The sun., 1914-08-30
Wonders of French Frocks Exhibited to
Fashionable Asse mblage Amid
Picturesque Surroundings
of the Pre- Catalan

l., l."-. TO the Avenue utS ACh-
.H- th nest morning. lie it a
Hu. % dinner. call, wherever
~. spice of Irritation or the pleasure
o.. .mru,smp can be born in Paris.
,..... u.s. always that next morning, with
... .y,. s'.l ou. ana ever the Avenue
n the Locust Trees as setting. a
far better arrangement, that, than hav-
.-. tp curry of her fan in order to
has. tu excuse for "a call ere the bloom
IA, .d,l from the evenings memory!
whispered rendezvous, Shall you
>, ,. On, Bp.s tomorrow" or even
L. word at AN. only an understanding
r.q... pi k.t u mere hope. ana to-
r,.-,.V between II and noon. you
mo-. Vl.n.r- back and forth or riding
t.r....,., nr ~ her carriage. on that
.... mrr.w strip OF parkland which
pqr.- .lt.v calls the Path Of Virtue"
I'll, Avenue dos Acacias has another
s4, which . 0ui'c as important. II
is 'ra show Ground of the trucst Paris
fashions Always there are manne-
0rrs walking up and down. but far
moro -.0.Ncant there are also many.
mar, v1mou II the great world In
~, GOWNS they, ns the fnal judges.
ta. chosen from the wealth and beau
u, ru- designers are continually del
uc.- 'h.m They come in their car
r.... .rt ,fa't They meet the flower
~ Fr.r.H mobility and the most cllgi-
Nc ~ fr. diplomatic corps. and prom
e-ol" ant 'lk and have their photo
rrHrN- 'k'0.
Ot ,.- 'h" best of the Partisan
fasN... photographs are made under
~ ..r' l-h. NJ the locust trees
Shabby olI men IN dingy frock coats
and -r.a-y tall hats ,worn in the hope
~ h.rl .rcou~picuous in that fash
''ra.'' ,umpouvp walk MP and down
v'h r#woras on their arms. stopping
TOW 1.l 'uon ~ beg for Il pose. keenly
anr-', five of the difference between
man" ou.n. dcmi monde and dame du
mouf bat always procuring the pic
'Nr ID. lady OF fashion is over Cra-
c'oH, uu hcSc morning promenadcs.
: T.'r' 80 sat one morning. sat and
w7.,.i and sat again while the little old
woman VHp collects tho chair rent fol
lov. H~ ABOUT pcrsistcntlv, collecting 1
c'~'. apiece every time we sat down.
W -Hsl'i ana admired and Erinued IA
-" nm ~ seeing the chic and the
famous and the simply fashionable. At
las' '.. Fronchwoman who was with
u -i--.-:cd:
"V.l3 van, no, Iiko n co ~ tho ,oo
vtr " Y tho drcssmal,nr is Giving
70 r.. a,,..,u.rs a, tho pro Ca,o,a, "a
-,.~-,,yo p.rbo,s cor 90, y,,, n, I,
vra.,or
Ard 81. that ver,, riyb, b, "rror.
ra,..r.." cam. tho c,rds ,i,ho,,, n
'l-'h"r word of explanation. The doors
w.. ono, ON tho rn,cbinor,. ~ tho
r5..1- and marketing ~ fashions
p, pro C,t,l,r , ,,,,o,,s ala ros.
,aYr,r, in the Uois do Ro,,Iorra vas
c~rc a dairy and remains so. I, Is II
.-. f..rt,, af,.v an all niob, dnpce n,
q sl.ru1, NJ, ri, nr any ono n tho
.bavsard things which keen Won nm in
paris I'll dawn breaks 10 drive on,
't-pu.h Tho cool depths Of the Bots in
'Aa .lrIv morning To the Pre- Catalan
- drink warm milk and cat a roll and
'-.sr hut'or IN 'ho little dairy rcstau-
rar' back ~ the brilliant casino. But
- fashionable Paris the Pre- Catalan Is
-. gl'''r!ng renaissance palace of
"''' and gold where one goes for tea
or luncheon or dinner or even supper, n
sN'H- ana ialI.
:" ~ was not the dairy, but in the
cR' mat VI. y. was entertaining MS
. ',h''S ar f'StINal ot music ana
Z a'' '''h'". MS ms cardS descrih"d H.
s',. IN me- AVN were 'ht huhdr'uS
I"'N WHO "Hu cnrne 10
W 'H' ,'e ia"o
g'I 60, 'nH.u'' "'nIh" tne
an 80 ~ - w "'' -
.- ~ ",..',n ,','E u.''c'
a.,
10 ,.'..,u ~, .i, r. ~,
r,r..,p f,.hio, tho sectinn d,c,o,od
br N Y bo - -. rr,,,sb ,,,,, md
ne.c~7 word ~ tho l,rrua,o
W. descended from our cab al tho
. dpor. waived he usuaI debate over the
rar, and rass,d .hrough tho rates ~
vhl.o and roId Our tlckets ,okcn. we
Nod solomnlv mast the receptIon com
m.ftoe Of beautiful women in eIepa M
hIt sluplc frocks of all the shades Of
suUmn brown. Banks of Louis XIII
chars loomcl before MS preserved" and
deserved" for rows. Behind the last of
tn :. served seats we found places and
bel7n 20 grasp the arrangements
AS the guests entered at first spar-
in-lg. then by dozens. the women IN
brown s.fted them out, and if none chose