Show CATHERINE TALBOT WRITES FROM PARIS OF iams tout paris will soon be wending ite way toward the many attractive summer resorts which are conveniently near the capital havre of course Is the great tourist center but as an abiding place for any length of time it Is too busy a seaport and too commercial a town for comfort to tho transatlantic visitor who simply wants starting point havre will be found a splendid headquarters the hotels there are comfortable the bathing la excellent and the casino always bright and attractive and the places to bo reached from this seaport are almost without number but the smart parisian will seldom bea found within its gates as trouville ts socie tys mecca this paris by the cea Is one ot the gayest and smartest cummer resorts in all france a place where people change their clothes with almost every mood and spend tho summer houra flirting gambling playing polo and racing their hearts content that trouville Js fascinating ando eyer dull tor one minute you well can see it also affords a splendid opportunity port unity tp eludy the mode and manners of parisian society ie the modister modi stes are doing their utmost to make us things 0 beauty when sojourning sojo at these eummer re corts the enjoyment immediately at han sherein dhe rein paria la cheever the ever charming garden parties or to be exact the rocke one may wear upon these festive occasions tor you know it Is gown that often makes the occasion it Is eo distinctly worth while to dree tor a fete cham petre at an affair of this sort the mise an scene Is and one has plenty of room in which to pose and show to advantage beautiful toilet in beautiful surroundings I 1 suppose this Is a confession of weakness butt the present modes do indorse the preachers statement all Is vanity that bin thia summer absolutely stands at ones elbow and animates by a thousand agreeable promises it Is well we have a license cpr this besetting fault in the assurance of an authority like pope who in hia famous essay on man informs his public that not a vanity Is given in vain certainly the beautifully gowned women ame mme vanity turns out ought to inako pope the poet laureate tor all time among the gentler aex for the tele frock anything in the na luro of diaphanous material is correct ellet canvas crape lawn ba alste and all the noble army of alluring which martyr our acut increase our pride how these cre talons ahall be adorned Is the important with yarda upon yards c ho moat expensive thin lace it you can stand the monetary pressure or and applications of a charse weave one wonders that the filmy foundations do not elve way under the another illustration of the back being fitted to its burden to coma back to the trimmings linen embroideries or linen and ellec hand needlework applied on the material it celt aliet guipure or the daintiest daintie st of gauzelike eau zelike ribbons go to the adornment ot the dainty garden gown and again on ahall I 1 express it not as more elaborate creations for the illy haa already been but in the of more stately frocks nothing Is handsomer than dan 1 a trimming these eccentricities are formed of manipulate satin dewed ell over the when em buttons hung on ellk cords ahw and laco amouta mouta unito corcos ithe effect ie exquisite en passant let mu say hat these trimmings are equally happy in effect upon linen govans and a set dt buttons with an a ever must be free from fussy details which interfere with the outlines the sleeves are generally full and hanging either falling 1 in full folds to the wrist or else the frill ends at the elbow where a baggy lace or muslin Is continued to the hand the short sleeve Is out of commission except on distinctively evening gowns A charming garden frock has been pers will provide with a lovely toilet the rosebud girl who Is destined to wear it the mixing of two colors particularly in fete and evening dresses Is a favorite mode cannot tell you how beautiful was v pink accordion plaited underskirt der skirt of chiffon veiled in gray gauze gathered over the hips and flounced from the knee down with gatherings of gray gauze edged with silver tinsel and tiny rose petals the waist was very simple cut all in one the only addition being a beautiful fichu like bertha of ace there never was a time when old family lace and embroideries were used while motoring to and from the garden party dust wraps are necessary and many of them are very graceful with their characteristic japanese note the most of these wraps are composed ot beautiful laces accordion plaited chiffons and gilted kilted gauzes trimmed with jeweled embroideries the capuchin or hood effect Is very much used on them and late in the evening proves a dt protection as one does not care to appear at a dinner or function of any sort with locks with which even a light summer and has been sporting too boisterously then for hot days and less dressy occasions we have the most attractive little sacks of lace or net with alchu like draperies of ethereal lace when ones best festive frock Is white a coat of the short variety made of the GOWNS OF LIGHT FABRICS embroidered collar looks particularly well on a tailor costume the fete frocks ot this summer will not have the long of former days their length having been curtailed until now they merely rest gracefully on the ground the skirts arc usually tul though fitted very carefully around the hapa but for he uncompromisingly stout person the material la laid in tucks or plaits to the knee where it flares out in a delicious brou frou brou frou sum clentry fluffy tor a sylph the bolero the last word lias been said as to 1 the make of the it la liere there everywhere in one form or another iab favorite development is the chort plaited sack underneath a plaited blouse which Is made trim at the waist toy a high belt the chest and shoulders how 1 Y t i fashioned tor a debutante Yellow leh gauze Is the material most in evidence forming 1 platted ounces on the skirt edeeb ml around with taffeta of turquoise blue mounted on a plain netted yoke of blue silk covered with straps of irish crochet lace em brol dered in dainty coloring yellow blue and pinac over a blouet of platted blue 3 a bolero of the same embroidery treated lace also cap sleeve emple cements of the like over a triple plaited full eicove the waist belt a narrow affair of fine white suede fastens at the side A blue batin adraw hat adorned with pink blossomae blos soma a blue and yellow chiffon parasol blue suede gloves and elep ail to better advantage I ia a from the finest blond to the coarsest crochet and guipure trims practically every model from the serge and linen to the moat gorgeous Korge ous tuileta to ileta in the fete parasol pompadour designs are discernible the handles are all abnormally ions and painted borne ot the prettiest having acovera of plain pala alike or battna with medallions and lace Inser tlona j ifal material 1 the nicest thing to have 11 will do duly for other occasions alien a colored own ie worn I 1 should suggest white pongee aa a fabric for both ot these nimy graceful era cloua ina eeme wonder why W when more than ever women are going in for the strenuous afe they should return to days of gentle helplessness in attire today we ev charmingly seductively duct ively but we droop aad Is no way of getting away rom it strengthen the the french woman of fashion has adopted discus throwing as her latest accomplishment in sports it la the classic game of antiquity she follows not the modern prosaic one of quoits the enthusiasts declare that aside from the pleasure of the game the advantage to be gained in improvement of figure Is wonderful the development of the muscles particularly ticul arly in the arm shoulder waist and chest Is really surprising indeed I 1 think the french comans womans personality Is hardly appreciated outside her own land except tor her sartorial achievements although supposed to be subtle and deep she Is simote with the simplicity that Is the perfection of art In grafted on natural self possession the day of the girls supremacy has come to paris as it came to aperila when columbus discovered the country the modern french girl now has a good time and delicious dresses which any maiden might envy the frock I 1 am about to describe 1 a creation which one of these advanced parisian daughters will wear at a summer dance white chiffon voile is the material employed the skirt la short just touching all round it Is sherred shirred at the waist and two flounces composed of large tucks give the bouffant effect at the feet festoons Fes of the fabric caught together with flowers finish the top of the flounce the baby waist has a deep bertha of lace and roses and tiny victorian puffed sleeves drawn up with silk facings lacings lac ings A pretty american girl would be charming in a frock of this kind CATHERINE TALBOT |