Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

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leaves, also with currant red liberty rib
bon and tulle. The hat was like a sailor,
only the bIim was wider and the crown
lower. 1t had bandeau that raised it at
the back quite high, and the brim at the
back was also rolled slightly over toward
the crown. This brirn was faced to within
an inch of the edge with currant red velvet
and In the back 1t was filed in with ruch-
ings of tulle of the same shade, with q
fringe effect at the bottom of red currants
and their leaves
A full wreath of clusters OF white and
red currants and leaves was arranged
around the crown. most OF 1t lying on the
brim. and most of the fruit being white.
Chous of liberty ribbon in red were ar
ranged at the right side of the hat and
fro mthem currant red aigrette rose and
sianted backward.
Mrs. James w. Gerard was In one Of the
smartest costumes noted at the Varnum-
Ingersoll nuptials. She wore a princess
frock of narrow black and-white striped
cloth, the material being very fine and
light. The gown fitted like glove, with
Its many seams and its narrow underlying
plaits that sheathed it from the waist down
over the hips. These plaits, by their re-
leases, gave the necessary spring and full
ness about the knees and feet This robe
although pressed fat closed invsibly in the
back, bu- in the center back was a row of
six quite large button molds covered with
bilS Slolli. 1LSS0 were perhaps an inch
across and an inch apart and began an
inch or SO below the yoke, outlining the
guimpe and ending two or three inches
above the waist line. They gave a decided
ly distinctive touch to the gown. The robe
also had little guimpe and stock Of white
lace, and outlining 1t was cola rpiece or
yoke in white, braided or embroidered in
black, with fine lines Of red, and the elbow
sleeves were similarly finished Topping
this was decidedly smart small hat; this
II the writer remembers correctly was
black, with a Stiff black aigrette and a
black tulle cachepeigne.
10 depart from bridal and afternoon
gowns for little, the pink chiffon velvet
gown worn by Mrs. Lester del Garcia the
evening she gave her large bridge whist
party IN the east room suite of the Waldorf
full The shade of pink velvet was that
especially soft rose pink seen In the heart
or La France roses, and having a silvery
sheen The low, round-necked bodice was
gathered at the top, and also above the
deep pointed girdle of silver tissue; over the
full velvet folds fell fiat bertha of old
Huguenot point lace having the cream tint
or age. Tho sleeves were full puffs of
the velvet, with the old lace falling over
them In the center of the corsage front
just below the edge, was silver tissue
large rose.
The short trailing skirt was laid in loose
plaits at the top and fell In full folds at
the bottom, a style suited to the wearer's
slight figure. A full tablier of the old lace
covering the front of the skirt and running
up at the sides, sort of oval in shape
strengthened at the top to fit in under the
silver girdle was the only trimming save a
silver gauze ribbon decoration going around
the bottom OF the skirt. This silver ribbon,
perhaps two inches broad, was looped to
form points, some ten inches deep, with
carelessly tied bows defining each point
A handsome dinner gown seen at the Wal
dorr the same evening Mrs. del Garcia gave
her card party was worn by distinguish
Rn-l0 NOR an uylp aDlyG ofr
was more than half white, and who was
of the proud, stately type of beauty.
The gown was of black net over silver
gray radium silk, and the net was striped
In curving lines with duh silver sequins.
The sequins were very small, each sequln
was very small and It's own width from
that next 1t. The stripes We're five inches
apart, and each stripe formed very slopins
points eight inches apart The gown was
princess, and had as a finish at the bot
tom q double box ruching of black chiffon
and net. At the top it was cut square,
little lower than Dutch neck but not at
all decolete, and several narrow folds of
silver tissue were laid under the edge next
to the skim The metal stripes were about
two inches apart on the draperies, drawn in
almost Sufplice fashion across the fronts to
below the bust line At the bust line, or
rather just below, these draperies crossed
and. sloping downward, went under the
arms and around to the back, where at the
waist line they were draped in a loose
Knot and formed two sash ends widening
from eight to twelve inches at the bottom
Ihese ends came almost to the top of the
box rnching, and the entire scarf or sash
was edged with line OF the sequins. The
elbow sleeves were puffs of the sequined net
over the silver colored silk and ended at
the elbow In fine plaitings of silver gauze
over long black gloves. On the top of each
sleeve was a small bow with ends edged
and sprtnkled with sequins. the bows be-
ing of the net
The hat worn with this dinner gown was
rather small. fiat hat of fine silver gray
crlnoline. the back filed in under the brirn
with pale gray tulIe. plating Of black
tulle went around the crown, and one of
the rev. long, sweeping. fiat feathered
aigrette plumes started from the left front
and, slanting upward and outward stood
well out beyond the back OF the hat
Miss Martha Howard Prentice Strong,