The Washington herald., 1913-03-30

There Are Many Features to the Season During Which
Paris Tells All Womankmd What to Wear
Among Them Are Hordes Of Buyers and Scores
Of Dressmakers' Openings Where Name
quns Parade Garbedm New Creations

this from the beginning. for my horse
early showed an inclination to be only
one Of the ''also rams" and / made up
my mind that betting would never help
me to pay for my new clothes.
So the whole afternoon slipped quietly
and gently away.
race, then a promenade.
During the race a quiet interest in the
horse that forged ahead
During the promenade an animated in
terest in the women and their clothes, and
who they were and where they got their
things and why they got those particular
things.
The buyers were in the paddock study
ing femininity. but didn't see any of
them on the grandstand watching the
horses; their business was to see what
was really to be popular among the crea-
tons they had been looking at all week
whether the extreme styles were going
to please women or be abolished after
short trial. whether the really refined. ex-
quisite Frenchwoman, who leads the
world in her costuming, was going 10
consent to accept the somewhat outre
effects offered her.
DEMARcATION LINE VANISHING.
What their conclusion was. I don't
know, but ! should think they probably
decided that all women were going to be
alike as to eccentricity and extreme this
year, for the really good housewives and
mothers appear to be quite willing to
dress like theatrical luminaries, or like
to attract as much attention as their Sis
tiers with different vocations. There is
small difference in the way they all look
this year.
When the sun was sinking and the air
was getting chill, these nice quiet races
came to an end and the garden party was
over.
There was no pushing or crowding: We
all just strolled leisurely out and along
the Bois. taking pains not to crush each
others new garments. in fact. doing quite
as We would be done by. and talking
openly about what We thought Of the
success of each others spring effort.
It wasn't easy to get vehic:-s. because
the cabmen had turned Apaches during
the course Of the afternoon and were In
sulting II any one dared to suggest they
keep their taxi going and get the usual
rate, and the Bachelor wouldn't yield to
their demands. SO we walked on and on
till we came to the Pre- Catlan, that tea
place in the heart Of the Bots, where you
can pay about five francs for a cup of
tea, a slim piece Of toast and tiny
cake.
Lots Of people were doing It
COUPLES OF ASSORTED KINDS.
There were couples from the races and
couples who had walked out to see them
come from the races. and couples who tea
there every Sunday. anyhow. just because
it is the thing to do.
It was another dress parade. indoors
this time, and every one craned neck
to study and admire. and everybody dis
cussed In audible tones.
I think on the whole was q success.
But 1 am still puzzling how Paris, who
goes into everything with the fervor of
a vigorous child. Paris who loves TO
dance and sing till all hours OF the night.
who can work up into a state Of furious
excitement over nothing much. can con-
tent herself with such tame and repose-
full races.
No noise. no music. no shouting
It was very nice and very refined. but
it wasn't Paris: that is all that am
criticising.
The State Is certainly a good chaperon.
and maybe that is the explanation OF
the whole thing. but I was inclined to
think that the truth is the State merely
organized races at Auteuil so as to have
an early spring dress parade and threw
In the horses to add a little extra zess
to the treat
Copyright. 1913. New-York rrtbuneD