Dress in Paris.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 February 1917, Page 4

Dress in Paris.

SOME FINE-WEATHER FASHIONS

(London Times' Correspondent.)

Fine days have been rare, but whenever the sun is kind the Parisians take advantage of it to go to Bois de Boulogne to walk, exercise the dogs, watch the children play, and ride or drive down the Avenue des Accacias. There are many riders, men, ladies, and boys and girls. Some of them ride very well; the women are as often astride as not, and in neat, well-cut liabite they look strong and capable."' But the woman who rides in the oldfashionej way and sits her horse well in hard to beat, and a littlegirl who looks as much at home in her saddle as she does on her feet is a sight not to he missed. There was one, -in the Bois the other day, wlven the leaves were whirling in the crisp air and the sunlightwas playing among- the ibranches Every one was looking at her; it was j said that she was English. Her long hair rose and fell like a wave, and when her horse grew a little unmanageable she settled clown to make him behave in good workmanlike fashion. Some very smart turnouts were to he seen up and down the Avenue. A woman, dressed in pale grey cloth trimmed with chinchilla and toque to match with a chinchilla crown, was driving a pair of stylish hays ; another, in beige, was driving a fine roan cob; and there were several broughams with good horses, and men 011 the box. Yet the motor-cars are not outdone by the horses, for there were many luxurious and new cars, both closed and open. /Several distinguished strangers were to be seen, and, although the number of people is less, the quality is good. A line car goes by with a woman in slate grey and tall grey beaver hat. and beside her a magnificent Great Dane. The' police dog still seems to have a monopoly in many motor-cars of the front seat beside the driver, and looks handsome. Neat town cars with one or two well-dressed women inside are general, and one or two women were driving their own upon cavs. Uniforms . enliven the scene, chiefly French, although there is some khaki —British, Serbian, Belgian, and Russian. On the footpaths ladies of all ages walk energetically with a small dog tucked under their arm or on a leash, and a bigger one with a muzzle ranging at will. The girls wears it so well that the lack of beauty is forgotten in the good style of the general effect. Neat boots meet the slightly longer skirt, and the half-length, furtrimmed coat swings from the hips with a certain jauntiness which the sharp, vivacious walk of tlie moment accentuates.

THE CACHE-MISERE. The most popular garment of ilie he ur is what is popularly "all-?'* t-he "Cache-Misere," in other words the Long coat trimmed w c"' 1 fv, <;v vcj vetj 01* embriodery, ot .! little of ill Some lof tlieae useful garments are very complicated, others are very simple. and none is very inexpensive.. A popular choice shows a soft cloth trimmed with fur, with embroidered pockets high up on the hips, round stuff buttons closely set, perhaps a waistbelt set a little high behind, and a collar of fur that- can be high or low as required. Brown is a colour much worn in Caches Misere, grey is* also popular and some are in green and plum colour. They have superseded the fur coat in some measure for the tailor-made coat and skirt. They are full in the skirt and need a good deal of wearing. Indeed, all the clothes of the moment need that, and lessons in deportment would not be out of place in dressmaking rooms. 'If any of the new fashions' are worn in a slovenly way they ilook wots© than dull, and a god carriage is more than half the battle towards making them look all they are meant to look.

The new idea, of not wearing any lace or lingerie at tlie neck of the frock is one to be adopted very doubtfully by all but the very young. To have dark material quite near the face is always trying, and it is wiser to renounce an -unbecoming ifaishion than adopt it and look less than one s best. A hint of creamy white in something soft is a help, and can soften a face that life has moulded a little too sternly. The young, the fair, the plump, can take liberties in these matters,. ibut it is wise to be honest with oneself. To get into a groove in

clothes is not desirable, although it is just now more than pardonable. One of the objections to grooves in clothes is that the women sometimes forget to notice the milestones as the years go on and may continue to dress after 40 as they did when they were 20. They forget that every age has its own beauty, and so miss their opportunities.