The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
Small Hats in Persian Colors
Shown by Poiret on Azure
Coast.

| Copyright. 1922. by Vogue, New YORK.
"HIS season the sparkling Cote
d'Azur has lavished its sun
= shine on a fashionable world
more British and American than
French. Al Cannes one finds little
change. except that the shops are more
numerous. In the Casino at the dane
ing hour and in the theater there ie
always the same number Of foreigners
who in the morning play golf and in
the afternoon are to be seen at the
polo field. "a
In front Of the hotel at the edge of
the sea magnificent motors, black and
shiny, wait day after day in triple lines.
| They glide away toward the links,
toward the shopping district, or on
longer excursions. carrying slim, tall
young women, dressed in white for the
most part, with capes over the Shout
ders and on the head little felt hats Of
mannish lines or immense untrimmed
capelines. All these women carry fur
wraps In case of late return at night
fall. The toilette is uniform, or almost
so, for aside from the pleated skirt
and silk jersey sweater whether in
white or clear colors, these are the cos
tunes most frequently seen by day.
In her shop Jeanne Lanvin was show
ing tussur and embroidered crepes made
on loose Oriental lines. She also uses
frocks of white crepe de Chine inset
with cretonne. novelty worthy of Chi
nese ingenuity.
Poiret, with his invariable originality
exploited small hats in superb Persian
colors, most sumptuous and most unex-
pected. The Princess of Greece, coming
from the shop of Alix Lebretou. was
slim and charming in one piece frock
of blond six jersey. One sees a great
amount of blond color here, In wraps, In
capes and in costumes.
The little wraps which were worn on
the Riviera on days when the weather
was cool and not SO sunny were OF
charming originality. These were coats
In shape. short. with very wide sleeves,
and were made of leopard skin or Of
moleskin. Sometimes they appeared In
ermine and occasionally In squirrel.
Preference was shown for the leopard.
| which, when worn over costumes or
tricot in the brown shades. gave such a
| pleasing harmony that the smart women
| Half-past one. whether at Cannes, at
| Monte Carlo or at Nice. Is the hour for
| luncheon. Every one comes very late
and in morning costume. The women.
as a rule, begin smoking at the second
service. Every one eats little and drinks
much water. Everywhere 1t is a strict
| regime designed to maintain a supple
and vigorous body of the essential slim
| lines.
Is Il the fresh air which puts so much
color i'm the cheeks? At all events,
every face has brilliance and every one
Is full OF gaiety and youth. which seem
| to be part of this land favored by the
| gods. where already the roses and the
narcissus are blossoming In the garden.
/ Monte Carlo seems an unreal village
| of dreams, an ideal setting. retouched
one might say, by an artist without
taste. yet still very lovely. thanked by
the blue mountains and set before the
bay High above the wide bar rises
the palace Of Monaco, as IL to recall
TO the traveller that this Is not. In
spite of what he might be tempted to
think. a village of painted cardboard.
| Around the tea tables at Monte Carlo
costumes were rather simple. with much
white and much blond. with little hats
and very big ones, just as were found
! in Cannes.
The lovely Baroness de Forest. in a
beige costume, slightly accented with
matching fur. was talking with the
Baron de Rothschid. whose yacht lay
anchored In the bay. Beneath the large
beige hat which matched her costume
the Baroness de Forest was charming
and everything about her toilette de-
noted the exquisite taste of this woman
who dresses as few others succeed In
doing, so skilled is she in the choice OF
her harmonies.
In the evening of another day a,
Cannes. Mile. Marthe Chenal played la
Belle Helene" with a part of her COM
pany from Paris. and the hill was
crowded--that hall, which is fairly large
and is designed to seat people comfort
ably and not after the manner of most
| OF the theaters In Paris.
Mile. Chenal was very lovely In the
role OF La Belle Helene" and her cos
tunes, all following the same model
had exquisite lines, emphasizing the
beauty of this talented singer. There
was. among others, a cashmere costume
worn in the first act which would make
q most charming evening gown for a
little dinner or for informal evenings at
l home.
This Azure Coast said to be less fire.
! quented since the war. Is a thing of un-
forgettaIble beauty