Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-26
PARIS BEAUTIES,
STOCKINGLESS.
CAUSE STIR
"Three GraCeS" Laughed From
Race Course After Display
ing New Sandals.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, March 26.-The fashion
freaks seen at the races at Auteuil sur
passed anything ever exhibited at
Paris race course.
The first race was hardly over when
three young women. obviously intended
to represent the Three Graces, appeared
clad in the most elaborate crepe de
chin gowns, each of one piece, with
high waists, after the fashion of 1913,
with handbags hanging by long strings,
long handled parasols and large flower
trimmed bonnets.
Their dresses. which were of three
different shades of pale blue, with
hand painted rose pattern, were in very
good taste. except for long splits in the
back. which revealed the leg almost as
high as the knee.
The popularity OF the costumes, how
ever, which attracted most attention
was the lack Of shoes and stockings.
The young women, apparently not in
the least disturbed by the early spring
wind. walked calmly over the green
lawns OF the paddock with their feet
protected only by thin sandals daintily
tied at the ankle with silk ribbons.
Graces Driven TO Cover.
Whether they were members Of a new
cult or followers Of a novel fashionable
cure could not be ascertained, for the
laughter of the onlookers soon con-
WINGED the daring exponents OF the
! freaklsh mode that their attempt met
only ridicule, and they left immedi-
ately.
| The skirts seen we're exceedingly
| tight at the hem; some, in fact, were
made in such a way as to render it al
most impossible to discover whether
| they were harem skirts or merely Of
! the draped variety.
| The feature of the exhibition of
| dres makers' ingenuity, so far as trim
ming was concerned, was the revival Of
| jet Many gowns had thick jet en-
broidery extending from the hem to
well above the knee. In the majority
! Of cases the beads were of fancy colors,
opal blue being specially favored. Satin
sashes, tightly drawn around the lower
part of the waist in the Turkish fash
| ion. were also very popular.
Gowns Resemble Uniforms.
! An utter novelty not shown at the
recent openings Of dressmaldng firms is
the practical application to women's
fashions of the present craze for the
army and the revival Of patriotism in
| this country. Several women charm
| inglv disported becoming variations of
uniforms of officers Of crack regiments,
! especially hussars, Dragons and chas-
seurs Pale blue and bright red. with
astrachan fur trimmings together with
gold braid around the collar and cuffs,
struck a note of gayety and novelty
that was admired by everybody.
Larger sizes in hats than those worn
a few weeks ago were seen. Flat sailor
brim shapes were preferred. They were
always trimmed with expensive egret
or bird of paradise feathers.
Among the most striking costumes
likely to be the keynote of the spring
and early summer mode were several
distinctly masculine in cut and fashion.
One woman wore a tailor made skirt in
! shepherds tartan ia brown tint, mag
nificently set off with long, loosely
cut black jacket. A small dark hat. re-
sembIing the hard felt hats worn by
men. with lancer plume. was worn
with this costume
Skirts Tight at Ankle.
Few dresses presented the slit up the
side. which at the beginning of the sea
son threatened 10 be common. Though
the skirts are still tight at the ankle
the necessary freedom Of movement is
now gained by skillful draping from
the hips.
SAKE blue seemed to be the favorite
color and one particularly fascinating
costume comprised a khski-colored
skirt and blue satin jacket tightly
held by a dark blue patent leather belt
with an elaborate gold buckle
One mannequin wore a grass green
costume with a slit up the side, reveal
ing the leg to the knee. The revers,
cuffs and hem Of the skirt were picked
out with violet embroidery. She wore a
small satin turban with a feather erect
al the back.