Judging from the comments out the Ascot frocks, and the disaster which attended them owing to the vain, it looks as though a big battle was won for the short frock army against the long frock army. Moreover we learn that Frenehomen have already had enough of the very long trailing dresses which the monarchs of fashion ordered sem to wear at the be= rinning of the season, There wie ample evidence of this rebellion ab Auteuil Racecourse when the Paris Grande Semaine (the peal period of the French season) was me augurated. Auteuil gowns were shorter than their Ascot rivals, how= ever, and only two were noticed that' actually touched the ground, Obviously the smart Frenchwoman has done with the trailing gawa, which hampers her movomentay The chief lesson, apart from lengtit of the Paris meeting was thab everything matched—frocks, hats, gloves and shoes. Hats are large and very brilliant, while were of all colours from blue, sroen and yellow. I think the news papers have a lot to do with damning Ascot fashions since this year, at all events, they seemed to plete out the most unbecoming and many cases quite ugly gowns, which will no doubt go down to posterity, the fashion of 1990. If thig has been the policy of the Presd all through, no wonder we gasp with fright when we see previous fashions displayed.
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