The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-29
Informality the keynote
of the Season in Paris
Members of Society Prefer Dinner Parties at Restau
rants to Home Entertainments Opening of Des
Acacias Great Event for Dancers
Fashions at the Fall Races.
BY May BIRKHEAD.

practically the whole OF Ciro's was
transferred to the Club Daunou across
the street to dance.
Autumn Races Mt Longchamps.
Another racing season is drawing the
visitors Of Paris to Longchamps. The
autumn races rarely draw the cosmopol-
itan set that is seen and talked about
1T the spring and sumemr meetings. at
Longchamps. and last Sunday was no
exception, though II was the day OF
the autumn season. All that the attend
ance lacked. however. In its fasr ionable
end ultra cosmopolitan aspect Wa made
up in numbers. The sport wa, of the
best, that fact alone drawing all the
rial race goers.
The Prix de FARO de Triomphe, the
biggest purse of the season, was run
to perfection. with the favorite winning
t. please the hackers, so the afternoon
on the whole was voted a great success
There was more than sprinkling of
Americans present and good number
who came over from England for the
day. Among those noticed were Capt.
Frank Brooks Upham, the Naval At
tssche Of the American Embassy in
Paris, and Mrs. Upham; Mr. Walter
Cotchett. who has recently returned
from America, and Mrs. Crotchett; Col.
Phil Lydig. Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cosden.
MIR. and Mrs. Donald Harper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Lansing Perrin, who have
just returned to Paris from their
honeymoon: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry *. S.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Brokaw.
Mrs. Herman Duryea, Mr. and Mrs. AL
bert Goodhart, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Har-
rison, Mrs. Clarkson Potter, Mr.. A. B..
Hancock. one of the biggest breeders
CT horses in America. and Mrs. Han
cock, Mr.. Julian Allen, Mrs. George
Kessler. Miss Natalie Enos of London,
Mrs. Jesse Lewiston, Mrs. Viola kraus
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Wall. Mr.. and Miss
Pilot. Miss Gordon, Lady Patricia RAM
say. Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Hobson, Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley Gilroy, Mrs. II. Ives
Douglas. Mrs. Laurence v. Benet, Mr.
ard Mrs. Jacques Seligmann. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Milligan. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lehman. Mr.. Fred Hoey and Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. La Montague. Then there was
the usual number of smart French
women who always attend the races.
Baron and Baroness Edouard do Roth
schild were noticed, as were Due and
Duchesse Decazes. NJ. and Nine. Jean
Stern. Nine. Barachin, Prince and
Princess -Murat, Comtesse de la Maza,
Comtesse de Molina, Baron Maurice de
Rothschild. vicomte de Jumilhac. NJ.
ana Mflle. JaCquez Balaans formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt.
AZ to the fashions there was nothing
particularly smart, end not even any
thing wonderful in the way OF furs. as
might have been expected. s-As the sun
shone brightly In the early part of the
afternoon women evidently thought they
would be warm enough in their
''tailleurs. Those who came late, how
ever. we're driven by the clouds to wear
fur coats. The short jackeas OF hip
length. often CT a contrasting fabric to
the skirt. apparently continue to hold
sway. There were any number of brown
jackets braided in silk. worn with
brown velvet or velours de lame skirts.
and the same type of short jacket was
often seen in various furs. and lamb in
particular. While Brown was distinctly
the favored color. there were many
black tailored costumes. One OF the
smartest was made Of black broad
cloth with perfectly plain skirt well
above the ankle and a short Jacket
snugly fitted to the hips in jumper
fashion with pockets of black PEI sian
lamb set on at the sides directly over
the hips, with a bit Of the lamb trim
ming the collar. A noticeable feature in
both Jackets and long coats is that none
has big fur collar. All collars are
small and. IL trimmed in fur at all. only
little OF It shows. Gray monkey APP
peared to be :. fashionable trimming A
smart costume from Doucet had a deep
nounce of gray monkey finishing,
jacket of hip length with fur in very
deep cuffs, which are so much the
vogue this season, and a straight collar.
which turns down. leaving only -
fringe of the fur to show. This same
costume appeared in three different
fabrics but always with the gray mon
key. 1t was very Iressy in black VEL
vet. but perhaps moro of novelty lin
one of the popular Rodier fabrics. a.
"baragladine" tissue with a flower de-
sign of 'agncla." which Is sort of q
lamb cloth. 1t was noticed again in
yeloirrs do Iaina