Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10
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with black tulle and a black aigrette tipped
with gold. The gold roses form little
plateau shape, and at the back and left
black tulle is attached. This tulle rises
above the roses and tufts out, giving width
at the right side and width at the back,
the tulle being laid In deep box plaitings.
The centers of the ruchings are Joined. and
then the whole is attached to the plateau.
Just where the tulle roses are Joined at the
right side to the roses are black aigrette
feathers sparingiy tipped with gold.
Two large hats forming part of the
trousseaus of two different brides are I'M
like anything heretofore seen.
One is large plateau of violet velvet
with simulated crown of fine ruchings of
violet tulle. A bunch of green violet leaves
Is placed at the left of the crown and
plume, which is shaded violet, the end
curling under the brim and touching the
hair. Under the brim at the left, attached
to pendant piece, is a large, round clus-
ter of white violets. surrounded by green
leaves. At the back a cluster of purple
violets and green leaves form a cache
peigne.
The other large hat Is golden brown.
silky felt, the two-tnch crown being band
ed by darker brown velvet. Many loops
of the velvet form half-chou, half-bow
at the left, the base being marked by a
long buckle in copper, through which the
velvet is drawn. Two distinct clusters OF
bird of paradise plumes. the lower in straw
color and the upper in brown, start from
under the buckle and run straight out, save
for slight upward slant over the side
and back brim.
A curious little hat, seen in another trous-
seau and to be worn while travelling, has
b bowl-shaped crown, the shape of the hat
being neither round nor yet oval, like the
derby variety often seen. 1t Is soft,
silky blue felt with cut, raw edges. Sew
eral folds of sapphire blue velvet are ar
ranged around the crown, and extend out
over half the brim. At the side and back
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like tab, there being no bow. Two
short sapphire blue ostrich tips are In
serted under the brim near the left back,
one curling up over the brim directly at
tie back and the other curling backward.
The plain bandeau is very narrow, and is
covered by fold of velvet.
At the opera on Wednesday evening Mrs.
Edmund l.. Baylies was clad in a tight
fitting robe of mauve panne velvet that set
off her statuesque figure to perfection. 1t
was cut round at the top and a deep v
shaped fringe of pearl crystals swayed
from the top of the corsage, taperng in
the center to below the waist line. The
corsage was held in place by an inch-wlde
band of the crystals going over each shout
der. The sleeves were small VS. of crystal
beads, the tops of which began below the
shoulder curve and the ends OF which ex-
tended in points almost to the elbows. She
also used a magnificent white ostrich feath-
fan. Bow knots of diamonds were fas-
tened tiaraWise around her high couture
and a white picquet arose from it.
Another superb gown was seen in the w.
F. Havemeyer box on Mrs. William r.
Wilcox, who was Miss Havemeyer. 1t was
black velvet, tight-fitting, and having
a corsage that, while 1t extended up over
the shoulders, was cut IN very deep Y.
shape in the front, folds CT white tulle
haiD 12i Indn ha tyot ode a
sleeves covered the shoulder curves, but
were short. scant puffs. almost met by
the long black gloves. superb tiara
with large hanging spikes, each ending in
huge pearl, was the most effective orna-
ment of It's kind seen at the opera in many
season. Once in a while a tiara does add
to womans appearance.
Mrs. James A. Burden, sr. had with her
Miss Adelaide Spofford and Mrs. Griswold
Gray of Paris. Mrs. Burden wore superb
plain trained skirt and round corsage OF
turquoise blue brocaded in silver and hav-
ing large fluffy puffs of tulle about the neck
and forming the short sleeves. Pale blue
bow effects appeared set irregularly in the
tulle. She wore a superb tiara. Mrs
Gray was In black velvet and point lace
and wore diamond collar.
Miss Spofford wore huge single pearls In
her ears. and black hair massed loosely
and high had nesting In it the facsimile
of a tiger lily in black almost entirely COW
cred with gold. Her plain, close-ftting
black gown was half covered with small
jet paillettes, and point lace was arranged
across the top of the corsage at the right
and starting from the center slanted down
to the left under the arm, a cluster OF flow.
ers In gold being caught against the lace.
There were point lace sleeves half way
to the elbows, and holding up the corsage
were two-one on each side-bands of jet
an inch and half wide, from which a
trailing broken fringe of Jet passementerie
hung almost to the bottom Of the lace. In
che back the jetted net was cut square
across and some two inches below the top
point lace arranged in points some FIVE
inches deep was laid, the bottom Of the
bodice tapping UP over It.
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Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs wore a wonderful
black gown nearly covered with that sort
of jet which Is fastened at one end to the
material. the other swinging loosely as the