The Washington times., 1907-05-05

r as everywhere else. We all have
them. 1t may be a fad for col
lecting the footgear of fashion
able actresses. rare copper. or what not.
But a lad we must have at any price.
Not only must we have II, but we must
talk it. For a fad is a very correct pos
session, ! assure you
Mrs. George Jay Gould's lad is quite
one of the most charming 1 know. /
might more truthfUlly say "fads," for
she has two. They are her children
and her pearls.
1 really don't know which is the more
creditable collection
AS you probably know, one depends
upon the other. For every time Mrs.
Gould presents Mr.. Gould with a new
little Gould he rewards the Edith King
don that was with a long and lustrous
strand of pearls.
As the Gould offspring now number
six-or is it seven?-yCu can see that the
Gould pearls are well worth attention
Pearls, with a crown-like tiara OF
diamonds, were the only jewels I saw
Mrs. Gould wear at the opera last sea-
son. But the vigorous colors OF her
princess gowns quite made up Tor the
lack OF gorgeousness in her jewelry.
The princess gown has had long
sustained vogue, and 1 rather imagine
that Mrs. George Gould had a large
share i'm bringing that style OF dress
into fashionable favor.
She appeared so often in tightly draped
princess models, either of her favorite
cerise shade or vivid green or an equally
striking color and looked so well in
them that we all sat up and took notice
and ordered ditto" from our modiste.
But, let me whisper, not always with
the happiest results. I'm sure youu
agree with me that il takes a pretty
good fgure-either natural or acquired
to stand the severe outlines Of a robe
prinCesse.
And some of the women I know
But I'll be charitable and not mention
names.
1t is not Of princess frocks with their
long graceful lines that I want to tell
you about however. but walking toys.
Goodness knows we cannot truthfully
sneak of long lines" in the same breath
with tailored suits For how can any
one of US look long when our skirts
are chopped off with a ruthless hand
Just where our boot tops come? Or
rather where our boot tops would come.
For now we are all wearing low shoes.
And. by the way. are not the shoes
ont of the ordinary fascinating this
wear? Those new wine-red Russian
leather shoes are smart as smart can
be-for the woman with small feet.
There is assuredly no difficulty about
taking the world into our confidence in
the matter Of new shoes when our tailor
;,sisfs on such abbreviated lower gar
ments.
sBut. madame. it is already long. Fif'-
six inch from de ground IS not too
,hort,' is how my tailor answered me
when my last suit was under construc-
And plaits. plaits. plaits, defy you to
escape them when choosing the design Of
a tailored suit
The universal epidemic Of plaits made
the almost entire lack Of them on
walking suit 1 saw Mrs. George Gould
wearing when She dropped in at the
Colony Club a day or so before she
sailed. an the more striking.
French imagination, French art spoke
from every line of the dress. Somehow
II suggested a CoIlett model But that
II was / cant be sure.
Brown was the color a new warm
brown. shot with golden lights. You
can imagine how becoming that was TO
Mrs. Goulds dark eyes and clear pale
cheeks.
It's remarkable how steadfastly Mrs.
Gould refuses to use even a suspicion OF
rouge. I wish more Of Us were as strong
minded,
SILK was the material OF the dress. Not
the old "stand-alone" variety Of our
grand mothers day, but a supple taffeta.
essentially modern.
The cape-like affairs which formed the
front were cut in one with the hack.
which ended at the waist line. There
the coat skirts were gathered on. The
belt ran up in a most original way
under the arms
There were no sleeves-a fact which
put this in the class Of those delight
fully comfortable slip on" affairs