Paris In The Mirror

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 9

Paris In The Mirror

'■; r WritUn tor "tht; Pitt", fey ..S«rm»lM. .

'.■',;".'.'."• ":"■':'■'.. "-..'■' PARIS, sth August, v : '"fWilh'^ttie .month of August, those of vßtii.ißiio, are-tired .of the hustle and .>n»tie>o£ Paris will, make ready to go ,to.;tn« ,Beashor«i to the mountains, to -Switwrland, 'Spain, Italy—any where 1 Dr.'H. iMahaffy, in his book, "The Art ■of' Conversation,'' writes some salient remarks on, national ■■ differences and , customs. He maintains, that these only -. ■"■■■v; '"'■ t-. ■' •■■ .' '•■■ -'■■-,- ''■ ■ ■•■ •,. •■ ; i

become dearly defined in the humbler ranks of society,, and that- high--bprn ipidi highly; cultured people are alike iv, type everywhere —in Paris, London, Itemed:,. New .York, and Madrid. But all -the1 lame'wc.who travel-,are-aware ■that.therej is' a'remarkable disparity in' character 'and' to a certain extent in locial manners &nd customs. Stfmeono re'Wrked. that, "the woman who can ; tilk. like ah, ; American, dress like a Parisienne,, and havo the grand, air of »:high-br«id Englishwoman has obtained .iti : higbegt point of t feminine perfection. Certain it" is' t'nat; a Parisian womanl.of the" best class holds a .high' place \: among the matrons of .Europe. §h.e dresses better; talks better, and walks fetter than the average woman. Also,.she is : more witty, and ,has a more finished- manner. ' THE MID-SUMMER DELIGHTS. . Among the > mid-summer delights is the. exceptionally short evening wrap, which ils 'a gaunty little coat. This is:m*dwin white or pale coloured cloth, and trimmed with fur, real or imitation, according ;to your purse. 'Reaching scarcely. to M the normal waistline, it follows" a straight, bolero line which is either, youthful or most consoling to tSose.of'mature figure; its sleeve,flows according to the present line. ,i»e4her.»«nr.' evening, coat is made of

moire or faille or; very- heavy crepe de chine, and follows, the mid-Victorian basque line, full and longer at the back. This sloping' coat may be plain or trimmed with narrow fur the Entire way round, but it is always lined to ensure the outstanding line of its rippling tails. . / Cut on.redingote lines, either merely in tendency, or very much fitted in, and fully flared,- the first autumn coats are here." Although still very limited as to numbers, this type of coat bids fair to usher in the autumn, and, in its heavier weights, to see the winter through. It is a natural development of the .fitted frocks and the flounced skirts^ for1, which robin must be made in the '"skirts "of.' the• coats. .' . At any rate, women are ordering them now.- .' ■ ■..■ t '- ■ ■ . ' . " THE WIDE SKIRT 18 HERE. The wide, skirt is here. Whereas in the beginning of tho present season the talk was: all of length, women with an occupation are, now-: concerned over the width they may be doomed to. carry back and forth from day to day. "Ankle-long,..and.as wide as. they can be made,'Ms one of the regulations for 'afternoons, but there is still the. loophole of escape through which .the business woman'may get out, on'the score of occupation not permitting. Perhaps the very wide skirt may be eliminated from the all-day scheme, as was the very long.one> provided women cry out in time.. But for (the woman without daily occupation and unarmed with gorf stick or tennis racket the wide skirt: has a graceful swing.

MAXY BOLEROS. Boleros, capes, and-fichus are used in every conceivable .way on' evening* dresses, afternoon, dresges, morning dresses, sports '■ suits, and coats of all kinds, v . ."■;'• •.■■■■ The bolero can be seen on a thousand and one different dresses, but on each dress it is slightly, different in cut. In some cases it is used for the back of a morning frock. In others. it is seen over one shoulder of an evening gown. Ttie front' of an evening - gown may have a bolero cut, an angle, hanging in a point at one side, and sewn to the bo'dice'at tße-other. Many of the day dresses have . little capes of imitation bolero, effects., Some of. the new evening dresses have little circular shoulder capes reaching: half-way 'between the shoulder and elbow and tied in a soft bow ■or knot in front' of the bodice. Ankle-length skirts, made with two very full flounces, the top one rather shorter than" the lower,, often accompany, these Shoulder'capes; ' ' ' '■ " ' TLOWBRB ARE JUST AS POPULAR ■. ■ > . AS EVER. ■.■ Flowers are just as popular as ever, especially flowers in new.- forms that no longer copy nattfre but tend to follow the style of the frock and harmonise artistically with the" ensemble. There are .countless varieties of these fanciful blooms. Velvet, gauze, chiffon, taffetas,, even, broadcloth is used/ for making them. 'As regards size,'they are big and important, though .harmonious rather than brilliant in colouring., A pretty' fashion sponsored by the Parisienne ia the habit of carrying a little bunch of remarkably natural looking artificial flowers with almost every evening dress worn. The girl •vqfffo 'loves this fashion carries a posy in her hand; and holds it first up against her, shoulder then on one side of her waist, and then perhaps a little lower on her hip, thus trimming her gown in two -or three different ways as she walks. Flowers are being painted on stockings, and the woman who has. a taste for this sort of thing can decorate her, stockings' with that are washable. The .flowers that, are scattered here arid there on the instop and above .the ankle must follow the tones and colonrs. of'other trimmings and' 4ecoration| _ of. the toilette, so that

stockings, more than ever, form an important part oi: every carefully studied ensemble.