Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29

of glaring colors and wide widths. No one
with waist span of over twenty-one inches
should ever wear a red belt, no matter IL
the hips and bust be generously full and
wide for in the latter case there is GER
tain vulgarity in emphasizing yoluptuous
charms that the innately refined woman
avoids
With slight but rounded figure, and
there are few of these, for most slender
figures are bony-scarlet girdles do not
clash and No. 2 or No. 3 shoe in scarlet
is fetching; but, oh. what difference an
other number makes in ones PEDAL ex-
tremities, Here the plump woman mas
the advantage for her hands and feet are
not only well covered with flesh, but both
hands and feet are almost always much
smaller in proportion to her height than
those of the thin sisterhood.
Mrs Glen Collins, who was Miss Natha-
lie Schenck. one of the bridesmaids of
Miss Cathleen Nelson when she married
Reginald Vanderbilt, and whose romantic
meeting and marriage to c. Glenn Collins
filled much space in the newspapers at
the time 1t took place has just returned
to New York with her mother and little
child. Time was when Miss Schenck was
almost stout, then she became almost thln
after a severe illness, now she strikes the
happy medium land was never more hand
some. She lunched at Sherry the other
day in a plain street costume topped by
one of the latest Partisan creations IN
millinery brought direct from Paris. 1t
was large hat, with considerable Width,
and while 1t extended out at the back
and slanted down at the 'front.' these de-
tails, so exaggerated in hats the past sea-
son, were much modified. The hat pro-
iected we'll over the brow, but with a
notable lack of downward slant. 1t ap-
peared, In a rather dim light, to be black
felt with velvet bows, and at the left
side, near the front, was a rosette effect,
not full however. In feathers, from which
radiated spolles in the shape of trimmed
peacock feathers minus the eyes. These
where they spread out toward the back or
the hat. and were much shorter at the
sides and in the front were only couple
Of inches long.
Mrs. Collins costume was smooth, dull,
black CLOTH with walking skirts perhaps
three inches from the floor, box-like Elton
coat. closed in the front and coming bit
below the top of her belt. 1t had coat
sleeves and was severely plain. Both coat
and skirt were trimmed with BANS of the
material cut at intervals into picket points,
the points being some two inches apart,
this breaking the continuity of the bands.
The strips of cloth were from half to an
inch In width. and were stitched at their
edges and also several times through the
center. each row of stitching being about
quarter of an inch from the next. There
was a suggestion of black velvet piping 20
some of the bands, which, nevertheless,
smooth cloth. the light being dim and the
observance too cursory to be certain about
this.
Mrs. George Gould. who Is in town, is
wearing a very pale gray. which suits her
pronounced brunette beauty.
Her gray hat is rather small and OF the
toque order. and her full draped coat is of
glistening silver gray broadcloth. This
coat has full sleeves, and the body is
draped In some way so that 1t falls from
the shoulders in graceful lines
At the wedding of Mrs. George Montagu
(Miss Alberta Sturges). who has just re-
turned to England with her English hus-
band. the attendants who included Miss
Leila Paget. Lady Marjorie Manners, Miss
Ruby Lindsay and Miss Olga Montague
the latter of whom has lately paid her first
visit to America, and was the guest at
Stony Ridge of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis H.
Leggett--were in white chiffon and silver
and wore wreaths of smilax, instead of
hats, from which depended tulie wells, and
each carried a sheaf of white lilies resting
on her arm. The bride herself was in white
chiffon and Flanders point and also wore a
tulle veil.
At another English wedding the attend
ants wore white taffeta gowns made IN
quaint Romney fashion, topped with white
chiffon hats. trimmed with mauve and pink
sweet peas. and carried huge bouquets of
the same flowers. The bride was In cream
colored satin, embroidered in silver and
cream chiffon roses.
the three cryder tripiets. all OF whom close-