The New York herald., 1922-07-09
ny MAY BrRKHEAD.
Special Correspondence to The NEW YoHK
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SpectdI Correspondence TO IHn NEW YORK
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PARIS, June 80.
ARTS has had a gay "Grande
Semaine" equal in every
feature to those of pre-wor
days. With the races preceded by
luncheons and followed by tea parties
to flll the days and gala dinners and
dances at the restaurants in the Bois
to fill the nights and supper dances
at the Acacias for the wee hours of
the mornings. Parisians are perform
ing remarkable feats in giving exam
pies of being able to exist without
sleep.
The big racing week was opened last
Sunday with the Grand Steeplechase
meeting at Auteuil with the largest
attendance in many years. 1t was fol-
lowed by the Grand Hurdle on
Wednesday, the Prix des Drags on
Friday. and tomorrow the Grand
Prix at Longchamps will complete in a
blaze Of glory the Grande Semaine.
which marks the very height of the
Paris season.
Visitors to the French capital usually
think the races in Paris mean nothing
more than fashion show, but 1t is
evident this season that more interest
mas been taken in the sport itself. The
jumping races in France have never
been as popular as the fiat racing, but
the Auteuil race course is such beau
tlful spot that Parisians enjoy taking
their Sunday outings there no mat
ter what the races are. There Is no
denying, however. that the Grand
Steepiechase this season was interest
Ing from every point of view.
Inc chief race was tremendously ex-
citing. Every one was talking Of the ex-
perience of the favorite Heros XII.
last year, when he took the wrong course
ana lost the race and enraged the public
to the extent that it became almost riot
GUS. and 1t was feared that something
equally unlucky might happen with the
Same favortte. So the crowd was almost
Wild with enthusiasm when after three
runners had fallen the favorite won a
rather hard fought race.
There were quantities of English
speaking visitors, but they were so over
whelmingly outnumbered by Parisians
that to find them was not small under
taking. The President Of the French
Republic and Nine. Millerand made
their summer debut at the races to open
tho big week, and one could hear women
remark on all sides that they had never
seen Nine. Millerand SO charmingly
gowned. She wore navy blue serge
dress trimmed In bands of white silk
and big white straw picture hat with
ern,ine tails as q trimming around the
crown.
Americans Seen at AuteuiI.
Among the Americans noticed were
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wallace,
Mr.. Anthony J. Drexel. Mr.. and Mrs
John r. Drexel, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Addison Goetz,
who were heard to say they were having
their first lucky day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank ". Storrs, Mr.. and Mrs Hugh
Millard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell,
Police Commissioner Enright Of New
York and Mrs. Enright. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry X. 8. Williams. Mr.. s. White of
New York and Miss White Mrs. John
Black. Miss Alice Delamar, Mrs. Sands,
Miss Consuelo Hatmaker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlos Mayer, Mr.. Harry Haskins. Mr..
Breckenridge Carter. Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Macomber. Mr.. w. T. Wilkinson. Mr..
Louis Boisvaine. Mr.. Charles Chaplin,
Mr.. Louis Sherry. Mr.. Loft, member of
the State Racing Commission Of New
York and Mrs. Loft; Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Mortimer. Mrs. II. B. Duryea.
Mr.. Alexander Cochran, Baron and
Baronne de Villiers du TERRACE (Ruth
King), Captain and Mrs. z. X. Madison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert e. Tremaine (Irene
Castle), Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy Tod.
Baron and Baronne Robert de Foucau-
court, Mrs. Laurence v. Benet Mrs. II.
Ives Douglas Mr. and Mrs. u. Berry
Wall, Mrs George Bright and her daugh-
ter Miss Eleanor Bright.
Others were Due and Duchesse de
Montmorency. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Phillips, Lady Millicent Hawes. Due
and Duchesse de Doudeauvile. Mrs.
Ransom George, Mrs. Wiltsee, Miss de
Florez, Miss Ruth Welsh. Mrs. Hubert
Adams. Miss Minette Adams. Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Leyba, Prince vlora, Mr..
Coldfelt Mr.. Earl Harrington, Mrs.
Rosamond Freeman, Mrs. Huntington
Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Magnin. Mrs. James
T. Terry Mrs. Robert Graves, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlisle Macdonald. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry La Montague, Mr.. and Mrs
Dudley Gilroy. Mr.. vlasco, NJ. and Nine.
Zal kill. Mr.. Fred Hoey. Mr.. Frank
Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. John King and
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Porter.
Tho chilly weather, OF course, had Its
Influence on the fashions, and there
was many disappointed face among
the women because new dresses had
been left hanging at home, while old
wraps and furs werc worn by the ma
jority for comfort. Were was an oc-
casional sunshine frock of organdie. but
they looked rather too frosty to be
smart, so one was forced to think little
of the day as a fashion display. De-
spite this feature. however. there was
a new note struck in the matter Of
fashions in the quantities OF Persian
and Indian cashmere Jackets, which Is
tho best tip that has yet been given
at the races as far as autumn styles
are concerned. Many Of these Jackets
were made of old Indian cashmere
shawls and had BIT of fur, usually
monkey, on the collar. and sometimes
edging the hem. There were both
straight box Jackets and the Jumper
type fitted snugly to the hips.
Persian md Venetian Modes.
According to this new note, there can
be no doubt that Persian and Venetian
influences will be seen In the first
autumn dresses, the suggestion being
taken from the Grand Prix ball, which
is to be entirely Persian and Venetian
in its costumes and decorations. The
smartest dresses worn yesterday were
Persian foulards. Mile. Jane Renouardt |
the pretty little French actress. at
tracted much attention with her foulard
frocl< In rich Persian colors and design |