The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-13
WOMEN ARE ASSUMING THE
LEADING ROLES IN WASHING.
TON AT THIS SEASON.
SOME STUNNING GOWNS
Nearly Every Night Last Week there
Were Balls or Receptions, and IT'S
Just started-Morning Sessions OF
Congress impossible.

Washington, Jan. l2-N aShlngtOn
is really becoming what it has long
talked of being social capital
Of the United States. Members OF
congress are beginning to feel that
the women constitute by far the
most important factor in society.
Such dancing season has not been
known for years and no right minded
person with an atom of sympathy
in his makeup can blame congress
for not holding morning sessions. II
it did some of the more influential
membcrs would undoubtedly fam
asleep
Pretty nearly every night last
week was taken up by some form of
entertainment. including the recep.
tion TO the diplomatic corps. the
Bachelors cotillon and the dances
for Miss Roosevelt Then there
was the premiere OF Mrs. Carter's
"Kassa' which began at s o'clock
I and finished at o'clock the next
morning.
The reception of the vice-president
and Mrs. Fairbanks To the senate to.
morrow night will be the most i'm.
portant ad most brilliant function
in the next seven days In fact.
it probably is the most imposing
/ affair of the whole season. next to
a White house reception. The mem
bers of the senate and their fam.
lilies, with . @ most important mem
/ bers Of the diplomatic corps, ana
| members OF the cabinet circle and
| the justices of the supreme court,
| will form the company. One thouS.
and guests are expected. Tuesday
night the British ambassador and
Mrs Bryce will be hosts at dane.
/ ing party for Miss Roosevelt The
guests will include the young peo-
1 Pile of the diplomatic circle. as well
as the young people especially iden
I titled with the presidents daughter
Incidentally, experts agree that
! Washington society is adopting a
definite code of color and material
in this season of 1909 Deep. rich
| puppies, crimsons. blues and greens
appear to be the fayorite shades
for matrons, with the delicate pas.
tel shades. almost unknown, pink ana
blues, by common consent, are given
over to the debuntantes.
Chiffons and tulles are also for
the young and near young The
! wise woman of more mature years
takes to satin, the new satin crcpes
which come in almost infinite vari
! ETY., velvcts and the old-time silks
! Ottoman, bengaline, and even the
gros grains are much in demand.
Mrs. Roosevelt set an example
along this line with the dark blue
satin gown in which she attended
the first dinner party of the season
She also wore it at the White House
ball Mrs. Richard Townsend also
has departed from her favorite light
grays and white. This season she
Is wearing one OF the richest. as
well as newest models, in a wistara
colored chiffon velvet Other notable
leaders, showing their prompt ac
ceptance of the new deep colors n
velvet or very heavy satin, include
the Baroness Mayor des Planches
!, who wears an olive green velvet din
ner gown-the Baroness Moncheur
who has a deep toned blue velvet
Miss Cannon, who has her best din
|, ner gown in dark green velvet, anC
|, Mrs Robert Bacon, who is wearing
. chiffon velvet in deep violet.
Mrs. Warren Fairbanks. of Chica
|, go, the youngest daughteriulaw o
, The vice president, always amonl
, the best gowned women whereye
, she is, wore at Mrs. Crowninshield'
, breakfast party of Wednesday,
. peacock blue satin showing severa
, new features. The gown was tn
, very latest, draped directoire, wit
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