The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-08

one Of The fashion experts, who has
Just returned from Europe 10 put the
modes OF Paris before the patrons of the
large establishment i'm which she IS en-
pIoyed. is to be the pioneer in an at
tempt 10 bring nearer together than IL
has vet ever been the taste In dress OF
the women of Paris and New York
'I brought back some model gowns,
Of course" she said, "as there are Wo-
men who never will be satisfied with
anything but model gowns, whatever
their STYLE may be. The model dresses
are designed bv everyone of the large
firms and they are sent over the civlliZ-
ed world. A woman who buys one from
Paquin. Laferriere, OF Doucet Is certain
10 see the same thing on view iu Berlin,
Vienna. or Rome. The same thing goes
in New York. A woman who selects a
model gown may meet half a dozen
others on the street identical in every
particular If she wants 20 run this
risk. she is. of course. justified IN buy
ing one of these dresses. She viii have
q gown OF modern Style there's no
doubt about that II SIS true, however,
that she viii not be dressed in the
least like a lady Of position Of Paris, or
even ike the best of the class that try
90 look like ladies,
Now the New York women who so
TO Paris for clothes buy fashions OF "a
kind that are never worn by women off
the stage. I remember a group of three
American women and several men I'm a
box at the Ambassadors last month.
There were two sisters well known In
this city. both were dressed in black
dresses cut very low at the neck with
a net covering 10 the decOlletage. Each
wore an enormous black hat as big as a
cart wheel and over the face was black
Vel with large figures on IT,. The 9TH
or woman with them wore an emerald
colored net They were the most strik-
ms looking group ln the cafe and divided
tile attention with the stage.
1T was with the greatest difficulty
that ] could persuade the man with me
he was "a famous woman's tailor IN
Paris--hat those women belonged TO the
first society of New York
" Dressed I'm that way ne said with
n look of Incredibly. why. that is i'm
possible Yet IL might be. They are
Americans he went on slowly. $50. per
haps-
ct don't know whether or not they
We're aware of It. but the two sisters,
one or whom was married. were dressed
~ e.lselF IKE am actress had been I'm
hpuieNard theater iu a very French
Ii"F only few months before This
woman ls noted for other things than
L'l 6trol skill as an actress and as a
~. "- IA duccdOte 20 her great gayety
'- 5ls already caused through their
Lusud,i'S the misery of half "a dozen
500 i,',l's ln Paris she mockinglv af-
'SCta inc most pronounced black frocks.
oHe Aouces the difference between
tLie taste OF Paris and New York i'm the
itI &c restaurants here Frereh women
e."e III p4ohe much less FREQUENTLY than
New AoiNe-s 90 and thev dress rather
tuleliN "Hru lArN go. Here pyervr hina.
is OF course grossly tNaEge-ared Hats
are larger, feathers longer ,-.,,.--s 49,.
urnately trimmed -eyervrhirIa - r-,,,,F,
more emphaucally underlined
THE races, which are yer, sr,,,-+ 81,
Paris. offer the most striking 5ifferencs
in the dress OF our women and fbe T9-
TlSians. The women at the race meet
ings around New York-and don,
mean tho ac-resseS-dre-s as a. 49,,
were going 10 garden parties ar raoe,,
tons, with cIepes and silks an,frof1
cred in pearls and spanglcs. How dif
ferent are the frocks of the women ~
society a the French courses A .1arr-
fOulard made zap with little lace n-
embroidery. "a dark, blue linen or "a sim,
pie voile-these are the sorts OF dresses
that the French women of position put