New Britain herald., 1929-06-10

New York, June 10-This year's | triumphant return to elegance is more or less crystallized by the gor- eeous formality of several end-of- the-sea son affairs lately. Even . year ago, these might have suffered from an informality complex this late in the season.
 Take the opening of the artistical- ly renovated Casino in Central Park. Positively everybody who is any lody and still in town in June sup ported Anthony J. Drexel Riddle, in getting a good kickoff for his new "cultural center.'
 It was positively brilliant gathering. sfactorily stunning, really. even though dancing in the elegant black, green and gold ball. room with it's black mirrored cell ing was q bit like a traffic jam in the theater hours because 1t was so chilly an evening that the urge to dance and get warmed up was unanimous.
 Necessity Mother Of Mode
 Because of this same cold night air. evening coats were fully as important as gowns, a fact l like to see emphasized, even though 1t takes a little gooseflesh now and then to do it.
 The stunning three-quarters wral that Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt wore. one of brocaded chiffon in bright red, green and blue with it's whole pattern picked out in gold might rot have added tremendous warmth. I admit. But it was lovely over her graceful black chiffon gown with long. uneven hemline. Many coats were of velvet and the predominating note was the color ensemble theme that gowns and coats agreed upon in advance. They either matched exactly or blended charmingly.
 Two other stunning matrons whose beauty was enhanced by black were Mrs. Charles s. Amory and Mrs. Sailing Baruch. I had just admired Mrs. Amory's smart cape back gown with snug hipline band cd fntricately with satin when I saw Mrs. Baruch in the silver dining room in another black lace gown over white tulle, which gave 1t Q charmingly diaphaneous appear ance. AS usual I am surprised and delighted with the chameleon and altogether pleasing changes black lace is capable of.
 Summarizing the Style Very low back. snug hiplines. long lines and a preference for tulles laces. chiffons and satin back crepea might be slight style summary for the majority of gowns at the Casino opening. For color. many shades of blue competed with browns and other capucine shades and white shone out with surprising popularity and SO did pinks.
 Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte wore one Of the loveliest ensemble. there a chartreuse yellow flat crepe gown with circular flounce that dipped to fashion double side trains and a tight belt Of stitched fabric right at normal waistline. Her wrap vas a chartreuse eatin. She wore diamond earrings and necklace.
 For a becoming shade of rose chiffon. rather deep. warm shade I think Mrs. Charles Shipman Pay son, the former Joan Whitney, gets the palms. Her gown was extreme. ly effective under brocaded coat of red and gold metallic cloth. In. cidentally. she was the guest of her cousin. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt: Whitney. who looked regal in a lowered chiffon gown with trailing Ines. topped by gold cloth eve ming wrap.
 Tan as You Please
 The independence of the fraile, sex in deciding this matter O! whether to tan or not to tan de. lighted me as glanced around noting the lily-white complexions O | some. the cleaning suntan ot others Nowadays. every woman te her own color. And most of then are dressing tQ it nobly!
 Mrs. Julian Eerard. for instance looked fair as lily in her red and black costume. sitting at charm. ing big table in the Tulip Room al the Casino. Mrs Marian Tiffan, Saportis. guest in the same par | ty. set her suntan complexion of perfectly with pastel-shad ,t chiffon gown.
 One of the seasons xmartes' things to do is to wear striking rich monotone ensemble. with rich rleaming jewels to contrast. ] think Mrs. Frank C. Henderson migh well have originated the idea. judg ing from the perfect picture sh' made in richly hued magenta
 chiffon gown with matching dolmal wrap trimmed reEally in dyed feath
 CTS to match. Her famous pearl
 and diamonds showing to trenlend GUS advantage.
 Pearls Most Numerous
 Pearls. incidentally. were in tn