New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10

PARIS june =.
Contributors TO the porting columns o:
che Paris press seem unanimous in descTio-
ing the GranG Prix last Sunday as Z most
noticeable event The presence OF the hlns
and Queen Of bulgaria and the Facts TIA,
the winner was owned b. woman. fcr Ihf
4rst tine n history. and the second horse
bv an American added certainly a. IN
usual degree o. interest 10 the event. bst
from dress point C. view-and this point
o. zie7r is q very important one-tae day
was 2 fat failure The weather. which
had been pretty bad al the week. cIlrli-
mated il steady pour. 50 what pretty
toilets -heIe were We're covered with coats
or confined u TIE buffet ard crowded
pavilion
There was. however. 4 good deal that
was interesting n coats. although there
was considerable ...7-ess o--o-- most
II the fashions Of his sort I noticed no
se7er 1h4n half q dozen long wraps o.
aIacz Liberty silk with sailor cellar EeveTs
and cuffs Of blue satin The sailor collar
seems TO ne q feature OF all kinds OF wraps.
simple and ornate long ana short; and in
some cases i Is so large thal Il is better
described as . Henry y cape Another
novelty Is . garment made o. melted silk.
finishing with GeeP fringe There were Two
or Lhree short wraps made IN this way and
one long enc which covered The wearer
from the neck 70 The hem o. her skirt
IN tais instance The fringe began about at
1he Knees
The prettiesy things IN wraps show &
saTiegated color effect gained By putting
one thin material over another. Most effec-
rive over white lingerie gown was q coat
IF cor-floyver biae -llousscIine de scia lined
Bottom with vide band Of blue satin.
To certain extent net is superseding
mousseline de sole. There were some very
Handsome tunic gowns IN THIS material, as,
FOR instance. black net tunic over white
MORE six. with an edge OF skunk skin
about The tanic- This Introduction OF fur
Is a summer trimming Is one Of the ca
prices OF fashion that are always coming
Up H. Paris
Fortunately for the needs Of those who
wish 10 inspect new fashions. other smart
events which preceded the Grand PriX took
place under proper weather conditions. and
Is 2 dress pageant nothing could be more
remarkable. one notices strangely few
zl-ite dresses. and, IL fact, the very strong
esI and most dazzling Coiors seem pre-
ferred Petuuia. which embraces a good
many different shades between crimson
and purple seems TO be the prevailing tone
II any assemblage OF smartly dressed
women Then there is 2 good deal Of
cherry color used and Z good deal OF black
bur generally yelling some bright colOred
design There We're. however. a few white
dresses worn during la gracde senlaine'
which seem worth describing. A young
woman wore q gown q white batiste,
trimmed. II the way q neck band belts
and cuffs. with Powered silk. The whole
gown was embroidered IN a rose pattern.
the cotton embroidery running over the
entire garment, including the Pompadour
trimming. The gown was literally an en-
5roidered gown, not ons Of embroidered
batiste-
To a certain extent net Is superceding
Some o. The gowns are startIIngly sim
pie n The same group with the wearer
OF The gown Just described was q tall, dark
haired Eirl wearing q gown Of cherry nous
seine de sole With the exception OF z
lace gUimpe and undersIeeves there was
TOT & sTeck OF trimming On the gown.
Black satin made q half belt. showing only
or the sides and the costume was com
pIeJed by a huge hat covered with pleated
black gauze ana trimmed with enormous