The Washington times., 1924-03-06
FRENCH WOMEN
HAVE: LARGE
FEET
Inherited From Their Peasant
Observation-Disclosures
Better GoWned.
By ORPHA MAE KLINKER,
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PARIS, March 6.-The French
women have very large feet which
tney crowd into very long pointed
toeo shoes, in an effort to make
their feet appear small.
The average French woman's foot
has evolved from an ancestry that
had much to do with tilling the
soil, with lots Of manual labor for
the most part from the peasantry.
However, she still clingS to the
high heels, which from an aesthetic
standpoint are more beautiful than
the practical low-heeled shoes COM
monty worn by our American
women, were it not for the large
ness in size. For aesthetically. or
from an artistic standpoint a
curved line is more beautiful than
right angles; even when 1t comes
to shoes.
A large majority Of the French
women. outside Of the "demimonde"
use very dark shading, either black
or brown, about their eyebrows,
giving them quite a severe or hard
expression in contrast to brilliantly
rouged lips, sans rouge for the
cheeks, while in its place Is used
the dark Indian powder.
HAAS COnCea1 fAaArs
No hair shows under tight-fitting
tailored hats, all very much alike.
with very little trimming, or II any,
tailored, which also is quite start
ling-lacking the subtle femininity
of the American womantS glossy
tresses hat frame her face.
The highest class French women,
who promenade on the Bots de
Boulogne and the Rue Acaccias
each day, dressed in lovely fur
coats, even then do not look as
smart as the Americans in the
same things, for she wears her
clothes better and carries herself
in such a manner of self-confidence
and respect that is only American.
It is not difficult in the least to
pick out the Americans, for all one
needs to do is to single out the
best dressed, walk near them and
invariably you will hear them speak
ing English as only an American
can.
The women at the fashionable
clubs like Ciro's, Rector's and
Redor's: at the smart cafes like
Perroquetti's, Pigalle's Chateau
CaucaAon and lie Rat Mort; at the
tea dansants; at the Claridge Hotel,
also at the Ritz and Carlton, Il
noticed were all well dressed, but
only struck" a good American
average dress; not Americas best
dressed.
The French best, I found, could
not compare with the gowns worn
in the best, of our American ball.
rooms. Compared with the gowns
worn at our operas and concerts
by our wealthy women and motion
picture stars and on the opening
nights of each new motion picture
far excel anything Paris can fancy.
Bodied hair is more uncommon
In Paris than common, although 1t
IL quite smart, while in America
Il is both common and smart. How
ever, at both the opera house and
the Opera Comique the most pop
ular couture worn was that with
the hair drawn straight back off
Of the forehead, off Of the ears in
snug little knot or roll in the
back.
The French woman always
dresses for dinner and takes moro
time for it than at any other time
in the matter of dress. But she
wears large and gaudy jewelry
Diamonds the width of the finger
are so common that they neither
seem real nor in good taste.
The mode of dress of the French
miss, namely the French girls of
the better families, is very conser-
vative, for she is very much guard.
ed and never allowed out in the
company of young men without a
chaperon.
Frha ITraooIo ~o,,%,,~,o,.o~ 5~.0--- -
certain number Of model dresses
that are shown four times a year
and which are bought by American
buyers from New York.
Follow Originals.
1t Is the same with the American
woman in Paris. She gets an idea
another gown, with style made like
another and has her ideas made up
into something Of her own ideas
and then goes back to America
proudly exhibiting her French crea.
ton.
To Paris we must give credit for
those things in which she excels
and these are:
Accessories to the toilette de
danes" par example; fancy de.
signs in gloves; perfumes and toilet
articles; purses: vanities; novelties
Tor the costume introduced at va.
rious times, such as the swagger
stick, dolls, fancy parasols, etc.
In unusual combinations of colors
carried out in draperies for the
home, studio, office; sofa cushions
and bed coverings, curtains, car.
pets, and tapestries, and wall pa.
pers; in unique furniture designs and
toys Tor "jouets"-the French call