Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-23
FALL FASHIONS ARE
FORECAST At LONGCHAMPS

PARIS, Sept. 23.-Fur ana figured
velvet was worn on al he dresses
this opening week of he Longchamps
races. This is thA week that decides
the dominant note of the fall fash
ions.
In the Renaissance of fashions,
RObespierre uniform coats lead Much
ermine and white velvet are seen.
High soft collars are worn by almost
all the women. The trimmings are
mostly white fox, to match the shade
of the costume.
Skirts are a little wider than last
year. Coats slip toward the pack and
are loose over the hip. Hats are Of
black and white velvet of soft felt,
trimmed with aigrettes.
Seven American women appeared at
the opening day with the same kind
of figured velvet dresses. They were:
Mrs. Harry La Montague, Mrs. Caven-
dish Bentick, Mrs. Frank L. Gardner
of Paris, Mrs. Walter S. NJ. Burns of
London, Mrs. Iseline of Paris and New
York, Miss MOffit of Washington and
Mrs. Henry OF New York 1t was =
mere coincidence that al had ordered
dresses from a dressmaker who had
a passing mania for figured velvet, 50
as they passed between the races they
smiled unhappily.
Mrs. Alec Vanderbilt was in black,
with a large hat bearing little trim
ming. She wore pearls in her ears
and about her neck.
Mrs. Hillip Van Vankenburgh of
New York wore a smart white, looking
so picturesque that she was kodakei
twelve times. She and Miss Fannie
Reed sat in the front row of the
ladies' tribune. The only spot of color
in Mrs. Van Valkenburgh's costume
was a huge bunch of orchids.
Mrs. Henry insisted upon wearing
bourfant coiffures, or hair puffed ont at
the sides and marvelously undulated.
Mrs. Henry Ridgeway of Philade!-
phia wore the largest solitaire seen at
luncheon.
Mrs. Payne Whitney was all in blue,
including coat and hat, the latter re-
lieved by a dozen small green pIumes
Mrs. ogden Mill deviated from the
usual velvet and wore black silk.
OF well known Americans who d.
not miss a single race of this opening
meeting were Princess Guy Fauegini
Lucinge, formerl' Miss Terry, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Carol, Mrs. Potter Pa
mer, II. II. EarGnS, Countess StaniS
laus Castela ne, Mrs. Jack Gourand and
Mrs. George Harbeson all of Paris; Mrs.
Frederick A. Price, Miss Dorothy Price
Winston, MI. ana Mrs. Harold Fl. How-
ard, r. II. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam Davies and Charles G.. Hawley
oil of Chicago; Mr.. and N,s. Walter
Durney, DR.. and Mrs. Jonn A. Hart
well, Mrs. Gordon Mcdonald, Mr.. and
MIS-. o. c cook, Ms Charles P=c cOdy
Mrs. Graham White, all of New York.
No grand duke created more sensa-
tion than did Mrs. Tommy Pierce of
New York when she arrived in Paris
today with Mrs. T.. b. Alison of Pitts
burg in her sixty horse power ma
chine, after three months tour of
Europe. When Mrs. Pierce drove her
mud despatched, luggage-laden tour
ing car to the front of the American
Express building, she was immediate
ly surrounded by hundreds of curious
Frenchmen, uncertain whether some
new advertising dodge for the suf-
fragette movement was being played
upon them.
What they saw was serious reality.
Mrs. Tommy, dressed in bold checked
mannish costume, with mans collar,
cuffs, necktie and hat sat at the
wheel The trip had been accompanied
by the two women alone without any
mere mans aid.