Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-20
Noah Had Nothing on
Furs For The Fair
(By United rress.)


New York. Oct. 2O.-When ole
Noah set out on his life raft he tool
with him animals of every known
species. But he had nothing Oh thC
fashionables who gathered at th(
polo games at Meadowbrook, Long
Island, in October. They entered the
grand stand carrying an assortment
of pelts on their backs that Noah
never heard of.
Besides q fair representation OF
skunks, monkeys, camels, jebras, ra-
coons and the regular run of domes-
tic pelts there were many brilliantly
dyed furs that kept one guessing as
to their original owner.
There was yellow monkey fur used
as a trimming on a yellow sport coat.
A sport costume of dull pink material
was collared with pink-dyed ermine.
Blue foxes were abundant. A smart
Jacket of gray-dyed ermine had col
lar and cuffs of gray-dyed fox. Even
the lowly rabbit was represented, but
not in his original color scheme, you
may be sure. His hide shone resplen-
dent on the smart little white jackets
that were worn over black velvet
gowns.
The days when women appeared In
fussy afternoon gowns carrying
dainty parasols to affairs that are
held in the open are past. Now
adays the best dressed women wear
sport costumes almost without eXcep-
ton. but these are not of the sweater
and skirt variety by any means. Made
on sport lines, they are elaborate
creations embroidered in bewitchins
patterns or heavily fur trimmed.
The three-piece sport suit, consist
ing of a slip-on gown of knitted SIX
with a Jacket Of the same material,
heavily encrusted with embroidery,
was perhaps the most prominent
model worn at the polo games, al
though many Of the younger girls
wore simple little little gowns Of silk
Jersey in pastel tones, such as Nile
green and peach pink. In nearly
every instance the hat matched the
costume with which it was worn.
Felts were without doubt the most
popular of the hat materials and they
were trimmed with tail feathers OF
green parrot or peacock placed at one
side and falling over the shoulder
Tan felts trimmed in pheasant IN the
same manner were numerous worn
with gowns of wood shades.
. Green in that lovely new grass
shade was quite noticeable and proved
TO be most becoming on the woman
with light brown hair and fair color
ing. One young miss who looked par
ticularly attractive wore a gown or
dull green channels cloth cut on long
slender lines with a hat of green felt
trimmed with the body of a small par
rot with the tail feathers circIlng
around her throat.
Topcoats of vivid plaidS also added
a pleasant bit of coloring to the grand
stands. One of the most attractive
of these was a coat of green and tan
plaid worn by a tall young matron
who carried viviv green cane, when
was matched by green telt sport
hat. A black and white plaid topcoat
had its collar and cuffs edged with
black and white monkey FUR. MOST
of the topcoatS are bloused low IN back
and are swathed across the front,
fastening on one hip.
Another sport costume that is wen
worth mentioning was of white duve-
TYNE in skirt and jacket effect which
was worn with a perky little black
velvet turban trimmed with center
cluster of white ermine tails.
Gloves were conspicuous by their
absence at the polo events although
a few women were seen carrying them
i'm their hands. Brown shoes worn
with brown heather silk stockings
clicked in orange were popular.
1t was quite startling to see so
many women with Sun-tanned faces
this late in the season, for usually
bv this time the bleaching process has
been we'll on its way and the summer
tam has been completely effaced. ms
wear women evidently intend to carry
their summer compleXiops far into the
winter months. The dark Partisan
makeup. however, has been com.
pletely abandoned by women o.
fashion.