Show Colorful Clothes Are New Y Yorks York's rk rk's s i r I Only Sign of Approaching Spring I t 5 5 w r g 7 MRS GOODHUE LIVINGSTON By BETSY SCHUYLER N NEA EA Service Writer NEW YORK May 7 Since robins and wild flowers are scarce on Manhattan we have to rely upon such harbingers of spring as tailored tailored tai tai- tai tai- lored bred suits straw bats foxy new footwear and soft new colors Thus do we now corroborate the climatic tha s m mAt At the slightest hint of encouragement encouragement and cooperation from the he weather department the Ne NewYork ork er struts her stuff In the middle of the day when the sun is most persuasive you se see the smart suit of oxford gray kasha or colorful tweed worn only with the fox scarf DOUBLE SCARF And incidentally to Introduce a plaintive minor note right here the spring scarf is apt to be double that is made of two silver foxes instead of one as if it one were not enough to w wreck eck an any normal bank account Ones One's duty of course is clear The tall woman positively owes it ft to herself to wear the double neckpiece neckpiece neck neck- piece Joined In the back with a lovely pelt to distribute on each shoulder but certainly a short woman can look terribly overdone in too much fur fur furt particularly In the springtime The new coats are a positive delight delight delight de- de light they fit the body so smoothly and closely without once suggesting tightness Just achieving that admirable admirable admirable ad ad- mirable which was formerly formerly formerly for for- merly almost an aa exclusive product of the Such Chanel and nd Lanvin coats as asI asI asI I have seen have my complete approbation Chanel has out a new tucked model that is very much like the one she launched last las winter winter winter win win- ter except that the tucks seem seem to have moved further apart and in instead instead instead in- in stead of the standing collar conal there is a satin shawl effect that is very practical for spring One that particularly appealed to tome tome tome me was of natural colored kasha lined with red with a red collar and a perfectly huge red flower perched on the shoulder The Thes s sleeves eves as well as the body were horizontally tucked CHANELS CHANEL'S MOODS Another model which shows Chanel Chanel Cha nel In another mood Is also charm ing It has a cape collar across the back and a a. circular godet In front as ns well as some tricky stitching at atthe atthe atthe the waist line The material is navy blue or black wool rather smooth like Uke and the flower at the shoulder is is' Jf f black and white vel vel- vet I liked the coat on Mrs Howard R Renshaw n haw of black wool with a stole collar of baby lamb Iamb that was tied casually to sl simulate 1 a shawl hawl clos cbs ing It is one of my theories that thata a spring coat should have much di diversity dl- dl in Its neck lne ine possibilities Very sporty but up to the minute was Mrs Goodhue Livingston in one of the new tweeds with a reverse closing and shaded fur following the revere rather than the neck line Une This appears to be a very popular popular- treatment I have seen at attractive attractive attractive at- at black satin and silk coats with the tho same wide reveres and summer ermine or white ermine following following fol fob lowing the same line as this Turning my thoughts away from street attire to evening gowns I must mention the very lovely White cr crepe pe frock which I saw say on Miss Justine Justin Townsend One side was a large cluster of black coque feathers feath feath- ers era I 1 noticed also that her slippers slip slip- pep pers were black MOIRE COMING UP On Mrs James Lenox Banks flanks Jr I saw a really distinguished lookIng looking look look- Ing gown It was as rose rose ros colored moire trimmed with hands bands of a lighter pink bink And a large bow of man many loops at the hip line and somewhere or other was as a suggestion ot of silver sliver sort sort of ot a It sub and highly pleasing sparkle Moire com conies comes ll more forcibly Into fashions fashion's foreground both for day and evening The all- all r 9 pS S ct-S Pg- Pg Pg'S S 'S 7 I ib Ha MRS HOWARD RENSHAW black moire frock untrimmed save po possibly for tor a It flower on the shoulder I tier der is still sUll unusual to gala gain attention on Its Us ti merits l rIts I |