The New York herald., 1922-06-11

Mime. Chase Casgrain.
Mr.. Hugh Campbell Wallace. the one
time American Ambassador. who Is
among the few American members Of
tho French Jockey Club. was present.
He never misses a race when he Is In
France il he can possibly help it. and
was heard to say Sunday that he had
rad a lucky day.
Others at the Races.
Others were Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer. Mr..
and Mrs Otis Smith of New York, who
have since left for London on their way
tc America after passing six weeks In
Paris Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Butler Of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Il.
Phillips, Mrs. III. Ives Douglas. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Thornton. Mrs. Hubert
Adams and Miss Minette Adams, Miss
Natalie Enos of London, Comtesse Andre
de Limur (nee Crocker). Mrs. Walter
r. Dyer. who has just returned to Paris
after touring Egypt and ITALY Mr.. Mo-
.Ceney Werlich, Capt. Chauncey. who
formerly was Miss Mary Gardens secre-
tary; Mrs Laurence c. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Kingsley Macomber, who were
apparently delighted over the result of a
race in which one of Mr.. Macomber's
horses had run.
Others were Lady Newborough and
Lady Bateman. both of whom were
Americans the Hon. Percy Thelluson
and Mrs. Thelluson. Lady Irene Curzon.
daughter of Lord Curzon of Kedleston:
Sir Stanley and Lady Birkin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dudley Gilroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Burns. Mrs. w. George Cavendish Ben
tinck, MIR. and Mrs. Herman c. Huffer,
Jr. Mrs Elisha Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Dreve' Mr.. Robert Hude Nell
son. Baron a.d Baronne de villiers du
Terrage ruth King), Prince and Prin-
cess Michel Nurat, Comte and Comtesse
I.rrf paire (she was the
=. 1u Aompson), Mrs. Clark
sou Poi. rs Isabelle Bradbier Of
Detroit, ~ Jharles Mandel, Mr.. Fred
eric Allen, Miss Ellen Jane Sweeney. Mr..
Hobart Tuttle, Mr.. Mortimer Singer,
Miss Nora Pitu and Mr.. and Mrs. b. j..
Shoninger.
In the matter of dress Parisians on the
whole did not seem as smart as they
did on the previous Sunday, with the
exception OF their hats. Too many
black dresses were worn. and none OF
them was particularly new. There were
many Of the same models in crepe dc
Chine that have been worn all winter.
White Jackets were worn with black
skirts and there were many models OF
the shiny and crumpled satin which has
been so extensively overdone. One
smart model. however. broke the general
rule by being all white. 1t was crepe
brocade with the skirt of one piece
wra pped around the figure and draped
at one side, where It was left open. with
a motif of black and white monkey fur
holding the draped side. The fur again
appeared very sparingly around the
bateau neck. 1t Is the latest model
from Martial and Armand. There were
only a few of these summer dresses.
Embroidered Jackets worn with pleated
crepe de Chine skirts were frequently
noted and the general tendency toward
tailored costumes was marked. There
were not so many capes as have been
worn. though many Of the Jackets and
long separate coats were cut with cape
sleeves or cape effect about the
shoulders.
Many Blue and Mauve Straw Hats.
Millinery was much more interesting
than usual. There were mary pretty
blue and mauve straws in the big cloche
shapes with flowers about the crown,
and not so many OF the sheered taffetas
as were seen last week. A hat OF old
blue straw with black flowers having
yellow centers was a pretty touch OF
color in the crowd. Quills OF bright
colors on black straw hats were nu-
merous and smart. The Duchesse de
Doudeauville was wearing one of the
smartest hats OF this description. Quills
with one side bright red and the other
side black were placed around the crown
in rows which stood apart. The hat
was Of medium size cloche brim. Red
and brown quills were often seen fiat
around the crown of cloche shape.
and again they were often placed SO
that each quill stood upright and apart.
Velvet ribbon of the brightest colors
served as another popular trimming tied
around a crown OF a straw hat with
big fiaring bow at one side. Royal blue
and red were the shades most frequently
seen.
Hotel situation Improves.
The hotel and tourist situation in
France now seems to be in a better
way The difficulties which the best in
tentioned purveyors of food. lodging. en-
tertainment and travel have encoun-
tered were enough to discourage all
except the stoutest hearts. France al
ways has been proud of her marvellous
natural beauties, her superb roads. her
famous cooking, her unique wines and
all the treasures and services which have
made her the land Of predilection for
travellers from all parts of the world.
From Finisterre to Monte Carlo. and
from the vosges to Biarritz. France Is
for the tourist one great panoramic play
ground. The revenue which she derives
from the hundreds of thousands Of trav-
elers is an important item In the ma
tional budget.
But France has had to struggle since
the war with a multitude of internal
and external problems, which made 1t
particularly difficult to extend to tour
lists at a moderate price the facilities
and delights which they always have
enjoyed. After the ruin Of the war. and
n the face OF Germany's fneager repara-
ton payments, the taxes which the
French have had to pay fell with a spe-
cial severity on the hotel and tourist
business. have already told In this
column something about the classifica-
tion of hotels which brought some OF the
smaller caravansaries within the cate
CORY of establishments subject to luxury
taxes. and the treasury considered for
time imposing new duties which. had
they been carried into effect. would have
forced many to suspend. All this gave
an opportunity, which the Germans were
not slow to grasp, of representing
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