The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05

TIE gathering OF the clans Is rarely
complete at Newport until about the FIRST
week In August. True, there are many
families who open up their cottages at
this city-by-the-sea as early as May, but
they are usually the staid oldtimers, and
are not at all In or of that spectacular
cotcrle who set the fashions for the others
to follow.
The tide Of life and the rush of frivol-
ity attain their maddest whirl during
August, aud the leaders in Newport So
cIety usually linger in Paris until after
the Grand Prix is run, in order to obtain
the very latest ~thing-the dcrnier cri-
that fashion has to offer after this event.
Many of the clever dreSsmakers of New
York do not go TO Europe after new
models and ideas until they have first
spent n week or two, at Newport, ac-
quaintlng themselves thoroughly with
what the leaders ( fashion are wearing
" "e. and then set sail for Paris. knowing
full we'll that they cannot be taken In
with any models, gowns or designs that
have already done duty on this side or
the water.
Many of the social set are dressed alto
gether by one Partisan house, getting
street costumes, golf suits, tea gowns,
dinner and ball t~oilettes all from the
same maker, and in this way insuring
II cachet and an understanding of their
own possibilities that Is hardly to be
attained IN any other way. One woman
is faithful TO Callot Steurs, n firm, by
the way, that has an American actress
for n sllent-although a very active
partner. Another places all OF her faith
upon n new star IN the sartorial world
TO wit, Tavernier, n woman who can do
more with t~affetas, soft satins and chif-
fous than any other seems to be able TO
accomplish just now.
Paquin. who Is, perhaps, one OF the
most quoted of the Partisan createurs dc
Ia mode, Is really at his most fascinating
best when manipulating laces. chifons
and such like hlmy stuffs. His tailor
mades are likely 10 display a trifie too
much stiffness TO be acceptable to the
American mondaine, although they suit
the fashionable English woman TO perfec-
tlon. Perdoux, Beer, Laferriere, Rouf.
Girardot and Doeuillet are names TO con-
jur. with when frilly and dressy gowns
are the topic: while BechoT, David, Fran
els, Emil Laure. Ernest and Raudnitz
are able TO combine broadcloth and chif-
fon. tulle and lace and heavy furs to a
perfection that is nothing short OF mar
YelOus.
But after one has ordered all of the
gowns that are desired from those great
houses there are still those countless lit
tie nothings that are imperative. II the
toilette Is to be complete. according TO
the latest mandates of the mode.
First and foremost this season, no
matter what the style OF chapeau worn
for outdoors, n tennis or golf hat, a tai
lored turbau. a plumed cavalier shape for
the carriage or n cloSe-httlng toQue for
the motor car, the vetl-or, to speak more
correctly, the vcils-are a matter OF the
utmost Importance.
nh &c., x-Al l.. lISnf,x a1 In ~ r~rftI.,lN
OF cOlOrs and in u variety OF designs that
will permit the utmost latitude In selec-
tion. The fad for having the volette
match the hat In ~coloriug Is not always
a happy one, since a tint worn above the
face may be extremely becoming. while
that same tint stretched close 10 the skin
may prove deadeniug 10 Il degree. This
Is cxCmplifcd we'll In the smart pink,
pale blue and rather vivid green hats that
are In high favor for wear with white
tollettCS. Those shades are seldom or
never becoming close TO the skin, and 1t
is only the Intervention OF the hair be-
tween the hat and the face that makes
them at all possible. Yeilings IN those
colovs. though. are n huge success from
the retail merchants point OF view, al
though TO the lookcron in Vienna the
results OF such purchases furnish food
for thought aud oftentimes material for
Il jersIEiUd.
CUM was ~ NAN>e are ike Tue niue
girl who had the little c~url-when they
are good they are very, very good; and
when they're bad, they are horrid.
Chenille dots, velvet p~astilles OF several
shapes and sizes, and even little lozenges
of silk are applied to rather loose and
open mcshed wells. Plaid patterns In
The mesh are becoming quite modish.
and several colorings are oftentimes seen
In a single weave. One must be very
careful in purchasing those novel weaves,
for while they may, and often do, look
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