Evening star., 1921-03-13
By STERLIN: HEILIG.

PARIS, March 3. 1921.
1NEY say that women next
summer will wear as violent
do the great ladies of Mo-
rocco.
Here are the colors which they are
really wearing in Paris this winter.
and repeating. already exaggerated,
nt Nice. This means the personages
of society. and the colors. also. of the
rich stuffs which the big houses of
the Rue de Sentier hold in stock for
their next summers dresses.
At the opening night of "Maman
Colibri." at the government: Theater-
F'rancais. the wife of the French
President, Nine. Millerand. wore a
one-color gown of silver cloth. draped
with mole -colored mousseline de sole
with silver embroidery. Two leading
opera STAYS also wore silver cloth
gowfs-Yvonne de Bray. with moth
er-of-pearl spangles, and Marguerite
Carre. with gray embroidery.
This silver cloth, ii may be said fur
thcr, was the striking. color note in
the gowns of the occasion-best indi-
cation possible how these new high
notes are gIittering into harmony of
dress. A presidents wife, as we
know eve call her the first lady of
the iand), must think of dignity In
dress as we'll as Of beauty. unpre-
tentiousness and her personal taste.
Nine. Millerand, after deep reflection,
stands by the bright tints and LOUD
contrasts in which femininity Will
Fash against the drab tones of exist
ence.
X .
THE great thing just now cand you
i epoch is being marked. these days
The same week, at dinner follow ed
by a soiree at the aristicratic Inter
allied Club light-colored velvet
gowns were much in evidence. mauve
mink predominating. Nine. Philippe
Brrthelot. whose husband has beer
the chief adviser of the French for-
eiyn Office in recent negotiations wiz
LLOYD George, wore gown entIreiS
In silver gauZe with an orange pm
girdIe falling behind it as d tram
This was matched by Il wreath OF sll-
yer leaves in the hair. with eius-
ter OF fine pearls on the lett
At A soiree Of her own, cecile Sorel
a star who has great eye Tor tenn
encies wore pink silver broche
gown. trimmed with falling silver
lace, like a shining cascade OF heW.
ON all such occasions great deai Oh
bright-spangled galloon. dropping
down over the ears in artistic De
signs, has been worn in the hair. Al
the governmental Grand Operas first
production since the war of Wagner
"Talkyrie.' Nine. Louis Barthou'
whose husband is minister of war.
wore a fiat ribbon of diamonds as a
headdress. II WAS a night of dia
yponds in women's hair, worn mostly
IN devices like crowns. The gowns
were notably of what is called night
hI,ta with spanEles And a number
Bf such gowns were conspicuously
~ht -spangied from neck to knee.
Xsensational gown was simplicity
Rsclf excepting for color and treat
ent. IL was o. Enbroken rose taffe-
with a sleeveless bodice, fiat and
hi. the cloth Of the short skirt
foned into rose petals. with Il large
el of rose petals falling 10 the
kn actress never sets the styles
Sic can't How can she? But the act
rrss being. in the nature of things.
sfpermanikin and being always on
the lookout. spurred by business in
terests and directed by trained intel
-Hgence many actresses. and some
fsore than others. have opportunities
10 display well in advance the new
tendencies which they perceive SO
quickly, as wen as particular "crea
lions" which are definitivcly taking
~ the hour they wear them. Society
women are always ahead of such ac-
tresses, but the actress is seen by the
greater public. One such is Berthe
Bovy of the Theater Francois.
sBerthe Bovy, therefore. at the Thea
ter Francois. has just worn a gown
which is publicly pronounced to he
divine l lake note only OF Its col