New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

Paris, May Il
During these beautiful spring days part OF the
social life of Paris is centred in the Bos, and this
handsome playground of the city now seems hardly
large enough serve its purpose, so much has the
fad for out-of-door life grown the last few years
As early as : o'clock in the morning there are
people walking and rowing, and the long line. OF
motor cars awaiting their owners shows that the
desire for morning air belongs equally TO the leisure
class and 10 those who must take constitutional
a. this hour. The equestrians. too, come out early
especially the very young girls and the rather mid
dIe-aged papas but the really fashionable time Tor
riding is between and II o'clock The half dozen
luxurious restaurants where luncheon is served
under the trees or in glass inclosed rooms have
large clientele between midday and o'clock, and
after that is time for the drive. or promenade
and tea at Pre- Catalan. As the days grow longer
many people come to The Bois dine, and in fact.
rnondaine could spend the entire day in the Bois,
returning home only to dress in accord with the
time OF day without being az all out Of her world.
No one who owns or is accustomed 10 hiring a
conveyance walks 10 the Bois, strange to say con-
s;dering that the fashionable residential quarter OF
Paris is a its entrance, and for this reason the
costumes seen there quite unlike those that
would be worn in town at this time of the year
For instance, women not yet wearing tussore or
toe suits in Paris, but they displaying them
in the Bois and on Sunday morning last men were
riding in khaki and many women in light gray anl
habits, with sailors and three-cornered riding
hats.
Costumes are really quite simple this season
short skirts and very long loose coats, rarely deco
rated by a facing of black OF contrasting color
on collar, revers and cuffs. Collar and revers
always in piece, and there often TWO hand
fancy buttons Of jet embroidery, fastening
the coat well below the waistline- People with
delicate chests demand higher closing, and this
is modishly effected by, group Of three buttons
on the chest and three more low the coat.
The decorative point Is IN the headgear, and hats
ara and fO ali IN
form. Il shape there seems be little the
cloche rising side, but every flower and
fruit is called on for trimming. The large hat as
the cartoonsts show 1t, has no longer existence
in Paris hats Of moderate size, and the trim
ming is well considered. There were so many love
" hats at Pre- Catalan the other afternoon
that il is difficult pick out the to describe.
There was a black trimmed with butter
cups and dark green foliage; another was covered
with tiny white daisies and the small yellow now-
ers that grow with the daisies in the grass and
third. Of cherry colored straw trimmed with
black cherries, dwarf apples. black currants and a
lot Of dark leaves.
The style Of costume often worn runs gamut
Of colors. The coat and skirt may be of warm
maroon shade with satin facings on the coat The
straw forming the hat will be of a lighter shade
and the trimming OF roses Of many shades, but all
toning to the general color scheme.
a different idea, equally happy, is carried out
with hat and parasol in contrast to the gown. A
gray gown may be with hat trimmed with
different shades of purple and mauve and the par
aso repeat the deepest shade in the hat. Blue
costumes are popular. but more often sees
blue hat and parasol with a darker costume. The
warm blues worn strangely becoming
and brown haired women, for it bring
out the blue that is in most eyes. The idea existed
some years ago that blue was color reserved for
children and blondes 1t is, however, rarely becom-
ing to blondes for they do not need to have the
blue of the eyes intensified, adds a colo
look TO a naturally cold skin. 1t is a color for
dark women with blue gray eyes
The uutrimmed gown. as smart as it is now, is
not going 10 meet all the needs Of the fashionable
woman. and the latest models show more decora-