San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04
Paris Gowns
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Writer
By LOUELLA o. PARSONS
(sferie Editor, Universal service)

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-"It fairl
screams Paris" ! said to Hope Hamp
ton, who was wearing a frock of blu
"a new shade that was a cross be
tween sapphire and lapis lazuli blue
Right, the first time" answered
Hope, who had invited me to come vi
for q cup of tea and a look at tn,
trunks full of gowns she had brought
back from Paris with her.
THAT blue is positively dazzling,
! said. 1T brings out the color Of
your eyes and gives you the sort Of
completion that goes with skin tonic
advertisements"
"A little long to be up to the min
ute," she replied.
Long," ! gasped. 1t came to her
knees and looked to me TO be shorter
than anything l had seen off the
stage.
Il bought it when I first went to
Paris" she said, "and how the dresses
are two inches shorter"
ShlRIS AbUNE hNEES.
! looked to see if Hope was having
little joke at my expense, but she
was perfectly serious.
Take this Chinese red evening
gown with the silver trimming" she
said, as her maid carried in an arm
full of dresses. 1T comes from 4
new dressmaker. II is above the
knees. Now this biscuit color dress
from Lanvan is just as short. They
are the very latest and are bound to
be popular styles"
Never have seen such a collection
OF colors and clothes, orchids, greens,
blues, puppies, pinks, flesh and scar
let
FOR COLOR FILM.
sWhat will you do with all of
them?" / asked her. unless you
wear a new dress every night you can
not possibly keep faith with your
dressmaker and with the women Of
New York"
i bought them for a fashion film
TO be made in color. Supplementing
the film are the photographs / am
having made for magazine, a sort Of
Paris edition explaining what the well
dressed woman is wearing IN Paris
this season." she answered.
wasn't it a terrific bore being fit.
ted for all of them and selecting the
ones you like the best:".
Hope admitted that she grew weary
of clothes but she said there was Lido
Venice for a holiday and Deauville.
where she had the most wonderful
time.
TEA IN PAJAMAs.
In Lido Venice, the men and won-
en- come to tea in their pajamas every
afternoon" she said. "They will not
allow their guests to wear bathin:
suits, SO the pajamas are worn as a
sort OF substitute. We sat around in
pa5amas every afternoon until it was
time to dress for dinner"
Hope produced a picture taken in
gay pajamas with head dress 10 match.
You should have seen the variety of
color she said, "the pajamas were
most elaborate. Each woman seemed
to try and Guido the other"
While we were talking, Jules Brula-
TOUR joined Us.
How did Hopes pajamas compare
with the otbers?" I asked hin.
she was the most beautiful woman
in Europe" he answered, whether
she wore pajamas or dresses"
Pretty good for a husband Of two
years standing.
Jules seemed 10 take II TO heart that
the papers had said that Caillaux had
refused to pose with Hope
FASHIONS DAZZLE,
Here is the picture" be said, 81
can prove he did pose with her." and /
sure enough, there was Hope, leaning
on the arm of the minister Of finance. |
Nov Jules" demonstrated Hope.
you promised that you would not
mention that incident again"
wish ] knew more about clothes 80
that could do a fashion article on
some OF those French gowns Miss
Hampton brought back with her. I
know my woman's soul delighted in the
colors and styles, but ] find my de-
scriptive powers pitifully inadequate
when it comes to writing on Paris
fashions.
looked at my watch and remember
ing a dinner engagement, started look
ing for my coat.