Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

string of wonderfully matched and very
large pearls.
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Miss Mabel Gerry was in the most gor-
geously toned gown OF the opening night,
She wore brilliant cherry red messaline
princess gown, arranged in groups of shir-
rings. 1t was topped by a faring hat of
| black net that made high halo over her
forehead. This was loaded down at the
left side and back with long black ostrich
plumeS.
Miss Angelica Gerry wore a black jetted
robe apparently princess, with a square
yoke of white lace. The short pulled
sleeves were of the black panne velvet.
and had white lace ruffiles over the long
gloves Narrow straps of turquoise blue
ribbon, two on each side, extended from
the top of the robe over the white lace
Her small, smart. and high black hat had
touches of blue matching the blue straps
of the gown, and she also wore a tur-
quoise or two, and altogether was one
of the most smartly and becomingly cos
tuned girls of the evening.
Mrs. F. o. Beach. whose wheat-laden
hat will be described later, went with this
costume, appeared on Monday evening in
the simplest sort of an effective black and
white combination 1t was black and white
stripe, each stripe being three-quarters of
an inch wide. Apparently the black was
velvet and the white satin.
1t had long, plain skirt. The bodice
between shoulders and elbows. They were
gathered at the top and bottom and at
the bottom in the center a sort of twist
was given to them and a little chou effect
produced. They were finished by narrow
white lace ruff1es coming over the long
gloves.
The top of the bodice was cut out in a
very long and very narrow V-shaped opon-
ing that extended almost to the waist lin :.
1t was edged by band of black velvet
then by tapering section of white lace
perhaps two and a half inches wide taper
ing down to the center. A white lace vest
attachment to match filled in the opening
~
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg wore one evening
a pale gray chiffon cloth robe with ecru
guipure lace. The elbow-iength sleeves
were rather scant, and formed Of alternate
strips Of the silver gray broken by length
wise ruffles of the ecru lace.
The top of the bodice also had insertions
and ruffies of the lace set on to the gray
chiffon.
Her hat was small beefeater shape with
silver cord wound around tied at the left
side and ending In silver acorns that dangied
over the black velvet Of the chapeau. At
the left side masses of black plumes tow
cred.
wore topping a white lace and chiffon gown
having insertions of yellow silk under the
lace of the bodice smart little chapeau
Of light brown tupe. 1t was high at the
back, slanted down toward the front, and
was narrow at the sides. a sort of high
short-backed toque formed of lightly gath
cred masses of the tulle. Twists of golden
bronze metallic ribbon went across the
front and to the right side twisting as they
went, one above the other. and at the left
side huge bronze gold butterfly, with
spread wings raised. Its antennae at the
side This ornament was so lightly poised
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1t was one Of the prettiest chapeaus of the
evening. and indeed, of the entire show
Mrs. Frederick o. Beach, who was first
Miss Camilla Moss and then Mrs. Charles
F. Havemeyer, wore a charming hat the
same evening. The hat itself was white
and on the shepherdess order: not large
with a turned-down brim in inverted box
effect ripe yellow wheat ears dropped from
the edges of the crown all over the brim
! a cluster effect obtained, but the wheat
yelled the whole hat. being thicker In spots
In the front of the hat near the center a
tiny knot Of black. probably velvefit or was
| it a birds breast was fastened, and from
| this rose just two narrow black feathers,
as slim and narrow as coque feathers. but
with a certain stiffness that made them
keep their poise and backward curve. These
rose from this Knot to point little above
| the wheat and then slanted out to the
back where they curved down to the edge
| of the hat. They looked at little dis
| lance like streamers of narrow black vel
/ vet ribbon.
| Mrs. Harry Redmond wore above a pale
gray chiffon pompadour gauze exquisitely
| figured in pink and other delicateiy colored
flowers large gray picture hat with low
/ crown. and broad brim. At the front of
| this hat an immense pale gray ostrich plume
was laid back over the left brim. and show
ing through the soft gray. like Goals be-
meath a yelling of ashes. shone soft, rosy
pink. In some remarkably clever way the
| bases Of some Of the under tendriIs OF the
pune had been dyed this rosy tint. The
effect was altogether lovely.
One of the hats worn by Mrs. Francis
Burial Hoffman has q chic chou Of cerise
velvet to brighten its soft gray tones. This
hat topped a gray crepe Or silk gown show
ing few white lace medallions and inser-
tons. It was large. rather fiat crowned
and had wide brim. 1t was soft, me-
| dium shade Of silver gray, apparently q