Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-26
PARIS BEAUTIES,
STOCK|NCLESS,
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 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 q
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, daintiiy
tied at the ankle with silk ribbons.
Graces Driven to Cover.
Whether they were members of new
cult or followers of q novel fashionable
cure could not be ascertained, for the
laughter of the onlookers soon con-
WINGED the daring opponents Of 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
let. 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 In
this country Several women charm
ingly disported becoming variations oil
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 GUNS
struck a note Of gayety and novelty
that was admired by everybody.
Larger sizes in hats than those worn
| =. few weeks ago were seen. Flat sailor
brim shapes were 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 sprlne
and eariy summer mode were severaI
distinctly masculine in cut and fashion
| one woman wore a tailor made skirt IT
| shepherds tartan of a brown tint, mag
nificently set off with 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.