Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19

the Countess Pourtales and the Baroness
de Neuiize. 1t was very large OF hne
dun black, the underhrfm faced to WITHIN
an inch of the edge with rose pink The
brim was fully FIVE inches broad and of
equal width all the way round, save, per
haps a bit narrower at the back Inc
crown was moderately high, round, ana
the whole hat was slanted mere trif1e
to .the right and bit over the brow:
Around the crown went several folds OF
shaded pink velvet running the gamut OF
pale pink to deep rose. one end OF the
folds forming Il bow, from under TINS RS
inc IN a point above the crown and then
tumblIng to the left and back was a cluster
OF shaded pink ostrich tips. Under the mar
at the back and sides were loops OF shaaeu
pink velvet and pink roses.
The gown this hat topped was pIacK lace
ar net over white and had round YOKE
OF tiny frills of black net picked out IN steel.
Another handsome large hat was worn
by Mrs Arthur Iselin, who was Miss
EIaanor Law 1t was made OF emerald
green velvet was large, round, and slanted
TO the right and back. 1t was trimmed
with clusters of green ostrich tips with
single high and feathery piquet also green
Using from the tips at the left and trife
to the back 1t topped green gown, APP
pareutly of brocade, the background seem
ingly satin with seml-occasional medal
lions of green velvet leaves. Inc skirt
was long and plain. The bodice had
deep yoke of white lace and over each
shoulder. from front to back of the yoke,
extended TWO plChel-poluteu Straps VI pam
green velvet. The sleeves were quite fulI,
OF plain velvet, and were finished with white
lace frills.
Mrs Glen Collins who formerly was Miss
Nathalie Schenk. wore Il fascinating little
round hat mostly a low round crown
tilted much TO the right over her wonder
fully chiseled features. This hat was White
and had drawn Carelessly over II circular
piece of white lace. the edges or which
formed several very shallow scallops as 1t
was draped over the narrow brim. Around
the crown went wreath of tiny pink roses
some distance apart. and at III cleft, start
ing from the brim dropped two wide,
short, very pale pink ostrich tips.
This fetching cOrcoction topped 81 rose
pink gown. apparently silk, having round
neck, a narrow strip of pink velvet being
fastened about tho neck and held in place
by a jeweled ornament. The bodice had
turned-back back sections running across
the figure. and on these were darker pink
appliques.
Back OF Mrs. Collins sat Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt In pure white topped by an
enormous white felt hat having a cluster
OF brown ostrich tips graduating to white
at the right front
ing an oval todue the crown of green
leaves and the deep brim of lunches OF
shaded pink roses and Violets placed al
ternately: n single white aigrette rose at
the left side Her pale. blue gown was
cut away to show q white lace and chlf-
fon waistcoat, and was trimmed with a
band of blue embroidery.
Near this box was that OF the Gerrys.
Mrs Gerry was In helotrOpe-colored vel
vet the bodice rising in points, themselves
showing other indentations outlined by
passementerie on the white lace yoke and
sleeve tops. Her velvet toque of the same
color rose out and up trregularly from her
face at the left, and against the dark velvet
lighter shades of the same color were LAID
in thin twists outlining bowknots minus the
single ends.
Miss Mabel Gerry was In pale blue silk.
having a few pale pink roses in brocade
pattern IL was close-itting with folds
going around the figure and the arms. the
sleeves being of elbow length finished with
lace. There was lace yoke and stock,
and with 1t was worn a large black hat
set well forward, faring at the front,
where a large cut-steel buckle secured the
ends OF two large black ostrich plumes that
swept up and over TO the left The crown
was quite high. and while the flaring brim
was wide at the front 1t was narrow at
the back Miss Angelica Gerry was in
white cloth. with much white lace arranged
fatty topped by small fiat hat OF shir-
red blue tulle with blue ostrich tips at the
left.
Perhaps the most strikingly gowned wo-
man OF the first evening-and all these
gowns and hats described were seen dur
Ing the evening of the first day-was Mrs.
Edward Moore Robinson OF Philadelphia.
one of the three beautiful Rovers sisters
of the Pacific slope. Her costume had over
plain skirt French coat OF pale blue
velvet. not. however, a turquoise hue; hav-
the delicate Vatican tirts. This coat had
lace waistcoat. The coat had elbow
sleeves and lace rufnes. Her hat was q
small round one of silver gauxe cloth, one
OF those having q low, nat, round crown,