The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

Il u AIRY 6, 1907.
ing from the shoulder. Skirt and waist
fasten under IA high girdle of cloth of
silver.
Mrs. Warren Fairbanks. the young
daughter-in-law of the Vice President,
whom Prince Louis Of Battenberg de-
clared last year to be the handsomest
woman he met during his visit to America,
wore one Of the hsndsomest gowns seen
at the White House on New Years morn
ing. The chief component of this much
admired gown is of chiffon cloth, which
forms graceful trailing length skirt.
edged with two two-inch folds Of black
chiffon velvet Half way between hem
and belt is deep decoration of oblong
medallions Of hand-painted spring flowers
in delicate natural colors.
The bodice is in long coat effect Of SUI
perb point lace p!ested to the waist line
front and back. with rhipestoae buckles
marking the waist lire. The sleeves are
to the elbow. and of three graduated puffs
separated by narrow bands OF the black
velvet ribbon The gown is mounted on
very light blue silk.
Mrs Elkins is wearing very becoming
evening toilet Of brown chiffon cloth with
narrow hairline Of gold, the skirt and
bodice being mounted on gold-colored lib
crty satin. The trailing satin is made in
long. straight lines. gathered at the belt
with a border Of embroidery done in long.
slender gold beads, extending completely
around the skirt The bodice is in the
prevailing surplice mode, the Y front and
back filled in by HonitOn lace with wide
brete-like bands Of the gOid-embroidered
chiffon, I'm a graduated width from che
10 four inches, crossing the shoulders.
The soft girdle, which is not more than
two inches deep, is Of cloth Of gold
one Of the many beautiful toilets worn
by Mrs Whitelaw Reid last week was Of
heliotrope panne cloth, appliqued in small
but very elaborate motifs Of velvet Of
deeper tone The close-ftting skirt touched
the ground all round, but was without
train. and with no special trimming on
the foot, the succession Of velvet motifs,
Of a conventional floral design. extending
from six inches above the hem TO the
hips The upper part Of the gown was
close fitting. with a modified treatment
CT the same velvet motifs. with only a
narrow insert Of cream Cluny lace at the
throat.
With this she wore a small oval hat Of
holi0trope velvet, trimmed in two long
box piumes. one ostrich and enc osprey,
starting together from the front Of the
hat and falling off az the left side. Both
feathers were Of heliotr0pe but the
osprey, which was nearer the hair, was
several shades lighter.
The gown worn by Miss Edith Root at
/ the New Year reception was extremely
handsome. being a princess creation OF
salmon pink silk. with the top trimmed
/ I'm Jacket effect The skirt was untEimmed,
excapt Tor the now stylish folds Of silk.
which in this case are each three inches
Ideep. Just where the jacket begins would
/ be hard 20 decide from a bTiCf and polite
inspection but it is there, opening over
I Il soft front OF Irish lace and point
d'esrrit The short silk fronts are
rounded and finished by tiny ruffies Of
laco. Above the bust line the silk is cut
away. and the entire upper part Of the
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uiarlv pretty. being OF the silk draped
up f-om the elbow and showing a closer
sleeve OF point d'espTit and the same
dainty lace rutfIes, which edge the jacket
Mrs Frederick Benedict. although she
emerged some time ago from the very at
tractive half-mourning. in which she first
appeared in Washington. is still partia.
10 grays. and is wearing most attract
I've visiting toilet in pin striped gray
velvet. The skirt, like most ceremoui
Gus gowns made ia Paris. has a short
train and is made with double boz
pleats. which are stitched fiat ou incl
from their edge. from the belt. al
most to within a foot Of the hem The
TOP OF each pleat is treated 20 an elabo
rate trimming OF fine black silk braid
= Three bands Ct the braid. worked into &
long narrow pattern. are placed ont
above the other. al distance Of three
inches, the size OF the ornament beins
regulated by the width Of the pIeat, tn
lower and larger one being about niu
inches long All are Of uniform depth
The jacket is along the Eton lines. bu
with close-htting back The front is I'm
ished with a biscuit coiored cloth waist
. coat embroidered I'm heavy medaliions o
old blue and orange shades. The sam
black braid appears on the jacket. but 81
n totally different pattern. a running de
J sign Of irregular saw teeth outlining th
seams Of the back and the edge of tn