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Show H Society In The Bazaars V I New York, August 23. IH When we think of bazaars, we naturally nat-urally conjure up pictures of fancy work In the name of charity, even the wholesome odor of crullers and the mi picturesque whlte-lced cake, Mrs. H ' Thompson on tho corner made a spe- H clalty of but bazaars have outgrown H ' this homey atmosphere and today H have become bazaars of fashion. No H , longer do you attend to buy Christ- H ) mas gifts and goodies, but more prop- Hw erly to learn what to wear and when Hjrl to -wear it, or, perchance, to show K' , your own new dress. H Newport is the setting for some of M i these bazaars. Hero on tho spacious H , lawns of country homes, mannequins H display the very- latest modes from H Paris vieing in smartness with the H women who come to see them. There H are tableaux and grand promenades H and best of all you can sip lea and H Jl I I (I AlcCALb H A Costume of Satin-Striped Faille B Showing the New Gauntlet Cuff B and Pleated Skirt. B view them with a conscience free B from guile, for your entrance fee goes fl to sweet charity. B The latter part of last week tho ba- B zaar of the season -was held at the B : home of one of the leaders of the BL Newport set. In artistic tableaux. B backed by Grecian summer houses, all B . the summer modes were reviewed and B, predictions made for the coming sea-Bj sea-Bj H (Every dress showed at least two fl; materials; heavy faille silk was a fa- H vored fabric. One tall blonde manne- H quin wore a dress of striped satin and H, grosgrain silk which was particularly Hl new and attractive. Its very simplic- H ity baffles description, its charm be- H ing in the clever use of the stripes. H The skirt had a pleated lower section', H' kited one might say, for it was B straight and laid in deep folds from H the hip to the bottom. This was cut H with the stripes crosswise, while the H yoke, waist, and cuffs had the stripes H straight up and down. There was a H sheer vest and Quaker collar of crisp Hi white Swiss, and sleeves of black Georgette crepe, making a striking contrast with the cuffs of the silk. Thero seemed to be no limit to the shortness of the skirt The costume just mentioned was worn with white kid shoes and the skirt was so short that at least an, inch of the stocking showed between the top of the Bhoo and the bottom of the skirt. Indeed, many of the mannequins looked like school girls, but shoes are fancy and skirts are obviously short to show them. Women want their money's worth. As I watched tho mannequins, I could not help (thinking of the little boy who went without his coat in December De-cember to show his new suspenders. There were many new things introduced. intro-duced. Perhaps the most interesting notion was Hercules braid as hat trimming. trim-ming. There is no question of its popularity pop-ularity as dress trimming, but for hats, the idea was certainly unique. It was used in three flat bands on the velvet brim of a sailor, while the crown was white satin trimmed with beads. This was sent by a New York modist. It was decidedly a showing of everything ev-erything milady needs for a complete wardrobe. The accessories were as startling as they were smart. One of the girls carried a parasol with a swan's-head handle on the top, while what naturally would be the handle tapered off into the cap of the walking walk-ing stick. Though a bit top heavy, the effect, when opened, was attractive. at-tractive. Styles were not confined alone to the mannequins. Society took a keen interest- in the cause and there were many notables present. It seemed as if every one had put on their best bib and tucker for the occasion. One woman wo-man who is summering in Maine came down to be present at the fete. Her gown was one of the new combinations combina-tions of blue serge and Scotch plaid taffeta. When she stood still the skirt appeared to be of the serge, but when she moved it broke up into floating panels displaying a medium width underskirt of the plaid. This matched a shoulder and sleeve section, sec-tion, while the serge was used in a bib effect on the waist and for the deep cuffs. Many similar effects were to be seen. Serge seems to be even more popular than In past seasons. This is, no doubt, due to the fact that It is so hard for the French mills to weaVe their novelties. However, the serges are smart and the women seemed con-tent con-tent to use these In combination with the taffetas and failles. There were some smart effects with striped taffetas taffet-as and the plain dark blue grosgrain combined with serge made rich dresses. dress-es. Scotch plaids were much in evidence, evi-dence, but the tones were so dark and rich they could scarcely be said to contrast with the blue. Several of the women were booted according to the Russian fashion. Tho woman who wore the floating panel dress described above, had the long boots In black patent leather. They were made the same as riding boots, wide enough at the ankle for the foot 'to slip through. There were other 'Russian boots in fawn leather trimmed with tan; one of the mannequins manne-quins wore a pair of white kid boots trimmed with black patent leather. Indeed, society seemed to be booted and gowned as smart, if not smarter, than the mannequins themselves. The whole atmosphere breathed of fashion. There is something really fascinating about these women, sipping tea and, watching women wear the gowns that they themselves may wear later on. |