Evening star., 1933-07-02

PARIS. June "a.
- ELDOM have evening fashions
been more charming than they
are this season. The French
- woman is troubled with tie
same difficulty that besets
Americans in many cities-what is
called here the hour of Summer. in
other words, daylight saving. Add to
that the very long twilight on the
A9th parallel, and 1t soon appears
that evening dress must not only
set forth with the sun still above the
horiSon, but that it must pass hours
In what Is practically broad daylight.
OF course, that means that evening
fashions must be designed not only 1or
artificial light, but also for the mucn
more revealing light of the sun. Stump.
tuous fabrics and jewelry appear out OF
place under such conditions. and one
feels much more at ease in crisp or
pandies, tulles, sheer ginghans ana
voiIe. That at least judge to be the
case, for these fabrics have never been
so popular as they are this season.
The result is that any evening gath
ering suggests nothing so much as
bouquet of fresh, fragile flowers, par
ticularly as so many Of the younger
women are wearing bouffant models OF
these crisp. sheer fabrics.
As usual, the various restaurants IN
the Bois are crowded at this time OF
year. The Bois, as you know. can
scarcely be called park in the Amer
loan sense Of the word. It Is too large,
extending for many miles along the
western boundary of Paris. Unlike the
usual French park. the gardening is
not formal. On the contrary, there
are great stretches of real forest. dotted
with crystal-clear lakes and with
beautiful winding pathways. The wild
ness Is, of course, only an illusion, Tor
right in the heart of the trees one
comes upon one of the very chic res
taurants.
French society, or such Of it as hap
pens to be in Paris at this time OF the
year, crowds these wooded spots. DIN.
ing and dancing amid the greenery, az
an hour when the sun is still gleam-
ing through the trees. A more charm
tn9 setting for certain type Of evening
dress could scarcely be imagined ana
couturiors have proved their genius In
devising most delightful models Tor
such occasions.
EFT me tell you about some OF the
II models I have seen recently in the
smart restaurants of the Bois. One OF
the most exquisite was the Maggy Rouf1
model Of pearl grey tulle, worn oy
yery blond English girl. with hair OF
that fiaxon color so rarely seen. This
frock is very lovely on the dance floor.
for It has an extremely bouffant skirt,
which gives its wearer almost an ap-
pearance Of floating through the air
as she dances. There is a necklace
bodice-ir other words, band Of the
tulle. fastened to the front decolletage,
which passes around the neck and holds
the bodice in place. The necklace is
fastened at the back to wide grey
sash Of MORE ribbon, with crystal
clasps. The ribbon is tied in huge
bow. with ends that fall down the back.
with this frock there is little
gathered cape, which may be removed
at will.
Another youthful dress which I have
seen worn several times recently Is the
very quaint Chanel model in white
organdy with fiuted ruffles. This is
the type of dress that puts one
back in Imagination into the late Vic
torian epoch and when worn by young
girl of q certain air of naivete it Is
q great success. The frock itself Is
Of the severest simplicity, plain bodice
with modest decolletage and fitted
ekirt which flares quite widely at the
hottom. All around the bottom Of the