New Britain herald., 1930-02-20

Palm Beach, Feb, 20.--The old saving about a bad beginning maketh good ending certainly is true of this season at Palm Beach, It may have started slowly, grante1. Eut the old town never saw 90 lnany celebrities from here and abroad nor so many gay young folks as now fill the beaches at the Breakers. the Ambassador and Scaspray.
 The vogue for pajamas for street wear, started last year by little PeGgie Phipps who, barefoot eG to boot, went the whole way and walked down Worth avenue Palm Beachs Fifth or Rue de h PaiX - has flourishcd, though must say they all wear sandals | this year. In a, single day l met Mrs. Thomas Wells Durant, Ruth Robinson, Cynthia Pratt, Lilias Kent, Helen Bcadloston and sev | cral others shopping in pajarll suits. Helen Beadleston wore a colorful costume of blue silk. with rnodcrnistic hand blocked band | ing around inc very full trousers and the jacket Of the fancy silk i She also wore about the biggest | s,in hat of natural Milan that I've seen so far.
 Straws Top the Mode
 Straws outclass fclts now, so Ia Pnnrfr1c6 and stitched fabric hats arc very smart. Fancy straws, and novelty touches are seen everywhere, and the fringed brim is sponsored by such chic folks as Frances Gilmore, who tops a lovely white flannel suit with a white straw hat with even brim. fringcd all around.
 For beach wear, novelty cotton paiama suits and jersey rank above silk. There is little Patricia Xicgfeld, for instance, the best I fisherman in the. colony, Wh0 wears cotton overalls over a scan- ty bathing suit, in preference Ic any of the Paris creations Papa Flo and Mamma Billie Burke have bought her. Mrs. Thomas Aller Moore proves that jersey can 5t Kitzv, in colorful striped suit belted high as to coat, with trou sers flaring at the bottom and th' tuck-in blouse ornately decoratet ill butterfly design.
 In the Fashion Swim
 Four out of five smart womel swim in shorts and shirts, tn shorts getting shorter and th shirts becoming more backless, 0 in the minimum of one-piece at fire, backless.' Evelyn Talbot, Wh' las been over at the eHcluslv' pancoast Beach, Miami Beach EIa.. swims in one Of the prettle5 suits I've seen, a figured onc' II leaf design. princess line, trlmmc' with plain green.
 Good golfers have spent som time in Miapi Beach lately at th' annual womcn's golf tournament Their golfinc togs arc cAtrcmcl' scft and fcmiainc this year. man. os them pastel colored SIX an fine ancora wool combinations Mrs. ]. Henry AlcXandrc wears suit of pale pink, French pleats' silk skirt and sweater blouse Q matching angora, striped horizon tally with inset bandinss Of tn silk. She wears a hat with a. HUI brin, banded in the pink, 100.
 haven't seen a pair of whit shoes, except for active sportS l,vcrvthing is colored and tn smart trick is to have your shoc match your hat, soft pinks, blues ~reens. chartrcusc yellow and eve lavender walks abroad III chi' Mrs Edward r. Hutton wore Ver smart side-laccd kid oXfords in pal cray with an ensemble Of plain gra coat and figured chiffon frock.
 The Princess Chlogwig Hohen -Schillinesfurst like Tstrap san dals to match all her stylish htti Partisan frocks in pastel colors'
 Friday, the gayest place m a of Palm Beach was the Colon Club. Such glamorous gowns thavc scarcely ever seen before.
 nositjvely had to look twice to re- osnize some of the dancers so u luxe did they all look in the 10 skirts even all around with tn floor. highwaistcd, like ~Lmp" gowns. ,.
 White was first choice, the pcs nossible one in satin so set off MT Gail Grants tan, and Mrs. H. DeI nv Pierce. Pauline Mum wore 'n most delicate of pinks, Marion oolrichs an elegant black Go"' and Mary Warburton Brown
 stunning figured chiffon 'ra'no clouds of glory.
 UEATLEESS FUR