The New York herald., 1921-10-02
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
i Joins Shoppers in Paris
Arrives From London With Her Daughter Miss Grace
fl Vanderbiltr-Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell
in French Capital Prior to Tour of Europe.
~ MAY BIRkHEAD.

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SSscsas Correspondence 60 THE NEW YoEx
HrRALp.
PARIS. Sept Is. 1891.
Paris dressmakers and mil
liners complained during the
summer that the season as te
number Of sales made had not
pc up to their expectations. Their
erlbrd making season. which they had
psef long anticipated on account OF
Americans being SO numerous in Eu-
rope. II only just now arriving. which
Is due to the fact that the tourists
have done their travelling first and
LETT their shopping until the last min
uta.
The fdressmaking establishments In
dicate that every American woman
nwho Is touring Europe considers 1,
Ter profound duty to carry back al
= one Paris frock and several bats
Cornelius Vanderbilt and her
rhter, Miss Grace Vanderbilt. have
noticed among the shoppers re-
They came from London to
Aa week at least to serious shop
Mrs. David Armstrong Taylor
Francisco and her sister. Mrs.
4 James CoSrtgap Of Pittsburgh. who
have only recently arrived in France,
are others who arc frequently noted
in the shops. Mrs. Corrigan has been
in England during the summer Ind
Mrs. Taylor arrived from America two
weeks ago to Join her in motor trir
10 Biarritz.
Mr.. Charles e. Mitchell. president OF
the National City Bank Of New York
and Mrs. Mitchell are among the recent
arrivals. They have made a trip to the
battleflelds and Mrs, Mitchell is busy
with shopping before they start on an
extensive tour of Europe.
Mrs. Conger Pratt, whose husband
was well known In the air service dur
!. 1ng the war, Is among the new arrivals.
kEhe. too has been in the shops with
Miss Louise Boyd of San Francisco.
with whom she Is travelling. They ar
Normandy and Brittany before coming
to Paris. They will proceed by auto
mobile to Switzerland and Italy, and
return to Paris late in October to pass
six weeks.
Others Shopping.
Mrs. Marshall Orme Wilson has been
among the shoppers. Others who have
been Interested In the shops before re-
turning next week to America are Mrs.
emes Donahue, who was Miss Wool
vosth; Mrs. Richard Stevens and her
laughter. who have been In Dinard
drs. Abram Poole, who Is sister OF
frs. Rita Lydig ana has been In Ca
ourg; Mrs. j. Sinclair Armstrong and
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Armstrong
Who have beer In Saint Morits.
~ biHg sor the moment iseasaes
about than done. The new
models were shown week& ago
American women have not beer
~ to make. their selections because
have grown out of the habit OF
ing their clothes In Paris during the
r and have waited to see just wha'
bdels the French women would favor
10 summer has fingered so long thai
b Parisienns has not thought Of au.
mn clothes, 80 the important question
keat vsyiety of styles that has beer
hown sxJl remains unsettled.
Then, Too, the price Is Q great factor
hese days In establishing the fashion
Especially among the Parisians. In the
bid days dresses were cheap enough q
purchase frock whether or not YOU
were perfectly sure about its pleasing
0u The most extravagant OF woTner
hesitate before paying nve or sis
9nd francs for single dress wher
1Uzih6f1y that amount bought five or SIX
dresses. All of this means another de-
lay for the French woman, who finds II
more difficult TO pay the present prices
than the American.
A knowledge Of the new autumn fash.
IONS. as far as general lines are con,
cerned. can be acquired by elimination
You may go to all the dressmakers IT
the Rue de Ia Paix and take careful
notes on the thousands of models that
have been shown, and become more
puxxled every minute. You will wonder
\ ~ you must continue TO wear black ol
kfollow the tips about coiors, or II your
DlEirt must be circular or straight, Ions
short, full or narrow, or II you must
with or without sleeves. or II your
dice must be fitted or loose, and ~
until you become so confused tha
b probably viii decide In the long run
clothes are not worth the trouble.
With the process of elimination. how.
=. you may bring the entire fashion
s. down to four points and forget
ything else. Longer skirts. Low
line. the boat shaped neck and
OF any curious cut are the -four
nj features OF the winter styles
these points every dressmakei
% has built some hundreds ol
Pda$ There is nothing wonder
"a. II any one of them. There
Il more than n suggestion
skirts would be longer
writer's predicted O new
kirts. and moro thar
essmakers unhesitatingly
Mt the ankle. The low
ZEN less new than tn,
II commenced to cree!
sons ago. In fact, Cha
II tying her belt AROUND
Instead Of her waist for thre,
15r YOU years. She persisted in the low
waist line, and the others gradually de
cIded that she was right.
And there Is still nothing new 20 b,
said Of the third point. the boat SHAPED
neck. II can scarcely be said that 8
has been worn "since Hec was a pup
hut II was first shown at least fiv,