The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21


going in for elaborate simplicity. I'm
sure you know what 1 mean.
So IL seemed quite in the order of
things that with this gown Of lace. cost
ing 1 don't know how many hundreds
of dollars, Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings
should wear a hat adorned with the
simplest and most common flowers of
the field.
There we're daisies, golden buttercups.
and jolly little red peoples. with vivid
blue .cornfowers to add to the riot of
color. And they set up high on the
crown of the hat in a waving mass
The hat itself was made OF pale yell
low straw and was fat and round, with
no other visible trimming save the wild
flowers.
It's rather a noticeable fact that it's
exceptional to see any trimming placed
under the hat brim Just now. The trim
ming is ali piled up on top and the hat
set fat upon the head. Apparently little
or no bandeau Is used.
Mrs. Harry Lehr's hat also had flow
ers as its sole trimming.
The hat IN this case was made of
straw of a pale wedgewood blue 1t, too,
was fiat and again the flowers were
placed high on the crown. Big flowers
OF white they were. grouped closely to-
gether.
She carried a parasoI of wedgewood
blue silk which echoed the note of color
I in her hat. II was quite small parasol
and boosted three rufhes. around the
e6ee.
The hat and parasol were the only
| notes of color in Mrs. Hurry Lehr's cos
been a firmly woven linen OF a fine poplin-
Jennings. elected TO wear an all-white
gown. and what is more summer-like OF
becoming7
The material of Mrs. Harry Lehr's
| frock was not very thin. II might have
been a firmly woven linen or a fine poplin-
I tried to guess which one Of the great
foreign dressmakers was responsible for
II. for the hand OF authority in things
sartorial showed IN every perfectly fall
ing line II had, Of course. a yoke of
lace. which was outlined with plain
band of the material. The waist from
the yoke down was made without full
ness and ended in peculiarly shaped
pieces of the material which came from
under the arms.
1 These almost simulated little jacket,
for they hung out from the figure. The
| lowest piece continued down the front OF
the skirt.
The sleeves were chsrmingly bouffant
| They were quite short and the fullness
ran from the seam outward, giving the
effect of a full mousquetaire sleeve
| Around the arrnholes were shaped pieces
Of the material
The whole waist, with the exception OF
some of the bands. was deliberately en-
broidered and the effect was very rich.
I'm sure there can't be a white lace
veil left in New York They're all in
Newport.
While we have been wearing lace
wells of various colors for some time.
DON'T think any one was prepared fol
the enormous. vogue they would enjoy
this summer.
To appear without white lace veil i;
almost as bad form as to appear in pub
: lie without gloves.
Thick wells Of lace, thin wells veil:
of aIl-over lace and wells of heavy poin
: d'esprit with real lace borders-we veal
them with plain untrimmed hats in thu
: morning. with feather-laden hats in tn
afternoon. For motoring they have quit,
: superseded the enveloping cloud Of chif
fon. They are particularly smart worT
T with one OF the wide-brimmed sailo
s hats which are so conspicuous for thei
! lack Of trimming. I shouldn't be mucl
: surprised to see them Drawing the SUI
and waves with a bathing costume a
BaiIey's Beach.
We drape them from the brim of on
hat and invariably pin them in clos
! to the back OF the head with a dla
mond-studded pin.
And they have the recommendation o
being almost always becoming. PM
cheeks and bright eyes glo% alluringlI
through the lace meshes. And If yo1
4 aren't blessed with a pretty face-why
e then the advantage of a veil Of thicl
< lace is obvious.
BY the way, l was told a story of Al
English woman Of title who never raise
n her white lace veil. Once pinned, IT
there for keeps
We all looked at her with curiosit
= when she was handed her tea at a gar
o den party. At last the veil would b
+ raised.
Nothing OF the sorti She drank he
e tea straight through It.
It's to be hoped we still have enoug
sanity not to initiate her.
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