Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-02

women. The daughter Of a wealthy resi-
dent Of New York, she welded Sir Michael
when he was merely secretary Of legation
She returns to the American capital as
Lady Herbert, and as the wife Of the lead
ing foreign ambassador takes her place as
the leader Of the diplomatic set there. She
will be attired as befts her station.
Lady Herbert bears a strong resemblance
TO her sister, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
jr. She is very fond OF red and finds it
very becoming to her, and It is her sisters
color also. One of her gowns is made Of a
material appropriate for either summer or
winter, crepe de chine, and the tint is
vivid red on the coral order. Its style is
remarkable for novelty.
The skirt, which is extremely long all
the way round, Is figured with black lace
applications sewed on at close intervals.
Instead Of being skin tight at the hips 1t
is full and clinging, falling in natural lines
at the figure. It is absolutely without
! trimmed. The waist is a round one of
the shirt waist variety, and there is lit
| tie jacket in white taffeta to wear with 1t.
| This is bordered with a coral red silk
| trimming.
feature Of the dress. its main point, is
/ the belt, which is a band of black velvet.
At the back there are sash ends in red
| crepe de chine, folded so that they come
down to a point at the foot of the dress
They are bordered with a narrow band OF
coral red silk passementerie to match the
Jacket. private letter. describing a
French walking gown just made for Lady
Herbert in Paris, says;
THE costume is fine broadcloth in the
metallic shade of green. It's skirt clings
to the figure to the very foot and is made
without a hounce, the skirt widening by
skillful cutting until 1t is very full around
the bottom. Down one side there are
strappings Of black velvet an inch wide,
and about three inches long. These are
put on horizontally and begin at the belt
and go down to the foot, gradually grow
ing wider. The result is a trimming that
| looks like a panel The sleeves are court
| sleeves perfectly immense and slit from
| the wrist to shoulder, ~with the slit on the
inside Of the arms instead of the outside
Through this opening you can see a big
soft white chiffon sleeve. The bodice is in
white Irish lace over white satin with
underarm pieces OF the green broadcloth.
The lace has the wide vested effect"
Lady Herbert's dresses are made up in
| costume. this authority writes, and are ac-
| companied, each one, with an outer gar
| ment of some kind, be II little cutaway or
| Elton or long coat The long cloaks are
becoming immensely important and are
made up in canvas and in silk pongee and
in other materials besides. One of the long
cloaks to be worn by the wife Of the Brit
ish ambassador will be in white taffeta,
trimmed with long bands of Persian en-
broidery. The collar is on the sailor order,
rather high in the throat, and trimmed with
bands of Persian trimming.
In this woman's Washington trousseau
there will be found many silk gowns, one
Of the most novel Of which is an olive green
silk, trimmed with bands of deep red cloth,
an inch wide, and put on around the skirt,
instead Of up and down. There are fifteen
Of these bands, laid very close together. A
trimming of oriental silk lace in many
shades trims the skirt in three panels from
belt to hem. Around the foot the lace is
put on in big curves, but is only across the
front breadth. the back being plain.