The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-25
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Wonderful Costumes Seen al New
York. Horse Show.
A Number of Washington Women
Conspicuous for Their 1yIish
GOwns-New Noris's Four Hundred
Taking Fnvcrnbly 10 the Gold Lace
and SpanSIcs Ordained by Fashion.

If Dame Fashion should ever publish a
dictionary she will probably define horse
show as a place to exhibit fine clothes.
Sartorially considered, horse show
eclipses the ball room and promenade in
its possibilities for display and that the
MAIDS and matrons thoroughly appreciate
the fact has been evidenced the past week
by the splendor of the toilets seen each
day. The following collection has been
taken from the New York journals, which
seem TO have devoted more space to dry
goods than to horse lesh-possibly for the
reason that women read the society col
umns and horses don't, and probably
wouldn't if they could. Mrs. o. II. +. Bel
mont, who will come to Washington with
Representative Belmont at the opening of
Congress wore, on one evening when she
was guest in Mrs. Herman Oelrich's box
a splendid gown of black lace embroidered
with gold cpaBgles and inserted elaborate
IL with white lace. Her hat was Of white
tulle. Mrs. 0elrich's gown was of black
spangled net with white lace sleeves. She
wore two belts. one of gold and one OF blue
velvet ribbon above which poised an i'm
mense dragon fly of diamonds.
MIR. and Mrs George Gould sat in seats
just back of the Mackay box. Mrs. Gould
was handsomely dressed in a gown of
black satin and gauze. with gold passe-
menterie. and gorgeous hat Of black and
gold to match.
Miss Daisy Letter, who, according to one
correspondent, cannot be called pretty,
but is thoroughly artistic were an odd
but pretty costume of black satin with
net and jet yelling, big black hat and
string of pearls from which hung pendant
an uncut emerald.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay looked like one Of
Gainsborough's figures in white satin un-
der black jetted lace. Her hat was an i'm
mense but artistic creation of white tulle
and plumes. She also wore cloak of err
mine and a huge bunch of gardenias form
ed her corsage bouquet. Mrs. Mackay is
the owner of the handsomest collection of
fur wraps in the possession of any woman
in New York.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. one afternoon. was
gowned in dark heliotrope cloth appliqued
in velvet of the same shade and trimmed
with white lace. Her small heliotrOpe
bonnet was also trimmed with white lace.
Mrs. Henry Lawrence Burnett and Mrs.
William Taller were in the Taller box.
Mrs. Burnett wore black cloth, with a vest
and Bishop sleeves of gold gauze. She
were Continental hat of black felt, tim
med with gold braid and black pompoms.
Mrs. Taller was in purple cloth and grey
feather boa and purple velvet bonnet.
Mrs. Edmund Baylies' frock was novel
as to color. 1t was a tailor cloth affair
OF green Of the shades Of copperas. A
double breasted jacket had a black velvet
rolled collar and revers faced with green
silk. and where il opened at the throat
nall 1fyI,o
Dyer. 1r., and her daughter, Miss Swan.
sccupied their box. No. 81. Mrs. Dyer
wore black cloth skirt azux pale blue
~-roe velTss Be lie, Her black hat was
trimmed With pink roses. Miss Swan had
n tan cloth skirt, q tucked white tai
feta bodice, and a large black velvet hat.
On another occasion Mrs. Dyer wore
with black skirt a bodice OF white lace
and picture hat Of velvet shading fern
violet to prune. Miss Swans second toilet |
wns of dark blue and white foulard with |
. large hat of white and grey graded felt |
trimmed with scarlet velvet Mrs Charles |
B. Alexander and Mrs. Francis Burton |
Harrison occupied arena seats in the |
north side of the Garden. Mrs. Alexan- |
der's frock was Of dark gray cloth ccm-
bined with purple velvet and white silk, |
and she wore black velvet hat trimmed
with black feathers. Mrs. Harrison's skirt
was of sapphire blue velvet and her bod
ice of hyacinth blue satin. Mrs. Burke
Roche and Mrs. Cooper Hewitt we're IN
seats in the opposite side of the Garden. |
They were both In deep black and wore
large walking hats. Miss Kate Carey was
in black cloth frock, white silk shirt |
waist and a black velvet turban
Miss Edith Gushing was in nut brown |
silk. the bodice of which was trimmed with |
q red and gold gelloon. Her hat was brown |
velvet.
One OF the costumes worn by Mrs. Aston |
was of purple silk trimmed with bands of |
white lace down the front of the skirt She |
wore an immense sable cape and a small |
black velvet bonnet. |
Her granddaughter Miss Van Allen look |
ed very pretty In silver grey satin and a |
large picture hat Of black velvet. trimmed |!
with black feathers.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston had a frock Of |
plum colored cloth. ribbed like corduroy, |
with a Iaunty Elton jacket. She wore a |
pancake hat Of plum velvet. Among the |
party of the Misses Gerry. Miss Mabel I
Gerry wore tailor frock OF black broad |
cloth and sable peierine black velvet |
hat, which was trimmed with ostrich POM |
pons.
Miss Angelica Gerry was also in black |
cloth, her bodice bsing trimmed down each |
side OF the front with white cloth pads |
She wore small black hat. Miss Evelyn 1
Burden was in grey. and wore grey cloth |
hat trimmed with violets and a rosette of |
white tulle. Miss Blight was also in grey
CLOTH and wore a large grey picture hat.
trimmed with grey feathers.
FASHIONS FLEMISH ROOM.