New Britain herald., 1928-06-08


New York. June SITS horses,
horses. horses" again for society.
now that Belmont aAces have
started.
Needless to say, it's smart
clothes also. For the Belmont
races always have had the double
attraction OF we'll groomed horses
running and well groomed women
watching.
l note with great satisfaction,
that the old rainy day psychology
is hit in the head by modern woman.
What OF it," they seem to say.
when the skies are gray as they
were for the opening day-and pro-
coed to dress their gayest as 4
challenge. A rainy day seems 4
clarion call for red hats. vivid
green costumes, bright clear blue
and SO on.
Many Silver Buttons
One day Mrs. Morgan Belmont
wore a smart light grey kasha tweed
ensemble with a seven-eishths coat
and a chic felt and straw hat In 4
slightly darker tone. The suits
trimming was silver buttons. rows Of
them marching up both the skirt.
overblouse and coat. Her sandals
had charming laced leather straps
over the ankles and she wore a
long double ?skin pointed fox scarf
that was almost a cape.
A vivid sight was Mrs. Charles
Fellowes Gordon in a stunning red
fiat crepe costume Of undeniably
Partisan creation. 1ts basque bod
/ ice srIgg!ed down over 4 very full
circular skirt that, with all its full
ness, was sveltly smooth over the
hips. Her red toque had tho same
moulded feeling about It that the
! dress had. She wore a bunch OF
tiny pink flowers at the point OF the
! V neck.
MGlernisttc Accessories
Blue and tan of any soft tone I,
a hard combination to beat, it oc.
/ Cured to me, when I passed Mrs
! George B. St George. Her petite
/. figure looked charming in cape
coat of very fine navy twill over q
soft beige georgette frock. Her
blue felt hat had a ballibuntl brim
OF beige. Her purse was quite the
most stunning of her accessories, q
modernistic affair with geometrit
stripes of several tones OF tan and
! navy blue.
bridesmaids nowadays look a.
I il it were garden party they were
attending. rather than wedding
Florence Clark Guernsey started f,
| revolution in the rainbow brida
party idea when all Of her bride
maids wore the same delecttabl,
I yellow. Their ruffled tulle frockl
dipped In the back. of course. ant
their big, floppy blue hats suggested
a garden scene.
Summary at the Ritz
Weather persists in staying cold
but step on the Ritz roof one even
ing and you will think it is mid
summer. for Powered chiffons seen
TO be the accepted costuming TO
such an evening. There is nothinl
more summary on earth than a soft
ly toned lowered chiffon. ~ Gene
We've Clendenin wore one in abou
five different soft greens. will
! scarves. tiers and everything tina
could float and look summary.
Black point d'esprit and blacl
tulle are next in favor for eyeninl
attire. Mary Brown Warburtol
wears six diamond bracelets and
neckline OF diam nds with new
diaphonous black lace creation 81
has.
Decorative Bugs
Bugs are to be seen as a furthe
indication Of the summer season.
bugs as decorations. not pests. Mri
Robert Livingston Gerry has a hug
metal spider crawling up q BROW
felt toque. Mrs. Kenneth O'Briel
wears an altogether too life-lik
chameleon on her rose colore,
tweed coat with its deep collar o
red fox.
I often think 1t is a smart womal
who wears white when evening
grow soft and lustrous under tn
June moon. Lately have notice,
several women who bear me Out
Mrs. Frank G. Henderson wore
shimmering white gown. with scin
tillating trimmings. to the part
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury gave las
week at the Ritz. Mrs. Jay Cooga