The Washington times., 1907-06-23


yoke. which extended into the sleeves.
OF creamy maltese lace A most charm
Ing lace with unts Of old ivory all
through II.
very high belt made OF folds Of the
chiffon cloth, swathed tightly around the
figure, came up well under the arms. II
was put on with no interruption OF the
lines Of the gown. and 50 seemed part
OF the waist.
And for trimming there were peoples.
and still more peoples! And. again.
poppiesi
They edged the bottom Of the skirt IN
varied sizes and irregular arrangement.
They 0rnamented the waist. coming up
on the yoke and joining tho waist and
skirt. They made cuffs for the sleeves.
where they showed UP with great effect
against the creamy tone OF the lace.
In fact they formed the most striking
and effective trimming imaginable
They were made. / think. OF chiffon.
The edges Of the petals were outlined
IN black sequins and each flower had =
biz black center.
II would have been easy TO spoil the
effect Of this gown by the tsctless selec-
ton Of 4 hat.
Mrs. IseI'n again showed her sense OF
the fitness IF things" by choosing a
hat OF black and white. which gave just
the right note OF relief 10 the brilIiance
Of the dress.
II was a medium sized mushroom
shape. and was made Of black tulle.
over which was shirred fine white silk
point d'esprit- Its sole trimming was
enormous bow OF black taffeta- wired
and shaped most saucily. Brilliant hat
pins held the hat in place.
Although Mrs. Chauncey Depew's cos
tunes are always rich and she rather
affects the French style which suits her
gray hair and rosy cheeks 50 well. she's
awfuIly conservative in the matter OF
colors. No hame-colored gowns for herE
Rather quiet grays and dull blues and
sedate blck and white
She cid, however. allow herself a sug-
gestiOn OF pale pink in the lining and
trimming OF a dull steel-gray wolfe gown
/ saw her wearing not long ago.
The jacket closes slant-wise down the
front and at the closing IS fastened
with pert little bows Of shot pink and
! blue taffeta silk Each bow has cut
steel buckle IN the center
Around the neck and down the fronts
I run bands OF the shot silk. and the same
note is repeated on the sleeves There
/ is q band Of the sOmber silk over
which run narrow strappinSs OF gray
| silk the exact shade OF the wolfe, a most
| effective touch
Very handsome heavy lace. dyed gray.
/ is applied around the bottom OF the
jacket and on the upper part Of the
sleeves. FIowerlike ornaments Of braid,
which stand out in petal form, decorate
/ the upper part Of the jacket.
The skirt Is round length and has
/ three Dlaits OF either side OF the front
7 breadth. and again three plaits over
either hip. These are stitched down for
some distance and pressed fat below
where the. stitching ends.
Around the bottom OF she skirt are.
bands OF wolfe which run Up here and
there In an obIOng design.
| The pink silk lining CLEANS through
the gray wolfe and gives a changing.
| shimmering light which IS rather IN
usual The pink and blue ombre silk
/ emphasizes the shot effect
/ Mrs. Rogers Winthrop must be a
I perfect joy 10 her dressmakers. Her
! tall. wiIlowy figure would give distinc-
! ton 10 almost any dress, and her col
oring is charming. too Blue eyes and
/ fair hair adapt themselves TO many
] color schemes
1 shall always remember her we'd
ding at Roslyn as enc Of the most pic
/ turesGue sights. And for once Lord
I Harry OF the Aisles," as we laughing
/ " call Harry Winthrop-you know
he's been usher at so many, many
/ weddings-had 10 play an insignia
cant part He was only the bride
| groom,
/ The other day I saw Mrs Harry
| Winthrop launching at Sherry's and
/ looking as fresh as a June rose.
Her gown was simple and Yet quite
worthy Of attention, for IL had one or
two rather novel effects For one thing
the sleeve. You'll see IN the illustra-
ton how graceful and unusual II was.
The lace rufies falling below gave just
the right note Of contrast
The material Of the gown was pin
stripe voile-One Of those votles I've
seen q lot Of women OF our set AFFECT
ing lately. I told you the other day
about the smart gown Of pin-striped
wolfe I saw Mrs. Angie Belmont
wear.
This gown OF Mrs. winthrop's was
blue ana white-not at all a pale blue
rather a good old-fashioned navy. And
the stripes being so fine It gave rather
/ the effect Of gray at little distance
But lhe blue was accented by the trim
ming. which was all of blue tafTeta silk,
embroidered in white
The waist had a yoke OF lace-the
same lace which came in ruffles below
1.-The sleeve. Edging the yoke was a
shaped band OF the white embroidered
taffeta and this extended down the out
er side of the sleeve.
A wide pointed belt also embroidered.
ran I'D in the back and gave q slightly
Empire effect
A oand of taffeta about I'VE inches in
width formed the only trimming OF the
Ionz. plain circular skirt. II was placed
lust at the foot and repeated the effect
3 so often seen on fashionable gowns this
I year
, A note Of yellOw-that note OF yellow
which gives a cachet tc many toilettes-
was struck in the band of yellow velvet
which CirCled the crown Of the vide
= gray hat The hat was trimmed with
gray plumes and was picturesque an
/ line IL illustrated the fact that II IS
again permissible 10 wear hat that, as
p the Chinaman puts IL, NO ulatchee-
I Such news my returning frienCs brlnS
me from abroad OF hats extending 10