Evening star., 1932-07-24
Lingerie for Warm Weather
Smart Parisians
Wearing Frocks
In Navy and White
nY sYLyEsIRE DORIAN.

Director of the Paris Fashion Service.
The u1ttera OF the Parts Fashion
Service. tho rotate as contributors
to this series OF articles, are the Jol-
lolcfnq men and tromen: Agnes, Boil
lcncer. Chdntol, Chnmpcormtndt,
Cheruit. D1cuillet, Doucct, DrccoH,
Jennu, Lanpin. Lelong. Martial ct
Armand. Molyneur, Patoa, Premet.
Redeem Martha Regnier, Jane Regny
and Wornlser.
PARIS, July Is
w WITHIN a stones throw from
u I Paris and accessible by all
wv modes of locomotion is the
evergreen expanse OF WOODS
called the Bois de Boulogne,
picturesouely dotted with lakes. broad
avenues for motoring, secluded pains
for sweethearts to keep their rem
devious in. bride paths and lunchlng
dining and dancing establishments
There are canoes. row beats and eaSo-
rustic launches to be hired on the lakes,
rustic spots a-plenty for the picnicmg
and the complete freedom associated
with country life.
Right now. If you want to get the
best and most vivid glimpse OF that
Partisan smartness you have been near
ing so much about all your life, there
is no place where you will be so GER
tainlv and abundantly rewarded as here
in the Bois de Boulogne. That is, for
luncheon. The fashionable world Is
elsewhere for tea. cocktails, dinner and
supper. :.
The fashion element in France is
never lcng at one place, and 1t Is
great mistake to assume you Will run
accidentally into this smart colony
Just as soon as you get out OF tne
boat-train at the Care Saint Lazare.
Il is not to Be met with in the streets
at all You can get faint suggestion
of it, perhaps by looking at the big
motor cars as they go by; but you will
see only a shoulder, hat, or the side
of a face. and this is far from being
the whole picture that you would see
if YOU knew where to go to mingle with
this life and observe it from the aovan-
tageous point of observation that is
only enjoyed by those who share that
life for the time being.
THE fashion face of France is eX-
actly like a timepiece on which
are two dials, one for hours and one
for minutes. There are two fashion
movements: those that move boldly
from city to city like clock hands, and
those that remain in Paris and move
slightly but with the scientific preci-
sion and effectiveness. They are both
moving all the time. but you must know
something of their workings II you
are to catch them at a given place,
else YOU are sure to arrive just too soon
or lust too late.
Those that l am comparing to the
hour hands go from Paris to Deauvllie,
to Trouville. to Biarritz, to Juan-les-
Pins. to Aix-les-Bains, TO Vichy. to
the LIDO in Volice. to st. Moritz. to
Chamonix, to Beuil. to Monte Carlo,
to Royat. to La Bourboule, to Chatel
Guvon and back to Paris.
Those who must remain in Paris
through preference or necessity-and
there are plenty of fashionable and
rich people who would not leave Paris
for week for all the gold in the
world-mCve from one place to another
in the same way They look at the
watch just the others look at the
calendar. and know instinctively where
to find each other. There Is time
for the Ritz. for the Bois. for the bars,
for the Boeuf Sur lie Toit, for Ciro'S
for the Opera. for the races. for certain
bo:tes de mutt at Montmartre and
Montparnasse
Right now it is the grand moment
for lunching at the Bois de Boulogne,
and that is where you Will run INTO
the other fashionables who are in Paris.
II is here that up-to-the-minute models
give you an accurate idea of typical
Partisan clothes.
GOLD white dresses and ensembles
~ are often seen. while navy and
white remain the featured preference,
these being united in all manner of
materials from novelty wool to finest
silk Black is already seen oftener than
last Spring indicating a revived vogue
for it next Winter. trimmed in white
Heavy crepes. too. continue to grow
In popularity, but the woolen manu-
facturers. certain couturiers assure me
are making such marvellous rev
fabrics that these will surely take hrst
place in the Autumn mode, as they
are too suitable and beautiful to resist
An employe Of Patou'S tells me in
strict confidence that this house will
show many navy blue models in its
Autumn collection. and that these have
already been begun so that there Is
no doubt about navy holding its own
throughout the year. Other houses
are ordering very dark green woolens
for Autumn use. while much black and
some red have already been ordered
from the manufacturers OF Woolens.
Copyright. 1892