The Washington times., 1924-06-28
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REAL STYLE
SHOW
Much Nearer Than Paris and
Quite as Interesting, Says
Helen Fox
BY HELEN FOX.
international News Service.

CONVENTION HALL, NEW
YORK, June 2s.-Why 60 to Paris?
Madison Square Garden Is much
nearer and somewhere in its vast
ness 10 bit Of Longchamps,
larger BIT Of the Champs Elysees
and quite chunk Of the Rue de
| Paix?
Vogues direct from the conven.
ton hall. Quite as up to the min
utes az those direct from the salons
Of the French couturies. Whether
the conventioners shopped In de-
partment store in Oshkosh, or a
shop on the Avenue, they were
dressed with q charm and dis
tinction that would have done credit
to any Concours de Modes here or
abroad.
The women conventioners In.
dulged in multitude Of folderols
and folederols. They adore gee
gaws and baubles. Beads, earrings.
flowers, scarfs, laces-alI play an
important part in their costumes.
| With sessions starting In the middle
OF the morning and running over
into the late afternoon, many dele
gates come all ready for tea. Pic.
! ture hats and diaphonus frocks,
ordinarily incorrect for morning
wear, make an appearance long be.
fore the sun is high in the Heavens.
| Yes let 1t be recorded here-that
lady Democrats are no dowdies.
They are all dressed up and a thrill
ing place to go.
Ear rings-removed only a degree
from nose rings and war paint and
foot binding-are much the fashion.
Fifty pairs have just gone strolIing
down the aisles. Long black yam.
pire drops, large pearls, elaborate
pendants-all manner OF pleasing
barbarisms. Mrs. Caroline O'Day
wears EN-, and so does Mrs. Lillian
r. Sire. And Mrs. Murrel Buckner
and Mrs. This. And Mrs. That.
Ear rings may be akin to nose
rings, but they are paradoxically
the utmost refinement of civiliza-
ton. It's well known that when
| people become ultra-civilized their
fetishes approach those Of the bar.
barian.
| Terribly fashionable for men Just
now-if one is to permit the dele
gates to establish q new vogue-is
the bald head. 1t is said to be the
coolest OF summer effects. Also
a thoughtful husband will wear
a bald head as kindness to his
wife, who may find 1t inconvenienr
10 carry a mirror. The fringe
decorating the bald head may be
marcelled or not. Also, it may be
permitted to grow real long, and in
case Of a draft draped deity over
the exposed portions.
Kansas women have affected G
sunflower. They come from Where
the West begins" and sunflower's
grow in vivid abundance The Sun.
flower State Of Kansas was rather
careless about getting named for
such colorful flower. Sometimes
the orange-yellow flower is an
amazing contrast with red frocks
and mengenta hats.
Black and white is Just "a nnodish
here as 1t is at the Paris races. Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo never ap-
pears in anything but black and
white. And Mrs. Caroline O'Day al.
ways wears q combination OF the
TWO colors, or rather non-colors.
|
White frocks and black picture
hats are decidedly in favor. The
adorable and adored Anna Case at
Lected white lace dress and u
black lace picture hat for the OPEN
ing Day OF the convention. And
she looked so utterly enchanting
that the next day and the next
ana today-many a delegatee dis.
covered black picture hat and a
white frock somewhere in her ward
robe-or Fifth avenue shop.
| Anna Case IL the sweetest thing
in the convention. In saying this
we at once join unanimous male
opinion and prove thereby that we
aren't cat. For her red and white
smile, 1t is conceivable that a man
might undertake to fight dragons
ana seek hazardous adventure in
this and other worlds.
That smile when flashed about
the tumultuous convention hall,
silenced a roaring mob and con.
verted mad men into cooling babes.
Shingles were decidedly notice
able by their absence.
And yet. while the delegates were
adverse to showing the contour of
their heads, they were not at all
opposed to showing the contours of
their figures. That's not nearly
as terrible as it sounds. 1t is just
another way Of saying that the
women conventioners are affecting
the slender, close-fitting ''line"--as
slender as their plumpness will per.
init. Women delegates are inclined
to a pleasing roundness of person.