fashion cenlres of the Old Land. In glancing round, wo noticed quite a tropical profusion of the gayest of guv feathers, representative, 'we should think, of nearly every winged creature, fruits as trimmings for hats, as well as nuts and berries, show in quite a large number of the models on view. The shapes are chiefly covered with shot taffeta silks, velvets, or satin, while felts, of course, show in quantity, and the hats generally arc distinctly larger than those of recent sensors. While, of course, the chief feature of the display is ladies' hats, we saw that children were well catered for in some very nobby felts ami llcecy hats in all white. Perhaps some of the most taking shapes which at once gave one an impression of ''good time'' are those styles most suited to voiing ladies in their (ecus. i\V,. ||,ink every fancy must be provided for in the wav of headgear, and to-day the public' will have an opportunity'of viewing a display worthy of any I own in tlie colonv. I In addition (o hats, ihe firm are also displaying costumes, jackets, furs, blouses, and dress materials. Special attention is called to their "Kaslmira" cloth, a specialty whle.li is "pirle"-lin-ished and quite the correct tiling in faced cloths at 2s lid per yard, while ihe line lot of Housings on view should be seen by all visitors to the slow.