The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Light Colored Frocks, Hats
and Shoes Seen Everywhere
at Deauville.
Copyright. 1922. BY Vogue. New York
t. HE electric signs which turn

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T- HE electric signs which turn
Broadway nightly into an
Illuminated whirligig are still
so rare in Paris that new one at
tracts immediate attention. Every
summer visitor to the bouevards at
night has, therefore, been struck by
the great yellow letters proclaiming
High Life Week Ends at Deauville. !"
has laughed little at the un- English
wording, and. If he is a wise visitor.
has taken the luminous advice. Deau-
Vile IN the high season is circus of
so many rings and such plenitude OF
side shows that ono goes down during
the Grande Semaine rather as one
goes to the zoo, but Deauville earlier
is very different thing, and, if the
weather man be in good humor. one
of its high life week ends" is an ex-
perience which it would be a pity 10
miss.
+. To begin with. the easy. comforta BILE
trip Is an affair of only three hours or
so, without change and almost without
try which is just a series of pictures
framed by the windows Of the carriage.
One Is in good company from start to.
finish not perhaps as entertaining as
that which mixes the celebrities of all
countries with the charlatans of the
Eame in the somewhat promiscuous Au-
gust season, but an interesting COM
pany none the less. of we'll dressed.
well bred people, some of whose names
are as old as their frocks are new, and
who set the note for the summer in
fashion. fads and fancies
The sea seems far bluer at this time
the trees are decidedly .greener. for their
foliage is as fresh as the toilets of the
visitors. the little tables in front of the
Potiniere, at the hour of the noon aperi-
tiff. overflow the sidewalks, ii is true
but they do not entirely choke the road
as they do later on; the apple trees in
the "verser" behind the Hotel Norman
dy. where all the world meets for lunch
con, have only recently lost their blos-
SONS and are consoing themselves with
the Dorothy Perkins roses which twine
among their branches; the great orange
and white parasols over the tables are
unfaded. the grass under foot is as crisp
as the new "potns" and every one has
an air OF renewing a delightful ac-
uuaintance which is lost in the rush of
the later season. One begins TO see the
summer modes in all their daintiness,
and their lightness and color charm, as
do the first summer flowers.
In the daytime there is not note of
black in the whole assembly. That is
the first remark of the visitor from
Paris, who is accustomed to somber
ensemble. which persists in all smart
reunions save those by candle light, at
which black mas become extremely rare.
Seated at the little green tables of the
Potiniere or under the striped umbrellas
of the Normande one looks in vain for
even a black hat In consequence the
key is high. as the painters say. for
even the masculine element seems to
have chosen light tone substitutes for
their formal town clothes. White Is
everywhere, white frocks, white hats,
white shoes and stockings, and as we
watch the play of light about us we re-
alize that to choose white for out OF
door wear Is the better part of wisdom
for Ii takes all colors to itself in turn
and We thank the plein air school fol
teaching us the beauty of white in min
Cled sun and shade. Ii would seem tha
women were bent on becoming part oi
the landscape for II they are not ir
white, which reflects all its colors, they
seem II have chosen the yellow of Its
sun or the green Of its leaves. There
is note of mauve with here and there
a hint of one Of the many tones Of rose
and there Is a foundation Of warn
browns. shading to pale beige with some
neutralizing grays.
81 want a touch OF orange to stead,
all these yelows and light green's" re
marked the artist at luncheon in the or
chard of the Normandie. and as he spox
in came slender woman in a peale'
white frock Of crepe. with a short Goa
OF rich orange and small orange FL
hat pulled down at one side and rolle,
up on the other to show straight, pal
profile and a smooth lock of black hal
which almost covered the rouged tip o
her ear. She Joined charming part,
at shady table upon which the goblet
OF wine looked like red andayellow tulip
in a white parterre.
The white dresses are decidedly tn
prettiest, and the smartest are OF grea
simplicity. They are either straigh
with plea ted panels and belts of III
same material. which tie about the IN
OF the hips. or they are cut in the blous
shape. with tight band about the hip
and a pleated skirt. Many have shor
sleeves. some are completely Sleeveless
and some have sleeves to the write. Th
bateau nc Kline has not disappeared
one sees many versions OF it.
A pretty touch on an all white gov
of the blouse and skirt variety Is Ia
Of black moire ribbon pinned to on
hip with pin in the form of a circle Q
diamonds. Often one Of the doubl
headed pins in black and diamonds
run through the hip band at one sid'
Some sort of handsome brooch or ri
seems to be a necessary accompaniment
Of these simple dresses. which are mad
of pleated crepe de Chine. or sometime
of the heavier crepe marocain. implicated
of oyster cream tussur, of silk jersey
occasionally of wash silk and NOR
rarely Of linen. Later on, we shall Sc
organdie added TO this list, and it
noteworthy that organdie this season
handled as II IL were crepe de Chin
and used for perfectly straight slips u
frocks. pin tucked or finely pleatcd