The Washington herald., 1907-02-17

InOnasVille, or even nearby Old Point,
but in reality it is a call 70 every woman
of means and taste TO come buy in these
comparatively quiet days OF a very busy
season.
Even without rushing into the toilets Of
May or June. by means of a thirty-six
hour railway journey, many fashionable
women are appearing in new and fresh
gowns and hats on every occasion, and,
according 10 the number of cards OF invi-
tatiOn being delivered by post and by mes
senger, the occasions will keep right along
until the fashionable exodus for Europe
and the North, rather than Egypt and the
South, begins.
The great vogue which light gray has
enjoyed all through the season in cloth
and velvet has received further indOrse-
ment by Mrs. Root, wife of the Secretary
Of state, who recently appeared in an I'M
usual and very effective dinner gown Of
gray crepe de chine. This handsome COS
tune, which forms a distinctive and
pleasing note among the heavier satins
and velvets mostly seen AT official din
ner parties, is made with a cl0se-trimmed
skirt Of crepe and silk, the upper material
being covered in delicate embroidery Of
beads. The beads employed are of the
elongated variety. almost unknown TO the
present generation, but which. in our
grandmother5' days We're called bugles,
are now very much in demand for all
beaded trimmings The changing color.
which is so effective "a part of this new
trimming. is obtained by using the trans
lucent white beads strung on threads Of
white or different shades Of color as de
sired.
IN Mrs. Roots gown both white and
gray beads appear In the embroidery,
which forms almost a solid front work,
a graceful pattern running ali over the
skirt The bodice is low and round, I'm
ished by soft girdle with "a fall or lace
from the neck and exquisite cOrsage trim
ming in the form of a band of the bead
embroidery, the latter ending In numer-
Gus delicate massachusetts by the
way. being extremely smart on all classes
OF elaborate gowns from tulle to brocade
The sleeves are of the gray crepe, with
short ruffles OF the same. white lace fin
ishing the bodice, and more tassels.
Another new and extremely smart gown
seen last week was d princesse creation Of.
I
mons. daughter of the Vice President
Like all gowns of this nature three dis
tinct materials enter into its composition
silk for the foundation, net or chiffon
for the interIiuins. and the lace for the
top In this case the lace is of cOnven-
tionul and very well-c0vered pattern, with
the long lines particularly desirable in
the princeSse effect The bottom Of the
skirt is made with white satin hem that
graduates from an inch i'm the middle Of
the front 10 ten inches in the back. The
net skirt which is made along exactly
the same lines as the lace is finished By
narrow ruchIng OF net and alternate
bands of white satin and cloth OF silver.
which extend to the knees. The cOTsage
is cut low and finished by a fall of lace
and tiny plearings and folds of very soft
cloth of silver, with the short sleeves
merely a puff of satin draped in lace and
finished 10y twisted band and stiff little
bow Of silver.
Lady Isabella Howard, wife of the
charge d'aTaires of Great Britain, whose
very recent arrival i'm Washington, al
ready recognized as a distinct acquisition
To society made her first calls in "a light
blue cloth gown made in two-piece
model The skirt which touched the
ground all round, but had no train, was
made with many side pleats from belt to
knees, each pleat being stitched down
along its outer edge About eighteen
inches from the ground the skirt was cut
away, and a fiat, circular flounce set on.
The skirt and fiounce are joined under
an irregular band of heavy white lace,
which was deliberately pailletted in silver.
The jacket bodice was made with straight
loose fronts, cut off well below the waist
line and laced by tiny black velvet cords
across "a blouse of white or cream lace,
the paiiletted lace decorating the bodice
and also the seven-eighth-length sleeves.
which were of the cloth in a conventional
and graceful coat pattern. A large French
felt hat I'm white and blue was worn.
Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer is wearing a
very effective demi toilet which is q
high -neckeG white silk gown. trimmed
IN exquisite Japanese embroidery in
purple wistaria. The silk itself is jap
anese. but Of the particularly rich and
choice variety seldom offered for sale
except in the land OF its manufacture
The skirt is made i'm the prevailing cir
cular fashion. with a deep band of
cream lace forming a trimming about
eighteen inches from the hem. Touches
Of the wiStaria color are introduced in
10 the lace, as also is a running trim
ming Of narrow lavender ribbon. The
bodice is in coat shape fitting without
a wrinkle in the back. which is seam
less To the waist. where IL forms q
pIeated skirt effect. the lower part Of
the coat being trimmed i'm the same
lavender ribbon as the skirt. The front
of the coat is almost solid i'm the
wistaria embroidery, and made to open
over a high plastron Of cream lace.
A handsome white toilet worn at the
reception at the japanese Embassy was
that OF Mrs J. L. Steinmetz of Penn
sylvania, who is spending some months
in Washington The entire front of the
gown was of very fine French lace
which widened from becoming lines at
the waist to full graceful flare at the
hem The remainder OF the skirt was
in cores Of heavy silk and bands of
lace TO correspond with the front, the
lace bands being of an unusual pat
tern. which widened to a medallion ef-
feet at intervals. The low bodice was
of lace over silk. fitted to the figure in
the back with short blouse in front. and
worn with a very modish girdle of
white panne velvet. The corsage was
also trimmed in fan of pearls arranged
in fringe-Iille fashion from shoulder to
shoulder.
Miss India Bell Fleming whose APP
preaching marriage TO the Minister from
Nicaragua has aroused an unusual de-