The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-30
American Girls the Most Admired
Among Those in the Battle
of Flowers"
AGAIN HINT OF THE "BUSTLE"
One of the Prettiest. Gowns Noticed
Had a Suggestion Of the old
Fashlon-Hat Of Spanish De-
sign That Is Likely to Be-
come Popular.

NYICE.-Up to the present the wealth
III er has not been very favorable
for the carnival season at Nice.
On the occasion of the first battle OF
flowers" the east wind blew so fierce
ly that the pretty girls in the car
Tiages and on the stands could hardly
hold on their hats.
A famous flying man" had ar
ranged to hover over the procession
Of decorated cars on the Promenade
des Anglais and 1t was even whis-
pered that he would slowly descend
and throw a bouquet of roses to the
Carriage which won the hrst prize,
but unfortunately the east wind had
to be taken into SQns,deratiSR and
when the humah bird did actually ar
rive on the scene--high up In the air
everyone prayed that he might
quickly depart, for fear OF accidents.
On the occasion OF the second bat
tie of flowers" however, things went
really well. The carriages were ex-
quisitely decorated, and the show OF
pretty girls quite extraordinary.
Every one said that the American
girls carried of the palm this year.
Nice is very fill OF Americans just
now. Names we'll known in the states
are to be found in the lists Of the
best hotels, and at all the carnival fes-
tivities the bellies Of New York have
been very much to the front. indeed
American Beauties In ProfusIon.
At the Hotel Negresco Mrs. Frank
Gould's little sister, Miss lilly Kelly.
has been entertaining her young
friends on large scale, and this mar
velous little parsonage was center
of attraction when she rode out,
astride, on the famous Promenade des
Anglais, In the morning. Three of
the best decorated carriages contained
pretty American girls. And on the
terrace Of the Hotel Ruhl the land OF
the Stars and Stripes was also well
represented, writes Idalia de Villiers
in the Boston Globe.
Mrs. Dole-Norris' pretty niece, Miss
Hews. was prominent in leading car
riage, and she looked charming In
Paris frock made OF sapphire blue
velour de laine, with one of the new
f1at-brimmed hats. set smartly on the
side of her head, in velvet of the same
color.
In the same carriage there was an
other pretty American girl, who was
dressed in sapphire blue charmeuse.
with Dolly Warden hat trimmed with
CRIMSON roses and blue velvet nib
bons. In most of the carriages that
girls we're all dressed alike, or at
least in the same color. and as this
color harmonized with the flowers
which decorated the carriage the
whole effect was artistic and delight
full.
One OF the prize decorations con-
sisted of a sort Of pagoda top, com
posed entirely of czar and Parma vio-
let's. which had been attached to a
Victoria. Thousands and thousands
of the fragrant little flowers were
used, and on the front Of the carriage
there were high clusters of pure white
lilies.
strikInaIy Original Gown.
Another lovely carriage had can
opy covered with orange satin and
golden yellow roses. Yet another had
an artistic frame covered with carna-
tions, mAidenhair fern and white lilies.
In this carriage there were several
pretty girls dressed in white satin
gowns and wearing wattesu- hats