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

PARIS, March 26.-The fashion
freaks seen at the races at Auteuil sur
passed anything ever exhibited at a
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
chine gowns, each of one piece, with
high waists, after the fashion of 1878
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 fee'
protected only by thin sandals, daintily
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tied at the ankle with silk ribbons.
Graces Driven to Cover.
Whether they were members of new
cult or followers Of novel fashlonapie
cure could not be ascertained, for the
laughter of the onlookers soon con-
WINGED the daring opponents or the
freakish mode that their attempt met
only ridicule, and they left immedi-
ately
The skirts seen were exceedingly
tight at the hem; some, in fact, were
made in such a way as to render 1t al
most impossible to discover whether
they were harem skirts or merely OF
the draped variety.
The feature of the exhibition oil
dressmakers 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 dressmaking firms Is
the practical application to women's
fashions of the present craze for the
army and the revival of patriotism II
this country. Several women charm
ingly disported becoming variations Of
uniforms of officers of crack regiments
especially hussars, dragons and chas-
seurs. Pale blue and bright red, with
astrakhan 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. Fiat sailor
brim shapes we're preferred. They were
always trimmed with expensive egre'
| or bird of paradise feathers.
Among the most striking costumes
likely to be the keynote of the spring
and eariy summer mode were several
distinctly masculine in cut and fashion
| one woman wore a tailor made skirt In
| Shepherds tartan OF brown tint, mag
nificentlv set off with a long, loosely
cut black Jacket. A small dark hat, re-
sembling the hard felt hats worn by
men. with a lancer plume. was worn
with this costume.
Few dresses presented the slit up the
side, which at the beginning Of the sea
son threatened to 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.